The Dearly departed....

OldGoat · 07-12-2011 8:08pm

Harry Morgan - most recognised for playing Sherman T Potter in M.A.S.H

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/07/us-harrymorgan-idUSTRE7B61WI20111207

Jellybaby1 · 08-12-2011 2:51am

OldGoat wrote: »

Harry Morgan - most recognised for playing Sherman T Potter in M.A.S.H

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/07/us-harrymorgan-idUSTRE7B61WI20111207

Still enjoying watching MASH on TV.

chucken1 · 28-12-2011 2:43pm

Part of all our childhoods, Cheetah the chimp has died aged 80

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/cheetah-chimp-1930s-tarzan-flicks-dies-050034998.html

PALM HARBOR, Florida (AP) — Cheetah, the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s, has died at age 80 a Florida animal sanctuary said.
The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor announced that Cheetah died Dec. 24 of kidney failure.
Sanctuary outreach director Debbie Cobb on Wednesday told The Tampa Tribune that Cheetah was outgoing, loved finger painting and liked to see people laugh. She said he seemed to be tuned into human feelings.
Based on the works of author Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Tarzan stories, which have spawned scores of books and films over the years, chronicle the adventures of a man who was raised by apes in Africa.
Cheetah was the comic relief in the Tarzan films, which starred American Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weissmuller. Cobb said Cheetah came to the sanctuary from Weissmuller's estate sometime around 1960.
Cobb said Cheetah wasn't a troublemaker. Still, sanctuary volunteer Ron Priest said that when the chimp didn't like what was going on, he would throw faeces.

Spread · 28-12-2011 7:45pm

chucken1 wrote: »

Part of all our childhoods, Cheetah the chimp has died aged 80

Still, sanctuary volunteer Ron Priest said that when the chimp didn't like what was going on, he would throw faeces.

I guess we all come from the same, er, whatever. When HSH doesn't like my suggestions ........ she also throws faces!

chucken1 · 12-01-2012 1:28am

Colm Tucker Snr - Ireland, Munster, Shannon RFC, Lions RIP
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0112/1224310141329.html

One of the 1st Rugby matches I was at, he was the man!!!!

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

BBDBB · 12-01-2012 10:07am

very sad news that chucken, thoughts are with his family

RIP

Cicero · 16-01-2012 7:58pm

Can I have a "P" please Bob....:eek:

This man gave us great entertainment and a super show in the 1980s....Bob Holness....Blockbusters.....RIP...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Holness

Spread · 16-01-2012 8:12pm

Couldn't believe his age. As I hadn't seen him on the box for years ......... I thought he was still in his early 50s. A great host on a great show. RIP.

Jellybaby1 · 17-01-2012 1:37am

Spread wrote: »

Couldn't believe his age. As I hadn't seen him on the box for years ......... I thought he was still in his early 50s. A great host on a great show. RIP.

Early 80's I'd say.

OldGoat · 20-01-2012 6:49pm

With great personal sadness; Etta James passes away at 73.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/20/showbiz/etta-james-obit/?hpt=hp_t1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YApNirMC9gM

Spread · 20-01-2012 7:03pm

She had an amazing voice. I've got her in Divas Of Jazz and a few other comp cds. Peace At Last.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1uunRdQ61M

Rubecula · 21-01-2012 10:45am

The wonderful singing talent of Etta will be so sadly missed.

Ramette · 01-02-2012 7:54pm

David Simon co founder of the Chopra Centre died yesterday. A real gentleman who certainly inspired me with his books and I found it so refreshing that he was a qualified doctor who believed in the whole body/mind connection when treating illnesses. He will be sadly missed. It is true what they say "only the good die young":(

Jellybaby1 · 04-02-2012 11:00am

Ben Gazarra died Friday aged 81yrs. Watched him in a TV series many years ago, might have been 'Run for your Life'
Storyline

"Ben Gazzara plays a successful lawyer who in the first episode is told by his doctor that he will die in one to two years. He decides to do all of the things he has never had time for. The program becomes a series of plays in which he meets a wide variety of people from bums riding the rails, to gigolos, to orphans and becomes a man who has little fear of death and everything but time. "

I think I may have seen him in another lawyer role "Arrest & Trial". Does anyone remember if this was on RTE in the 60's, because we only had RTE then.

cml387 · 04-02-2012 11:09pm

Not sure about "Arrest & Trial"

He was an acclaimed theater actor, and also starred in arthouse films such as "The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie" which I saw in a film club in Athlone in the early 80's and thought was the most boring film of all time.

