The_Rev Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Gone to the great Gold Run in the sky, aged 83. I didnt think he was as old as that. Loved the bloke just for putting up with all the "I'll have a P please Bob" and "I'll take an E please Bob" gags that the students on Blockbusters made every week. Wasnt he the first bloke to ever play James Bond too?
Rodders Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 surprised he wasn't older, I remember him already being " a really really old person" when I watched it as a kid, in hindsight he must have only been about 60 then. 2nd ever bond - radio version of moonraker, he says having just skimmed the bbc article
Eames Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 NOOO!!! I went to the same school (not at the same time obviously) A great loss to the world.
irreverentad Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Was it blockbusters where the guy said "orgasm" instead of "organism"?
GarethRDR Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Yippeeh aye aaaayyyy yippeeh aye ooohhhh Bob Holness in the sky.
dAVe80 Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 I'm gonna do a hand jive tonight in his hounour...
mjmooney Posted January 6, 2012 VT Supporter Posted January 6, 2012 Mainly famous for not playing the sax solo on "Baker Street".
irreverentad Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Mainly famous for not playing the sax solo on "Baker Street". Haha I loved that urban myth. It was so proposterous that it became believable!
villaajax Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 I feel really quite sad about this, I always watch Blockbusters, every night at 7 on Challenge RIP Bob
A.J.Rimmer Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Gets my vote for the best thread title ever. RIP Bob.
sharkyvilla Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Mainly famous for not playing the sax solo on "Baker Street". Haha I loved that urban myth. It was so proposterous that it became believable! Weirdly the other day I was watching a BBC news round-up of people who died in 2011 and the bloke who wrote Baker Street was on it for being dead and it mentioned the Bob Holness/sax thing. Very sad news although Ed Milliband's slip up made me piss myself.
The_Rev Posted January 6, 2012 Author Posted January 6, 2012 Gets my vote for the best thread title ever. RIP Bob. I saw a What "D" is Bob Holness? on Facebook earlier, which I have to admit would have been superior. RIP Bob.
Stevo985 Posted January 6, 2012 VT Supporter Posted January 6, 2012 I guess he'll just be presenting Ghostbusters from now on.
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