Richard Hawley

just so very sad.

Humphrey Lyttelton is dead.

A sad loss - this is a good summary biography:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/bestj ... aphy.shtml

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Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of somebody else (Judy Garland)

He was due to play the Axis Festival here in Stoke, next weekend - he only pulled the gig a couple of days before he died.

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http://www.nickbarberphotography.co.uk

he was a great man its a lovely sunny day and i feel really sad,his like will never be seen again i have for many years thought he was the funniest bloke on radio and possibly in Britain


"Samantha has to nip off to the national opera where she's been giving private tuition to the singers,having seen what she did for the baritone,the director is keen to see what she might do for a tenor" bless you Humph

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now,then!

Real real shame, true legend and modern day renaissance man.

Artist, Musician, Comedian and Gentleman.

I'll never forget holidays when I was a kid and we drove round to places listening to endless tapes of ISIHAC. Fantastic memories.

Was damn excited the first time I was on the Northen Line and went through Mornington Cresent coming from south from Camden, great times.

Life is that bit emptier now. Bye Humph.

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We deal in lead, my friend.

my lad (15) is a huge comedy fan, and i took him and his mates to recordings of isihac 4 times in the last 3 years.

we all laughed like f*ck

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bring back the free trade hall

Actually heard the news from the TV in the other room whilst I was browsing the forum. Great shame but a great life lived. The Christmas edition of ISIHAC had me laughing out loud in the car on my way to Christmas dinner. Priceless.

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The heartbeat doesn't change, only the faces surrounding it.

What a sad day - Humph will be sadly missed. A fitting tribute will be a a rerun of ISIHAC this lunchtime: Sunday lunch will never be the same!!

The word ‘legend’ is often overused but if any man deserves it it’s Humph. I remember giggling like a right idiot in the University computer clusters while I listened to ISIHAC on my headphones.

“I’d like to introduce... well, I’d like to introduce Dizzy Gillespie but he couldn’t make it, so here’s Barry Cryer…”

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Chris

there is a tribute show on wednesday morning radio 4 and repeated in the evening for those interested

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now,then!

Thanks for the heads up, will be tuning in.

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We deal in lead, my friend.

Samantha spent many hours in conversation with the BBC gramophone library research staff for this round, deliberating over the fine old 7-inchers they presented for inspection. She says before deciding which she was going to spin she had to think about each one long and hard.

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Hey Ho, Let's Go!

There was a super tv doc a few months back. Erudite and funny as well as being a committed music man. All I have is Bad Penny Blues which is a stotting record, though hardly typical of his style. A great performer and yes ISIHAC was made by him

Lots of mentions in this article........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7374912.stm

He was due to perform in Cornwall .................guess he never made it....................