>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/tv_and_radio/newsid_1843000/1843963.stm
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>I was saddened to read that Spike Milligan had died today - it's as if a piece of my childhood has gone. I remember listening to the Goon Show every Saturday and being unable to control my laughter at the mad, mad stuff he and his mates did.
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>Fortunately I have tapes ...
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>Cheers,
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>Andrew

I hadn't heard, he was one of a kind and will be missed.

Nick Mason