The "which famous person died today" thread

[Vienna_70]

The original film was excellent. Edward Fox was brilliant as the jackal. The remake, with Bruce Willis and Richard Gere? Meh.

I mean the original film, J.

I have no intention of watching the recent remake

 

[Vienna_70]

Deighton is wildly underrated the nine book Samson series is just perfection, I’d say if you struggled with Le Carré as physical books then listen to some of the audiobooks as they are top stuff especially the ones narrated by Michael Jayston.

I loved reading Deighton's trilogy of trilogies, and they coincided with my second visit to Berlin.

It was the strange endings to some of Le Carré's books that I found strange, like The Russia House, though I did enjoy The Spy, Who Came In From The Cold.

 

[manclad]

Odessa File and Day of the Jackal two of my favourite films / books

RIP

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[JRockBlues]

I’ve never read "Jackal," though I have seen the film.

And I agree that we’ve had some brilliant spy novelists, Len Deighton is another favourite of mine, though I could never get on with John Le Carré's books.

After editing/completing his father's last novel, Nick Harkaway has continued the Smiley series with Karla's Choice. Haven't read this particular book as yet but all his previous books have been superb.

 

[KS55]

A couple of weeks late…..did we miss it?

Farewell, E J Thribb
Your poems were bonkers
And a bit yonkers
And Barry Fantoni has passed away.
……..
…….

Barry Fantoni was a founder member of Private Eye. A brilliant comic writer, cartoonist and musician.

 

[discopop]

After editing/completing his father's last novel, Nick Harkaway has continued the Smiley series with Karla's Choice. Haven't read this particular book as yet but all his previous books have been superb.

It’s very good

 

[PinkFinal]

RIP Sly Stone

 

[bavarian blue]

RIP Sly Stone

He was a legend.RIP.

 

[PinkFinal]

Not many songs better than this

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Knew about Forsyth today but Rocky 2?

 

[deano ou812]

Unbelievable that Fredrick Forsyth wrote day of the jackal in 35 days..

 

[threespires]

RIP Sly Stone

Hugely talented, sad how his addictions blighted his life but to leave behind some of the music he and the Family Stone made is one hell of a legacy. RIP.

 

[andthesunshineband]

RIP Sly Stone

I was about eight when I couldn't figure "running away" and "family affair" on a couple of K-Tel albums my parents bought. Thankfully, you get a second chance later. Legend leaving the planet for the last time

 

[andthesunshineband]

Unbelievable that Fredrick Forsyth wrote day of the jackal in 35 days..

I read it in less in April, pretty much hooked after initial chapters

 

[Maintainin]

Rest In Beats ♫ ♬ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮​

"Don't hate the black, don't hate the white,
if you get bit ...just hate the bite."

Sly Stone.

"I've got a few reasons why I've got to maintain stability.
I've got into wanting people to hear my music.
I've got something I want people to hear because I know they'll like it.

They've gotta like it!
The songs I've been writing are the sort of things you have to like."

Sly Stone.

"I like my small camper. I just do not want to return to a fixed home.
I cannot stand being in one place. I must keep moving."

Sly Stone.

 

[Maintainin]

Not many songs better than this

Luv it.

Always jam to it when it gets spun most weeks at the roller rink :-)

 

[bluethrunthru]

Unbelievable that Fredrick Forsyth wrote day of the jackal in 35 days..

also one of the great movies of all time - the modern day remake was a travesty. I read earlier Forsyth covered Biafra for the TV news - you have to be my age to remember that on the TV news nightly - something thats all too familiar now. That and the Odessa File made him one of my favourite authors along with Len Deighton - doubtless to do with the subject matter ( oh and also at 96 Len should get a Knighthood too - fucking Beckham whats all that about ) - anyway RIP Frederick - you knew your stuff.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Luv it.

Always jam to it when it gets spun most weeks at the roller rink :-)

My late mum loved that song - she wore a 7 inch single smooth listening to it - part of my childhood - RIP Sly

 

[bluejon]

RIP Sly Stone. Personal opinion, but for me, the greatest we've seen in our lifetimes. There's a Riot Going On is my favourite album, the sound of a genius just on the precipice of losing it, but the album caught him just before it happened. It's dark, twisted, fucked up and funky as it's ever been. Properly gutted to hear that tonight (coming out a gig in town)

 

[Don Karleone]