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I've got on the i-pod a 2 3/4 hour retrospective/ tribute to Spike Milligan. It's equally astonishing, sad, and insightful, as well as being a bloody hoot to listen to at times.

The connection between his manic-depressive/shell-shocked state and his creative genius is well explored.

Talented man, comedian, author, broadcaster, musician, painter, poet, goon, madman.

I love Spike.

He was as mad as a cut one.

Most refreshing Gob - thanks. Odd that he's so often identified as the nutcase when Peter Sellers (poor bugger) was definitely letting the cheese slip off his bread on a regular basis. Who'd have thought that Seagoon would have been the normal one?

Meade

Normal?!?

You never watched Highway?

Sorry, meant normal for a Welsh git...

MajGenl.Meade wrote:Most refreshing Gob - thanks.

It's probably too big to e-mail Meade, I could possibility burn it to CD for you?

This is the show; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01chydc

Ah thanks Gob but some things are going on and the likelihood is that an oz CD will not work for me any more

Later
Meade

Ok, mate no worries. (CDs recognise no international boundaries though!)

Gob wrote:Ok, mate no worries. (CDs recognise no international boundaries though!)

Oh it's not a visual thing - radio? I've had trouble with CDs with pictures (I don't mean DVDs) playing them in PCs here vs there.

It's a radio four tribute, (sorry I should have made that more clear.) I can burn it as a couple of music type CDs, or send it as MP3, no images.

you're a mate. But can I take a rain check on those fish? Not sure what addy to give you

ph

No worries, I'll keep it on hold for you...

Manic depression Spike Milligan



The pain is too much

A thousand grim winters

grow in my head

In my ears

the sound of the

coming dead.

All Seasons

All Sane

All Living

All Pain.

No opiate to lock still

my senses

Only left,

the body locked tenses