RIP 2023

[booboo]

As mentioned in the AFL thread RIP Ron Barassi. One of the game's greats.

[canefan]

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[booboo]

Roger Whittaker

Seems he died a week or so ago but only just announced.

My Dad in particular liked him.

Amazing voice. So smooth and effortless.

No cause of death, but 87 ...

Sep 19, 2023  /  Culture

Roger Whittaker, ‘Durham Town’ singer and folk legend, dies aged 87

Roger Whittaker sold around 50 million records and received 250 awards during a stellar career

[canefan]

[booboo]

@canefan said in RIP 2023:

Just been YouTube-ing.

The Last Farewell
The Streets of London
Mexican Whistler
I Don't Believe in If Anymore

All classics.

Any Young'uns who haven't heard (of) him, do yourself a favour for half an hour.

Man was a legend.

[MiketheSnow]

Ralph McTell did Streets of London better

[Catogrande]

@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2023:

Ralph McTell did Streets of London better

It was his song too i believe

[pakman]

@booboo said in RIP 2023:

Roger Whittaker

Seems he died a week or so ago but only just announced.

My Dad in particular liked him.

Amazing voice. So smooth and effortless.

No cause of death, but 87 ...

Sep 19, 2023  /  Culture

Roger Whittaker, ‘Durham Town’ singer and folk legend, dies aged 87

Roger Whittaker sold around 50 million records and received 250 awards during a stellar career

Dad loved him.

[Catogrande]

@booboo said in RIP 2023:

Roger Whittaker

Seems he died a week or so ago but only just announced.

My Dad in particular liked him.

Amazing voice. So smooth and effortless.

No cause of death, but 87 ...

Sep 19, 2023  /  Culture

Roger Whittaker, ‘Durham Town’ singer and folk legend, dies aged 87

Roger Whittaker sold around 50 million records and received 250 awards during a stellar career

Sad news, but I sort of thought he’d died years back.

[Donsteppa]

That name is a blast from the past. Like others, my Mum & Dad were fans of Roger Whittaker. Enough that I can recall at least two of the songs mentioned very well, even if it's possibly the 80's since I last heard them.

[canefan]

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/25/entertainment/david-mccallum-dead/index.html#:~:text=David McCallum%2C seen here in,He was 90.

[No Quarter]

Interesting thing about McCallum

[Machpants]

I recognised the name but don't watch NCIS. Then twigged

[Bovidae]

He only turned 90 six days before dying. I remember him more from Sapphire & Steel.

[canefan]

@Machpants said in RIP 2023:

I recognised the name but don't watch NCIS. Then twigged

Ilya Kuryakin

[booboo]

The Invisible Man

[Catogrande]

He was also very good in Colditz. A 1970s TV series.

[canefan]

Sapphire and Steel too. He was in regular employment for a long time. Edit just saw Bovidae got there first

[booboo]

Alan Breck Stewart in Kidnapped

[dogmeat]

Nah Has to be Ilya Kurayakin the cool one in Man from Uncle.

Quite radical in 60's to have a programme with dirty filthy Russkie as a good guy

He was in several iconic roles