RIP Keith Floyd

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8256260.stm

Channel 4 must have known he was on his way out, watched that "Keith meets Keith" last night (Keith Allen interviewing Keith Floyd).
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Oh sad news, he was hilarious! He should have called his shows "Squiffy Snacks". He was wonderfully fun and exuberant.
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He will "glug" no more. :(
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A great shame, according to his obituary in the paper today :- "On one occasion he gleefully recalled serving a serially ungrateful diner a carefully cooked beer mat disguised as a breaded escalope of veal. The man ate it without comment but criticised the topping on his crème brûlée. "
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a true maverick
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R.I.P. Mr. Floyd
it's all about circles and spirals
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RIP Keith Floyd.

A true legend.

He was a fan of the Stranglers and "Waltz in black" was the theme tune to his programmes.

Just listened to it at full blast in memory of the great man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cuPKGbDtZc
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WeirdSinisterGhostly wrote:RIP Keith Floyd.

A true legend.

He was a fan of the Stranglers and "Waltz in black" was the theme tune to his programmes.

Just listened to it at full blast in memory of the great man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cuPKGbDtZc
"Peaches" was also used if I rember (but without the lyrics-by which I mean just the instrumental version but still including the ugh,ugh,uuggh)
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do you mean the "ahoom ahoom ahoom-a-hoommmmm" bit?
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James Blast wrote:do you mean the "ahoom ahoom ahoom-a-hoommmmm" bit?
That's the one - I was never much of a singer.
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I heard :lol:
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makes you realise just how much of a c**t Jamie Oliver is :lol:
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Remember being young and watching Floyd with my culinary-genius of an Aunt. Astonished at how much wine went into his meals - and himself!

Truly a role-model!

...except the cooking :wink:
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timsinister wrote:Truly a role-model!
Your Auntie or Keith Floyd?
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Cooking versus Drinking. One round, one knock-out.

Ding Ding!

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A shame really as I have cooked his tropical chicken many times.
He will be sorely missed.
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Garbageman wrote:A shame really as I have cooked his tropical chicken many times.
He will be sorely missed.
Cooked his tropical chicken - I bet there's room here for a few anagrams :roll:
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