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Jimmy Saville Dead at 84

  • 29-10-2011 03:05PM
    #1
    mike65
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    Just in


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  • #2
    westendgirlie
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    Oh no :(

    Jim'll Fix It R.I.P.


  • #3
    Executive Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,373 ✭✭✭Executive Steve


    Very very very sad.

    I'm a DJ, Jimmy Saville was the very first man on the planet to ever hook up two turntables to a soundsystem and charge people in the door to hear records being played with no live bands. Revolutionary at the time - this was the 1940's. First guy to ever hook up two turntables so he coul play records seamlessly intro-to-outro.

    He's the father of my trade, and he dressed like a boss.

    RIP.


  • #4
    Saila
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    ows about that then


  • #5
    Temptamperu
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    Any sources? I always hated the theme music because the kids in school would sing it at me mocking me :mad: (my name is Jim)

    But i loved that show.

    Rest in peace good man.


  • #6
    RichieC
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    RIP jimmy.


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  • #7
    username_x
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    he would of been 85 on Monday.. tragic


  • #8
    efb
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    Rip to JS


  • #9
    username_x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 201 ✭✭username_x


    Temptamperu wrote: »
    Any sources? I always hated the theme music because the kids in school would sing it at me mocking me :mad: (my name is Jim)

    But i loved that show.

    Rest in peace good man.


    Sky News website


  • #10
    staker
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    Dunno but he seemed like a man that lived his life to the full.

    RIP Jim


  • #11
    Elliemental
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    Temptamperu wrote: »
    Any sources? I always hated the theme music because the kids in school would sing it at me mocking me :mad: (my name is Jim)

    But i loved that show.

    Rest in peace good man.


    There's an article here.

    Sad news. He actually had a personality, which is a lot more than can be said for many of today's TV presenters/Clebbs.


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  • #12
    Ruu_Old
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    http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16099015. RIP.
    Veteran broadcaster and charity campaigner Sir Jimmy Savile has died at his home in Leeds, according to Sky sources.

    He was aged 84.

    Police were called to his home at 1210 on Saturday, where they discovered his body.

    His death is not being treated as suspicious.

    Born in Leeds in 1926, the youngest of seven children, Savile will perhaps be best remembered for the wildly successful seventies TV series 'Jim'll Fix It'.

    Thousands of children would write into the show in the hope of having their wishes granted.


  • #13
    WalterMitty
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    Shiny shellsuit sales are gonna be hit unless fans buy them in his honour.


  • #14
    Where To
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    RIP Jimmy


    Kids, cigars can kill


  • #15
    Shatstand
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcFE7HEgX3g


  • #16
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    He's with the Duchess now


  • #17
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    Ah no.:( RIP Jimmy.


  • #18
    ejmaztec
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    A legend.:(


  • #19
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,801 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    He invented wearing tracksuits for non sporting purposes


  • #20
    sidneykidney
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    Sad news, RIP Jimmy


  • #21
    Poor Uncle Tom
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    RIP Jimmy S


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  • #22
    chopperbyrne
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    A true legend.


  • #23
    Dudess
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    Great auld character - fond memories of Jim'll Fix It on a Saturday with your tea of sausages and spaghetti hoops. :)
    He lived a very full life it seems, from when he started working in the mines aged 14, and lived to a great age. Fare thee well Sir Jim. :)


  • #24
    Kojak
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    RIP


  • #25
    stovelid
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    Clunk click on his final trip.


  • #26
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    where do i go from here wrote: »
    kids, cigars can kill

    Jaysus if so, 84 isn't a bad innings. I just might start smoking them.

    Anyway RIP, he was a harmless oul sort.


  • #27
    losthorizon
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    RIP but came across as a very wierd man. Has no one seen that doc on him? Strangely odd.


  • #28
    Corsendonk
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    losthorizon wrote: »
    RIP but came across as a very wierd man. Has no one seen that doc on him? Strangely odd.

    Eccentric is the term.

    He also for several years raised money for the Central Remedial Clinic in Dublin. RIP


  • #29
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    Executive Steve wrote: »
    Very very very sad.

    I'm a DJ, Jimmy Saville was the very first man on the planet to ever hook up two turntables to a soundsystem and charge people in the door to hear records being played with no live bands. Revolutionary at the time - this was the 1940's. First guy to ever hook up two turntables so he coul play records seamlessly intro-to-outro.

    He's the father of my trade, and he dressed like a boss.

    RIP.

    Agreed, the guy had a moment of ingenuity and artistic creativity that changed music for a lot of people.

    RIP


  • #30
    omerin
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    RIP, used to love that show


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  • #31
    RachaelVO
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    Total legend, all those saturday nights watching him make dreams come true!

    RIP Jimmy!


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