Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 28, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2018 That’s very sad to hear. Probably warrants its own thread for people who’d remember him, if you want to start one, Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Two deaths today... Roger Bannister, first man to do the four minute mile has died age 88. Fiorentina captain and Italy International Davide Astori has been found dead age 31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Another one today: David Ogden Stiers, known for his role as Charles Winchester in M*A*S*H as well as appearances in Frasier and loads of voiceover stuff, has died aged 75 from bladder cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 So in the space of a month, Frasier's lost both his dad and the guy he briefly thought might have been his dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members eugenespeed Posted March 5, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 5, 2018 Trevor Bayliss, who invented the wind up radio has died aged 80. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43290756 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted March 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 12, 2018 Sir Ken Dodd has passed away at the age of 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby dazzler Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 4 hours ago, jazzygeofferz said: Sir Ken Dodd has passed away at the age of 90. Finally at rest with his dads dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted March 12, 2018 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 12, 2018 Good age for a comedian. Glad he was active until near the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted March 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 12, 2018 I remember going to see him at Preston Guild Hall with my gran about 20 years ago, if not longer. He was on until getting on for Midnight, having started at 7. Great entertainer. Very funny and entirely family friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted March 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 12, 2018 I don't know if it's an urban myth, but theatre tales say when he went to a venues would ask what the longest show there was and then stay on to beat the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Sad news about Ken Dodd, a lovely man and a great entertainer. My friend used to play drums in his backing band up until about 3 years ago. He always use to say to them he would be finished by 11:30...... 1am and Ken was still performing. When questioned about it, Ken's response would "Well, you have missed the traffic!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 On 3/5/2018 at 5:59 PM, eugenespeed said: Trevor Bayliss, who invented the wind up radio has died aged 80. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43290756 I missed this, but that's a shame. Going to school in Twickenham, we used to see Trevor every day before school, often on the bridge watching the trains go past, and whenever we went over to Eel Pie Island for parties or just to have a look, and he always had time for us, and said hello and "Be good at school", and seemed like a lovely chap. In all honesty, we only really knew him from The Big Breakfast, but yeah, that's sad as he was a gent. Also gave me one of my favourite BB segments ever in this  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted March 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2018 Nokie Edwards, lead guitarist of The Ventures, has also died at the respectable rock'n'roll age of 82. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members eugenespeed Posted March 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2018 Sir Stephen Hawking has died aged 76. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43396008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2018 Considering his condition, that's a really good run. One of those people who could look back on his life and say he was truly proud of the things he accomplished. RIP. Whilst it's sad he's gone, it's also really frustrating - he was preparing, with a group of lawyers, to take this bastard government to court over the NHS. Obviously, the lawyers should do a good job, but a man of his intelligence would've been able to help put together a case to really smash the fuckers, and his profile and fame would've got more attention on it than usual so that it wouldn't have flown under the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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