RIP Sid Waddell
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TheThaiger
Banned
RIP sid.
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RIP;
he was one extremely excitable fellow.
best,
brian kc
he was one extremely excitable fellow.
best,
brian kc
Very sad news for the broadcasting world, one of the true legends of the mic. I'm sick over this news, I've lost a dear friend and former colleague. I spoke to Sid a few months back and he was in great spirits, this is a real shock. My heartfelt sympathies to all his family and friends. I know Jerry Forsyth will be very upset to hear about this as well, sorry pal.
Jim W
Jim W
This sport needs a Sid Waddell.
The most unique commentator I ever worked with! Syd was an amazing guy who loved people and having fun. He would take me out pub hopping in Cardiff after the matches. I always enjoyed his company even though I couldn't understand half of what he was saying. He would jabber away in that heavy cockney accent of his and occasionally slap me on the back when he delivered a particularly funny line. Wouldn't let me pay for a brew either and insisted I join him. What an unforgettable guy Syd was! :grin:
How strange this "LIFE!"
My condolences to his family, and those who worked with him and counted him as friend, but especially to you sir!
As I read this, I'm sitting in Cincinnati, having arrived late Thursday to watch the ACCU-STATS 8-ball invitational with my friend Sherm Adamson. On Friday afternoon we were discussing commentators and Sherm brought up Sid's unique voice (not remembering his name). I mentioned his name and repeated all the complimentary things you had told me about him, a year or so ago at the Open. How odd, "LIFE's" coincidental timing! Your friend, Sid Waddell, was praised in that Friday afternoon diatribe because of the thoughts you'd shared on the man!"
Billy Gibbs
My condolences to his family, and those who worked with him and counted him as friend, but especially to you sir!
As I read this, I'm sitting in Cincinnati, having arrived late Thursday to watch the ACCU-STATS 8-ball invitational with my friend Sherm Adamson. On Friday afternoon we were discussing commentators and Sherm brought up Sid's unique voice (not remembering his name). I mentioned his name and repeated all the complimentary things you had told me about him, a year or so ago at the Open. How odd, "LIFE's" coincidental timing! Your friend, Sid Waddell, was praised in that Friday afternoon diatribe because of the thoughts you'd shared on the man!"
Billy Gibbs
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I've watched a few matches where the players were not up to snuff....
...it was Sid Waddell's commentating that kept me there.
Sometimes he would make an outrageous pun, and then say....
..."Oh Sid."
Rest in Peace
Here's Sid winding up
https://www.google.com/url?url=http...quotes&usg=AFQjCNE92ZwUwaqIDBd5u8pUHEVYeIlkxQ
...it was Sid Waddell's commentating that kept me there.
Sometimes he would make an outrageous pun, and then say....
..."Oh Sid."
Rest in Peace
Here's Sid winding up
https://www.google.com/url?url=http...quotes&usg=AFQjCNE92ZwUwaqIDBd5u8pUHEVYeIlkxQ
Jerry Forsyth
Well-known member
While we had been expecting this news it nonetheless comes as a huge kick in the teeth. Sid was one of the truly great guys. The most entertaining man I have ever met. We really had a great time in the booth. Everyone loved working with Sid. When you saw your name on the roster next to his you would always grin, knowing he would work his magic.
Sid would never allow language to hinder him. He refused its chains like no other commentator I have ever heard. He made the absurd sound reasonable. He would talk on air to Presidents, Queens and Shakespeare and you would be convinced he thought they were listening.
Lower the flags.
Sid would never allow language to hinder him. He refused its chains like no other commentator I have ever heard. He made the absurd sound reasonable. He would talk on air to Presidents, Queens and Shakespeare and you would be convinced he thought they were listening.
Lower the flags.
TheThaiger
Banned
Sid was from Northumberland, in the very north of England. His accent was as far from cockney as you can get, but just as impenetrable to most non British people. Actually, the 'geordie' accent is difficult for many Brits, too.
