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In Reply to: RE: The Life of Peter Sellers--- posted by patrickU on December 17, 2007 at 11:59:47
I'm not absolutely sure but I'm probably the MOST avid fan of the Goon Show here at AA, having an abiding affection for Eccles (Spike's alter ego and MINE) and Neddie Seagoon mainly.
I was also firmly imprinted by the characters/sayings that Sellers played - especially *Bluebottle and Major Bloodnok! All of his chars - in TGS - are dirty-minded selfish gits! I was once a *dirty-minded pre-pubertal (and very 'british!') boy, and Australia copped it's fair share of purple-nosed Indian-Army-ret'd types post partition.
I deeply respect what Peter Sellers did achieve given his serail destructiveness, and poor choices of films.
Personally, having avidly read every Sellers biography, and met Spike, I can affirm that the film was FAR too kind to Pete.
Who was an immature, if not perennially childish, double-dyed shit, arsehole, and psychopath. Should have been spayed at birth!
His mother and his childhood are often blamed, but we all can make choices, can't we!?
Funny, brilliant, scary creepily so ......... !? ohh yes!
Rush did a very good job.
WarmestTimbo in Oz
The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio ScroungerAnd gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
'Still not saluting.'
http://www.theanalogdept.com/tim_bailey.htm
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After what I read about PS a bit there and there I thought that too, that the film was kind to him, but then I recognize that every one must have a good side...
And he left us some pleasure so as good mannered persons we should polish his chocolate side.
That is what has done that film.
Maybe...
he didn't have a 'good side', in his life.
didn't know how to and, never bothered trying! And then Peg was gone, and it was all straight down hill.
Sad isn't it!?
Major Bloodnok in the Goon Show (written almost entirely by Spike) would often respond - when thanked for some slight / momentary kindness, with ......
"My dear CHAP, it was the LEAST I could do! ........ A quantity I specialise in, don't you know!"
It is to me at least, deliciously funny in it's own right, as it is a very apt truism about life.
BUT Spike wrote it for Sellers.
Milligan was a wonderfully acute observer of us, and an acute writer for performers - just that one catch-phrase proves it.
Spike was Sellers ONLY true friend, and knew him all too well!
WarmestTimbo in Oz
The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio ScroungerAnd gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
'Still not saluting.'
http://www.theanalogdept.com/tim_bailey.htm
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