Spread · 12-02-2012 2:14am

Whitney Houston dead ........ sad end to a seemingly charmed life. RIP

Jellybaby1 · 12-02-2012 3:48am

Couldn't sleep so I popped on here to see what's up and very sorry to hear about Whitney Houston. What lives some people live, and such a sad end.

Spread · 12-02-2012 10:37pm

And poor auld David Kelly. RIP

Rashers, O Reilly etc

Cicero · 12-02-2012 10:57pm

^^yes indeed..RIP...loved him in Waking Ned too..

Jellybaby1 · 13-02-2012 12:32am

So very sorry to hear about David Kelly, I hadn't heard. Loved him as Rashers, nobody else could have done it better.

getz · 23-02-2012 10:37am

morning all,sad news this morning that frank carson has died, he lived in blackpoo,l i have had the luck to have met him on a number of occasions,he had the ability to remember your name,and when he spotted you walking down the road he would call out to you,with his loud northern irish accent, every one in blackpool now knows my name,he would tell you a fuuny to get you laughing,all the old dears would come over so he would give them a hug and flirt,he spent most of the summer season on central pier doing his act, its going to be a lot quieter down here frank,but i bet its very noisy up their, RIP [without the peace bit]

Jellybaby1 · 23-02-2012 2:58pm

getz wrote: »

morning all,sad news this morning that frank carson has died, he lived in blackpoo,l i have had the luck to have met him on a number of occasions,he had the ability to remember your name,and when he spotted you walking down the road he would call out to you,with his loud northern irish accent, every one in blackpool now knows my name,he would tell you a fuuny to get you laughing,all the old dears would come over so he would give them a hug and flirt,he spent most of the summer season on central pier doing his act, its going to be a lot quieter down here frank,but i bet its very noisy up their, RIP [without the peace bit]

Aw, poor old Frank. It was always the way he told 'em!! He always made me laugh out loud! It was rare that I'd hear anything verging on 'blue' from Frank, and even then it was only a light shade of 'blue'. Frank reminds me of another guy who could/can make me laugh out loud, 84 years young now, but I don't want to mention his name in this thread, you all know him, toothy chap, with a feather duster!!:D

policarp · 28-02-2012 3:22pm

Hal Roach R.I.P.

Will always remember him advertising Quinsworth supermarket with Pat Quin.

Pulsating Star · 28-02-2012 3:34pm

policarp wrote: »

Hal Roach R.I.P.

Was just trying to remember who he was as I read this and the local station decided to play some of his gags. Strange when your going puts a smile on someone's face

R.I.P

Jellybaby1 · 28-02-2012 5:31pm

Hey Pulse, if you can't remember Hal Roach you are wayyyyyyyy too young for O & O's.

God bless you Hal, you weren't my favourite but a grand old trouper all the same.

cml387 · 28-02-2012 11:57pm

Hal did our Christmas party many years ago (company do).

When you are actually in a live audience with him.. he wasn't funny either.

Still,humour is a very individual thing so RIP Hal.

Cicero · 29-02-2012 10:07pm

Davy Jones...The Monkees ...RIP:(

golden virginia · 29-02-2012 10:55pm

Cicero wrote: »

Davy Jones...The Monkees ...RIP:(

Take the last train to Clarksville and I'll meet you at the station

Jellybaby1 · 01-03-2012 12:16am

Oh no, not my pin-up boy! I never expected to hear this. I'm so sorry you're gone pretty Davy!

policarp · 05-04-2012 2:20pm

Barney McKenna of The Dubliners died suddenly this morning.
A real character and an innovator of banjo playing.

R.I.P.

cml387 · 06-04-2012 7:48pm

Jim Marshall,creator of the Marshall amp,aka "The King Of Loud" died yesterday.

Those giant stacks behind your favourite rock bands,they were his.

Wicked rumour might suggest that most of them weren't actually wired up but...

Jellybaby1 · 07-04-2012 9:54pm

Thomas Kinkade, artist, died - his work seemingly was not respected by the 'fine art' sector. I thought his paintings were amazing. If you don't know him, search him in Google Images.

