The RIP Thread

How does that not surprise me ya misearable bastard bet you're the Grinch

 

Godfather, Rollerball, Elf, Honeymoon In Vegas, Misery

R.I.P.

 

Very distinct and excitable voice, even when describing a goalless draw in the mud at Scarborough.

 

Another one gone too soon, just 58 ffs. RIP Paul

 

RIP Paul

 

RIP Uwe, a fine player.

 

Tributes to therapist who took art to Barlinnie

An art therapist best known for her role in rehabilitating some of Scotland's most violent prisoners has died.

Joyce Laing worked in Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow from 1973, where she introduced inmates including convicted murderer Jimmy Boyle to art.

The prison's special unit pioneered art therapy as a method of rehabilitation in the 1970s.

Ms Laing died on Sunday in her early 90s.

Born in Aberdeen, she studied at Gray's School of Art before becoming Scotland's first art therapist.

She worked in a tuberculosis ward where doctors were stunned that she could apparently predict when a patient was about to deteriorate just from their artwork.

Ms Laing said they would go from producing calm landscapes and drawings, to using agitated brush strokes and bright, violent colours.

She went on to work with patients in mental health wards and prisoners, most notably at the Barlinnie special unit.

The unit was opened to accommodate Scotland's most violent and unmanageable prisoners.

Claire Coia, a curator for Glasgow's Open Museum who has researched Ms Laing's life, said: "The prison governor didn't get it, but he knew the inmates were bored and had no structure.

"She introduced art to the special unit and it was used as a non-violent means of expression.

"For men from hard cultures, it was harder for them to connect with their feelings and it takes more courage than acting out of violence."

'Destructive creation'
In a BBC Radio Scotland interview in 2007, Ms Laing spoke about her experience there.

She said: "If you can channel that energy into positive creation instead of a destructive creation, then you're on to a winner.

"There's a strange thing [that] seems to happen - they get a kick out of it. Because I don't think they get much kick out of the destruction they do."

 

broke my 10 year old heart when he equalized late in that game Rest in Peace Uwe

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62219839

Sad news. Good actor.

 

David Trimble, 77, one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, and who, with John Hume, won the Nobel Peace Prize

 

Best film in the world ever. Sad news

 

Bad time lately for the Goodfellas cast, hoping it doesn't come in threes !

 

Sad news: Bernard Cribbins has died.

 

That is sad. I remember particularly his role as the frustrated businessman in Fawlty Towers RIP

 

He was brilliant in everything
Not that long ago brilliant on Never Mind The Buzzcocks

 

Kylie's favorite bra fetched a staggering six thousand pounds on eBay." "Do you wanna see it?"

 

RIP Kylie's bra......

On a serious not, sad news about Bernard Cribbins, another national treasure.....

 

RIP Terry

 

A very good player and manager although my only real memory of seeing him play was for Hull at HQ on a mud heap in 1971 when he missed a penalty as Hull were chasing promotion from the 2nd division......