Mollie Sugden |
My heroes and heroines (if not already long dead) are now dying so rapidly that it's virtually impossible to keep up with the pace.In the same week that I learn of the death of Colin Bean, Private Spo...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:54:00 GMT |
Hugh Hopper |
Hugh Hopper had been seriously ill with leukaemia for some time, so his death on Sunday was not altogether a surprise. Nevertheless, I am deeply shocked by his passing.Hugh was a founder member of the...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:16:00 GMT |
A rare bit of good news |
I have just learnt that the Senate of the U.S. state of New Mexico has narrowly passed a bill abolishing capital punishment. This strikes me as a wholly benign development.The United States is the onl...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT |
Wendy Richard |
On the same day that I regretfully learn of Ian Carr's death I learn also of the death of Wendy Richard, another of the unwitting architects of my world.I especially cherish Wendy's performance as Mis...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:08:00 GMT |
Spare a thought for Ian Carr |
The cruel cull of the architects of my world continues. Today I learn, with great regret, of the death of Ian Carr, trumpeter, fluegelhornist and biographer of Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett.To mark hi...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:13:00 GMT |
Patrick McGoohan |
I have just learnt of the death of Patrick McGoohan.He will be principally, and rightly, remembered for The Prisoner TV series. By the time this remarkable show came to be made McGoohan was already th...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:27:00 GMT |
He also served |
While we are collectively reeling from the death of Patrick McGoohan, let us also spare a few moments to remember Ricardo Montalban, not least for his portrayal of Mr Roarke in Fantasy Island.Ricardo ...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:07:00 GMT |
Freddie Hubbard RIP |
I am distraught to have just learnt of the death of the godlike trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.
I won't bore you by recounting the triumphs of this musical leviathan over his stellar career - you can get a...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:59:00 GMT |
Rachel Kenedy at the Half Moon, Putney on 11th January 2009 |
Rachel Kenedy - singer/songwriter extraordinaire - is scheduled to appear live at 8.00pm at the Half Moon, Putney on 11th January.
You'd be mad to miss this!
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:28:00 GMT |
Death of a Musical Titan |
I recently learnt, in the most banal way possible (a text message from a friend), of the death on Monday this week, of a true giant of music - the master guitarist Davy Graham.Devoted to his classic a...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:54:00 GMT |
