11 years yesterday of fhe death of my dear friend and colleague Anna who died of MND after 4 horrible years at the age of 61. A born-again atheist she used describe me as a “25 star Catholic”😂🙀. She was the daughter of 2 Holocaust survivor secular Jews who emigrated to Oz when she was 6. It is a rare day when I don’t think of her.
Deepest sympathy, @Sojourner. Anna sounds like a remarkable person.
Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing on “Friends,” has died. He was 54.
It's a tough weekend for NBC comedy actors. Richard Moll, best known for playing Bull Shannon on Night Court, has also died.
I watched enough of that show to know who everyone was, and one thing I appreciated was that they didn't go overboard with the Bull character. Alot of times, sitcoms elevate lovable- oddball side characters into demigods, with the audience applauding every time they come onto stage etc. But that never seemed to happen with Bull.
54 is what I would describe as "church young." Out in the wide world, 54 might be "relatively young" but in a church context, a 54 year old is a spring chicken.
I had to look this up - I thought 'if he's an actor, only booked twice in his career means he was sensationally bad'. I now realise he was a footy player.
She seems to be doing well, and appears to be happy from what I see of her on the Book of Face. She has remarried, after her previous husband? fiancé? was tragically killed in an accident. Losing two loves like that must be extraordinarily horrible. I admire her courage and how she appears to be so positive!
Elsewhere, Vernon Dudley Bohay Nowell, possessor of the greatest name in showbiz, has died at 91. If you have heard of him, you are probably a fan of the Bonzo Dog Band.
Elsewhere, Vernon Dudley Bohay Nowell, possessor of the greatest name in showbiz, has died at 91. If you have heard of him, you are probably a fan of the Bonzo Dog Band.
Is that where You Know Who got the names of the male Dursleys, do we think?
The Revd. David Pytches, former South American bishop, former vicar of St Andrews, Chorleywood an early CofE charismatic and founder of New Wine died late on Tuesday evening.
🙏 for Jimmy Carter, who always seems to this Brit to be a Really Good Man, even if his presidency (through no fault of his AIUI) wasn't all that might have been desired.
🙏 for Jimmy Carter, who always seems to this Brit to be a Really Good Man, even if his presidency (through no fault of his AIUI) wasn't all that might have been desired.
I reckon he lost any chance of a second term when the Iranians took the hostages from the American embassy and he failed to get them back.
🙏 for Jimmy Carter, who always seems to this Brit to be a Really Good Man, even if his presidency (through no fault of his AIUI) wasn't all that might have been desired.
I reckon he lost any chance of a second term when the Iranians took the hostages from the American embassy and he failed to get them back.
Well, maybe. Our US Shipmates will have a better idea of it all, I guess.
🙏 for Jimmy Carter, who always seems to this Brit to be a Really Good Man, even if his presidency (through no fault of his AIUI) wasn't all that might have been desired.
I reckon he lost any chance of a second term when the Iranians took the hostages from the American embassy and he failed to get them back.
🙏 for Jimmy Carter, who always seems to this Brit to be a Really Good Man, even if his presidency (through no fault of his AIUI) wasn't all that might have been desired.
I reckon he lost any chance of a second term when the Iranians took the hostages from the American embassy and he failed to get them back.
He got punished at the ballot box for the failings of the US military in their botched rescue attempt. In the eyes of the electorate he committed the unpardonable sin of admitting that the US wasn't the best in the world, when the country as a whole was firmly in the grip of Reagan's relentless optimism. The tragedy for Carter was that all the good work to get the hostages out took place under his presidency, but Ronnie reaped the reward. The mullahs in Tehran reckoned it was worth delaying to damage Carter's electoral chances - which it did - wrongly thinking that an ex-actor in the White House would be a softer touch.
The mullahs in Tehran reckoned it was worth delaying to damage Carter's electoral chances - which it did - wrongly thinking that an ex-actor in the White House would be a softer touch.
Marty Krofft. Of Sid And Marty Krofft. Puppeteers and light-entertainment TV producers.
Remembered mostly for Puffnstuff and Lidsville, they also did a buncha variety shows like Donny And Marie. And I'm probably one of the very few people who remembers The Krofft Super Show, a Saturday morning thing featuring a segment about a talking car.
A few years back, I saw an interview with the Kroffts on YouTube, in which they discussed unsuccessfully suing McDonalds because they thought Mayor McCheese was a rip-off of Puffnstuff. Gotta say, I woulda side with McDonalds on that. Mayor McCheese looks the way he does because he's a hamburger, not because he's a copy of Puffnstuff.
