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 RIP Michael Keating
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| SupremeCommanderDiane |
Posted on 02-06-2026 17:14
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I am no good with words, I am deeply saddened by this news. I did raise a glass in memory of our beloved rogue. A glass of adrenaline & soma of course? Michael was very special and in turn made Vila a very lovable character too - he will be greatly missed. |
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| OracVZen |
Posted on 02-06-2026 22:03
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I’m so saddened, I wish I met and told him a few things. So I’m going to say it here; Well Michael you played Vila expertly, you inspired me to have an interest in locks, as a younger teenager I felt I was a coward and underestimated, misunderstood, unassuming,unappreciated. I really connected with Blakes7 and especially with your character. And in the final scene you had courage which I realised you can be a force-when needed to be. I even dedicated my tattoos to Blakes7 and your awsome quote “I plan to live forever, or die trying”. Is on my arm too. I hope you realise how important you where to your fans especially me. Cheers Vila, I hope your having your favourite tipple, adrenaline & soma. You be sorely missed. OVZ I plan to live forever,or die trying.
Maximum Power Seek-locate-destroy. [img]https://postimg.cc/gallery/yVLnSLW/[img] |
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| TheDoctorAlt8 |
Posted on 08-06-2026 23:31
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SupremeCommanderDiane wrote: ↑ I am no good with words, I am deeply saddened by this news. I did raise a glass in memory of our beloved rogue. A glass of adrenaline & soma of course? Michael was very special and in turn made Vila a very lovable character too - he will be greatly missed. If only... Had to settle for something more... pedestrian. I do feel I should DO something in memorium? A fund raising effort of some kind? Although I don't know the details I heard that Michael retired from conventions because of cognitive decline? I would like to do some thing to raise money for the relevant charity. Who is with me? |
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| Lorna |
Posted on 09-06-2026 07:32
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SupremeCommanderDiane wrote: ↑ I am no good with words, I am deeply saddened by this news. I did raise a glass in memory of our beloved rogue. A glass of adrenaline & soma of course? Michael was very special and in turn made Vila a very lovable character too - he will be greatly missed. If only... Had to settle for something more... pedestrian. I do feel I should DO something in memorium? A fund raising effort of some kind? Although I don't know the details I heard that Michael retired from conventions because of cognitive decline? I would like to do some thing to raise money for the relevant charity. Who is with me? What do you suggest? I was very fond of Michael as well as Vila being my favourite. So I would love to contribute. I look behind me, what do I see? A pair of golden wings seem to be attached to me.
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| TheDoctorAlt8 |
Posted on 09-06-2026 16:27
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I am open to suggestions. (Decent ones!) But I am thinking of things. |
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| SupremeCommanderDiane |
Posted on 10-06-2026 16:08
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I am open to suggestions. (Decent ones!) But I am thinking of things. What about maybe organising a Go Fund Me or one of the other charity sites and directing people to it so that any money raised has somewhere to be collected safely? Then once that's set up you can think about *ways* of raising money but there needs to be somewhere for it to go. |
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| SupremeCommanderDiane |
Posted on 12-06-2026 03:22
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An excellent obituary here in the Guardian by Toby Hadoke. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...g-obituary |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 13-06-2026 00:02
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CultEdge to produce tribute issue of the B7 magazine. |
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| Lorna |
Posted on 13-06-2026 06:22
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CultEdge to produce tribute issue of the B7 magazine. I will be getting that one!! I look behind me, what do I see? A pair of golden wings seem to be attached to me.
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| Sweevo |
Posted on 24-06-2026 01:26
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I just found out. I remember meeting Michael for the first time in 2011 during the very first "Return to Gauda Prime" convention, a week after I had graduated from college. I was young, hopeful and full of dreams and ideas. He remembered me on subsequent meetings - and got my name right without requiring correction, which, for a non-Italian speaker (my first language), is a feat to be proud of. RIP, Michael, and thanks for the memories. |
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| OracVZen |
Posted on 28-06-2026 22:17
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CultEdge to produce tribute issue of the B7 magazine. I will be getting that one!! And me let me know when it’s put I plan to live forever,or die trying.
Maximum Power Seek-locate-destroy. [img]https://postimg.cc/gallery/yVLnSLW/[img] |
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| TheDoctorAlt8 |
Posted on 03-07-2026 02:31
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SupremeCommanderDiane wrote: ↑ I am no good with words, I am deeply saddened by this news. I did raise a glass in memory of our beloved rogue. A glass of adrenaline & soma of course? Michael was very special and in turn made Vila a very lovable character too - he will be greatly missed. If only... Had to settle for something more... pedestrian. I do feel I should DO something in memorial? A fund raising effort of some kind? Although I don't know the details I heard that Michael retired from conventions because of cognitive decline? I would like to do some thing to raise money for the relevant charity. Who is with me? What do you suggest? I was very fond of Michael as well as Vila being my favourite. So I would love to contribute. Well that's no fun! No seriously first you need to have a target and usually an objective. Secondly less than 80% of these projects succeed in raising sufficient funds. This usually means the money donated should be paid back to the doners.... so the charity gets nothing if that happens. Thirdly two years ago I tried to raise money for a terminally ill friend to go on holiday. I set a target of £2.500. I raised £90. £80 of which I donated. After 6 months they compulsory closed the fund. I did not get a refund. So NO, crowdfunding is not the way to go on this. |
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| SupremeCommanderDiane |
Posted on 10-07-2026 13:21
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SupremeCommanderDiane wrote: ↑ I am no good with words, I am deeply saddened by this news. I did raise a glass in memory of our beloved rogue. A glass of adrenaline & soma of course? Michael was very special and in turn made Vila a very lovable character too - he will be greatly missed. If only... Had to settle for something more... pedestrian. I do feel I should DO something in memorial? A fund raising effort of some kind? Although I don't know the details I heard that Michael retired from conventions because of cognitive decline? I would like to do some thing to raise money for the relevant charity. Who is with me? What do you suggest? I was very fond of Michael as well as Vila being my favourite. So I would love to contribute. Well that's no fun! No seriously first you need to have a target and usually an objective. Secondly less than 80% of these projects succeed in raising sufficient funds. This usually means the money donated should be paid back to the doners.... so the charity gets nothing if that happens. Thirdly two years ago I tried to raise money for a terminally ill friend to go on holiday. I set a target of £2.500. I raised £90. £80 of which I donated. After 6 months they compulsory closed the fund. I did not get a refund. So NO, crowdfunding is not the way to go on this. Gosh, I'm sorry to hear that as that's not my understanding of how a 'Go Fund Me' works - you should have got your donation back if they were closing the fund and no money had been given to the person or charity it was set up for. But you've said Crowd-Funding and that's not the same as a 'Go Fund Me' - crowd-funding is to have people get together for a particular project and if not enough is raised then they close it and refund the donors. A Go-Fund me is more flexible where if you don't hit your target the chosen charity would still get the money raised even if it wasn't as much as they'd hoped. I'd need to look more carefully at all the regulations though, to be sure. |
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| Anniew |
Posted on 20-07-2026 08:23
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Thank you Michael. Not just for creating Vila but for your commitment to us fans. You are much missed.
Play the hand fate deals you.
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