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RIP Graeme Kidd

NickHNickH
edited November 2011 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
(Originally reported by Matt Wilson on CSS)

Passed away at 52. Worked on Crash and YS in various capacities. You can find his rather good YS backpage articles "Only Kidding" on my site.
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  • The StargliderThe Starglider
    edited June 2009
    Awww, that's a shame. He was one of the few names I will always remember from my time reading Crash.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited June 2009
    Very sad news, did want to leave a comment on that Shropshire site but cant seem to find a place to create a user account.

    Crash was just the ultimate mag growing up, sad to hear this news
  • MrCheeseMrCheese
    edited June 2009
    That is a shame. I loved Crash. I remember literally bouncing in the newsagent when it came out.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited June 2009
    MrCheese wrote: »
    That is a shame. I loved Crash. I remember literally bouncing in the newsagent when it came out.

    Same here, also being gutted when i would go to WH Smiths and their stock was a day late !

    Remember the Xmas specials ? Boy oh boy those ones were brilliant
  • ZX BeccyZX Beccy
    edited June 2009
    Very sad news. Will raise a glass tonight in respect.
  • ewgfewgf
    edited June 2009
    Tragic, especially at such a young age. Crash was a superb magazine, and helped make the Speccy years so enjoyable.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited June 2009
    Be nice if someone could write a nice tribute for him here, true speccy legend...

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/tribute.html
  • SaboteurSaboteur
    edited June 2009
    Very sad news indeed. :(
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited June 2009
    Oh Bugger! Another person from the original Speccy days gone :(
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  • ArjunArjun
    edited June 2009
    RIP Graeme Kidd.
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  • Dave_CDave_C
    edited June 2009
    This is really shocking news, just awful!

    I was a massive Crash fan. In fact I've been reading through them all again on my PDA and I've just started on Graeme's first issue as editor (Issue 19, August 1985).

    RIP Graeme.
  • miner49erminer49er
    edited June 2009
    This is really sad. I mean, obviously I never knew the man personally but his is a name that I directly link to my childhood via Crash and the Speccy.

    Well, I guess this kind of thing will keep on happening to us as time progresses until the innevitable happens to ourselves.

    God, I'm depressed now.
  • Dave_CDave_C
    edited June 2009
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Very sad news, did want to leave a comment on that Shropshire site but cant seem to find a place to create a user account.

    Crash was just the ultimate mag growing up, sad to hear this news

    The comments section on that article seems to be closed now.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited June 2009
    Thats awful news.

    RIP Graeme.
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  • ANDREW RYALSANDREW RYALS
    edited June 2009
    Shame, but we all have to go at some point, it's such a shame it was so soon for him...
  • sirclive1sirclive1
    edited June 2009
    Awful news , rest in peace Graeme .
  • CUCHULAINNCUCHULAINN
    edited June 2009
    RIP Mr. Kidd
  • Bad HorseyBad Horsey
    edited June 2009
    Oh man. That's just so sad.

    RIP.
  • VampyreVampyre
    edited June 2009
    Oh man, this is truly sad news especially at such a relatively young age. He was editor of Crash during its prime and I consider his name as being one of those from my youth that I will never forget.
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Be nice if someone could write a nice tribute for him here, true speccy legend...

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/tribute.html

    Utterly agree. What would be especially nice is if someone from Newsfield who worked with Graeme could write it up, but I don't think we have ever had a Newsfield contributor mention themselves on the forum IIRC. I know that Julian Rignall and Gary Penn were involved in the videogames scene for many years after. The last I remember JR worked for Virgin and GP had something to do with Rockstar, but this was yonks ago; maybe someone could contact them and pass the word on?

    RIP Graeme.

    EDIT: I've just sent an email to Edge magazine who I know have had contact with ex-Newsfield folks in the past (Gary Penn, Julian Rignall). I've asked them to pass on the bad news and if any of them would be good enough to write a tribute.
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  • deadpan666deadpan666
    edited June 2009
    R.I.P. Graeme Kidd..........
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  • Dave_CDave_C
    edited June 2009
    Vampyre wrote: »
    Oh man, this is truly sad news especially at such a relatively young age. He was editor of Crash during its prime and I consider his name as being one of those from my youth that I will never forget.



    Utterly agree. What would be especially nice is if someone from Newsfield who worked with Graeme could write it up, but I don't think we have ever had a Newsfield contributor mention themselves on the forum IIRC. I know that Julian Rignall and Gary Penn were involved in the videogames scene for many years after. The last I remember JR worked for Virgin and GP had something to do with Rockstar, but this was yonks ago; maybe someone could contact them and pass the word on?

    RIP Graeme.

    EDIT: I've just sent an email to Edge magazine who I know have had contact with ex-Newsfield folks in the past (Gary Penn, Julian Rignall). I've asked them to pass on the bad news and if any of them would be good enough to write a tribute.

    There are email addresses for Roger Kean, Matthew Uffindel, Oliver Frey and Franco Frey here:

    http://www.thalamus-books.com/contacts.html

    Should someone approach them 'officially' on behalf of WoS?
  • ZoffyZoffy
    edited June 2009
    RIP Doc Marten'ed one.

    And Sally Newman was a Newsfield writer as well - worked on LM I believe?
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  • Mark R. JonesMark R. Jones
    edited November 2011
    mistake sorry
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  • morcarmorcar
    edited November 2011
    very sorry to hear it i used to love him in crash and your sinclair
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