Vale / in Memorium

roar · Post by **roar** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:28 am

stui magpie wrote: I remember him from back in the day. The boy had a voice on him.

And pretty cool facial hair.

Post by **think positive** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:36 am

half of a truly magnificent comedy duo, probably more than half, wasnt he the brains! Still married to the gorgeous Delvene RIP and thanks for the many belly laughs.

Post by **stui magpie** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:55 am

I just finished reading about it and was going to start a thread with the exact same name.

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrit ... 58c94.html

Classic character, first producer of A Current Affair when it started on 9, basically co-creator of World Series Cricket with Packer, handshake deal with Hoges for all those years.

roar · Post by **roar** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:29 pm

80?! Geez that makes me feel old.

R.I.P. John, you legend!

piedys · Post by **piedys** » Tue Aug 03, 2021 1:43 am

Yep, Vale Strop - the best comedy sidekick we have ever produced.

And a most astute businessman too; don't let his on-screen persona deceive you

Presti35 · Post by **Presti35** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:33 pm

Television and radio star Ernie Sigley has died at the age of 82 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-16/ ... /100379248

One of the greats of Australian radio and television.

I mainly remember him pairing up with Denise Drysdale on TV when I was a child.

A keen supporter of the Bulldogs, Im not sure how ill he was when they won it in 2016.

Bruce Gonsalves · Post by **Bruce Gonsalves** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:27 pm

Not a big rap for the 'Little Aussie Battler', with a big house in Glen Iris and nice house at Inverloch.

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:46 pm

Ernie was alright, I liked him on TV.

I remember back in around 87, I lived in a rental house on Toorak rd Camberwell. Went out for dinner with the then fiance, came home to find my mate who lived with us, car wasn't in the driveway.

Went inside to find him sitting in a chair drinking in the dark, he'd been delivering Pizzas and wrote his car off. Smacked headfirst into a tree in a dark spot of dead end road, right in front of Ernie's house, just around the corner from us.

Ernie had ran out of the house and, after checking that my mate was alive and didn't need an ambulance, proceeded to abuse the living suitcase out of him for dangerous driving

Post by **think positive** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 7:58 pm

Ding dong! Great partnership, didn’t gave to get feral to be funny like do many do

RIP XX

Lazza · Post by **Lazza** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 9:47 pm

Loved his work. Wonderful entertainer. Aussie legend. Rest In Peace Ernie.

pietillidie · Post by **pietillidie** » Tue Aug 17, 2021 4:07 pm

He always came across as a genuinely affable bloke on radio. Somehow, I have memories of him having a prodigious knowledge of film and entertainment (bores me to tears, but my folks knew every movie, actor and entertainer when I was growing up and listened to him).

Post by **Pies4shaw** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:56 am

roar · Post by **roar** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:30 am

Vale Charlie.

Backbone of the band and all round classy bloke.

Post by **think positive** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:12 am

RIP Charlie, a gentle showman, love the stones!!

and kieth still keeps rollin! you gotta wonder!!

Post by **Pies4shaw** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:05 pm

^ I think Keith is permanently preserved in alcohol.

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