Rubecula · 08-04-2012 11:26am

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Thomas Kinkade, artist, died - his work seemingly was not respected by the 'fine art' sector. I thought his paintings were amazing. If you don't know him, search him in Google Images.

Wonderful paintings I have to agree. Especially his mountains series.

RIP to both Kinkade and Marshall. Two people who changed things for the better in many ways I think.

looksee · 08-04-2012 1:49pm

Sorry to hear of the death of anyone at such an early age, but his paintings? No, sorry, don't see the attraction, way too sugar coated.

Jellybaby1 · 08-04-2012 7:56pm

looksee wrote: »

Sorry to hear of the death of anyone at such an early age, but his paintings? No, sorry, don't see the attraction, way too sugar coated.

I understand what you mean all right about the paintings but I wish I could paint, anything, often wondered how on earth he painted those pictures. I prefer them to modern art, but some folk might say they are a bit like that painting of the Spanish dancer in the red dress that everyone seemed to have over their mantle-piece in the 70's. I still think Kinkade was gifted. Sorry for being OT.

looksee · 08-04-2012 8:39pm

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I understand what you mean all right about the paintings but I wish I could paint, anything, often wondered how on earth he painted those pictures. I prefer them to modern art, but some folk might say they are a bit like that painting of the Spanish dancer in the red dress that everyone seemed to have over their mantle-piece in the 70's. I still think Kinkade was gifted. Sorry for being OT.

You are not OT, that's your preference! It would be a boring place if we all had the same tastes

looksee · 09-04-2012 9:48am

Sorry, if my post seems a bit strange, I read OT as OTT

The response still stands

Jellybaby1 · 09-04-2012 6:41pm

looksee wrote: »

Sorry, if my post seems a bit strange, I read OT as OTT The response still stands

I thought that's what happened but no probs.

Bearhunter · 18-04-2012 9:44am

And a final "goodnight, now and thnaks" to Levon Helm, drummer and occasional singer with The Band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDnlU6rPfwY

OldGoat · 25-04-2012 3:43pm

Louis le Brocquy
I was at an art auction when a Le Brocquy print came up for sale. After a hasty argum...negotiation with the missus I was allowed bid up to €2000. Sweaty hands and a belly full of butterflies the bidding started...at €3500.

Jellybaby1 · 25-04-2012 9:24pm

Le Brocquy was self-taught. When you look at his paintings of heads they look like x-rays. Very weird and way off my scale of understanding.

JuliusCaesar · 27-04-2012 10:00pm

Loved LeBroquy. I have a paperback copy of The Tain which he'd illustrated. Bought it for the illustrations. Bought it secondhand. (That's as far as I could go with spending on art!) The original paintings which were used for the illustrations were huge.

OldGoat · 27-04-2012 10:05pm

Buying art is cheap and easy after the inital outlay. Unless you make some really bad choicesyou can generally sell on art at near the same price you bought it. So, buy something got a couple of hundred, hang it for a year or two then sell it again giving you a couple of hundred to buy something new. And if you ever need a couple of hundred it's there, hanging on your wall.

cml387 · 17-05-2012 5:53pm

Donna Summer died today. She was 63.

Obituary from the BBC.

Jellybaby1 · 17-05-2012 9:02pm

Sorry to hear about Donna Summer. But how the heck did I miss this one, Bert Weedon, 20th April 2012 aged 92. It's because of Bert Weedon that I sleep in a room full of music and musical instruments, oh, and himself (hubby, not Bert Weedon!) of course.

Spread · 21-05-2012 2:20am

Robin Gibb (62) RIP

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/arts/music/robin-gibb-62-member-of-the-bee-gees-dies-at-62.html?_r=1&hp

Jellybaby1 · 21-05-2012 10:15am

Goodbye Robin and thanks for all the great music. Pity John Murray chose to play 'I started a joke' this morning after he announced Robin's death, when I heard the words I felt a different song might have been better.

BBDBB · 04-07-2012 11:11am

Sad news as Eric Sykes has passed away aged 89
RIP a very funny man
The plank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2RoudtrVv8

OldGoat · 04-07-2012 11:15am

Love Sykes. His work is very underrated. Coincidently enough I've been working on a burlesque act inspired by The Plank.
I won't feel right doing it now.

OldGoat · 04-07-2012 11:23am

Sergio Pininfarina.
A picture paint a thousand words and this picture speaks elegantly of this mans work.

The Dearly departed....

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