I see many posts about Patrick Swayze

[panik]

But more meaningful to me is the news that Keith Floyd also died last night.

Keith, you were undoubtedly a bit of an arse, but you made me laugh like no one else. You're worth many dozens of  Olivers and Ramsays. Wherever you are today, I hope they're playing The Stranglers and that someone else is picking up the tab for the wine.

Here's the obit.

My favourite Keith Floyd quote: 'You don't put fucking brandy in a korma!' Yours...?

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[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Oh - that's really sad.

And oddly, I was talking about him to an old friend of his yesterday in our office.

Bless the man - I hope he's gloriously tiddly, sitting on a cloud somewhere laughing at the fun he's had.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

Did you see the Keith Allen film last night? I can't help wondering if that's what killed the poor owd bugger. How cool you met an old friend! Did he say anything repeatable? :o)

He was a wonder, wasn't he? He puts all the rest in the shade. A bright light has gone out, for sure.

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Did you see the Keith Allen film last night?

Nah - I'm utterly hopeless with catching anything on the box.

How cool you met an old friend! Did he say anything repeatable?

It must be one of those synchronicity moments - I've never met him myself, but I've got two acquaintances in common - let's face it, I know a lot of drunks *hg* And no, nothing juicy - just how ill he was looking, which is kinda sad... He was certainly a one off - he'll surely be missed.

[fluterbev.livejournal.com]

Oh Keith, farewell you gorgeous numpty. This is my sad face :-(

Keith knew the best way to cook fish - with a glass of wine. And I don't mean he put the wine in the dish with the fish! I endeavor to emulate him any time I cook :-)

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

Have you watched the BBC obit? The bit where he winks cheekily whilst drinking from the bottle has made my day today. Ah, the world is a darker, sadder place today for sure. I hope they repeat his shows now, it's about time.

I hope you're well sugar. Any definite news on the job yet? I'm just stopping for tea and toast. Four more chapters, 12,000 words to go. I'm almost at the station. :o)

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Oh, no! That is so very sad. David and I loved him and often think of him when we use wine in a recipe.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

Assuming you also down the wine from the bottle as you cook, and charge said wine to some other bugger's bill? It's what Keith would have wanted.

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm with you in that it distresses me more that Keith Floyd has died. He certainly had charm and personality in spades.

I always harboured a masive love for him.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

Like everyone else, he'd dropped off my radar, then, by bizarre coincidence, they showed a new documentary about him, which we watched (oh so painful) the very night he died. I had wondered if watching it is what killed him (*g*) but apparently he never saw it. He'd eaten a £120 lunch that afternoon, sat down with a glass to watch himself and had a heart attack and died. I'm rather glad really, I don't think he'd have liked what he saw, sadly.