Phantom

He'll linger on for a few months still, the doctors will rally round to ensure he doesn't go to soon

Liz Taylor's dog could sign it

Queenie How recently was that information released?

Who said anything about studying? oh heck! my monitor screen has fogged up again

That is strange, I wonder what made him vanish like that

I wouldn't have any idea, I don't follow football, the last football match I saw was when Chelsea beat Stuttgart 1-0 in the final of the European Cup Winner Cup. That must have been 7-8 years ago now. I didn't have to pay for the ticket either, I only got in as I was on holiday in Stockholm and one guy had a spare ticket as his friend got arrested the night before during a punch-up at a local bar.

I vaguely recall Mick McCarthy, isn't he manager of Sunderland now? I remember meeting Frank McLintock at a charity match. oh one highlight I had was taking a penalty against Peter "The Cat" Bonetti

Hehehehe I like that

Has Jack Charlton retired or has he moved on to another team?

We are enjoying life, and a fun part of that is trying to predict when celebrities die. It's no different from betting on a horse race to see which horse will cross the finish line first

he's 73 in a couple of weeks and I've heard he's accepted another managerial post, but I can't remember who it's with

Linda I think you'll find "From my cold dead hands" was from his speech when he was running for chairman of the NRA (National Rifle Association) at the NRA's 130th convention in Kansas City in 2001 The clip of the convention speech was simply rescreened on Bowling for Columbine he didn't say those words especially for that documentary

Actually Dylan started off in the 50s playing piano for Bobby Vee and also Harmonica for Harry Belafonte. It was his interest in human rights and his ability to write lyrics that drew the hypocrisy of these cases into the public eye. The Ballad of Hollis Brown made people realise that people were starving in South Dakota and not making enough money to feed their own families. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll a powerful song about a law abiding black woman who was killed by a wealthy businessman high up on the social ladder who was given just 6 months imprisonment Only a Pawn in Their Game The story of civil rights activist Medgar Evers who was shot and killed by a member of the "White Citizens' Council" Byron De La Beckwith Hurricane The story of middleweight boxer Rubin Carter, falsely imprisoned for a triple murder I would suggest that if you can't bear to listen to Dylan's voice, take a moment out to read the lyrics. I think you'll find that they are far from childish

Music like everything is purely down to taste. There are some areas in Dylan's career that are best left well alone and not talked about. Take for example the latter half of the 80's shortly before he polished off the 80's in style by releasing the album "Oh Mercy" when he co-starred in the movie "Hearts of Fire" with Fiona Flanagan & Rupert Everett. The first half of the 90s when he released the rather lame album Under The Red Sky lyrics like "wiggle wiggle like a bowl of soup" are not by any means genius standard. Whereas in other areas he has totally excelled himself. Albums such as:- Bringing it all back home Highway 61 Revisited Blonde on Blonde Desire Blood on The Tracks Infidels Empire Burlesque Knocked Out Loaded Oh Mercy Time Out of Mind They have all been hailed by fans and music critics as some of the best albums ever released. Like all artists it's impossible to like everything that they release onto vinyl / cd Yes Dylan has a voice that is if I could quote the words of David Bowie "like sandpaper and glue" but if you listen to him over the years, his voice changes a lot although you can still tell that it's Dylan. Apart from The Beatles, he is the most covered artist and extremely influential of bands and solo artists over the years.

f****n' Hell!! It's Fred Titmus

Filix Silla will be 70 next January 11th

For a moment there I thought Al Lewis had died.

How about Keith Harris & Orville for 2007?

anyone got any info on Nosher Powell? all I can find out is that he's 78 this year. Not sure what state of health he's in though

Sounds like a good thread to start up. DLer's brushes with fame.

Queenie, I wouldn't dream of it still it could have been worse... you could have called her old too

I know Liz Taylor is past her prime, but it's not nice to call her a dog

I don't know much about Sir Peter Maxwell, but started reading his site after Boudicca mentioned it. Is this guy really for real?

I would say we can only live in hope

There doesn't seem to be much information about him apart from he recently appeared in a movie called "Fellini's Donut" Not sure how much of a role he had The again he played the baker in the movie so perhaps that should be roll