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Post by TinDogPodcast on Aug 13, 2016 18:22:43 GMT
Fidget from timebandits and r2d2. Had died.
Nice bloke. Met him at a signing years ago.
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Post by jasonward on Aug 13, 2016 19:00:07 GMT
Met him many years ago, he was staying at a hotel across the road from where I lived, I was perhaps aged 12 at the time and I didn't believe him when he told me he was R2D2, but he gave me a signed photo anyway, it was years later I learned the truth.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Aug 13, 2016 19:54:25 GMT
Was shocked but not surprised to hear this. What a legend. Star Wars and Time Bandits
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Post by acousticwolf on Aug 13, 2016 20:28:09 GMT
Sad to hear this. He used to come to the Golf Club my Brother-in-law ran the catering for and he seemed to be a genuinely nice guy. He signed my boy's DVD while sat at the bar  . Thanks Kenny and R2 (Bleep! Bleep!) Tony |
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Post by muckypup on Aug 13, 2016 22:00:10 GMT
More sad news .... Will 2016 never let up
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Post by kimalysong on Aug 13, 2016 22:20:21 GMT
The way you know you are getting older..more of your favorites from childhood pass away.
May he rest in peace and condolences to his loved ones. I am sorry I never met him. Sounds like he was a wonderful person to meet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 23:44:42 GMT
Like most people in the UK who have been even casual con go-ers, I've met Kenny. Only once but it was a lovely moment and I got to tell him how terrifying Time Bandits was that, even at that point I met him, it still terrified me. He shared a couple of quick anecdotes about it and was a real gent. I also met Dave Prowse/Vader that day and I remember they chatted quite a lot and obviously had become good friends over the years on the circuit.
A sad loss for sure, but 83 years is a good innings. He spent much of it knowing how much his work had been loved.
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Post by Timelord007 on Aug 14, 2016 6:11:52 GMT
Absolutely gutted hearing Kenny Baker has died, he brought the character of R2D2 to life & made a 7 yr old me believe a robot had a soul.
My parents met him once & shared a coffee with him at a motorway service station & let my dad checkout his car.
R.I.P Kenny & thank you for making my childhood just that bit more enjoyable.
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