Jimmy Saville Dead at 84

Dudess

alwaysadub wrote: »

RIP Jimmy. Used to be so jealous watching Jim'll Fix It at times!

I was more jealous of the Mini Pops.

mike65

Dudess wrote: »

I was more jealous of the Mini Pops.

re Amalgams hint, there's a set up line if I ever saw one

Mike 1972

Executive Steve wrote: »

Jimmy Saville was the very first man on the planet to ever hook up two turntables to a soundsystem and charge people in the door to hear records being played with no live bands. Revolutionary at the time - this was the 1940's. First guy to ever hook up two turntables so he coul play records seamlessly intro-to-outro.

Surely radio stations were using twin turntables since the 1920's ?

Charging people to hear records -hardly an original idea either

Bringing the various elements together may have been though ?

some random drunk

Amalgam wrote: »

There was 'an incident' where he was on the BBC's Have I Got News for You (Savile was a guest and a rather cutting joke backfired spectacularly..), and just posting the dialogue online (never broadcast), censored or not.. was enough to have legal papers dumped at the door of your Host\ISP in very quick order.

Google..

Yeah I've read the dialogue of that suposedly deleted scene. Interesting to say the least, but I've also read that it's completely made up and never happened. I googled the name mentioned in it and couldn't find anything.

Dotrel

Amalgam wrote: »

There was 'an incident' where he was on the BBC's Have I Got News for You (Savile was a guest and a rather cutting joke backfired spectacularly..), and just posting the dialogue online (never broadcast), censored or not.. was enough to have legal papers dumped at the door of your Host\ISP in very quick order.

Google..

Was that the one where they asked him if he used to be a wrestler?

Amalgam

some random drunk wrote: »

Yeah I've read the dialogue of that suposedly deleted scene. Interesting to say the least, but I've also read that it's completely made up and never happened. I googled the name mentioned in it and couldn't find anything.

I saw that, the dialogue attributed to Merton seems a tad caustic..

Savile claimed to not know certain people from Jersey, or not to have visited or frequented certain places.. until rather inconvenient photos popped up.

A man of contradictions. Spring loaded skeletons jumping out in 3.. 2.. 1..

M cebee

I read he had an injunction to stop publication of photograph of him at jersey

Dudess

:eek:

Dudess

Yeah I like Louis Theroux's shows but he sometimes tries hard to find badness - remember the Hamiltons fiasco...

some random drunk

M cebee wrote: »

I read he had an injunction to stop publication of photograph of him at jersey

There is a lot of particularly nasty stuff written about him online, simply googling "Jimmy Saville rumours" will bring them up. Nothing from a credible source though, so I can only assume they are just silly rumours and nothing more.

Dotrel

Who'd have guessed the guy in this photo had but one year to live...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/11/article-1319635-0B92886C000005DC-591_306x423.jpg

InkSlinger67

I remember watching Jim'll Fix It as a kid. Every season there always seemed to be one kid who wanted to meet Status Quo!

Fantastic show, fantastic man. RIP

maddragon

Jimmy Kix It.

westendgirlie

Your letter is only the start of it,
One letter and now you’re a part of it,
Now you’ve done it,
Jim has fixed it for you,
And you and you.

There must be something
That you always wanted to do,
The one thing that you always wanted to,
Now you’ve done it,
Jim has fixed it for you,
And you and you

im invisible

WalterMitty wrote: »

Shiny shellsuit sales are gonna be hit unless fans buy them in his honour.

thats my halloween costume sorted out..

Dotrel

im invisible wrote: »

thats my halloween costume sorted out..

I know Halloween costumes are meant to be scary but isn't that a bit much?

Could you not just go as Ed Gein or Jeffrey Dahmer or something.

M cebee

some random drunk wrote: »

M cebee wrote: »

I read he had an injunction to stop publication of photograph of him at jersey

There is a lot of particularly nasty stuff written about him online, simply googling "Jimmy Saville rumours" will bring them up. Nothing from a credible source though, so I can only assume they are just silly rumours and nothing more.

We'll know soon enough

anto2

Dudess wrote: »

On the Theroux documentary he just seemed way more serious and less confident than his showbiz persona.

Theroux sussed that he was a flaming Queen ,which he did not like :rolleyes:

fryup

westendgirlie wrote: »

Your letter is only the start of it,
One letter and now you’re a part of it,
Now you’ve done it,
Jim has fixed it for you,
And you and you.

There must be something
That you always wanted to do,
The one thing that you always wanted to,
Now you’ve done it,
Jim has fixed it for you,
And you and you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ow4nkTgUUE

Mickeroo

He was daft as a brush in his later years but a legend in his own right. RIP.

mongoman

Always seemed like a harmless oul fool, may he RIP.

HMD

JSRIP
http://bit.ly/syG6wx

Dyr

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Agreed, the guy had a moment of ingenuity and artistic creativity that changed music for a lot of people.

