RIP thread - Page 780

**old alal** · March 12th, 2018, 08:23 AM

RIP Doddy. One of the best, naturally funny, and a genuine gentleman to boot, and one of only a handful of scousers I'd invite to dinner. Very sad, can't wait for the special and tribute programs.

**patwynnfan** · March 12th, 2018, 02:55 PM

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, who created famous looks for Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy, has died at the age of 91. His partner Philippe Venet, a former haute couture designer, confirmed the news to the AFP news agency. "It is with huge sadness that we inform you that Hubert Taffin de Givenchy has died," he said via the fashion house. The designer's nephews and nieces, and their children, share Mr Venet's grief, his statement added. Givenchy was perhaps most famous for creating the iconic "little black dress" worn by Audrey Hepburn in the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany's. "It was... an enormous help to know that I looked the part... Then the rest wasn't so tough anymore. Givenchy's lovely simple clothes [gave me] the feeling of being whoever I played...," Hepburn previously said of the designer.

Hubert de Givenchy was the most aristocratic of French designers, renowned for his own personal elegance and impeccable manners. He was born into a noble French family, and destined initially for the law. But at the end of World War Two, he persuaded his family to let him pursue his passion for clothes. Fame came in the 1950s, and for three decades, he dressed some of the most beautiful women in the world. He's credited with introducing the notion of separates to give women greater freedom to choose, and with being one of the first clothes designers to create his own perfume. In 1988, he sold his fashion house to the luxury brand LVMH, and a few years later he retired to a life of comfortable discretion. He came from a world of fashion which he acknowledged has now all but disappeared - an age of elegance, where clothes were created out of a unique personal relationship between client and couturier.

The designer, who stood at a towering 1.98m (6ft 6in), won instant acclaim for his first collection at the age of 24. "These dresses remind you of that first, best, glass of champagne," one admiring British fashion writer declared. He swiftly ventured into menswear, and moved to New York to consolidate his success. There his celebrity customers included US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who wore one of his designs to President John F Kennedy's funeral in 1963. Screen legend Grace Kelly, who would become princess of Monaco, was another famous client.

**patwynnfan** · March 12th, 2018, 08:53 PM

A former Nazi SS guard who was known as the "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz" has died aged 96, German media report. In 2015 Oskar Gröning was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, but never began his prison sentence due to a series of appeals. He died in a hospital on Friday, according to Spiegel Online. The pensioner was convicted of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 Jews at the camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. His job at Auschwitz was to itemise money and valuables taken from new arrivals, who were then killed or subjected to slave labour. Though a court doctor found that he was fit for prison with appropriate medical supervision, his jail term was repeatedly delayed by ill-health and requests for clemency.

When the war was over, Gröning slipped into a quiet life in Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, where he worked in a glass-making factory. Decades later, when he heard people denying the Holocaust had ever happened, he was moved to break his silence. He was one of very few former concentration camp guards to do so. "I saw the gas chambers. I saw the crematoria," he told the BBC in the 2005 documentary Auschwitz: the Nazis and the "Final Solution".

He should have been definitely jailed in 2005 but preferably jailed straight after the war.

mr_baiter · March 12th, 2018, 11:29 PM

So saddened at the loss of Sir Ken Dodd - a man who should in my opinion have been knighted decades earlier. It's especially poignant because now that he's gone, we have virtually no surviving links to the great days of British variety theatre. It lives on through recorded media, but that's small consolation. Oh, what I'd give to have been around fifty years ago and been able to see him at his peak, in a crowded theatre by the seaside.

RIP Doddy. Thanks for all the plumptious laughs, and for making our lives so tattifilarious.

**Grouchy** · March 13th, 2018, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_baiter

Oh, what I'd give to have been around fifty years ago and been able to see him at his peak, in a crowded theatre by the seaside.

I did see him - around about fifty years ago - at the seaside. At Scarborough on a family trip to the theatre.

The sad thing is that being only about twelve years old, I didn't really appreciate what I was seeing.. He was just another "man off the telly". Yes, we laughed at his routine and his jokes but at that age it was nothing special..

I wish I had known then that he was such a fantastic raconteur and comedian and that I was in the presence of a rare genius of his trade..

RIP Doddy...

**haroldeye** · March 13th, 2018, 12:18 PM

I saw him at Scarborough 50 odd years ago too. He was hilarious.

**ManofKent** · March 13th, 2018, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_baiter

So saddened at the loss of Sir Ken Dodd - a man who should in my opinion have been knighted decades earlier. It's especially poignant because now that he's gone, we have virtually no surviving links to the great days of British variety theatre. It lives on through recorded media, but that's small consolation. Oh, what I'd give to have been around fifty years ago and been able to see him at his peak, in a crowded theatre by the seaside.

RIP Doddy. Thanks for all the plumptious laughs, and for making our lives so tattifilarious.

I've noticed that as well, the way it's been strongly emphasized that all the comedians and entertainers of that era are now all gone and that that age is now over.

Mind you, he had one hell of a long career though!

They published some of his greatest jokes in the paper today including such classic as:

"I haven't spoken to my mother-in-law for 18 months. I don't like to interrupt her."

"I did 25 minutes running on the spot this morning-I had my braces caught in the banister."

"It's 10 years since I went out of my mind. I'd never go back."

"I used to think that I was good in bed until I discovered that all my girlfriends had asthma."

"I just read a book about Stockholm Syndrome-it started out badly but towards the end I really liked it."

" I have kleptomania-when it gets bad I take something for it."

**johnbear** · March 14th, 2018, 03:05 AM

Famous Physicist and Cosmologist Died Age 76.
https://news.sky.com/story/scientist...ed-76-11289119

**bowlinggreen** · March 14th, 2018, 03:33 AM

^ Just saw this.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/healt...ead/index.html

He lasted a long time, considering his condition. What a loss. He contributed a lot.

