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> Hi All,
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> Today would have been Ed Bishop's 81st birthday... So much time has gone by since UFO was made, and yet to me the show looks just as mesmerizing, fresh and thought-provoking and as it was the first time I saw it as a very young kid.
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> Whilst on that note, I find it even harder to believe that eight years have gone by since Ed Bishop and Michael Billington passed away - June 8th and June 6th respectively - back in 2005.
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> Of course we also lost Gerry last Christmas (Boxing Day)...
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> All have now gone, but will never be forgotten. For me, UFO was their finest work, and I feel very grateful and privileged to have had the chance to have met and shared some time with them.
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> Although the initial tone of this missive may sound sad, I know that UFO and all the other GA series really have inspired whole generations of people such as myself, and I was so very happy - and in some way relived - to see my five year niece and nephew 'glued' to the TV and later their tablets watching Gerry Anderson shows with the same eagerness and concentration that I must have shown back in the late sixties... As long as this infectious enthusiasm continues Ed, Michael, Gerry et al will always be remembered.
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> Best regards to all,
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> Griff
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