Kicked The Bucket 2013.....

It's always rather sad at this time of year when you see a list in the papers or on the news of the people who have died in the past year. Whether you liked them or not it sometimes feels like you've lost something if you've grown up with them in your life   

Anyway i'll kick off with one that shocked and saddened me, James Gandolfini (AKA Tony Soprano) a superb actor and apparently a lovely man, gone too soon at just 51. RIP

The Witch.

I'd like to remember the passing of Ray Dolby. At his memorial service there was an impecably observed minute's noise reduction.

bjorn_yesterday wrote:

I'd like to remember the passing of Ray Dolby. At his memorial service there was an impecably observed minute's noise reduction.

    

bjorn_yesterday wrote:

I'd like to remember the passing of Ray Dolby. At his memorial service there was an impecably observed minute's noise reduction.

  

Mick Aston, stalwart of C4 archeology series Time Team, loved that programme, think i've seen every episode ever made.   

Lou Reed.

A few heroes of mine

Nelson Mandela
Eyad Al-Sarraj (Palestinian human right activist)
Seamus Heaney

John Tavener
Nelson Mandela
Lou Reed
Doris Lessing
Richard Griffiths
my mum

Not read any of Iain Banks' books but I loved one of his final statements that was something like, "I'm delighted to say that my girl-friend has accepted my proposal that she become my widow".

My Dad
My Dad's Argyle hero Wilf Carter
James Pollard (One of my best friends from primary and secondary school)

Hopefully 2014 will be a better year!

thai green

Margaret Thatcher

Bert Trautmann who played the last 20 minutes of the 1956 cup final with a broken gregory and who I had the pleasure of meeting briefly many moons ago and my faithful old dog Clive, Cherished memories.

knecht wrote:

The Witch.

FY 310 wrote:

Margaret Thatcher

Not Michael Shumacher yet.

Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Belair (James Avery) died yesterday.

knecht wrote:

John Tavener
Nelson Mandela
Lou Reed
Doris Lessing
Richard Griffiths
my mum

Not read any of Iain Banks' books but I loved one of his final statements that was something like, "I'm delighted to say that my girl-friend has accepted my proposal that she become my widow".

I have read his books, a great but very dark writer, I also met him at a graduation day at Stirling university where he also graduated, a very intelligent man with a real presence about him. Not a fan of his Iain M Banks sci fi though.