Super Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 5 hours ago, Fordy62 said: Not sure there’s any genuine source of that yet is there? Not sure how reliable mind Meat Loaf 'seriously ill with COVID-19' before death (msn.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Super said: Not sure how reliable mind Meat Loaf 'seriously ill with COVID-19' before death (msn.com) Where's there smoke there's fire. As I mentioned in a previous post he always had respiratory problems and Covid would take advantage of that. A sad loss. Edited January 21 by BigTone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TomF Posted January 21 Admin Report Share Posted January 21 43 minutes ago, BigTone said: Where's there smoke there's fire. As I mentioned in a previous post he always had respiratory problems and Covid would take advantage of that. A sad loss. Also Diabetic. Being over 70 with all his issues I'd imagine Covid could have been the end game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 38 minutes ago, TomF said: Also Diabetic. Being over 70 with all his issues I'd imagine Covid could have been the end game Absolutely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 Russell Bishop: Babes in the Wood murderer dies in prison - BBC News Ah well, never mind. Saved us a few quid too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TomF Posted January 22 Admin Report Share Posted January 22 11 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Russell Bishop: Babes in the Wood murderer dies in prison - BBC News Ah well, never mind. Saved us a few quid too. Good riddance to that one 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Barry Cryer, aged 86 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 14 minutes ago, Marvin said: Barry Cryer, aged 86 Lovely man. Met him once after he had spoken as the after dinner speaker. He was still very funny on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TomF Posted January 27 Admin Report Share Posted January 27 Used to listen to Sorry I Havent A Clue for years in back of my parents car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 RIP Barry, joining his ISIHAC mates Tim B T and Humph. Who will they now get to talk about the passing of entertainment's "great and good" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 55 minutes ago, TomF said: Used to listen to Sorry I Havent A Clue for years in back of my parents car Well worth listening to latest series on bbcsounds. The last 2 episodes were up there with the best ever. Jack Dee is better than Humph (blasphemy?) and Milton Jones was in top form. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60154371 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Sad news about Barry Cryer. He was hilarious on Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Leonard Fenton who played Dr Legg in Eastenders aged 95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enclosure Old Timer Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Norma Waterson, first lady of English folk music, aged 82. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 9 hours ago, Enclosure Old Timer said: Norma Waterson, first lady of English folk music, aged 82. Very sad news, RIP. Wife of Martin Carthy and mother of Eliza Carthy . 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TomF Posted February 8 Admin Report Share Posted February 8 Noooo. I think this is only appropriate: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 4 hours ago, TomF said: Noooo. I think this is only appropriate: Rick with a P gets me every time. RIP 'Bambi'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TomF Posted February 8 Admin Report Share Posted February 8 28 minutes ago, Gazred said: Rick with a P gets me every time. RIP 'Bambi'. One of the greatest episodes of any British Comedy ever IMO - the cast list is utterly unreal Adrian Edmondson Rik Mayall Nigel Planer Christopher Ryan Alexi Sale Motörhead Robbie Coltrane Hugh Laurie Stephen Fry Ben Elton Emma Thompson Tony Robinson Griff Rhys Jones Mel Smith Tamsin Heatley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Ian McDonald, founding member of King Crimson and Foreigner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters director, 75. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60370984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 (edited) Just listening to the Kermode and Mayo Podcast, it seems we missed the passing of Doug Trumbull. He directed the great Silent Running, but it was his Director of Photography and Visual Effects he was best known for. His resume reads like a lot of peoples top sci fi list. Silent Running Andromeda Strain 2001: A Space Odyssey Close Encounters of the Third Kind Blade Runner Star Trek the Motion Picture As has been pointed out before on here, genius is an overused adjective, but deserved in this case. Edited February 15 by Port Said Red 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 PJ O'Rourke, aged 74. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 22 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: PJ O'Rourke, aged 74. Had to Google him, in the Wiki pic he looks just like Jonathan Pie ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, slartibartfast said: Had to Google him, in the Wiki pic he looks just like Jonathan Pie ! He's one of the good guys. Lovely dry sense of humour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 (edited) 2 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: He's one of the good guys. Lovely dry sense of humour. Not someone I could say I was attuned with politically, but his humour was such that it transcended that. If you can laugh at a statement you are fundamentally opposed too, it becomes a little bit of a reality check. I loved his observational humour. One of his books opens with him on a flight into Albania where he suggests that it tells you all you need to know about Albanians. Apparently every hill and mountain has a dwelling on top of it, "the only reason for this, is that it makes your home easier to defend, which is important in a country where tribal feuding is the norm" he said. Edited February 16 by Port Said Red 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 5 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Not someone I could say I was attuned with politically, but his humour was such that it transcended that. If you can laugh at a statement you are fundamentally opposed too, it becomes a little bit of a reality check. I loved his observational humour. One of his books opens with him on a flight into Albania where he suggests that it tells you all you need to know about Albanians. Apparently every hill and mountain has a dwelling on top of it, "the only reason for this, is that it makes your home easier to defend, which is important in a country where tribal feuding is the norm" he said. Same. He was a Libertarian, which in the US encompasses a lot of folk who don't want the government to do anything apart from buy arms from their companies and provide police to ensure poor folk don't encroach on their properties. However his angle was anti-Nanny State and in particular allowing people to drink, smoke and take drugs to their own detriment if that's what they want, providing they have the correct information on all those products. I can get with that. Unlike the "I don't like paying any tax" Libertarians, he was also anti-Trump. Remember his very dry, although slightly cliched, BA adverts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 4 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Same. He was a Libertarian, which in the US encompasses a lot of folk who don't want the government to do anything apart from buy arms from their companies and provide police to ensure poor folk don't encroach on their properties. However his angle was anti-Nanny State and in particular allowing people to drink, smoke and take drugs to their own detriment if that's what they want, providing they have the correct information on all those products. I can get with that. Unlike the "I don't like paying any tax" Libertarians, he was also anti-Trump. Remember his very dry, although slightly cliched, BA adverts? Blast from the past indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Love Thy Neighbours star Jack Smethurst aged 89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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