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The Briefing Room's annual running thread for deaths in calendar year 2019.
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2018 thread:
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,297509.0.html (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,297509.0.html)
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R.I.P WWF hall of Famer "Mean" Gene Okerlund. He was 76.
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R.I.P WWF hall of Famer "Mean" Gene Okerlund. He was 76.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund
Hall of Fame pro wrestling announcer dies at 76
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mene_Gene_Okerlund.jpg/240px-Mene_Gene_Okerlund.jpg)
Beginning his career in radio, Okerlund began announcing pro wrestling bouts in 1970 and joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1983. He stayed with WWF throughout the Rock-and-Wrestling era that saw a boom in the popularity of the "sport," then joined WCW, the WWF's chief rival, in 1993. In 2001, ahead of WCW's collapse, he rejoined what would soon become WWE, where he would remain until his 2009 retirement. For most of his career, Okerlund affected a mostly straight, but distinctive fast-paced patter and was the oft-beleaguered straight man in many-a WWF promo during his career.
No cause of death was stated. He had previously undergone two kidney transplants.
Obituary from Newsweek (https://www.newsweek.com/mean-gene-okerlund-dead-wwe-hall-famer-passes-away-76-1277134)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Okerlund)
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For some reason, I thought he was already dead. The local bowling alley has his pizza.
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For some reason, I thought he was already dead. The local bowling alley has his pizza.
76 is like 102 in pro wrestler years.
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Bob Einstein
Comedian best known for his error-prone stuntman character Super Dave Osborne dies at 76
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Bob_Einstein_1970.JPG)
Einstein, the older brother of actor Albert Brooks, began his career as a writer for variety shows such as Sonny & Cher and the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. In the 1980s he became best known for his character "Super Dave Osborne," a hilariously inept stuntman. He continued acting in other comic roles, including Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm and a role on Arrested Development.
Einstein died of suspected complications of cancer.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-einstein-dead-curb-your-enthusiasm-actor-dies-at-76-1172195?utm_source=twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Einstein)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251872/)
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Va5rpv_Uw#)
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Bob Einstein
Comedian best known for his error-prone stuntman character Super Dave Osborne dies at 76
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Bob_Einstein_Steve_Franken_Robert_Hogan_1970.JPG/220px-Bob_Einstein_Steve_Franken_Robert_Hogan_1970.JPG)
Einstein at left.
Einstein, the older brother of actor Albert Brooks, began his career as a writer for variety shows such as Sonny & Cher and the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. In the 1980s he became best known for his character "Super Dave Osborne," a hilariously inept stuntman. He continued acting in other comic roles, including Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm and a role on Arrested Development.
Einstein died of suspected complications of cancer.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-einstein-dead-curb-your-enthusiasm-actor-dies-at-76-1172195?utm_source=twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Einstein)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251872/)
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Va5rpv_Uw#)
Bummer. I used to love watching his Super Dave Osborne character on Bizarre with John Byner. They did a hilarious duet of the theme song from "An Officer and A Gentleman".
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Sooper Dave reminds me of the next Sooper conservative, that can recite the Constitution, whilst riding an outhouse with no hands, on his way to the next college law school debate championships.
Paul Ryan, Trey Gowdy, etc.
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Sooper Dave reminds me of the next Sooper conservative, that can recite the Constitution, whilst riding an outhouse with no hands, on his way to the next college law school debate championships.
Paul Ryan, Trey Gowdy, etc.
Just couldn't resist could you?
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Daryl Dragon
Keyboardist who was the "Captain Keyboard" of the Captain & Tennille dies at 76
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Captain_and_tennille_1976.jpg/245px-Captain_and_tennille_1976.jpg)
Dragon at left.
A lifetime resident of southern California, he was the son of symphony conductor Carmen Dragon; Daryl's brother, Dennis, later had regional success as a musician.
Daryl Dragon first earned fame working with The Beach Boys as they were transitioning away from strictly beach music and began broadening their sound. It was with the Beach Boys that he earned his "Captain Keyboard" nickname. He kept the motif when he broke from the band in 1972 to launch a duo act with Toni Tennille, whom he married in 1975. He continued to contribute keyboards to numerous acts including the Carpenters. As the Captain and Tennille, Toni would be the lead singer while Daryl would silently play keyboards, charting several top-40 hits.
The two divorced in 2014, with Tennille later citing lack of intimacy and Dragon claiming he had been drugged and that his worsening medical state had played a role in the unexpected divorce. The two reconciled toward the end of his life.
Dragon died January 2 of kidney failure.
Obituary from Broadway World (https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Daryl-Dragon-of-Captain-and-Tennille-Passes-Away-20190102#)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Dragon)
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGDQ5xdtd3A#)
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Looks like 2019 is getting started with a flurry... **nononono*
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The two divorced in 2014, with Tennille later citing lack of intimacy
I guess he took ‘do that to me one more time’ a bit too literally.
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Just couldn't resist could you?
Sometimes they can't.
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Blake Nordstrom, co-president of Nordstrom, dies at age 58 after fight with cancer
Blake Nordstrom, the 58-year-old co-president of Nordstrom, died early Wednesday morning, the retailer announced on Wednesday.
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The company disclosed in December that Blake had been diagnosed with lymphoma. At the time, Blake had the lymphoma was “treatable.†He had expected to work through his illness.
It could not be immediately determined whether the lymphoma was the cause of Blake’s death.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/02/blake-nordstrom-co-president-of-nordstrom-has-died-at-age-58.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/02/blake-nordstrom-co-president-of-nordstrom-has-died-at-age-58.html)
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The Nordstroms seem like good people. 58 is too young.
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Howell Begle, lawyer who championed penniless R&B stars, dies at 74 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/howell-begle-lawyer-who-championed-penniless-randb-stars-dies-at-74/2019/01/03/fdf1ac7e-0e32-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html?fbclid=IwAR1waAJpGZolbL1dsGFNUYZssCKN8Nd99RENtyCXP3fZ1BP_XcLp7wyjOEs&utm_term=.02c6a8db9035)
By Emily Langer
Ruth Brown was a chart-topping rhythm-and-blues singer whose popularity in the 1950s brought her label, Atlantic Records, a reputation as “the house that Ruth built.†Years later, scraping by as a domestic, she heard a familiar sound on the air. “I turned on the radio while I was scrubbing,†she recalled, “and I heard my records come on.â€
Like many artists from R&B’s original heyday in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, Brown — remembered for numbers such as “(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean†and “Teardrops From My Eyes†— was a victim of what ABC News once declared the “dirty little secret of the music business.†Through skewed contracts and sloppy bookkeeping, record companies reaped the profits of original R&B sales and subsequent reissues while leaving performers, many of whom were African American, in poverty.
“Where’s the check?†Brown demanded to know.
In 1983, she found a champion in Howell E. Begle, then a partner in a Washington law firm and a boyhood fan of her music who by then had amassed a library of old 78s — many of them Brown’s recordings — numbering in the thousands.
During a years-long pro bono legal fight, Mr. Begle represented Brown and other R&B artists, helping them claim royalties from past sales, industry-standard royalty agreements going forward, and other benefits in what became known as the royalty reform movement.
Mr. Begle, 74, died Dec. 30 at a hospital in Lebanon, N.H., of injuries he sustained in a skiing accident a week earlier. His wife, Julie Eilber, confirmed his death . . .
RIP Mr. Begle.
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RIP Herb Kelleher, the Man Who Democratized Air Travel (http://reason.com/blog/2019/01/04/rip-herb-kelleher-the-man-who-democratiz)
The swashbuckling Southwest Airlines honcho is dead at 87.
By Matt Welch
http://reason.com/blog/2019/01/04/rip-herb-kelleher-the-man-who-democratiz (http://reason.com/blog/2019/01/04/rip-herb-kelleher-the-man-who-democratiz)
Herb Kelleher, the larger-than-life Southwest Airlines impresario who taught the world that air travel did not have to be the exclusive plaything of the rich, died yesterday (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/obituaries/herb-kelleher-whose-southwest-airlines-reshaped-the-industry-dies-at-87.html) at 87.
"Our basic thinking [was that] Southwest would democratize the skies," Kelleher told me in 2010. "Which we did. I mean, a couple of years ago 85 percent of [Americans] had flown at least one commercial flight as opposed to 15 percent in 1966."
Kelleher was not the founder of Southwest, but rather the founding lawyer—which came in handy, since the Texas-based upstarts spent five years in court before getting its first plane off the ground in 1971. Why so much litigation? Because back then, as in pretty much all the world, America's airline industry was a heavily regulated cartel, with the federal Civil Aeronautics Board effectively letting the country's four main incumbent airlines veto the routes, prices, and even existence of any would-be competitor. Southwest's investors blew through their $500,000 seed money in legal fees, so Kelleher legendarily vowed to pay out of his own pocket if they lost their appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. They won, and he became CEO.
"One of the [government's] fundamental purposes was to throttle competition," Kelleher told me. "Their thesis was that if a new airline was gonna take one passenger—one, that's what they said—one passenger away from an existing airline, it can't be certificated....The fact that the existing airlines had 90 percent of all the revenue passenger miles in 1938, and also had 90 percent of all the revenue passenger miles in 1978, at the time of deregulation, would give you somewhat of a hint" . . .
RIP Mr. Kelleher. You are now free to move about heaven . . .
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BKMK
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Daryl Dragon
Keyboardist who was the "Captain Keyboard" of the Captain & Tennille dies at 76
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Captain_and_tennille_1976.jpg/245px-Captain_and_tennille_1976.jpg)
Dragon at left.
A lifetime resident of southern California, he was the son of symphony conductor Carmen Dragon; Daryl's brother, Dennis, later had regional success as a musician.
Daryl Dragon first earned fame working with The Beach Boys as they were transitioning away from strictly beach music and began broadening their sound. It was with the Beach Boys that he earned his "Captain Keyboard" nickname. He kept the motif when he broke from the band in 1972 to launch a duo act with Toni Tennille, whom he married in 1975. He continued to contribute keyboards to numerous acts including the Carpenters. As the Captain and Tennille, Toni would be the lead singer while Daryl would silently play keyboards, charting several top-40 hits.
The two divorced in 2014, with Tennille later citing lack of intimacy and Dragon claiming he had been drugged and that his worsening medical state had played a role in the unexpected divorce. The two reconciled toward the end of his life.
Dragon died January 2 of kidney failure.
Obituary from Broadway World (https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Daryl-Dragon-of-Captain-and-Tennille-Passes-Away-20190102#)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Dragon)
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGDQ5xdtd3A#)
Saw them in concert once, Great performance.
I heard the reason they divorced was that he did not want her being saddled with the debts from his medical treatments. Supposedly he put everything in her name, so that he was literally penniless and the hospitals could not come after his estate.
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Howell Begle, lawyer who championed penniless R&B stars, dies at 74 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/howell-begle-lawyer-who-championed-penniless-randb-stars-dies-at-74/2019/01/03/fdf1ac7e-0e32-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html?fbclid=IwAR1waAJpGZolbL1dsGFNUYZssCKN8Nd99RENtyCXP3fZ1BP_XcLp7wyjOEs&utm_term=.02c6a8db9035)
RIP Mr. Begle.
Indeed. Pro bono? To recover their royalties? It doesn't often get more righteous than that. Bless him!
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Kwamie Lassiter
Ten-year NFL vet dies at 49 of a heart attack
🐦42
Lassiter's jersey number with Arizona
Lassiter played in the NFL from 1995 to 2004. His career was never Hall of Fame caliber (he was only once considered for the Pro Bowl), but the free safety had brief moments of spectacular play, including a playoff-clinching performance in 1998 where he recorded four interceptions in a single game (the same amount he had recorded the entire year up to that point).
Following his playing career, he dabbled in broadcasting and coaching (his highest level in the latter being defensive backs coach for the 2012 Las Vegas Locomotives, the de facto champion of the UFL in its final season).
Lassiter died January 6 of a heart attack sustained while working out.
Obituary from NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001008699/article/kwamie-lassiter-former-cardinals-safety-dead-at-49)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwamie_Lassiter)
NFL career stats (http://www.nfl.com/player/kwamielassiter/2501701/profile)
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Indeed. Pro bono? To recover their royalties? It doesn't often get more righteous than that. Bless him!
@Smokin Joe
:amen: :amen: :amen:
It's enough to make me wonder how he avoided being disbarred.
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Kwamie Lassiter
Ten-year NFL vet dies at 49 of a heart attack
🐦42
Lassiter's jersey number with Arizona
Lassiter played in the NFL from 1995 to 2004. His career was never Hall of Fame caliber (he was only once considered for the Pro Bowl), but the free safety had brief moments of spectacular play, including a playoff-clinching performance in 1998 where he recorded four interceptions in a single game (the same amount he had recorded the entire year up to that point).
Following his playing career, he dabbled in broadcasting and coaching (his highest level in the latter being defensive backs coach for the 2012 Las Vegas Locomotives, the de facto champion of the UFL in its final season).
Lassiter died January 6 of a heart attack sustained while working out.
@jmyrlefuller
I keep telling people that working out is dangerous,but do any of them every listen to me?
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Pegi Young, 66, Musician Who Started a School for Disabled, Dies
Pegi Young, a late-blossoming folk-rock musician who was a founder of a school for children with severe physical and speech impairments, like her son from her marriage to the singer-songwriter Neil Young, a performer at its many star-studded benefit concerts, died on Tuesday in Mountain View, Calif. She was 66.
Her brother Paul Morton said the cause was cancer.
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She occasionally sang backup for Mr. Young, most notably at the 1994 Academy Awards telecast, when he sang his Oscar-nominated song, “Philadelphia.†But it was not until she was in her 50s that she recorded her first album, “Pegi Young†(2007). She followed it with four more.
More at:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/obituaries/pegi-young-dead.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/obituaries/pegi-young-dead.html)
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W. Morgan Sheppard
Actor known as Blank Reg on Max Headroom and for recurring roles in the Star Trek franchise dies at 86
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Morgan_Sheppard_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/220px-Morgan_Sheppard_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)
Sheppard also, in his later years, portrayed Santa Claus several times, including in a Hallmark movie and in the animated limited series Prep & Landing. He had a prolific career in film and television bit roles and as a voice actor, spanning from 1962 until shortly before his death, and, as a classically trained Shakespearean actor, also appeared on stage.
Obituary from the Daily Mirror (https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/william-morgan-sheppard-dead-star-13823875)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Morgan_Sheppard)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792003/)
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Mary Kay Stearns
Television's first sitcom star dies at 93
In the late 1940s, as television was just beginning to become a mass medium, Stearns and her husband Johnny, both Broadway actors, were hired by the Du-Mont Television Network for a new comedy for their fledgling network. They secured the sponsorship of Anacin, who was skeptical of the medium, expecting the series debut to be seen by only about 200 people. Through a free giveaway promotion, they soon realized that the viewership was instead in the tens of thousands.
Mary Kay and Johnny proved to be one of Du-Mont's first and biggest hit series. The show was a roughly fictionalized version of their own lives, with their son and friends playing themselves and the couple writing all of their own scripts. The show would eventually get some episodes aired on the bigger networks NBC and CBS.
Unfortunately for posterity purposes, Mary Kay and Johnny was largely forgotten by the 1970s, and its program archive was mostly discarded; other than a few clips and a single full episode, none of which have made it to the Internet yet, the remainder of the series was last known to be sitting at the bottom of the East River or Upper New York Bay since the tapes were dumped there in 1975. Thus, bigger names with longer reputations on film and radio, such as Lucille Ball, Gracie Allen and Betty White would overshadow Mary Kay. The couple largely stopped performing after the 1950, further contributing to the rarity.
Johnny died in 2001. Mary Kay died November 17, but her death was not reported until January 2019.
Obituary from Deadline/MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/mary-kay-stearns-dies-pioneering-star-of-1940s-sitcom-was-93/ar-BBS3XsC?ocid=spartandhp)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kay_Stearns)
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Mary Kay Stearns
Television's first sitcom star dies at 93
In the late 1940s, as television was just beginning to become a mass medium, Stearns and her husband Johnny, both Broadway actors, were hired by the Du-Mont Television Network for a new comedy for their fledgling network. They secured the sponsorship of Anacin, who was skeptical of the medium, expecting the series debut to be seen by only about 200 people. Through a free giveaway promotion, they soon realized that the viewership was instead in the tens of thousands.
Mary Kay and Johnny proved to be one of Du-Mont's first and biggest hit series. The show was a roughly fictionalized version of their own lives, with their son and friends playing themselves and the couple writing all of their own scripts. The show would eventually get some episodes aired on the bigger networks NBC and CBS.
Unfortunately for posterity purposes, Mary Kay and Johnny was largely forgotten by the 1970s, and its program archive was mostly discarded; other than a few clips and a single full episode, none of which have made it to the Internet yet, the remainder of the series was last known to be sitting at the bottom of the East River or Upper New York Bay since the tapes were dumped there in 1975. Thus, bigger names with longer reputations on film and radio, such as Lucille Ball, Gracie Allen and Betty White would overshadow Mary Kay. The couple largely stopped performing after the 1950, further contributing to the rarity.
Johnny died in 2001. Mary Kay died November 17, but her death was not reported until January 2019.
Obituary from Deadline/MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/mary-kay-stearns-dies-pioneering-star-of-1940s-sitcom-was-93/ar-BBS3XsC?ocid=spartandhp)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kay_Stearns)
@jmyrlefuller
What happened to the DuMont network archive was a crime---a successor network, likely Metromedia (which evolved in due course into Fox), dumped just about all the DuMont kinescopes into New York's East River. It's believed that only 350 of DuMont's 20,000+ television episodes survive, mostly involving Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners sketches from his original Cavalcade of Stars show (from which CBS ultimately hired him for the original Jackie Gleason Show), but also involving items from the personal archives of Gleason and other DuMont stars such as Dennis James and possibly the family of Ernie Kovacs. (The same thing, unfortunately, was done with several thousand transcription discs of vintage network radio programs, especially Procter & Gamble's destruction of over three thousand transcription discs of radio legend Vic & Sade after World War II. Two hundred Vic & Sade episodes survived that destruction and can be heard today, but you wonder what Procter & Gamble wasn't thinking as opposed to what Johnson Wax and Carnation were thinking when they allowed just about everything from a quarter century of Fibber McGee & Molly [the show's latter-year 15-minute semi-serial-style episodes survived, I believe, by way of "Fibber McGee" actor Jim Jordan himself] to survive.)
Until CBS and Time Warner closed down the WB and UPN networks to create the CW in their stead, the DuMont network was the only American television network ever to shutter.
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/2/24/DuMont_a.png/revision/latest?cb=20180426150857)
(http://www.dumontnetwork.com/images/dupres.jpg)
(http://www.dumontnetwork.com/images/duwdtv1.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YLG3ZtxXSek/VDAaPsoU1lI/AAAAAAAACG8/JD14-a9-8d4/s1600/DuMont_Television_Network.png)
RIP Ms. Stearns. Your place in broadcast history is secure. But it might have been nice to see your show.
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Your avatar is so apropos in this category, @jmyrlefuller :laugh:
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Verna Bloom, Actress in ‘Animal House,’ ‘High Plains Drifter,’ Dies at 80
Verna Bloom, who appeared in “Animal House†and worked with the likes of Martin Scorsese, died Jan. 9 in Bar Harbor, Maine, her rep confirmed to Variety. She was 80 years old.
The cause was complications of dementia, her family stated.
More (https://variety.com/2019/film/obituaries-people-news/verna-bloom-dead-dies-animal-house-1203104909/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verna_Bloom)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089244/)
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Ah...Marion Wormer from Animal House. A fun part.
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Your avatar is so apropos in this category, @jmyrlefuller :laugh:
It's why I chose it. Toward the end of last year I got several messages from the staff here asking me "So, you're doing the obituary thread again this year, right?"
So yeah, I'm the board's resident Grim Reaper now.
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Shirley Boone, Pat's wife of 65 years has passed away.
https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.nydailynews.com%2fentertainment%2fmusic%2fny-ent-pat-boone-wife-shirley-dies-20190112-story.html%3foutputType%3damp (https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.nydailynews.com%2fentertainment%2fmusic%2fny-ent-pat-boone-wife-shirley-dies-20190112-story.html%3foutputType%3damp)
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RIP, M'am, until y'all meet again.
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Ah...Marion Wormer from Animal House. A fun part.
Yep! First R rated movie I ever saw
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Ah...Marion Wormer from Animal House. A fun part.
Cucumbers.... Oh my!
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Cucumbers.... Oh my!
With Mozart
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tri22
With Mozart
Not sure of your reference there....
"A summer place" is playing when she arrives at the Delta House.
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tri22Not sure of your reference there....
"A summer place" is playing when she arrives at the Delta House.
That's Percy Faith, right? :cool:
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That's Percy Faith, right? :cool:
@DCPatriot
That's the version.
Though my own favourite Percy Faith recording is still the version of this that New York CBS used as theme music for The Late Show, The Late Late Show, and (for a decade, anyway, at 4 p.m.) The Early Show . . .
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uAh14ThVDc#)
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@DCPatriot
That's the version.
Though my own favourite Percy Faith recording is still the version of this that New York CBS used as theme music for The Late Show, The Late Late Show, and (for a decade, anyway, at 4 p.m.) The Early Show . . .
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uAh14ThVDc#)
LOL! Seems I recall snips of that being played during Tom & Jerry, or Bugs Bunny or Yosemite Sam.
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tri22Not sure of your reference there....
"A summer place" is playing when she arrives at the Delta House.
The guy who played Kroger in Animal House was Mozart in that movie.
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LOL! Seems I recall snips of that being played during Tom & Jerry, or Bugs Bunny or Yosemite Sam.
And Mash
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The guy who played Kroger in Animal House was Mozart in that movie.
Oh! LOL...
(http://www.dvdactive.com/images/reviews/screenshot/2004/2/national_lampoons_animal_house_04.jpg)
Snowflake's would ban this today. Bunch of Homo's!
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Cause of death not indicated.
Steve Buscemi’s wife, Jo Andres, filmmaker and choreographer, dies age 65
By Kathleen Joyce | Fox News
Emmy Award-winning actor Steve Buscemi’s wife, Jo Andres, has died at the age of 65. A source close to the family confirmed her death to Fox News.
The two wed in 1987 and have one son, Lucian, E! News reported.
Andres was a choreographer, filmmaker and artist. She gained prominence with her “film/dance/light performances,†her website stated. ... More at FOX (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/steve-buscemis-wife-jo-andres-filmmaker-and-choreographer-dies-age-65)
(https://akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2019011/rs_634x1024-190111170341-634.jo-andres-steve-buscemi.ct.011119.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&output-quality=90)
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Pat Boone's Wife of 65 Years, Shirley, Dies: 'I've Parted with My Better Half for a Little While'
Joelle Goldstein
20 hrs ago
Shirley Boone, the wife of legendary 1950’s singer Pat Boone, has died. She was 84.
Shirley passed away peacefully on Friday morning at the pair’s home in Beverly Hills after suffering complications from vasculitis, which she had contracted less than a year ago.
In her final moments, Shirley was surrounded by her husband of 65 years and the couple’s four daughters, Cherry, Lindy, Debby and Laury, all of whom were by her bedside singing hymns to her as she passed.
Following her death, Pat, 84, told PEOPLE that he intended to meet his longtime love again someday because, as he put it, she just changed addresses.
“We lived a wonderful, blessed life together for 65 years. I’ve parted with my better half for a little while… but we don’t die, we just move on to another place, and today was moving day,†Pat said of his high school sweetheart. “She’s changed her address is all and moved to a different mansion that I expect to join her in one day.†...
More (https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/pat-boones-wife-of-65-years-shirley-dies-ive-parted-with-my-better-half-for-a-little-while/ar-BBS84hE?li=BBnb7Kx)
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Bob Kuechenberg
Six-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman and member of the undefeated '72 Dolphins dies at 71
🐬67
Kuechenberg's number with the Dolphins
Beginning his career with the Chicago Owls of the Continental Football League, Kuechenberg, who attended Notre Dame, signed with the Dolphins in 1970. He would stay with the Dolphins for the next 14 seasons, racking up six Pro Bowls and two Super Bowl championships. Remarkably, Kuechenberg only averaged one holding penalty per year for his entire career.
He has been repeatedly nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame (eight times in a row at one point) but has never been inducted. A staunch conservative, Kuechenberg refused to visit the White House in 2013 when Obama invited the team.
Kuechenberg died January 12. No cause of death was stated.
Obituary from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-bob-kuechenberg-dies-20190113-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kuechenberg)
NFL stats (http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=KUE138430)
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Bob Kuechenberg
Six-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman and member of the undefeated '72 Dolphins dies at 71
🐬67
Kuechenberg's number with the Dolphins
Beginning his career with the Chicago Owls of the Continental Football League, Kuechenberg, who attended Notre Dame, signed with the Dolphins in 1970. He would stay with the Dolphins for the next 14 seasons, racking up six Pro Bowls and two Super Bowl championships. Remarkably, Kuechenberg only averaged one holding penalty per year for his entire career.
He has been repeatedly nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame (eight times in a row at one point) but has never been inducted. A staunch conservative, Kuechenberg refused to visit the White House in 2013 when Obama invited the team.
Kuechenberg died January 12. No cause of death was stated.
Obituary from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-bob-kuechenberg-dies-20190113-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kuechenberg)
NFL stats (http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=KUE138430)
My favorite all-time Dolphins player. RIP Kooch!
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"Beginning his career with the Chicago Owls of the Continental Football League"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Owls
I've read up on the other leagues before, I was not aware of this "Continental Football League".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Football_League
That's interesting.
In our prayers and thoughts, Bob Kuechenberg.
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Former Yankees pitcher and coach Mel Stottlemyre dies at 77 (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25760426/former-yankees-pitcher-coach-mel-stottlemyre-dies-77)
Mel Stottlemyre, who pitched for the New York Yankees for 11 seasons and won five World Series titles as a pitching coach for the Yankees and the Mets, died Sunday in Seattle after battling cancer for almost 20 years. He was 77.
