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I don't know who Irving Kristol was either, but Bruno's posts have given me a laugh if nothing else.

Pining for the fjords?

September 18 1970 Former Monkees Support Act, Jimi Hendrix

I preferred him as a bear

As did Maria Callas (though somewhat older and involving fewer girlfriends, trees and cars)

Never mind that sh*t, he was the writer of possibly the greatest British TV series ever, Edge of Darkness... He did, but I think The Italian Job is much more widely known, and I haven't ever seen Edge of Darkness. I was working abroad in 1985 when it was first aired. Presumably its been repeated since but it has passed me by. I see from Wikipedia that there's a remake due out next year starring Mel Gibson. I'm more inclined to seek out the original on DVD (as soon as I finish the Prime Suspect box set). You can download the original from here Thanks, but with the speed of my connection, it'll be just as quick waiting for the post! Besides, it'll be just like Christmas.

Never mind that sh*t, he was the writer of possibly the greatest British TV series ever, Edge of Darkness... He did, but I think The Italian Job is much more widely known, and I haven't ever seen Edge of Darkness. I was working abroad in 1985 when it was first aired. Presumably its been repeated since but it has passed me by. I see from Wikipedia that there's a remake due out next year starring Mel Gibson. I'm more inclined to seek out the original on DVD (as soon as I finish the Prime Suspect box set). Do so, it's brilliant. Complex and at times weird, but brilliant nonetheless.. BTW I wasn't knocking The Italian Job, merely using Olsen Johnson's phrase from Blazing Saddles to emphasise the importance of EOD... I've ordered EOD and expect it to come dropping through my letterbox within the next couple of days. I'll let you know what I think once I've watched it (around christmas probably).

Foot (I refer the honourable members to the answer I gave some moments ago).

Never mind that sh*t, he was the writer of possibly the greatest British TV series ever, Edge of Darkness... He did, but I think The Italian Job is much more widely known, and I haven't ever seen Edge of Darkness. I was working abroad in 1985 when it was first aired. Presumably its been repeated since but it has passed me by. I see from Wikipedia that there's a remake due out next year starring Mel Gibson. I'm more inclined to seek out the original on DVD (as soon as I finish the Prime Suspect box set).

Troy Kennedy Martin The Italian Job screen writer (amongst many other credits) has also died today. A bit of a blow for the Ditchling Film Society, as they were hoping he'd attend a special 40th anniversary screening of the film.

Keith Floyd news

UK's King of Drummers Bobby Graham dies from stomach cancer at 69. It really got him.

Steve's back out in public Bloomberg Report & Pictures

I'm moving to Oz... they use 0-0-0, or as an alternative, Facebook.

Australian actor Ray Barrett has died aged 82. Not the most familiar name but he's done loads of work in UK TV, from voicing Thunderbirds and Stingray to appearances in Colditz, Dixon of Dock Green and The Saint, amongst others. IMDB

I suspect that the question was directed at our antipodean members and was supposed to read 'Am I complete, cobber?', but with the dyslexia kicking in, it all came out wrong.

He's thick....of course he'll take things slowly! However, I expect him to hit the clubs on release and bag another slapper straight away. Meanwhile, barely 6 months after St Jade's demise, Tweed remanded over rape charge.

Perhaps all will become clear if I explain that the late Mr Waterhouse was founder and Life President of AAAA - The Association for the Annihilation of the Aberrant Apostrophe, hence he devoted a good many columns highlighting the idiocy of the "Greengrocer's apostrophe" - Orange's and Apple's rather than Oranges and Apples - and its derivatives, thus I though it appropriate he receive "flower's" rather than "flowers". Google 'Waterhouse AAAA' for many examples of his fine work.

Hibs John 'Jock' Buchanan, scorer of the first European Cup goal on British soil, has died after a long illness, aged 74.

That's a shame, he wrote some very funny stuff (if not recently). The first book I remember making me laugh out loud was "Billy Liar". Shame he turned into a right-wing old bore, but then they all do in the end... I think it might have been some kind of illness because he wrote his last article for the Daily Maul a few weeks ago and it was promoted as such. I must send some flower's to his funeral!

In a bad year for notable dogs, Scooter, perhaps the world's smallest dog, has died following stomach ulcers caused by medication given following a broken leg.

Edvard Grieg died 102 years ago today, which seems as good a reason as any to play this performance by Mr. Andrew Preview.

You did better than me. I got 17. Could have kicked myself over some of the answers I missed!

Frank Capra died this day in 1991 But he'd had A Wonderful Life

Parole hearing today