Rip Thread

James Tolkan, died on 26th March, aged 94

Principle Strickland in BTTF, and the Commander of the ship in Top Gun

 

RIP

Decent innings.

 

James M. Stannage; 22 February 1950 – 30 March 2026) was an English late-night talk show radio host. He presented The Late Night James Stannage Talk Show on Manchester's Key 103 until being dismissed in June 2005 after numerous warnings and a history of run-ins with regulator OFCOM.

 

I reckon they must have sat up all night wondering what to call his show..

 

Apparently he used to do daytime only so you can imagine the difficulty he and his team faced.

 

RIP Brad Arnold, lead singer with 3 Doors Down

 

Rip Brad, a proper quality rock band

 

RIP Brad. You had some good tunes back in the early 2000's. Cancer is a bastard and 47 is way too young to die.

 

RIP Mike Vernon. He was a record producer for Fleetwood Mac (recording Albatross), John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers (recording the Beano album), David Bowie, Focus, Level 42, Ten Years After and Dr. Feelgood amongst others.

Thanks for the music Mike, that’s one hell of a legacy.