Yep
Am rather gutted.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:40, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I loved his stuff
still got most of them. that is a shame. How old was he?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:41, Reply)

71. It was sudden.
"Alright listeners, it's Jaykkkkksey..."
Aw.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:43, Reply)

ah he was getting on a bit then
tis a shame. I think the next few years are going to be chock full of quality people carking it unfortunately.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:46, Reply)

71 isn't 'getting on' anymore.
71 is swanning round town in a Panama hat. I hope.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:47, Reply)

hmm, true
my grandfather is 95 and basically still swanning round town in a Panama hat.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:48, Reply)

95. That is ace. If he's still swanning about like.

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:53, Reply)

he's pretty deaf
but has been for years. Can still drive I think, or at least has only recently stopped.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:55, Reply)

My dad's uncle drives and he's as blind as a bat.
He sped past us one Sunday morning with his nose practically touching the steering wheel.
My dad said "Quick, we'd better get home if Willy's on the roads!"
willylolz
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:01, Reply)

I loved those books when I was young
Kicked the shit out of most of the dross written for children
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:46, Reply)

they certainly did

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:48, Reply)

They probably still do

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:49, Reply)

I'd agree with that
there is some reasonably good stuff out there for kids, Garth Nix for example, but few things would be able to come close to the Redwall stuff.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:53, Reply)

Garth Nix I disagree with
But Robin Jarvis was amazing
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:03, Reply)

yeah, but you are wrong
not about Robin Jarvis though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:30, Reply)

Aye, I need to have a see how many I 've still got, according to the list of wikipedia, I'd guess at about 20.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 9:48, Reply)