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Johnnie Walker - how's he doing?

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If that's looking "fine" I wouldn't want to see him looking ill.

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If you'd seen them hours before they died I think John Peel and Tommy Vance would have looked better than Walker does in his picture. Then again, ever since his first cancer scare he's looked thin and drawn. He did almost die so it's understandable. Not aware that he's in immediate danger at the moment.

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Johnny Walker was doing fine when he introduced John Otway at the London Palladium a couple of years ago.

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Tiggy Walker gave an update and a pic of him on Twitter earlier. Not too much of a cause for concern; he's back in March and doesn't look overly fucked out.

 

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Meanwhile the Johnny Walker that means the most to me, died earlier this week aged 90. Captain of Reading football club for ages. 

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2 minutes ago, redrumours said:

I was listening to that and Johnnie Walker was joking about croaking live on air or summat.

An excellent time to post this to Walker's thread.

 

And also to campaign for the thread title to be corrected from Johnny to Johnnie. ;)

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1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

An excellent time to post this to Walker's thread.

 

And also to campaign for the thread title to be corrected from Johnny to Johnnie. ;)

No need to start a mass campaign for it.  Sorted. 

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1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said:

Tried to listen to Sound of the Seventies yesterday. Johnny Walker sounded terrible coming from his home. At first I put it down to the acoustics out of the studio but his wife Tiggy sounded quite bright.

 

For future (though not too far distant) consideration

I'm slowly edging towards him being on my Poker Tourney team.

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So, he's on Pointless Celebrities later if anyone has the energy to watch.

 

Mind you I never know what is a repeat and what is new with that programme now.

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16 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

So, he's on Pointless Celebrities later if anyone has the energy to watch.

 

Mind you I never know what is a repeat and what is new with that programme now.

 

It's a new one, apparently.

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Looked in fairly good nick tbh, given his prior health issues.

 

 

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Looks to have put on a bit of weight compared to the photo up page which may not be a bad thing I suppose 

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Quite the interview on Jeremy Vine. Severely ill, but more concerned for carers and his wife. Worth a listen, he's very breathless with lung disease. Sounds pretty sad and he won't ever leave home alive again. 

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4 hours ago, Toast said:

 

Wife seems more concerned about herself than him.

She was talking about carers week mate. Cut some slack. 

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He has idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis that is getting progressively worse:

https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/national/24389992.johnnie-walker-stopped-sounds-70s-probably-die-sooner/

 

He uses an oxygen machine and occasionally panics but is without pain.

 

His wife says that he could live for six more months, and the thought terrifies her (?!).

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Begs the question how on earth is Sonny Rollins still alive??

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On 10/06/2024 at 14:13, Toast said:

Wife seems more concerned about herself than him.

 

On 10/06/2024 at 18:59, Philheybrookbay1 said:

She was talking about carers week mate. Cut some slack. 

 

56 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

His wife says that he could live for six more months, and the thought terrifies her (?!).

 

OK.

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1 hour ago, Steve said:

How on Earth is Sonny Rollins still alive??

Because he's on the 2024 DeathList

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Retiring at the end of the Month due to his health issues. 

Bob Harris taking over. 

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