Oh no!
Dave Cousins the Strawbs singer and song writer.
Love the Strawbs (apart from Part of the Union!)
Dave Cousins the Strawbs singer and song writer.
Love the Strawbs (apart from Part of the Union!)
Broadcasting legend James Whale finally loses his long cancer battle aged 74
The pioneering radio and TV presenter and Express columnist, who helped invent talk radio and documented his brave struggle with readers and listeners, has died
That’s a shame , fantastic broadcaster loved his tv show back in the day tooBroadcasting legend James Whale finally loses his long cancer battle aged 74
The pioneering radio and TV presenter and Express columnist, who helped invent talk radio and documented his brave struggle with readers and listeners, has diedwww.express.co.uk
Been ill for a long time. Certainly divided opinion but great broadcaster and not afraid to tackle difficult subjects.
RIP
RIP
The man who uttered the immortal words "Houston, we have a problem" from the commander's seat of Apollo 13. But was also in the crew of Apollo 8, the first humans to orbit the Moon and saw "Earthrise", thereby paving the way for all the later space exploration, which hasn't really advanced much in the past 50 years. Astonishing they were doing this in the sixties when i was growing up. Fly high, Commander Lovell.Jim Lovell. Astronaut. 97 years of age.
Ray Brooks. Not a "huge" name but seen him in countless TV shows over the years, playing straight and comedy roles. Thought he was underrated, a great voice too (heard him in lots of corporate voice overs).
Biddy Baxter: Blue Peter's formidable editor dies aged 92
Blue Peter's long-serving editor turned the children's show into a television institution.
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First class actor. RIP.
Ronnie Rondell, stuntman on fire on album cover of Wish You Were Here
Oh dear. I missed that.
Loved Ray in the unforgettable Cathy Come Home, and as Robbie Box.
Had a quick look, but can't see her mentioned. Just recently heard that Judy Loe passed last month. Actress and widow of the great Richard Beckinsale (and much more recently, TV Director Roy Battersby), and mother of Kate Beckinsale.
Liked her.
Liked her.
How the fuck is the Purps known in Coventry
The bogey man of the North West and North Wales.
No one will be shedding a tear for him.
He was a figure of fun, but underneath it all, he was a very dangerous sexual predator towards young lads.
Everyone has heard of the legend that was Purple Aki!!How the fuck is the Purps known in Coventry
The bogey man of the North West and North Wales.
No one will be shedding a tear for him.
He was a figure of fun, but underneath it all, he was a very dangerous sexual predator towards young lads.
As Father Jim has rightly pointed out he was a sexual predator who got his kicks from squeezing and measuring muscles and obviously because of his size he imitated a lot of young men into very uncomfortable positions so no I won't be shedding any tears.
I think it was just the bizarre nature of it all which made him become this legendary figure.
I read up on him a few years back and to describe him as ‘unusual’ would be very lenient.
I think many a Merseyside mother would threaten their unruly young offspring with a visit from him - Like you would the 'bogey man'.
I think many a Merseyside mother would threaten their unruly young offspring with a visit from him - Like you would the 'bogey man'.
It was also the fact that he was unrelenting in his stalking of his chosen targets.
My younger brother had a good mate, who was really into the weights from a young age, he was a good looking lad too.
The Purple one quite literally camped outside his house day and night, waiting for him to come out, so he could get a grip of him.
The poor lad had to climb into next doors garden as his only means of getting out and back into his parents house.
It was only the intervention of the police that put a stop to it all.
He also did jail time for stalking and then breaking his bail conditions / intimidation of some of the lads from the Wigan Rugby League Academy too.
He was a monster.
I swear someone once put up a happy birthday message for him on the CBS big screen, am I just imagining that?
Hi mum was Nigerian but he was born somewhere in Lancs.
I've actually seen him IRL in Birmingham a few years back. He was absolutely fucking massive. Like a shaved yeti.There was a flag at Glastonbury a few years ago with his face on it - " Purple Aki Just Gripped Me In The Portaloo`s "
Who????
