https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66

Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
on a bike again.

On 29/02/2024 11:30, wessie wrote:
> https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66
>
> Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
> last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
> on a bike again.

+1

They managed to get a nice range of bikes and recipes over the years.

On 29/02/2024 11:30, wessie wrote:
> https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66
>
> Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
> last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
> on a bike again.

Just saw this.

Bummer.

--
/Simon

On Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:30:35 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

>https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66
>
>Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
>last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
>on a bike again.

That is sad. I was never a huge fan of the shows (too much cooking
and food, not enough bikes) but I did enjoy the travel aspect of the
recent mediterranean tour. I also watched the one post-cancer
diagnosis and treatment, which was genuinely moving and showed the
depth and significance of their friendship. I had hoped that making
that meant he was in remission
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in
news:0c71uipg6m4d0mrhflsk9l7vqb190v9f5j@4ax.com:

> On Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:30:35 -0000 (UTC), wessie
> <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>
>>https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-mye
>>rs-dies-at-66
>>
>>Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
>>last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
>>on a bike again.
>
> That is sad. I was never a huge fan of the shows (too much cooking
> and food, not enough bikes) but I did enjoy the travel aspect of the
> recent mediterranean tour. I also watched the one post-cancer
> diagnosis and treatment, which was genuinely moving and showed the
> depth and significance of their friendship. I had hoped that making
> that meant he was in remission

I think it was more a case of stopping the treatment that was killing him
and have some time to see if he could get fit to ride a bike a gain. He
seemed to do that quite successfully and had one last adventure with his
mate, revisiting favourite places and riding a bike.

On 29/02/2024 16:35, wessie wrote:
> Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in
> news:0c71uipg6m4d0mrhflsk9l7vqb190v9f5j@4ax.com:
>
>> On Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:30:35 -0000 (UTC), wessie
>> <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-mye
>>> rs-dies-at-66
>>>
>>> Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
>>> last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
>>> on a bike again.
>>
>> That is sad. I was never a huge fan of the shows (too much cooking
>> and food, not enough bikes) but I did enjoy the travel aspect of the
>> recent mediterranean tour. I also watched the one post-cancer
>> diagnosis and treatment, which was genuinely moving and showed the
>> depth and significance of their friendship. I had hoped that making
>> that meant he was in remission
>
> I think it was more a case of stopping the treatment that was killing him
> and have some time to see if he could get fit to ride a bike a gain. He
> seemed to do that quite successfully and had one last adventure with his
> mate, revisiting favourite places and riding a bike.

Seems that may well have been the case.

I visited an old pal of 50 years while I was in Spain. He has residency
now, but has to come back to the UK every 8 weeks for maintenance
treatment for non-hodgkins lymphoma. His original course of chemo was as
gruelling as Dave Myers experience by the sound of it. He was able to
get fit enough to ride a bike again though and fortunately so far is
staying that way. Talking to him certainly underlined the value of a
carpe diem approach to life.

--
Moto Morini 2C/375
Gilera 175 Sport, Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen
Honda CB250RS (Not Waynetta!)
"Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in the reality"

wessie wrote:

>
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66
>
> Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
> last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
> on a bike again.

+1
Yes I enjoy their programmes too, glorious accents the both of them.
RIP

--

Geoff
NTV650

On Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:35:25 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

>Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in
>news:0c71uipg6m4d0mrhflsk9l7vqb190v9f5j@4ax.com:

>> I also watched the one post-cancer
>> diagnosis and treatment, which was genuinely moving and showed the
>> depth and significance of their friendship. I had hoped that making
>> that meant he was in remission
>
>I think it was more a case of stopping the treatment that was killing him
>and have some time to see if he could get fit to ride a bike a gain. He
>seemed to do that quite successfully and had one last adventure with his
>mate, revisiting favourite places and riding a bike.

Yes, that was how I read it too, the whols last series was really
about him getting to all those things that had made his life so
special for one last fling.

Unlike Champ I also (or mainly, even) appreciated a lot of their
cooking - we use more that a couple of their recipes, suitably
adapted, in our repertoire.
--
Ace
http://www.chaletbeauroc.com/

Ace <Ace@ch.com> wrote in
news:1h42uida5rbla28f1tk3fiulrojtema0n9@4ax.com:

> On Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:35:25 -0000 (UTC), wessie
> <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>
>>Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in
>>news:0c71uipg6m4d0mrhflsk9l7vqb190v9f5j@4ax.com:
>
>>> I also watched the one post-cancer
>>> diagnosis and treatment, which was genuinely moving and showed the
>>> depth and significance of their friendship. I had hoped that making
>>> that meant he was in remission
>>
>>I think it was more a case of stopping the treatment that was killing
>>him and have some time to see if he could get fit to ride a bike a
>>gain. He seemed to do that quite successfully and had one last
>>adventure with his mate, revisiting favourite places and riding a
>>bike.
>
> Yes, that was how I read it too, the whols last series was really
> about him getting to all those things that had made his life so
> special for one last fling.
>
> Unlike Champ I also (or mainly, even) appreciated a lot of their
> cooking - we use more that a couple of their recipes, suitably
> adapted, in our repertoire.

