Deaths in 2022

[Gwydion]

Sad.
Saw him live a couple of times - last one in Belfast in the 90s, crazy night!

[d_Guy]

Dashboard Lights, only the greatest single rock opera piece ever written and preformed.
The mold has been broken. catch ya on the flip side brother.

[Phil2]

 

[paulr]

Bat out of Hell played during our Saturday night game

[flamingpig0]

I remember doing an analysis of Bat out of Hell during one English Literature lesson at my evil school on the outskirts of Slough Trading Estate.
To be honest I was a bit miffed I was more punk/new wave at the time.

[Ithoriel]

"But I can still recall the sting of all the tears when he was gone
They said he crashed and burned, I know I'll never learn
Why any boy should die so young"

[Orcs]

Barry Cryer Comedian and writer, at 86. Good innings, but will be missed

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Indeed so.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Gawd, he was only on the phone to my mate last week! 

[Steve J]

Such a great comedy writer, he will be sadly missed .

[Phil2]

He certainly will.

Thanks for all the times you've made me laugh, Barry.

[fsn]

[Steve J]

Hamish & Dougal were just so funny and sad to think we will have no more from them .

[Ithoriel]

"You'll have had your tea" - regularly quoted in our house

[fsn]

There's another of his phrases that I sometimes think when browsing this forum - "we talked about that at my 'Get a Life' Club".