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2009/11/16 13:37:21
Subject: Edward 'The Equalizer' Woodward - RIP
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Some of you may remember Edward Woodward of The Equalizer and The Wicker Man fame. He passed away today aged 79.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8362367.stm
I had the pleasure of meeting him once in a pub on the River Fal, in Cornwall. He was a charming bloke and verymuch an old school gent.
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2009/11/16 13:44:14
Subject: Re:Edward 'The Equalizer' Woodward - RIP
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Ahh, he was sound. he was always good even if what he was in was terrible.
And the (original) Wicker Man is still a crackin' film.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2009/11/16 13:44:42
Subject: Edward 'The Equalizer' Woodward - RIP
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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crap. Party on.
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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2009/11/16 16:32:30
Subject: Edward 'The Equalizer' Woodward - RIP
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Edward Woodward also played Agent Callan, several of whose cases involved elaborate tabletop wargames.
And he hosted a TV series about wargames.
http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/20467
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2009/11/16 20:02:07
Subject: Re:Edward 'The Equalizer' Woodward - RIP
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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As they mention in Harry Pearson's excellent "Achtung Scweinehund", a book all wargamers, especially UK ones should read.
http://www.harrypearson.co.uk/extract5.htm
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2009/11/16 20:06:29
Subject: Edward 'The Equalizer' Woodward - RIP
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[DCM]
Coastal Bliss in the Shadow of Sizewell
Suffolk, where the Aliens roam.
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Hehe, I like the look of that one.
Methinks I'll need to dig me up a copy. 
Oh and on topic, aye great actor, hope he rests in peace. I'll always remember the Equaliser when I was a bit younger, Wicker man was also a great film, as where a few others I've seen him in, but he was also in B5, so added respect from me. 
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"That's not an Ork, its a girl.." - Last words of High General Daran Ul'tharem, battle of Ursha VII.
Two White Horses (Ipswich Town and Denver Broncos Supporter)
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