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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Mar 30, 2025
  • #211
Flying Fokker said:
Richard Chamberlain
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Ah yes. Doctor Killdead.
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Apr 1, 2025
  • #212
Those cricket fans of a certain vintage Peter Lever England and Lancashire fast bowler.RIP
 
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Otis

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  • Apr 2, 2025
  • #213
BBC News - Top Gun and Batman actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65

Val Kilmer: Top Gun, Batman and The Doors actor dies aged 65

He starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and The Doors.
www.bbc.com
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Apr 2, 2025
  • #214
Otis said:
BBC News - Top Gun and Batman actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65

Val Kilmer: Top Gun, Batman and The Doors actor dies aged 65

He starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and The Doors.
www.bbc.com
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Just saw this. Poor guy had been ill for some time.

Will go down as a legend for Top Gun alone.
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 2, 2025
  • #215
Otis said:
BBC News - Top Gun and Batman actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65

Val Kilmer: Top Gun, Batman and The Doors actor dies aged 65

He starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and The Doors.
www.bbc.com
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Crazy, was only watching The Island of Dr Moreau yesterday
 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Apr 2, 2025
  • #216
Otis said:
BBC News - Top Gun and Batman actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65

Val Kilmer: Top Gun, Batman and The Doors actor dies aged 65

He starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and The Doors.
www.bbc.com
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Really sad news. Only 65 as well.
 

Kneeza

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 2, 2025
  • #217
Bernard Tranter.
If you know, you know.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Apr 2, 2025
  • #218
Kneeza said:
Bernard Tranter.
If you know, you know.
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He must have been quite an age, He was around retirement age when I was there in the 90's.

R.I.P. Mr Tranter.
 

Kneeza

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 2, 2025
  • #219
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
He must have been quite an age, He was around retirement age when I was there in the 90's.

R.I.P. Mr Tranter.
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He was a fairly young man when I started there in the mid-sixties.
I wrote to him on the occasion of his retirement, which was, as you say, a good many years ago. I still have his reply letter somewhere.
Fabulous teacher. And I'd only say that aboit him and Jim Wilkinson.
There weren't many that would invite you to his home to share food with his family, due to not being able to get home and back to school in time for an evening function. That was my form tutor Bernard (before his promotion to Housemaster - at Smith-Clarke I think).
Rest easy fella.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Apr 2, 2025
  • #220
Kneeza said:
He was a fairly young man when I started there in the mid-sixties.
I wrote to him on the occasion of his retirement, which was, as you say, a good many years ago. I still have his reply letter somewhere.
Fabulous teacher. And I'd only say that aboit him and Jim Wilkinson.
There weren't many that would invite you to his home to share food with his family, due to not being able to get home and back to school in time for an evening function. That was my form tutor Bernard (before his promotion to Housemaster - at Smith-Clarke I think).
Rest easy fella.
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Jim was a good teacher, I was just shit at art. He had great calligraphy when he did the commendations though.

Think Tranter was a deputy head by the time I was there - Brignall was housemaster of S-C then.

I got on with most of the teachers (even some a lot of kids hated) but i will give a special mention for Mrs Wolger, who gave me extra help during her free time. It was much appreciated, though I fear as a teenager I didn't express just how grateful I was (partly because I didn't do as well as either of us expected and I felt guilty)
 

Kneeza

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 2, 2025
  • #221
Yes, I'd forgotten Jim's writing. I think I still have my Art 'pink card' commendation somewhere too.
I'm gonna be mired in old paperwork at this rate!
 
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torchomatic

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  • Apr 7, 2025
  • #222
Dave Allen from Gang Of Four. Probably won't mean anything to many people, but he was a good guy and the GoF were great.
 
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Otis

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  • Apr 7, 2025
  • #223
torchomatic said:
Dave Allen from Gang Of Four. Probably won't mean anything to many people, but he was a good guy and the GoF were great.
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They were indeed. At Home He's a Tourist. Used to love that song.
 
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eyesee

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 7, 2025
  • #224
clem burke. blondie drummer.
 
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torchomatic

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  • Apr 7, 2025
  • #225
Fuck, that is so sad. Such a cool guy and a fantastic drummer.
 
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duffer

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  • Apr 7, 2025
  • #226
torchomatic said:
Fuck, that is so sad. Such a cool guy and a fantastic drummer.
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Awesome drummer. Absolutely drove the sound that Blondie made, imho.

The lad is learning the drums (thank God for electronic kits!). I put on Union City Blues the other day, and told him when he could play like that, he's made it.

(See also, Neil Peart, Rush, probably less to your taste though Torchy!)
 
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torchomatic

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  • Apr 7, 2025
  • #227
duffer said:
Awesome drummer. Absolutely drove the sound that Blondie made, imho.

The lad is learning the drums (thank God for electronic kits!). I put on Union City Blues the other day, and told him when he could play like that, he's made it.