Stottlemyre's wife Jean told the New York Times that he died as a result of complications of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer . . .
Stottlemyre's first attention came as a rookie in 1964, when he was called up in August and won nine of twelve decisions down that stretch to abet the Yankee comeback pennant, beat Bob Gibson in Game Two of that World Series, then was the Yankees' best pitcher mostly during their lost decade to come until shoulder issues ruined him.
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RIP.
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Carol Channing
Film and stage actress dies at 97
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Channing is considered one of Broadway's most legendary performers. She originated the role in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes later taken by Marilyn Monroe in film. She briefly replaced Gracie Allen as the comic sidekick of George Burns in the late 1950s. Her biggest and most famous role was that of the title character in Hello Dolly! in 1964, following that up with a nearly as well-known turn as the title flapper in the film version Thoroughly Modern Millie, which in turn was succeeded by a thoroughly surreal turn in the drug comedy Skidoo.
Her persona was self-consciously camp, with large glasses, big hair and copious lipstick to accentuate her naturally large lips.
She continued to perform throughout her life, dying less than a month before what would have been her 98th birthday. She attributed her long life to picky eating and being a teetotaller.
Obituary from HuffPost (https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/broadway-legend-carol-channing-dead-115404257.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Channing)
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Farewell, Dolly.
RIP
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When I was in my teens, my aunt took me to see Miss Channing perform and that is when I became a real fan of hers. She was absolutely marvelous. Rest in peace, Miss Channing.
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWPtYsBVUPw#)
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She was an amazing performer
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Whitey Shafer
Country songwriter known for collaborations with Lefty Frizzell, Moe Bandy and George Strait dies at 84
Sanger D. Shafer first rose to prominence as a songwriter in the 1970s when he signed with Acuff-Rose Music. He had modest success in the 1970s writing songs for Lefty Frizzell, but he perhaps made his biggest impact in the 1980s, after a string of bad divorces prompted him to write "All My Exes Live in Texas," a huge hit for George Strait. Riding the boom in the late-80s taste for traditional country sounds, Shafer wrote another country chart-topper for Strait, "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind," then penned one for Keith Whitley, "I Wonder Do You Think of Me." He continued to write hit songs into the 1990s.
Shafer died January 12.
Obituary from WFAA (https://www.wfaa.com/article/entertainment/all-my-exes-live-in-texas-songwriter-dies-at-84/287-2cc9c1c5-6eb0-4433-be65-03468548605e)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanger_D._Shafer)
"All My Exes Live in Texas" as performed by George Strait (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-cR5udlJ5E#)
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Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman dead at 94
Alfred K. Newman, one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, died at the age of 94 on Sunday in New Mexico.
Newman, who used his native language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II by helping to create an uncrackable code, died at a nursing home in Bloomfield, New Mexico.
“Navajo Code Talker Alfred Newman was a hero, and he stood amongst giants,†tribal President Russell Begaye told the Arizona Republic. “We will be forever grateful for his contributions and bravery, as well as that of each and every one of our Navajo Code Talkers. They are national treasures.â€
More (https://www.foxnews.com/us/navajo-code-talker-alfred-k-newman-dies-at-age-94)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_K._Newman)
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Mason Lowe
Top-20 ranked pro bull rider dies at 25 from injuries sustained during a PBR event
Lowe, originally from Exeter, Missouri, was ranked at number 18 in the world when, during a ride on the bull Hard Times in a PBR event January 15, he fell off the bull, which proceeded to stomp on Lowe's chest, killing him.
Obituary from KCNC (https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/01/16/mason-lowe-bull-rider-dies-national-western-stock-show/)
PBR stats (https://www.pbr.com/en/riders/profiles/m/mason-lowe.aspx)
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Mason Lowe
Top-20 ranked pro bull rider dies at 25 from injuries sustained during a PBR event
Lowe, originally from Exeter, Missouri, was ranked at number 18 in the world when, during a ride on the bull Hard Times in a PBR event January 15, he fell off the bull, which proceeded to stomp on Lowe's chest, killing him.
Obituary from KCNC (https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/01/16/mason-lowe-bull-rider-dies-national-western-stock-show/)
PBR stats (https://www.pbr.com/en/riders/profiles/m/mason-lowe.aspx)
ANY agressive contact between the rider and the bull,the bull wins,and you have to physically see one move yourself in real life to gain any understanding of how fast something that big and strong can move. It is a guarantee that you WILL do the best you can do to outrun one,and that you will die tired if you ever try.
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Eli Grba, the Original Angel, dies at 84
Eli Grba, the first player to throw a pitch for the Angels, died Monday night in Florence, Ala., after a three-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 84.
Grba, a bespectacled pitcher with a penchant for partying and a competitive spirit, was known as the Original Angel. With the opening selection of MLB’s first expansion draft in December 1960, Angels general manager Fred Haney made Grba the first addition to the Angels’ inaugural roster.
“I’m a trivia question until I die,†Grba said in a 2011 television interview. “I’m the first guy that’s ever been drafted — and the first Angel. You know, that’s kind of nice.â€
More (https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-eli-grba-obit-20190115-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Grba)
Career stats (https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grbael01.shtml)
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ANY agressive contact between the rider and the bull,the bull wins,and you have to physically see one move yourself in real life to gain any understanding of how fast something that big and strong can move. It is a guarantee that you WILL do the best you can do to outrun one,and that you will die tired if you ever try.
That's what makes 'rodeo clown" an important and dangerous job. Those guys have saved a lot of riders, through distracting the bull, or direct action (moving injured riders, helping them get untangled from their rig, etc..)
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A lot of them coming in today.
John C. Bogle
Founder of the trillion-dollar Vanguard Group dies at 89
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Born into a family that lost everything to the Great Depression, he secured a scholarship to an elite private academy at the end of World War II and parlayed that into attendance at Princeton University. In 1975, after botching a merger at his previous employer, he founded the Vanguard Group. Built on a model of client ownership, the company eventually ballooned to a $5 trillion value. Because of the structure of the company, Bogle himself had a net worth of about 0.002% of that, less than $100 million.
He preached a very conservative, broad-based, "buy-and-hold" approach to investing and saving. He is credited with inventing the "index fund" that follows particular stock indexes, as well as for lowering the cost of overhead required to invest in the stock market.
Beleaguered by health problems his entire life, including a heart attack at age 31, Bogle received a heart transplant at 65. He died at age 89.
Obituary from CNBC (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/14/jack-bogle-founder-of-vanguard-group-and-creator-of-the-index-fund-dies-at-age-89.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Bogle)
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Germs bassist Lorna Doom reportedly dies at 50
Bassist Lorna Doom (Teresa Ryan) of the legendary LA punk band the Germs has reportedly died at the age of 50. Her passing was confirmed via Facebook by former Germs drummer Don Bolles.
“Lorna†was all Bolles wrote in a Facebook post, later adding in the comments, “she left this mortal coil today around 1.â€
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Don't remember her but remember The Germs. RIP.
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Bradley Bolke
Voice actor dies at 93
Bolke's career flourished mostly in the 1960s and early 1970s. Aided by his brother Dayton Allen, he mainly secured minor and supporting roles in shows like Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (Chumley the Walrus), Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on the comedy album The First Family, and an elf named Jangle Bells in the TV special The Year Without a Santa Claus.
Obituary from MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/bradley-bolke-chumley-the-walrus-on-tennessee-tuxedo-cartoons-dies-at-93/ar-BBSlu6J)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Bolke)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093032/)
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Turk Schonert
Backup quarterback turned NFL assistant coach dies at 62
🐅15
Schonert's jersey number with Cincinnati
Schonert was a backup quarterback who spent nine seasons in the NFL, most of them with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he was a member of the Bengals' two Super Bowl-losing teams. Despite poor individual statistics (nearly twice as many interceptions as touchdowns), his win-loss record in the 12 games he started was a respectable 7-5.
Schonert spent much of the next two decades as an assistant coach in the NFL, working as a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator to mixed success. His lone head coaching job was in the UFL, coaching the Sacramento Mountain Lions during the team's last, financially-strapped season in 2012.
Schonert died January 17, two days after turning 62.
Death notice from Pro Football Talk (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/17/report-turk-schonert-dies-at-the-age-of-62/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turk_Schonert)
NFL stats (http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=SCH469430)
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Glen Wood
Co-founder of the longest-running racing team in NASCAR dies at 93
Wood, along with his brother Leonard, established Wood Brothers Racing in 1950. Notable for being staunch loyalists to Ford Motor Company, all of their vehicles to date have been Fords. Himself a competent, although never elite, driver, he spent 12 years on the NASCAR Grand National circuit (1953 to 1964) and his company has continued to field cars in the top-level series ever since (the number 21 was long associated with the company), known for their expertise in fast pit stops. In addition to their long track record in NASCAR, they also served as a pit crew for the winning entry in the 1965 Indianapolis 500, their only appearance in that race. Notable racers in the number 21 car over the years included David Pearson, Neil Bonnett, Kyle Petty, Morgan Shepherd, Michael Waltrip, Elliott Sadler, Ricky Rudd, Trevor Bayne, Ryan Blaney and most recently Paul Menard.
Wood is a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame and was named one of the sport's 50 Greatest Drivers (despite his mediocre personal record) of its first 50 years in 1998. Wood died January 18 of old age-related diseases.
Obituary from the Associated Press (https://www.apnews.com/0e00113226fb4edd88a38602af525eaa)
Wood Brothers Racing on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing)
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Boo
Internet celebrity dubbed the "world's cutest dog" dies at 12
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The Pomeranian with a short haircut quickly earned a reputation as the World's Cutest Dog, having tens of millions of followers on social media.
Boo died January 18 of what its owners suspected was broken heart syndrome stemming from the recent death of Boo's brother.
Obituary from People magazine (https://people.com/pets/boo-the-pomeranian-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo_(dog))
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I had never heard of him before today. But I have to admit he's cute as all get out. Died pretty young for a dog that small.
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I had never heard of him before today. But I have to admit he's cute as all get out. Died pretty young for a dog that small.
Somebody says Boo to you for 12 years, eventually it's gonna get ya! At 12 he was at the low end, they generally live 12-16 years. Still that seems short for a small breed. My Mastador is an old man going on eleven, but then he's a big dog 150 pounds.
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The movie 'Argo' portrayed Tony Mendez.
‘Argo’ spy Tony Mendez who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran dies aged 78 following battle with Parkinson's and Ben Affleck who played him in the movie dubs him 'a true American hero'
Former spy Tony Mendez died Saturday after a battle with Parkinson's disease
The 25-year CIA veteran left behind his wife Joanna and son Jesse
His work inspired the 2012 film Argo starring Ben Affleck
He smuggled six State Department employees out of Tehran during the 1979-1981 hostage crisis in Iran by posing as an Irish filmmaker with his crew
Affleck paid tribute to Mendez in a tweet calling him 'a true American hero'
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Tony Mendez, the spy who inspired the 2012 thriller movie Argo, passed away Saturday after a battle with Parkinson's disease. he is seen here in a photo from the 80s
Published: 01:09 EST, 20 January 2019 | Updated: 01:55 EST, 20 January 2019
Read more at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6611817/Ben-Affleck-pays-tribute-Tony-Mendez-Argo-spy-dies-aged-78-following-Parkinsons-battle.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6611817/Ben-Affleck-pays-tribute-Tony-Mendez-Argo-spy-dies-aged-78-following-Parkinsons-battle.html)
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWKWElEwjqg#)
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Somebody says Boo to you for 12 years, eventually it's gonna get ya! At 12 he was at the low end, they generally live 12-16 years. Still that seems short for a small breed. My Mastador is an old man going on eleven, but then he's a big dog 150 pounds.
My German shorthair pointer, Lola, died last June . . . at age 20, four years longer than her breed is known at maximum to live.
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My German shorthair pointer, Lola, died last June . . . at age 20, four years longer than her breed is known at maximum to live.
You were blessed to have those extra years of companionship and obviously lavished her with love and care that she stayed the extra years. My old man is not quite a giant breed being only half English Mastiff but he looks like a giant next to most Labradors. he is starting to have more joint issues with arthritis and I count each day as special.
There is nothing quite like the relationship and love between a dog and it's human.
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Boo
Internet celebrity dubbed the "world's cutest dog" dies at 12
(http://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxRKdgJXQAAj5li.jpg)
The Pomeranian with a short haircut quickly earned a reputation as the World's Cutest Dog, having tens of millions of followers on social media.
Boo died January 18 of what its owners suspected was broken heart syndrome stemming from the recent death of Boo's brother.
Obituary from People magazine (https://people.com/pets/boo-the-pomeranian-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo_(dog))
In all fairness, the ancient dogs from 10,000 years ago would laugh at dogs like Boo..
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Somebody says Boo to you for 12 years, eventually it's gonna get ya! .
That's the truth!!
My SIL had a black cat named Boo that escaped on Halloween. She walked thru a new neighborhood calling for him. She was afraid the neighbors were going to call the people in the while coats on her. 88finger point
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That's the truth!!
My SIL had a black cat named Boo that escaped on Halloween. She walked thru a new neighborhood calling for him. She was afraid the neighbors were going to call the people in the while coats on her. 88finger point
We had two Lab Cocker mixes. One was named Boo after the Lobo Song: Me and you and a dog named Boo, the other was named Jake after the Hoyt Axton song: Della and he dealer and a dog named Jake.
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Maxine Brown of the Browns has passed on.
"The Three Bells" was there most well-known hit.
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DoFi9kLZfs#)
Country Music Hall of Famer Maxine Brown Russell of The Browns dead at 87
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/01/21/country-music-hall-famer-maxine-brown-russell-browns-died/2640920002/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/01/21/country-music-hall-famer-maxine-brown-russell-browns-died/2640920002/)
That song to me, was always one of those very unique types of songs, nothing really sounded like it. It was adapted from a French song which Edith Piaf performed. It's true true origins, I'm unsure about.
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Russell Baker
Essayist, humorist and former host of Masterpiece Theatre dies at 93
Obituary from The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/business/media/russell-baker-dead-pulitzer.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Baker)
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Russell Baker
Essayist, humorist and former host of Masterpiece Theatre dies at 93
Obituary from The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/business/media/russell-baker-dead-pulitzer.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Baker)
A great writer and humorist, the likes of which the Times long ago abandoned in favor of smarmy hacks and elitist prigs.
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A great writer and humorist, the likes of which the Times long ago abandoned in favor of smarmy hacks and elitist prigs.
I grew up reading him in the Times. I have his collections of columns . . .
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. . . and they still amuse and instruct. RIP.
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Michel Legrand
French composer best known for "The Windmills of Your Mind" dies at 86
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Michel_Legrand_Cabourg_2015.jpg/230px-Michel_Legrand_Cabourg_2015.jpg)
Legrand recorded a significant amount of jazz but was most prolific in film scoring, composing 200 scores for various films. He received 13 Academy Award nominations over the course of his career, winning three Oscars. He had two significant chart hits: the theme from the TV film Brian's Song reached number 56 on the Billboard charts, while "The Windmills of Your Mind," from the original 1968 version of The Thomas Crown Affair, became a top-ten hit in the UK for Noel Harrison, then on both sides of the Atlantic from Dusty Springfield.
Obituary from the BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47013214?ocid=socialflow_twitter)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Legrand)
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXFh-mYh2dQ#)
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RIP Michel Legrand, who also wrote the beautiful theme to this film . . .
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHezowVjDX4#)
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Russell Baker
Essayist, humorist and former host of Masterpiece Theatre dies at 93
Obituary from The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/business/media/russell-baker-dead-pulitzer.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Baker)
So far a bad year for writers
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Julius Campbell, a key player from the T.C. Williams ‘Remember the Titans’ team, dies at 65 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/01/26/julius-campbell-key-player-tc-williams-remember-titans-team-dies/?utm_term=.026a59013ca9)
Julius Campbell, a former high school football star who was portrayed in the 2000 film “Remember the Titans,†died Friday of organ failure. He was 65.
Campbell attended T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., and graduated in 1973. After Alexandria integrated its three high schools, students were all housed at T.C. Williams in 1971. The school’s football team, the Titans, went undefeated that season and won the Virginia AAA state championship, defeating now-defunct Andrew Lewis High School of Salem, 27-0.
The story of the football season amid the city’s racial tensions inspired the film. In the cinematic depiction, Campbell, played by Wood Harris, befriends white linebacker Gerry Bertier and the pair’s bond becomes part of the team’s success.
“Julius was very, very instrumental on that team at simply getting kids to just talk to one another, kids who never talked to kids from another race their entire lives,†said Herman Boone, who coached the Titans from 1971 to 1979. “By doing so, they learned many things about each other that were not passed down to them and for that, the world owes Julius a debt of gratitude" . . .
RIP Mr. Campbell. You had guts and heart.
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Don’t know if anyone watches “Top Chef†(I do) but this very talented chef died this weekend way to young. Fatima Ali
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/obituaries/fatima-ali-dead-chef.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/obituaries/fatima-ali-dead-chef.html)
RIP. She was the fan favorite on the previous season , 15, Colorado. She was also on “Choppedâ€
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Yes, I had heard of her.
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https://www.wptv.com/tablet-showcase/entertainment/fatima-ali-top-chef-fan-favorite-dies-at-29-after-yearlong-battle-with-cancer (https://www.wptv.com/tablet-showcase/entertainment/fatima-ali-top-chef-fan-favorite-dies-at-29-after-yearlong-battle-with-cancer)
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James Ingram
R&B singer who hit his heyday in the 1980s dies at 66
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/James_Imgram_1998.jpg/220px-James_Imgram_1998.jpg)
Among Ingram's biggest hits included "Baby Come to Me," Öne Hundred Ways," "I Don't Have the Heart," and the duet "Somewhere Out There" with Linda Ronstadt.
Ingram's death was announced by his friend Debbie Allen.
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ingram)
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x65ZPd11gxY#)
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James Ingram
R&B singer who hit his heyday in the 1980s dies at 66
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/James_Imgram_1998.jpg/220px-James_Imgram_1998.jpg)
Among Ingram's biggest hits included "Baby Come to Me," Öne Hundred Ways," "I Don't Have the Heart," and the duet "Somewhere Out There" with Linda Ronstadt.
Ingram's death was announced by his friend Debbie Allen.
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ingram)
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x65ZPd11gxY#)
Damn, too young.
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Yes, I had heard of her.
(https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6623c33/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fewscripps.brightspotcdn.com%2F8a%2Fec%2F832df65c461dbe1a09dafcfaa4e8%2Fs104466406.JPG)
https://www.wptv.com/tablet-showcase/entertainment/fatima-ali-top-chef-fan-favorite-dies-at-29-after-yearlong-battle-with-cancer (https://www.wptv.com/tablet-showcase/entertainment/fatima-ali-top-chef-fan-favorite-dies-at-29-after-yearlong-battle-with-cancer)
Just Damn. I really liked her on Top Chef.
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Dick Miller
Ubiquitous B-movie fixture dies at 90
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Dick_Miller_as_Walter_Paisley.png/320px-Dick_Miller_as_Walter_Paisley.png)
Miller began his film acting career as a regular actor in low-budget films by Roger Corman, and for his first seven years, he only appeared in Corman's films. This eventually expanded to a 100-film career, as several of Corman's protégés, including Joe Dante (who worked Miller into every single film he directed) and Jonathan Kaplan, hired Miller for their own films. As a running gag, several of Miller's characters all shared the name "Walter Paisley." He secured some smaller bit parts in films by bigger-name directors like Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg over the course of his career as well.
Obituary from Variety (https://variety.com/2019/film/news/dick-miller-dead-dies-gremlins-terminator-1203124265/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Miller)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588241/)
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Louisa Moritz, who was in 'One flew over the Cuckoo's nest' and per the aricle, a Cosby accuser. Probably, a lot of other films. Rest in peace.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/actress-louisa-moritz-dies-at-72/ar-BBSXBNg?li=BBnbfcL&OCID=ansmsnnews11 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/actress-louisa-moritz-dies-at-72/ar-BBSXBNg?li=BBnbfcL&OCID=ansmsnnews11)
Born in Havana.
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You may not know the name, you have heard his guitar on my songs:
Harold Bradley, Country Hall of Famer and Key Music Row Figure, Dies at 93
Bradley was a part of Nashville’s recording scene for more than seven decades. A member of Nashville’s famed “A-team†group of studio musicians, Bradley played on many of Nashville’s greatest hits. His staggering list of credits includes Patsy Cline’s “I Fall To Pieces,†“Crazy,†She’s Got You†and “Sweet Dreams,†along with Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man,†Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter,†Elvis Presley’s “Devil in Disguise,†Roy Orbison’s “Crying†and “Only the Lonely,†Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry,†Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock,†Roger Miller’s “King of the Road,†Eddy Arnold’s “Make the World Go Away,†Alan Jackson’s “Here in The Real World,†Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley P.T.A.,†Red Foley’s “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy,†Johnny Horton’s “Battle of New Orleans,†Jimmy Dean’s “Big Bad John,†John Anderson’s “Swingin’,†Hank Williams’ “Ramblin’ Man,†Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darlin’,†the Everly Brothers’ “Ebony Eyes†— and so many more that a complete discography would turn this piece from an obituary into a book.
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/harold-bradley-country-hall-of-fame-member-studio-guitarist-dies-at-93-1203124996/ (https://variety.com/2019/music/news/harold-bradley-country-hall-of-fame-member-studio-guitarist-dies-at-93-1203124996/)
Some of the licks on these sound like they came from the same guitar:
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itcMLwMEeMQ#)
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Ron Joyce
Founder of Tim Hortons dies at 88
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Ronald_V_Joyce.jpg/220px-Ronald_V_Joyce.jpg)
Joyce began his life in rural Nova Scotia, raised by a widowed mother in a house with no electricity or indoor plumbing. After moving to Hamilton, Ontario in his youth, he joined the Canadian Forces, then found work as a police officer before, in 1964, he was approached by Tim Horton, a star defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs, about launching a donut chain. Joyce borrowed $10,000 from the local credit union and helped launch Tim Horton's Cafe and Bake Shop.
The chain quickly grew into Canada's largest donut shop, with over 3,600 locations; it began a successful entry into the U.S. market in the 21st century. The company merged with Wendy's in 1992 after Joyce met Dave Thomas at a grand opening for a franchisee's joint Wendy's/Tim Hortons location. After the two companies split apart a few years later, in 2014, Brazilian equity firm 3G Capital (who also own Burger King) bought the chain.
At the time of his death, Joyce had an estimated net worth of around $1.4 billion in U.S. dollars.
Obituary from the CBC (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tim-hortons-ron-joyce-died-1.5001820)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Joyce)
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Wade Wilson
Quarterback who spent 19 years in the NFL as a backup dies at 60
11 âœ11
Wilson's jersey number with the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys
Wilson, an alumnus of East Texas State University, signed as a late-round draft pick with the Minnesota Vikings in 1981. He spent the next 11 seasons with the Vikings, serving primarily as their backup quarterback. He spent the next eight years as a journeyman quarterback, including a stint in Oakland where he was older than Jon Gruden, his head coach. After retiring, he moved into a quarterbacks-coach position, spending 18 seasons in that role, most of them with the Dallas Cowboys, with whom Wilson had briefly played in the latter part of his career. Wilson left the Cowboys after 2017.
Wilson was found dead the morning of February 1.
Obituary from the Dallas Morning News (https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2019/02/01/former-dallas-cowboys-assistant-coach-wade-wilson-dies-60)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Wilson_(American_football))
NFL stats (http://www.nfl.com/player/wadewilson/2503760/profile)
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Wade Wilson
Quarterback who spent 19 years in the NFL as a backup dies at 60
11 âœ11
Wilson's jersey number with the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys
Wilson, an alumnus of East Texas State University, signed as a late-round draft pick with the Minnesota Vikings in 1981. He spent the next 11 seasons with the Vikings, serving primarily as their backup quarterback. He spent the next eight years as a journeyman quarterback, including a stint in Oakland where he was older than Jon Gruden, his head coach. After retiring, he moved into a quarterbacks-coach position, spending 18 seasons in that role, most of them with the Dallas Cowboys, with whom Wilson had briefly played in the latter part of his career. Wilson left the Cowboys after 2017.
Wilson was found dead the morning of February 1.
Obituary from the Dallas Morning News (https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2019/02/01/former-dallas-cowboys-assistant-coach-wade-wilson-dies-60)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Wilson_(American_football))
NFL stats (http://www.nfl.com/player/wadewilson/2503760/profile)
Pretty shocking that a 60-year old in seemingly good health would suddenly drop dead like that. Didn't realize he had diabetes for all those years, that might explain it.
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Les Thornton dead at 84 (professional wrestler)
The well-traveled Les Thornton, former NWA World junior heavyweight champion, has died. He was 84 years old. His wife, Terry, posted the news Facebook: "It is with great sadness we share that Les Thornton peacefully took his leave on February 1, 2019 at 11:15 am, with his devoted wife, Terry at his side." ...
Born in Salford, England, Thornton put in 34 years into the pro wrestling business.
"I broke in the business in 1957 and I didn't come to the States until 1970," he told this writer in 2004. Previous to that, he played professional rugby for 12 years. A few other colleagues went from rugby to wrestling, including Pete Viller, who worked as Pat Curry, and Tommy "Time Bomb" Murthy...
More (http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2019/02/03/22792238.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Thornton)
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Bob Friend, Pirates pitching legend, dies at 88
Bob Friend, an ironman right-handed pitcher who never spent a day on the disabled list during his 16-year major-league career, died Sunday. He was 88.
Friend was a poster boy for the Pirates in the 1950s and 1960s. The 20-year-old was thrust into the starting rotation in 1951 and asked to ride out the storm. The pitiful Pirates lost more than 100 games in three of his four seasons; he had 50 losses to his name before age 24.
As the kid pitcher grew, so did the ballclub. In 1955, Friend became the first pitcher to have the league’s lowest ERA, at 2.83, while playing for a last-place team. In 1958, he led the league with a career-best 22 wins. In 1960, the four-time All-Star became a World Series champion. ... Post-Gazette (https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2019/02/03/bob-friend-death-pirates-pitcher-obit/stories/201902030203)
(https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/bob-friend-jpg-1549241670.jpg?crop=0.995xw:1.00xh;0.00326xw,0&resize=900:*)
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Thanks @mountaineer I remember Friend from when the Pirates didn't stink. Part of the World Series championship team in 1960. And he wasn't bad in political office either.
