So farewell then...

[OwlsFan]

Superquinn brand name. As of today no more.

[Real ale Madrid]

Superquinn brand name. As of today no more.

I may never eat a sausage again.

[pineapple stu]

All a teensy bit much how they're going out of the way to say the sausages will be the same.

[BonnieShels]

Not really. The Superquinn sausage is a thing of wonder.

[pineapple stu]

Would be interesting to see a Pepsi/Coke style Superquinn sausage taste test thing.

[pineapple stu]

Just popping up in the Football Feeds forum - Richard Moller Nielsen, who coached Denmark to Euro 92 triumph (and also the Confederations Cup in 1995).

[nigel-harps1954]

Oatfield sweet factory building in Letterkenny demolishing started today. Many folk here have tasted an emerald or two growing up. It's the one part of Letterkenny everyone recognises, and it's soon going to the ground. A very sad day here.

[Eminence Grise]

Sid Caesar, comic great, passed on Wednesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26162316

[OwlsFan]

Ralph Waite

…otherwise known as John Boy's father in The Waltons.

As some friends have said in tribute:

A remarkable man as his table was always full of lavish food in Depression era. America and the Waltons never seemed to lack for anything.

God be with the days. Decency everywhere, The Waltons never once, to my knowledge, had a rave party. Ralph held it all together and never once was referred to as a hero dad.

You could tune in at any time and be reasonably certain that there would be no discussion about water rates, house rates,GSOC, PMDS, gay weddings ,developers, celeb chefs, thongs or wiki leaks.

So for the last time

Good night Mary Ellen, good night John Boy and

….good night Dad.

[John83]

Would be interesting to see a Pepsi/Coke style Superquinn sausage taste test thing.
Interestingly, Coke always lose blind taste tests. The theory is that Pepsi is slightly sweeter, so people like to sip it, but find a whole can or whatever a bit much.

[Cuyahoga]

Irish artist Pat Scott has died aged 93. Strangely I only heard of him for the first time las week when there was a documentary about him on the radio. Modern art was his thing and was regarded highly worldwide. I read today that he got married last year to his long term partner Ericat the age of 93 and his husband is 57.

[OwlsFan]

Maria von Trapp: last of the original von Trapp family singers. The hills are no long alive with the sound of music.

[BonnieShels]

Harold Ramis. Aka Egon.

He crossed the streams.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-harold-ramis-dead-20140224,0,2259309.story

[pineapple stu]

Aw...

There goes the proposed Ghostbusters III anyway.

[nigel-harps1954]

That's awfully sad news.

[pineapple stu]

Robbed from boards, but I do like it -

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t1/1653980_10203563916565547_1913374470_n.jpg

[OwlsFan]

One for the older members of the community, Belfast actor Jimmy Ellis once of Z-Cars:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-26509318

[Eminence Grise]

In a cinema gone quiet.... he was a legend... the unmistakable voice of almost every film... you have ever seen...

The final credits have rolled for Hal Douglas, voiceover artist on what seemed like every film trailer ever released.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/0313/602099-in-a-world-voiceover-star-hal-douglas-dies-at-89/

[OwlsFan]

English former Labour Politician, Tony Benn.

[SkStu]

RIP

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pXgjOWpquGY/S-_63QeEs_I/AAAAAAAAABw/1u536bW7VC0/s1600/Mr+Ben.jpg

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Proud Irishman Edward Haughey has passed on.

[CraftyToePoke]

Stooges timekeeper Scott Asheton is no longer among us. 64. RIP.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stooges-drummer-scott-asheton-dead-at-64-20140316

[pineapple stu]

Joe McGinness, author of The Miracle of Castel di Sangro, who died on the tenth.

[SkStu]

Fred Phelps, head of the Westboro Baptist Church (subjects of Louis Theroux documentaries and endless media hours) died on Thursday.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/20/us/westboro-church-founder-dead/

Rest In Agony.

[OwlsFan]

Kate O'Mara once of Dynasty (on left below) and who in later years destroyed her appearance with botox:

2069

[BonnieShels]

Jiminy Jillikers... Mickey Rooney is dead!

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/mickey-rooney-golden-age-box-office-giant-dies-at-93-1201153308/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyUTK-Fu9j8

[nigel-harps1954]

There's a whole load of mental coming your way this evening. Peaches Geldof dead at 25.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26931337

[Crosby87]

So Bob raised the daughter that his wife had with the INXS guy right? But that's not her? Why did he give his kids such stupid names.

[SkStu]

Tragic family.

[Closed Account 2]

Ultimate Warrior has died.

[TheBoss]

Ultimate Warrior has died.

I saw the Hall of Fame (Saturday) and RAW (Monday) appearances at the time of their broadcast, and thought, he looks a little shattered and red looking, especially on RAW. He had what looked like a limp as he went to ring and was breathing really heavily during the speech, which is a bit eerie now. I'd say he had some underlying condition and the stress of the 3 days took its toll on his body. That speech certainly did not help his blood pressure, which I guess was extremely high at the point.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR08M6EUd0g

[Real ale Madrid]

Huge Adrian Mole fan as a kid.

RIP Sue Townsend.

[The Fly]

Ultimate Warrior has died.

...and returned to parts unknown.

[Paddy Garcia]

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, brilliant author.

[Eminence Grise]

Dylan Tombides, 20, West Ham reserve and Australia under-age cap, after a three-year battle with cancer.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/english/2014/0418/609727-west-ham-striker-tombides-dies-from-cancer/

[CraftyToePoke]

Rubin Hurricane Carter - RIP.

[Crosby87]

He did it. He was in on that murder.

[OwlsFan]

Julian Wilson, BBC racing correspondent for many years (for those long in the tooth).
2074

[Eminence Grise]

Tito Vilanova, former Barcelona coach, aged 45. Much too young...

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/european/2014/0425/611793-former-barcelona-coach-villanova-dies-aged-45/

[Closed Account 2]

Bob Hoskins, the actor, has died of pneumonia. His most famous film was probably "Who framed Roger Rabbit", but he played many roles including J. Edgar Hoover, Nikita Kruschev and Pope John.

[OwlsFan]

Bob Hoskins: He played many roles including Nikita Kruschev .

He probably could have played Khrushchev's wife as well, Marusia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B0118-0010-027,_Werk_f%C3%BCr_Fernsehelektronik,_Besuch_Chrus chtschow.jpg

[osarusan]

Elena Baltacha, British ex-tennis player, died of liver cancer aged only 30.

30 seems so young to die of any illness. She only found out about it 3 months ago, just weeks after getting married.

[pineapple stu]

Played up until November too. Amazing how quick it can be. Horrible really.

Her dad was on the bench for the USSR in the Euro 88 game against us.

[eitoof]

This Christopher Zambra lad that was shot dead at the weekend. Who did he play football for? I don't recall him at all and yet he's being described as an ex Irish youth international footballer in the media.

[pineapple stu]

Is he anything to Dean Zambra at Bray?

[eitoof]

Is he anything to Dean Zambra at Bray?


I actually meant to ask that too! And wasn't there a Ross Zambra playing LOI a while back too?

[pineapple stu]

Yup; Bray also. (http://extratime.ie/player/1090/ross_zambra/)

[Real ale Madrid]

"Wee" Oscar Knox. RIP Little Fella.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27337635

[nigel-harps1954]

Very sad news indeed. Irrespective of your standing, that young fella touched a lot of hearts and his bravery, despite his young age, was inspirational.

[CraftyToePoke]

Sir Jack Brabham, 88. RIP.
Won an F1 drivers title in a car he built himself. Different times.