All about Sir Patrick...

[badgerchap]

Just been looking at how much praise there is for Sir Patrick Moore on here: it's great to see how much everyone reveres him. I think we should have some kind of SGL fanclub just for him. From all the great things people have said about him, he's plainly the most respected British astronomer of all time, so I'd like to raise a glass (well, a mug of tea, actually, but the sentiment is the same!)

Three cheers for Sir Patrick.....

Hip hip.....

[TopHouse]

I don't know how many are old enough to remember, but Patrick used to be on the telly fairly often when I was a kid and was possibly more well known for playing the xylophone than astronomy, as I remember he was pretty darned good too!

Wonder if there's any youtube of him in action? (goes off to look)

[blinkity-blonk]

I met Sir Patrick at AstroFest in London last year. Got his autograph in the front of his autobiography a happy day that was. He was somewhere near the top of the list of people I want to meet, I remember him playing the xylophone on telly as well.

B-B

[Llamanaut]

i rememeber him in the seventies on morcombe and wise playing his xylophone... never met him but would love to...what a top bloke!

[Astro_Baby]

I have met him briefly twice and he is a true gentleman and scholar. They were only brief meetings sadly but he is a truly lovely person. He is also brilliant on the xylophone. What a character and he would put most mnodern celebs to shame bot for his sheer knowledge and his plain speaking and not a trace of ego in there,

[Llamanaut]

Patrick Moore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[TopHouse]

Couldn't find any youtube of him playing, but I did turn up this gem :-

[blinkity-blonk]

try this one!

[TopHouse]

try this one!

Nahhh, he used to do such stuff as flight of the bumblebee and it was awesome, his arms used to become a blur as he flew up and down the keys (or whatever they're called on a xylophone) just to watch the speed he went at was impressive.

[blinkity-blonk]

Ah, there doesn't seem to be any of his good stuff around. Bit of a shame

[richbyers]

just got a signed book of his off ebay, fascinating fella

[AlexM]

His autobigraphy makes for compelling reading. A remarkable man with some controversial views. Pick it up from Amazon for a song...

[lukebl]

I'm olde enough to remember when he was on the Morecambe and Wise show. 30 seconds into this video:

His Xylophone playing was amazing. Also visited him with my dad when I was kid. A truly lovely and inspiring fellow.

[johninderby]

Well worth getting hold of the DVD " The Astronomical Patrick Moore"

http://www.movingimageco.com/

Lots of original stuff never seen on the BBC.

John

[blinky]

Here he is playing one of his own compositions - no video but it's him playing.

[rawhead]

Not forgetting Gamesmaster

[Aldebaran5]

I saw Patrick Moore in GL and bought his book into space and managed to get it signed as well. He had the audiance spellbound by his talk.

Keith

[jaquesnoir]

I feel like I've watched him at various periods for the whole of my life and I'm over half a century. Then I find that he first recorded TS@N when I was 2 years old. I don't remember that far back. We didn't have a telly till I was 6.

Top man, he is. Hats off to him. Always blimmin' interesting.