Re: Celebrity Death List MMXVIII/The Death Thread 2018

[Bradman]

Unfortch ego is a prerequisite for these positions of power, h. Without these look-at-me merchants we would have no political leaders.

Who would want their jobs??

Not enough money in the world.

[skully]

Indeed.

[horace]

Unfortch ego is a prerequisite for these positions of power, h. Without these look-at-me merchants we would have no political leaders.

Who would want their jobs??

Not enough money in the world.

Oddly enough I went to a State funeral yesterday. Aside from being a State Minister, Andrew had been a Methodist Minister, an architect, community activist around housing, anti Vietnam etc, a vigneron, champ sailor and a very decent painter. He was the first Attorney-General in Vic who was not a lawyer.

He was always however a champion bloke without any sense of entitlement. Not all pollies are ego driven psychopaths. Most are decent enough folk, inc some tories.

[Fred Nerk]

I was surprised Vroom Vroom was that old. Always imagined he was a near-contemp of his great mate Jeff K, who I don't think is 70 yet.

(Horrie, are you going to tell us Andrew's last name or are we playing 20 ???'s?)

[horace]

I was surprised Vroom Vroom was that old. Always imagined he was a near-contemp of his great mate Jeff K, who I don't think is 70 yet.

(Horrie, are you going to tell us Andrew's last name or are we playing 20 ???'s?)

Sorry. Andrew McCutcheon

[Fred Nerk]

Thanks. I vaguely remember the name. Was he related to Eric (VFL big cheese for aeons up to about 1980)?

[horace]

Doubt it. He was the son of an architect. Eric McCutcheon was a fearsome bastard.

[Bradman]

I was surprised Vroom Vroom was that old. Always imagined he was a near-contemp of his great mate Jeff K, who I don't think is 70 yet.

(Horrie, are you going to tell us Andrew's last name or are we playing 20 ???'s?)

I actually like Kennet. Hate his farking politics but once you get over that "I'm Gengis Khan and I'm coming to take your babies thing" he does good work. He served in Vietnam ( I think) so he'd have to be at least 70.

[Fred Nerk]

Jeff turns 70 early next month acc to Weaky. He was a nasho in 1968 and did time in Malaysia and Singapore but never 'Nam.

He threw me out of his Public Service, which I certainly don't hold against him for, and when the world didn't end after the first couple of years and I found I agreed with him about a lot of stuff, I realised it could have been a lot worse. (Also, when too many people started thinking that, he was probably finished at that moment.)

[horace]

Agree re the Tory jgk as opposed to our JGK. He did some remarkably stupid things as Premier. Govts now have to acquire land in expensive suburbs because jgk sold schools with then declining enrollments. Now rose same areas have high demand as couples with kids have moved in. That said he has done a great job on mental health issues and taking on the lunar extremists in his own party.

[horace]

Jeff turns 70 early next month acc to Weaky. He was a nasho in 1968 and did time in Malaysia and Singapore but never 'Nam.

He threw me out of his Public Service, which I certainly don't hold against him for, and when the world didn't end after the first couple of years and I found I agreed with him about a lot of stuff, I realised it could have been a lot worse. (Also, when too many people started thinking that, he was probably finished at that moment.)

Aye. Once you get past his hubris, he's not a bad bloke for a Scotch Collegian. I too was a public serf and would have been fired had I not commenced my exile in Qld ahead of his election. Mind you, there were several ALP Ministers and heads of departments that had me in their sights before I jumped. I once got into strife for writing a long and highly analytical speech for my then Minister who was determined to get a piece of legislation through. He spoke for a couple of hours, or more to the point mumbled his way through.


John Cain among others gave a terrific speech at McCutcheons funeral. Just a great and most humble man. I hope they rename the Melb Tennis Centre after him when he passes, which hopefully he wont do for yonks. I know I'm a dinosaur, but it seems to me there was more cause fir optimism in the 80s than now. I feel for young folk and their pollies.

[Bradman]

Jeff turns 70 early next month acc to Weaky. He was a nasho in 1968 and did time in Malaysia and Singapore but never 'Nam.

