Sapie88
Hi @Donald Twain
Quite the timing of your return and sweet Rene's passing.
What have you done you monster!
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The Dead Thread
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What have you done you monster!
sageyefc
Player Valuation: £90m
*Reported for poor tasteMourn with me Don.
Donald Twain
Vide cor meum
I've just blown my spunk trumpet!
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/201...innovative-and-irreplaceable-sports-producer/
Tributes paid to 'innovative' and 'irreplaceable' sports producer
Paul Doherty during his time as a presenter and producer at Granada TVPhoto:
Written by Jonathan Sides, friend and former colleague
Paul Doherty arrived at Granada TV in the early 1970s to work as consultant, reporter, co-presenter and then producer on Kick Off, the groundbreaking Friday night football show that signalled the start of the weekend across the North West.
Before long he was appointed Head of Sport and over the next two decades, Paul was tireless in his determination to make Granada's coverage the best in the country.
Under Paul's leadership Kick Off had both incisive journalism and wonderfully light-hearted entertainment. Alongside interviews with managers and chairmen under pressure would be unforgettable pieces such as the Kick Off pantomime. This featured England and Manchester United captain Bryan Robson dressed as Aladdin, and record-breaking Liverpool striker Ian Rush as [Poor language removed] Whittington – all introduced by Denis Law.
A great innovator, many of his ideas were subsequently adopted by the ITV network and rival broadcasters. Granada Goals Extra was the first programme to show the afternoon's goals within minutes of the full time whistle, while Sport Action was a forerunner of Sky's successful Soccer Saturday.
And Granada Sport wasn't all just football. Paul brought rugby league, boxing, cricket, darts, bowls, show-jumping, ice hockey, basketball, Speedway, the first televised 147 break in snooker (Steve Davis), the Bolton Marathon and even croquet to the region's TV screens. He also had a remarkable track record in spotting and developing talent. The roll call of Granada Sport graduates includes Oscar-nominated film director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne films, Captain Phillips), many award-winning network producers and directors, TV executives, and commentators Clive Tyldesley, Rob Palmer, Alistair Mann and Sky's Martin Tyler.
Paul had a reputation for honesty, loyalty and integrity, which won him the trust and friendship of many of the region's biggest football personalities. Former City managers Malcolm Allison, John Bond and Peter Reid were all close friends, as were their United counterparts Ron Atkinson and Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ferguson never forgot how Paul stood by him in the darkest days of his United reign when there were many calls for his dismissal during the 1989-90 season.
Paul reached out to Sir Alex to advise him on how to handle the media and they struck up a friendship, which endured for the next 25 years, with regular Friday morning breakfast meetings.
This week Paul, aged 77, finally succumbed to cancer after a typically stubborn fight. He will be sorely missed by his wife Jean, his family and many friends.
Martin Tyler's tribute sums up the affection and respect with which he was heldby so many:
“Paul was fearless and at times fearsome but he inspired a generation of young producers, directors and broadcasters.
"I was privileged to be one of them and we all would have done anything for him. We have lost a big man who leaves a big void in the lives of all those who knew him.
"Simply irreplaceable”
– MARTIN TYLER
Tributes paid to 'innovative' and 'irreplaceable' sports producer
Paul Doherty during his time as a presenter and producer at Granada TVPhoto:
Written by Jonathan Sides, friend and former colleague
Paul Doherty arrived at Granada TV in the early 1970s to work as consultant, reporter, co-presenter and then producer on Kick Off, the groundbreaking Friday night football show that signalled the start of the weekend across the North West.
Before long he was appointed Head of Sport and over the next two decades, Paul was tireless in his determination to make Granada's coverage the best in the country.
Under Paul's leadership Kick Off had both incisive journalism and wonderfully light-hearted entertainment. Alongside interviews with managers and chairmen under pressure would be unforgettable pieces such as the Kick Off pantomime. This featured England and Manchester United captain Bryan Robson dressed as Aladdin, and record-breaking Liverpool striker Ian Rush as [Poor language removed] Whittington – all introduced by Denis Law.
A great innovator, many of his ideas were subsequently adopted by the ITV network and rival broadcasters. Granada Goals Extra was the first programme to show the afternoon's goals within minutes of the full time whistle, while Sport Action was a forerunner of Sky's successful Soccer Saturday.
