Oliver Reed interview

[Doc Lynam]

Made me laugh!

 

[Phat Baz 68]

The Dive at the end made me laugh ha ha ha ha i miss Oliver Reed what a legend !!!!

 

[Seagull on the wing]

That man could drink...in Malta a few sailors tried to outdrink him....he was the last man standing...

 

[Eggmundo]

Read a book called Hellraisers about a few of the old school actors, Oliver being one. Some of the tings he was reported to have got up to are ridiculous. How he survived as long as he did is in itself a miracle!

 

[Stat Brother]

I remember a classic story of OR's, during his days with Keef Moon.

They both knew they had to cut down on the booze, but couldn't do it together.
So sat either end of a long table, they strapped a bottle of vodka to a tortoise.

One would pour himself a drink, put the vodka on the tortoise, turn it around, and send it back to the other.

 

[Worthingite]

I remember a classic story of OR's, during his days with Keef Moon.

They both knew they had to cut down on the booze, but couldn't do it together.
So sat either end of a long table, they strapped a bottle of vodka to a tortoise.

One would pour himself a drink, put the vodka on the tortoise, turn it around, and send it back to the other.

I'm surprised they didn't get bored of waiting, and decide to slip the tortoise some speed or something!!

 

[catfish]

I remember reading somewhere about Ollie and Alex Higgins going out for a piss up and it lasted for 3 days. Phew!

 

[The Merry Prankster]

I was in Guernsey at the time. Reed played (sometimes) for a cricket club I skippered. Although he could be charming, if you caught him at exactly the right part of his drink cycle, he was for the most part a drunken boor. I remember him pinning the 75 year old president of our social club up against the wall and having to be dragged off.

More importantly that interview was conducted by Roger Bowns, a gentleman and Channel Islands broadcasting legend.

 

[jcdenton08]

I was in Guernsey at the time. Reed played (sometimes) for a cricket club I skippered. Although he could be charming, if you caught him at exactly the right part of his drink cycle, he was for the most part a drunken boor. I remember him pinning the 75 year old president of our social club up against the wall and having to be dragged off.

More importantly that interview was conducted by Roger Bowns, a gentleman and Channel Islands broadcasting legend.

Did he play while drunk?

 

[Amsterdam Albion]

Was there a link posted to the interview, I don't see one?

 

[Pavilionaire]

What a legend that guy was. I'm inspired to get the biography on Kindle now.

 

[Surrey_Albion]

I remember reading somewhere about Ollie and Alex Higgins going out for a piss up and it lasted for 3 days. Phew!

I performed a play called Hurricane about the live of A.Higgins and decided to do a bit of research, Ollie was a good mate of his and they spend all their times drunk I remember one line being "four hours and forty cans of lager later....we were f####" always makes me giggle for some reason

 

[Doc Lynam]

I performed a play called Hurricane about the live of A.Higgins and decided to do a bit of research, Ollie was a good mate of his and they spend all their times drunk I remember one line being "four hours and forty cans of lager later....we were f####" always makes me giggle for some reason

 

[Surrey_Albion]

Damn works computer I cant see it, thanks anyway Doc, Im guessing it was a clip of Richard Dromer?

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Did he play while drunk?

He was never not drunk. It was just a matter of degree.

 

[Doc Lynam]

Damn works computer I cant see it, thanks anyway Doc, Im guessing it was a clip of Richard Dromer?

No its Olly saying Higgins was " a mean bastard"

 

[Doc Lynam]

He was never not drunk. It was just a matter of degree.

Some times more then others!