Well, he was comfortable, fulfilled and happy, and left a first-class legacy. Unlike most, he managed to achieve what he wanted to achieve and still have time to relax.
Bye bye Ronnie. I'll show my children what you did
It's sad, it really is. One of my poems on my website for this month is a little haiku devoted to the man, it'll be up later.
Four candles, did you say? No! Fork handles! Handles for forks! (etc) - a classic sketch that should live on, and not to mention Open All Hours, Porridge, and so on.
So it truly is goodnight from him. The world's a much sadder place.
I think my funniest memory of him was in a mini series within the Two Ronnies show called "The Worm That Turned".... ironicly a lot of that is coming true today albeit not as silly or to that degree.
The street in which it was filmed is called "Burton Ave". Ironically in my school days i had a good friend called "Jason" who lived just doors away from it!