RIP thread

[Arthur Crabtree]

It was Al. But Frankie had four no1s.

[Durhamfootman]

quickly followed by Dabney Coleman, 92

I wasn't a fan of Tootsie, but I enjoyed 9-5..... which I saw again quite recently

[GarlicJam]

Frank Ifield, 86, peacefully

before my time, really. I knew the name; didn't realise he was an Aussie, albeit born in the UK

huh

I didn't know that 1. until recently he was alive, and 2. he was born in the UK. He was someone that I basically only heard of through my mum. Very, very rarely on the radio.
I think he was most famous here because he was the first from Aus to make it big in the UK.

He yodelled, didn't he? That'd be enough for him to get sent out of the country.

[Durhamfootman]

yes. I vaguely remember the yodelling vibe

for some reason I have always had it in my head that he sang runaway.... but of course that was Del Shannon

[GarlicJam]

Frank Ifield, 86, peacefully

before my time, really. I knew the name; didn't realise he was an Aussie, albeit born in the UK

albeit from Australian parents, I hear.

[Durhamfootman]

indeed

[Durhamfootman]

David Wilkie, 70, cancer

[Arthur Crabtree]

Never watched BFTBlackstuff, but quite moving to read about Bernard Hill's performance and character in the obituaries.

This is on BBC4 next week.

[sussexpob]

I lost a close childhood friend this week. Early 40s..... marathon runner, never drunk much.... sudden and fatal liver failure.

Life is cruel

[Arthur Crabtree]

Commiserations. And such a young age.

[Durhamfootman]

I lost a close childhood friend this week. Early 40s..... marathon runner, never drunk much.... sudden and fatal liver failure.

Life is cruel

Indeed it is

[bigfluffylemon]

I lost a close childhood friend this week. Early 40s..... marathon runner, never drunk much.... sudden and fatal liver failure.

Life is cruel

My condolences.

[Durhamfootman]

Richard M Sherman, 95

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

[Arthur Crabtree]

I Wanna Be Like You-oo-oo.

[Durhamfootman]

I'm very old school when it comes to Disney songs. The Sherman brothers wrote terrific songs for Disney, songs that had everyone singing them on the way out. Now my kids and grandkids and even Mrs DF really like the modern Disney trend of self affirming power ballads, but I can't stand them... at all. Maybe it's a bloke thing and I simply don't feel the need for self affirming anything, but they're as dull as ditchwater. One of the many enormous disappointments of the Poppins remake was the truly forgettable songwriting.... awful

The cold never bothered me anyway?

my @rse!