Rest in peace, Bob Friend.
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Kristoff St. John
Soap opera actor dubbed the "Denzel of Daytime" dies at 52
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Kristoff_St._John_%2846716837661%29.jpg/201px-Kristoff_St._John_%2846716837661%29.jpg)
St. John played Neil Winters, a staple of the long-running CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, for 28 years.
He was found dead February 3 of an alcohol-related misadventure. He had experienced numerous bouts of mental instability since his son committed suicide in 2014.
Obituary/death notice from TMZ (https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/04/kristoff-st-john-dead-dies-alcohol-young-and-the-restless/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristoff_St._John)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0820658/)
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Julie Adams, Damsel in Distress in 'Creature From the Black Lagoon,' Dies at 92
Julie Adams, the comely brunette with the cascading curls best remembered as the damsel in distress in the 1954 horror classic Creature From the Black Lagoon, has died. She was 92.
Adams died early Sunday morning in Los Angeles, her son Mitchell Danton, a TV editor, told The Hollywood Reporter.
In more than six decades in film and on television, Adams also starred with Donald O'Connor in Francis Joins the WACS (1954), played opposite Elvis Presley in Tickle Me (1965) and appeared with Dennis Hopper in The Last Movie (1971) and with John Wayne in McQ (1974).
Fans of Murder, She Wrote know Adams for playing the eccentric realtor Eve Simpson on the long-running Angela Lansbury starrer, and in the early 1970s, she portrayed Jimmy Stewart's wife in the legendary actor's first foray into starring on his own series.
More (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/julie-adams-dead-creature-black-lagoon-actress-was-92-1047543)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Adams)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011105/)
Official site (http://www.julieadams.biz/)
(http://img06.deviantart.net/0bfb/i/2012/077/9/c/creature_from_the_black_lagoon_21_by_farzelgaart-d4t5b9o.gif)
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Godspeed Ms Adams! I can't say how many times my granddaughter and I watched The Creature ... (her favorite movie as a kid), and what fond memories that has given me. My wife has probably seen every episode of Murder, She Wrote as well.
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One of the best monster movies and versus the other genre, Wolfman, Frankstein, the Mummy and so on, the only bad thing about the Creature from the Black Lagoon was there was only one made. These others had kind of a series on them, even if some admittedly are not that stellar.
I always wished they had an additional movie, the Creature was made in 1954, so a late entry compared to the others.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1619/25202468172_24dc2b0957_b.jpg)
I did see that episode.
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One of the best monster movies and versus the other genre, Wolfman, Frankstein, the Mummy and so on, the only bad thing about the Creature from the Black Lagoon was there was only one made. These others had kind of a series on them, even if some admittedly are not that stellar.
I always wished they had an additional movie, the Creature was made in 1954, so a late entry compared to the others.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1619/25202468172_24dc2b0957_b.jpg)
I did see that episode.
Actually, there was another https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048554/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048554/) (Revenge of the Creature from The Black Lagoon 1955)
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Godspeed Ms Adams! I can't say how many times my granddaughter and I watched The Creature ... (her favorite movie as a kid), and what fond memories that has given me. My wife has probably seen every episode of Murder, She Wrote as well.
I remember her from “Murder She wrote†I also remeber her playing a girlfriend of Jim Hutton in “Ellery Queenâ€. I’ve seen every episode of Murder she wrote.
Rip Ms Adams
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Dick Miller
Ubiquitous B-movie fixture dies at 90
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Dick_Miller_as_Walter_Paisley.png/320px-Dick_Miller_as_Walter_Paisley.png)
Miller began his film acting career as a regular actor in low-budget films by Roger Corman, and for his first seven years, he only appeared in Corman's films. This eventually expanded to a 100-film career, as several of Corman's protégés, including Joe Dante (who worked Miller into every single film he directed) and Jonathan Kaplan, hired Miller for their own films. As a running gag, several of Miller's characters all shared the name "Walter Paisley." He secured some smaller bit parts in films by bigger-name directors like Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg over the course of his career as well.
Obituary from Variety (https://variety.com/2019/film/news/dick-miller-dead-dies-gremlins-terminator-1203124265/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Miller)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588241/)
Was this the guy from “The Twilight Zone†who was sent to the cornfield and became a jack in the box? It’s driving me crazy
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Was this the guy from “The Twilight Zone†who was sent to the cornfield and became a jack in the box? It’s driving me crazy
According to the Wiki entry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_a_Good_Life_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29), the character that happened to was Dan Hollis, played by Don Keefer; his IMDB entry is here. (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444411/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t3)
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Thanks forgot about IMDb.
@Ghost Bear
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Thanks forgot about IMDb.
@Ghost Bear
You're welcome! happy77
For what it's worth, Dick Miller played the pawn shop clerk in "The Terminator" with Arnold Schwarzenegger:
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIPCn-aYMoM#)
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Henry A. Jaume Sr. Obituary
Henry A. Jaume, Sr. Age 65, Passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. Determined not to watch Super Bowl LIII. He was a native of New Orleans, Veteran of the U.S. Army, Police Officer with the Kenner Police Department and Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office. He is also past master of Arthur M. Retif Lodge 473. Henry was the life of the party wherever he went. He was charismatic, with a great sense of humor and quick wit. He always made us laugh. He loved being with his family having Easter Crawfish boils and New Year's eve fireworks, going to the Saints game and traveling in his Tiffin Motor Home with wife and loyal fur buddy Hank. He is the son of the late Melba Dies Bourgeois and Charles Jaume. Sr. He is survived by his wife and Soulmate Carey Lambert Jaume. His children, Jason C. Jaume, Sr., Shane Woodward (Geri), Jessica Jaume, Amanda Ochoa (Dominic), Henry A. Jaume, Jr. (Jessica), 11 grandchildren and 6 Great Grandchildren. The Family will receive friends and have a Masonic Service Tuesday February 5 from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home 3827 Canal Street, New Orleans. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday February 6 at 9:30 A.M. at St. Anthony of Padua 4640 Canal Street. Interment private. ARRANGEMENTS BY JACOB SCHOEN & SON FUNERAL HOME. Condolences may be left at www.schoenfh.com (http://www.schoenfh.com).
Published in TheNewOrleansAdvocate.com from Feb. 4 to Feb. 6, 2019
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theneworleansadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=henry-a-jaume&pid=191451628&fhid=4708 (https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theneworleansadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=henry-a-jaume&pid=191451628&fhid=4708)
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Israeli-American Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein dies at 67
Eckstein raised over $1.3 billion, and until his death raised more than $140 million a year, mostly from Evangelicals, to assist Israel and the Jewish people.
By Jeremy Sharon
February 6, 2019 18:03
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Israeli-American-Rabbi-Yechiel-Eckstein-dies-at-67-579891 (https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Israeli-American-Rabbi-Yechiel-Eckstein-dies-at-67-579891)
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I just read on Bookface Bob Massie ("The Property Guy" on Fox businesss) died of cancer. No details yet.
Story on Fox News:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bob-massi-real-estate-attorney-fox-news-legal-analyst-dead (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bob-massi-real-estate-attorney-fox-news-legal-analyst-dead)
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Baseball loses a giant . . .
Reports: Frank Robinson, Hall of Famer and MLB's first black manager, dies at 83 (https://www.yahoo.com/sports/frank-robinson-hall-famer-mlbs-first-black-manager-dies-83-192855868.html)
Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson died Thursday after battling a long illness, according to MASN in Baltimore. He was 83 years old.
Known for his elite talent and intense demeanor, Robinson became a central figure in advancing Major League Baseball’s integration of black players after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947.
Robinson exploded on the scene in 1956 and for the next six decades established a legacy that’s second to none. That includes becoming MLB’s first black manager in 1974.
On the field, Robinson was a history maker as well. After signing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1953, he faced a tough road filled with racist taunts and death threats. It’s a road Robinson not only overcame, but conquered en route to producing one of the greatest careers in MLB history.
Robinson is still the only player to win MVP in both leagues, earning National League honors with the Reds in 1961 and the American League award with the Baltimore Orioles in 1966. At age 20, he was voted NL Rookie of the Year after hitting a then rookie-record 38 home runs. He went on to make 14 All-Star game appearances, and currently ranks tenth on the all-time home run list with 586 . . .
He had a wicked sense of humour, too. Once on the Baltimore team bus, as it approached a junkyard, Robinson hollered for the driver to stop---so less-than-sure-handed outfielder Curt Blefary could pick out a new glove.
Robinson was also at the plate for one of the most infamous hours in Phillies history---Cincinnati rookie Chico Ruiz stealing home off Philadelphia pitcher Art Mahaffey, who was so startled by Ruiz's break that his pitch sailed away from Robinson, who was himself shocked at the steal attempt---for the only run of a Reds win that started the notorious Phillies ten-game losing streak that helped cost them a pennant they seemed to have in the bank.
Robinson was also the first manager of the Washington Nationals when they began playing in D.C.
RIP.
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Frank Robinson, Rest In Peace, definitely know who he was.
For a time being, the Orioles were the winningest sports franchise around, so they say, those days are long gone but I think it kept up even to the early '80s. It's all in the details as well I guess, between trophies or just straight wins. I'm not sure how it is measured and I can't find anything on it right off.
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Baseball loses a giant . . .
Reports: Frank Robinson, Hall of Famer and MLB's first black manager, dies at 83 (https://www.yahoo.com/sports/frank-robinson-hall-famer-mlbs-first-black-manager-dies-83-192855868.html)
He had a wicked sense of humour, too. Once on the Baltimore team bus, as it approached a junkyard, Robinson hollered for the driver to stop---so less-than-sure-handed outfielder Curt Blefary could pick out a new glove.
Robinson was also at the plate for one of the most infamous hours in Phillies history---Cincinnati rookie Chico Ruiz stealing home off Philadelphia pitcher Art Mahaffey, who was so startled by Ruiz's break that his pitch sailed away from Robinson, who was himself shocked at the steal attempt---for the only run of a Reds win that started the notorious Phillies ten-game losing streak that helped cost them a pennant they seemed to have in the bank.
Robinson was also the first manager of the Washington Nationals when they began playing in D.C.
RIP.
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Robinson)
Player stats (https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinfr02.shtml)
Managerial stats (https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/robinfr02.shtml)
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Another baseball great gone. Rest in peace, Mr. Robinson.
Thanks for the funny story, @EasyAce
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I just read on Bookface Bob Massie ("The Property Guy" on Fox businesss) died of cancer. No details yet.
Story on Fox News:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bob-massi-real-estate-attorney-fox-news-legal-analyst-dead (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bob-massi-real-estate-attorney-fox-news-legal-analyst-dead)
RIP, I think I watched some of his shows.
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Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkr2Fz5jgAE#)
I'd never seen this before...mildly interesting.
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Another baseball great gone. Rest in peace, Mr. Robinson.
Thanks for the funny story, @EasyAce
@Applewood
Frank Robinson started the kangaroo court in the Oriole clubhouse in 1969 (yes, that's future Mets and Orioles manager Davey Johnson pleading before Hizzoner):
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1d/be/fd/1dbefdaa1fac8f57c741b605fffb1815.jpg)
And under his guidance the O's kangaroo court took the accumulated fines on the season and, after the season, instead of tossing a team party like a lot of teams do with their kangaroo court fines, the Orioles donated the money to Cincinnati catcher Pat Corrales---whose wife died that season while giving birth to their fourth child.
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Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkr2Fz5jgAE#)
I'd never seen this before...mildly interesting.
@TomSea
I remember that game very well.
It was actually of a piece for Robinson as a manager---he always looked for any little edge, any little break, on behalf of a little psychological warfare.
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I thought Frank Robinson was a fairly renown slugger. @EasyAce
Triple Crown in '66? I did not know this though, it makes sense if so.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Robinson
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I thought Frank Robinson was a fairly renown slugger. @EasyAce
Triple Crown in '66? I did not know this though, it makes sense if so.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Robinson
Robinson was a renowned hitter in his playing days; it got him into the Hall of Fame. (He's still the only player ever to win Most Valuable Player awards in both leagues.)
He was also baseball's first black manager and got to manage sixteen major league seasons.
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John Dingell, Jr.
Michigan Democrat who spent almost 60 years in Congress dies at 92
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/John_dingell.jpg/171px-John_dingell.jpg)
Dingell ascended to Congress following the death of his father John Dingell, Sr.; between the two of them, someone named "John Dingell" represented suburban Detroit from 1932 until John Jr. retired after the 2014 elections. A relic of his father's Roosevelt-era New Deal politics, Dingell was pro-union and in favor of expanding the welfare state, while at the same time one of the Democratic Party's most staunch Second Amendment defenders, at one point serving on the board of the NRA.
Obituary from Politico (https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/07/john-dingell-the-longest-serving-member-of-congress-dies-at-93-1154038)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dingell)
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John Dingell, Jr.
Michigan Democrat who spent almost 60 years in Congress dies at 92
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/John_dingell.jpg/171px-John_dingell.jpg)
Dingell ascended to Congress following the death of his father John Dingell, Sr.; between the two of them, someone named "John Dingell" represented suburban Detroit from 1932 until John Jr. retired after the 2014 elections. A relic of his father's Roosevelt-era New Deal politics, Dingell was pro-union and in favor of expanding the welfare state, while at the same time one of the Democratic Party's most staunch Second Amendment defenders, at one point serving on the board of the NRA.
Obituary from Politico (https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/07/john-dingell-the-longest-serving-member-of-congress-dies-at-93-1154038)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dingell)
Oh well. How 'bout them Hawkeyes?
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Radio Host Dead at 49 After Being Struck by Amtrak Train
Conservative talk radio host Michael “Doc†Thompson was killed by an Amtrak train on Tuesday.
Thompson, 49, was struck while jogging along the train tracks in Haltom City, Texas, The Dallas News reported. Wireless earbuds were found at the scene of the accident. It’s not yet clear if they belonged to the radio host.
https://newsbreakinglive.com/2019/02/07/radio-host-dead-at-49-after-being-struck-by-amtrak-train/
This is shocking, happened two days ago...
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This is shocking, happened two days ago...
Sometimes stupid not only hurts, it will kill you dead. I am very failure with that area. We had to cross those tracks that ran North South parallel to Hwy 377 to get anywhere from I-35W.
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Sometimes stupid not only hurts, it will kill you dead. I am very failure with that area. We had to cross those tracks that ran North South parallel to Hwy 377 to get anywhere from I-35W.
Yeah but you crossed those tracks and didn't run down them with earbuds blasting. I liked Docs show but this has Darwin Award written all over it.
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Yeah but you crossed those tracks and didn't run down them with earbuds blasting. I liked Docs show but this has Darwin Award written all over it.
I am surprised it was an Amtrak Train that kilt him. There are at least 30 BSNF trains running up and down those tracks. I should mention that corridor is a Quiet Zone. No Train whistles allowed. It is very possible this dumbass never knew what hit him.
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Albert Finney, British actor and Oscar nominee has died aged 82 after a short Illness.
BBC breaking
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Baseball loses a giant . . .
Reports: Frank Robinson, Hall of Famer and MLB's first black manager, dies at 83 (https://www.yahoo.com/sports/frank-robinson-hall-famer-mlbs-first-black-manager-dies-83-192855868.html)
He had a wicked sense of humour, too. Once on the Baltimore team bus, as it approached a junkyard, Robinson hollered for the driver to stop---so less-than-sure-handed outfielder Curt Blefary could pick out a new glove.
Robinson was also at the plate for one of the most infamous hours in Phillies history---Cincinnati rookie Chico Ruiz stealing home off Philadelphia pitcher Art Mahaffey, who was so startled by Ruiz's break that his pitch sailed away from Robinson, who was himself shocked at the steal attempt---for the only run of a Reds win that started the notorious Phillies ten-game losing streak that helped cost them a pennant they seemed to have in the bank.
Robinson was also the first manager of the Washington Nationals when they began playing in D.C.
RIP.
This was one of the most impressive displays of power in MLB history.
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/frank-robinson-hits-541-foot-home-run-out-of-memorial-stadium-against-luis-tiant/c-228480878 (https://www.mlb.com/cut4/frank-robinson-hits-541-foot-home-run-out-of-memorial-stadium-against-luis-tiant/c-228480878)
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@Freya
Albert Finney, ‘Tom Jones’ Star Nominated for Five Oscars, Dies at 82
Albert Finney, one of the leading actors of the postwar period, has died after a short illness. He was 82.
The robust British performer began as a stage actor before transitioning to film. With his gravely voice and rumbling stare he brought an intense realism to his work, rising to fame in such 1960s classics as “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning†and “Tom Jones.†He later memorably played Agatha Christie’s legendary sleuth Hercule Poirot in “Murder on the Orient Express†and impressed critics and audiences with towering performances in “The Dresser†and “Under the Volcano.†Finney was nominated for five Oscars but never won the prize.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/albert-finney-tom-jones-star-nominated-for-five-oscars-dies-at-82/ar-BBTkvMl?OCID=ansmsnnews11 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/albert-finney-tom-jones-star-nominated-for-five-oscars-dies-at-82/ar-BBTkvMl?OCID=ansmsnnews11)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Finney (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Finney)
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Loved him in Tom Jones.
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This was one of the most impressive displays of power in MLB history.
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/frank-robinson-hits-541-foot-home-run-out-of-memorial-stadium-against-luis-tiant/c-228480878 (https://www.mlb.com/cut4/frank-robinson-hits-541-foot-home-run-out-of-memorial-stadium-against-luis-tiant/c-228480878)
@edpc
That was the blast Brooks Robinson once said really pulled the 1966 Orioles together, even though when Frank Robinson first arrived at that first Oriole spring training it was Brooks Robinson who greeted him saying, "Frank, you're exactly what we need." I'm pretty sure that, considering the way Robinson shook out as an Oriole, the Reds had nothing but regrets about unloading him. (He's the best position player in the history of the Reds.)
Especially considering what happened to the pieces the Reds got in return for Robinson:
* Milt Pappas---The Reds had eyes for him as a possible rotation mate for ace Jim Maloney, after the team's overall pitching had the second-worst ERA in the National League in 1965 and led the league in walks, while Pappas had a 2.80 ERA that year. The problem was, Pappas came to the Reds feeling embittered because he'd been promised by the Orioles that he wouldn't be traded---a promise made the day before the Robinson deal was done. He proved serviceable for the Reds but not quite the pitcher they hoped they were getting. They unloaded him to the Braves after fifteen starts in 1968, partly because he was off to a slow start and partly because he objected when the team elected to play on a day most teams chose not to play in honour of the assassinated Robert F. Kennedy.
* Jack Baldschun---Once a premier relief pitcher for the Phillies, Baldschun inexplicably got doghoused by manager Gene Mauch in 1964 when the team acquired veteran Ed Roebuck for the bullpen. The bone of contention: Mauch decided he didn't like the screwball, which happened to be Baldschun's money pitch. Though Baldschun continued getting regular relief work the high-leverage spots began going to other lesser arms. After Baldschun and Mauch feuded in 1965 over whether Baldschun should save the screwball strictly as an out pitch when it was Baldschun's bread and butter pitch, Baldschun became expendable.
Weirdly enough, after the Phillies traded him to the Orioles after 1965, Baldschun never threw a pitch for the Orioles. Cincinnati's Bill DeWitt wanted Baldschun in his bullpen as badly as he wanted Pappas in the rotation, so Baldschun became part of the Robinson deal and went to the Reds---the team who drafted him before the Phillies acquired him as a minor leaguer in the first place. But Baldschun inexplicably began his decline in 1966 and in 1967 developed arm trouble. The Reds no longer wanted him but were embarrassed by the Robinson deal. Baldschun eventually went to the A's, who sent him on to the Padres where he had one final small taste of his former success before retiring.
* Dick Simpson---A journeyman outfielder, Simpson like Baldschun would never play a single inning for the Orioles after he was traded there by the Angels in 1965. Sort of a throw-in in the Robinson deal though the Reds needed some outfield help, Simpson never became more than a journeyman in an eight-year major league career, which included a spell with the 1969 Seattle Pilots of Ball Four fame. Tragically, Simpson is also the father of one of southern California's most notorious criminals: Colton Simpson, the Crip who's serving a 126-year sentence under California's three-strikes law for robbery and who wrote the insider account of life as a Crip, Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang.
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@Freya
Albert Finney, ‘Tom Jones’ Star Nominated for Five Oscars, Dies at 82
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/albert-finney-tom-jones-star-nominated-for-five-oscars-dies-at-82/ar-BBTkvMl?OCID=ansmsnnews11 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/albert-finney-tom-jones-star-nominated-for-five-oscars-dies-at-82/ar-BBTkvMl?OCID=ansmsnnews11)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Finney (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Finney)
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Loved him in Tom Jones.
@Applewood never saw it but I’ll look for it.liked him as Herecules poirot
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Oh well. How 'bout them Hawkeyes?
I almost put "poster ‘child’ for term limits" in Dingell's description, but better taste compelled me not to do so.
Fun fact: Dingell is an Anglicism. The family name, Polish as it is, was Dzieglewicz. It translates, in English, as "Smith."
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@Freya
Albert Finney, ‘Tom Jones’ Star Nominated for Five Oscars, Dies at 82
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/albert-finney-tom-jones-star-nominated-for-five-oscars-dies-at-82/ar-BBTkvMl?OCID=ansmsnnews11 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/albert-finney-tom-jones-star-nominated-for-five-oscars-dies-at-82/ar-BBTkvMl?OCID=ansmsnnews11)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Finney (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Finney)
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Loved him in Tom Jones.
@Applewood
Me,too. I still remember how impressive that performance was all these decades later.
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Walter Jones Jr.
Representative from North Carolina dies on 76th birthday
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Jones, a Republican representing the Outer Banks of North Carolina, had served in Congress since 1993. Coming on the heels of the death of John Dingell, Jr., Jones similarly comes from a legacy lineage, ascending to Congress after the retirement of his father Walter Jones Sr., who had been in Congress since 1965. When being a Democrat in North Carolina was no longer politically convenient for him, he flipped to the Republican Party in the 1994 elections, narrowly defeating his Democrat challenger.
By the end of his career, Jones was one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress, and he fended off numerous primary challengers in the 2010s. He won election in 2018 unopposed despite being incapacitated and died February 2019 from complications of a hip injury.
Obituary from the Raleigh News-Observer (https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article225147640.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_B._Jones_Jr.)
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Walter Jones Jr.
Representative from North Carolina dies on 76th birthday
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Jones, a Republican representing the Outer Banks of North Carolina, had served in Congress since 1993. Coming on the heels of the death of John Dingell, Jr., Jones similarly comes from a legacy lineage, ascending to Congress after the retirement of his father Walter Jones Sr., who had been in Congress since 1965. When being a Democrat in North Carolina was no longer politically convenient for him, he flipped to the Republican Party in the 1994 elections, narrowly defeating his Democrat challenger.
By the end of his career, Jones was one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress, and he fended off numerous primary challengers in the 2010s. He won election in 2018 unopposed despite being incapacitated and died February 2019 from complications of a hip injury.
Obituary from the Raleigh News-Observer (https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article225147640.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_B._Jones_Jr.)
i had the privilege of knowing him personally,and even arguing politics with him a time or two,and he may have been the most decent and honest man in Congress.
The local press in Wilmington reported it even if the national press ignored it,but Jones stood up in front of a crowd of Marines at Camp LeJune and condemned Boy Jorge's warmongering and said there was no good reason for any Americans to be losing their lives fighting in the Muddle East. It wasn't reported because the Marines stood up and gave him a standing ovation. Name ONE other Republican politician that had the stones to do something like that when Boy Jorge was pushing the war on Iraq.
Walter would have gone far in national politics,but he was just too damn honest to be accepted.
A honest and thoroughly decent American has passed,and even though I haven't bumped into him in years,I am still going to miss him and feel remorse that I can no longer talk with him.
I have no clue who will take his seat,but I am pretty sure no one can replace him. Not in the "gotcha" political atmosphere of today.
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There was a non-interventionist type, from Tennessee I believe who just retired. I could be confusing him for Jones but I don't think so.
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@Freya
Loved him in Tom Jones.
If anyone hasn't seen it, you absolutely must see Finney as Churchill in "The Gathering Storm". Easily the best of the Churchill films, and Finney absolutely nailed it.
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One more Frank Robinson photo:
Kevin Kaduk
â€Verified account @KevinKaduk
2h2 hours ago
Looking at old pictures of Frank Robinson on Getty, I came across this one. Guy in the blue polo looks familiar.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzFmx-TX4AAokrA.jpg)
https://twitter.com/KevinKaduk/status/1094769312982884352
AND, My own observation, the guy on the left, glasses, grey hair, of all people, that looks a bit like Jeb Bush. At first, I dismissed it but maybe! But sometimes, that's a common look, that could almost look like a lot of people at that.... but that certainly is Kavanaugh.
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If anyone hasn't seen it, you absolutely must see Finney as Churchill in "The Gathering Storm". Easily the best of the Churchill films, and Finney absolutely nailed it.
It was well done. 888high58888
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i had the privilege of knowing him personally,and even arguing politics with him a time or two,and he may have been the most decent and honest man in Congress.
The local press in Wilmington reported it even if the national press ignored it,but Jones stood up in front of a crowd of Marines at Camp LeJune and condemned Boy Jorge's warmongering and said there was no good reason for any Americans to be losing their lives fighting in the Muddle East. It wasn't reported because the Marines stood up and gave him a standing ovation. Name ONE other Republican politician that had the stones to do something like that when Boy Jorge was pushing the war on Iraq.
Walter would have gone far in national politics,but he was just too damn honest to be accepted.
A honest and thoroughly decent American has passed,and even though I haven't bumped into him in years,I am still going to miss him and feel remorse that I can no longer talk with him.
I have no clue who will take his seat,but I am pretty sure no one can replace him. Not in the "gotcha" political atmosphere of today.
