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Title: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Dave W on June 25, 2015, 04:56:37 PM
RIP John Steed (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/25/avengers-star-patrick-macnee-dies)
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Pilgrim on June 25, 2015, 07:45:29 PM
I was saddened to hear this.  He was the epitome of style and class.  People went to Macnee's personal tailor to have suits made like those of John Steed.

He made a wonderful impression. This was the absolute #1 favorite show for me and my closest friends...it was an established event every Friday night.

R.I.P., Patrick.
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Nocturnal on June 25, 2015, 10:01:29 PM
RIP Patrick/John Steed. I used to watch old reruns of this show as a kid. Always enjoyed it back then, and that might have had a little bit to do with his co-star  ;)
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: gearHed289 on June 26, 2015, 07:37:31 AM
RIP Patrick/John Steed. I used to watch old reruns of this show as a kid. Always enjoyed it back then, and that might have had a little bit to do with his co-star  ;)

+1! RIP sir.
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: TBird1958 on June 26, 2015, 10:21:20 AM

 RIP Patrick - Loved The Avengers!

My stage name, Veronica Steed, yeah, from your last name on the show.

"I'm in love with Emma Peel, cold as ice, hard as steel"  :-* 
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: westen44 on June 26, 2015, 11:01:04 AM
Very sad.  The Avengers was also one of my favorite shows. 
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Highlander on June 26, 2015, 02:41:39 PM
Class, personified... rip...
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Dave W on June 26, 2015, 04:43:07 PM
RIP Patrick - Loved The Avengers!

My stage name, Veronica Steed, yeah, from your last name on the show.

"I'm in love with Emma Peel, cold as ice, hard as steel"  :-*

Have you ever been known to wear an Emma-style leather catsuit? Inquiring minds want to know.
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: TBird1958 on June 26, 2015, 06:22:54 PM
Have you ever been known to wear an Emma-style leather catsuit? Inquiring minds want to know.
 

 There was a time early on in the band when I weighed all of 150lbs, (I'm 6'1")and I could have pulled it off by adding a bit of butt padding.......
Now, no.
It was a wonderful show and I always liked Patrick and his character very much.
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Highlander on June 27, 2015, 10:02:05 AM
... and I could have pulled it off by adding a bit of butt padding...

That must go down as the quote of the year, or maybe the decade... ;D
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Dave W on June 27, 2015, 05:11:22 PM
 

 There was a time early on in the band when I weighed all of 150lbs, (I'm 6'1")and I could have pulled it off by adding a bit of butt padding.......
Now, no.
It was a wonderful show and I always liked Patrick and his character very much.

I just loved the show during the Diana Rigg years. The Linda Thorson years were entertaining but not in the same way. Never saw any of the Honor Blackman episodes until YouTube came along.

My favorite Emma episodes were The House That Jack Built, The Girl From AUNTIE, Murdersville, The Joker, and Epic (the one with Z. Z. von Schnerk).

Speaking of Honor Blackman, I remember right after Goldfinger was released, my father looked up from his newspaper and said "some starlet has named herself Pussy Galore!" I had to explain that it was the character's name.  ;D
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Dave W on June 27, 2015, 05:14:10 PM
Let's not forget this classic. Should have won a Grammy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0mTRiZGvvw

Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Pilgrim on June 27, 2015, 05:17:54 PM
The script writing on The Avengers was sometimes superb.  The House that Jack Built was one of the very best episodes.
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: uwe on June 30, 2015, 10:18:35 AM
93 sounds like a good age. Intelligence service men don't die, they just finish assignments.
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: westen44 on July 08, 2015, 08:11:48 AM
Maybe there is something about being in the spy business (for real or on the screen) which promotes longevity.  George Kennan lived to be 101.  Sean Connery appears to still be doing well at 84.  Of course, being a heavy drinker and smoker like Ian Fleming isn't good at all, though. 
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Aussie Mark on July 08, 2015, 04:05:56 PM
Did someone mention Emma Peel? 

(http://winteriscoming.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/olenna.jpg)
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: westen44 on July 08, 2015, 04:57:18 PM
Did someone mention Emma Peel? 

(http://winteriscoming.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/olenna.jpg)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjki5c4ceZk
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Aussie Mark on July 08, 2015, 05:17:19 PM
^^^
Grace Jones toured Australia recently at age 67 and at her Sydney concert she performed topless for the entire show, wearing body paint

(http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2015/06/01/1227377/547215-b9a46cba-07dc-11e5-8933-556e3a23c467.jpg)
Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: uwe on July 09, 2015, 09:23:44 AM
I have a penchant for the ole gal!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc_Ii_bs20Y

Title: Re: Patrick Macnee passes
Post by: Dave W on July 09, 2015, 04:01:16 PM
I remember being shocked at seeing Honor Blackman in a Series 6 episode of Midsomer Murders. How could she have possibly been in her late 70s? She's almost 90 now. Hard to believe.