He threw me out of his Public Service, which I certainly don't hold against him for, and when the world didn't end after the first couple of years and I found I agreed with him about a lot of stuff,  I realised it could have been a lot worse. (Also, when too many people started thinking that, he was probably finished at that moment.)

Mate that's the sort of thing I'd want engraved on my headstone.

[Bradman]

Jeff turns 70 early next month acc to Weaky. He was a nasho in 1968 and did time in Malaysia and Singapore but never 'Nam.

He threw me out of his Public Service, which I certainly don't hold against him for, and when the world didn't end after the first couple of years and I found I agreed with him about a lot of stuff,  I realised it could have been a lot worse. (Also, when too many people started thinking that, he was probably finished at that moment.)

Aye. Once you get past his hubris, he's not a bad bloke for a Scotch Collegian. I too was a public serf and would have been fired had I not commenced my exile in Qld ahead of his election. Mind you, there were several ALP Ministers and heads of departments that had me in their sights before I jumped. I once got into strife for writing a long and highly analytical speech for my then Minister who was determined to get a piece of legislation through. He spoke for a couple of hours, or more to the point mumbled his way through.


John Cain among others gave a terrific speech at McCutcheons funeral. Just a great and most humble man. I hope they rename the Melb Tennis Centre after him when he passes, which hopefully he wont do for yonks. I know I'm a dinosaur, but it seems to me there was more cause fir optimism in the 80s than now. I feel for young folk and their pollies.

That's another one for the headstone.

[Fred Nerk]

John Cain among others gave a terrific speech at McCutcheons funeral. Just a great and most humble man. I hope they rename the Melb Tennis Centre after him when he passes, which hopefully he wont do for yonks. I know I'm a dinosaur, but it seems to me there was more cause fir optimism in the 80s than now. I feel for young folk and their pollies.

That would one-up his old man into oblivion - the only thing I've seen with JC I's name on was Northcote Pool, and that may be called something else now.

II was still working part time as an academic at Melb Uni a few years ago.

[Bradman]

Jeff turns 70 early next month acc to Weaky. He was a nasho in 1968 and did time in Malaysia and Singapore but never 'Nam.

He threw me out of his Public Service, which I certainly don't hold against him for, and when the world didn't end after the first couple of years and I found I agreed with him about a lot of stuff,  I realised it could have been a lot worse. (Also, when too many people started thinking that, he was probably finished at that moment.)

Aye. Once you get past his hubris, he's not a bad bloke for a Scotch Collegian. I too was a public serf and would have been fired had I not commenced my exile in Qld ahead of his election. Mind you, there were several ALP Ministers and heads of departments that had me in their sights before I jumped. I once got into strife for writing a long and highly analytical speech for my then Minister who was determined to get a piece of legislation through. He spoke for a couple of hours, or more to the point mumbled his way through.


John Cain among others gave a terrific speech at McCutcheons funeral. Just a great and most humble man. I hope they rename the Melb Tennis Centre after him when he passes, which hopefully he wont do for yonks. I know I'm a dinosaur, but it seems to me there was more cause fir optimism in the 80s than now. I feel for young folk and their pollies.

TBF he did actually bankrupt your state.

[lardbucket]

Dennis Edwards of The Temptations.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/temptations-singer-dennis-edwards-dies

[Red]

Age journalist Michael Gordon died after suffering a heart attack swimming at Cowes.

[JGK]

Age journalist Michael Gordon died after suffering a heart attack swimming at Cowes.

Always said exercise was bad for you.

A big loss though. He was a genuinely top shelf political journo.

[Red]

RIP Hugh Wirth.

[Bradman]

Frasier's dad dead at 77. I assumed he was a hell of a lot older.

[horace]

RIP Hugh Wirth.

A great eccentric and top champ of animals. RIP

[skully]

Frasier's dad dead at 77.  I assumed he was a hell of a lot older.

Aye, John Mahoney seemed a lot older than 77.

RIP.

[lardbucket]

Morgan Tsvangirai is on his last legs. Has been tipped in the past.

[furriner]

Frasier's dad dead at 77.  I assumed he was a hell of a lot older.

He seemed a most likeable character. RIP.

[lardbucket]

John Perry Barlow has suddenly become more grateful.

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