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ColinB Guest
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:12 am Post subject: Comedian Eric Sykes dies, aged 89 |
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Another highly-talented entertainer graduates to the great entertainment show in the sky. I was genuinely quite saddened to read this...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18704263 |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Another comedian leaves us. RIP |
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ruddlescat
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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He was one of the world's greatest funnyman going right back to his days of writing for The Goons through his wonderful 60's and 70's TV series and really pretty much right up to the end
A man with a razor sharp wit and I for one will miss him greatly _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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FleetingEileenM
Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5789 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, agree with all that has been said. I just had to look at him to feel a smile coming on. There are some great stories about when he and Spike shared an office. |
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becky sharp
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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This news saddened me greatly when I heard it today...many times we hear it said of people that we won't see their like again and in Eric Sykes's case this is very true.He was a uniquely talented man who always made you feel better for seeing him....he will be sadly missed.
RIP |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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Sad news.
He was mentioned in the Hattie Jacques documentary on R2 the night before |
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Toggy
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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A very tenuous and fleeting claim to fame I have is that once once found myself directly behind Eric in a queue in Tesco of all places.
Anyway he was one of the greats, whenever I saw him interviewed he seemed like an absolute gent, he'll be very greatly missed. |
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ColinB Guest
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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We had an "encounter" with him once, too. Many years ago my wife and I were driving out of London late one evening on the M1 and this oldish Rolls Royce drifted out in front of us into the middle lane. I flashed the headlights and had a moan (as one does) and as we later passed the car, my wife looked at the driver with the intention of giving him a good scowl - and Eric Sykes turned to her, grinned mischievously and blew her a kiss! |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:35 am Post subject: |
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Yeah right! |
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Toggy
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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I assure you my story is absolutely true and Colin's sounds perfectly plausible. |
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ColinB Guest
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Toggy wrote: | I assure you my story is absolutely true and Colin's sounds perfectly plausible. |
Mark is being very silly. |
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