Tartan_Don Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 89. Cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Its Roger ....and i'm gutted Was twitter pals and now wish i had went to see him doing his tour last year He never let on he wasnt well - always had that sense of humour right up to the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86glebestreet Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: Its Roger ....and i'm gutted Was twitter pals and now wish i had went to see him doing his tour last year He never let on he wasnt well - always had that sense of humour right up to the end He will probably become a saint, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Sad news, but 89 is a very decent innings. The first couple of Bond films he was in are among my favourites. The guy that played JW Pepper died just the other week too, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, 86glebestreet said: He will probably become a saint, Funnily enough his last tweet was about a movie being made about Herve Villechaize and was wondering who was going to play himself That was his sense of humour I replied that id heard it was Ian Ogilvie again He liked that kind of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Will never make past the Chiswick roundabout now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 A-Ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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irnbruman Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I heard Roger Moore on the Steve Wright show on Radio 2 prior to his last tour. He was so funny and sent himself up something rotten. I nearly crashed the car as I was laughing so much at his stories and his delivery. Wished Id gone to one of his gigs on the tour. Definitely someone to enjoy a pint with or a martini ..shaken not stirred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86glebestreet Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Roger Moore had a house in Cannes sur mer, I knew someone who met him and said he was very nice and would talk to anyone, I watched a film called boat trip,it was quite funny seeing him playing a gay man after being James Bond, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Toepoke Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 3 hours ago, aaid said: Will never make past the Chiswick roundabout now. "ROGER?......ROGER?" Great guy, great life, RIP Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Ally Bongo said: That's a great story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotunited Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Bono: On Roger Moore and Jay-Z Bono: I had a great one where I was in Monte Carlo sitting in a pizza joint, and some very broad-shouldered men in suits with strong American accents came up and explained that Mr. Jay-Z and the lovely Beyoncé were in the grill room, if I wanted to drop by. I may have even recommended the grill room to them. I said it was a kind invitation, but I'm really not dressed for that kind of thing, it's a very posh place. He came back 15 minutes later and said, "Mr. Jay-Z has organized it so that would not be a problem." I said, "I know the very strict dress code there," because I've come up against it over the years, "And tell him thank you very much for that, but ..." The third time he came back and he said, "He has the manager waiting." I then looked over and I saw Roger Moore, and he said, "Hello," and I said, "How are you doing?" and he said, "Great, what are you doing?" I said, "I'm off to see a friend of mine called Jay-Z at the grill room." He said, "Jay-Z?" I said, "He's a great rapper." His wife said, "What is a rapper?" "Well, it's hard to explain in a moment, but it's kind of about words and rhythm," I said. Then I asked them if they'd like to say hello, knowing that if I arrived with Roger Moore, there's no way, even if it all went wrong, there's no way they're going to throw me out. He's the sharp-dressed man of sharp-dressed men, and he's with his beautiful wife. So we walk up, and sure enough, there's the manager: "How are you doing?" I walk up, we go up to the room, which I love, this beautiful room. The roof opens there, and it's where Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra used to hang out. I know it very well, and sometimes I go there, but I'm here now in a vest and jeans, looking like Jay-Z's mechanic, and I walk in, and there's a whole bunch, there's Beyoncé, Lyor Cohen, and I just hear, "It's mother####in' James Bond! It's James Bond, I'm hanging out with James Bond!" I just think, "What?" Then it just all starts to make sense to me. Hip-hop is so James Bond -- the cars, the planes, the suits, the dresses, the guns, and I had no idea. It was like bringing Picasso to a bunch of painters. 10/6/2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 41 minutes ago, Scotunited said: Bono: On Roger Moore and Jay-Z Bono: I had a great one where I was in Monte Carlo sitting in a pizza joint, and some very broad-shouldered men in suits with strong American accents came up and explained that Mr. Jay-Z and the lovely Beyoncé were in the grill room, if I wanted to drop by. I may have even recommended the grill room to them. I said it was a kind invitation, but I'm really not dressed for that kind of thing, it's a very posh place. He came back 15 minutes later and said, "Mr. Jay-Z has organized it so that would not be a problem." I said, "I know the very strict dress code there," because I've come up against it over the years, "And tell him thank you very much for that, but ..." The third time he came back and he said, "He has the manager waiting." I then looked over and I saw Roger Moore, and he said, "Hello," and I said, "How are you doing?" and he said, "Great, what are you doing?" I said, "I'm off to see a friend of mine called Jay-Z at the grill room." He said, "Jay-Z?" I said, "He's a great rapper." His wife said, "What is a rapper?" "Well, it's hard to explain in a moment, but it's kind of about words and rhythm," I said. Then I asked them if they'd like to say hello, knowing that if I arrived with Roger Moore, there's no way, even if it all went wrong, there's no way they're going to throw me out. He's the sharp-dressed man of sharp-dressed men, and he's with his beautiful wife. So we walk up, and sure enough, there's the manager: "How are you doing?" I walk up, we go up to the room, which I love, this beautiful room. The roof opens there, and it's where Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra used to hang out. I know it very well, and sometimes I go there, but I'm here now in a vest and jeans, looking like Jay-Z's mechanic, and I walk in, and there's a whole bunch, there's Beyoncé, Lyor Cohen, and I just hear, "It's mother####in' James Bond! It's James Bond, I'm hanging out with James Bond!" I just think, "What?" Then it just all starts to make sense to me. Hip-hop is so James Bond -- the cars, the planes, the suits, the dresses, the guns, and I had no idea. It was like bringing Picasso to a bunch of painters. 10/6/2009 Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 5 hours ago, Ally Bongo said: Fringo's talking baws. Now, THIS is brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Just now, Ormond said: Fringo's talking baws. Now, THIS is brilliant! You're right and it is. The other one's not bad either though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Just now, fringo said: You're right and it is. The other one's not bad either though. It's just hard for me to like anything with both Bono and that arsehole Jay Z in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Just now, Ormond said: It's just hard for me to like anything with both Bono and that arsehole Jay Z in it. Good point actually. Two dicks but the hero of the story is RM (and his eyebrows - see the Spitting Image clip) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 16 hours ago, Ally Bongo said: As a seven year old Fabulous story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) 2 lovely stories about a lovely man. Travelled through to Edinburgh with my parents and sister to see him a couple of years ago and it was a great show, he was witty self deprecating and gossipy, a perfect story teller. Edited May 24, 2017 by G-Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 The second best James Bond, after Connery. But head and shoulders above any of the others. What a career he had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 1 hour ago, G-Man said: 2 lovely stories about a lovely man. Travelled through to Edinburgh with my parents and sister to see him a couple of years ago and it was a great show, he was witty self deprecating and gossipy, a perfect story teller. Jealous I always meant to go but never got round to it I dont think any of them were filmed either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brian67 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Went to Jmaes Bond Island for 50th birthday this tmuear. One if the bucket list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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