The RIP Thread

[pork pie fox]

Bill Walton. Not many have done more than him in the game of basketball.

 

[pork pie fox]

Rob Burrow: Leeds Rhinos announce death of rugby league star

Former Leeds Rhinos star Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, has died at the age of 41.

www.bbc.co.uk

Really sad news

 

[bocadillo]

Willie Carlin - an important member of our 1971 promotion team. RIP

 

[Blaarev]

Matija Sarkic (only 26!), Millwall and Montenegro goalkeeper dies while on holiday.

Millwall goalkeeper dies aged 26 as tributes pour in for Matija Sarkic

Matija Sarkic, who left Wolves to join Millwall last summer, is said to have fallen ill in the Montenegrin town of Budva and has sadly passed away at just 26 years of age

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[bocadillo]

Matija Sarkic (only 26!), Millwall and Montenegro goalkeeper dies while on holiday.

Millwall goalkeeper dies aged 26 as tributes pour in for Matija Sarkic

Matija Sarkic, who left Wolves to join Millwall last summer, is said to have fallen ill in the Montenegrin town of Budva and has sadly passed away at just 26 years of age

www.mirror.co.uk

Only just over two months after he played his part in our defeat at their place.

 

[Jeff]

Kevin Campbell, former Arsenal and Everton striker, dies aged 54

Kevin Campbell, the former Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Everton striker, has died at the age of 54

www.theguardian.com

 

[Blaarev]

Donald Sutherland, 88.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Donald Sutherland, 88.

Source?

 

[Blaarev]

Source?

Norwegian newspaper website

 

[Jeff]

Source?

 

[Blue Maniac]

Pretty solid source. Excellent actor, always enjoyed seeing him. Usually a sign you were watching something decent.

 

[H T B]

Very sad
One of his earlier films gave me the creeps
Don’t Look Now
Liked him as the arsonist in backdraft
And A Time to kill , is a bloody good film if you haven’t seen it

 

[fitz]

Now get out. You're banned from this historical society. You and your children, and your children's children... for three months.

 

[give_us_a_wave]

Half decent & all that I suppose. But I can't help but always think of his Parkinson appearance along with his mate Elliot Gould.
Both clearly off their tits & both even more clearly of the opinion that they were far too big & important to be bothering with this shit. The epitome of big headed arrogant yanks.

Of course within a few years they were distinctly 2nd division so maybe some humility might have been forthcoming, who knows ?

Still, RIP & all that. 88 is a good old go at it.

 

[Robin127]

In the late 70's I was talking to a girl I knew behind the counter of the local Boots. I sensed someone behind me as she looked over my shoulder. I heard someone ask "Have you anything for a cold?" I looked round and it was Donald Sutherland. I apologized for being in his way, he said it was OK, he paid thanked us both and left. Seemed like a decent bloke. GUAW he was Canadian.

 

[give_us_a_wave]

Canadian.

Only when he was sober. Under the influence he was American.

That's basically the difference. When sober, Canadians are generally polite & unassuming. Add drink or drugs, all that disappears & they turn into Americans.

Alcohol & drugs removes the extra 200 years of Europeanness they've had that keeps them civilised.

 

[Hector]

More than 50 years ago my sister got to know him quite well on the set of the film 'Kelly's Heroes', in Yugoslavia, where her husband was on the production team. Reckoned he was a really nice guy.

 

[jb5000]

If I had to go on Parkie, I'd want a stiff drink too

 

[Robin127]

Only when he was sober. Under the influence he was American.

That's basically the difference. When sober, Canadians are generally polite & unassuming. Add drink or drugs, all that disappears & they turn into Americans.

Alcohol & drugs removes the extra 200 years of Europeanness they've had that keeps them civilised.

I assume you're pulling my chain.

 

[give_us_a_wave]

I assume you're pulling my chain.

Quite possibly