JaneB Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Thought we should have a separate topic for any non-Chelsea related tributes. This has been prompted by the sudden death of Paul O'Grady. I didn't know him personally but am feeling his loss as if I did. He was such a funny, naughty, mischievous man and his love of animals, especially dogs, touched my heart. Battersea will miss him greatly as will so many people. RIP Paul. Thanks for all the fun and laughs and for truly caring so much about animals in a world which so often treats them as second class citizens. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Just now, JaneB said: Thought we should have a separate topic for any non-Chelsea related tributes. This has been prompted by the sudden death of Paul O'Grady. I didn't know him personally but am feeling his loss as if I did. He was such a funny, naughty, mischievous man and his love of animals, especially dogs, touched my heart. Battersea will miss him greatly as will so many people. RIP Paul. Thanks for all the fun and laughs and for truly caring so much about animals in a world which so often treats them as second class citizens. I have to echo this sentiment Jane , a true animal lover and a kind and decent man. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 A sad day all. Was shocked to see how long he’d been a celebrity for! I’d kind of forgotten about him hosting Blankety Blank as Lilly Savage! RIP Paul, hope you get a chance to visit the rainbow bridge to see all the animals that you loved and helped. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Singleton Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 I remember seeing him at The Vauxhall Tavern in the mid/late 80s, which was (and still is) a raucous and mostly gay venue, compereing drag talent shows as Lily Savage . The plods from up the road were always "raiding" the place to cause upset. It was also at the height of AIDS and those scary TV 'public information films' and one night all the cops turned up wearing rubber gloves. "Oooh lovely... someone's sent out for some nice burly boys to help with the washing up!" RIP Paul 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 7 hours ago, JaneB said: Thought we should have a separate topic for any non-Chelsea related tributes. This has been prompted by the sudden death of Paul O'Grady. I didn't know him personally but am feeling his loss as if I did. He was such a funny, naughty, mischievous man and his love of animals, especially dogs, touched my heart. Battersea will miss him greatly as will so many people. RIP Paul. Thanks for all the fun and laughs and for truly caring so much about animals in a world which so often treats them as second class citizens. Absolutely. Wasn't necessarily a fan of Lily Savage but as an avid watcher of For the love of dogs I loved the man. Battersea won't be the same without him. As Chris wrote, he deserves a suitable welcome on the other side of rainbow bridge. RIP POG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 8 hours ago, JaneB said: This has been prompted by the sudden death of Paul O'Grady. I didn't know him personally but am feeling his loss as if I did. He was such a funny, naughty, mischievous man and his love of animals, especially dogs, touched my heart. Battersea will miss him greatly as will so many people. RIP Paul. Thanks for all the fun and laughs and for truly caring so much about animals in a world which so often treats them as second class citizens. Well said Jane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 19 hours ago, Bob Singleton said: I remember seeing him at The Vauxhall Tavern in the mid/late 80s, which was (and still is) a raucous and mostly gay venue, compereing drag talent shows as Lily Savage . The plods from up the road were always "raiding" the place to cause upset. It was also at the height of AIDS and those scary TV 'public information films' and one night all the cops turned up wearing rubber gloves. "Oooh lovely... someone's sent out for some nice burly boys to help with the washing up!" RIP Paul Pat and Breda McConnon’s last night running the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, with Regina Fong, Adrella and Lily Savage, 1 September 1993. Photograph by Gordon Rainsford. Gordon Rainsford Archive, Bishopsgate Institute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Singleton Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 RIP Ray Stevenson. Only 58!!! Seen here as Titus Pullo (Rome, with Kevin McKidd), Blackbeard (Black Sails) and Porthos (The Three Musketeers) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) Algy Ward bass player for " The Saints" The Damned" and "Tank" has also passed away over the weekend. He was just 63 I remember seeing Tank play the reading festival, I was right down the front as I thought they were great and there was an onslaught of cans raining down on the band, none of them hitting their intended target, Algy just laughed, strode to the mic and said * Your aim is as bad as your taste in music ". https://youtu.be/G2mjiRF4eic Edited May 22, 2023 by Mark Kelly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneB Posted May 24, 2023 Author Share Posted May 24, 2023 RIP Tina Turner 😢 Losing so many great people at the moment 💔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Singleton Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, JaneB said: RIP Tina Turner 😢 Losing so many great people at the moment 💔 Just about to post the same. First shot her at the old Empire Pool, Wembley in about 1992/93? Last saw her in 2000 at Wembley. One of the true greats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Blimey, Tina Turner a REAL star and icon RIP 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 2 hours ago, JaneB said: RIP Tina Turner 😢 Very sad. She was one of the greats, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boratsbrother Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Though I was never a fan (did love river deep tho), she was a real old school trouper and gave a lot of pleasure to many millions over the decades. R.I.P. Tina. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 “No whiskey for saleYou get caught, no bailSaltpork and molassesIs all you get in jailThey call it NutbushOh, NutbushYeah, they call it Nutbush city” Loved that woman. Icon of my youth. Stayed in an Ipswich hotel back in the nineties, heard from the staff she was staying there but never saw sight nor sound of her. What a loss. Here’s looking at you, Tina … 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 At least she found happiness after ike. RIP - Tina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boratsbrother Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Mate of mine met Tina some years ago when he was helping a friend of his replace a window in a house she was staying at. Had a cup of tea with her and said she was a genuinely lovely, down to earth person. 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 RIP Astrud Gilberto. The girl from Ipanema. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 RIP the great John Hollins. Champion player, and from what I've read over the years, a champion fella. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Singleton Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 RIP Glenda Jackson Oscar winning parliamentarian 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 RIP Gordon McQueen. One I remember from my younger years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Gordon McQueen...great opponent and battler..as ever Chelsea are judged by the quality of the opposition...McQueen certainly was a player to respect and be judged against. RIP. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asvaberg Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) Trevor Francis has left us. I remember him from live matches on TV, Saturdays here in Norway, playing for Birmingham and later for Nottingham Forest. Great player. RIP Edited July 24, 2023 by asvaberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciatika Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 The same. He was only 69, apparently. RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Very saddened by Trevor Francis' passing , great player , seemed like a nice guy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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