2020 Deaths.

Started by Techno, 11 January 2020, 07:24:48 AM

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Duke Speedy of Leighton

Top left on the right, with the eye-patch Phil?
You may refer to me as: Your Grace, Duke Speedy of Leighton.
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Techno II

And now, Ken Hensley. :(

That's four of the members of the original Uriah Heep, that I saw decades ago,
that have gone.

What a pants day.

Phil  :(

Yes, Will....Next to Mike and Alan and directly above the Acklo beast.





Duke Speedy of Leighton

You may refer to me as: Your Grace, Duke Speedy of Leighton.
2016 Pendraken Painting Competion Participation Prize  (Lucky Dip Catagory) Winner

Techno II

Thanks, Matey. :(

From doing a quick search, he died at least a month ago....If Tony's info was right, the poor chap took his own life. I probably only met him half a dozen times, but I do remember him being a genuinely lovely guy.....who used a lot of photos of GW staff that I'd taken while I was the resident  ' photographer'.

Cheers - Phil

Scorpio_Rocks

"Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake - we must not interrupt him too soon."
Horatio Nelson.

Steve J

Certainly a good innings but will be sadly missed. He was superb in various sitcoms in the '70's, such as Butterflies and The Rise And Fall of Reggie Perrin.

FierceKitty

I'm a bit shocked that there were so few posts here on the passing of James Bond.
I don't drink coffee to wake up. I wake up to drink coffee.

Raider4

Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 November 2020, 01:46:56 PM
I'm a bit shocked that there were so few posts here on the passing of James Bond.

Eh? Pretty much the whole of page 25 of this thread is dedicated to Sean Connery. But if you want more:

Did you hear the joke about Sean Connery's brother's newborn daughter? It's a little niche.

Why did Sean Connery space all his books out? He was shelf-isolating.

Why did Sean Connery adopt a cat? Teaching a dog to sit was too messy.

What time does Sean Connery get to Wimbledon? About tennish.

Knock knock
Who's there?
Dishes
Dishes who?
Dishes the ghost of Sean Connery

And finally:


Techno II

Quote from: Scorpio_Rocks on 06 November 2020, 01:38:31 PM
Geoffrey Palmer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838209
A good age but will be missed.

Awww.  :(

I'll remember him most from the two (?) Reginald Perrin series.

"Cock up, on the catering front."

Cheers - Phil

Ithoriel

My memory of him is more as the Dad in Butterflies
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Techno II

He WAS good in that, as well, Mike.

Cheers - Phil

mollinary

He was always good but  my favourite was his little cameo as Douglas Haig in Blackadder goes Forth, sweeping his model soldiers from the trenches into the dustpan. (Sorry Gary Sheffield!).
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paulr

Quote from: Techno II on 05 November 2020, 07:43:04 PM
Thanks, Matey. :(

From doing a quick search, he died at least a month ago....If Tony's info was right, the poor chap took his own life. I probably only met him half a dozen times, but I do remember him being a genuinely lovely guy.....who used a lot of photos of GW staff that I'd taken while I was the resident  ' photographer'.

Cheers - Phil

:( >:<
Lord Lensman of Wellington
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steve_holmes_11

Quote from: Techno II on 06 November 2020, 03:28:26 PM
Awww.  :(

I'll remember him most from the two (?) Reginald Perrin series.

"Cock up, on the catering front."

Cheers - Phil

Jimmy's Private Army is comedy gold.
Up there with Four Candles, Del-boy falling through the bar, Don't tell him Pike and All the right notes, but not necessarily in the correct order.

Steve J

Jonathan Sachs, former Chief Rabbi, aged 72 :(.