tom27111 Posted 27 May 2017 Share Posted 27 May 2017 gcxttle rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 27 May 2017 Share Posted 27 May 2017 On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 18:50, Izzy Muzzett said: Me too. My favourite toy as a kid was that white Lotus car he had that went underwater. And his run in's with 'Jaws' were brilliant. RIP Roger Moore. He £ had a great life.. Just moving into this, I had one of the Very 1st models Corgi/Dinky Aston martin db5. In original Silver, then my dad bought me another in gold.All working gadgets plus ejector seat Played Proudly with both over the years, Unlike some cars that went to the bottom of the toys cudboard, I kept the pair in my Bedroom on their special place.The boxes were put in the draw underneath.Even then people in the family were offering me, £20-40 for them. Me I just adored having them and ignorantly carried on making up small stories, and creating my own silly model sets.I eventually started to grow out of them. My mother who herself liked the cars, was tidying my room after I had moved out, asked whether, she could give them to my 5 yr nephew or 7yr old cousin, because their Birthdays were coming up.....The 1st bloody stupid descision in my life, I willingly let them go. One day my cousins who were like brothers to me, had their dinky/corgi/matchbox toys thrown to the bottom of their cudboards, and drifted down memory lane.We spoke talking generally oh Did you see this or that model go for £40-60, and that the db5 went even for £80. Suddenly on the old ABC news today, there was a report and story, of 2 db5 gold/silver models, Going into auction at £900 ...bloody nora!! We laughed at our own ignorance, nobody in the family could remember what happened to mine....Long lost somewhere between backgardens and the mysterys of junk toycar cupboards of time....... Well..!! Sort of.... Like James Bond himself, in their last scenes throwing over the parachute over themselves to hide under, But it wasnt pussy galore, I adoringly looked over... but my 2 DB5s. Years afterwards , I asked my cousin and Nephew, if they still had them. They did, and ignorant mums had not c seen or realised, that they themselvs had cherished the Cars......To cut a long spy secret short, they were fed informants backhanders, while the master spy that I was, copped not the years gone by £900, but an healthy £520 (before going to auction) The buyer then told me all these Wonderful things about the db5 cast models, why some were worth more, and their Release dates, and what was stamped on the bottom.......He told me he was a collecor, but these 2 cars were his and would be kept for a lifetime...... Now back to Roger.... I reckon it was my generation...who fought every single fight with him, in our frontrooms.. Tv did make him in the end, well before James Bond... Ivanhoe Richard the lionheart Alaskans Maverick (beau) The Saint Persuadors To me not classical, but a top actor who never failed his role... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 27 May 2017 Share Posted 27 May 2017 Greg Allman http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40074090 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Boos Up Posted 28 May 2017 Share Posted 28 May 2017 On 26/05/2017 at 23:15, gcxttle said: Well isn't this thread a bundle of fun... You should read last years thread! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 I thought Roger Moore was a cr@p James Bond but loved him as The Saint ... He always got the girl, outsmarted the bad guys, and gave Claude a hard time ... And if you got bored you could always play 'spot the set' as they only seemed to have about 5 in the whole series. Cue plane taking off, cue plane landing, cue pic of well known landmark in said city, cut to cardboard set number 2 .... Great stuff ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 John Noakes (83), long-time Blue Peter presenter: http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/29/blue-peter-presenter-john-noakes-dies-aged-83-following-battle-with-alzheimers-6669075/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 23 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said: John Noakes (83), long-time Blue Peter presenter: http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/29/blue-peter-presenter-john-noakes-dies-aged-83-following-battle-with-alzheimers-6669075/ Another piece of my childhood dead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 3 minutes ago, Webbo said: Another piece of my childhood dead. Reunited with Shep ! .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 Elvis Presley's bodyguard has gone. A Mafia member too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 1 hour ago, Countryfox said: Reunited with Shep ! .... And Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 40 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said: And Pip. Petra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 23 minutes ago, Webbo said: Petra? Weren't Petra pre Noakes .... Wasn't it Patch he had first ... ? But there was only one ... "Sit down Shep !!" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 Fvk me, he went through some dogs, like many of us! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 6 hours ago, Webbo said: Petra? My bad, it was Skip I was thinking of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 3 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said: My bad, it was Skip I was thinking of. Skippy's not gone, surely? Not the bush kangaroo? Those roo-bars they attach to the front of Aussie cars have a lot to answer for. RIP In memoriam, here's a photo of Skippy with a young John Noakes: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 6 hours ago, yorkie1999 said: Fvk me, he went through some dogs, like many of us! Utterly crass. Utterly sexist. Utterly amusing. Take a rep point, Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 41 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said: My bad, it was Skip I was thinking of. What you babbling about Trav ... who the bleedin hell is Skip ?? ... Here's a list of all the Blue Peter dogs ... not a Skip in sight !?! 1Dogs 1.1Petra 1.2Patch 1.3Shep 1.4Goldie 1.5Bonnie 1.6Mabel 1.7Lucy 1.8Meg 1.9Barney 1.10Guide dogs & Iggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 23 minutes ago, Countryfox said: What you babbling about Trav ... who the bleedin hell is Skip ?? ... Here's a list of all the Blue Peter dogs ... not a Skip in sight !?! 1Dogs 1.1Petra 1.2Patch 1.3Shep 1.4Goldie 1.5Bonnie 1.6Mabel 1.7Lucy 1.8Meg 1.9Barney 1.10Guide dogs & Iggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 44 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said: Oh THAT Skip !!! ... you should have said ! .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieakita Posted 29 May 2017 Share Posted 29 May 2017 Thought Petra was more Peter Purves and something from my has gone. Watching John Noakes going up a ladder on Nelson column shows how times have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinklyfox Posted 30 May 2017 Share Posted 30 May 2017 20 hours ago, Alf Bentley said: John Noakes (83), long-time Blue Peter presenter: http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/29/blue-peter-presenter-john-noakes-dies-aged-83-following-battle-with-alzheimers-6669075/ Legend. To me, he was Blue Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 30 May 2017 Share Posted 30 May 2017 Noriega is dead. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/30/manuel-noriega-former-panama-dictator-dies-aged-83 Jubilations in the streets of Panama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 30 May 2017 Share Posted 30 May 2017 2 hours ago, MC Prussian said: Noriega is dead. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/30/manuel-noriega-former-panama-dictator-dies-aged-83 Jubilations in the streets of Panama. One day you're running a banana republic and your mates are calling you "Old Pineapple Face". Next day, you're buried like a spud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northants Fox 3 Posted 1 June 2017 Share Posted 1 June 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40119752 Just heard this ..... Roy Barraclough dies aged 81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 1 June 2017 Share Posted 1 June 2017 11 minutes ago, Northants Fox 3 said: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40119752 Just heard this ..... Roy Barraclough dies aged 81 He was great with Les Dawson as Cissie and Ada. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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