The man who made reading the Top 40, Top 20 and Top 10 for pop singles a regular feature for millions of people died. Casey Kasem was one of those guys who never caused offence, who always tried to be nice and make his viewers and fans feel comfortable in letting their children or their […]
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Elena Baltacha Dies
Elena Baltacha died yesterday after a very short illness which was only diagnosed in January. A wonderful tennis player, she was also very accommodating to her fans and would not blink an eye if a grown up fan hassled her for a signature. She liver a husband, mother, father and brother. Elena Baltacha interviewed after […]
Eusébio Dies
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira otherwise known as Eusébio was a Portugese legendary footballer who will always be up there with Puskas, Pele, Best, Cruyff, Maradonna, Messi. The reason why these guys are so rated is that you can see them in any team and that team would be improved. Eusébio was so good he nearly scored in […]
Peter O’Toole
The last of the great hell-raising Celtic rebel actors died over the weekend. Peter O’Toole died at the age of 81 after suffering from an unspecified disease. Peter O”Toole belonged to the post-war cadre of actors who grew up loving the British theatre but made it big in Hollywood. He stood alongside Richard Burton, Richard Harris and others. They […]
Fast And Furious Paul Walker
It is becoming clear that Paul Walker did die in a race and in his death life really did imitate art. The ultimate petrolhead film franchise Fast and Furious has its very own James Dean or even Brandon Lee. An actor in death has captured his time and zeitgeist. When your life is defined by […]
Lewis Collins Dies
Lewis Collins the man who would have been James Bond, died yesterday after a very hard battle with cancer. He will be best remembered for the role of Bodie in the iconic series The professionals. Always brooding but never dull, he played the role with aplomb and certainly looked the part. The Professionals was the […]
Kenneth Norton Dies
Former heavyweight champion and film actor Ken Norton died after suffering numerous strokes and poor health. One of the few people to have beaten Sportsman of The Century Muhammed Ali, Ken Norton also made a name for himself as an actor, TV announcer and by his own admission the best title in the world ‘Dad […]
Seamus Heaney Dies
The death of the famous poet Seamus Heaney, brings to an end the great Irish 20th Century take over of the English language. The fact that Ireland has probably produced some of the great poets writing in English is both a anomaly and a boost to the tradition which stretches back to the Shakespeare sonnets […]
Elmore Leonard 10 Rules Of Writing
We are working on a new project called Penny Novel and it is an attempt to bring back the rollicking pot boiler we have all read and loved. The sort of story which reflected the authors experience and prejudices that could be seen from a kilometre away. Some say that Blogging has taken over from […]
Lee Thompson Young Dies
The sad news that Lee Thompson Young committed suicide at 29 by gun shot, brings to an end a life which promised so much and who’s acting made people smile. According to his agent Lee Thompson Young shot himself in the head while he was in his own house. There was no mention of suicide note or […]