The RIP thread...

Tony Hendra: https://variety.com/2021/film/people-news/tony-hendra-dead-this-is-spinal-tap-1234923058/

Ian.
Liam?
Ian.

Artist Duggie Fields

Norton Juster, author of "The Phantom Tollbooth"

Trevor Peacock

name from way back. the first book I recall reading. picked up a copy a few years back out of nostalgia. someone borrowed it before I got time to read again. RIP Norton

Lou Ottens

Aaaaw man, my childhood recording mixtapes and creating playlists right there, TDK FE90 was king back in the day.

Rest In Peace Mr Ottens :)
thanks for the memories

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Incredible contribution!
I hope he knew what an impact it had on the richness of people's lives.

I reckon the compact cassette was one of the greatness inventions of the 20th century. That man had great vision

I also have very fond memories of farting about with a tape deck as a kid. Rest in peace dude.

Ottens, who died on Saturday, had little patience with the renewed popularity of the cassette tape – or even vinyl. “Nothing can match the sound of the CD,” he had told the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. “It is absolutely noise and rumble-free. That never worked with tape … I have made a lot of record players and I know that the distortion with vinyl is much higher. I think people mainly hear what they want to hear.”

Nothing can match the sound of the CD

It's sad that he hadn't understood the problem in the slightest.

Still, cassettes were an excellent invention. RIP.

High Court Judge Jeremiah Harman:

Murray Walker

97 - fair play

When ITV won the rights to F1 his continued commentary was considered essential to the bidding team such was the power of his association with the sport. I imagine they made it very much worth his while.

Some lovely tributes on 5Live at the moment

Murray's commentaries with James Hunt were legendary. RIP.

Marvellous Marvin Hagler...

The best :(

From a golden era of middleweight boxing. He always looked indestructible. I thought he would live forever.

RIP Marvin Hagler. A true Great.

'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler: American boxing legend dies aged 66 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/56390270

https://youtu.be/HL2a2-8OHdg

I wasn’t the kind of boy to have heros growing up, but MMH was one. When I went to the US for the first time, I landed in NYC and immediately took a connecting flight to Hyannis and a bus to Provincetown to see his training camp.

Round 1 of the Hearns fight is the best opening round of any title fight.

Great story!

My grandad got his friends to tape most fights of Halgers fight bitd. He used to explain in the fights to me in extreme detail as a nipper. Loved watching him ever since. Round 1 of the Hearns fight is still bonkers today.

RIP champ.

Agreed - it’s just epic