90Piesanhour I used to love Asterix. Getafix. If that wasn't a druggy reference, I don't know what is.
Under-the-ground Anchor have you read the banned ones? Tintin in the Congo? apparently herge was a proper racist / fascist
SardineTree king_of_the_slums Sad. Remembering dancing (well, shuffling my feet anyway!) most weekends at the Phono to Kebabtraume and Der Mussolini.
king_of_the_slums Ken Shimura, 70, Corona virus 😟 For those unfamiliar with Shimura Ken: How Japanese people feel about this now is how Americans would’ve felt if Tom Hanks had not survived. Rest in piece funny guy..
space king_of_the_slums Genius. I wondered where the subtitles were but that would have spoilt it. I'm going to look up more of this guys work.
doggybag king_of_the_slums MD in Private Eye reckons laughter is a good means of boosting your immune system. So thanks for this and thanks Ken RIP.
Flaneur Adam Schlesinger; https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/arts/music/adam-schlesinger-dead-coronavirus.html
space king_of_the_slums Read a few articles about him since yesterday. His wiki page says he is the Japanese Robin Williams but I think that's got him totally wrong. Williams was a the worlds fastest/best ad-lib'er, but Ken was an actor, and a brilliant one at that. What he does looks natural but it's well written, planned and rehearsed - and he's throwing in some riffs to play withy his co-stars. I'm betting if and when he took a step into serious acting rolls he aced them. Thankyou for introducing this guy. I'm looking for some of his stuff online.
Flaneur Eddie Large; https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/apr/02/comedian-eddie-large-little-and-large-dies-after-contracting-coronavirus-son-says
Mega_Armageddon_Chickens fulmine Things Fall Apart is my fave Xmas song purely for the line 'there wasn't any snow but there was rain'