(See also, Neil Peart, Rush, probably less to your taste though Torchy!)
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I quite like some of that stuff. Not necessarily rush but a lot of prog like Camel, Gong, etc.
Krautrock too like Neu!, Can, Harmonia...so much music, so little time!

Another great drummer was Jeff Porcaro too.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • Apr 9, 2025
  • #228
eyesee said:
clem burke. blondie drummer.
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I missed this on Monday. Genuinely saddened, which is rare for emotional vacuums like me.
Amazing drummer and very cool guy!
Luckily got to see Blondie in London about 15 years ago. Absolutely amazing to see Clem's movement around the drum kit
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • Apr 9, 2025
  • #229
duffer said:
Awesome drummer. Absolutely drove the sound that Blondie made, imho.

The lad is learning the drums (thank God for electronic kits!). I put on Union City Blues the other day, and told him when he could play like that, he's made it.

(See also, Neil Peart, Rush, probably less to your taste though Torchy!)
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Probably my favourite track too. Will put it on in the car on the way home, turned up to 30!
 
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eyesee

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  • Apr 9, 2025
  • #230
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
I missed this on Monday. Genuinely saddened, which is rare for emotional vacuums like me.
Amazing drummer and very cool guy!
Luckily got to see Blondie in London about 15 years ago. Absolutely amazing to see Clem's movement around the drum kit
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they were great live. saw them a few times.
he was heavily influenced by keith moon. you can see it if you watch him drum.

huge loss. a lot of that generation are passing, unfortunately. but their music and influence live on.
we were lucky to have had them. and have their music with us for the rest of our lives.
 
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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Apr 9, 2025
  • #231
Embarrassing, I know, but I was talking to Debbie Harry once, and didn't even know it was her!
I was working for Fed-ex some years ago and I had a delivery for "Blondie Productions" at the NEC. I made my way there, where there was loads of young people hanging around outside. I assumed that Blondie Productions was a hair dressers convention or similar. Anyway, I had to gain access via a couple of security guards. Once inside this huge, empty arena, I had no idea where I was to take the package to. A woman approached from somewhere and asked me what I wanted. I told her and she said, "Follow me". When I delivered the package, I noticed pictures of Debbie Harry and Blondie all around this office. I said, "Is someone a fan of Blondie?" The reply was, "We ARE Blondie! That was Debbie Harry who showed you in here!"
Needless to say, I exited very embarrassed!
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 10, 2025
  • #232
Died a week ago another oldie Johnny Tillotson RIP.
 

Gynnsthetonic

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 11, 2025
  • #233

Mike Berry: Singer and Are You Being Served? actor dies at 82

Berry was the sitcom's last surviving main cast member, and also had two top 10 hit singles.
www.bbc.com
 
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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Apr 11, 2025
  • #234
Always remember him as Mr Spooner in Are you Being Served and Mr Peters in Worzel Gummidge. Lead singer of 60s band The Outlaws
 

rondog1973

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 15, 2025
  • #235
Carlton Fairweather, 53. Former Sunderland coach and member of Wimbledon FC's 88 FA cup winning Crazy Gang. Remember him scoring a goal or 2 against us as a player in that side.
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Apr 15, 2025
  • #236
rondog1973 said:
Carlton Fairweather, 53. Former Sunderland coach and member of Wimbledon FC's 88 FA cup winning Crazy Gang. Remember him scoring a goal or 2 against us as a player in that side.
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63 pancreatic cancer.
 
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rob9872

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2025
  • #237
Joe Thompson
RIP

I was at the game when he retired and we presented him with a City shirt with his name and number on the back, got a guard of honour from both teams. Third time he had cancer, poor lad, beat it twice, once too many.

Fuck cancer.
 
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eastwoodsdustman

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  • Apr 18, 2025
  • #238
rob9872 said:
Joe Thompson
RIP

I was at the game when he retired and we presented him with a City shirt with his name and number on the back, got a guard of honour from both teams. Third time he had cancer, poor lad, beat it twice, once too many.

Fuck cancer.
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To die At 36 and to have had it 3 times is awful. Rip
 
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torchomatic

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #239
The Pope. Blimey.
 

eastwoodsdustman

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #240
The pope. Been on the cards for a few weeks.
 

Flying Fokker

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #241
torchomatic said:
The Pope. Blimey.
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Darn, I was hoping he’d at least see our game today. He had a good innings.
 
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SBT

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #242
Just seen Ralph Fiennes absolutely SPRINTING down the street
 
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eyesee

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #243
Flying Fokker said:
Darn, I was hoping he’d at least see our game today. He had a good innings.
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how the f**k did he get tickets?
friends in high places??
 

Sbarcher

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #244
Must have been that meeting with Vance that finished him off.
 
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Grendel

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #245
sRumours of his successor abound

 
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