Obituary Thread

[Mister Ting]

Just now, Futtocks said:

Paul Darrow, best known for playing the Blake's Seven antihero Avon.  

It should have been Avon's Seven.

[RidingPie]

Paul Darrow was an absolute legend and I’ve been fortunate enough to see him twice on stage, once playing the title role in the Scottish Play, and the other playing Sam Vimes in the stage adaptation of Guards Guards!

obviously I’ll always remember him as Kerr Avon but he was a great actor outside of that and could light up the stage. 

[graveyard johnny]

paul darrow - the voice of union jack radio?

[Shadow]

2 hours ago, RidingPie said:

 the Scottish Play

Ah, you mean Macbeth 

[Futtocks]

1 hour ago, Shadow said:

Ah, you mean Macbeth 

Of course!

 

[Futtocks]

But, let's face it Avon was the boss.

 

[RidingPie]

7 hours ago, Shadow said:

Ah, you mean Macbeth 

And I’m not superstitious at all. 

[Phil]

Dr John, New Orleans voodoo Rhythm and Blues legend

[Steve May]

26 minutes ago, Phil said:

Dr John, New Orleans voodoo Rhythm and Blues legend

Just saw that, very sad news

[CanaBull]

Big Wreck guitarist Brian Doherty died yesterday from cancer aged 51.

[bazzzz65]

16 hours ago, Phil said:

Dr John, New Orleans voodoo Rhythm and Blues legend

One of my favourite R n B performers.

I 've seen him maybe 10 times from the New Orleans Jazz Festival to an NFL promoted show at the O2 when New Orleans Saints were playng at Wembley.

 

Unfortunately he d not been well for a few years but still a shock.

[Trojan]

21 hours ago, Phil said:

Dr John, New Orleans voodoo Rhythm and Blues legend

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

23 hours ago, Phil said:

Dr John, New Orleans voodoo Rhythm and Blues legend

I never really got Dr John. Obviously very influential musician though.

[Pen-Y-Bont Crusader]

Justin Edinburgh aged just 49. A very good footballer. RIP.

[GUBRATS]

On 03/06/2019 at 23:47, Futtocks said:

But, let's face it Avon was the boss.

 

Glynis Barber

[Bleep1673]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48621164

Freddie Starr was due a paupers funeral in Spain, where he died, but a Merseyside Funeral Director has stepped in, and had his body repatriated back to the UK so he can be buried next to his Mother in Huyton.

[Bleep1673]

Franco Zeffirelli, Director aged 96

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jun/15/franco-zeffirelli-revered-italian-director-dies-aged-96

[Jeff Stein]

After the death of Dr John, a bad month for New Orleans music has tuned into a really rubbish month with the passing of the great Dave Bartholomew yesterday. One of the most important names in the Crescent City scene as bandleader, producer and composer, particularly in partnership with Fats Domino.

[longboard]

Christopher Booker:-

https://pressgazette.co.uk/private-eye-founding-editor-and-telegraph-columnist-christopher-booker-dies-aged-81/

[Futtocks]

20 minutes ago, longboard said:

Christopher Booker:-

https://pressgazette.co.uk/private-eye-founding-editor-and-telegraph-columnist-christopher-booker-dies-aged-81/

Another of those "I thought he died years ago" names. 

[Bearman]

John McCririck 79.

[Bearman]

In the 90's my quiz team won the Tetleys CIU national club competition. For winning a semifinal the prize was a silver service hospitality day at the Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter. John McCirick was a guest speaker. He "marked" our cards with likely the winners. I completely ignored him and proceeded to select 5 out of the 6 winners. Well free beer all day and a wad in my pocket it was the best days racing I have ever had.

The prize for winning the quiz grand final was supposed to be a weekend for 4 + plus partners in Paris. When we went up to collect our prize,  the compere  who was Gary Newbon the ITV sport reporter said " sotto voce", that there was a problem with the prize. Instead of the trip to Paris we were each  given £500 in Hogg Robinson travel vouchers. It paid for me and my wife for a week holiday in Lake Garda.

Edited July 5, 2019 by Bearman

[mickhornet]

RIP,John McCrick racing on tv has has been a bore  since c4  sacked him.The female lost without him.  

[DavidM]

4 hours ago, mickhornet said:

RIP,John McCrick racing on tv has has been a bore  since c4  sacked him.The female lost without him.  

Agreed , that team of him and Fat Al , Francome etc had a laugh and made it entertainment as well as top racing coverage and analysis . Now you watch racing coverage on especially the specialist channels , and it’s as dry as a desert . Boring , anorak tv of stats , tedious over analysis and stats , and totally uncharismatic presenters droning on to cure insomnia without any humour or entertainment value half the time . Half of tv is making it interesting and entertaining ! Change and freshness is always for the better .  Viewing figures showed that to . Other thing about Big Mac was that he was always on the side of the punter and ordinary racegoer

[graveyard johnny]

27 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Agreed , that team of him and Fat Al , Francome etc had a laugh and made it entertainment as well as top racing coverage and analysis . Now you watch racing coverage on especially the specialist channels , and it’s as dry as a desert . Boring , anorak tv of stats , tedious over analysis and stats , and totally uncharismatic presenters droning on to cure insomnia without any humour or entertainment value half the time . Half of tv is making it interesting and entertaining ! Change and freshness is always for the better .  Viewing figures showed that to . Other thing about Big Mac was that he was always on the side of the punter and ordinary racegoer

another "big british character" gone to be replaced by more synths.

Edited July 5, 2019 by graveyard johnny