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Title: RIP David Vine Post by: Colchester Kev on January 12, 2009, 01:30:24 PM David Vine has died of a heart attack aged 73
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/7824275.stm Vine was THE commentator when I was a kid watching sport on TV ... and the host of "Question of Sport" when it was a highlight of the TV viewing week. RIP Mr Vine. Title: Re: RIP David Vine Post by: Robert HM on January 12, 2009, 01:30:53 PM sad
Title: Re: RIP David Vine Post by: TightEnd on January 12, 2009, 01:35:44 PM Iconic
Superb commentator on Ski Sunday, especially Loved Superstars too RIP Title: Re: RIP David Vine Post by: amcgrath1uk on January 12, 2009, 01:39:27 PM RIP
Title: Re: RIP David Vine Post by: AndrewT on January 12, 2009, 01:42:41 PM Strangely, I'd just read about this, then went out to Waterstones during my lunchbreak, and they were playing the BBC showjumping theme music in the shop.
Title: Re: RIP David Vine Post by: kinboshi on January 12, 2009, 02:07:55 PM A voice from my childhood. I loved the sense of theatre from his weightlifting commentary at the Olympics.
RIP Title: Re: RIP David Vine Post by: Longy on January 12, 2009, 02:12:51 PM RIP
The amount of time i must have spent watching sport that he presented must be enourmous, he was a very good presenter as well imo. Title: Re: RIP David Vine Post by: technolog on January 12, 2009, 05:58:41 PM As Tighty said, iconic. A special place in the affections of most fortysomethings.
RIP Title: Re: RIP David Vine Post by: GlasgowBandit on January 12, 2009, 08:22:28 PM R.I.P
Back in the day when he presented Question of Sport it was a proper quiz for real sports fans none of that piss poor light entertainment. |