Sean 6,267 Posted June 12, 2020 I think he looks a lot older than he did when I last saw him on TV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted June 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Sean said: I think he looks a lot older than he did when I last saw him on TV. Well if the last time you saw him on TV was ten years ago then he’s probably about ten years older. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
runebomme 377 Posted June 12, 2020 there are ways which some may consider to be unnatural https://www.spirehealthcare.com/treatments/cosmetic-surgery/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,890 Posted August 21, 2020 Doreen Davies, executive producer at Radio 1, reported dead by Tony: Rather too involved with the Savile scandal, gawd bless her. Here's a clip of her discussing the confrontation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-35655462 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
When the Sun Goes Down 0 Posted August 22, 2020 19 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Doreen Davies, executive producer at Radio 1, reported dead by Tony: Rather too involved with the Savile scandal, gawd bless her. Here's a clip of her discussing the confrontation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-35655462 Rather too involved indeed, borderline covering up... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,548 Posted November 16, 2021 Evening drop pickers, Tony Blackburn spotted in the wild this evening. Looks better than he sounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,382 Posted November 16, 2021 Always found him to be absolutely insufferable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,215 Posted November 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, time said: Evening drop pickers, Tony Blackburn spotted in the wild this evening. Looks better than he sounds. I hate it when you come onto the forum and find an up to date post about somebody that you like. You begin thinking 'Noooooooo, they are dead!!!!!!!!! Thank fuck the bewigged legend is still going strong. I am hoping he does a Brian Matthew and keeps on working into his late 80's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,215 Posted November 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Always found him to be absolutely insufferable. Noooo!!!!! He is brilliant!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,491 Posted November 16, 2021 46 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Noooo!!!!! He is brilliant!!!! He is quite good at what he does. It really depends on whether you like what he does. I much prefer pick of the pops now that Paul Gambachini presents it because he has more musical authority but they still try to put Blackburnesque quips in that fall totally flat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,215 Posted November 16, 2021 16 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: He is quite good at what he does. It really depends on whether you like what he does. I much prefer pick of the pops now that Paul Gambachini presents it because he has more musical authority but they still try to put Blackburnesque quips in that fall totally flat Yes he can be a knob, his jokes are puerile and he is seen as a bit of a twat but he is head and shoulders above the utter dross there was back in the day and now. His musical knowledge of the greatest ( IMHO) decade in modern music is second to none and he was never too big for his boots to take on Junior Choice where a generation of kids got entertained and were made to feel important by him. He was, is and always will be what he set out to be, a DJ, playing the tunes and talking to the folks listening in. Nah, he was no John Peel or Whispering Bob but millions of us would rather read a tabloid than a broadsheet. Amen. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,909 Posted March 11, 2023 Misses shows because of a nasty virus: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/tony-blackburn-misses-radio-shows-26448646 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,422 Posted April 15, 2023 Cancels radio show and live appearances because of a persistent chest infection. Related to the 'nasty virus' in the post above perhaps? He doesn't strike me as someone that will reach nonagenarian status. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,548 Posted May 3, 2023 Tony Blackburn discharged after three weeks in hospital, no doubt related to the above chest infection. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,491 Posted May 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, time said: Tony Blackburn discharged after three weeks in hospital, no doubt related to the above chest infection. Listened to a bit of Sounds of the Sixties on Saturday with Johnny Walker filling in. He was all over the place getting things wrong, getting confused. It was quite chaotic. He and Tony may be in a race to the finish line. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,459 Posted May 3, 2023 Would be nice for Blackburn to hold out until January, feels very DL-y as a name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,491 Posted May 3, 2023 14 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Would be nice for Blackburn to hold out until January, feels very DL-y as a name. I am getting Brian Mathew vibes about this. If he is back on the radio by the summer then I think we should forget him for a couple of years but if he has not returned to broadcast then I think he would be an interesting contender Allegedly the DJ referred to in Panic...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,679 Posted May 3, 2023 On 15/04/2023 at 20:15, Perhaps said: Cancels radio show and live appearances because of a persistent chest infection. Related to the 'nasty virus' in the post above perhaps? He doesn't strike me as someone that will reach nonagenarian status. Presumably, one could call Rolf Harris a noncegenarian? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 864 Posted May 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said: I am getting Brian Mathew vibes about this. If he is back on the radio by the summer then I think we should forget him for a couple of years but if he has not returned to broadcast then I think he would be an interesting contender Allegedly the DJ referred to in Panic...... Nnnyyyaaa, it was Savile all day long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,584 Posted May 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: I am getting Brian Mathew vibes about this. If he is back on the radio by the summer then I think we should forget him for a couple of years but if he has not returned to broadcast then I think he would be an interesting contender Allegedly the DJ referred to in Panic...... As in "the music that they constantly play, it says nothing to me about my life...hang the DJ etc.." ? It also rips half the melody line - against a G - Em progression that repeats throughout the song - from Metal Guru by T.Rex. But it's still a classic 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,348 Posted May 3, 2023 8 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Allegedly the DJ referred to in Panic...... I thought this was Steve Wright? Written after playing something cheery and poppy after a news report breaking the Chernobyl disaster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,491 Posted May 4, 2023 5 hours ago, TQR said: I thought this was Steve Wright? Written after playing something cheery and poppy after a news report breaking the Chernobyl disaster. I vaguely remember reading that he and Morrissey were on the same team on Pop Quiz and Blackburn's constant inane chatter totally put Morrissey off. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 864 Posted May 4, 2023 9 hours ago, TQR said: I thought this was Steve Wright? Written after playing something cheery and poppy after a news report breaking the Chernobyl disaster. I'm Your Man by Wham! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SovietJohnny 93 Posted May 5, 2023 On 03/05/2023 at 14:41, Bibliogryphon said: Listened to a bit of Sounds of the Sixties on Saturday with Johnny Walker filling in. He was all over the place getting things wrong, getting confused. It was quite chaotic. He and Tony may be in a race to the finish line. In the accompanying photo’ he does not look too chipper. I guess for someone with chest issues the initials TB are somewhat appropriate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SovietJohnny 93 Posted May 5, 2023 On 16/11/2021 at 20:54, Bibliogryphon said: He is quite good at what he does. It really depends on whether you like what he does. I much prefer pick of the pops now that Paul Gambachini presents it because he has more musical authority but they still try to put Blackburnesque quips in that fall totally flat The guy ruined POTP….kept taking over records telling us about the bloody weather in London. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites