Because pop-culturally speaking I grew up in almost any decade but the one I was born in, as soon as I saw the news of the death of Bernard Cribbins, my brain immediately started on loop with "Right Said Fred" (1962), which along with its fellow novelty hit "The Hole in the Ground" was how I first heard of the actor, although it is an almost sure thing that I saw him first in the same episode of The Avengers which double-duty introduced me to Alfred Burke. I was in the vicinity when my father was regularly watching the Tenth Doctor, so I did catch him as Wilf at the time; it took me until much more recently to appreciate him in Carry On Jack (1964), Carry On Spying (1964), and The Railway Children (1970). His presence was an active inducement to watch all three. I am glad he is being remembered so fondly. My internet has not died, but it has slowed to a glacial crawl for the last twenty-four hours and taking off the hinges has produced predictably no results, so I am intermittently around.
2022-07-28
The Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill to afford care to veterans of burn pits, such as killed Wes.
May they die with blood in their throats.
May they die with blood in their throats.