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Finally driven home for Christmas

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0q5g3v02qjt

As a mark of respect, I shall crack a (duck) egg into my bath tonight.

mik wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:43 pm As a mark of respect, I shall crack a (duck) egg into my bath tonight.

mik wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:43 pm As a mark of respect, I shall crack a (duck) egg into my bath tonight.

I shall find my DVD of Soft Top, Hard Shoulder and watch it over the festive period.

Well that's shit, and shit timing
Bob and egg; I don't think they revisited that when he was on Mortimer & Whitehouse go Fishing, will have to rewatch to check.
I hope he wasn't in pain. R.i.p..

To state the possibly obvious, he was a car nut. Loved Ferrari (made a film about it https://www.timeout.com/movies/la-passione) and used to race 7s. Always thought the painting of the 7 used for Auberge was particularly nice. Great bloke by all accounts. RIP.

speedingfine wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 7:14 pm To state the possibly obvious, he was a car nut. Loved Ferrari (made a film about it https://www.timeout.com/movies/la-passione) and used to race 7s. Always thought the painting of the 7 used for Auberge was particularly nice. Great bloke by all accounts. RIP.

Love that painting.

RIP Chris Rea!

Met him a few of times - he was a good mate of my classic car boss, who grew up with him. He always used to turn up in the showroom for a drink and a chat at Christmas.

Came across as a really nice guy, and had a few fun car stories from when they were teenagers.

RIP

I'm very sad about this. I'd been listening to Auberge at the weekend and hunting for a copy of Dancing Down The Stony Road as I can't find it on Spotify. He probably spent the entirety of the 21st century on borrowed time.

This video is a great illustration of who he was

I'd forgotten about that.

My mam always speaks fondly of him and his father serving her coffee in Rea’s ice cream shop after working 12 hour nights as a trainee nurse in the hospital.

His dad used to complain that they were sat there too long only buying a coffee, until they said they were just poor trainee nurses and showed him their wage slips. They never paid for coffee again