And Granada Sport wasn't all just football. Paul brought rugby league, boxing, cricket, darts, bowls, show-jumping, ice hockey, basketball, Speedway, the first televised 147 break in snooker (Steve Davis), the Bolton Marathon and even croquet to the region's TV screens. He also had a remarkable track record in spotting and developing talent. The roll call of Granada Sport graduates includes Oscar-nominated film director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne films, Captain Phillips), many award-winning network producers and directors, TV executives, and commentators Clive Tyldesley, Rob Palmer, Alistair Mann and Sky's Martin Tyler.
Paul had a reputation for honesty, loyalty and integrity, which won him the trust and friendship of many of the region's biggest football personalities. Former City managers Malcolm Allison, John Bond and Peter Reid were all close friends, as were their United counterparts Ron Atkinson and Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ferguson never forgot how Paul stood by him in the darkest days of his United reign when there were many calls for his dismissal during the 1989-90 season.
Paul reached out to Sir Alex to advise him on how to handle the media and they struck up a friendship, which endured for the next 25 years, with regular Friday morning breakfast meetings.
This week Paul, aged 77, finally succumbed to cancer after a typically stubborn fight. He will be sorely missed by his wife Jean, his family and many friends.
Martin Tyler's tribute sums up the affection and respect with which he was heldby so many:
“Paul was fearless and at times fearsome but he inspired a generation of young producers, directors and broadcasters.
"I was privileged to be one of them and we all would have done anything for him. We have lost a big man who leaves a big void in the lives of all those who knew him.
"Simply irreplaceable”
– MARTIN TYLER
SpurtingLesbian
Ken Dodd Nagasaki
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/15/entertainment/dan-haggerty-grizzly-adams-dead-feat/index.html
(CNN)Dan Haggerty, who played mountain man Grizzly Adams in a hit movie followed by a TV show in the 1970s, has died. He was 74.
Haggerty died Friday morning in a Burbank, California, hospital surrounded by his family, said his manager, Terry Bomar. The actor had recently been battling cancer, said Bomar, who was friends with the star for nearly 20 years and had been his manager most of that time.
The actor started taking chemo last summer for a spinal tumor, Bomar said. Haggerty thought his condition was improving, but doctors later found a spot on his lung, he said.
"I talked to him yesterday and told him we're praying for him," Bomar said. "I told him 'I love you, man.' The last thing I heard him say was "I love you.' "
With his long hair, full beard and 6-foot-1 build, Haggerty seemed born to play Adams, who was based on a 19th-century frontiersman. The character was a wrongly accused man who saves and raises a grizzly bear cub. The bear becomes his constant companion as Adams travels the West, caring for wild animals he finds.
"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," made for a low six-figure budget, became one of the biggest movie hits of 1974. Three years later NBC turned it into a TV show with the same name.
"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" lasted two seasons, but the show's unique subject and Haggerty's rugged looks gave the star a name.
Haggerty said he got the job after another actor didn't work out.
A producer saw him in a movie and asked his secretary -- who happened to be Haggerty's wife -- if he was available.
"I came down from Canada, met this guy and he said, I made this movie called 'Grizzly Adams' but I'm not crazy about it. How would you like to be Grizzly Adams?" Haggerty recalled. The film grossed more than $50 million worldwide.
The character later returned in a 1982 TV movie.
Haggerty was friendly with wild animals in real life as well. As a Malibu, California-based stuntman and performer before the show started, he had a leopard, a cougar and a tiger on the ranch he shared with his wife and daughters.
Haggerty started his career in beach pictures and biker flicks. After "Grizzly Adams," he made horror movies and outdoorsy flicks. He also opened a Los Angeles restaurant in 1991.
He suffered a motorcycle crash in 1991. In 2008, a crash claimed the life of his wife, Samantha, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Dan Haggerty, 'Grizzly Adams' star, dies at 74
(CNN)Dan Haggerty, who played mountain man Grizzly Adams in a hit movie followed by a TV show in the 1970s, has died. He was 74.
Haggerty died Friday morning in a Burbank, California, hospital surrounded by his family, said his manager, Terry Bomar. The actor had recently been battling cancer, said Bomar, who was friends with the star for nearly 20 years and had been his manager most of that time.
The actor started taking chemo last summer for a spinal tumor, Bomar said. Haggerty thought his condition was improving, but doctors later found a spot on his lung, he said.