Candor is always appreciated, whether one agrees or not. Sad an honest man has passed.
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Bruce Williams
Personal finance broadcaster and columnist dies at 86
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Williams began his career as a businessman holding various jobs. As a relatively late newcomer to the radio business at 43 years old, he began hosting radio shows in 1975, following an eight-year stint as mayor of Franklin Township, New Jersey. His show, hosted in the evening hours, focused on personal finance and real estate issues. His newspaper column Smart Money, also nationally syndicated, covered many of the same issues. The show was nationally syndicated from 1981 to 2010, at which point Williams decided that he no longer desired to handle the sales and distribution headaches of having to maintain a national radio show. Williams was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1999.
Obituary from Radio Ink (https://radioink.com/2019/02/11/hall-of-famer-bruce-williams-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Williams_(talk_radio_host))
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/update-3-soccer-englands-world-cup-winning-keeper-banks-dead-at-81/ar-BBTtFnf?OCID=ansmsnnews11 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/update-3-soccer-englands-world-cup-winning-keeper-banks-dead-at-81/ar-BBTtFnf?OCID=ansmsnnews11)
The great English goalkeeper who was with them when they won the World Cup in 1966 has passed away at 81.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47215837 (https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47215837)
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Conspiracy politician LaRouche has died
by Juliana Chan Erikson
Posted 2/14/19, 10:25 am
World Magazine (https://world.wng.org/content/conspiracy_politician_larouche_has_died)
Lyndon LaRouche, an American political activist who pushed eclectic—and in his latter years mostly conspiratorial—views on American policies, died Tuesday, his political action committee confirmed. He was 96.
LaRouche grew up in Massachusetts, where he first joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1949. While teaching classes on Marxism to university students in New York in the late 1960s, he organized the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC), a political activist network he hoped would control America’s trade unions and overthrow the government.
The LaRouche movement grew out of the NCLC, which included student groups, a political action committee, and the creation of a fringe political party. Between 1976 and 2004, LaRouche ran for president eight consecutive times under his Labor Party, never receiving more than 1 percent of the vote.
LaRouche spent five years in federal prison for mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud the IRS by defaulting on more than $30 million in loans from campaign supporters. He shared a cell with disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker, who wrote in his autobiography, “To say LaRouche was a little paranoid would be like saying that the Titanic had a little leak.â€
The New York Times in 1989 said LaRouche maintained “a view of the world in which Aristotelians use sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll and environmentalism and quantum theory to support wealthy oligarchs and create a civilization-destroying Dark Age.â€
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A friend of ours, an eccentric millionaire, was a LaRouchie. He even spent some time in Europe to receive the widow* LaRouche's instruction. I went to his FB page to see whether he had commented on the death, and found he'd deactivated his profile. :shrug:
*Helga Zepp-LaRouche (born 25 August 1948, in Trier) is a German political activist, widow of the late American political activist Lyndon LaRouche, and founder of the LaRouche movement's Schiller Institute and the German Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität party (BüSo) (Civil Rights Movement Solidarity).
She has run for political office several times in Germany, representing small parties founded by the LaRouche movement, but has never been elected. She is the editor of Das Hitler-Buch (1984), published by the Schiller Institute, a collection of historical investigations into the origins of Nazism.[1] ..
. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helga_Zepp-LaRouche)
All I know is that our friend believed in various conspiracies, including the one about contrails.
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MIke Royko wrote a number of columns highlighting just how extreme LaRouche's beliefs and his followers were. Including how a number of LaRoche's followers had killed the cats of his opponents.
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Paperback pioneer Betty Ballantine dead at 99
Betty Ballantine, half of a groundbreaking husband-and-wife publishing team that helped invent the modern paperback and vastly expand the market for science fiction and other genres through such blockbusters as “The Hobbit†and “Fahrenheit 451,†has died.
Ballantine died Tuesday at her home in Bearsville, New York, granddaughter Katharyn Ballantine told The Associated Press. She was 99 and had been in declining health.
Ballantine was just 20 and attending school in England, in 1939, when she met and married 23-year-old Ian Ballantine, an American at the London School of Economics. Using a $500 wedding gift from Betty’s father, the Ballantines started out as importers of Penguin paperbacks from England and founded two enduring imprints: Bantam Books and Ballantine Books, both now part of Penguin Random House.
More (https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/paperback-pioneer-betty-ballantine-dead-at-99/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Ballantine)
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Well God bless and RIP Betty Ballantine. Her company's books made for many happy hours reading.
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A friend of ours, an eccentric millionaire, was a LaRouchie. He even spent some time in Europe to receive the widow* LaRouche's instruction. I went to his FB page to see whether he had commented on the death, and found he'd deactivated his profile. :shrug:
. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helga_Zepp-LaRouche)
All I know is that our friend believed in various conspiracies, including the one about contrails.
@mountaineer
The Washington Post had LaRouche and his cult's number in this 1985 profile:
LaRouche: Ideological Odyssey: From Old Left to Far Right (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/larouche/main.htm)
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Well God bless and RIP Betty Ballantine. Her company's books made for many happy hours reading.
I can't say how many books on WWII came from that company that I read, and that is just the start. RIP m'am, and thanks to you and your husband for countless hours of much more affordable reading.
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I take this to mean Lyndon LaRouche is not running this time?
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I take this to mean Lyndon LaRouche is not running this time?
No, but Harold Stassen has filed.
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Well God bless and RIP Betty Ballantine. Her company's books made for many happy hours reading.
I have several Ballentine paperbacks
Not to be confused with Ballantine beer
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I have several Ballentine paperbacks
Not to be confused with Ballantine beer
FWIW, I have had both, but the beer was over 30 years ago. I still have the books (at least the ones which survived the fire).
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No, but Harold Stassen has filed.
So did Shirley Chisholm.
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Ballantine published some paperbacks that really fit the description of pulp fiction but at the same time, there was a golden age of paperbacks, many, many good books were published....
In short, Ballantine had everything though, Westerns, biographies, on and on.... some of this will look familiar, I'd urge people to look on their own.
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Bruno Ganz
That guy who played Hitler in the "Hitler finds out..." meme dies at 77
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Ganz was one of the most famous actors to come out of Switzerland. He had a few roles in English-language cinema, including in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. He had far more work in German-language film, with his most famous role being Der Untergang (Downfall), in which Ganz portrayed Adolf Hitler. In addition to earning widespread praise for his portrayal, a scene from Downfall in which Hitler angrily laments his failure in front of other Nazis became a meme in which the scene is captioned with humorous subtitles about more mundane subjects.
Ganz died of intestinal cancer on February 16.
Obituary from the BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47264709)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Ganz)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004486/)
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Bruno Ganz
That guy who played Hitler in the "Hitler finds out..." meme dies at 77
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Bruno_Ganz_DFF_Tokyo_2005.jpg/220px-Bruno_Ganz_DFF_Tokyo_2005.jpg)
Ganz was one of the most famous actors to come out of Switzerland. He had a few roles in English-language cinema, including in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. He had far more work in German-language film, with his most famous role being Der Untergang (Downfall), in which Ganz portrayed Adolf Hitler. In addition to earning widespread praise for his portrayal, a scene from Downfall in which Hitler angrily laments his failure in front of other Nazis became a meme in which the scene is captioned with humorous subtitles about more mundane subjects.
Ganz died of intestinal cancer on February 16.
Obituary from the BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47264709)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Ganz)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004486/)
Great memes, lots of entertainment in those... RIP, Mr. Ganz, and thanks for all the laughs.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd4WZ3LqCKw#)
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Ken Nordine
Spoken-word artist famed for his "word jazz" dies at 98
In the 1950s, at the height of the beatnik movement, Nordine, who had found work in the early television industry as a voice-over artist for commercials, developed a form of storytelling he called "word jazz," a combination of narrative and freeform jazz background by Fred Katz. The approach led to a string of albums and work as a narrator in film, television and radio.
Nordine died of old age February 16.
Obituary from WBEZ (https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/word-jazz-creator-and-host-ken-nordine-dies/71c82188-3b11-432b-93da-91d83affdaad)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Nordine)
"What Time Is It?" from the firstWord Jazz album (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVYpCdY4Y_0)
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Lee Radziwill: Jackie Kennedy's sister dies aged 85
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Radziwill, seen here in 2004, was a friend to artistic celebrities and fashion moguls
Lee Radziwill, the socialite and younger sister of former US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, has died at the age of 85, US media report.
Radziwill, who became a fashion icon and counted Andy Warhol and Truman Capote among her friends, died at her home in New York on Friday.
She had careers in acting, writing, and interior design, and was married three times - including to a Polish prince.
Her daughter told the New York Times she had died of natural causes.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47268649 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47268649)
Wikipedia bio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Radziwill)
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Patrick Caddell, the political pollster who helped send an obscure peanut farmer named Jimmy Carter to the White House, later became disillusioned with fellow Democrats and finally veered to advise supporters of Donald J. Trump, died on Saturday in Charleston, S.C. He was 68.
His death, from complications of a stroke, was confirmed by a colleague, Prof. Kendra Stewart of the College of Charleston.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/obituaries/patrick-caddell-dead.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/obituaries/patrick-caddell-dead.html)
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The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95.
Mendonsa fell and had a seizure at the assisted living facility in Middletown, Rhode Island, where he lived with his wife of 70 years, his daughter, Sharon Molleur, told The Providence Journal.
Mendonsa was shown kissing Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse’s uniform, on Aug. 14, 1945. Known as V-J Day, it was the day Japan surrendered to the United States. People spilled into the New York City streets to celebrate the news.
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The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95.
Mendonsa fell and had a seizure at the assisted living facility in Middletown, Rhode Island, where he lived with his wife of 70 years, his daughter, Sharon Molleur, told The Providence Journal.
Mendonsa was shown kissing Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse’s uniform, on Aug. 14, 1945. Known as V-J Day, it was the day Japan surrendered to the United States. People spilled into the New York City streets to celebrate the news.
Wow. I had no idea either were still around. Imagine knowing one of the most iconic pictures of the end of war contained you. RIP George.
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Wow. I had no idea either were still around. Imagine knowing one of the most iconic pictures of the end of war contained you. RIP George.
Greta Zimmer Friedman died in 2016 (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/woman-iconic-v-j-photo-died-age-92-heres-her-story-180960435/).
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Greta Zimmer Friedman died in 2016 (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/woman-iconic-v-j-photo-died-age-92-heres-her-story-180960435/).
Maybe now they can talk about that moment and have some laughs about it.
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Karl Lagerfeld, pioneering fashion designer, has died
Feb. 19, 2019
Written by Tara John
Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion visionary and creative director of Chanel, has died, the company told CNN Tuesday.
The influential German designer is best known for his work with the French luxury fashion house, along with his prodigious output. He was also the creative director at Fendi and his eponymous label.
Rumors had swirled about his health after he was absent from his Chanel show in late January due to what the company described as tiredness.
Lagerfeld, who transformed Chanel after taking the helm in 1983, was rarely seen without his dark glasses, a silver ponytail and fingerless gloves -- gaining him the reputation as the most recognizable man in fashion. ... CNN (https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/karl-lagerfeld-dead-intl/index.html?utm_term=image&utm_content=2019-02-19T12%3A27%3A31&utm_source=twCNNi&utm_medium=social)
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Satirist Titania McGrath tweets:Titania McGrath @TitaniaMcGrath
Karl Lagerfeld has died.
What would be a respectful period of time to wait until we start trawling through his old tweets for any signs of racism or transphobia?
30 minutes, perhaps?
7:10 AM - 19 Feb 2019
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David C. Horowitz
Consumer affairs reporter known best for his TV series Fight Back! and for his frequent appearances with Johnny Carson dies at 81
(Not to be confused with David J. Horowitz, the unrelated neoconservative commentator, who is still alive.)
Obituary from KNBC, his longtime employer (https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/David-Horowitz-passes-away-81-506025941.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Horowitz_%28consumer_advocate%29)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK4tZfpVS6A#)
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Karl Largerfeld had one of the world’s most photogenic cats. Choupette. That cat had some life. Anyway, I love Channel even if I could never afford it
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Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dead at 92 (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26031704/former-dodgers-great-don-newcombe-dead-92)
The first black pitcher to start a World Series game, in the same year (1949) he won the National League's Rookie of the Year award; and, baseball's all-time first Cy Young Award winner. (Newcombe won the award in its first year, 1956, when it was given to one pitcher across the board instead of one in each league.)
RIP Newk.
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Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dead at 92 (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26031704/former-dodgers-great-don-newcombe-dead-92)
The first black pitcher to start a World Series game, in the same year (1949) he won the National League's Rookie of the Year award; and, baseball's all-time first Cy Young Award winner. (Newcombe won the award in its first year, 1956, when it was given to one pitcher across the board instead of one in each league.)
RIP Newk.
Damn! :(
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Newcombe)
Career stats (https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/newcodo01.shtml)
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Peter Tork, Monkees has passed away at 77.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/peter-tork-endearingly-offbeat-bassist-and-singer-in-the-monkees-dies-at-77/2019/02/21/479cf4ae-35ee-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/peter-tork-endearingly-offbeat-bassist-and-singer-in-the-monkees-dies-at-77/2019/02/21/479cf4ae-35ee-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html)
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tork)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz9mPiHkFtc#)
Breaking News.
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Peter Tork, Monkees has passed away at 77.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/peter-tork-endearingly-offbeat-bassist-and-singer-in-the-monkees-dies-at-77/2019/02/21/479cf4ae-35ee-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/peter-tork-endearingly-offbeat-bassist-and-singer-in-the-monkees-dies-at-77/2019/02/21/479cf4ae-35ee-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html)
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tork)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz9mPiHkFtc#)
Breaking News.
8888crybaby
I really liked him and Michael Nesmith.
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If anyone hasn't seen it, you absolutely must see Finney as Churchill in "The Gathering Storm". Easily the best of the Churchill films, and Finney absolutely nailed it.
Thanks for the recommendation, @dfwgator . :patriot:
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I liked Peter Tork, but this was and still is my favourite Monkees record . . .
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boJlejbuyw0#)
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Back when I was young and stupid, I was so enamored with the Monkees that I once feigned illness to get out of a family event so I could stay home to watch the Monkees. My mother was not amused.
Davy Jones was my favorite, but I liked 'em all.
Rest in peace, Peter Tork.
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I liked Peter Tork, but this was and still is my favourite Monkees record . . .
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boJlejbuyw0#)
Great song. Carole King co-wrote that.
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Back when I was young and stupid, I was so enamored with the Monkees that I once feigned illness to get out of a family event so I could stay home to watch the Monkees. My mother was not amused.
Davy Jones was my favorite, but I liked 'em all.
Rest in peace, Peter Tork.
I remember the monkees but I was a Davy Jones fan too. RIP Peter Tork.
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For the record and this isn't to knock the other 3, but I believe Tork did have a musical background, the only "real musician" of the 3, it is something like that. One of the articles mentions he was a diversely talented musician.
It's interesting, I did a websearch upon hearing the news and I saw a headline from about 8 days ago, that 1/2 of the Monkees were touring, I take that to mean Nesmith and Dolenz.
My favorite Monkees song is probably "Valerie", like that one. I had an mp player with a diverse selection of songs on it, I'd go through the Monkees songs fairly often.
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Pete was definitely the best musician of the group, but Mike was no slouch, although his talents ran more to songwriting.
I saw somewhere that if the Monkees had played the instruments they were best at, Pete would be on lead guitar, Mike on bass, Davy on drums and Mickey on lead vocals. Supposedly Davy was a good drummer.
Another cherished part of my childhood gone. . . 8888crybaby
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For the record and this isn't to knock the other 3, but I believe Tork did have a musical background, the only "real musician" of the 3, it is something like that. One of the articles mentions he was a diversely talented musician.
It's interesting, I did a websearch upon hearing the news and I saw a headline from about 8 days ago, that 1/2 of the Monkees were touring, I take that to mean Nesmith and Dolenz.
My favorite Monkees song is probably "Valerie", like that one. I had an mp player with a diverse selection of songs on it, I'd go through the Monkees songs fairly often.
There were four. Three of them had some musical background: Nesmith was an up-and-coming country singer, Jones began in musicals, and Tork was from the folk scene. Dolenz was really the only one who was a musical amateur.
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There were four. Three of them had some musical background: Nesmith was an up-and-coming country singer, Jones began in musicals, and Tork was from the folk scene. Dolenz was really the only one who was a musical amateur.
I looked it up---Micky Dolenz actually played in a band for a couple of years before he became a Monkee . . . but he played the guitar. He didn't take up drumming until just about the time he auditioned for and got his role on The Monkees.
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Great song. Carole King co-wrote that.
It was one of the last songs she wrote with her soon-to-be-former husband Gerry Goffin (the lyricist of the pair). And it was possibly the first Monkees single on which the Monkees themselves played instruments as well as singing, right when they muscled creative control of their music from Don Kirschner. Mike Nesmith's classic thematic guitar lick would be lifted whole to kick off the best song Grand Funk Railroad ever came up with . . .
Grand Funk Railroad, "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fryGyqTJPU#)
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Great song. Carole King co-wrote that.
Carole King wrote great songs for many-a group.
This is one of her best.
RIP Mr Tork. You made a lot of people smile.
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Well, if this keeps on it will be..."Hey, Hey I'm a Monkee. His age freaks me out.
And in other news...Keith Richards is still alive. Go figure.
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Well, if this keeps on it will be..."Hey, Hey I'm a Monkee. His age freaks me out.
And in other news...Keith Richards is still alive. Go figure.
Actually, Richards died 10 years ago. But no one has told him yet.
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Actually, Richards died 10 years ago. But no one has told him yet.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHDqp0rShxE#)
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It was one of the last songs she wrote with her soon-to-be-former husband Gerry Goffin (the lyricist of the pair). And it was possibly the first Monkees single on which the Monkees themselves played instruments as well as singing, right when they muscled creative control of their music from Don Kirschner. Mike Nesmith's classic thematic guitar lick would be lifted whole to kick off the best song Grand Funk Railroad ever came up with . . .
Grand Funk Railroad, "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fryGyqTJPU#)
"Closer to Home" was a 3-minute song stretched out to what, 6-7 minutes? How many repetitions of "I'm getting closer to my home..." were there?
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"Closer to Home" was a 3-minute song stretched out to what, 6-7 minutes? How many repetitions of "I'm getting closer to my home..." were there?
Ten minutes, and I never sat down to count the reps, but then there was the orchestra that followed the brief guitar solo (which sounded like the "Proud Mary" solo played backwards, sort of).
Clearly they were also trying to get their own . . .
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_MjCqQoLLA#)
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He never failed to inform, instruct, and delight. Not necessarily in that order.
Nick Cafardo, longtime Boston Globe baseball writer, dies at 62 (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26048827/nick-cafardo-long-boston-globe-baseball-writer-dies-62)
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"Closer to Home" was a 3-minute song stretched out to what, 6-7 minutes? How many repetitions of "I'm getting closer to my home..." were there?
And I'm thinking, 'Geez, can't you just get home, already?'
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Well, if this keeps on it will be..."Hey, Hey I'm a Monkee. His age freaks me out.
And in other news...Keith Richards is still alive. Go figure.
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He never failed to inform, instruct, and delight. Not necessarily in that order.
Nick Cafardo, longtime Boston Globe baseball writer, dies at 62 (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26048827/nick-cafardo-long-boston-globe-baseball-writer-dies-62)
62??
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Belly fat is a killer, I think it really is... a good reason to watch one's diet.
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Stanley Donen
Choreographer and director of musical films dies at 94
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Donen was one of Hollywood's most celebrated late Golden Age directors, with credits including his collaborations with Gene Kelly, Singin' in the Rain and On the Town; and the 1963 Hitchcock-esque mystery comedy Charade. He is credited with creating the film musical as a distinct genre from its stage origins, incorporating special effects (such as "You're All the World to Me," a number where Fred Astaire dances on the walls and ceiling, in Royal Wedding) that were impossible on the live stage.
Obituary from Variety (https://variety.com/2019/film/news/stanley-donen-dead-dies-singin-in-the-rain-1203146964/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Donen)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002045/)
"You're All the World to Me," choreographed by Donen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsoYyDlYU8M#)
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Comedian Brody Stevens dead of apparent suicide at 48; had roles in 'Hangover' movies
By David Matthews
| New York Daily News |
Feb 22, 2019 | 6:50 PM
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Former Comedy Central star Brody Stevens, who had small roles in the “Hangover†movies, died of an apparent suicide Friday, according to multiple reports. He was 48 years old.
Stevens was found dead in his home early Friday afternoon after he apparently hanged himself, said law enforcement officials. Stevens had a documented history of mental illness. ... NY Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-brody-stevens-suicide-comedian-20190222-story.html)
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Singin'in the Rain is one of my favorite old movies. Donen elicited some truly great performances from Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor in that film. . The story goes that when performing the title song, Gene Kelly actually was sick with the flu. I don't know if it was Kelly's or Donen"s idea to film the scene anyway, but the end result was awesome.
Rest in peace, Mr. Donen.
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Clark Gable’s grandson, Clark Gable III, dead at 30
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more
https://pagesix.com/2019/02/23/clark-gables-grandson-clark-gable-iii-dead-at-30/
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EXCLUSIVE: Clark Gable's actor grandson, 30, is found dead in his bed at his family home in Texas and his heartbroken mother tells how he 'battled drug addiction for years'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6735111/Clark-Gables-grandson-30-dead-family-home-Texas.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6735111/Clark-Gables-grandson-30-dead-family-home-Texas.html)
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Treatment for drugs:
Stop using them. If necessary get thee to medically supervised detox. Further, stay away from people and places involving drugs. If that means 30 days in hospital, do it. Further if that means ongoing "sober-living" just do it.
Many suggest making a clean and sober life, the most important aspect of your being, one-day-at-a-time.
Failure to act upon the above "suggestion," may kill you.
That is what "treatment" and "recovery" is all about, only with lots of sugar coating, and bills to insurance.
But is available for fun and for free.
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Morgan Woodward, Mirrored-Sunglasses Boss in 'Cool Hand Luke,' Dies at 93
Morgan Woodward, the silent, menacing mirrored-glasses boss dubbed "The Man with No Eyes" in Cool Hand Luke, has died. He was 93.
Woodward died Friday morning at his home in California, the Fielder House Museum in Arlington, Texas, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. They house a large portion of his film and television memorabilia in their "Woodward Room."
A stalwart of the Western genre, he guest-starred in a record 19 episodes of Gunsmoke (and its 1992 television movie), 12 episodes of Wagon Train, across nine seasons on Dallas as oil-man Marvin "Punk" Anderson and as Hugh O'Brian's deputy on 80 episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
His prolific television career also included Bonanza, The Waltons, The Lucy Show (with John Wayne guest-starring), Hill Street Blues, MGM's series Logan's Run and Star Trek, on which he was the first victim of Mr. Spock's telepathic "Vulcan mind meld."
More (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/morgan-woodward-dead-cool-hand-luke-star-was-93-1189582)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Woodward)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940971/)
Official website (http://www.morganwoodward.com/)
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Beverley Owen
The original Marilyn Munster dies at 81
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Owen's career as an actress was particularly short-lived. After a few bit parts in soap operas, she was cast as Marilyn Munster, the conventionally beautiful "ugly duckling" of the Munster family, on the monster-themed sitcom The Munsters in 1964. Unwilling to commit to a long-term series, and wanting to stay with her boyfriend, Owen (who in real life was a brunette) quit the show after 13 episodes, with Pat Priest taking over the role for the remainder of the series run. She rarely appeared on screen again; her only other notable credit was a nine-month run on Another World, returning to her soap-opera roots.
Obituary from TMZ (https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/25/beverley-owen-original-marilyn-the-munsters-dead-81/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverley_Owen)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654087/)
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Treatment for drugs:
Stop using them. If necessary get thee to medically supervised detox. Further, stay away from people and places involving drugs. If that means 30 days in hospital, do it. Further if that means ongoing "sober-living" just do it.
@truth_seeker
HUGE "High 5" on that one!
If doing this means you have to move to another state far away from your relatives and friends,DO IT! Do it,and don't even let any of your former druggie acquaintances know where you went. If you do,sooner or later some of them will track you down looking for a place to stay "until I can make a few scores and get on my feet". Which is the polite way of saying "I have arrest warrants out on me back home and need a place to lie low until I can score and sell enough drugs to get back on my feet."
AND...."while he is getting back on his feet",he will be doing drugs and/or alcohol right there in your new living space,and like all addicts,will be saying "C'mon,man! Lighten up and just take one hit! One hit won't kill you!"
And they are right. One hit WON'T kill you,but it WILL kill your sobriety,and that one hit will lead to the hit that WILL kill you in the long run.
It doesn't matter if it is drugs,alcohol,sex,gambling,or any other name you can add to the addiction list,they are ALL addictions,and ADDICTION WILL NEVER REST UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN MADE INTO IT'S LITTLE BITCH.
The ONLY way to quit is to quit. Period. Quit the drugs and quit the people,REGARDLESS of who they are,that do drugs. If you are a drunk,stay away from bars. If you are a gambler,stay away from the tracks and the online gambling. If you don't,you are just taking a temporary time-out. You are not really quitting.
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Mac Wiseman
Last surviving founder of the Country Music Association dies at 93
A bout with polio at a young age spared Wiseman from a life of hard labor and forced him to pursue a career in music, landing a spot in Flatt and Scruggs's esteemed bluegrass group the Foggy Mountain Boys, also recording with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and Molly O'Day's group as well. He also had some modest success as a solo artist, with two top-ten country hits: a cover of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy." He was the founding secretary of the Country Music Association, founded in 1958 as an organization devoted to stopping the influence of rock and roll in country music, and was the CMA's last surviving founder.
He continued to be highly esteemed in the bluegrass community, helping to establish the International Bluegrass Music Association in 1986. He was active in country music until his death February 24 from kidney failure.
