Ullman Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 21 hours ago, tonyXIII said: He illustrated much of my youth and never failed to raise a smile. Me too, very fond memories of his work. "Coming from East Hull people automatically think you should go and play for Hull KR. Personally I couldn't think of anything worse" - Kirk Yeaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Dick Fosbury, the man whose lateral thinking changed an entire sport forever: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/13/dick-fosbury-olympic-champion-high-jump-flop-dies?CMP=share_btn_tw 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Futtocks said: Dick Fosbury, the man whose lateral thinking changed an entire sport forever: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/13/dick-fosbury-olympic-champion-high-jump-flop-dies?CMP=share_btn_tw The '68 Olympics are the 1st I can remember. Dick Fosbury's flop, Bob Beamon nearly clearing the sand pit, David Hemery, ('who cares who's 3rd') John Sherwood and the 'Black Power' protest salutes being the things that stick out in those memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) Wally Fawkes. Aka Trog. Clarinette player in the Humphrey Lyttleton band etc. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/07/wally-fawkes-obituary Edited March 20 by JohnM “Bouncing on beds, I remember from childhood, is a great depression reliever.” ― Robert M. Pirsig, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaBull Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Shocked to read Lance Reddick passed away, aged only 60. John Wick movies, The Wire, Oz, Fringe amongst others. Definitely too young. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindle xiii Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) Removed until confirmed. Edited March 19 by hindle xiii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 59 minutes ago, hindle xiii said: Removed until confirmed. Was that the news about Bryn Hargreaves? Confirmed by his family, unfortunately. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindle xiii Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 12 hours ago, Futtocks said: Was that the news about Bryn Hargreaves? Confirmed by his family, unfortunately. Aye, I'd been sent a screenshot of a Facebook post by a Gareth Hargreaves but I wasn't sure if it was genuine but mainly, widely known yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Kyle White , 53 . Former pocket dynamo at among others Canterbury and Workington . Brother of Josh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim2 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) Jon Bruce, ex-Huddersfield and Sheffield Eagles. Jon is a legend at the Eagles, captain during the early reformation years and proper old school front row forward. Edited March 23 by tim2 1 2 "I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Over 20 (30?) years ago. my team were playing in a quiz fixture at the Shipley Pride pub. Two blokes sat by us so they could listen to the quiz. When the quiz finished, they got up and left. The landlord said "that was Lily Savage". Paul O'Grady died today. 1 Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 2 hours ago, Wolford6 said: Over 20 (30?) years ago. my team were playing in a quiz fixture at the Shipley Pride pub. Two blokes sat by us so they could listen to the quiz. When the quiz finished, they got up and left. The landlord said "that was Lily Savage". Paul O'Grady died today. A naturally funny bloke with or without the wig on RIP Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 11 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: A naturally funny bloke with or without the wig on RIP Paul was one of the very few tv celebrity/personalities I actually liked - reason being? he always came across as very genuine - a "you get what you see" sort of guy - especially on his dog shows - the love for the dogs was there for all to see 1 see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 8 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said: was one of the very few tv celebrity/personalities I actually liked - reason being? he always came across as very genuine - a "you get what you see" sort of guy - especially on his dog shows - the love for the dogs was there for all to see Certainly didn't take himself seriously , one of those you really wish you'd met Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Saint Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Reading condolences for Paul O" Grady " an animal lover and champion of the underdog " .... no greater epitaph. Rest in Peace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopping Mad Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Former Kells and Whitehaven player and coach Barry Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Telegraph and Argus, today: It was on a previous visit to the Alhambra, with the musical Prisoner Cell Block H, that he slipped out to buy cigarettes and returned having bought a flat in the shadow of Salt's Mill. "It was just the best thing I ever did. I'm up here now more than I'm in London. It's great. It suits me." "People look at you like you're mad when you mention Bradford," he says. "I was at a do recently and Bob Monkhouse mentioned that he had a place in Jamaica. So I said, 'I've got a place in Bradford'. Bit of a conversation stopper, that. But it's a great place, Bradford. So's Leeds. It's just a pity that he let himself down so badly at the end of the interview. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 The country singer who wrote Asshole from El Paso, Nathan "Chinga" Chavin: https://www.timesofisrael.com/nathan-chavin-jewish-ad-exec-who-wrote-raunchy-country-western-hit-dies-at-78 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Keith Reid, lyricist for Procol Harum. Saw them once; they were surprisingly good. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Bernadette Hunt, better known as 'Falcon' from Gladiators aged 59. She always seemed to have a sense of fun and the general absurdity of Gladiators to me. https://news.sky.com/story/gladiators-star-falcon-dies-aged-59-tributes-paid-to-most-lovely-ballerina-turned-bodybuilder-12846364 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Stevie Allen...still game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 12 minutes ago, Robin Evans said: Stevie Allen...still game RIP Manky Frankie 1 "Coming from East Hull people automatically think you should go and play for Hull KR. Personally I couldn't think of anything worse" - Kirk Yeaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Boxer Ken Buchanan, aged 77. Scotland's first undisputed World Champion. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/65149207 1 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 The renowned Japanese composer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto, admired for his electronic music experimentation, has died aged 71. He won awards - including an Oscar, a Grammy and Bafta - for his work as a solo artist and as a member of the Yellow Magic Orchestra. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65155073 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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