Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted February 24, 2013 Tweeted about 6 hours ago, Reuters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 25, 2013 Randy Runyon. Chucko the clown wont be chuckling any more. No self respecting parent would let their kids anywhere near a clown called Randy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,200 Posted February 25, 2013 Tweeted about 6 hours ago, Reuters. Well and truly whooshed there, PB 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,616 Posted February 25, 2013 Sir Denis Forman, former chairman of Granada TV has died aged 95. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted February 25, 2013 Sir Denis Forman, former chairman of Granada TV has died aged 95. A hit for Moribund Krakatoa's Playhour... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,616 Posted February 25, 2013 Sir Denis Forman, former chairman of Granada TV has died aged 95. A hit for Moribund Krakatoa's Playhour... Are you sure s/he doesn't mean this Denis Foreman? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted February 25, 2013 Sir Denis Forman, former chairman of Granada TV has died aged 95. A hit for Moribund Krakatoa's Playhour... Are you sure s/he doesn't mean this Denis Foreman? Nah, because he said on the email it was the Granada TV executive. Name will be adjusted to suit in the next update, which will be in the next few hours... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 224 Posted February 25, 2013 Former U.S. Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop, has died. I wonder if he had his Life Alert? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted February 25, 2013 Former U.S. Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop, has died. I wonder if he had his Life Alert? I'll miss his funky beard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 26, 2013 Former U.S. Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop, has died. I wonder if he had his Life Alert? Confirmed http://ktla.com/2013/02/25/former-surgeon-general-c-everett-koop-dies-at-96/#axzz2LxcXIktB and only 2 fays after I read of the Ali G curse as proposed by Ulitzer I see a pattern developing here... Ali G interviewed Andy Rooney (died Nov 2011), Gore Vidal (died 2012), Bhodes Royson (died 2012) and Buzz Aldrin (who he spoke to about Neil Armstrong, died 2012). Tony Benn, C. Everett Koop, Buzz Aldrin, Donald Trump, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Pat Bucanan, Noam Chomsky, Al-Fayed, Stansfield Turner and Sam Donaldson were all interviewed by Cohen as Ali G as well... interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadEgg 38 Posted February 27, 2013 Today programme on BBC Radio Four just reported Derek Batey dead. So do we: a) Scour youtube for a fitting tribute. Shrug our shoulders, collate a few dead pool points and move on. c) Discuss how many other game show hosts of that era continue to breathe? Belated RIP to Derek Batey,on our list at work,our 3rd this year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted February 27, 2013 Marie-Claire Alain The night horn has sounded for the renowned French organist at the age of 86. She recorded the complete organ works of J S Bach no less than 3 times and also championed the work of her older brother, the composer Jehan Alain, who was a casualty of WWII. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 224 Posted February 27, 2013 Van Cliburn. Please move this if better somewhere else. http://t.co/b1aug7R4gi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 27, 2013 Van Cliburn. Please move this if better somewhere else. http://t.co/b1aug7R4gi Biggest death of the year so far I'd say. One of the modern greats. Amazed he's never been on the list! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,616 Posted February 27, 2013 Van Cliburn. Please move this if better somewhere else. http://t.co/b1aug7R4gi Biggest death of the year so far I'd say. One of the modern greats. Amazed he's never been on the list! To be honest, I'd never heard of him before the start of the year when his name appeared on lots of lists. Maybe the committee hadn't either. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted February 27, 2013 Van Cliburn. Please move this if better somewhere else. http://t.co/b1aug7R4gi Bugger he was on my longlist, but failed to make it on to my final list due to me picking two themed teams in the end Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted February 27, 2013 Crazy, I had a dream where Cliburn died last night... Mickey Rooney and Jack Pardee also died in said dream and there was convo on DL about how Jaruzelski was now the last alive from DL98. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted February 27, 2013 Van Cliburn. Please move this if better somewhere else. http://t.co/b1aug7R4gi Biggest death of the year so far I'd say. One of the modern greats. Amazed he's never been on the list! To be honest, I'd never heard of him before the start of the year when his name appeared on lots of lists. Maybe the committee hadn't either. I never did either until shortling team for last year, he must be pretty big had bbc obit instantly. http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-21607436 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 27, 2013 He was the musical equivalent of Alexander Solzhenitysn. Helped break down the cold war barrier.Can't believe som e of you havent heard of him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 27, 2013 This is how big he was http://www.google.co...r=English&hl=en ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,616 Posted February 27, 2013 He was the musical equivalent of Alexander Solzhenitysn. Helped break down the cold war barrier.Can't believe som e of you havent heard of him! Really? He was a dissident? Political prisoner? Exile? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,534 Posted February 27, 2013 I think he was the American Richard Stilgoe. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted February 27, 2013 He was the musical equivalent of Alexander Solzhenitysn. Helped break down the cold war barrier.Can't believe som e of you havent heard of him! Really? He was a dissident? Political prisoner? Exile? Anti-Semite? Wife-beater? Back to Van Cliburn, I thought the name sounded familiar and wondered why but it's probably due to Derby Dead Pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted February 28, 2013 I think in terms of drawing parallels with Cliburn I'd call him the music equivalent of the Miracle on Ice US hockey team rather than of Solzhenitsyn. Both Cliburn and the hockey team were in competitions where the Soviets very much had the upper hand but both defied the odds and prevailed over the Soviets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,616 Posted February 28, 2013 I think in terms of drawing parallels with Cliburn I'd call him the music equivalent of the Miracle on Ice US hockey team rather than of Solzhenitsyn. Both Cliburn and the hockey team were in competitions where the Soviets very much had the upper hand but both defied the odds and prevailed over the Soviets. That makes much more sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