TheThaiger
Banned
On winning
"[He's] as happy as a hound-dog who's won a year's supply of Boneo."
"If we'd had Phil Taylor at Hastings against the Normans, they'd have gone home."
"When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer … [Eric] Bristow's only 27."
"Look at the man go: it's like trying to stop a water buffalo with a pea-shooter."
On losing
"He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave."
"Bob came on like the Laughing Cavalier … now he looks like Lee Van Cleef on a bad night."
"It's the nearest thing to public execution this side of Saudi Arabia."
On feeling the pressure
"He's perspiring like a pudding in a pot."
"His eyes are bulging like the belly of a hungry chaffinch."
"His face is sagging with tension."
On silence in the hall
"The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in with a portion of chips, you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them."
"There was less noise when Pompeii was swamped in lava! Absolute pandemonium here! Barmaids are frozen like Greek statues watching! No beer's been served! Everybody's eyes [are] absolutely hooked on that board."
"You could hear a blob of vinegar drop on a chip in this hall."
"[He's] as happy as a hound-dog who's won a year's supply of Boneo."
"If we'd had Phil Taylor at Hastings against the Normans, they'd have gone home."
"When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer … [Eric] Bristow's only 27."
"Look at the man go: it's like trying to stop a water buffalo with a pea-shooter."
On losing
"He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave."
"Bob came on like the Laughing Cavalier … now he looks like Lee Van Cleef on a bad night."
"It's the nearest thing to public execution this side of Saudi Arabia."
On feeling the pressure
"He's perspiring like a pudding in a pot."
"His eyes are bulging like the belly of a hungry chaffinch."
"His face is sagging with tension."
On silence in the hall
"The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in with a portion of chips, you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them."
"There was less noise when Pompeii was swamped in lava! Absolute pandemonium here! Barmaids are frozen like Greek statues watching! No beer's been served! Everybody's eyes [are] absolutely hooked on that board."
"You could hear a blob of vinegar drop on a chip in this hall."
This was Sid speaking about 5 months ago about his battle. RIP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUuqu3b3qj0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUuqu3b3qj0
Very sad news, the greatest commentator that ever lived. The is only one Sid Waddell he was what Phil Taylor is to darts the greatest at his profession. Rip Sid.
"William Tell could take an apple off your head, [Phil] Taylor could take out a processed pea."
"William Tell could take an apple off your head, [Phil] Taylor could take out a processed pea."
Sad News, RIP Sid
he also was a master of silly walks, never forget his funny performance at
the Jurys hotel in Cardiff 2002.
he also was a master of silly walks, never forget his funny performance at
the Jurys hotel in Cardiff 2002.
I'm sorry to hear of Sid's passing. Condolences to his family, friends and fans. I was a fan of Sid's unique style of commentary and hoped that one day, I might sit in the booth with Sid and learn from one of the greats.
Sid's commentary carried hyperbole to a whole new level and I mean that as the greatest compliment to someone who was in a class by himself. He actually reminded me of Howard Cosell, an extraordinary talent in sports broadcasting with similar styling.
Sid's commentary carried hyperbole to a whole new level and I mean that as the greatest compliment to someone who was in a class by himself. He actually reminded me of Howard Cosell, an extraordinary talent in sports broadcasting with similar styling.
Guys,
Never met him. Only listened to his commentary on darts once. Was he the "voice" of the Mosconi Cup? If so, I once listened to him do "color" on the Tour De France. How he got excited about a group of guys pedaling up a hill was hilarious! Formula One and Indy Car need someone exactly like him. RIP.
Lyn
Never met him. Only listened to his commentary on darts once. Was he the "voice" of the Mosconi Cup? If so, I once listened to him do "color" on the Tour De France. How he got excited about a group of guys pedaling up a hill was hilarious! Formula One and Indy Car need someone exactly like him. RIP.
Lyn