RIP

Ah don't blame him for all the DJs that followed

admiralofthefleet

just 2 days away from his 85th birthday

close, but no cigar

vampire of kilmainham

great guy larger then life he was
R.I.P. JIMMY

Road-Hog

Apparently he didn't really like children, really strange given the show that he is most famous for is all about making childrens' day............the transcripts of the 'have i got news for you' show where they cut out a whole scene when Jimmy is asked if he was a wrestler has to be nearly the crudest think I've ever read, not sure of the authentisity of the web site that I read it on but bizzare............in any case the millions he raised for charities around the uk and ireland probably make up for any character shortcommings?

Dotrel

Road-Hog wrote: »

Apparently he didn't really like children, really strange given the show that he is most famous for is all about making childrens' day............

He explains on the Louis Theroux doc that he would give that impression when asked that question because he didn't want people thinking he was a pedophile.

Sir Oxman

Road-Hog wrote: »

Apparently he didn't really like children, really strange given the show that he is most famous for is all about making childrens' day............the transcripts of the 'have i got news for you' show where they cut out a whole scene when Jimmy is asked if he was a wrestler has to be nearly the crudest think I've ever read, not sure of the authentisity of the web site that I read it on but bizzare............in any case the millions he raised for charities around the uk and ireland probably make up for any character shortcommings?

If even 0.0000000001% of what is circulating about him is true, then no. Not in a million years.

Stained Class

Sad to see him gone.

I'm known as Jim myself cos of him.

In the '70s I could fix & set the new fangled digital watches that were all the rage then.

I learned to fix loadsa things since.

Thank you Jim from 'jim':)

Dotrel

One of Jimmys other pals.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2270180.ece

They probably talked about tracksuits.

Nailz

"And the band was..... Showaddywaddy!"

Amalgam

Nailz wrote: »

"And the band was..... Showaddywaddy!"

..or The Nolans. 14.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JygLGzNhiD8#t=190s

Dotrel

I wonder who would have won in an arm-wrestling match between Jimmy Saville and Rod Hull? (the prize being a roomful of kids)

losthorizon

It will probably get locked as its so old interesting seeing peoples reactions on hearing he was dead including my own

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20121837

M cebee

i put the boot in here when he died anyhow

mike65

Ah we can all look stupid in hindsight.

Lapin

I hope the mods don't lock this.

It will be interesting to see the before and after comparisons
from those who commented here after his death.

Are they still hoping that he is resting in peace ?

Nodin

mike65 wrote: »

Ah we can all look stupid in hindsight.

Just look at the 70's, for instance.

Handsome Bob

Lapin wrote: »

Are they still hoping that he is resting in peace ?

Ah the benefit of hindsight. To answer your question, they sure are.

some random drunk

some random drunk wrote: »

There is a lot of particularly nasty stuff written about him online, simply googling "Jimmy Saville rumours" will bring them up. Nothing from a credible source though, so I can only assume they are just silly rumours and nothing more.

M cebee wrote: »

We'll know soon enough

And we would have known very quickly had the Newsnight investigation not been cancelled.

M cebee

some random drunk wrote: »

And we would have known very quickly had the Newsnight investigation not been cancelled.

why didn't the papers get stuck into him sooner

sure he can't sue or anything can he?

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Stained Class wrote: »

Sad to see him gone.

I'm known as Jim myself cos of him.

In the '70s I could fix & set the new fangled digital watches that were all the rage then.

I learned to fix loadsa things since.

Thank you Jim from 'jim':)

Not best pleased about that nickname anymore I suppose?:pac:

somefeen

staker wrote: »

Dunno but he seemed like a man that lived his life to the full.

RIP Jim

Oh Jesus

losthorizon

Reading that thread now is that the minute he died there were rumours but how come nobody said anything when he was alive? I mean obviously some people knew! Its not like he was a powerful institution like the catholic church we are talking about Jimmy Saville here.

MJ23

Did they bury him in his track suit ?

the dirty little bollix

somefeen

Road-Hog wrote: »

Apparently he didn't really like children

Well from what we know now we can confirm that.

I'm having great craic here, the joy of hindsight!

phasers

losthorizon wrote: »

Reading that thread now is that the minute he died there were rumours but how come nobody said anything when he was alive? I mean obviously some people knew! Its not like he was a powerful institution like the catholic church we are talking about Jimmy Saville here.

This goes all the way to the top, he was being protected. I think that if he went down, he'd take a lot of people down with him.

Jimoslimos

I wouldn't be critical of anyone here who paid respect etc. None of the stuff coming out now was in the public domain back then. People can only form opinions based on the information available.

I did however find it slightly amusing that our resident CT expert didn't alert us. Either there wasn't a massive masonic conspiracy by the police, politicians, mainstream media, etc to keep his activities hidden or else his sources are seriously lacking.

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

R.I.P

No doubt there will be a record turn out at his funeral.

ColeTrain

R.I.P Jim

M cebee

Jimoslimos wrote: »

I wouldn't be critical of anyone here who paid respect etc. None of the stuff coming out now was in the public domain back then. People can only form opinions based on the information available.

I did however find it slightly amusing that our resident CT expert didn't alert us. Either there wasn't a massive masonic conspiracy by the police, politicians, mainstream media, etc to keep his activities hidden or else his sources are seriously lacking.

he had powerful friends
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262304_457663644278413_214788949_n.jpg