RIP Ken Dodd

Rip Ken. Yet another part of my childhood good.

Finally reunited with his dad's dead dog.

 

As an addenda, I remember about midnight the band struck up with a long drum roll (in those days shows tended to finish with I the National Anthem and people actually stood up.) on this occasion though after the first three notes the band launched into a completely different tune and Doddy pointed at us and shouted Gotcha! The show then carried on for a good while after than (cant remember but it must have been another hour or so)

 

Sir Ken, a Legendary Scouser.. a sad loss for Liverpool

 

I worked with a lad who had a son who was a teacher at a Special Needs School in Doncaster.
The Headmaster was a Liverpudlian who went the extra mile to provide vital equipment for his pupils,
some of whom had severe disabilities and life threatening illnesses.
The highlight of the School year, was for those who were able, to travel, to vist Carlisle with a parent
or a carer on the Settle to Carlisle rail line. The visit was apparently heavily subsidised.
The School always had the most up to date educational and medical equipment and the Head had
admitted ,that were it not for a mysterious benefactor, the School would never have been able to
afford it all. My mate told us that he had attended a Presentation night at the School and the mysterious benefactor
was the guest of honour. It was Doddy. Apparently himself and the Head had grown up together and attended
the same School in Liverpool. If ever the Head needed a piece of kit that the Council could not find the money
for, he knew he only had to phone his friend and the money would be forthcoming.
A truly wonderful man, who touched the lives of so many people for the better.
Rest in peace Sir Ken Dodd.

 

RIP Doddy... I had the honour and privilege to have seen him live on stage in Blackpool... he was hilarious... saw him on TV many times too. He was relentlessly funny. Made my sides totally hurt each time I saw him... A sad loss.

 

RIP Sir Ken Dodd, a great entertainer and genuinely funny man. Never failed to have me in stitches whenever I saw him on the box. Some friends of my parents once lodged in an Blackpool B&B in the 60s and Doddy happened to be staying at the same place. They said he was a riot all week. Highlight was when he threw his own suitcases out into the street at around midnight, then stood in the street waving his fist and shouting at the landlady "I''m never coming here again... and you can keep your Yorkshire puddings!"

 

The Angels will be tickled pink - RIP Ken

 

RIP Doddy
Heavens just another gig on the circuit ...

 

"I was reading a book about Stockholm syndrome, it started off badly, but I quite liked it in the end"

 

RIP Ken, the funniest man I have ever seen live

 

I too saw him at Blackpool Winter Garden in the 60s. It was Barnsley Feast Week when all the mines closed for the holidays and many Barnsley folk went on holiday to Blackpool. I could walk down the prom with my mum and dad and half the good folks of Barnsley seemed to be there too.

 

Watched bits of programmes dedicated to him last night, and I didn't realise just how funny he was.

He had Parky and Wogan in stitches and the stuff just rolled off his tongue as if he was making it up as he went along.

One thing that stood out yesterday was when he said "I always wanted to play football for Liverpool. ...but I couldn't spit far enough" the joke preceded the weekend incident involving his fellow scouse by about 50 years but the comic timing was still spot on