Obituary Thread

[Grecian2K]

Sad news about Mr James.
As well as superb writing his musical and poetic collaborations with Pete Atkin way back in the day were excellent.
Just check out "The Road of Silk" if you can ever get a hold of it!

 

[Alistair20000]

Clive James has passed away. Great writer and always enjoyed his TV shows bringing the worlds weird TV shows to our screens. Particularly the bonkers Japanese game shows.

See above (Jason beat me to it).

Three people who I have much admired all gone today.

I would like to second that.

RIP

 

[Stuffy]

A great Writer & Broadcaster.

Unreliable Memoirs By Clive James.

An amusing anecdote in the book was that all the blokes wanted to deflower the best looking girl in the Aussie scrub village where he lived only for an itinerant Scotsman to beat them to it.

 

[STURTZ]

Liked Clive James description of the hirsuit Demis Roussos (in a kaftan) as looking like a technicoloured refuse sack being attacked by rats.

 

[Spoonz Red E]

I liked Clive James.
Just the right mix of self doubt and outspoken confidence for a good comic and thinker.

 

[Jason H]

As well as his broadcasting, I loved his work as a TV critic - which I would read and imagine him saying the words which would bring them to life and cause me to laugh out loud. Somewhere at home I've got one collection of his, "The Crystal Bucket", which is superb.

 

[Hants_red]

As well as his broadcasting, I loved his work as a TV critic - which I would read and imagine him saying the words which would bring them to life and cause me to laugh out loud. Somewhere at home I've got one collection of his, "The Crystal Bucket", which is superb.

The books of his reviews that we had in our house fell apart in the end. Read too often! I hadn't seen many of the programmes he'd written about, but after reading his reviews felt that I had! A standard of writing to aspire to.

 

[Greyhound]

Demis Roussos

Coming over the airwaves at the Indoor Market down at Exmouth on Monday. Had the bleddy tune in my head all the way home.

 

[Hants_red]

Some of Clive James reviews

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1199784855283937280

 

[ramone]

Thoughts go out to the families and friends of the people murdered and attacked on London Bridge today.
As for the POS that committed this attack I hope you burn in hell.