Paid Members Thunderplex Posted July 31, 2022 Paid Members Posted July 31, 2022 An absolute pioneer who inspired millions.
LSM Posted July 31, 2022 Posted July 31, 2022 Pat Carroll who's most famous role was providing the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid has died aged 95.
LSM Posted July 31, 2022 Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, DavidB6937 said: Met her a number of times. Couldn't asked for a sweeter and more generous lady. Always so welcoming and enthusiastic and made you feel like the first and only person that had been in her company. Even after so many years she was so damn proud of what she had done and her legacy. Agreed. I had the pleasure of meeting her at a couple of comic cons and she was such a lovely lady.
LSM Posted August 7, 2022 Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1651250/Michael-Redfern-dead-death-oxo-advert-wife-porridge-age-cause-family-news-latest-update Michael Redfern who was the dad of the "Oxo Family" has passed away. I never realised those adverts went on for 16 years! Edited August 7, 2022 by LSM
Chili Posted August 8, 2022 Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) Olivia Newton John has died age 73 at her home. No news how yet, assume illness related. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kwqc.com/2022/08/08/actor-singer-olivia-newton-john-dies-age-73/%3foutputType=amp Edited August 8, 2022 by Chili Link
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted August 8, 2022 Paid Members Posted August 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, Chili said: Olivia Newton John has died age 73 at her home. No news how yet, assume illness related. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kwqc.com/2022/08/08/actor-singer-olivia-newton-john-dies-age-73/%3foutputType=amp Grease is my wife’s favourite film (though she hates musicals!). She didn’t take the news well. Such an iconic performance. Plus she gave us Physical and Xanadu. Such a shame.
Keith Houchen Posted August 9, 2022 Posted August 9, 2022 It’s hard to imagine where pop music would be without this man. An absolute giant of songwriting.
Members SuperBacon Posted August 10, 2022 Members Posted August 10, 2022 Raymond Briggs, aged 88. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/10/snowman-author-raymond-briggs-dies-aged-88 I love The Snowman. My parents used to have to rewind it a bit, as I'd cry every time he melted and had to see him "alive" again. What a little sap.
Guest Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 I maintained for years, quite aggressively, that what made The Snowman so great and the sequel so shit was the delicious ambiguity over whether it had all been a dream. Then I saw it again and realised he still had the scarf. Betrayal.
Keith Houchen Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 43 minutes ago, Uncle Zeb said: I maintained for years, quite aggressively, that what made The Snowman so great and the sequel so shit was the delicious ambiguity over whether it had all been a dream. Then I saw it again and realised he still had the scarf. Betrayal. And that young boy grew up to be David Bowie.
Paid Members BomberPat Posted August 10, 2022 Paid Members Posted August 10, 2022 Raymond Briggs is an absolute hero. The Snowman is so ubiquitous that it's easy to forget what a genuinely beautiful piece of work it is. Then there's When The Wind Blows, which is just phenomenal. Gene LeBell has died, too. An absolute icon of combat sports and stunt work.
Loki Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 Gene Lebell died yesterday, aged 89. You’re all wrestling fans so you’ll know who he is. It’s an incredible career, from all his Hollywood work (appearing with Elvis) to reffing the Ali-Inoki match, to choking out Steven Seagal. And he ran an NWA territory for years. In my imperfect understanding of MMA history I always think of Lebell as one of the key catalysts along with guys like Billy Robinson. Lebell helped bring Japanese martial arts to the US and that’s a crucial element in the creation of MMA. Anyway, Danielson still does the Lebell lock s tribute iirc. RIP Judo Gene.
Paid Members BomberPat Posted August 10, 2022 Paid Members Posted August 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, Loki said: In my imperfect understanding of MMA history I always think of Lebell as one of the key catalysts along with guys like Billy Robinson. Lebell helped bring Japanese martial arts to the US and that’s a crucial element in the creation of MMA. He was trained by Ed "Strangler" Lewis and was in Ronda Rousey's corner in the UFC. That's a career that spans pretty much the entire breadth of modern wrestling history, and a fair chunk of 20th and 21st century western combat sports. An incredible life. The reason Roddy Piper was happy to allow Ronda to use the name "Rowdy" was because he discovered that they had both been trained by Gene.
The British Bushwacker Posted August 10, 2022 Posted August 10, 2022 Speaking of Raymond Briggs, the end of Ethel and Ernest absolutely destroyed me, very powerful
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted August 10, 2022 Moderators Posted August 10, 2022 Gene also choked out Steven Segal and made him shit himself.
Recommended Posts