Yes, I enjoy the cooking element as it is not just recipes but a
celebration of using local ingredients. I like the way they meet artisanal
food producers and get into the socio-economic importance of that produce
to a specific area.

On 29/02/2024 19:17, GeoffC wrote:
> wessie wrote:
>
>>
> https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66
>>
>> Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
>> last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
>> on a bike again.
>
> +1
> Yes I enjoy their programmes too, glorious accents the both of them.

They have accents?

--
Bruce Horrocks
FJR1300AS

On 01/03/2024 16:28, Bruce Horrocks wrote:
>On 29/02/2024 19:17, GeoffC wrote:
>> wessie wrote:
>>
>>>
>> https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66
>>>
>>> Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
>>> last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
>>> on a bike again.
>>
>> +1
>> Yes I enjoy their programmes too, glorious accents the both of them.
>
>They have accents?

Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
A Quick poll: What is your favourite
/least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type accents
pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.

--
Geoff
NTV 650

geoffC wrote:

> Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
> A Quick poll: What is your favourite
> /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type
> accents pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.

I don't have a favourite or any that I dislike. I have colleagues from
the NE that are difficult to understand, others from the West Midlands
(Babs...), West Country, all over and all are fine to me. It's just
how it is.

However, put on regional accents grate. Especially if it's for
"authenticity". Yes, Richard B*rgon I'm looking at you...

--
Simon

"sweller" <sweller@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in news:l4g11uF2iv9U1
@mid.individual.net:

> geoffC wrote:
>
>> Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
>> A Quick poll: What is your favourite
>> /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type
>> accents pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.
>
> I don't have a favourite or any that I dislike. I have colleagues from
> the NE that are difficult to understand, others from the West Midlands
> (Babs...), West Country, all over and all are fine to me. It's just
> how it is.
>
> However, put on regional accents grate. Especially if it's for
> "authenticity". Yes, Richard B*rgon I'm looking at you...
>

British kids affecting Jamaican patois is funny and after a while, very
annoying.

sweller wrote:

> geoffC wrote:
>
> > Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
> > A Quick poll: What is your favourite
> > /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type
> > accents pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.
>
> I don't have a favourite or any that I dislike. I have colleagues
> from the NE that are difficult to understand, others from the West
> Midlands (Babs...), West Country, all over and all are fine to me.
> It's just how it is.
>
> However, put on regional accents grate. Especially if it's for
> "authenticity". Yes, Richard B*rgon I'm looking at you...

Yes, probably like/dislike is the wrong word, grate is more what I
meant. Basing a lot on what I hear on the radio, the content probably
plays a part too.
Being left orientated myself, I am particularly disappointed with the
current crop in the Shadow Cabinet. Some of them sound extremely whiny
and condescending, probably competent and delightful characters but
just the way they sound to me.
Sometimes the content and the accent combine for me and I get genuine
pleasure just listening, like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN6THYZ4ngM

In another world, I also enjoy Bumble (David Lloyd) telling a joke. The
jokes are usually pretty crap but it's the way he tells 'em.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwhKkyEdQPo

--

Geoff
NTV650

On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 18:51:38 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:

>Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).

>A Quick poll: What is your favourite
>/least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type accents
> pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.

For some reason I've always found the scouse accent very harsh and
grating. The failing is obviously mine, and nothing to do with the
speaker.

On the other hand, a broad Brummie accents almost always make me smile
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On 01/03/2024 18:51, geoffC wrote:
> A Quick poll: What is your favourite
> /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type accents
> pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.

Makes me think of that classic "would you rather" question...

Would you rather look like Jar Jar Binks or talk like Jar Jar Binks?
Death is not an option!

--
Bruce Horrocks
FJR1300AS

On 3/1/2024 10:51 AM, geoffC wrote:
>
>
> Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
> A Quick poll: What is your favourite
> /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type accents
> pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.
>
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the American hicks. There are several
variations I can't come close to mimicking, all of which are hideous.

