There is still much to be said about the astonishing events of yesterday. Possibly some of it will even be said. But before all that, it's necessary to talk about shock and sadness. Brian Moore has died at a mere 69. He didn't even get to see England's finest hour (I suppose that means the last 60 minutes). Today Barry Davies came on the BBC in white trousers and black blazer and spoke of Brian and his love for the language like a man who knew the language inside out himself. He hardly needed 'questions' - he simply talked, but not rambling off like every other sausage in the world of sport - no, Barry simply told us what he had to say about this man who had died. "A nice guy... a very genuine fellow... a great broadcaster... and I emphasize the word *broadcaster*". This, if anything, was what television was for. There follows a page's silence in memory of a Gillingham fan. As he used to say himself, when he was anchoring The Big Match: Bye-bye. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+