A few years back, I saw an interview with the Kroffts on YouTube, in which they discussed unsuccessfully suing McDonalds because they thought Mayor McCheese was a rip-off of Puffnstuff. Gotta say, I woulda side with McDonalds on that. Mayor McCheese looks the way he does because he's a hamburger, not because he's a copy of Puffnstuff.
That lawsuit was successful. It wasn't just about Mayor McCheese but whether McDonald's "McDonaldland" ad campaigns were just an ersatz version of the setting and characters from H.R. Pufnstuff.
A few years back, I saw an interview with the Kroffts on YouTube, in which they discussed unsuccessfully suing McDonalds because they thought Mayor McCheese was a rip-off of Puffnstuff. Gotta say, I woulda side with McDonalds on that. Mayor McCheese looks the way he does because he's a hamburger, not because he's a copy of Puffnstuff.
That lawsuit was successful. It wasn't just about Mayor McCheese but whether McDonald's "McDonaldland" ad campaigns were just an ersatz version of the setting and characters from H.R. Pufnstuff.
Comments
Deepest sympathy, @Sojourner. Anna sounds like a remarkable person.
It's a tough weekend for NBC comedy actors. Richard Moll, best known for playing Bull Shannon on Night Court, has also died.
https://www.rafbf.org/news-and-stories/news/fund-pays-tribute-guinea-pig-club-members-sam-gallop-and-jan-stangryciuk-black
I watched enough of that show to know who everyone was, and one thing I appreciated was that they didn't go overboard with the Bull character. Alot of times, sitcoms elevate lovable- oddball side characters into demigods, with the audience applauding every time they come onto stage etc. But that never seemed to happen with Bull.
Sad that he died at a relatively young age.
I had to look this up - I thought 'if he's an actor, only booked twice in his career means he was sensationally bad'. I now realise he was a footy player.
(And yes, I have no clue about the sport!)
She seems to be doing well, and appears to be happy from what I see of her on the Book of Face. She has remarried, after her previous husband? fiancé? was tragically killed in an accident. Losing two loves like that must be extraordinarily horrible. I admire her courage and how she appears to be so positive!
I've split off the posts paying tribute to the late Alex Cockell into their own thread.
Thank you.
Piglet, AS host
Elsewhere, Vernon Dudley Bohay Nowell, possessor of the greatest name in showbiz, has died at 91. If you have heard of him, you are probably a fan of the Bonzo Dog Band.
Is that where You Know Who got the names of the male Dursleys, do we think?
Doublethink, Admin
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/19/joss-ackland-star-of-white-mischief-dies-at-age-95
A great lady.
RIPARIG.
What an impressive woman.
A pity they kept a dry White House…
A myth: they didn't serve spirits, but wine, beer and cider was available.
That counts as dry in some parts of the USA.
I suspect that Jimmy will now complete his last lap
That's how it was with both my grandparents
.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pytches
I'm pretty sure this is common. It always worries me for the survivor when one of a long-married couple dies.
🙏 for Jimmy Carter, who always seems to this Brit to be a Really Good Man, even if his presidency (through no fault of his AIUI) wasn't all that might have been desired.
I reckon he lost any chance of a second term when the Iranians took the hostages from the American embassy and he failed to get them back.
Well, maybe. Our US Shipmates will have a better idea of it all, I guess.
Agreed
He got punished at the ballot box for the failings of the US military in their botched rescue attempt. In the eyes of the electorate he committed the unpardonable sin of admitting that the US wasn't the best in the world, when the country as a whole was firmly in the grip of Reagan's relentless optimism. The tragedy for Carter was that all the good work to get the hostages out took place under his presidency, but Ronnie reaped the reward. The mullahs in Tehran reckoned it was worth delaying to damage Carter's electoral chances - which it did - wrongly thinking that an ex-actor in the White House would be a softer touch.
Were they wrong about that? Considering the Reagan administration's willingness to sell arms to Iran via back channels I'd say the mullahs in Tehran were right about Ron.
Remembered mostly for Puffnstuff and Lidsville, they also did a buncha variety shows like Donny And Marie. And I'm probably one of the very few people who remembers The Krofft Super Show, a Saturday morning thing featuring a segment about a talking car.
A few years back, I saw an interview with the Kroffts on YouTube, in which they discussed unsuccessfully suing McDonalds because they thought Mayor McCheese was a rip-off of Puffnstuff. Gotta say, I woulda side with McDonalds on that. Mayor McCheese looks the way he does because he's a hamburger, not because he's a copy of Puffnstuff.
That lawsuit was successful. It wasn't just about Mayor McCheese but whether McDonald's "McDonaldland" ad campaigns were just an ersatz version of the setting and characters from H.R. Pufnstuff.
Thanks.
Is this an RIP or more a "good riddance, don't let the door hit your arse on the way out"?