In Memoriam

[Jim Rockford]

That's a shame. I'll always think of her in Play Misty For Me. She did a good job portraying a psycho.

 

[gUt]

RIP, great comedic actor

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03...-arrested-development-lucille-bluth/100030096

Emmy-winning actress Jessica Walter, best known for her roles as Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development dies

 

[horrie hastings]

That's a shame. I'll always think of her in Play Misty For Me. She did a good job portraying a psycho.

 

[Jim Rockford]

That's exactly what I'm talkin' about Horrie. Others have tried to do the "mentally unhinged"bit, but she totally nailed it.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Leo Nosworthy, the last Balmain premiership winning coach (1969) has passed away at the age of 93.

Much respect to the man who won a comp against the South Sydney behemoth of the late 60s and early 70s. Condolences to his family and friends and the Balmain RL fraternity.

 

[horrie hastings]

Leo Nosworthy, the last Balmain premiership winning coach (1969) has passed away at the age of 93.

Much respect to the man who won a comp against the South Sydney behemoth of the late 60s and early 70s. Condolences to his family and friends and the Balmain RL fraternity.

I still remember living at Paddington back when the Tigers won that Grand final and they painted the Tiger paw prints along the foot path on Driver Avenue.

Let a mate of mine know after i read this who has connections with Balmain through UTS and is a long time Tigers supporter but he didn't know about Leo's passing.

 

[horrie hastings]

Legendary composer and song writer Jim Steinman has passed away age 73.

Steinman penned so many great songs
Bat Out Of Hell and You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth for Meatloaf
Total Eclipse Of The Heart for Bonnie Tyler and Making Love Out Of Nothing At All for Air Supply amongst many others.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04...at-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-celine-dion/100083398

 

[horrie hastings]

Love playing Air Supply's Making Love Out Of Nothing At All back to back with Bonnie Tyler's version.

Steinman knew how to pen a great song.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Total Eclipse of the Heart is bat shit crazy and soooooo much fun to sing.

RIP Jim. Thank you for the music.

 

[horrie hastings]

Total Eclipse of the Heart is bat shit crazy and soooooo much fun to sing.

RIP Jim. Thank you for the music.

Love the longer version of Total Eclipse Of The Heart.

 

[nöyd]

I think I recall Mike Myers as Wayne (from Wayne's World) once say that every suburban home in America was issued a copy of Frampton Comes Alive! in the 70's, I always said the same thing about suburban Australia and Bat Out Of Hell. No matter whose house you were at, on any given weekend, Bat Out Of Hell always made an appearance.

Our household copy (LP of course) was played to death, I remember the cover being held together with sticky tape ffs. An absolutely monumental album. A shame that Meat Loaf will only really be remembered in Australia for that AFL Grand Final fiasco.

Paradise by the Dashboard Light was our neighbours favourite song, whether they liked it or not.

RIP Jim Steinman.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

I think I recall Mike Myers as Wayne (from Wayne's World) once say that every suburban home in America was issued a copy of Frampton Comes Alive! in the 70's, I always said the same thing about suburban Australia and Bat Out Of Hell. No matter whose house you were at, on any given weekend, Bat Out Of Hell always made an appearance.

Our household copy (LP of course) was played to death, I remember the cover being held together with sticky tape ffs. An absolutely monumental album. A shame that Meat Loaf will only really be remembered in Australia for that AFL Grand Final fiasco.

Paradise by the Dashboard Light was our neighbours favourite song, whether they liked it or not.

RIP Jim Steinman.

Bat out of hell was the first CD I ever bought.

I don’t remember him as much for the AFL GF fiasco as I do for him playing Robert Polson in Fight Club with a huge set of bitch tits.

He was a superstar talent, one of a kind artist.. although I’ve recently thought that he was “America’s Freddie Mercury”... in that he brought that operatic, theatrical angles to mainstream rock n roll music. The UK n USA can have “mirrored performers” in particular genres (eg Billy Joel, Elton John etc) and it struck me The Loaf, like Mercury, brought a unique operatic feel to their music... despite having very different voices.

maybe that’s just me but anyway...

 

[horrie hastings]

Les McKeown the lead singer of Bay City Rollers has died aged 65.

 

[horrie hastings]

Academy award winning actress Olympia Dukakis has passed away aged 89.
Dukakis is remembered for her great roles in Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias and the fabulous transgender character Anna Madrigal in Tales Of The City.

RIP Olympia, you will be missed, you were one of the good ones.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I saw Steel Magnolias, on a plane, as a 13 year old. Bloody loved it. Geez I copped a ribbing recommending it to mates at the time. Still love it. Amazing cast including Olympia Dukakis.

 

[horrie hastings]

I saw Steel Magnolias, on a plane, as a 13 year old. Bloody loved it. Geez I copped a ribbing recommending it to mates at the time. Still love it. Amazing cast including Olympia Dukakis.

What an amazing cast of women in Steel Magnolias.

Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Darryl Hannah, Shirley McClaine and Dolly Parton, you can't get much better than that.

Watched Moonstruck on the big screen on Valentines Day at the Randwick Ritz, saw so much more in that movie than i did from watching it on video/DVD, Cher was awesome but it was a stellar performance from Dukakis too.

 

[Generalzod]

Tawny Kitean passes away at the age 59. We all remember her from the movie Bachelor Party, but she was also famous in this iconic 80s song..

 

[horrie hastings]

Billy Hayes best known as Witchiepoo in HR Pufnstuf passed away 2 weeks ago aged 96.
Her character Witchiepoo was hilarious with her bungled attempts to try and steal Freddie the Magic flute.

 

[Jim Rockford]

Witchiepoo was the reason I used to watch HR Pufnstuf. I loved her rocket powered broomstick.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Charles Grodin, 86

Beethoven...lol

Midnight Run, brilliant fun.

Dave. King Kong 1976. Heaven Can Wait. Ishtar. Hearts and Souls.