msc 18,230 Posted June 20, 2017 Oh right, I was thinking: what did Sandy Gall do to the Yanks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,162 Posted June 20, 2017 28 minutes ago, msc said: Oh right, I was thinking: what did Sandy Gall do to the Yanks? Nothing: hence why Yanks think he's a boring pick. Anyone? No? (I'll grab my coat...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,437 Posted June 21, 2017 On 20/06/2017 at 16:28, Zsa Zsa's leg said: I have to disagree. He is well known and considered a villain in the U.S. And he remains a well informed critic of U.S. policy: https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2012/jan/29/sandy-gall-afghanistan-interview-charity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 820 Posted June 22, 2017 2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: And he remains a well informed critic of U.S. policy: https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2012/jan/29/sandy-gall-afghanistan-interview-charity No, I was talking about David Rockefeller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,437 Posted June 22, 2017 12 hours ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: No, I was talking about David Rockefeller. Sorry, but - either way - reports of the dullness of this thread are a little unfair. Sandy's more yer thinker's dead pool wank fodder, or summat 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,752 Posted June 22, 2017 My opinion: It's OK to judge a pick as dull if there is rarely any news or information on that person. It's not OK to judge a pick as dull just because you have no knowledge of that person. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,168 Posted June 22, 2017 I didn`t have much knowledge of himwhen I first saw him on the list although the name sounded familiar.Google is a great tool for that problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,230 Posted June 22, 2017 I didn't know much about Pirsig, but I had vaguely heard of his book and I have since read it. Whereas Gall is fairly known (and respected?) in this part of the world. Certainly he passes the "my mum's heard of him" test. Perhaps he's a bit healthy for a spot on the list - I dunno - but hes fairly traditional Deathlist stock. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,350 Posted June 22, 2017 You'd have thought Gall might be an outside punt for a knighthood if he stays alive for the next few years, tbh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,437 Posted June 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said: You'd have thought Gall might be an outside punt for a knighthood if he stays alive for the next few years, tbh. He wouldn't be the first Sir Sandy Fairly sure Sir Sandy Bruce Lockhart (sometime head honcho of Kent County Council) got one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,286 Posted October 1, 2017 Many Happy Returns 90 years old today! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Is Beautiful 714 Posted October 1, 2017 His (?) exhilirating life continues... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,230 Posted October 1, 2017 Not only did he present the evening news when Alastair Burnet let anyone get a word in, Sandy Gall was also a frontline war correspondent for 50 years, covering everything from Vietnam to Iraq, and was one of the few Western journalists at various warzones like the Six Day war, for example. As a roving reporter earlier in his life, he covered the Mau Mau Rising (ie helped expose the British atrocities, and Suez, among many others. He also got arrested in Uganda for trying to uncover Idi Amin's crimes, is one of the foremost living authorities on Afghanistan (saying he respects the countries ability to repel any invasion), and made a number of interesting documentaries, not only on his exploits and charity work but also figures like the guy from Born Free. He also did a lot of charity work to raise money for people disabled in Afghanistan by bombs (all of them, be they Russian, Taliban or Western sent...), is a extensive whisky drinking Scot, and claims that live TV is actually scarier than facing live bullets on the ground. Also you know what he did after escaping a secret police camp in Uganda, after 3 days of being threatened with death? Reported on it immediately to the outside world, while still in Uganda. Dude's about as amazing as a war correspondent can be. That people on here don't know about him is their own fault and not his. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,437 Posted October 1, 2017 1 hour ago, msc said: Not only did he present the evening news when Alastair Burnet let anyone get a word in, Sandy Gall was also a frontline war correspondent for 50 years, covering everything from Vietnam to Iraq, and was one of the few Western journalists at various warzones like the Six Day war, for example. As a roving reporter earlier in his life, he covered the Mau Mau Rising (ie helped expose the British atrocities, and Suez, among many others. He also got arrested in Uganda for trying to uncover Idi Amin's crimes, is one of the foremost living authorities on Afghanistan (saying he respects the countries ability to repel any invasion), and made a number of interesting documentaries, not only on his exploits and charity work but also figures like the guy from Born Free. He also did a lot of charity work to raise money for people disabled in Afghanistan by bombs (all of them, be they Russian, Taliban or Western sent...), is a extensive whisky drinking Scot, and claims that live TV is actually scarier than facing live bullets on the ground. Also you know what he did after escaping a secret police camp in Uganda, after 3 days of being threatened with death? Reported on it immediately to the outside world, while still in Uganda. Dude's about as amazing as a war correspondent can be. That people on here don't know about him is their own fault and not his. Yeah but... He's never even met Katie Price or the Kardashians. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,945 Posted October 2, 2017 18 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Yeah but... He's never even met Katie Price or the Kardashians. Has he ever met Chance The Rapper or Posh Spice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,307 Posted October 2, 2017 My favourite Sandy Gall story is that the producer of the News at Ten used to summon Reginald Bosanquet to his office at about 9pm every night and make him walk along a line he had marked out on the floor. If he was unable to walk the line the producer would yell Send for Sandy Gall. Which may explain while we are still discussing Sandy Gall, 30 years after Reggie was pushing up the daisies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Is Beautiful 714 Posted October 2, 2017 18 hours ago, CaptainChorizo said: Has he ever met Chance The Rapper or Posh Spice maryportfuncity and CaptainChorizzo, I love how you are trying to make me look like a shallow Millenial Yank (I'm 27 btw!!) even though I had to Google half the names you thought kids like (Chance the Rapper and Katie Price) to know who they were. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,945 Posted October 2, 2017 Chance is one the greatest songwriters in the game today,like Trix cereal his music isn't just for kids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted October 2, 2017 2 hours ago, CaptainChorizo said: ,like Trix cereal his music isn't just for kids. Most music isn't just for kids, except for The Wiggles and their contemporaries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,880 Posted October 2, 2017 10 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: My favourite Sandy Gall story is that the producer of the News at Ten used to summon Reginald Bosanquet to his office at about 9pm every night and make him walk along a line he had marked out on the floor. If he was unable to walk the line the producer would yell Send for Sandy Gall. Which may explain while we are still discussing Sandy Gall, 30 years after Reggie was pushing up the daisies. I always thought Mr Gall also had alcohol issues? Am I confusing him Bosanquet? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,230 Posted October 2, 2017 27 minutes ago, Handrejka said: I always thought Mr Gall also had alcohol issues? Am I confusing him Bosanquet? Gall is a recurring drinker, yes, but Bosanquet was frequently overwrought...as a newt. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMac 98 Posted October 22, 2017 Dear Reggie was affectionately known as “Reggie Beaujolais” in Private Eye ..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,768 Posted October 22, 2017 On 02/10/2017 at 19:16, FixedBusiness said: Most music isn't just for kids, except for The Wiggles and their contemporaries Fruit salad, yummy yummy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,187 Posted October 22, 2017 When I was a boy I used to think that Sandy Gall had one of those faces that had been partially melted in a fire or summat. I was obviously wrong though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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