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Larry gogan RIP (mod note #1)

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  • #32
    Hangdogroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,906 ✭✭✭Hangdogroad


    He did a the voiceovers for Special-K tv adverts for years.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=539OuFOZBr8



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HqtMlKbvek


  • #33
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,490 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    Ronan Collins breaking down on Tubridy show.
    They were great friends


  • #34
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,365 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Bob Harris wrote: »

    Larry: Where is the Taj Mahal?

    Contestant: Opposite the Dental Hospital

    The anwer is even funnier because it is correct. at the time there was an indian restaurant called the Taj Mahal opposite the dental hospital in dublin


  • #35
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,365 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Sir Oxman wrote: »
    Ronan Collins breaking down on Tubridy show.
    They were great friends

    Marty Whelan sounded very upset when he announced it this morning.

    RIP Larry.


  • #36
    Salary Negotiator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,138 ✭✭✭Salary Negotiator


    I remember first hearing Larry play Born Slippy on his Golden Hour, christ did that make me feel old.

    The just a minute quiz was always great to listen to, particularly when some eejit was on and Larry would say "They didn't suit you" but we knew what he really meant.


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  • #37
    razorblunt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    RIP

    "What's the 13th letter of the alphabet?"
    "emmmmm"
    "That's right".


  • #38
    Immortal Starlight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,328 ✭✭✭Immortal Starlight


    Lovely man who had a brilliant career keeping us all happy playing great music. His voice was so familiar and friendly and his shows were always a pleasure to listen to. I remember when I was a teenager he had a show on tv on Sunday mornings and I always got up to watch it and video tape all the songs. Thank you for the music and memories Mr Gogan. May the light of heaven shine on him and may he Rest In Peace.


  • #39
    RobertKK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,782 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    Larry Gogan came across as a very nice person. RIP.

    My mother who is also dead, would say that death comes in 3s so that is 3 big names at RTE in a relatively short period.


  • #40
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,519 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    R.I.P and he managed to stay on at what he loved to the end.

    Definitely more talented then most left at the station....


  • #41
    nc6000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,474 ✭✭✭nc6000


    Griffin Young Guerilla wrote: »
    Has anyone checked in on Joe?

    From the Irish Times :

    RTÉ broadcaster Joe Duffy said he visited Gogan 10 days ago and that he was in “his usual great form with his beautiful family”.

    “His beautiful honeyed voice, the quick wit and deep intelligence shone through,” Mr Duffy added.

    RIP


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  • #42
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,234 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Rest in Peace Larry.


  • #43
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Sir Oxman wrote: »
    Ronan Collins breaking down on Tubridy show.
    They were great friends

    While Gogan was the eldest of his radio legend cohort everyone else must be suddenly feeling thier age. Brendan Balfe just talking to Pat Kenny. So many household voices.


  • #44
    DonalK1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 370 ✭✭DonalK1981


    The Golden Hour was the highlight of my radio listening during my days working in a factory 20 years ago.


  • #45
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,068 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    You would know the size of his contribution to Irish music by the affection in which he was held by musicians themselves. He was just a friendly, genuinely humble and nice man who loved all music.

    RIP Larry.


  • #46
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    RIP Larry.

    One of the good ones.


  • #47
    PropJoe10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,651 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    RIP Larry, another national institution leaves us. Great DJ in his day.


  • #48
    laguacamaya
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭laguacamaya


    "What star do travellers traditionally follow? "
    "Eh...........Joe Dolan? "

    RIP


  • #49
    tickingclock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 845 ✭✭✭tickingclock


    Definitely one of the best like Tony Fenton. The just a minute quiz and the golden hour. May he rest in peace after his long life


  • #50
    Thelonious Monk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,513 ✭✭✭✭Thelonious Monk


    Were the questions actually real, the ones people are posting here? I know the pig in **** one was a brendan grace skit and some of the others just seem implausible.


  • #51
    Thelonious Monk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,513 ✭✭✭✭Thelonious Monk


    The late late show certainly have their work cut out for them these days


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  • #52
    marko99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭marko99


    I'm cringing even more than usual listening to Marty Whelan's incoherent rambling on Lyric FM. What started as a tribute to a colleague quickly slid into a sycophantic self tribute.


  • #53
    Comhrá
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,043 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    A gent and a real pro. Never heard a cynical word out of him.

    Another little link to my teen years has slipped over the edge. RIP Larry.


  • #54
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,669 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    The anwer is even funnier because it is correct. at the time there was an indian restaurant called the Taj Mahal opposite the dental hospital in dublin


    Insert McBain THAT'S DA JOKE

    He got some ****ing classic answers on that show it was always good for a laugh


  • #55
    Patrick2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,894 ✭✭✭Patrick2010


    RIP, always came across as a lovely man. I know its AH but what as*hole thinks its funny to post as quick as possible with "who"


  • #56
    Bob Harris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭Bob Harris


    You'd enjoy listening to him between songs nearly more than the songs themselves.


  • #57
    razorblunt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    Were the questions actually real, the ones people are posting here? I know the pig in **** one was a brendan grace skit and some of the others just seem implausible.

    The "13th letter" one I posted was, heard it myself sometime in the early 00's.


  • #58
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,216 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    His favourite album of all time was ‘Katy Lied’ by Steely Dan.


    This one’s for you, Larry! RIP.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neJorQci-wI


  • #59
    branie2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,372 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    He came across as a nice man. RIP, Larry


  • #60
    Gael23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,177 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    Shaping up to be another 2016


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  • #61
    Letwin_Larry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭Letwin_Larry


    Larry was a true gentleman. one of life's nice guys.

    RIP Larry.

    (i recall someone on the Just a Minute Quiz being asked "Where is the Taj Mahal?" to which they answered "Opposite the Dental Hospital")


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