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS & ST1100 (in memoriam)

Turby wrote:

> On 3/1/2024 10:51 AM, geoffC wrote:
> >
> >
> > Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
> > A Quick poll: What is your favourite
> > /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type
> > accents pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.
> >
> I'm surprised no one has mentioned the American hicks. There are
> several variations I can't come close to mimicking, all of which are
> hideous.

Can you link to an example?

--

Geoff
NTV650

On 02/03/2024 16:55, Champ wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 18:51:38 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>
>> Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
>
>> A Quick poll: What is your favourite
>> /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type accents
>> pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.
>
> For some reason I've always found the scouse accent very harsh and
> grating. The failing is obviously mine, and nothing to do with the
> speaker.
>
Nope, it is bloody awful. Especially when it is emphasised or faked.

> On the other hand, a broad Brummie accents almost always make me smile

It's good, but I prefer Geordie

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/

On 01/03/2024 18:51, geoffC wrote:
> On 01/03/2024 16:28, Bruce Horrocks wrote:
>> On 29/02/2024 19:17, GeoffC wrote:
>>> wessie wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>> https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66
>>>>
>>>> Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
>>>> last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
>>>> on a bike again.
>>>
>>> +1
>>> Yes I enjoy their programmes too, glorious accents the both of them.
>>
>> They have accents?
>
> Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
> A Quick poll: What is your favourite
> /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type accents
> pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.
>
>
I strangely enjoy hearing accents when spoken by people where English
isn't their first language. Eg, a French person with a mixture of a bit
bit of sarf London I could enjoy all day.

--
/Simon

On Sun, 3 Mar 2024 13:37:55 +0000, Simon Wilson
<siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

>> A Quick poll: What is your favourite
>> /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type accents
>> pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.

>I strangely enjoy hearing accents when spoken by people where English
>isn't their first language. Eg, a French person with a mixture of a bit
>bit of sarf London I could enjoy all day.

Sylvan Guintoli is entertaining in this regard. A native French
speaker, he married a Derbyshire lass and has lived there for some
years. His accent is *all* over the place!
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On 3/3/2024 1:51 AM, GeoffC wrote:
> Turby wrote:
>
>> On 3/1/2024 10:51 AM, geoffC wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
>>> A Quick poll: What is your favourite
>>> /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type
>>> accents pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.
>>>
>> I'm surprised no one has mentioned the American hicks. There are
>> several variations I can't come close to mimicking, all of which are
>> hideous.
>
> Can you link to an example?
>

I tried, but finding samples of idiotic accents is really difficult. Try
this (it really is too polite for what I'm thinking of, though.):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03iwAY4KlIU

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS & ST1100 (in memoriam)

On 03/03/2024 21:37 Simon Wilson penned these words:
> I strangely enjoy hearing accents when spoken by people where English
> isn't their first language. Eg, a French person with a mixture of a bit
> bit of sarf London I could enjoy all day.

Had that asking for directions in Bordeaux from a Gendarme in my rubbish French.
He looked at me and in a very definite South London accent "You English mate?"
--
Ian

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of
the last priest"

On 02/03/2024 17:14 wessie penned these words:
> "sweller" <sweller@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in news:l4g11uF2iv9U1
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>> However, put on regional accents grate. Especially if it's for
>> "authenticity". Yes, Richard B*rgon I'm looking at you...
>>
>
> British kids affecting Jamaican patois is funny and after a while, very
> annoying.

I worked for a while with a white guy from the west indies, always felt my mind
was playing trick in that I did not see what I heard.

--
Ian

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of
the last priest"

On 03/03/2024 13:37, Simon Wilson wrote:
> On 01/03/2024 18:51, geoffC wrote:
>> On 01/03/2024 16:28, Bruce Horrocks wrote:
>>> On 29/02/2024 19:17, GeoffC wrote:
>>>> wessie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/29/hairy-bikers-chef-dave-myers-dies-at-66
>>>>>
>>>>> Sad to hear this. I have been enjoying the new series on BBC filmed
>>>>> last year. It was nice that he rallied for a while so he could get
>>>>> on a bike again.
>>>>
>>>> +1
>>>> Yes I enjoy their programmes too, glorious accents the both of them.
>>>
>>> They have accents?
>>
>> Haha, everybody has an accent (except me).
>> A Quick poll: What is your favourite
>> /least favourite accent (including foreigners). I'd rate Adele type
>> accents
>> pretty low and Swedes speaking English pretty high.
>>
>>
> I strangely enjoy hearing accents when spoken by people where English
> isn't their first language. Eg, a French person with a mixture of a bit
> bit of sarf London I could enjoy all day.
>

Or conversely, CAB :-)

--
Bruce Porter
"The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly"
http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/