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Peter Stringfellow

Riviera
Riviera Posts: 8,167
edited June 2018 in Not Sports Related
Has died aged 77.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44394076
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  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,424
    A minute's silence in Shoreditch this lunchtime. RIP
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    RIP

    Did more than most to address the gender pay gap.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    RIP.
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Gosh another iconic name bites the dust. RIP
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423
    Leaves behind two little kiddies, very sad. Why do people have them when they're over 70? R.I.P.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,452
    RIP
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,857
    Work opposite the club, saw the news crew out there as I made my way into the office. He lived his life his way and liberalised London night life. Very few of his kind left, whether that is a good or bad thing but RIP Peter.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,964
    RIP

    if he makes it to the pearly gates, lets hope his names on the list and he's not wearing trainers
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,090
    RIP

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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,118
    Despite his career I always thought he was more cheesy than sleazy.

    RIP Peter.
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,630
    RIP

    I remember (maybe 15-20 years ago) him being interviewed about a whole range of issues and being really quite impressed at how thoughtful he was - not that I would want him as a neighbour.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,677
    More to the man than just his iconic name. RIP
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,349
    Some of his views were a little old fashioned, but seemed a good guy at heart. Gave a lot of people a great time over many years. RIP Peter.
  • SE10Addick
    SE10Addick Posts: 2,973
    Anyone wanting to attend his funeral should make sure they have enough pound coins for the lady with the pint glass...
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,174
    My old man met him, I think in the late 60's, my dad was at some entertainment do in London, but didn't realise that he was supposed to be suited n booted and was wearing a leather jacket and jeans. Anyway the old man was standing at the bar on his todd and the only other bloke wearing a leather jacket and jeans walked over and said 'nice to see another fella dressed properly', of course it was Stringfellow. They kinda kept in touch and a few years later, my dad put Stringfellow in touch with my uncle, who was manager of Talk of The Town, which was sold to and became Stringfellows.
    Dad reckoned that Stringfellow was a really decent bloke, driven, but one of the good guys.
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    GreenWithEnvy said:

    Work opposite the club, saw the news crew out there as I made my way into the office. He lived his life his way and liberalised London night life. Very few of his kind left, whether that is a good or bad thing but RIP Peter.

    You work opposite Stringfellows? I'm green with envy...

    RIP
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Got turned away from Stringfellows....more then once in my younger days.....still RIP Peter.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,572
    edited June 2018
    Never had any really bad press, despite being in the media spotlight for many a year and many a reason too.......seemed a decent enough bloke and as far as one can tell was well liked despite being a member of the glitterati set.
    RIP.....Peter.....RIP.
  • pettgra
    pettgra Posts: 1,588
    I liked him. Apparently, he treated people very well and with a lot of respect.
    If someone upset him in the media he would never engage lawyers to fight his corner. He would ring the journo up and if offended he would tell them so and then invite them to dinner at his club. RIP.

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  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,271
    My one personal experience of him is a very odd story. I "met" him a courtroom. At the first ad agency I worked in, our client McCain introduced thin McDonalds style oven chips. We suggested they called them Stringfellows. Then the supporting TV spot featured a John Travolta style kid dancing in a glitzy disco. He took McCain to court, and lost. But he probably had the last laugh as the product bombed. We were crap. A smarter agency might have approached him first about it, although he said that he didn't want his name associated with some grubby oven chips.

    Otherwise seems like a life well lived. RIP.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,147
    I met him during my nightclubbing days back in the 1980's. He was a very nice bloke. RIP
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,456
    RIP
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,818
    PragueAddick said:

    My one personal experience of him is a very odd story. I "met" him a courtroom. At the first ad agency I worked in, our client McCain introduced thin McDonalds style oven chips. We suggested they called them Stringfellows. Then the supporting TV spot featured a John Travolta style kid dancing in a glitzy disco. He took McCain to court, and lost. But he probably had the last laugh as the product bombed. We were crap. A smarter agency might have approached him first about it, although he said that he didn't want his name associated with some grubby oven chips.

    Otherwise seems like a life well lived. RIP.

    Jesus! Pretty sure we bought those chips!
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    RIP Peter
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,090
    PragueAddick said:

    My one personal experience of him is a very odd story. I "met" him a courtroom. At the first ad agency I worked in, our client McCain introduced thin McDonalds style oven chips. We suggested they called them Stringfellows. Then the supporting TV spot featured a John Travolta style kid dancing in a glitzy disco. He took McCain to court, and lost. But he probably had the last laugh as the product bombed. We were crap. A smarter agency might have approached him first about it, although he said that he didn't want his name associated with some grubby oven chips.

    Otherwise seems like a life well lived. RIP.

    That's quite a landmark intellectual property case. I remember studying it for my exams.
  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    RIP
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    Sad news, RIP Peter
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Ormiston Addick said:

    PragueAddick said:

    My one personal experience of him is a very odd story. I "met" him a courtroom. At the first ad agency I worked in, our client McCain introduced thin McDonalds style oven chips. We suggested they called them Stringfellows. Then the supporting TV spot featured a John Travolta style kid dancing in a glitzy disco. He took McCain to court, and lost. But he probably had the last laugh as the product bombed. We were crap. A smarter agency might have approached him first about it, although he said that he didn't want his name associated with some grubby oven chips.

    Otherwise seems like a life well lived. RIP.

    Jesus! Pretty sure we bought those chips!
    Jesus! You can not be serious!
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,266
    Big_Bad_World said:

    RIP

    Did more than most to address the gender pay gap.

    Must be a LOL, BBW.

    Peter Stringfellow loved the company of attraction young women and turned his hobby into a career. How many guys wouldn't have traded places with PS ?
    In my younger days I remember the topless pubs in London where I first suffered with eye strain ! Mainly because of the smoke and trying to keep my focus. Also this was when I acquired my first soapbox.

    Sex and visual delights have been around since the beginning of time and Peter Stringfellow managed to bring this entertainment to the top table.

    I guess I have moved on and prefer brainy, university educated historian females with a soothing knowing voice who can talk about art and literature(with a cracking figure)

    RIP Peter, you were of your time.


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