The Chapel of Rest

[civilservant]

V S Naipaul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._S._Naipaul

[PeckhamRose]

I was away for a while I am so sad to hear about John at Chener Books. He was SO knowledgeable and posted a lot on here about local history. He was lovely and funny and friendly and sometimes even gave me free old maps! That's so sad. I would have loved to have attended his funeral if I had been here.

[Sue]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> I was away for a while I am so sad to hear about

> John at Chener Books. He was SO knowledgeable and

> posted a lot on here about local history. He was

> lovely and funny and friendly and sometimes even

> gave me free old maps! That's so sad. I would

> have loved to have attended his funeral if I had

> been here.

His funeral was private, I believe. I understand that the family didn't want John's sad death generally known until after the funeral had taken place.

There was talk of a memorial service of some kind, but I don't know whether that is still planned.

[FightingFit]

Aretha Franklin

[camberwell70]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KtBbyglq37E

[Passiflora]

Thanks for that camberwell70 x

[Charles Martel]

Jacqueline Pearce the actress who played the iconic character Servalan in 70s TV series Blake's Seven has died. Without question Servalan was one of the best villains in TV science fiction.

Jacqueline Pearce obituary

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/04/jacqueline-pearce-obituary

Blake's 7 - A Servalan Compilation - Part 1 of 2

Blake's 7 - A Servalan Compilation - Part 2 of 2

[malumbu]

Sad news - as she said herself she was a young teenage boy's dream. Is Michael Keating still living around here?

[uncleglen]

Burt Reynolds....aged 82

[diable rouge]

Chas from Chas and Dave...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45613563

[uncleglen]

Geoffrey from Rainbow (zippy and bungle....not the other one) RIP

[diable rouge]

Charles Aznavour...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45709214

[Charles Martel]

Carlos Ezquerra the artist who created Judge Dredd. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/01/judge-dredd-co-creator-carlos-ezquerra-dies-aged-70.

[uncleglen]

Stan Lee.....at the tender age of 95! R.I.P

[heartblock]

RIP Harry Leslie Smith. A caring and inspiring human. ♥️

[malumbu]

Pete Shelley, very sad, saw him both solo (Ten Summers' Festival) and with the Buzzcocks.

[Passiflora]

I was just leaving secondary school (Kingsdale) in the Summer of 1979 (nearly 16) and saw the Buzzcocks on Top of the Pops and still remember all the words to Ever fallen in love.

RIP Pete Shelley

[solar]

Paddy Ashdown, former liberal democrat leader.

[Robert Poste's Child]

June Whitfield. What a career.

[rendelharris]

Jeremy Hardy - spoke with him once after a benefit at the Half Moon, he was a charming, self-deprecating man who had time for everyone. Friends who lived on the same road as him in Streatham found him a delightful neighbour. Plus, of course, he was astoundingly funny, especially when improvising on shows like The News Quiz and ISIHAC (and nobody will ever forget his singing!). A great loss.

[hpsaucey]

Oh dear. Sorry to hear about Jeremy Hardy.

[Robert Poste's Child]

So sad. Occasionally the death of someone famous who you never met feels like losing a friend, a genuine pang of loss. I saw him at a number of News Quiz recordings where some of his more outrageous and biting flights ended up on the cutting room floor. A great privilege to be there for that.

[uncleglen]

The long-suffering 'husband' of Hyacinth Bucket....Clive Swift

[uncleglen]

hpsaucey Wrote:

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> Oh dear. Sorry to hear about Jeremy Hardy.

I'm not- he was a decent comedian but a total lefty and terrorist apologist

[diable rouge]

To quote JH...The Daily Express is the paramilitary wing of the Daily Mail" ...:)