Yeah sad, I saw that earlier. Always liked the fella, sounds like the ale has done him, but I thought he'd given up a few years back. Another one taken too young.
Shame. Only 51. Sounds like his liver gave in. Said he bored himself when he was sober. "I once overdosed on amphetamines: I was rushed to hospital and made to work the night shift."
Saw his one man show in the West End a couple of years ago, then bumped into him in Sainsbury's in Muswell Hill about a week later. The show was excellent, and he seemed like a genuinely nice bloke, not phased when some total stranger accosted him in the supermarket anyway. Quite a lot of his act was about his drinking days, which he said were behind him. Perhaps he got back on it, or perhaps the damage was already done. Either way, I'm sorry he's gone to the boneyard. Five years younger than me, **** knows how I'm still above ground.
