A sad day indeed
A very sad day for British Jazz and wit.
An incredibly talented man, whose appeal lasted for so very long.
After Melly and Humph, few of the true eccentrics are now left; more's the pity.
They played several excerpts of his Quiz Game on the radio this morning and I was still chuckling an hour or so later. None of us are immortal, but you'd wish it for someone like him. Something about the "38B's" - I couldn't even begin to tell the joke, let alone get the timing right.
You'll all be happy to know that I pee'd at the adjacent urinal to Humph some 40 yrs ago at a pub in London. Memories!
A sad passing, but in a way not. He was still playing, as recently as last week.
A repeat broadcast at 12.00 GMT on R4 tomorrow (Sun).
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