RIP.

**old alal** · March 14th, 2018, 06:14 AM

RIP Steven .......Keep Talking

https://youtu.be/RTxi5B5_Kgg

https://youtu.be/NWtfxESf7GA

March 12th, 2018, 08:23 AM	#7791
old alal Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,197 Thanks: 22,904 Thanked 35,082 Times in 3,165 Posts	RIP Doddy. One of the best, naturally funny, and a genuine gentleman to boot, and one of only a handful of scousers I'd invite to dinner. Very sad, can't wait for the special and tribute programs. __________________ Old alal's First Rule Of Breasts To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. When you've seen one pair of breasts.........you want to see every pair of breasts!

March 12th, 2018, 02:55 PM	#7792
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,886 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	French fashion icon Givenchy dies French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, who created famous looks for Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy, has died at the age of 91. His partner Philippe Venet, a former haute couture designer, confirmed the news to the AFP news agency. "It is with huge sadness that we inform you that Hubert Taffin de Givenchy has died," he said via the fashion house. The designer's nephews and nieces, and their children, share Mr Venet's grief, his statement added. Givenchy was perhaps most famous for creating the iconic "little black dress" worn by Audrey Hepburn in the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany's. "It was... an enormous help to know that I looked the part... Then the rest wasn't so tough anymore. Givenchy's lovely simple clothes [gave me] the feeling of being whoever I played...," Hepburn previously said of the designer. Hubert de Givenchy was the most aristocratic of French designers, renowned for his own personal elegance and impeccable manners. He was born into a noble French family, and destined initially for the law. But at the end of World War Two, he persuaded his family to let him pursue his passion for clothes. Fame came in the 1950s, and for three decades, he dressed some of the most beautiful women in the world. He's credited with introducing the notion of separates to give women greater freedom to choose, and with being one of the first clothes designers to create his own perfume. In 1988, he sold his fashion house to the luxury brand LVMH, and a few years later he retired to a life of comfortable discretion. He came from a world of fashion which he acknowledged has now all but disappeared - an age of elegance, where clothes were created out of a unique personal relationship between client and couturier. The designer, who stood at a towering 1.98m (6ft 6in), won instant acclaim for his first collection at the age of 24. "These dresses remind you of that first, best, glass of champagne," one admiring British fashion writer declared. He swiftly ventured into menswear, and moved to New York to consolidate his success. There his celebrity customers included US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who wore one of his designs to President John F Kennedy's funeral in 1963. Screen legend Grace Kelly, who would become princess of Monaco, was another famous client. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

March 12th, 2018, 08:53 PM	#7793
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,886 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	Convicted Auschwitz guard dies before jail A former Nazi SS guard who was known as the "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz" has died aged 96, German media report. In 2015 Oskar Gröning was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, but never began his prison sentence due to a series of appeals. He died in a hospital on Friday, according to Spiegel Online. The pensioner was convicted of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 Jews at the camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. His job at Auschwitz was to itemise money and valuables taken from new arrivals, who were then killed or subjected to slave labour. Though a court doctor found that he was fit for prison with appropriate medical supervision, his jail term was repeatedly delayed by ill-health and requests for clemency. When the war was over, Gröning slipped into a quiet life in Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, where he worked in a glass-making factory. Decades later, when he heard people denying the Holocaust had ever happened, he was moved to break his silence. He was one of very few former concentration camp guards to do so. "I saw the gas chambers. I saw the crematoria," he told the BBC in the 2005 documentary Auschwitz: the Nazis and the "Final Solution". He should have been definitely jailed in 2005 but preferably jailed straight after the war. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

March 14th, 2018, 03:05 AM	#7798
johnbear Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Playing Golf with Paige Posts: 88,262 Thanks: 168,677 Thanked 1,756,114 Times in 92,022 Posts	R.I.P. Stephen Hawking (1942-2018). Famous Physicist and Cosmologist Died Age 76. https://news.sky.com/story/scientist...ed-76-11289119 __________________ Johnbear Give's Credit to Original Posters. Still Re-Up Dead Images When Found.

March 14th, 2018, 03:33 AM	#7799
bowlinggreen Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 4,192 Thanks: 48,676 Thanked 49,167 Times in 4,188 Posts	^ Just saw this. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/healt...ead/index.html He lasted a long time, considering his condition. What a loss. He contributed a lot. RIP. __________________ So much porn, so little time...

March 12th, 2018, 11:29 PM	#7794
mr_baiter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 233 Thanks: 4,349 Thanked 5,879 Times in 205 Posts	So saddened at the loss of Sir Ken Dodd - a man who should in my opinion have been knighted decades earlier. It's especially poignant because now that he's gone, we have virtually no surviving links to the great days of British variety theatre. It lives on through recorded media, but that's small consolation. Oh, what I'd give to have been around fifty years ago and been able to see him at his peak, in a crowded theatre by the seaside. RIP Doddy. Thanks for all the plumptious laughs, and for making our lives so tattifilarious.

March 13th, 2018, 12:18 PM	#7796
haroldeye Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfwitistan Posts: 5,715 Thanks: 113,498 Thanked 59,965 Times in 5,707 Posts	I saw him at Scarborough 50 odd years ago too. He was hilarious.

March 14th, 2018, 06:14 AM	#7800
old alal Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,197 Thanks: 22,904 Thanked 35,082 Times in 3,165 Posts	RIP Steven .......Keep Talking https://youtu.be/RTxi5B5_Kgg https://youtu.be/NWtfxESf7GA __________________ Old alal's First Rule Of Breasts To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. When you've seen one pair of breasts.........you want to see every pair of breasts!