Brendan Grace has passed

PressRun

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

What is the tune Fr. Fintan Stack is playing on the ghetto blaster?

It's called Limb by Limb.

Scorpion Sting

I have great memories watching one of his shows with my late father as a kid. The both of us would be in stitches. Brendan was a national treasure and will be hugely missed. Rest in peace Bottler.

branie2

Nice, yet sad, to see that episode again

Small Wonder

whisky_galore wrote: »

Calm down a small bit.

Yours was a stupid comment in fairness.

Amalgam

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

What is the tune Fr. Fintan Stack is playing on the ghetto blaster?

PressRun wrote: »

It's called Limb by Limb.

Not quite! It's a very specific remix of Cutty Rank's Limb by Limb.

Here's the rather laid back original.

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

Here's the Fintan Stack, 3am version..

Cutty Ranks - Limb by limb (DJ SS remix)

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

Enjoy..

EDIT: Just to say, this is quite hard to get as a physical copy, for some reasion, a recent CD single reissue has been edited shorter by about 2 minutes. Removing some of the majesty of Fintan Stack's choice of music..

https://www.discogs.com/Cutty-Ranks-Limb-By-Limb/release/675067

Also, someone has payed close to £60 Sterling for a physical copy of the CD single, according to Discogs.

fryup

branie2 wrote: »

Nice, yet sad, to see that episode again

esp considering...that Dermot and Frank are also gone

Cork Boy 53

Brendan used to be a smoker at least up to the end of the 80s. I don't know whether he gave them up in later years.

Zimmerframe

I never liked Brendan as a comedian, but a while back, I remember saying just that to a relation of mine who works on radio and has interviewed all the so called Irish showbiz celebs over the years.
He doesn't bull**** and he also wouldn't be a big fan of Brendan's comedy, but he told me that Brendan, both in interviews and meeting afterwards etc etc was one of the nicest guys he ever had anything to do with and was a 100% gentleman through and through.

Snow Garden

Zimmerframe wrote: »

I never liked Brendan as a comedian, but a while back, I remember saying just that to a relation of mine who works on radio and has interviewed all the so called Irish showbiz celebs over the years.
He doesn't bull**** and he also wouldn't be a big fan of Brendan's comedy, but he told me that Brendan, both in interviews and meeting afterwards etc etc was one of the nicest guys he ever had anything to do with and was a 100% gentleman through and through.

I heard the same. A very decent nice man.

RIP

DellyBelly

I've had Fun and that is all that matters in the end..

One of the funniest lines ever on fr ted

fryup

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Brendan used to be a smoker at least up to the end of the 80s. I don't know whether he gave them up in later years.

working the cabaret circuit back in the day wouldn't have helped either :cool:

smoked filled rooms

zcorpian88

His accents were so funny like the typical drunken Irish fella everyone has come across, and the classic Chinese takeaway and Rhubarb Tart jokes, his Kerry accent had me in stitches too, I'm terrible sad he's no longer with us, I refuse to switch him off if any of his standup shows are on, especially at Christmas, he is an Irish institution and he'll be greatly missed by all in this country, and I give you "Bubbles the cat"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZrZyLd5FAY

nuyil simp

that was Saint Patrick when he was younger!

marvin80

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/world-famous-in-the-liberties-now-locals-want-a-plaque-to-honour-brendan-grace-38305273.html

A plaque would be nice but a statue be even better.

fryup

statues get vandalised and some of them look awful ....no a plaque be better imo

eagle eye

I think there should be both a plaque and a statue. A bottler statue would be great I think. I think it should be put up just as you arrive at the Liberties near Christchurch.

branie2

A toaster that only works in America

FFred

branie2 wrote: »

A toaster that only works in America

Another wedding present was the pram delivered to the church marked ‘urgent’ :pac:

branie2

FFred wrote: »

Another wedding present was the pram delivered to the church marked ‘urgent’ :pac:

They'll be laughing off in the Intensive Care ward

branie2

Rhubarb tart!

Aglomerado

I was laughing at the curry song last night. :D

Cienciano

RIP Brendan.

Zimmerframe wrote: »

I never liked Brendan as a comedian, but a while back, I remember saying just that to a relation of mine who works on radio and has interviewed all the so called Irish showbiz celebs over the years.
He doesn't bull**** and he also wouldn't be a big fan of Brendan's comedy, but he told me that Brendan, both in interviews and meeting afterwards etc etc was one of the nicest guys he ever had anything to do with and was a 100% gentleman through and through.

Can confirm, my da (who hates most famous people and wouldn't be a fan of his comedy) met him a few times back in the 70's and 80's when he worked in bars and in other business and said he was always dead sound and very genuine.

branie2

Ever read his autobiography, Amuzing Grace? I have, and it's very good.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

PressRun wrote: »

His performance as Fintan Stack is hilarious and unnerving in equal measure. Cracked me up and creeped me out. A brilliant performance in a show full of brilliant one-off characters.

When ever I see that episode, I’m like *chef’s kiss*.

He just fully commits. It is brilliant. He is so sinister in the role.

SirChenjin

branie2 wrote: »

Rhubarb tart!

No more rhubarb tart

FFred

SirChenjin wrote: »

No more rhubarb tart

Ham Sammwich ...

branie2

White bread or brown bread?

SirChenjin

Come over here and don't move... Shut your mouth and eat your dinner

branie2

If it was a strawberry shortcake, you'd have a fractured skull!

sligojoek

SirChenjin wrote: »

Come over here and don't move... Shut your mouth and eat your dinner

Look... at the duuuurt...... behind your ears.