RIP 2024
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350346692/christchurch-community-icon-radio-ron-has-died
If you’ve from Chch. Had thought this guy was long since departed.
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@Billy-Tell said in RIP 2024:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350346692/christchurch-community-icon-radio-ron-has-died
If you’ve from Chch. Had thought this guy was long since departed.
How old was he?
I studied in ChCh 98-01 and he seemed about 60 then.
It was always eventful when he jumped on your bus, he was a classic! -
Didn’t give his age but he already seemed about 60 in the 1980s!
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Haha, we were talking about him only last week at work and I had no idea who he was haha, along with other Chch icons over the years.
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Another one gone too soon
I think I remember the final. Was all over his opponent in the first two rounds. Like seriously better.
Then just held on in the third, stepping in to clinch and do nothing.
I know nothing of boxing scoring but kinda felt he was close to giving it away in that last round. Obviously knew more than I did...
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@Donsteppa said in RIP 2024:
Billy Ibadulla.
A great man. I was coached by him for 6-7 years. Formidable but with an impish sense of humour to go with it. And he gave me plenty of good opportunities above and beyond the standard coaching programme.
No longer into cricket much now, but remember he was an absolutely key figure in NZ's transformation from whipping boys to a seriously competitive team in the 70's/80's. Glenn Turner was huge in his praise for his influence and IIRC he mentored many great NZ players.
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Loved his show
Had one album. Superb
Walter Raleigh sketch is brilliant
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Six-times World Snooker Champion Ray Reardon.
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Six-times World Snooker Champion Ray Reardon.
Legend
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Six-times World Snooker Champion Ray Reardon.
I remember watching him on Pot Black as a kid, along with other legends like Hurricane Higgins, Eddie Charlton and Steve Davis
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RIP Dracula. Who’d have thought.
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A legend gone…
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2024:
A legend gone…
Legend indeed. The roster of guys he played with/mentored/discovered etc was huge. Being just that little bit older than them made him a real father figure.
He was a talented muso and had a terrific raspy blues voice. I went and saw him with the old man when he played in Welly some years ago ( 2010, thanks google ), great gig, loads of energy ( he would have been close to 80 at the time ) and we had an opportunity to meet him afterwards where true to form the bloke in front of us asked if he was Rik Mayalls Dad to which he sighed and said ‘no’ with that ‘ I get asked this a hundred times a day’ resignation.
Nice bloke, very humble and loads of British music superstars owe their careers to him.
RIP indeed sir.
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2024:
Cool story.
I was going to ask the same thing. Always good when someone else makes a dick of themselves before you do
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2024:
Even cooler story 😀
I’m trying to think if I can incorporate any dragons into it….
Mayall toured until pretty recently. Legendary stuff. Hats off to the man for doing what he loved for so long
