smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
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- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
Just seen on the news.
He always tickled me as a stand up and on Bullseye.
He always tickled me as a stand up and on Bullseye.
R.I.P. Jim Bowen
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dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
Crikey. RIP.
jefmcg
Guru
I didn't know who he is, but apparently nor did he:
"James Whittaker, born Peter Williams and known professionally as Jim Bowen"
How do you end up with 3 such different yet mundane names?
Edit: ah, adopted + stage name. Makes sense. RIP.
"James Whittaker, born Peter Williams and known professionally as Jim Bowen"
How do you end up with 3 such different yet mundane names?
Edit: ah, adopted + stage name. Makes sense. RIP.
Will St Peter be waiting for him, 'come and have a look at what you could've won?'
Time Waster
Guru
Lived near us for awhile and used to play in the nearby Inn at Redwell which he apparently used to co-own. He was a jazz trumpeter IIRC. Way before my time of course. That was in the 60s when that pub was a happening venue in the area.
I know someone obsessed by him as a kid, full fan club member for years apparently. He certainly has his fans.
I know someone obsessed by him as a kid, full fan club member for years apparently. He certainly has his fans.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Bit of a local face, having lived in the villages in the Lune Valley for years. In Melling he was often spotted mowing his lawn or tending the garden when driving/cycling through.
edit... and a quick glance at his wiki page confirms that he was a teacher at Caton Primary School (the village i'm originally from)... always thought that was a bit of local BS.
edit... and a quick glance at his wiki page confirms that he was a teacher at Caton Primary School (the village i'm originally from)... always thought that was a bit of local BS.
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Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Taken from Wikipedia.
"Bowen was born in Heswall, Wirral, Cheshire, and was adopted by Joe and Annie Whittaker of Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire[4](who changed his name to James Whittaker).[5] He was educated at Accrington Grammar School in Lancashire."
Clayton's one mile from here and obviously "Accy Grammer" was in Accrington.
I saw him once in Blackburn town centre,during his Radio Lancashire(which is based in Blackburn)days.Like all the "celebes" i bump into
,i didn't say anything to him,as i suppose it must get a bit annoying being famous and many folk hassling you,even if it is in a friendly way.
"Bowen was born in Heswall, Wirral, Cheshire, and was adopted by Joe and Annie Whittaker of Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire[4](who changed his name to James Whittaker).[5] He was educated at Accrington Grammar School in Lancashire."
Clayton's one mile from here and obviously "Accy Grammer" was in Accrington.
I saw him once in Blackburn town centre,during his Radio Lancashire(which is based in Blackburn)days.Like all the "celebes" i bump into
,i didn't say anything to him,as i suppose it must get a bit annoying being famous and many folk hassling you,even if it is in a friendly way.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
[QUOTE 5182003, member: 45"]Apparently he's going to be buried in a speed boat.
Too soon?[/QUOTE]
It's BFH for you.
RIP Jim.
Too soon?[/QUOTE]
It's BFH for you.
RIP Jim.
I had to go through six other entries in the Urban Dictionary before I found the one that fitted.
Colin_P
Guru
As a kid, late Sunday after the roast (dinner for the posh) bit of Bully and when it finished out into the garage to see if me and my brother could get 101 or more with six darts. Sometimes we won the imaginary speed boat but most of the time we didn't.
Jim was a legend. Wonder if he had a speedboat?
Jim was a legend. Wonder if he had a speedboat?
