cobra_gordo Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 2 hours ago, dopper said: Jerry Seinfeld did an episode of "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee" with Carl Reiner as the guest. It's on Netflix. As well as going to get coffee, Seinfeld went to Reiner's house to join him doing what he did most nights at that point in his life (2012) which was having Mel Brooks come over and they would eat takeaways with trays on their knee and watch game shows on TV. It was very heartwarming to see two comedy legends in the twilight of their lives happily just doing what normal people do and making each other laugh. Oh jesus, that has just warmed my entire soul. I jumped straight on here when u heard he'd died because he strikes me as the sort of chap that the UKFF would have a lot of love for. Sidenote, I love the episode with Mel Brooks on The Simosons where he keeps going on about how much he hates Carl Reiner. The thought of those two legends sitting at home eating takeaways is the sort of wholesome content I needed today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted July 6, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 6, 2020 https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/ennio-morricone-death-age-cause-composer-oscar-scores-a9602996.html Obviously 91 is a pretty good innings, but still very sad. From the soundtrack to The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly (which as a Metallica fan since I was a kid means The Ecstasy of Gold holds a warm place in my heart) all the way up to The Hateful Eight, his work has always had that ability to give me goosebumps. A brilliant composer. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 6, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 6, 2020 I was incredibly lucky to see him at the O2 in what I think was his last ever UK performance a couple of years ago. Amazing concert. He's famous for so many anthemic pieces, as well as pretty much reinventing Western soundtracks - the whistling sound used in modern media to imply a cowboy setting is pretty much down to him - but oddly my first experience of his music was Chi Mai, when I saw a Friends Provident advert on TV in the 80s. Beautiful track. He's one of the greats, simple as that. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Carbomb said: oddly my first experience of his music was Chi Mai, when I saw a Friends Provident advert on TV in the 80s. Theme to the Lloyd George programme on the BBC for me, Clive. I know this’ll sound like one of those bullshit tweets about someone’s kid saying something, but when I was at primary school, there was a special one off event where an orchestra came in to play. One of the tunes they played was Chi Mai and I could hear all the arrangements beneath the main melody and it honestly had a profound effect on a young Kool Keith. I started to notice arrangements in other things after that, like the brass in the Dallas theme and shit like that. Looking back, it was quite a defining moment for me musically, I leaned it isn’t just about the main attraction like the bit you can whistle, all the pieces fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted July 6, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 6, 2020 Damn, 91 is a good innings but what a talent to loose. A true legend. The dollars trilogy is going on tonight for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 What a touching tribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted July 6, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 6, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted July 11, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) Top bloke by all accounts but was up there with Bobby Robson for getting his players’ names right. Liam Brady: Edited July 11, 2020 by Frankie Crisp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Wretch Posted July 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 11, 2020 Absolute lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted July 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 11, 2020 Absolutely in bits over this today. Big Jack Charlton as Ireland manager was a huge part of my childhood and in a roundabout way why I've followed the Irish national team around Europe over the past decade. So many good memories. RIP Big Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Big supporter of the striking miners as well, even giving them his car so they could mobilise to pickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Kelly Preston has passed away aged 57 following a 2 year battle with breast cancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted July 13, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 13, 2020 Was madly in love with her in the 80's, nearly had a heart attack when I saw her in Mischief. Really sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted July 13, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 9:28 AM, johnnyboy said: Big Jack Charlton dead at 85. I've often hoped that the story about him paying for drinks in Ireland with a cheque so that they'd frame it rather than cash it was true, but then you think why was Jack Charlton paying for his own in the first place? Salvador Dali used to do this, apparently - would host a huge dinner for all his hangers-on, then just before handing over the cheque, he would doodle something on the back, knowing that it meant the restaurant owner would never cash it, so he effectively dined for free for the last ten or so years of his life. I imagine plenty of celebs figured out it was a decent con. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.