"I talked to him yesterday and told him we're praying for him," Bomar said. "I told him 'I love you, man.' The last thing I heard him say was "I love you.' "
With his long hair, full beard and 6-foot-1 build, Haggerty seemed born to play Adams, who was based on a 19th-century frontiersman. The character was a wrongly accused man who saves and raises a grizzly bear cub. The bear becomes his constant companion as Adams travels the West, caring for wild animals he finds.
"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," made for a low six-figure budget, became one of the biggest movie hits of 1974. Three years later NBC turned it into a TV show with the same name.
"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" lasted two seasons, but the show's unique subject and Haggerty's rugged looks gave the star a name.
Haggerty said he got the job after another actor didn't work out.
A producer saw him in a movie and asked his secretary -- who happened to be Haggerty's wife -- if he was available.
"I came down from Canada, met this guy and he said, I made this movie called 'Grizzly Adams' but I'm not crazy about it. How would you like to be Grizzly Adams?" Haggerty recalled. The film grossed more than $50 million worldwide.
The character later returned in a 1982 TV movie.
Haggerty was friendly with wild animals in real life as well. As a Malibu, California-based stuntman and performer before the show started, he had a leopard, a cougar and a tiger on the ranch he shared with his wife and daughters.
Haggerty started his career in beach pictures and biker flicks. After "Grizzly Adams," he made horror movies and outdoorsy flicks. He also opened a Los Angeles restaurant in 1991.
He suffered a motorcycle crash in 1991. In 2008, a crash claimed the life of his wife, Samantha, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Professor Toffee
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
It's fine 8 other lives to go
Donald Twain
Vide cor meum
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/15/entertainment/dan-haggerty-grizzly-adams-dead-feat/index.html
Dan Haggerty, 'Grizzly Adams' star, dies at 74
(CNN)Dan Haggerty, who played mountain man Grizzly Adams in a hit movie followed by a TV show in the 1970s, has died. He was 74.
Haggerty died Friday morning in a Burbank, California, hospital surrounded by his family, said his manager, Terry Bomar. The actor had recently been battling cancer, said Bomar, who was friends with the star for nearly 20 years and had been his manager most of that time.
The actor started taking chemo last summer for a spinal tumor, Bomar said. Haggerty thought his condition was improving, but doctors later found a spot on his lung, he said.
"I talked to him yesterday and told him we're praying for him," Bomar said. "I told him 'I love you, man.' The last thing I heard him say was "I love you.' "
With his long hair, full beard and 6-foot-1 build, Haggerty seemed born to play Adams, who was based on a 19th-century frontiersman. The character was a wrongly accused man who saves and raises a grizzly bear cub. The bear becomes his constant companion as Adams travels the West, caring for wild animals he finds.
"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," made for a low six-figure budget, became one of the biggest movie hits of 1974. Three years later NBC turned it into a TV show with the same name.
"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" lasted two seasons, but the show's unique subject and Haggerty's rugged looks gave the star a name.
Haggerty said he got the job after another actor didn't work out.
A producer saw him in a movie and asked his secretary -- who happened to be Haggerty's wife -- if he was available.
"I came down from Canada, met this guy and he said, I made this movie called 'Grizzly Adams' but I'm not crazy about it. How would you like to be Grizzly Adams?" Haggerty recalled. The film grossed more than $50 million worldwide.
The character later returned in a 1982 TV movie.
Haggerty was friendly with wild animals in real life as well. As a Malibu, California-based stuntman and performer before the show started, he had a leopard, a cougar and a tiger on the ranch he shared with his wife and daughters.
Haggerty started his career in beach pictures and biker flicks. After "Grizzly Adams," he made horror movies and outdoorsy flicks. He also opened a Los Angeles restaurant in 1991.
He suffered a motorcycle crash in 1991. In 2008, a crash claimed the life of his wife, Samantha, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Arrr man I'm lost here , first Rene now The Griz!! Life deals me blow after blow!
ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
Grin and bear it mate.
ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
Now Celine Dion's husband has died, is there no end to it.
And now her brother!
Yeah, awful news.
Can't stand her, but wouldn't wish losing a husband and brother in a matter of days on anyone.
ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
Stan Boardman, Noel Edmonds, Jeremy Paxman, James Corden, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joey Essex, Jimmy Tarbuck, Michael McIntyre.....
Not dead.
Not dead.