RIP 2025
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360773616/jeweller-sir-michael-hill-dies
Highly successful in business, I remember his funny ads which he fronted back in the day, they were as iconic to me as the LV Martin ads used to be
I have a faint memory reading years ago that he worshipped the devil. Talked about how it would make him rich.
I can't seem to find any reference to it now though.
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@Crazy-Horse was a bit of an urban legend IIRC.
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RIP Peter. He was always great at providing expert commentary that the public would understand.
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RIP Peter. He was always great at providing expert commentary that the public would understand.
Oh crap. I thought they were talking about Peter Montgomery before I opened the story. He was a great commentator
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Part of every kid of a certain age's childhood
Ray Brooks obituary
Star of Cathy Come Home and The Knack who later appeared in EastEnders and was the voice of Mr Benn
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Bob Simpson. Former Australian opener and coach, who turned Australia from a nation that hadn't won a test in four years into the unstoppable force they became from Border onwards.
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Terence Stamp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39d41g7nmlo
Finest monologue in movie history....
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A criminally underrated film.
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2025:
A criminally underrated film.
Yep, one of my favourites.. Written with Stamp in mind apparently.
Doubt anyone could have made the phrase "My name's Wilson" so threatening.
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@MiketheSnow Committed the cardinal sin of beating an ageing Henry Cooper and then not going on to be world champ. He was treated really poorly by the UK press and boxing fans. Was a really good fighter, unlucky to be fighting in the heavyweight golden era. Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Shavers. He fought them all too (not sure about Foreman now I come to think about it), anyway, never dodged anyone.
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2025:
@MiketheSnow Committed the cardinal sin of beating an ageing Henry Cooper and then not going on to be world champ. He was treated really poorly by the UK press and boxing fans. Was a really good fighter, unlucky to be fighting in the heavyweight golden era. Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Shavers. He fought them all too (not sure about Foreman now I come to think about it), anyway, never dodged anyone.
Also fought well into his late 40s. Bit of a character too.
Like lots of those fighters of the 70s would be more highly regarded if he fought today.
RIP
The only guys of that era I can think of who are still with us are George Chuvalo and Chuck Wepner. What a punishing way to make a living…..
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2025:
@MiketheSnow Committed the cardinal sin of beating an ageing Henry Cooper and then not going on to be world champ. He was treated really poorly by the UK press and boxing fans. Was a really good fighter, unlucky to be fighting in the heavyweight golden era. Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Shavers. He fought them all too (not sure about Foreman now I come to think about it), anyway, never dodged anyone.
I thought he was chasing Foreman for a fight (had trained against him) and thought he could beat him but never got Foreman in the ring. I could be wrong.
It is amazing the top quality and hardhitting guys he was up against. Very lucky or unlucky to be born in that golden era.
