Well known personalities who have passed away recently (Renamed)

[old man emu]

1 hour ago, onetrack said:

Whoa, that's a photo guaranteed to frighten any child, and make them burst into tears!  😄

 

It's just Santa off duty.

[facthunter]

Disguy's not Santa. He's for real.  Nev

[Litespeed]

Italian blood and Peroni beer with added fish.

[facthunter]

No Dolmio?  Nev

[Litespeed]

No Dolmio, that's fake bottle crap, not to be used as actual food.

 

 

[facthunter]

Modern Tomatoes don't taste that good either unless you  grow your own.  Nev

[Litespeed]

Fresh and home grown is best.

 

Hard to eat only good stuff these days. 

 

[red750]

How do you guys navigate? If you get blown off course as easily as you get sidetracked on these topics, I'd hate to fly with you.

[onetrack]

Well, at least we know Litespeed's still alive.

[Marty_d]

10 hours ago, red750 said:

How do you guys navigate? If you get blown off course as easily as you get sidetracked on these topics, I'd hate to fly with you.

It's like a conversation in a pub Peter. 

You may start off talking politics, but the subject drifts and before you know it, it's about what Stuart and Mandy got up to when the lift was broken down.

[old man emu]

31 minutes ago, Marty_d said:

what Stuart and Mandy got up to when the lift was broken down.

Do tell!

I was out straining the spuds when you blokes were talking about that titbit.

[Marty_d]

Ah, sorry OME, if you were draining the pyjama python then you missed it.

And now that you've ripped the seal off, you'll be going all night.

[facthunter]

I get sick of hearing about Dead people.. Same as watching violent movies. Enough is enough.  Every club oldies belong to is all about your mates dying. Nev

[red750]

I've told you before Nev, if you don't like what's in a tupic, no one is forcing you to open and read it. I jeave many topics unopened, particularly on Rec Flying, where I have no interest in them.

[facthunter]

.   We DID have some pretty good interaction  along the way though, which I for one enjoyed. What do you mean about "opening it up" Peter? The PIC is there already.. Incidentally I've never been Blown off course.   Nev

[pmccarthy]

Ha! I've never been blown at all.

[red750]

Nev, you know what I meant. If there was a thread on here about TV "reality" shows, like Married at First Sight, Great Australian Bakeoff, etc. I wouldn't bother to read them because I have zero interest.

[facthunter]

Yeah I don't go for them at all either, Same theme, different faces. Lots of "staged" over reactions  by Z grade actors  REALITY ???  anything but. . Nev

[old man emu]

Those reality shows are made just so that the TV stations can meet the licensing requirement to broadcast a certain percentage of Australian produced content. Reality shows are incredibly cheap to produce in comparison to theatrical shows - drama or comedy. They do not give employment to our thespians and numbers of behind-the-scenes people, all of whom in the past have shown themselves to be as good as or better than those of other countries.

 

Reality shows they do not promote the expression of either our past or present history. There are volumes of great material from which to make really good television. Shows don't have to be retelling of war stories or exploration. We should look into our locally produced literature for ideas. 

 

I won't list the very many locally produced drama and comedy shows there have been in the past. I leave that to you to recall. Technically these were quality productions. Some had storylines that may have been trivial, but the ratings showed that they were what the people wanted. There are production companies producing good stuff, but they only seem to be broadcast by the ABC or SBS. Two networks that other media have taken efforts to dissuade us from viewing.

 

 

[onetrack]

This sums it all up .....

 

 

[red750]

English singer Marianne Faithfull has passed away aged 78.

 

The singer had previously suffered multiple health problems, including bulimia, breast cancer and emphysema caused by decades of smoking.