sne Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Wolfgang Petersen, the guy behind Das Boot, In the Line of Fire, Air Force One The Perfect Storm... 81 y.o 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 13 hours ago, sne said: Wolfgang Petersen, the guy behind Das Boot, In the Line of Fire, Air Force One The Perfect Storm... 81 y.o Did a load of a great films, way more than I’d realised. The Neverending Story (which was basically a rite of passage for any child of the 80’s) Troy and Outbreak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: Did a load of a great films, way more than I’d realised. The Neverending Story (which was basically a rite of passage for any child of the 80’s) Troy and Outbreak. So close but still so far... I like it but it's not a good film I do still maintain though that the Achilles v Hector fight by Hollywood standards is a classic, its really well choreographed and executed Has anyone in their 30s tried watching NES in the last decade? I haven't, I'm convinced it will be putting fond memories in the bin Edited August 17, 2022 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 17, 2022 19 minutes ago, villa4europe said: So close but still so far... I like it but it's not a good film I thought The Directors Cut was excellent. Fleshed everything out more and filled in some glaring holes in the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 19, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 19, 2022 Josephine Tewson, from Keeping Up Appearances and the retirement home for British Character Actors (Last of the Summer Wine) gone at 91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 Pointless trivia, Tewson was married to Leonard Rossiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, bickster said: Josephine Tewson, from Keeping Up Appearances and the retirement home for British Character Actors (Last of the Summer Wine) gone at 91 Funny you should say that as she was a resident at Denville Hall, a retiremement home for actors (and other theatrical performers) Other residents have included Richard Attenborough, Peter Sallis, Robert Hardy, Andrew Sachs and Doris Hare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Leon Vitali. Actor and Stanley Kubrick's right hand man. 74 y.o 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Scottish mountain biker Rab Wardell, heart attack, 37. Two days after winning the national title. Popped up on my news feed, never heard ofthe guy but spookily close to my own name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, rjw63 said: Scottish mountain biker Rab Wardell, heart attack, 37. Two days after winning the national title. Popped up on my news feed, never heard ofthe guy but spookily close to my own name. It's you, in Glaswegian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, bickster said: It's you, in Glaswegian Funnily enough, that is how my surname should be written. For some reason known only to my late Dad, he changed the spelling of his own name. His own birth certificate is spelt as the Scots lad above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Funnily enough, that is how my surname should be written. For some reason known only to my late Dad, he changed the spelling of his own name. His own birth certificate is spelt as the Scots lad above. And Rab in a roundabout way (Rabbie from Raibeart) is the Gaelic form of Robert which oddly originates in Germany 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Funnily enough, that is how my surname should be written. For some reason known only to my late Dad, he changed the spelling of his own name. His own birth certificate is spelt as the Scots lad above. OT but my Mom was going to be called Charlotte, but when my grandparents took her to be registered and were asked how they would like it spelt, neither knew how to spell it, so in a panic my grandad said ‘just call her Sue’ I didn’t come from good Genes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, av1 said: OT but my Mom was going to be called Charlotte, but when my grandparents took her to be registered and were asked how they would like it spelt, neither knew how to spell it, so in a panic my grandad said ‘just call her Sue’ I didn’t come from good Genes You think? Today people would just register the birth as Sharlot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, av1 said: OT but my Mom was going to be called Charlotte, but when my grandparents took her to be registered and were asked how they would like it spelt, neither knew how to spell it, so in a panic my grandad said ‘just call her Sue’ I didn’t come from good Genes Which of your relatives ended up being called Gene, and what were they originally named? Edited August 24, 2022 by StanBalaban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Former Villa player Dave Rudge, 74. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Former Villa player Dave Rudge, 74. Another HEITS RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 26, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 26, 2022 Hardly a surprise but from what I’ve heard today (very reliable source), fans of extra bank holidays might be in for a treat before too long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, choffer said: Hardly a surprise but from what I’ve heard today (very reliable source), fans of extra bank holidays might be in for a treat before too long. QE2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 26, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 26, 2022 12 minutes ago, choffer said: Hardly a surprise but from what I’ve heard today (very reliable source), fans of extra bank holidays might be in for a treat before too long. In fairness a 96 year old probably has a dice roll percentage chance of getting through each day so even if your sources are completely off their rocker they have a decent chance of being right every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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