Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted October 4, 2005 R.I.P Ronnie, goodbye from me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted October 4, 2005 x R.I.P Ronnie and its goodbye from me! u were a great actor and a real credit 2 the tv industry x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Oliver Jones Posted October 4, 2005 It hurts when Ronnie Barker makes me laugh so much especially in Open All Hours and Porridge-and it hurts to know that he has died. Ronnie Barker has to have been the best man in the comedy business-the world will be a big loss without him - but let us remember the good he has done for us by watching his DVD/Video's and remembering how clever he was especially by using his mouth-b..b...b...bye bye Ronnie.....B...b....b....Woof....er..... Thoughts go out to those who really know him from the heart. Oliver Jones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted October 4, 2005 More importantly, he was a point for me on DDP! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest anastaciafan Posted October 4, 2005 personally i love the rhyming vicar and arkwright its a sad day theres not many like him anymore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunjaman5000 30 Posted October 4, 2005 Very sad. Like Morecambe and Wise, the funny one's gone first. Griff Rhys-Jones, Gareth Hale and Bob Mortimer must be feeling good about themselves now though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted October 4, 2005 Does anyone know if Ronnie Barker's dead yet? Ronnie Barker died today 05 Oct 2005 Sorry the date was wrong Ronnie Barker died today Tuesday 04 October 2005 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted October 4, 2005 Actually he died on 3rd October, but lets not split hairs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest R.I.P. Ronnie Posted October 4, 2005 Just wanted to come on and say how sad I am feeling right now. I've seen not that many of his shows, but he is definitely a genius. They say that he is up with the best of them, I believe he was and still is in a league of his own. Goodnight Ronnie You are greatly missed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millwall32 114 Posted October 4, 2005 YES Good to see him back after many years out of the limelight. Struggles to deliver his lines on The Two Ronnies these days though. DWB When he passes on, will the show be known as "The Ronnie"? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Was the last Baker related post until this morning. Let's cut through the obit stuff and relate this back to DL (although great comic actor and all that). As I recall he originally retired due to heart trouble ,hence Harry Enfeild/Loadsamoney's joke that you should feel free to go into his shop, shout "BOOO" at the top of your voice, watch him go into cardiac arrest and say "That pacemaker must be an antique. I'll give you £50 quid for it" ,way back in the late 80's. He kept on coming back to accept awards and was in at least one straight to video film with Maggie Smith. In fact he has been on TV at least twice a year for the last 10 years or so talking about the fact that he was retired. All the time looking surprisingly healthy. So the issue of his health has waxed and wained for years. It would have been a good outside bet to have him on the DL but there was no way of being assured that he would peg it so in terms of percentages we have done well to leave him off. Anyone care to disagree? Just wanted to reiterate- Ronnie may have been a sad loss (to whatever extent a 76 year old who has probably acheived all he wishes in life can be regarded as a loss) but he was not a great miss for DL. And surely, given the ,ahem, unique perspective we have in this forum THAT is the point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goonish Grin 0 Posted October 4, 2005 Apparantly Ricky Tomlinson paid tribute to him today by comparing him with Ken Dodd. Ken Dodd is not the first person I would have compared him with. Perhaps it's because he worked with a diddy man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millwall32 114 Posted October 4, 2005 Apparantly Ricky Tomlinson paid tribute to him today by comparing him with Ken Dodd. Ken Dodd is not the first person I would have compared him with. Perhaps it's because he worked with a diddy man! Yes, but will Doddy Directly Die a Dreadful Death? For then he too would be relevant to this 'ere forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadornot 12 Posted October 4, 2005 No, very much alive. No very much adead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy 21 Posted October 4, 2005 Apparantly Ricky Tomlinson paid tribute to him today by comparing him with Ken Dodd. Ken Dodd is not the first person I would have compared him with. Perhaps it's because he worked with a diddy man! Perhaps Ricky is alluding to some tax evasion scheme that never made the papers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted October 4, 2005 Barker's death seems to have attracted quite a few guests to deathlist. Just out of interest, what was the most users in at any one time today. At around five o'clock I recorded 99, only 7 were members. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomchanter 2 Posted October 4, 2005 I just heard a classic quote on sky news..."Its a bit like losing Eric Morcambe again"....pass the sic bag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomchanter 2 Posted October 4, 2005 By the way are any of the Goons still breathing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Pestilence III 6 Posted October 4, 2005 Nope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomchanter 2 Posted October 4, 2005 I just saw David Jacobs in a perecorded tribute, god he looked old.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted October 4, 2005 By the way are any of the Goons still breathing? Nope, they are all gone. Milligan, Sellers, Secombe, Bentine, Geldray, Ellington, Greenslade, the lot. The only survivor is Wally Stott the bandleader who is now a woman and calls herself Angela Morley. A leading session musician of the day told me the story of the first day Angela turned up after the op to conduct the band as a woman. As she raised the baton to start conducting, one of the musicians interrupted: "Excuse me, Angela." "Yes?" "I suppose a shag's out of the question?" You had to be there, I suppose. Oh, and George Chisholm may or may not still be alive. I don't know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Crossed 33 Posted October 4, 2005 I just saw David Jacobs in a perecorded tribute, god he looked old.... David Jason? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomchanter 2 Posted October 4, 2005 I wonder if Ronnie had a prerecorded tribute to David? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted October 4, 2005 Unfortunately, he died today. Duh..... no S**t, really? What has everyone else been writing about then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomchanter 2 Posted October 4, 2005 It was not long ago I was watching a rerun of "open all hours" and I thought to myself what a load of sh**e . Perhaps other members have had a similar experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomchanter 2 Posted October 4, 2005 Maybe some good will come out of all this tradegy, Ronnie Corbet could pair up with Ernie Wise in a "comedy" duo and do a saturday night special with Cannon and Ball (star guest Bruce Foprsyth) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
