The RIP thread...

Parky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66411604

Goodnight Michael Parkinson. Emu attack, apparently.

At least he won't do any more crappy life insurance advertising.

Bet they're really paying off now

He didn't like Female guests very much though 😬

Can anyone find a link to the revised official list of 'Greatest Living Yorkshiremen'?

Brutally slaughtered apparently

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He didn't like Female guests very much though 😬

Waiting for the milkshake duck

Jerry Moss founder of A&M records

What’s the betting the beeb already has a programme about parkies life ready to go.

Of course they do. There was probably an office sweep on whether they get to use it before their David Attenborough one.

Writing obituaries for the not-yet-dead is the equivalent of doing documentation in-between projects.

Re. William Friedkin, To Live And Die In LA is on Film 4 this Saturday night.

He got on well enough with Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergmann, Gloria Swanson etc - you know, real stars with something interesting to say.

@EB is probably referring to the Meg Ryan interview. Real star, I think, and Parkinson said neither of them were at their best and he wished he'd handled it better. But do tell us which of his female guests you consider unimportant, where his respect (or not) for them wouldn't matter..

There was also a pretty awkward interview with Helen Mirren.

And was Emu male or female, because there was definitely some friction there?

But do tell us which of his female guests you consider unimportant,

Whoosh (I think)

Dubious, but maybe we'll find out in three months.

Gary Young. Pavement.

Balltze the Shiba Inu

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... that's Kabosu "Doge" on the pic. Balltze was Cheems ...

Next door neighbour and buddy, Maurice Murray Haylet. Self-taught genius soundman for the Canterbury scene. Lived and toured with Soft Machine and Caravan, subject of this banger: https://youtu.be/VkcIskPXTIs

Toured with Grateful Dead and countless other 60s and 70s greats. He went on to be the in-house engineer at The Astoria and was a big part of the early Acid House and rave scene. To me he was the funny grumpy kind old “roadie” neighbour who had a connection and a solution for everything. I heard so many hilarious stories at his wake (which went on till 5am). Amazing dude. Farewell Maurice.

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Must have been a fascinating person to know and that motorbike pic is great!!

Gary Young. Pavement.

Ah, shit - farewell, Plant Man.