Expected though it was, I find myself unbelievably saddened by the death of Nelson Mandela, and pretty much lost for words. "Free Nelson Mandela" was the theme tune of my impressionable years. he had a good innings and still.... What a great person. The world is a much better place that he was in it and didn't take the easier path.

Yeah. He was a good guy. Sorry to see him go.

Nelson Mandela was a great man. How else can you describe someone who was jailed for almost thirty years, for essentially no good reason, did what he did from prison, got out, and forgave his keepers, and became one of the most influential people on the planet.

I didn't do anywhere near 30 yrs, and I still haven't forgave the snitch pussy motherfucker that snitched on me...and I never will.

Amy Winehouse singing 'Free Nelso Mandela'. Ironically they died about two years apart. She died at 27. He died at 95.

Ahhh. This news makes me feel really sad. The great Peter O'Toole has died.

They broke the mould when they made him.

Last time I saw him was a (then new) VHS copy of "Caligula".

This made me smile from the BBC article

Broadcaster Michael Parkinson told Sky News it was hard to be too sad about the news of his passing, and smiled as he said: "Peter didn't leave much of life unlived, did he?"

too right, Michael. I'd like to be remembered that way. Must work on that.

I was interested to learn that he apparently survived stomach cancer back in the 70s. That's one of the more fatal ones, and treatment wasn't as fantastic back then either.

I bought Russell T Davies' Casanova twice (both DVDs lent out, neither returned) as well as watching it on transmission. The combination of talents involved was too fine not to spread the word. Davies, Peter O'Toole, Tennant (pre-Who) Penry-Jones, Lucas et al.

I liked the fact that Peter O'Toole was referred to by his full name, as if it was one word.
Peterotoole.

Even in comments from friends and colleagues on the radio today; Peterotoole.
Leslie Phillips said he was a wonderful actor, highly professional, a great ranconteur, but an intensely private man. Perhaps that's why people felt the need to gift him his whole name.

Yeah, that is kind of odd. And sweet.


He was wonderful in Casanova. He was wonderful in everything.

Nobody could play dissolute and derelict charm quite like Peter O'Toole.

Aw, shit, man. Billy Jack died.

Tom Laughlin was 82.

Billy Jack (paraphrasing):

I love that quote.

Nope, he's back... resurrected on Family Guy Christmas special.
But Joan Fontaine is still dead.

Peter O'Toole

Ronnie Biggs

Rocking those deathpool points this month....