'Humph'
 

I had the pleasure of seeing him host IMIHAC last month, and hearing him play at the end. :( One of Britain's national treasures AFAIK.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...bbc_226282.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7367385.stm

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I really liked "I'm sorry I haven't a clue" and it won't be the same without him. Wonderful man and superb player.

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+1

:(

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yes - great shame. Hope he gets to Mornington Crescent.

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Pardon my ignorance....but never heard of the fella:confused:

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Bugger.

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:sad:

Just read his obitury on the Guardian website, and noticed it was by George Melly. I guess he must have written it a little while back :wink:

They must be getting ready for a great party upstairs :grin:


Well as the vanquished charwoman of time begins to shake-n-vac the shagpile of eternity, I've noticed that we've just run out of time...

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Repetition.

I remember listening to the show with my dad when I was a kid. Very funny man, a great loss.

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In his obituary he had apparently turned down a knighthood

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Now that's what I call hesitation!

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But hesitation before repetition on the same page is allowed under house rules ;)

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The lovely Samantha will be left with a large hole in her life.
It will be hard to replace a man like Humph.

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One of the gems of life, can't replace them, just have to wait for the next gem.

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This is a real shame. I love Life in a Glass House by Radiohead.

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There's a tribute on Iplayer. 1 hour about this truly deserving man.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

The clips from ISIHAC are from the Cardiff performance I was at. He was tremendous.