Obituary from Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/mac-wiseman-bluegrass-country-music-dead-obituary-799481/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Wiseman)
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpyaAWxgV-o#)
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Edward Nixon, brother of President Richard Nixon, dies at 88
By Associated Press |
PUBLISHED: February 28, 2019 at 10:05 am | UPDATED: February 28, 2019 at 10:07 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Edward Nixon, the youngest brother of former President Richard Nixon who staunchly defended his sibling’s White House legacy, died Wednesday. He was 88.
The Richard Nixon Foundation announced that Nixon died at a nursing facility in Bothell, Washington, a Seattle suburb.
A geologist and Navy veteran, Nixon worked on his brother’s 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns and served as co-chairman of the Nixon re-election committee in 1972. ... More (https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/28/edward-nixon-brother-of-president-richard-nixon-dies/)
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Andre Previn, Master of Many Musical Genres, Dies at 89
Andre Previn, the four-time Oscar winner who mastered classical, jazz, pop and movie music as a composer, conductor and pianist during a career that spanned eight decades, has died. He was 89.
The Berlin native, who began working at MGM in 1946 while still attending Beverly Hills High School and went on to compile a résumé that featured an astounding 500-plus albums, died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, his manager told The Hollywood Reporter.
Previn was nominated 11 times for an Academy Award, winning for his music work on Gigi (1958), Porgy and Bess (1959), Irma La Douce (1963) and My Fair Lady (1964).
More at:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andre-previn-dead-oscar-winning-composer-901636 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andre-previn-dead-oscar-winning-composer-901636)
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Luke Perry, 52, is sedated in hospital after suffering a 'massive' stroke at his LA home on the same day that a Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot was announced
Perry was at home in Sherman Oaks when he suffered the stroke on Wednesday
The 52-year-old was rushed to the hospital but it is unclear what his condition is
The star is known for appearing in Beverly Hills, 90210 and the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer
He also appears in the CW hit series Riverdale as Fred Andrews
A spokesman for the star said he was still under observation at the hospital on Thursday
Perry had pre-cancerous cells removed from his colon in 2015 and had been suffering from a bad back before the stroke
Perry has a 21-year-old son, who is also called Luke, and an 18-year-old daughter
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 10:47 EST, 28 February 2019 | Updated: 17:43 EST, 28 February 2019
more
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6756865/Luke-Perry-52-hospitalized-suffering-stroke-L-home.html?ito=social-facebook&fbclid=IwAR1VYAZUCTO_IFaT74IwfDe4iO6SNYdl6Pw-vFj71BDSOrSqOpB8z90nYAc (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6756865/Luke-Perry-52-hospitalized-suffering-stroke-L-home.html?ito=social-facebook&fbclid=IwAR1VYAZUCTO_IFaT74IwfDe4iO6SNYdl6Pw-vFj71BDSOrSqOpB8z90nYAc)
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I read the post but do not really know, who this person is. 52 seems very young for a stroke, but I realize all things are medically possible. Colon cancer? At this rate, he may not be around very long. Sad.
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I read the post but do not really know, who this person is. 52 seems very young for a stroke, but I realize all things are medically possible. Colon cancer? At this rate, he may not be around very long. Sad.
At 52 I had my first hip replacement. It was weird, being the youngest patient in the joint hospital. I did enjoy the attention from the nurses...
I enjoyed a repeat exactly one year later. Other hip. But, now after 8 years they're stronger than ever. Won't do airplanes though. **nononono*
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I read the post but do not really know, who this person is. 52 seems very young for a stroke, but I realize all things are medically possible. Colon cancer? At this rate, he may not be around very long. Sad.
Yes, it is possible to suffer a stroke at any age, just as people can have heart attacks at any age. And it looks like Perry had pre-cancerous cells (perhaps polyps?) removed from his colon --he's not dying of cancer.
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Yes, it is possible to suffer a stroke at any age, just as people can have heart attacks at any age. And it looks like Perry had pre-cancerous cells (perhaps polyps?) removed from his colon --he's not dying of cancer.
@Applewood @LegalAmerican
Agreed. I had polyps removed from my colon several years ago,and colon cancer was suspected. They were removed painlessly using a laser,and were benign. Didn't even have to stay in the hospital overnight.
This operation ,and healing from the operation was no doubt a nightmare years ago,but with laser surgery the operation is nothing to worry about. Don't let it scare you into avoiding it if your doc says you need it.
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@sneakypete
Thanks. My cousin just had polyps removed too and you're right. It was no big deal. There were some pre-cancerous cells, but the doctor told him there is no need for any further treatment like chemo or radiation at this time -- his condition will just have to be monitored for any return.
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Katherine Helmond
Character actress best known for her "cougar" characters in the sitcoms Soap andWho's the Boss? dies at 89
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The buxom redheaded Helmond was a relative latecomer to acting; although Wikipedia claims one uncredited appearance on TV in 1962, her first verifiable acting credit was in a stage performance in 1969, and her first appearance in front of the camera came two years later. After several guest roles in the early 1970s, she finally landed her first starring television role in the soap-opera parody Soap, where she portrayed the comically innocent yet flirtatious matriarch Jessica Tate. Following that show was her longest-running role, the oversexed Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss?, which ran for eight seasons and (along with the similar character of Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls) was a rare example of a sexually liberated older character on prime time television of the 1980s.
Helmond would continue acting into her 80s; notable roles later in life included the eccentric owner of a professional football team in Coach and as Ray Barone's mother-in-law on Everybody Loves Raymond. Her last role was that of Lizzie, a Ford Model T in the Cars film franchise.
Helmond died February 23 of complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Obituary from NBC (https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Soap-Whos-the-Boss-Star-Katherine-Helmond-Dies-at-89-506558861.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Helmond)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001340/)
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Awwwww! I loved her in Soap. In fact, Soap is one of my favorite comedies. Antenna TV still runs the series.
Rest in peace, Miss Helmond.
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... “She was the love of my life. We spent 57 beautiful, wonderful, loving years together, which I will treasure forever,†her husband, David Christian, said in a statement. “I’ve been with Katherine since I was 19 years old. The night she died, I saw that the moon was exactly half-full, just as I am now… half of what I’ve been my entire adult life.â€
Helmond died Saturday of complications from Alzheimer’s in her Los Angeles residence ...
KTLA (https://ktla.com/2019/03/01/katherine-helmond-whos-the-boss-and-everybody-loves-raymond-star-dies-at-89/)
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Young people even in their 30s can have strokes. Tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone.
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Young people even in their 30s can have strokes. Tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone.
My Sister had a stroke in her cerebellum when she was 32. She had an MRI when there weren't very many of them around, they spotted it and it saved her from a spinal tap.
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At 52 I had my first hip replacement. It was weird, being the youngest patient in the joint hospital. I did enjoy the attention from the nurses...
I enjoyed a repeat exactly one year later. Other hip. But, now after 8 years they're stronger than ever. Won't do airplanes though. **nononono*
Very happy for you and your hips. wink777
Why no airplanes? Metal?
I put colon cancer in question mark. Why do they even report that? A lot of people have polyps. They may or may not become cancerous. Just a good idea to remove them. I know baby's can have strokes, etc. In general it is older people. 52 still sounds young to me. My baby just turned 50 March 1.
Once one is a senior we know about medical conditions. Only the young ones on here, think they have to explain it. 888mouth
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Very happy for you and your hips. wink777
Why no airplanes? Metal?
Correct. The replacement hips are Tungsten, which the Magnetometers are not supposed to pick up, but the first replacement also has surgical steel used to strap the Femur together. It was falling apart because of the AVascular Necrosis that was killing the bone from the inside. An X-ray of that hip looks like Saturn with the rings.
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Nathaniel Taylor, Rollo Lawson on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 80
Erin Nyren
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Nathaniel Taylor, the actor who played Rollo Lawson on the 1970s sitcom “Sanford and Son,†died Feb. 27 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after suffering a heart attack. He was 80.
As part of the recurring cast on “Sanford and Son,†Taylor appeared in 32 episodes from 1972 through 1977. Taylor’s character, Rollo Lawson, was Lamont Sanford’s best friend and often a target of Fred Sanford’s ire, who believed Rollo was a criminal since he had spent time in jail. Taylor went on to have a role as part of the main cast in season one of the short-lived “Sanford and Son†spinoff “Sanford,†which aired from March 1980 to June 1981.
Taylor also appeared in “Sanford and Son†star Redd Foxx’s eponymous sitcom, “The Redd Foxx Show,†as the first version of Jim-Jam. The series was canceled after 12 episodes due to low ratings.
Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/nathaniel-taylor-rollo-lawson-on-sanford-and-son-dies-at-80/ar-BBUg5ZW?OCID=ansmsnnews11 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/nathaniel-taylor-rollo-lawson-on-sanford-and-son-dies-at-80/ar-BBUg5ZW?OCID=ansmsnnews11)
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Over my lifetime I have not been a big television watcher.
The few programs that drew me in, however, included Sanford and Son.
Redd Fox was the best. The show's material was funny, as were the characters and actors.
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From the bio it seems his only acting gigs were related to Red Foxx shows. I wonder why? He obviously showed up on time sober and did what he was supposed to do,or Foxx would have canned him instantly.
It's a shame he couldn't find more work because he did a good job at the role I saw him in.
Red Foxx was a chrome-plated butthole. I was doing security/bodyguard work for a while out in Denver,and Foxx flew into town to do a show. The company I worked for had the contract to provide security for him,so when the boss told me he would have someone else handle Foxx,I asked him why. He told me "I have dealt with him before,and he is a arrogant big-mouthed butthole that hates white people. He has a tendency to do stuff like point at his bags and tell his security,"Those are my bags,boy! Pick them up and carry them for me." I just don't think you and he would work well together after you try to stuff a suitcase up his ass."
Good call on the bosse's part.
I later talked to the two guys that provided security for him,and both said they would quit if ever given that job again.
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Ted Lindsay
Hockey Hall of Fame forward dies at 93
🏒7
Lindsay's jersey number with the Detroit Red Wings
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Ted_Lindsay.jpg/230px-Ted_Lindsay.jpg)
Lindsay was a member of the Detroit Red Wings' famed "Production Line" from 1944 to 1957, sharing the ice with fellow Hall of Famers Sid Abel and Gordie Howe. Lindsay's efforts to form a players union were a factor in his banishment to the Chicago Blackhawks from 1957 to 1960 (at the time, Red Wings owner James Norris had control in some form over all of the league's American teams, which he used to prevent the other teams from being competitive).
He returned to hockey in 1964 at the behest of Abel, by this point the Red Wings' general manager, initially planning to play two more seasons; however, he was forced into retirement after it was apparent he would be targeted in the league's expansion draft as it was going to double in size in 1967. He spent most of the next ten years as a broadcaster on the league's then-rare national broadcasts, then in the late 1970s served as the Red Wings' general manager.
Lindsay was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966 but refused to attend the ceremony because he was not allowed to bring his wife to the induction ceremonies, which at the time were open to men only. He was voted one of the NHL's 100 Greatest Players in 2018.
Obituary from WDIV (https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/red-wings-legend-ted-lindsay-dies-at-93)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lindsay)
Career stats (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3161)
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Breaking, Luke Perry, Star of 90210 has died at the age of 52
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Luke Perry, star of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and 'Riverdale' dead at 52
Actor Luke Perry, who starred in "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Riverdale," has died at age 52 after suffering a massive stroke, a rep for the actor told Fox News.
"He was surrounded by his children Jack and Sophie, fiancé Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie Sharp, mother Ann Bennett, step-father Steve Bennett, brother Tom Perry, sister Amy Coder, and other close family and friends," Perry's representative told us. "The family appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that have been extended to Luke from around the world, and respectfully request privacy in this time of great mourning. No further details will be released at this time."
More at:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/luke-perry-star-of-beverly-hills-90210-and-riverdale-dead-at-52 (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/luke-perry-star-of-beverly-hills-90210-and-riverdale-dead-at-52)
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A shame. Was hoping Perry could have made it. Rest in peace.
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He had a good range. From 90210 to OZ? 52 is young. RIP
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I knew it was just a matter of days when I read they put him in a medical induced coma....
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I knew it was just a matter of days when I read they put him in a medical induced coma....
Yep, basically it was to get all the loved ones there to say goodbye.
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King Kong Bundy
Professional wrestler dies at 61
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Bundy (real name Chris Pallies) had a relatively short career in professional wrestling, but his brief and meteoric rise in the WWF came at the peak of the federation's Rock'n'Wrestling era in the mid-1980s. His fame came to the attention of the writers of an upcoming domestic sitcom, Married...with Children, who were huge fans of the wrestler and named their characters "Bundy" after him. Bundy himself would make three appearances in that show.
Bundy died February 4. He had been part of an unsuccessful class-action suit alleging that what is now WWE had inflicted long-term damage to his health in the years prior to his death.
Obituary from Pro Wrestling Sheet (http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/king-kong-bundy-dead-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_Bundy)
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King Kong Bundy
Professional wrestler dies at 61
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Kingkondbundy.jpg/220px-Kingkondbundy.jpg)
Bundy (real name Chris Pallies) had a relatively short career in professional wrestling, but his brief and meteoric rise in the WWF came at the peak of the federation's Rock'n'Wrestling era in the mid-1980s. His fame came to the attention of the writers of an upcoming domestic sitcom, Married...with Children, who were huge fans of the wrestler and named their characters "Bundy" after him. Bundy himself would make three appearances in that show.
Bundy died February 4. He had been part of an unsuccessful class-action suit alleging that what is now WWE had inflicted long-term damage to his health in the years prior to his death.
Obituary from Pro Wrestling Sheet (http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/king-kong-bundy-dead-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_Bundy)
8888crybaby
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Okay that is just sick and twisted, funny but sick and twisted.
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Elly Mayday has passed away, a "positive-image" or "plus-size" model... Canadian... she contracted ovarian cancer a few years ago, like 2013. She has passed on at only 30 years old.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/77/01/97/7701971a821e2ea1fa4674802470e052.jpg)
So, then, I assume from this 2017 picture, the cancer caused a lot of weight loss, one would have to read the story closely for all of the details. It sounds like per 2017, they thought the cancer had gone away but it came back.
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/06/20/10667356-6778971-image-a-32_1551904698799.jpg)
Plus-size model Elly Mayday dies of ovarian cancer at the age of 30, after spending years proudly showing off her scars and candidly sharing her ongoing struggle with the disease
Elly, who was born Ashley Luther, passed away on Friday, March 1, at 5:14 p.m
The Canadian-born model was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013
After believing she had beaten cancer, she suffered a relapse in 2017
Over the years, she has opened up about her surgeries, injections, and fatigue, all while showing gratitude and love for her body
Elly's family announced her death on her social media pages in a moving post that thanked her fans for their 'constant support and love'
By Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com
Published: 16:19 EST, 6 March 2019 | Updated: 22:53 EST, 6 March 2019
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6778971/Plus-size-model-Elly-Mayday-dies-ovarian-cancer-age-30.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6778971/Plus-size-model-Elly-Mayday-dies-ovarian-cancer-age-30.html)
Rest in peace, she sounds like she was a very good person.
8888crybaby
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The Destroyer Dick Beyer dies (great professional wrestler)
Dick Beyer, who left an incredible legacy as The Intelligent, Sensational Destroyer, as former AWA World champion Doctor X, and as a coach, died today, March 7, just after noon eastern time in his home just outside Buffalo, New York. He was 88.
His son, Kurt Beyer, posted the news:
"It is with a very heavy heart to let you know that Dad -- aka The Destroyer, aka Doctor X, aka Dick Beyer, aka Coach -- passed away shortly past Noon today. He was in bed at home, and was surrounded by all of his children and wife as he slipped peacefully away. I will have more to share later, but wanted you to hear this sad news from me first. Thoughts and prayers are most welcome at his time. Peace."
More (http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2019/03/07/22793823.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Beyer)
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Rest in peace, she sounds like she was a very good person.
8888crybaby
She probably was, but, the sad truth is: Obesity contributes to metastasis in ovarian cancer. Body positivity doesn’t equate to health.
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Airwolf star Jan-Michael Vincent dies aged 74 after suffering cardiac arrest
The Denver born star had many credits to his name, with his career spanning back to the late 1960s.
His last role was in the 2002 drama White Boy.
But it was his role as helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in Airwolf that made him a star. The show, which ran from 1984 to 1986, earned him $200,000 per episode, making him the highest paid actor at the time.
At the height of his fame he admitted to issues with drugs and alcohol - which reportedly contributed to the cancellation of his the CBS series in 1986 - and confessed in recent years that he was still struggling with alcoholism.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6787161/Airwolf-star-Jan-Michael-Vincent-dies-aged-74-suffering-cardiac-arrest.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6787161/Airwolf-star-Jan-Michael-Vincent-dies-aged-74-suffering-cardiac-arrest.html)
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Airwolf was one of the coolest shows ever. Too bad JMV had to fall down the drug/alcohol hole like so many others. Surprising he lived as long as he did.
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Surprising he lived as long as he did.
Preserved by the substances, aka Keith Richards Syndrome.
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Preserved by the substances, aka Keith Richards Syndrome.
Probably saved money at the undertakers, not having to be embalmed. :whistle:
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Probably saved money at the undertakers, not having to be embalmed. :whistle
But, you can get a contact buzz at the cremation, ala Amy Winehouse.
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Used to think Jan Michael-Vincent was such a hunk. But then he ruined his life with substance abuse. Just look at that recent photo and compare it to the others from his heyday.
He had a minor role in one of the Dragnet episodes (the 1967-1970 version of the series). He played a teenager who had been attacked by a mentally unbalanced classmate.
I pray he now finds peace he must not have had in his life on earth.
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Used to think Jan Michael-Vincent was such a hunk. But then he ruined his life with substance abuse. Just look at that recent photo and compare it to the others from his heyday.
Yes, I remember that he was quite the "dreamboat." From that -
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to this -
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Yikes.
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Drugs, jail and drinking really took a toll!
(And a bad car accident)
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Lifestyle choices make quite a difference in one's appearance in advancing years.
I'm sure he never thought when he was young and beautiful that his bad choices would result in such a severe degeneration of his good looks. **nononono*
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'The Mechanic', Charles Bronson, Jan Michael Vincent.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/The_Mechanic_%281972_movie_poster%29.jpg)
I know of another late celebrity who had to have his leg amputated because of diabetes, he lived hard too. The lifestyle really takes its toll on some, some apparently get by.
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'The Mechanic', Charles Bronson, Jan Michael Vincent.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/The_Mechanic_%281972_movie_poster%29.jpg)
I know of another late celebrity who had to have his leg amputated because of diabetes, he lived hard too. The lifestyle really takes its toll on some, some apparently get by.
I think he lost his in a car accident....
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And now this:
Former Miss Teen Universe Lotte van der Zee dead at 20 after suffering heart attack while on vacation
By Mark Hodge | The Sun
A former Miss Teen Universe has died after suffering a fatal heart attack on a ski trip. She was 20.
Model Lotte van der Zee, from Holland, passed away after falling into a coma following her cardiac arrest while on holiday in Westendorf, Austria with her family.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/former-miss-teen-universe-lotte-van-der-zee-dead-at-20-after-suffering-heart-attack-while-on-vacation (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/former-miss-teen-universe-lotte-van-der-zee-dead-at-20-after-suffering-heart-attack-while-on-vacation)
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A lot of people have some heart problems that they do not know about. This reminds me of that, she was skiing. Tragic. In my thoughts and prayers.
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Drugs, jail and drinking really took a toll!
(And a bad car accident)
(http://i66.tinypic.com/ih8kt0.jpg)
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@mrclose
Well,to be fair to him,50 years have passed between the photos. I realize that *I* may look exactly like I did when I was 22,but most people aren't so lucky.
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And now this:
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A lot of people have some heart problems that they do not know about. This reminds me of that, she was skiing. Tragic. In my thoughts and prayers.
@TomSea
Yeah,that one is going to get a very thorough autopsy. That just ain't supposed to happen to skinny 20 year olds.
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Babe Ruth's last surviving daughter dies at 102 (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26218325/babe-ruth-last-surviving-daughter-dies-102)
HENDERSON, Nev. -- Julia Ruth Stevens, the last surviving daughter of Hall of Fame baseball slugger Babe Ruth and a decades-long champion of his legacy, has died at age 102, her family has announced.
Her family said Stevens died Saturday morning at an assisted living facility in Henderson, Nevada, after a short illness.
"Julia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who lived a wonderful, full life during the 102 years that she was with us," her family said in a statement posted on Babe Ruth Central's Facebook page.
Diane Murphy, a fellow resident at Prestige Senior Living at Mira Loma in Henderson, told The Associated Press that Stevens had lost her sight but remained bright and vibrant.
Stevens was part of a circle of residents who read books aloud, according to Murphy.
"She was so sharp and laughed at the right moments," Murphy said. "She was a lovely lady."
Even well into her 90s, Stevens threw out first pitches at baseball games across the nation, attended Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, and appeared at the annual Babe Ruth Little League World Series . . .
@Machiavelli
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God truly blessed Mrs. Stevens. To live that long and still be vibrant, despite her infirmities, is marvelous. We are fortunate to have had her for so long keeping the legacy of her father alive.
Rest in peace, Mrs. Stevens.
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102. Wow.
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@TomSea
Yeah,that one is going to get a very thorough autopsy. That just ain't supposed to happen to skinny 20 year olds.
My first instinct is bulimia.
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My first instinct is bulimia.
Some type of eating disorder is entirely plausible.
Sudden death in eating disorders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292410/ (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292410/)
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@mrclose
Well,to be fair to him,50 years have passed between the photos. I realize that *I* may look exactly like I did when I was 22,but most people aren't so lucky.
Pretty rough at 22, huh? 888mouth
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Cedrick Hardman
Star defensive lineman in Bay Area pro football dies at 70
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🅢 86
Hardman's jersey number with the 49ers
Hardman played for all three of the professional football teams that existed in the San Francisco Bay Area at some point during his 13-season career: ten for the San Francisco 49ers, two for the Oakland Raiders, and one for the Oakland Invaders of the USFL. Although sacks were not an official statistic at the time, his 121.5 sacks would put him in the top 30 all time in that statistic; he made two Pro Bowls during his career, both with the 49ers, and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Raiders.
Obituary from Pro Football Talk (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/03/09/cedrick-hardman-dies-at-70/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedrick_Hardman)
Career stats (NFL only) (https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HardCe00.htm)
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Here is an odd one... this guy lost his mother who was a pioneer female mountain climber on a mountain in that area over there of Pakistan/Nepal, around there, I didn't read heavily into details and I don't think the article made it clear. Anyway, he must have idolized his mom as a mountain climber or he was paying homage to her, well, you can guess why he's in the obituaries.... but those are the basics of the story.
Tom Ballard: Bodies found in missing climbers search
The bodies of two climbers who went missing on a mountain in Pakistan have been found.
Briton Tom Ballard and Italian Daniele Nardi last made contact from Nanga Parbat at an altitude of about 20,700ft (6,300m) almost two weeks ago.
On Wednesday it was reported the search had been called off, but resumed when "silhouettes" were spotted on a passage taken by the climbers.
More: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-47509067 (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-47509067)
Okay, so she climbed Everest alone but it sounds like both mountains where they passed on were in Pakistan.
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Kelly Catlin
Olympic silver-medal cyclist dies at 23
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Catlin was part of a U.S. cycling team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a dual major of Chinese and biomedical engineering, Catlin committed suicide March 8.
Obituary from CBS News (https://www.wivb.com/news/us-olympic-cyclist-kelly-catlin-found-dead-in-her-home-at-age-23/1839102514)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Catlin)
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Kelly Catlin
Olympic silver-medal cyclist dies at 23
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/UCI_Track_World_Championships_2018_231.jpg/220px-UCI_Track_World_Championships_2018_231.jpg)
Catlin was part of a U.S. cycling team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a dual major of Chinese and biomedical engineering, Catlin committed suicide March 8.
Obituary from CBS News (https://www.wivb.com/news/us-olympic-cyclist-kelly-catlin-found-dead-in-her-home-at-age-23/1839102514)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Catlin)
Tranny?
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Jed Allan
Daytime television staple of the 1970s and 1980s dies at 84
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lassie_Jed_Allan_1969.JPG/200px-Lassie_Jed_Allan_1969.JPG)
Although Allan had some roles in prime time television, including as a ranger in Lassie and Rush Sanders in Beverly Hills 90210, he was most commonly seen on soap operas, including a 14-year run on Days of Our Lives and a seven-year run on Santa Barbara. He also served as the host of the game show Celebrity Bowling, which still pops up in reruns now and then.
Obituary from AOL (https://www.aol.com/amp/2019/03/10/jed-allan-beverly-hills-90210-actor-and-soap-star-dies-at-84/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_Allan)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0019950/)
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Harry Howell, Star Defenseman With Rangers for 17 Years, Dies at 86
Harry Howell, the Hall of Fame defenseman who became one of hockey’s most durable figures, playing with the Rangers for 17 seasons in a career that spanned 24 seasons in two leagues, died on Saturday in Ontario. He was 86...
When Howell joined the Rangers in October 1952, he was among 14 rookies with the team that season. Most didn’t stick around too long, but Howell went on to play in 1,160 regular-season games as a Ranger, a still-standing team record...
Howell won the Norris Trophy as the N.H.L.’s leading defenseman in the 1966-67 season and he was a seven-time All-Star...
More (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/10/obituaries/harry-howell-dead-rangers.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Howell_(ice_hockey))
Career stats (https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/howelha01.html)
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The anchorman of the Wrecking Crew is gone . . .
Hal Blaine, prolific 'Wrecking Crew' drummer who worked with Frank Sinatra and Elvis, dies at 90 (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-hal-blaine-obituary-drums-wrecking-crew-20190311-story.html)
You could fill two living rooms with all the good music he made, but these are still my personal favourites among all the records he made:
The Ronettes, "Walking in the Rain"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNbs1MwIcmA#)
RIP Mr. Blaine.
The T-Bones, "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ow94QA8fW8#)
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The anchorman of the Wrecking Crew is gone . . .
