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    @raznomore I was talking to a musician-writer Gil Scott-Heron in the mid 1980s, and I told him I loved his song “Grandma’s Hands” which he’d released on an album prob. early 80s. He thanked me and said, “yeah, it’s a really beautiful song, thanks. But it’s not mine — it’s Bill Withers’. You have to get that record.” So I did. I’ve added several B.W. lps to my collection since, treasures all.

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    Sir Peter Viggers, the UK Member of Parliament who claimed £1,645 on expenses for a floating duck house, has passed away.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-52219896

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    Stirling Moss, couldn't outrun father time

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/52261216

    He had a damn good run for a guy in his line of work at that time

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    @canefan said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Stirling Moss, couldn't outrun father time

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/52261216

    He had a damn good run for a guy in his line of work at that time

    Leg End

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    James Drury, The Virginian

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    Tim Brooke-Taylor, humourist and member of the Goodies, has died after contracting COVID-19.

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    @sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Tim Brooke-Taylor, humourist and member of the Goodies, has died after contracting COVID-19.

    How confident are doctors / coroners distinguishing 'from' from 'with'

    Agent quoted as saying he died 'with'

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    @MiketheSnow The 10,000+ who have died in the UK are both from and with. Some have been very poorly for some time, although many others have been taken a long time before they and their families had expected. A minority have had no known underlying health concerns.

    Jack Dee's statement says TBT's death came as a shock as they thought he was recovering.

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    The Goodies was seminal show in my youth. RIP TBT. Anyone expelled from primary school at 5 1/2 was always destined to be a legend!

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    @pakman said in R.I.P. 2020:

    The Goodies was seminal show in my youth. RIP TBT. Anyone expelled from primary school at 5 1/2 was always destined to be a legend!

    Grew up with so many great British shows as a kid, The Goodies were at the very top. ( Sooty & Sweep were a close 2nd) such a quirky funny show.
    Does kinda feel selfish to morn 1 victim of covid just because he was famous when tens of thousands are dying all over the world, guess there’s just greater impact when it’s someone well known.

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    @sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Tim Brooke-Taylor, humourist and member of the Goodies, has died after contracting COVID-19.

    Noooo

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    @sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Tim Brooke-Taylor, humourist and member of the Goodies, has died after contracting COVID-19.

    Oh Tim. Any child of the 60s will feel that one. The Goodies was essential for us. RIP

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    Goodie goodie yum yum

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    @JC said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Tim Brooke-Taylor, humourist and member of the Goodies, has died after contracting COVID-19.

    Oh Tim. Any child of the 60s will feel that one. The Goodies was essential for us. RIP

    I watched them on reruns as a kid of the early 70s. Brilliant fun

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    @canefan said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @JC said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Tim Brooke-Taylor, humourist and member of the Goodies, has died after contracting COVID-19.

    Oh Tim. Any child of the 60s will feel that one. The Goodies was essential for us. RIP

    I watched them on reruns as a kid of the early 70s. Brilliant fun

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    The original 4 Yorkshiremen Sketch:

    As a child of the 80s, I also watched reruns of the Goodies. I also enjoyed Bananaman, which was done by the Goodies.

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    @canefan said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @JC said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Tim Brooke-Taylor, humourist and member of the Goodies, has died after contracting COVID-19.

    Oh Tim. Any child of the 60s will feel that one. The Goodies was essential for us. RIP

    I watched them on reruns as a kid of the early 70s. Brilliant fun

    They operated during the 70s and early 80s, I don't think their show was made in the 60s.

    They used to be on Sunday night tv in the 80s, along with Our World and a science quiz show maybe? I only remembered because I was allowed to have a pixie caramel on Sunday nights

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    Bit sad to hear news about Tim Brooke-Taylor.

    I was lucky enough to sit behind him at a Lords test back in the 1990s where there was plenty of good banter going around

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    @Nepia said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @canefan said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @JC said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Tim Brooke-Taylor, humourist and member of the Goodies, has died after contracting COVID-19.

    Oh Tim. Any child of the 60s will feel that one. The Goodies was essential for us. RIP

    I watched them on reruns as a kid of the early 70s. Brilliant fun

    They operated during the 70s and early 80s, I don't think their show was made in the 60s.

    They used to be on Sunday night tv in the 80s, along with Our World and a science quiz show maybe? I only remembered because I was allowed to have a pixie caramel on Sunday nights

    Yep 70s was their heyday. I’m a 60s child so was an early teen right when the show was first run in NZ. My parents didn’t get it which made it more awesome. But at least they’d let us put it on unlike Monty Python, which they loathed.

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    @JC said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @Nepia said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @canefan said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @JC said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Tim Brooke-Taylor, humourist and member of the Goodies, has died after contracting COVID-19.

    Oh Tim. Any child of the 60s will feel that one. The Goodies was essential for us. RIP

    I watched them on reruns as a kid of the early 70s. Brilliant fun

    They operated during the 70s and early 80s, I don't think their show was made in the 60s.

    They used to be on Sunday night tv in the 80s, along with Our World and a science quiz show maybe? I only remembered because I was allowed to have a pixie caramel on Sunday nights

    Yep 70s was their heyday. I’m a 60s child so was an early teen right when the show was first run in NZ. My parents didn’t get it which made it more awesome. But at least they’d let us put it on unlike Monty Python, which they loathed.

    My parents loved it, which is probably the reason I watched it during the 80s. Knowing NZ tv we probably got all the 70s episodes in the early 80s and the early 80s episodes in the mid to late 80s.

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