Archive for the 'Obituaries' Category

In memoriam, Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007)

Published on 6 September 2007 in Celebrities, Current Affairs and Obituaries. 0 Comments

Of all the acres of newsprint marking the death of Pavarotti I can’t find a single one that mentions the great man’s passion for elephants.

Let me be the first to rectify that situation.

In memoriam, Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007)

Published on 30 July 2007 in Current Affairs, Entertainment, Movies, Obituaries and Pictures. 0 Comments

Farewell then,
Ingmar Bergman.

Suppose that’s
Checkmate to Death
Then.

The Seventh Seal
A scene from Bergman’s iconic The Seventh Seal. I say iconic, but I could never get into it myself. Even with all those seals it was never a patch on Happy Feet.

In memoriam, Frank Butcher (1940-2007)

Published on 29 July 2007 in Audio, Celebrities, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Obituaries, Pictures and TV. 0 Comments

Frank ButcherFarewell then,
Frank Butcher.

So now you really have
“Gone to Manchester”
(To use the old
EastEnders euphemism).

We’ll all say nice things
About you now
And pretend you never
Set fire to that tramp.

At this difficult time, please take a moment to listen to Eminem vs. Frank Butcher.