Hal Blaine, prolific 'Wrecking Crew' drummer who worked with Frank Sinatra and Elvis, dies at 90 (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-hal-blaine-obituary-drums-wrecking-crew-20190311-story.html)
You could fill two living rooms with all the good music he made, but these are still my personal favourites among all the records he made:
The Ronettes, "Walking in the Rain"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNbs1MwIcmA#)
RIP Mr. Blaine.
The T-Bones, "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ow94QA8fW8#)
Sad to hear this. Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Ronettes, this guy was everywhere.
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Sen. Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91
10:33 AM ET
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS -- Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at his home Thursday at age 91.
Bayh was surrounded by family at his home in Easton, Maryland, when he died shortly after midnight from pneumonia, his family said in a statement. His son, Evan, followed him into politics and became Indiana's governor and a senator. ...
ESPN (http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/26263232/sen-bayh-author-title-ix-law-dies-age-91)
I wonder if he was aware that the trend of permitting "trans" men to compete as women has made a mockery of Title IX.
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Longtime Los Angeles TV Personality Tom Hatten Dies at 92
Los Angeles actor, writer and television host Tom Hatten, whose long and diverse career included hosting "Family Film Festival" on KTLA, died Saturday at age 92, according to longtime friend and former KTLA producer Joe Quasarano.
Hatten was a fixture on Los Angeles television since the 1950s as an announcer, actor, singer, producer, writer and television host...
He delighted children with his "Popeye and His Friends" show from 1976 to 1988, and hosted KTLA's "The Family Film Festival" from 1978 to 1992...
More (https://ktla.com/2019/03/16/tom-hatten-who-hosted-family-film-festival-on-ktla-dies-at-92/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hatten)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0369000/)
(https://i.imgur.com/9JIMtwX.jpg)
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Beast Wars Writer Larry DiTillio Passes Away At Age 79
Writer J. Michael Straczynski has reported that his friend Larry DiTillio has died at the age of 79...
In addition to his work on Beast Wars, DiTillio also wrote for He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe, The Real Ghostbusters, and Straczynski's Babylon 5...
More (https://tformers.com/beast-wars-writer-larry-ditillio-passes-away-at-age-79/34887/news.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_DiTillio)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228489/)
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BULLETIN: RIP Dick Dale, ‘King of the Surf Guitar’ Passes Away at 82
Dick Dale, known as “King of The Surf Guitar,†has passed away, sources said on Sunday.
Dale, who had been quietly suffering health issues for many years, was considered a leader in the surf guitar genre. Dale was 82.
Born Richard Anthony Monsour, his famous songs, like “Miserlou,†and many others have become part of the American music fabric.
More (http://californiarocker.com/2019/03/17/rip-dick-dale-king-of-the-surf-guitar-passes-away-at-82/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale)
Official site (http://www.dickdale.com/)
Wikipedia says he was 81. RIP, Dick.
(https://i.imgur.com/QqYId0o.jpg)
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BULLETIN: RIP Dick Dale, ‘King of the Surf Guitar’ Passes Away at 82
More (http://californiarocker.com/2019/03/17/rip-dick-dale-king-of-the-surf-guitar-passes-away-at-82/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale)
Official site (http://www.dickdale.com/)
Wikipedia says he was 81. RIP, Dick.
(https://i.imgur.com/QqYId0o.jpg)
@Machiavelli
There are times I'd love to have a do-over on my bar mitzvah so I could play this for the family (evil grin here) . . . it's sometimes nicknamed "Meshuggena Beach Party" . . .
Dick Dale & the Del-Tones, "Hava Nagila"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgrMME-HsF8#)
RIP.
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BULLETIN: RIP Dick Dale, ‘King of the Surf Guitar’ Passes Away at 82
More (http://californiarocker.com/2019/03/17/rip-dick-dale-king-of-the-surf-guitar-passes-away-at-82/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale)
Official site (http://www.dickdale.com/)
Wikipedia says he was 81. RIP, Dick.
(https://i.imgur.com/QqYId0o.jpg)
Another icon gone.
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There are times I'd love to have a do-over on my bar mitzvah so I could play this for the family (evil grin here) . . . it's sometimes nicknamed "Meshuggena Beach Party" . . .
RIP.
There is a band that does pay such tribute...
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I have that album, among so many others to play along with and try to melt guitar picks as efficiently as did Dick Dale. The man helped to create and define an entire genre of guitar-based rock 'n' roll that I and so many others have spent countless hours listening to, and (trying to) play along with. Godspeed, Mr. Dale. But you were blazingly fast right here on Earth.
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Is Miserlou his signature song? Anyway...
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpsuGMeqHI#)
I'm sure any number of his songs demonstrate his prowess.
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"Nature Boy" Roger Kirby dies
"Nature Boy" Kirby, one of pro wrestling's greatest heels from the 1960s to the early 1980s, known for his great physique, blond hair, and handlebar mustache or beard, died on Monday, March 18. He was 79 years old.
During his career, he took on every world champion from Pat O'Connor on up. He made his mark in territories like Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Minnesota, and Kansas City.
More (http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2019/03/18/22794471.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Kirby_(wrestler))
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Bernie Torme, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, dead at 66
Maeve McDermott, USA TODAY
Published 9:19 a.m. ET March 19, 2019 | Updated 1:56 p.m. ET March 19, 2019
Bernie Torme, a member of Deep Purple and a hard-rocking musician, died "peacefully" on Sunday at age 66.
“Bernie Tormé passed away peacefully on the 17th March 2019, one day short of his 67th birthday, surrounded by his family,†read a statement obtained by Variety and the Irish Examiner. “He had been on life support for the past four weeks at a London hospital following post-flu complications. Bernie will be remembered for dedicating his life to his music for five decades. He will be sorely missed.â€
"What a sad day," Ozzy Osbourne wrote on Twitter about Torme. "We’ve lost another great musician. Bernie was a gentle soul with a heart of gold. He will be dearly missed. I send my sincere condolences to his family, friends and fans."
Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider tweeted, "Woke up to find out my friend @Bernie_Torme has died. He was a guitar god who played with @OzzyOsbourne & Ian Gillan. We worked together for 3 years, writing over 100 songs for the ill-fated Desperado. I loved that man & today my heart is broken. RIP Bernie. Your guitar weeps."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/03/19/bernie-torme-former-ozzy-osbourne-guitarist-dead-66/3209879002/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/03/19/bernie-torme-former-ozzy-osbourne-guitarist-dead-66/3209879002/)
wikipeida (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Torm%C3%A9)
Born in Dublin, Ireland
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wikipeida (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Torm%C3%A9)
Born in Dublin, Ireland
@Tom Sea
He was 66 and a Deep Purple guitarist? How old was he when he was playing with them,10?
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@Tom Sea
He was 66 and a Deep Purple guitarist? How old was he when he was playing with them,10?
He joined Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan in Gillan's solo band in 1979, when he was 27; he left that band in 1981. I don't think he was ever a member of any future version of Deep Purple.
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@Tom Sea
He was 66 and a Deep Purple guitarist? How old was he when he was playing with them,10?
@sneakypete
I noticed that, well, bands like Deep Purple have been around since? I'd say '67 or so... so, this Bernie Torme must be a sort of "journeyman" guitarist, he played for Ozzie too, I looked at the wikipedia. He has a number of albums by his own band. But I was just reporting.
NO, he's not part of any of the original Deep Purples, the wikipedia article says he joined them in '82, revolving band membership, like so many. He may not have played long with them either. Not part of the classic lineup.
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Another obit out of the bing.com newsfeed, only 26 years old, Hong Kong/Australian swimmer and he passed away in Florida.
Swimming: Olympic hopeful Hong Kong swimmer To dies at 26
(Reuters) - Kenneth To, a record-breaking Hong Kong-Australian swimmer who had his sights on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, died suddenly after a training session in the United States, officials said on Tuesday. He was 26.
To, who holds 17 Hong Kong records and won a silver medal as part of Australia's 4x100 meter medley relay squad at the 2013 world championships, was in the United States for a three-month training program at the University of Florida.
To, who was born in Hong Kong and raised in Australia, died on Monday. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Read more at: https://sports.yahoo.com/swimming-olympic-hopeful-hong-kong-swimmer-dies-26-144942148--spt.html
Another "cause undisclosed", hmmn.
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@sneakypete
I noticed that, well, bands like Deep Purple have been around since? I'd say '67 or so... so, this Bernie Torme must be a sort of "journeyman" guitarist, he played for Ozzie too, I looked at the wikipedia. He has a number of albums by his own band. But I was just reporting.
NO, he's not part of any of the original Deep Purples, the wikipedia article says he joined them in '82, revolving band membership, like so many. He may not have played long with them either. Not part of the classic lineup.
@TomSea
Thanks for clearing that up.
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Texas country music upstart Justin Carter has died from a gunshot wound, in an accident that took place while a gun was being as a prop for a music video being filmed in his apartment, according to reports out of Houston.
Carter, 35, died Saturday, the same week he had signed a management deal and released an independent single, “Love Affair,†to digital services including iTunes and Spotify.
Carter’s manager, Mark Atherton of Triple Threat, said the deep-voiced singer had inked a contract with the company just days before the March 16 accident. KTRK-TV, the ABC affiliate in Houston, reported that Atherton “doesn’t know too many details, other than it was an accidental shooting†that took place during production on a video.
“Justin had the potential in our eyes and a lot of people’s eyes to be the next Garth Brooks,†said Atherton, who further described his new client as “kind of like the class clown, but when it was time to get down to business, he got down to it.â€
Carter’s mother, Cindy McClellan, said a gun the singer had in his pocket “went off and caught my son in the corner of his eye.†Carter was an Army veteran, and McClellan has set up a fund to solicit funeral expenses while waiting to see whether his service qualifies for VA assistance.
“Justin always wanted to reach the top,†read a statement posted on the singer’s official Facebook page. “It’s unfortunate it has to be this way, but Justin’s name is worldwide now & his music.â€
Over the last two months, Carter had posted five independently produced music videos to his YouTube channel.
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I have no idea how you go about accidentally shooting yourself in the eye with a pistol in your pocket,and suspect there will be updates to this story.
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I have no idea how you go about accidentally shooting yourself in the eye with a pistol in your pocket,and suspect there will be updates to this story.
For starters, it has to be loaded. There shouldn't have been a live cartridge within ten feet of anything being used as a prop.
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For starters, it has to be loaded. There shouldn't have been a live cartridge within ten feet of anything being used as a prop.
@Smokin Joe
Actual prop pistols have the barrels blocked. I bought some prop Colt revolvers once (357 mag) that had been threaded near the muzzle for a screw in plug with a small hole drilled in the center so they could fire blanks. The "plug" was gone when I got them in,and they fired fine with acceptable accuracy,but it was in place when they were still prop guns,and the prop masters are supposed to check all firearms and ammunition before the actors get their hands on any of it.
I get the sense here that it was NOT a prop gun,but the singers own personal CC piece. Most like a striker-fired POS like a little 25 ACP pistol.
People that don't know anything about guns shouldn't be carrying one.
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People that don't know anything about guns shouldn't be carrying one.
Another story on this shooting said the now-deceased was in the Army. And he handled a gun this carelessly? :pondering:
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Another story on this shooting said the now-deceased was in the Army. And he handled a gun this carelessly? :pondering:
@mountaineer
Not one soldier in 10 even picks up his assigned rifle more than once a year to go to the range to qualify with it,and even fewer ever get issued a handgun.
When I was injured in VN and couldn't be assigned to a SF team,I was sent to a nearby regular army signal battalion,where I became a company armorer. EVERY rifle in that battalion remained locked away unloaded in rifle racks,with the ammunition for them buried outside in a locked bunker. Me,the commanding officer,and maybe the 1st sgt had a key to the ammo bunkers and the rifle racks. The soldiers assigned to those rifles were working 12 hour shifts in a communications center downtown,and never even touched them to clean them. Why would they when they were never fired or even taken outside?
And this was in VN in 1968.
I will forever be eternally grateful that I was only there for 3 months before I was allowed to go back to SF. I will never understand what motivates people to remain in the regular army.
BTW,I go around with a gun in my pocket all the time,and there is no danger of it firing unexpectedly. NEVER carry or even own a "striker fired" semi-auto firearm. Damn things are dangerous if carried with a round in the chamber,and every striker-fired handgun I have ever seen had a safety that kept the trigger from being pulled,which means they had no safety at all. If the safety doesn't prevent the firing pin from moving forward,it is NOT a safety. It is the illusion of being a safety. These are primarily,but not always,25 ACP or 32 ACP pistols.
The obvious exceptions to this,or course,are the double-action only pistols that require the trigger be fully pulled to the rear to cock and fire the weapon. The little AMT semi-auto pistol is an example of this design.
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@Smokin Joe
Actual prop pistols have the barrels blocked. I bought some prop Colt revolvers once (357 mag) that had been threaded near the muzzle for a screw in plug with a small hole drilled in the center so they could fire blanks. The "plug" was gone when I got them in,and they fired fine with acceptable accuracy,but it was in place when they were still prop guns,and the prop masters are supposed to check all firearms and ammunition before the actors get their hands on any of it.
I get the sense here that it was NOT a prop gun,but the singers own personal CC piece. Most like a striker-fired POS like a little 25 ACP pistol.
People that don't know anything about guns shouldn't be carrying one.
Years ago the actor Jon Erik Hexum was accidently killed by a prop gun with a blank. A scene he was shooting had been delayed for the third or fourth time and joking around he put the gun to him temple pretending to commit suicide. The blank struck him and he died shortly after.
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Years ago the actor Jon Erik Hexum was accidently killed by a prop gun with a blank. A scene he was shooting had been delayed for the third or fourth time and joking around he put the gun to him temple pretending to commit suicide. The blank struck him and he died shortly after.
@verga
I remember that,but "the blank" didn't strike him. It was the gasses from the exploding gunpowder,and chances are he would have lived and just been burned a little if the gun had been a foot from his head. When you put the barrel directly against your head,the exploding/expanding gasses/pressure wave WILL create a hole because there is a LOT of pressure being created in a 44 magnum case.
No bullet,and no "blank",either. I am GUESSING the blanks are sealed with something like ordinary wax.
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@verga
I remember that,but "the blank" didn't strike him. It was the gasses from the exploding gunpowder,and chances are he would have lived and just been burned a little if the gun had been a foot from his head. When you put the barrel directly against your head,the exploding/expanding gasses/pressure wave WILL create a hole because there is a LOT of pressure being created in a 44 magnum case.
No bullet,and no "blank",either. I am GUESSING the blanks are sealed with something like ordinary wax.
I am going from memory but I thought he had been "struck" by what ever they sealed the blank with. It was one of those freak stupid things.
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Larry Cohen, Writer-Director of 'It's Alive' and 'Hell Up in Harlem,' Dies at 77
He thrived making low-budget horror and blaxploitation films after creating the 1960s TV series 'Branded' and 'The Invaders.'
Larry Cohen, the avant-garde writer and director who made his mark in the horror and blaxploitation genres with such innovative cult classics as It's Alive, God Told Me To, Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem, has died. He was 77.
Cohen died Saturday night in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones, his friend, actor and publicist Shade Rupe, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The older brother of late Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen — she got her start promoting his early films — Cohen began his career by writing for television in the late 1950s, and he created the Chuck Connors-starring Branded for NBC and the cult sci-fi drama The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes, for ABC.
More (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/larry-cohen-dead-alive-hell-up-harlem-writer-director-was-77-1185759)
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IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169540/)
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Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koO-rnus45M#)
Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers passed away...
Scott Walker was a genuine cult hero
Scott Walker has died aged 76. Here, British GQ's Editor-In-Chief, Dylan Jones, remembers the brilliance of the pop trailblazer
t used to be that there was nothing more fashionable than outsiders, those misfits on the margins who avoided convention like the plague. Their trajectory was simple: starburst entry, rapid disillusionment, then a life spent in the shadows producing work that in years to come is seen as their most challenging and enlightening. Cult heroes, they were called, and though most of them have by now been exposed to daylight (a process starting with lavish journalistic praise and ending in histrionic biopics), some are still with us, lurking in dark corners of their own making.
Up until yesterday, Scott Walker was one of those heroes. His death was announced by his current record label, 4AD, gone at the age of 76, 50 years after his imperial period.
Scott Walker spent most of his career on the margins, certainly on the edges of the pop world and seemingly on the verges of the real one too. He had honed torture, existential angst to such a degree that his haunting, desperate records could alter the mood of a room as surely as a power cut. His was a twilight world, but hardly a pretentious one; dozens of devotees tried to emulate Walker’s style and attitude over the years – including David Bowie, who was obsessed with him towards the end of the Sixties – yet Walker remained a true original. Whereas you get the sense that the people who tried to copy him were just affecting a pose, with Walker it was difficult to imagine him doing anything else. “I do believe I’m an artist,†he once told me, “and what I do is important. But not everyone has to hear it and I don’t need to do it all the time.â€
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/scott-walker-obituary (https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/scott-walker-obituary)
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The US star found fame as a teen idol in The Walker Brothers, scoring hits with The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore and Make It Easy On Yourself.
But his dark baritone hinted at something deeper - and his darker, experimental solo albums tackled the complexities of love, sex and death.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47691705 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47691705)
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Walker_(singer))
Not too sure of much of his other music but the news is making a big deal out of it and his image and so-forth.
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Larry Cohen, Writer-Director of 'It's Alive' and 'Hell Up in Harlem,' Dies at 77
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They left out one of my favorites, Q The Winged Serpent. RIP Larry.
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Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koO-rnus45M#)
Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers passed away...
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wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Walker_(singer))
Not too sure of much of his other music but the news is making a big deal out of it and his image and so-forth.
Love the Walker Bros., and some of his solo stuff approached wacko territory which is always good. RIP Scott and thanks for the tunes.
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For some reason, "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" always seemed a bit similar in tone, not that they sound the same but something like that.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXARHZmpgvw#)
Apparently, Walker, an American, was quite a success in the UK; and I think I read once that people thought they were a British band.
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RIP Ranking Roger (Roger Charlery), lead vocalist for the English Beat, at 56. (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/english-beat-general-publics-ska-pioneer-ranking-roger-dead-56-221856806.html)
The English Beat, "Best Friend"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlbYui-Y3r0#)
The English Beat, "Ranking Full Stop"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPO2G6m746w#)
The English Beat, "Can't Get Used to Losing You"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiExlzTsPrU#)
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I didn't realize "far left" German terrorists were also involved at Entebbe (see article).... I do know, in the '70s, there was some sort of very radical group out of there as in Italy, there was the Red Brigade.
Entebbe pilot Michel Bacos who stayed with hostages dies
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Michel Bacos had told his fellow crew they should stay with the hostages until the drama was over
Michel Bacos, the Air France captain hailed as a hero for refusing to abandon his passengers when Palestinian and German hijackers seized the plane in 1976, has died in France aged 95.
This is a trivial note, compared to this article for a great man.... but I'll say, youtube has a lot of stuff on Entebbe, I think even a made for tv movie. If one links to it, youtube seems to yank some things off for copywright infringements...
The end of "Last King of Scotland" has a bit on Entebbe too..
The plane, carrying some 260 people from Tel Aviv to Paris, had stopped off in Athens, where the hijackers got on board and demanded it change course.
The hostage drama ended six days later at Entebbe airport in Uganda, when Israeli commandos stormed the terminal.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47719367# (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47719367#)
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@TomSea
I remember Entebbe. I did not remember or know about the German group, but I do remember the Red Brigade. Back in the 1970s, a friend and I took a deluxe tour of Italy. When new arrived at the DaVinci Airport in Rome, the place was swarming with heavily armed soldiers. My friend freaked out at the sight of these soldiers, but we were told the soldiers were necessary because of terrorism wrought by the Red Brigade. We also saw some soldiers and a heavy police presence not only in Rome, but in other large cities as well. This was the same group which kidnapped and killed Italy's former prime minister, Aldo Moro, a few years after my friend and I visited Italy.
I believe eventually, the leaders of the Red Brigade were arrested, tried and convicted,and the organization disbanded. But I guess it's possible there are still a few former members and/or sympathizers out there.
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@TomSea
I remember Entebbe. I did not remember or know about the German group, but I do remember the Red Brigade. Back in the 1970s, a friend and I took a deluxe tour of Italy. When new arrived at the DaVinci Airport in Rome, the place was swarming with heavily armed soldiers. My friend freaked out at the sight of these soldiers, but we were told the soldiers were necessary because of terrorism wrought by the Red Brigade. We also saw some soldiers and a heavy police presence not only in Rome, but in other large cities as well. This was the same group which kidnapped and killed Italy's former prime minister, Aldo Moro, a few years after my friend and I visited Italy.
I believe eventually, the leaders of the Red Brigade were arrested, tried and convicted,and the organization disbanded. But I guess it's possible there are still a few former members and/or sympathizers out there.
Yes, thanks for that. I am familiar with whom Aldo Moro was and the way he was kidnapped. Fairly easily done and that's not easy to fathom as well.
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I remember Entebbe because we talked about it in Hebrew school in real time while we were studying for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
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I'm sure this duo called "Her's" if I understand correctly, were very talented. From Liverpool, killed en route to Santa Ana from Phoenix in the early hours.
Duo in Liverpool band Her's killed in US crash
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Stephen Fitzpatrick (left) and Audun Laading were filmed playing on a lake in Texas earlier this week
Both members of the Liverpool band Her's and their tour manager have been killed in a crash in the US.
Duo Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading, as well as manager Trevor Engelbrektson, died while travelling to a gig in California on Wednesday, their record label Heist or Hit said.
The label described them as "one of the UK's most loved up and coming bands".
The duo had recently released their debut album and had been featured by BBC Introducing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-47742694 (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-47742694)
Manager killed too. I don't believe the article says who was driving or quite what happened.
This obviously, just happened.. early morning hours of Wednesday.
Tragic, their musical career seemed to just be taking off...
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6r896X2VyA#)
Must be them.
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I'm sure this duo called "Her's" if I understand correctly, were very talented. From Liverpool, killed en route to Santa Ana from Phoenix in the early hours.
Manager killed too. I don't believe the article says who was driving or quite what happened.
This obviously, just happened.. early morning hours of Wednesday.
Tragic, their musical career seemed to just be taking off...
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6r896X2VyA#)
Must be them.
@TomSea
Tragic, their musical career seemed to just be taking off...
Yes,but what is not tragic is they were living the life they wanted to live when they died. That's more than most of us can do. "Would have,could have,should have",are some of the saddest words in the English language. My hat is off to them for having the courage to make the effort to successfully swim in maybe the biggest sea that exists,despite the fact that many,many VERY talented people seem to disappear in that "sea" every year to never be seen again.
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Joe Bellino, Navy's first Heisman Trophy winner, dies at age 81
Navy football lost one of its legends Thursday when Joe Bellino died in his home state of Massachusetts at the age of 81. Bellino, the 1960 Heisman Trophy winner as a standout halfback for the Midshipmen, had been in failing health for some time.
Bellino was nicknamed the “Winchester Rifle†– a reference to his hometown and high school as well as his explosive running style. He was described by one newspaper reporter as “the player who was never caught from behind.â€
He starred at Navy from 1958-1960 under head coach Wayne Hardin, rushing for 1,664 yards on 330 carries and scoring 31 touchdowns during his three-year career. The 5-foot-9, 185-pound speedster was also a dangerous return man and amassed 577 yards on kickoffs and 256 yards on punts...
A unanimous All-America selection, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Trophy in 1960. It was an era when football players went both ways and Bellino was also an outstanding defensive back, recording an end zone interception to preserve Navy’s narrow victory over Army that year.
Bellino was the first of two Heisman Trophy winners at Navy, preceding quarterback Roger Staubach by three years...
More (https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy_sports/ac-cs-joe-bellino-death-0330-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bellino)
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Science Fiction Author Vonda N. McIntyre, Official Obituary
Award-winning Seattle science fiction author Vonda N. McIntyre died April 1, 2019, of pancreatic cancer. She was 70.
McIntyre wrote novels, short stories and media tie-in books, edited a groundbreaking anthology of feminist SF, and founded the Clarion West Writing Workshop. She won the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards for her 1979 novel Dreamsnake, and won the Nebula again for her 1996 novel The Moon and the Sun. Her short stories were also nominated for awards. In media fiction, she will probably be most remembered as the author who gave Ensign Sulu a first name (Hikaru) in her Star Trek novel The Entropy Effect: that name was later written into one of the Star Trek films. With Susan Janice Anderson, McIntyre edited one of the first feminist science fiction anthologies (Aurora: Beyond Equality, 1976). She was a participant in the Women in Science Fiction Symposium edited by Jeffrey D. Smith (Khatru #3/4, 1975 – reprinted with additional material as by Jeanne Gomoll, lulu.com, 2008) with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Ursula K. Le Guin, Samuel R. Delany, James Tiptree Jr. and others. Her Nebula-winning fantasy novel The Moon and the Sun has been made into an as-yet-unreleased film, The King’s Daughter, starring Pierce Brosnan. Much of the film was shot in Versailles, and McIntyre delighted in telling how kind Brosnan was to her when she visited the set.
More (http://file770.com/science-fiction-author-vonda-n-mcintyre-official-obituary/)
Vonda N. McIntyre (1948-2019) (http://file770.com/vonda-n-mcintyre-1948-2019/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vonda_N._McIntyre)
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Science Fiction Author Vonda N. McIntyre, Official Obituary
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Vonda N. McIntyre (1948-2019) (http://file770.com/vonda-n-mcintyre-1948-2019/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vonda_N._McIntyre)
@Machiavelli
It hurts all of humanity when someone that bright passes. Now we will forever be without her dreams and ideas.
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I enjoyed her Trek stuff. Interesting stories and really stuck with the personalities of the characters.
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Ex-US Sen Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings of South Carolina Dead at 97
Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 97.
Family spokesman Andy Brack, who also served at times for Hollings as spokesman during his Senate career, said Hollings died early Saturday.
Hollings, whose long and colorful political career included an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, retired from the Senate in 2005, one of the last of the larger-than-life Democrats who once dominated politics in the South.
He had served 38 years and two months, making him the eighth longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
Read more at: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-obit-ernest-fritz-hollings/2019/04/06/id/910481/ (https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-obit-ernest-fritz-hollings/2019/04/06/id/910481/)
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Ex-US Sen Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings of South Carolina Dead at 97
He won't be doing "Too much consoooomin'" no more.
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I thought we had another Bond girl pass in the past 6 mos. or so.
Nadja Regin: Bond actress dies aged 87
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Sean Connery and Nadja Regin in Goldfinger
Actress Nadja Regin, who appeared in two James Bond movies, has died at the age of 87.
The news was announced on the official 007 Twitter account, which said: "Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time."
In 1963, she was cast as the mistress of MI6 station boss Ali Kerim Bey in From Russia With Love.
She also filmed a short pre-credits role opposite Connery in Goldfinger, released a year later.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47854805 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47854805)
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wasn't it two Bond Girls from the same movie?
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Nadja Regin, born in Belgrade or Niš, Serbia..
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadja_Regin)
I don't know the specific James Bond questions.
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Seymour Cassel, Familiar Face in Cassavetes Films, Dies at 84
He earned an Oscar nomination for 'Faces,' was Moskowitz to Gena Rowlands' Minnie and appeared in three Wes Anderson movies.
Seymour Cassel, the Oscar-nominated John Cassavetes regular whose wily glint, weathered look and versatile talent made him an admired character actor, has died. He was 84.
Cassel died Sunday in Los Angeles of complications from Alzheimer's disease, his son, Matt, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Cassel also was a favorite of Wes Anderson, who cast the irascible actor in Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004).
More (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seymour-cassel-dead-familiar-face-john-cassavetes-films-was-84-1102383)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Cassel)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001025/)
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Nadja Regin, born in Belgrade or Niš, Serbia..
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadja_Regin)
I don't know the specific James Bond questions.
She was the head guy in Turkey's girlfriend (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057076/characters/nm0716605?ref_=tt_cl_t11) in From Russia with Love. She was the girl in the pre-title sequence (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058150/mediaviewer/rm1240720128?ft0=name&fv0=nm0716605&ft1=image_type&fv1=still_frame) in Goldfinger.
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Burma
John McCain's pet dog dies in "tragic ranching accident"
The Chesapeake Bay Terrier was the companion dog of former Senator John McCain. The dog was of unspecified age when it died.
Obituary from CBS News (https://www.wivb.com/news/national/mccain-family-mourning-after-john-mccain-s-dog-dies-in-tragic-accident-/1911790841)
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Burma
John McCain's pet dog dies in "tragic ranching accident"
The Chesapeake Bay Terrier was the companion dog of former Senator John McCain. The dog was of unspecified age when it died.
Obituary from CBS News (https://www.wivb.com/news/national/mccain-family-mourning-after-john-mccain-s-dog-dies-in-tragic-accident-/1911790841)
Poor doggie. Sorry he’s at the rainbow bridge
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Burma
John McCain's pet dog dies in "tragic ranching accident"
The Chesapeake Bay Terrier was the companion dog of former Senator John McCain. The dog was of unspecified age when it died.
Obituary from CBS News (https://www.wivb.com/news/national/mccain-family-mourning-after-john-mccain-s-dog-dies-in-tragic-accident-/1911790841)
@jmyrlefuller
Scared me for a minute. I thought it was Lindsey Graham they were writing about.
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Charles Van Doren, a Quiz Show Whiz Who Wasn’t, Dies at 93
Charles Van Doren, a Columbia University English instructor and a member of a distinguished literary family who confessed to Congress and a disillusioned nation in 1959 that his performances on a television quiz show had been rigged, died on Tuesday in Canaan, Conn. He was 93.
He died at Geer Village, a retirement community, near his home in Cornwall, Conn., where he had lived for several years, his son, John, said.
In the heyday of quiz shows in the 1950s, when scholarly housewives and walking encyclopedia nerds battled on “The $64,000 Question†and “Tic-Tac-Dough,†Mr. Van Doren was a rare specimen: a handsome, personable young intellectual with solid academic credentials, a faculty post at a prestigious university and an impressive family pedigree.
His father was Mark Van Doren, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, literary critic and professor of English at Columbia. His mother, Dorothy Van Doren, was a novelist and editor. And his uncle, Carl Van Doren, had been a professor of literature, a historian and a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer. Charles himself had bachelor’s and master’s degrees, a $4,400-a-year position at Columbia and an honest look about him.
More (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/obituaries/charles-van-doren-dead.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Van_Doren)
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Rats! The times won't let me read the whole obituary because I don't have a subscription.
But while I was just a kid when the quiz show scandal erupted, I do remember my parents talking about it and they were none pleased. Surprised that Mr. Van Doren did land on his feet after that scandal because it was quite a mess.
Rest in peace, Mr. Van Doren.
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@Applewood
I don't have a subscription either. However, the NYT allows several free views per browser each month before they put up the paywall. Try switching browsers.
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Country Star Earl Thomas Conley dead at 77
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/earl-thomas-conley-dead-blake-shelton-absolutely-destroyed (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/earl-thomas-conley-dead-blake-shelton-absolutely-destroyed)
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That's so sad. He was one of my fav country singers.
Much like the classic rock bands...same thing happening with the c & w.
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Charles Van Doren, a Quiz Show Whiz Who Wasn’t, Dies at 93
More (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/obituaries/charles-van-doren-dead.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Van_Doren)
In 2008, Charles Van Doren broke a decades-long public silence to tell his side of the quiz show scandal story:
All the Answers (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/07/28/all-the-answers) (The New Yorker.)
From the article:
Of course, I eventually saw the movie. (Quiz Show.) I understand that movies need to compress and conflate, but what bothered me most was the epilogue stating that I never taught again. I didn’t stop teaching, although it was a long time before I taught again in a college. I did enjoy John Turturro’s version of Stempel. And I couldn’t help but laugh when Stempel referred to me in the film as “Charles Van F@cking Moron.â€
Van Doren conflated two cracks given to Stempel in the film---Stempel referred to "Charles Van F@cking Doren" and "Charles Van Moron." I guess it did sound even funnier in Van Doren's conflation. But not quite as funny as John Turturro, as Herb Stempel, watching a television promo for Twenty-One the night he was supposed to take his dive to Van Doren and said, mournfully, No, tonight on Twenty-One Herb Stempel is going to take a dive. Tonight, watch Charles Van Doren eat his first kosher meal.
Among other things in his later life, Van Doren co-authored How to Read a Book with the philosopher Mortimer J. Adler. I have that plus a charming transcript, published in book form, from a CBS television special of 1963, The Dialogues of Archibald MacLeish and Mark Van Doren, the latter poet, of course, being Charles Van Doren's father.
RIP.
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@Applewood
I don't have a subscription either. However, the NYT allows several free views per browser each month before they put up the paywall. Try switching browsers.
I think I used up all my freebees on every browser. LOL
That's ok. I read other obituaries from sites that don't require a subscription.
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I think I used up all my freebees on every browser. LOL
That's ok. I read other obituaries from sites that don't require a subscription.
If you use Firefox, you can right click on the link and open it in a private window, which won't collect the cookies that tell how many you have seen.
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If you use Firefox, you can right click on the link and open it in a private window, which won't collect the cookies that tell how many you have seen.
@Smokin Joe
I didn't know about this! Thank you! :beer:
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Forrest Gregg
Hall of Fame offensive lineman and NFL coach dies at 85
â’¼ 75
Gregg's jersey number with Green Bay
Gregg played 15 seasons in the NFL, 14 of them with the Green Bay Packers during the Vince Lombardi-era dynasty; his final season was with the Dallas Cowboys, where the versatile offensive linemen helped lead the Cowboys to a win in Super Bowl VI, the Cowboys' first. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977, his first year of eligibiliity.
After his playing career ended, he began a coaching career; while his on-field results, with the possible exception of the 1981-82 Cincinnati Bengals (he led the '81 Bengals to an appearance in Super Bowl XVI), were mediocre, he was notably never fired from a head coaching position: the Bengals let him leave to coach the Packers, then after four years, Gregg left to rebuild SMU, his alma mater, from the "death penalty" imposed after the Pony Exce$$ scandal in the late 1980s. Gregg coached two years for SMU, which despite a decimated roster managed three wins during his tenure, and remained athletic director until he got caught up with Bernie Glieberman in 1994. Two seasons under the notoriously incompetent Gliebermans and their Shreveport Pirates ended Gregg's coaching career; in 2005, Glieberman brought Gregg back to the Ottawa Renegades in an executive position.
Gregg died April 12, age 85, from Parkinson's disease.
Obituary from NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001026196/article/forrest-greggs-legacy-one-of-the-best-offensive-linemen-ever)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gregg)
Hall of Fame profile (http://www.profootballhof.com/players/forrest-gregg)
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Forrest Gregg
Hall of Fame offensive lineman and NFL coach dies at 85
Ahh, that one hurts. I suppose it won't be much longer before all of "Lombardi's Packers" will be gone.
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@Smokin Joe
I didn't know about this! Thank you! :beer:
You're welcome. (I learned about it here!) :beer:
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You're welcome. (I learned about it here!) :beer:
Please note: That only works when they give you free previews. And you still need Instapaper to read the ones with ad-blocker-blockers.
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She worked a show "Inside Africa", maybe this was only shown in Africa but 34 years old is no time to go. (IMHO, not a good picture either)
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Former CNN Host Soni Methu on April 23, 2017. (Soni Methu/Facebook)
Former CNN Personality Passes Away Aged 34
By Richard Szabo
April 13, 2019
Family, friends, and fans are remembering the achievements of a former television host whose life was unexpectedly cut short on April 11.
Soni Methu, 34, hosted CNN International’s longest running feature program called “Inside Africa†from 2014 to 2015 when the show transitioned to a new format that no longer required a human presenter.
Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/former-cnn-personality-passes-away-aged-34_2877966.html (https://www.theepochtimes.com/former-cnn-personality-passes-away-aged-34_2877966.html)
She collapsed in Kenya. That last paragraph abot, "no longer required a human presenter"... 9999hair out0000
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Gregg coached two years for SMU, which despite a decimated roster managed three wins during his tenure,
I remember this time well.
I was (and still remain) a fan of the Houston Cougars, where fellow NFL Alum Jack Pardee was coaching.
The "Coogs" played the hapless SMU Mustangs during Gregg's tenure, with their high powered run-and shoot-offense.
Led by the eventual Heisman-winning quarterback Andre Ware, the score was ridiculously lopsided.
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She worked a show "Inside Africa", maybe this was only shown in Africa but 34 years old is no time to go. (IMHO, not a good picture either)
She collapsed in Kenya. That last paragraph abot, "no longer required a human presenter"... 9999hair out0000
So young.
What a shame, a beautiful young lady.
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Soni Methu, 34, hosted CNN International’s longest running feature program called “Inside Africa†from 2014 to 2015 when the show transitioned to a new format that no longer required a human presenter.
CNN has found robots to be more reliable propagandists and liars than their traditional leftist subhumans?
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Seymour Cassel, Familiar Face in Cassavetes Films, Dies at 84
More (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seymour-cassel-dead-familiar-face-john-cassavetes-films-was-84-1102383)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Cassel)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001025/)
@Machiavelli
Seymour Cassel also had one intriguing supporting role---he played the fictional stand-in for New York Daily News sportswriter Dick Young in 61*, Billy Crystal's HBO film about Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, and the 1961 chase to tie or break ruthsrecord. Dick Young, most notoriously, was the writer who gave then-commissioner Ford Frick the insidious asterisk idea over Frick's paranoia that ruthsrecord (so help me God that's how they said it back then) could be broken in the first 162-game season. (A decade and a half later, of course, Young would be the sportswriter who did the most to drive Tom Seaver out of town when Seaver haggled with the Mets in 1977 not just over his own contract extension but Seaver's critique that then-Mets chieftain M. Donald Grant refused to dip into the free agency waters to help improve the struggling Mets.) There's always the chance that even the cantankerous Young was half kidding about the idea but Frick pounced on it, even though the commissioner actually had no power to impose such a distinction on the records, just as there was the chance that Young was dead serious.
And Seymour Cassel did sort-of resemble Dick Young as Young was by 1961. Crystal may have fictionalised the writers of the time even though several who covered the Maris-Mantle quest in 1961 were dead at the time he made 61*, including Milton Gross of the New York Post, the one New York writer above all others who refused to run with the pack in trying to paint Maris in an automatically negative light because Maris wasn't the type to sell himself as a media type compared to Mantle who'd learned the hard way how to play the press. (Gross was also the writer who left the press box early during the 1956 World Series to catch up to battered Don Newcombe, drive home with him, and write a very poignant column about Newcombe's depression after losing yet another World Series game.) Richard Masur played Gross's stand-in in 61*, but Masur didn't resemble Gross as strongly as Cassel resembled Young.
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@EasyAce
What did you think of the movie 61*?
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@EasyAce
What did you think of the movie 61*?
@Machiavelli
It was a good movie with a little playing loose with the facts, including but not limited to:
* The incident involving a Tiger Stadium fan throwing folding chairs at Maris on the field happened the following season.
* Bob Cerv wasn't a Yankee to begin the 1961 season: he'd been with the expansion Los Angeles Angels to open the season; the Yankees re-acquired him that May.
* The film's game announcers called Camilo Pascual the Twins' opening day starter, but it actually wasn't---the actual Twins starter was future Yankee relief hero (down the 1964 stretch) Pedro Ramos.
* Fabled "Yankee Killer" Tigers righthander Frank Lary surrendered a pair of homers to Maris on the actual season---but not in the game depicted in the film. That bomb was actually hit off Hank Aguirre. (When Crystal's film was shown at the Bush White House later on, believe it or not George W. Bush, the former owner of the Texas Rangers [which tells you something about career regression] pointed the error out to Crystal.)
The most astonishing part of 61*, other than its mostly accurate portrait of the home run chase and its pressures: Actors Barry Pepper (Roger Maris) and Thomas Jane (Mickey Mantle) looked almost exactly like the two players they portrayed, especially Pepper. Also, Crystal's daughter, Jennifer, who played Maris's wife in the film, turned up several years later playing the wife of Dr. Taub in the medical procedural drama House.
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@Machiavelli
A pair of telling quotes:
Why can't they understand? I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there, and damn right I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth.---Roger Maris, during the heat of the 1961 chase.
I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.---Henry Aaron, as he approached Ruth's career home run record.
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Bibi Andersson, Luminous Presence in Bergman Films, Dies at 83
Bibi Andersson, the luminous Swedish actress who personified first purity and youth, then complexity and disillusionment, in 13 midcentury Ingmar Bergman films, died on Sunday in Stockholm. She was 83...
Her emotionally complex role in “Persona†(1966), the film that made her acting reputation, was one of the great stereotype reversals in film history, a definite departure for the thirtyish Ms. Andersson, who had begun acting in her teens. Before that film, Bergman had given her roles “symbolizing simple, girlish things,†she told The New York Times in 1977. “I used to be called a ‘professional innocent.’†...
More (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/movies/bibi-andersson-dead.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibi_Andersson)
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000761/)
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Author and Grand Master Gene Wolfe, 1931-2019
The science fiction and fantasy community has lost a beloved icon. We are extremely sad to report that author and SFWA Grand Master Gene Wolfe passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 after his long battle with heart disease. He was 87.
Gene Wolfe was born in New York on May 7, 1931. He studied at Texas A&M for a few years before dropping out and fighting in the Korean War. After his return to the US he finished his degree at the University of Houston. He was an engineer, and worked as the editor of the professional journal Plant Engineering. He was also instrumental in inventing the machine that cooks Pringles potato chips. He pursued his own writing during his editorial tenure at Plant Engineering, but it took a few years before one of his books gained wider notice in the sci-fi community: the novella that eventually became The Fifth Head of Cerberus.
More (https://www.tor.com/2019/04/15/gene-wolfe-in-memoriam-1931-2019/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wolfe)
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Veteran Actor Georgia Engel Passes Away At Age 70
by BWW News Desk Apr. 15, 2019
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of veteran stage and screen actor, Georgia Engel. She was 70 years old.
Georgia's Broadway roles included Mrs. Tottendale in The Drowsy Chaperone; Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly! with Ethel Merman, The Boys From Syracuse, and My One and Only with Tommy Tune. ...
She was best known for her work as Georgette Franklin Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, on which she appeared from 1972 until the show ended in 1977. The role won her two Emmy nominations.
After that series ended, she teamed up with former Mary Tyler Moore Show co-star Betty White for The Betty White Show during its first and only (1977-1978) season. ... Broadway World (https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Veteran-Actor-Georgia-Engel-Passes-Away-At-Age-70-20190415)
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Veteran Actor Georgia Engel Passes Away At Age 70
by BWW News Desk Apr. 15, 2019
Apparently, if the NY Times is to be believed (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/obituaries/georgia-engel-dead.html), Engel never saw a doctor because she was a Christian Scientist.
Which is kind of bizarre, especially at that age, since that's usually when problems start showing up. It doesn't mean your life has to end, though.
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Apparently, if the NY Times is to be believed (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/obituaries/georgia-engel-dead.html), Engel never saw a doctor because she was a Christian Scientist.
Which is kind of bizarre, especially at that age, since that's usually when problems start showing up. It doesn't mean your life has to end, though.
Every time she opened her mouth on The Mary Tyler Moore Show she sounded as though she were suffering from a permanent head cold.
But I loved her anyway.
RIP Ms. Engel.
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Veteran Actor Georgia Engel Passes Away At Age 70
by BWW News Desk Apr. 15, 2019
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She was also wonderful as Robert's mother-in-law on Everybody Loves Raymond.
RIP, Georgia.
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Miss Engel was so cute -- had that little girl voice that sounded so sweet and innocent.
Rest in peace, Miss Engel.
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Apparently, if the NY Times is to be believed (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/obituaries/georgia-engel-dead.html), Engel never saw a doctor because she was a Christian Scientist.
Which is kind of bizarre, especially at that age, since that's usually when problems start showing up. It doesn't mean your life has to end, though.
She was. I couldn’t figure out why she was in Princeton but they have a huge reading room on Nassau Street.
Georgette was my favorite character on the show, I can’t believe she got married in a plaid wedding dress
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Guitarist J. Geils Dead at 71
John Warren Geils Jr., better known as J. Geils, the guitarist of the the J. Geils Band, was found dead in his home in Groton, Massachusetts Tuesday. He was 71. Rolling Stone has confirmed Geils’ death. According to Groton Police, “a preliminary investigation indicates that Geils died of natural causes.â€
“At approximately 4 p.m., Groton Police responded to a home on Graniteville Road for a well-being check,†Groton Police said in a statement. “Upon arrival to the house, police located a man who was unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene … The Groton Police Department is investigating the death, as is standard procedure in all unattended deaths, however foul play is not suspected at this time.â€
The J. Geils Band released a slew of albums during the Seventies and early Eighties. With vocalist Peter Wolf at the helm, the band became best known for singles like “Centerfold,†“Love Stinks,†“Come Back†and “Freeze-Frame,†which have since become rock radio mainstays....
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/guitarist-j-geils-dead-at-71-108373/ (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/guitarist-j-geils-dead-at-71-108373/)
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Every time she opened her mouth on The Mary Tyler Moore Show she sounded as though she were suffering from a permanent head cold.
But I loved her anyway.
RIP Ms. Engel.
Funniest thing ever was when she sang "Steam Heat" in a talent show.
I laughed hysterically.
She was basically my age. WAY too young to die.
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Oh heavens, two icons from HS gone. I suddenly feel old. 888tapping cat
Thank you for one of my favorite albums Mr. Geils.
RIP.
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J Geils? That was like two years ago.
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Breaking: J. Geils is still dead.
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J Geils? That was like two years ago.
:laugh:
I didn't see the date. OK, I'm over it now.
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Alan Garcia
Two-time President of Peru commits suicide at 69
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Garcia with President George W. Bush in 2006.
Garcia was President of Peru from 1985 until being driven out in a 1990 coup. He made a successful comeback to the Presidency in 2006, serving until 2011; having professed he learned from his mistakes in the 1980s, the later Garcia administration, mostly conservative and pro-American, was largely a success.
Garcia committed suicide April 17 as he was about to be arrested in an international bribery scandal.
CNN report (https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/americas/alan-garcia-peru-shoots-himself-intl/index.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Garc%C3%ADa)
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Joe ’Terry’ Terranova, 78, lead singer of Philly-based Danny & the Juniors
by Hannah Chinn, Updated: April 17, 2019- 3:06 PM
Joe “Terry†Terranova, 78, the former Philadelphia street-corner singer and longtime frontman of Danny and the Juniors, died Monday, April 15, of natural causes at his home in Williamstown, according to his former group mate Frank Maffei.
Mr. Terranova got his start on a West Philly corner. In 1955, he and three other neighborhood teens — Danny Rapp, David White, and Maffei — formed the doo-wop group the Juvenaires, later called Danny and the Juniors.
“We used to sing in school, in electric shop, when we were doing bell wire and stuff like that,†Maffei, his musical partner of over 60 years, recalled Wednesday. “The teacher would say, ‘You better learn how to run those wires. … You sure aren’t going to make a living singing.’â€
Read more at: https://www.philly.com/obituaries/danny-and-the-juniors-joe-terranova-philadelphia-music-alliance-rock-and-roll-20190417.html (https://www.philly.com/obituaries/danny-and-the-juniors-joe-terranova-philadelphia-music-alliance-rock-and-roll-20190417.html)
Website (http://www.dannyandthejuniors.com/)
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_%26_the_Juniors)
It sounds like they are saying the "Danny" in it was the late Danny Rapp, who passed on in 1983.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufbom2jBMdE#)
The other big hit, "At the Hop" as in 'American Graffitti" but a cover band, well, Flash Cadillac performed it.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY6QHkH36bw#)
Good version.
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Website (http://www.dannyandthejuniors.com/)
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_%26_the_Juniors)
It sounds like they are saying the "Danny" in it was the late Danny Rapp, who passed on in 1983.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufbom2jBMdE#)
The other big hit, "At the Hop" as in 'American Graffitti" but a cover band, well, Flash Cadillac performed it.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY6QHkH36bw#)
Good version.
Danny Rapp committed suicide in 1983.
Danny & the Juniors were persuaded to change a song Dave White wrote from "Do the Bop" to "At the Hop" and the rest was history. And there was probably a good reason why Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids were tapped to play "At the Hop" (as the fictional Herby & the Heartbeats) in the dance sequence of American Graffiti---that group looked almost exactly the way Danny & the Juniors looked a decade earlier, if you could picture the Juniors playing instruments. The original Juniors were four singers and one instrumentalist, a hefty saxophonist named Lennie Baker---who went on from the Juniors to help co-found the 50s rock tribute group Sha Na Na. (Baker eventually got another classic movie shot: Sha Na Na appeared in the film version of Grease while Baker was still in the lineup, with Baker singing "Blue Moon." He died in 2016.)
Dave White later co-wrote two other big hits outside the Juniors:
Lesley Gore, "You Don't Own Me"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNb-8gLcXLs#)
Len Barry, "1-2-3"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKtSbC9otIM#)
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@EasyAce
Fine information. Thanks for telling us.
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Lorraine Warren
"Paranormal investigator" who popularized several legends adapted into major films dies at 92
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In 1952, Warren and her husband Ed established the New England Society for Psychic Research. Among the stories:
- A rag doll presented to them in 1968 was claimed to be haunted by a ghost. The Warrens claimed that it was instead haunted by an "inhuman" being, took the doll and put it on display in their Occult Museum. It was adapted into the film Annabelle.
- In 1971, she told the story of a home in Harrisville, Rhode Island had been cursed by a 19th-century witch. This was adapted into the film The Conjuring.
- In 1976, the Warrens investigated a home in Amityville, New York, said to be haunted with a violent demonic presence so bad that the occupants were forced to move out, a story told in the films The Amityville Horror and The Conjuring 2. While the Warrens concluded it was a legitimate haunting, most of those involve eventually admitted it was a hoax.
- In 1981, the Warrens came to the defense of Arne C. Johnson, who claimed he killed his landlord Alan Bono because Bono was possessed by a demon. The Warrens claimed that Johnson himself had also been possessed. It didn't work; the judge ruled such a claim was inadmissible in a court of law and Johnson was convicted and spent five years in prison. This story was made into the TV film The Demon Murder Case and will also be adapted as The Conjuring 3.
Most of the people who have tried to verify the Warrens' claims, while they all spoke positively of the Warrens personally, could find no evidence to support the claims. The New England Skeptical Society was founded in part to refute the Warren's paranormal investigations.
Obituary from The Connecticut Post (https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Paranormal-investigator-Lorraine-Warren-passes-13780501.php)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_and_Lorraine_Warren)
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Brenda (Earnhardt) Jackson
Second wife of Dale Earnhardt and mother of Dale Jr. dies at 65
Brenda Gee, the son of race car fabricator Robert Gee, was born into a racing family, so it was natural for her to fall for an up-and-coming racer, who would eventually become none other than NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. She had two children with Earnhardt, Dale Jr. (himself a competent racer, though never quite as accomplished as his father) and Kelley. They separated shortly thereafter.
As Dale Jr. rose to NASCAR's top ranks, Brenda (by this point remarried) took a job as an accountant with Dale Jr.'s racing team. She died of cancer; her death was announced April 22.
Obituary from WFAA (https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-world/dale-earnhardt-jrs-mother-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/287-a7c1b8b1-646e-4a77-a2d3-2b7c9e9511b0)
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John Havlicek
Boston Celtics legend dies at 79
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A 13-time NBA All-Star, Havlicek played his entire 16-season career with the Boston Celtics, the longest career of any NBA player up to that point. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. Renowned for his defensive abilities, Havlicek also held the ignonimous record for most missed shots; he still ranks second behind Kobe Bryant. He was known for being an outside shooter in an era before the three-point line. Havlicek's number 17 jersey is retired by the Bruins, who won eight NBA championships with him on their roster.
Havlicek died of compliations from Parkinson's disease April 25.
Obituary from the Boston Globe (https://www2.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2019/04/25/john-havlicek-one-greatest-celtics-ever-dies/Dwh59K8YIZO9PZ0b3lMQ7J/story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Havlicek)
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John Havlicek
Boston Celtics legend dies at 79
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A 13-time NBA All-Star, Havlicek played his entire 16-season career with the Boston Celtics, the longest career of any NBA player up to that point. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. Renowned for his defensive abilities, Havlicek also held the ignonimous record for most missed shots; he still ranks second behind Kobe Bryant. He was known for being an outside shooter in an era before the three-point line. Havlicek's number 17 jersey is retired by the Bruins, who won eight NBA championships with him on their roster.
Havlicek died of compliations from Parkinson's disease April 25.
Obituary from the Boston Globe (https://www2.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2019/04/25/john-havlicek-one-greatest-celtics-ever-dies/Dwh59K8YIZO9PZ0b3lMQ7J/story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Havlicek)
Hondo's signature play, 1965 NBA East finals:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4fTjcJwImw#)
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John Havlicek
Boston Celtics legend dies at 79
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A 13-time NBA All-Star, Havlicek played his entire 16-season career with the Boston Celtics, the longest career of any NBA player up to that point. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. Renowned for his defensive abilities, Havlicek also held the ignonimous record for most missed shots; he still ranks second behind Kobe Bryant. He was known for being an outside shooter in an era before the three-point line. Havlicek's number 17 jersey is retired by the Bruins, who won eight NBA championships with him on their roster.
Havlicek died of compliations from Parkinson's disease April 25.
Obituary from the Boston Globe (https://www2.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2019/04/25/john-havlicek-one-greatest-celtics-ever-dies/Dwh59K8YIZO9PZ0b3lMQ7J/story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Havlicek)
Sorry to see this.
The 1960 Ohio State Buckeye basketball team with Havlicek and Jerry Lucas was a thing of beauty.
RIP, John....
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Havlicek was from the Upper Ohio Valley (Bridgeport, OH), from which many legendary athletes came, e.g., the Niekro brothers, Lou Groza, Bill Mazeroski, wrestler Bobby Douglass, and more. A few years ago, Havlicek's alma mater, Bridgeport High School, named the new gymnasium after him, and he attended the ceremony.
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Charity 'Sunshine' Tillemann-Dick: Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies
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Charity "Sunshine" Tillemann-Dick, a venerated American opera singer who survived two double lung transplants, has died at age 35.
Tillemann-Dick was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in 2004, forcing her to undergo two emergency lung transplants needed to save her life.
Despite her illness Tillemann-Dick pursued a renowned career, performing her soprano work across the world.
Her family announced her death on her Facebook page on Wednesday.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48043765 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48043765)
No, I had not heard of her but found the story fascinating, may she rest in peace.
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Former Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) dies at 87
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Luger with Obama in Russia.
Richard Lugar served as mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana from 1968 until being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976. During his mayoral tenure, the city punished suburban sprawlers by absorbing all the suburbs to which people had fled into a unified city-county government. He was ousted in a 2012 primary. He ran for President in 1996 but was largely an also-ran in a crowded Republican primary.
Lugar's politics were difficult to define: he was generally fiscally aligned with the Republicans, took left-wing stances on gun control, immigration and climate change, was inconsistent on abortion, would vote in favor of almost any judicial nominee regardless of who nominated them, and supported the war in Iraq. He frequently cooperated with Democrats to get legislation passed.
Lugar died April 28 from an autoimmune nerve disease.
Obituary from USA Today (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/28/richard-lugar-dies-former-indiana-senator/3608748002/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lugar)
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John Singleton , Oscar nominated director of “Boyz N The Hood†has died at 51. He was the first African American nominated for best director, AP reports
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@Freya
I guess it's official now. Singleton had been reported dead earlier, but the report was premature. Rest in peace, Mr. Singleton.
John Singleton, Pioneering Director Of 'Boyz N The Hood,' Dies At 51[/b]
Less than two weeks after John Singleton suffered a massive stroke, the trailblazing filmmaker has died in Los Angeles at the age of 51. The director, who made history with 1991's Boyz n the Hood as the youngest person and first African-American ever nominated for a best director Oscar, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital after his family took him off life support.
"This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John's doctors," the family said in a statement released to NPR, adding that he "passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends."
"John Singleton is a prolific, ground-breaking director," they said, "who changed the game and opened doors in Hollywood, a world that was just a few miles away, yet worlds away, from the neighborhood in which he grew up."
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/29/718219541/john-singleton-pioneering-director-of-boyz-n-the-hood-dies-at-51 (https://www.npr.org/2019/04/29/718219541/john-singleton-pioneering-director-of-boyz-n-the-hood-dies-at-51)
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Gino Marchetti, Baltimore Colts legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 93
He was rugged, rangy and relentless in his pursuit of quarterbacks. For 13 years during their heyday, the Baltimore Colts were defined by a slab of a man known simply as Gino.
No Colts player epitomized the club — or the city — better than Gino Marchetti, the Hall of Fame defensive end who died Monday of pneumonia. Marchetti, 93, passed away at Paoli Hospital in Paoli, Pa.
“I kissed him and he knew me and smiled,†said Joan Marchetti, his wife of 41 years. “That was Gino’s way of saying goodbye.â€
More (https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/nfl/bs-sp-colts-marchetti-obit-20190430-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Marchetti)
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Gino Marchetti, Baltimore Colts legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 93
More (https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/nfl/bs-sp-colts-marchetti-obit-20190430-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Marchetti)
Big star alright...legend.
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Peter Mayhew
Actor known almost exclusively known as Chewbacca dies at 74
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The English-born Mayhew was discovered by accident when George Lucas needed someone particularly tall to portray a large, hairy, vaguely humanoid alien; at 7'3", Mayhew, then working in a radiology lab, fit the bill. He would play the character in all three films in the original trilogy and would return for The Force Awakens; health problems forced him to give up the role prior to The Last Jedi.
Mayhew became an American citizen in 2005 and died April 30, 2019 from complications of spinal surgery.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/peter-mayhew-chewbacca-star-wars-dies-at-74-1207099)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mayhew)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0562679/)
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Peter Mayhew
Actor known almost exclusively known as Chewbacca dies at 74
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/PeterMayhew11.14.08ByLuigiNovi1.jpg/220px-PeterMayhew11.14.08ByLuigiNovi1.jpg)
The English-born Mayhew was discovered by accident when George Lucas needed someone particularly tall to portray a large, hairy, vaguely humanoid alien; at 7'3", Mayhew, then working in a radiology lab, fit the bill. He would play the character in all three films in the original trilogy and would return for The Force Awakens; health problems forced him to give up the role prior to The Last Jedi.
Mayhew became an American citizen in 2005 and died April 30, 2019 from complications of spinal surgery.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/peter-mayhew-chewbacca-star-wars-dies-at-74-1207099)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mayhew)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0562679/)
So long Mr. Mayhew, thanks for the smiles (and we really apologize for comparisons to a former First Lady....Chewbacca wasn't that rough around the edges.)
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By Richard Szabo
May 1, 2019
https://www.theepochtimes.com/lawnmower-accident-kills-former-delta-force-commander-eldon-bargewell_2902981.html (https://www.theepochtimes.com/lawnmower-accident-kills-former-delta-force-commander-eldon-bargewell_2902981.html)
Several photos at the link above.
A former military officer in charge of an elite special mission unit of the United States Army died after a terrible accident in Alabama on April 29.
Former Delta Force Commander and Major General Eldon Bargewell died at the age of 72 after his lawnmower rolled over an embankment behind his home in Eufaula, 175 miles southeast of Birmingham.
The Special Operations Association (SOA) in Texas paid a tribute to Bargewell, who was arguably one of most highly decorated soldiers still on active duty back in 2006 when he retired. In a social media post, SOA described his death as “another heartbreaking loss of a dear friend and special man.â€
“This was absolutely one of America’s finest patriots and gentlemen. Those of us blessed to know him have a hole in our hearts that will never be filled,†SOA said in a Facebook post dated April 30.
Bargewell’s final post was serving as deputy chief of staff for operations in Iraq.
“[He was] director of operations for operations [like] Restore Hope (Haiti), Enduring Freedom-NATO (Afghanistan) and Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) … when Delta was organized, Eldon was an original member and served at every level of Delta from operator to commander,†SOA said.
“He [also] commanded special operations units from recon teams to special operations command level in Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam, the Middle East, El Salvador, Operation Just Cause (Panama), Desert Storm (Iraq), Restore Democracy, and Allied Force (Bosnia/Kosovo).â€
Bargewell began his 39-year career back in 1967, just a couple of years after graduating from high school in Hoquiam, Washington.
According to SOA, he had finished a special forces qualification course one year later and served his country in the Vietnam War at a top-secret unit called Command and Control North, MACV-SOG, as team leader for Reconnaissance Team Viper.
“During his service in Vietnam, Eldon earned the distinguished service cross, second only to the medal of honor in 1971 for ‘extraordinary heroism’ by breaking an assault by enemy forces despite suffering from ‘multiple fragmentation wounds from an exploding B-40 rocket,’ continued to fight and insured the safe extraction of his team,†SOA said.
Al.com reported that the cross award citation commended Bargewell for releasing a “deadly volume of machine gun fire†on the enemy despite being wounded himself. He refused medical treatment in order to defend the area and allow the safe extraction of his team.
“Staff Sergeant Bargewell’s extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army,†the commendation said.
After returning from Vietnam in 1972, Eldon attended Infantry Officers’ Candidate School and graduated as the leadership honor graduate of his class.
Arizona friend Don Wayne Curry paid a tribute to Bargewell on social media after learning of his accident. “Ranger friend Major General Eldon Bargewell passed away,†Curry said in a Facebook post dated May 1. “Near the time of his retirement [he] was reportedly the most decorated active member of the Army, died at his home in Eufaula, Alabama, Monday from a lawn mower flipped over a[n] embankment.â€
Bargewell also received three bronze stars with combat “V†for valor under fire, four purple hearts, an army commendation medal with combat “V,†and a presidential unit citation.
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So long Mr. Mayhew, thanks for the smiles (and we really apologize for comparisons to a former First Lady....Chewbacca wasn't that rough around the edges.)
****drummer
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Damn!
Don't know when he was with MACV- SOG but I don't think I ever met him.
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Damn!
Don't know when he was with MACV- SOG but I don't think I ever met him.
@Bigun
Go to the link and view the photo of him taken sitting at the launch site,waiting to go on a mission into Laos. He could have been a male model,and you KNOW the way it looks means he caught a lot of crap going through basic,AIT,and airborne training.
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Damn!
Don't know when he was with MACV- SOG but I don't think I ever met him.
@Bigun
Tried to send you a PM,but you have me blocked. Were you with SOG?
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@Bigun
Go to the link and view the photo of him taken sitting at the launch site,waiting to go on a mission into Laos. He could have been a male model,and you KNOW the way it looks means he caught a lot of crap going through basic,AIT,and airborne training.
@sneakypete
LOL! Ya think?
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@Bigun
Tried to send you a PM,but you have me blocked. Were you with SOG?
Yeah! 1967
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Yeah! 1967
@Bigun
Cool! Send me a PM. We may have known one another. I was still on Okie part of the time in 67,but when back to Bragg in late 67 or early 68. Called Mrs A in late summer of 68,and a month later got orders to the 5th. Went to a leg signal battalion at first because I was still on profile with a dislocated shoulder and pulled muscles in my back,but contacted SGM Odom and made sure the skids would be greased for me to get back to SF as soon as the profile ended. Sure enough,I reminded him a few days before my profile ended,and he sent a guy over in a jeep with orders transferring me back to the 5th the same morning the profile ended. I knew him from when he was the B Company SGM on Okie,
I have never figured out why anybody would want to remain in the regular army. It seemed to me I was more of a cross between a babysitter and a prison guard than I was a NCO.
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Jim Fowler, Host of 'Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,' Dies at 89
Mike Barnes
Jim Fowler, the naturalist and longtime co-host and host of the TV show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, died Wednesday at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut, his family announced. He was 89.
Fowler, an Emmy winner for his work on the nature program, also made more than 100 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, served as a wildlife correspondent for the Today show and showed up (with a hawk) as a guest on a talk show hosted by Kramer (Michael Richards) out of his apartment on a 1997 episode of Seinfeld.
Fowler and fellow zoologist Marlin Perkins worked on Wild Kingdom starting with the pilot episode that aired on Jan. 9, 1963, through Perkins' retirement in 1985. Fowler then went it alone for a few years and returned to the show when it was revived in 2002.
Born on April 9, 1930, in Albany, Georgia, Fowler grew up on his family farm. He excelled on his high school baseball and football teams and was offered a contract by the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. He attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, earning degrees in zoology and geology.
The 6-foot-6 Fowler worked at a raptor sanctuary in Florida and forged a reputation as an authority on predatory birds when he became the first man to successfully trap a harpy eagle and bring it back alive to the U.S. ... Hollywood Reporter via MSN News (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/jim-fowler-host-of-mutual-of-omaha-s-wild-kingdom-dies-at-89/ar-AAB93Mq)
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Jim Fowler, Host of 'Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,' Dies at 89
Mike Barnes
Jim Fowler, the naturalist and longtime co-host and host of the TV show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, died Wednesday at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut, his family announced. He was 89.
Fowler, an Emmy winner for his work on the nature program, also made more than 100 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, served as a wildlife correspondent for the Today show and showed up (with a hawk) as a guest on a talk show hosted by Kramer (Michael Richards) out of his apartment on a 1997 episode of Seinfeld.
Fowler and fellow zoologist Marlin Perkins worked on Wild Kingdom starting with the pilot episode that aired on Jan. 9, 1963, through Perkins' retirement in 1985. Fowler then went it alone for a few years and returned to the show when it was revived in 2002.
Born on April 9, 1930, in Albany, Georgia, Fowler grew up on his family farm. He excelled on his high school baseball and football teams and was offered a contract by the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. He attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, earning degrees in zoology and geology.
The 6-foot-6 Fowler worked at a raptor sanctuary in Florida and forged a reputation as an authority on predatory birds when he became the first man to successfully trap a harpy eagle and bring it back alive to the U.S. ... Hollywood Reporter via MSN News (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/jim-fowler-host-of-mutual-of-omaha-s-wild-kingdom-dies-at-89/ar-AAB93Mq)
I remember the funny parodies:
Marlin Perkins: "While Jim is being mauled by the lion, I'll be up here getting a manicure."
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I have to admit, my first thought was of his appearance on Seinfeld.
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I remember the funny parodies:
Marlin Perkins: "While Jim is being mauled by the lion, I'll be up here getting a manicure."
That's how I explained who he was to Mrs. Liberty. She had never watched MoO Wild Kingdom.
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That's how I explained who he was to Mrs. Liberty. She had never watched MoO Wild Kingdom.
MY memory is when one of the constrictors had him pretty well wrapped up and they cut to commercial. When they came back he was free and the snake was gone. I wonder what happened to that poor creature?
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MY memory is when one of the constrictors had him pretty well wrapped up and they cut to commercial. When they came back he was free and the snake was gone. I wonder what happened to that poor creature?
Someone figured out where the head ends and the neck begins.
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Peggy Lipton: Twin Peaks and The Mod Squad star dies aged 72
Actor shot to fame in the 1960s playing a hippie undercover cop and returning to television with David Lynch’s cult series
Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show The Mod Squad and the 1990s show Twin Peaks, has died of cancer aged 72.
Lipton died surrounded by her family, her daughters, Rashida and Kidada Jones, said in a statement.
“We are heartbroken that our beloved mother passed away from cancer today,†they said. “She made her journey peacefully with her daughters and nieces by her side. We feel so lucky for every moment we spent with her. We can’t put all of our feelings into words right now but we will say: Peggy was, and will always be our beacon of light, both in this world and beyond. She will always be a part of us.â€
Read more at: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/12/peggy-lipton-twin-peaks-and-the-mod-squad-star-dies-aged-72 (https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/12/peggy-lipton-twin-peaks-and-the-mod-squad-star-dies-aged-72)
wikipedia - Peggy Lipton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Lipton)
wikipedia - Mod Squad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mod_Squad)
wikipedia - Twin Peaks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_peaks)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXMJ44F4_DI#)
I've heard this. I didn't know she sang this. Pretty good. I've heard this song, I don't know if it was her version. Maybe I heard Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys version.
(http://blurtonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Mod-Squad.jpg)
Mod Squad mates, Clarence Williams III (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Williams_III) and Michael Cole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cole_(actor)) are still living.
Clarence Williams III has been in a number of films I've seen.
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Just saw the news about Peggy Lipton on Bing trending news. Vaguely remember Odd Squad because I was a kid then but I do remember her on Twin Peaks. Her daughter was in The Office.
RIP.
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Mod Squad was a big deal when I was in my late teens-early 20s. Used to watch the show religiously every week. Not long ago, one of those retro-tv stations ran the series. I made it through about a quarter of an episode when I changed the channel. The show seems so lame today.
Lipton's character always seemed way too serious to me. Sullen, actually. She was my least favorite character on the show. Of course, as a hormonal teenager, I was more interested in Michael Cole's character. I do remember that back in the 1970s , Lipton's marriage to Quincy Jones raised some eyebrows. Mixed racial couples still weren't as accepted as they are now.
Anyway, rest in peace, Miss Lipton.
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Mod Squad was a big deal when I was in my late teens-early 20s. Used to watch the show religiously every week. Not long ago, one of those retro-tv stations ran the series. I made it through about a quarter of an episode when I changed the channel. The show seems so lame today.
@Applewood
I get a lot of those channels on my HD antenna,and I am the same way about the westerns I used to love as a kid. Real formula snooze fests. About the only stuff that still holds together is stuff like Alfred Hitchcock Presents,The Twilight Zone,and similar dramas.
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@Applewood
I get a lot of those channels on my HD antenna,and I am the same way about the westerns I used to love as a kid. Real formula snooze fests. About the only stuff that still holds together is stuff like Alfred Hitchcock Presents,The Twilight Zone,and similar dramas.
I still watch westerns -- mainly in homage to my late father. When I was a kid, he and I used to watch Bonanza, Rawhide, the Virginian, etc. etc. all the time. One of my favorite childhood memories. What irks me nowadays is that sometime in the 1960s, westerns became politically correct. Stupid -- since in the era when these westerns were set, people weren't tolerant of Indians, blacks, Jews or anyone else who wasn't purebred white.
The Twilight Zone scared me as a kid, but as I grew older, I started watching reruns. I realized that Rod Serling was something of a genius -- you might say way ahead of his time. The stories on "Alfred Hitchcock" too were outstanding. My favorite was the one where the woman killed her husband by clubbing him with a frozen roast. Detectives looked all over for the murder weapon. The wife had it baking in the oven. She even invited the detectives to stay for dinner. They ate the murder weapon. LOL Clever.
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@sneakypete
“I Love Lucy†has a huge fan base still as well as “The Mary Tyler Moore†show. IMHO
@Applewood the story about the roast is Roald Dahl author, and it was Alfred Hitchcock. With Barbara Bel Geddes as the woman.
Later redone in the 80s in “Tales of the Unexpected†starring Brian Blessed. It’s called “Lamb to the slaughterâ€
That was my favorite Alfred Hitchcock and I think Brian Blessed is a wonderful actor since I saw him in “I Claudiusâ€. I read the short story in college.
my least favorite Alfred Hitchcock was his last one aired about the magician who sawed the woman in half. Gross.
Sorry about all this, can you tell I have a degree in British Lit?
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Mod Squad was a big deal when I was in my late teens-early 20s. Used to watch the show religiously every week. Not long ago, one of those retro-tv stations ran the series. I made it through about a quarter of an episode when I changed the channel. The show seems so lame today.
Lipton's character always seemed way too serious to me. Sullen, actually. She was my least favorite character on the show. Of course, as a hormonal teenager, I was more interested in Michael Cole's character. I do remember that back in the 1970s , Lipton's marriage to Quincy Jones raised some eyebrows. Mixed racial couples still weren't as accepted as they are now.
Anyway, rest in peace, Miss Lipton.
My dad wouldn't have Mod Squad on TV if they paid him per episode. I had to settle for hearing the other kids talk about it at school on Wednesday mornings.
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@Freya
Don't apologize. Been a long time since I watched I Claudius. Saw it when it was on PBS and I have the whole series on DVD. Should really drag it out and binge watch it again. Brian Blessed played Augustus Caesar, right? My favorite character was the ruthless, murderous Livia played by Sian Phillips. That woman was evil.
I had forgotten that Barbara Bel Geddes was the wife in that Hitchcock episode. Of course, I remembered her from the original Dallas series. When I saw the Hitchcock episode years later, I looked at the wife and thought she looked familiar. And she was.
TV today just isn't as good as it used to be.
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She was a beauty.
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@sneakypete
“I Love Lucy†has a huge fan base still
@Freya
There is just no excuse for that. Millions of young girls,including my ex,grew up with her as a role model for married women. Biggest fight we ever got into was over her insisting we watch that vapid crap instead of something I wanted to watch. Since I was the one working and paying the bills,I told her we were going to watch what I wanted to watch,and she blew up. Not that it did her any good. REALLY pissed me off because by then all the Lucy shows were re-runs anyhow,and she had already seen them. As well as learned her lessons on how to act from Lucy.
I might even go so far as to say their should have been a bounty put on her head,as well as the heads of her writers.
as well as “The Mary Tyler Moore†show. IMHO
She was just a harmless airhead. I saw her show a couple of times while visiting friends,and never could figure out why anyone watched it. Back then if you wanted to be entertained,you were better off reading a book. The 50's had more intelligent tv shows than the 60's. Hell,Hee Haw was on of the bright and shining intellectual stars of tv in the 60's.
@Applewood the story about the roast is Roald Dahl author, and it was Alfred Hitchcock. With Barbara Bel Geddes as the woman.
Later redone in the 80s in “Tales of the Unexpected†starring Brian Blessed. It’s called “Lamb to the slaughterâ€
THANK YOU! One of my favorite tv shows of the era,and I had forgotten all about it. I do think I have a DVD of all the episodes around here somewhere,though.
Or maybe it is my "Tales from the Cyrpt" DVD? Another GREAT series. LOVED the Cyrpt Critter!
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@Freya
There is just no excuse for that. Millions of young girls,including my ex,grew up with her as a role model for married women. Biggest fight we ever got into was over her insisting we watch that vapid crap instead of something I wanted to watch. Since I was the one working and paying the bills,I told her we were going to watch what I wanted to watch,and she blew up. Not that it did her any good. REALLY pissed me off because by then all the Lucy shows were re-runs anyhow,and she had already seen them. As well as learned her lessons on how to act from Lucy.
I might even go so far as to say their should have been a bounty put on her head,as well as the heads of her writers.
She was just a harmless airhead. I saw her show a couple of times while visiting friends,and never could figure out why anyone watched it. Back then if you wanted to be entertained,you were better off reading a book. The 50's had more intelligent tv shows than the 60's. Hell,Hee Haw was on of the bright and shining intellectual stars of tv in the 60's.
@Applewood the story about the roast is Roald Dahl author, and it was Alfred Hitchcock. With Barbara Bel Geddes as the woman.
THANK YOU! One of my favorite tv shows of the era,and I had forgotten all about it. I do think I have a DVD of all the episodes around here somewhere,though.
Or maybe it is my "Tales from the Cyrpt" DVD? Another GREAT series. LOVED the Cyrpt Critter!
@sneakypete
My ex used a different show/character for a role model. She liked "Married With Children" and Peggy Bundy. That's how she got to be an ex.
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@sneakypete
My ex used a different show/character for a role model. She liked "Married With Children" and Peggy Bundy. That's how she got to be an ex.
Did you score 4 touchdowns in one game?
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@sneakypete
My ex used a different show/character for a role model. She liked "Married With Children" and Peggy Bundy. That's how she got to be an ex.
@Cyber Liberty
Both were manipulative,controlling bitches that didn't work,and did nothing but stay at home all day and think up schemes to try to control and harm their husbands. Granted,Ricky Ricardo was a saint compared to Al Bundy,but no matter how low Al sank,Peggy was there to put her foot on his head to push it under water.
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Personally, I'd rather watch or (way better yet) listen to Our Miss Brooks (http://otrrlibrary.org/OTRRLib/Library%20Files/O%20Series/Our%20Miss%20Brooks/).
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Breaking
Doris Day has died at the age of 97
Obits to follow news just broke
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Breaking news
Obits to follow.
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Doris Day
Mid-20th century iconic actress turned reclusive animal enthusiast dies at 97
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Born to German immigrants in 1922 (though she believed herself to have been born in 1924), Doris Kappelhoff rose to stardom fairly quickly in the 1940s as a vocalist for various radio groups; her 1945 recording of "Sentimental Journey" with the Les Brown orchestra was her first hit. A major star who transitioned successfully from radio to film, Day had the image of a squeaky-clean icon of the 1950s and starred in several hit films, both musical-comedy and dramatic.
Bad-faith contracts made by her husband shortly before his unexpected death in the late 1960s led to her reluctantly moving to television, most consistently with the sitcom The Doris Day Show, which ran from 1968 to 1973. She largely retired after her last television special in 1975, retreating to her estate in Carmel, California, where she tended to her animals. She only made occasional appearances after that.
Married four times, her only son, Terry Melcher (who recorded as surf-rock duo Bruce & Terry in the 1960s), predeceased her in 2004. She was survived by one grandson, Ryan Melcher.
Obituary from the Associated Press (https://apnews.com/b9a04d9ab2ce4276b2f6bdb6b39af585)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Day)
"Que Será Será," Day's signature song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbKHDPPrrc#)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000013/)
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RIP, Ms. Day
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She spent her retirement running a dog rescue - her high end hotel in down town Carmel is pet friendly and is always packed with dogs and their owners.
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Doris Day was a wonderful performer. Very pleasant singing voice. I heard somewhere that she became a recluse when she lost her looks to aging. I suppose her third husband losing her nest egg and the death of her only son didn't help. She basically withdrew from people and focused primarily on animal causes. I understand her last husband complained Miss Day loved her animals more than him.
Rest in peace, Miss Day.
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I still watch westerns -- mainly in homage to my late father. When I was a kid, he and I used to watch Bonanza, Rawhide, the Virginian, etc. etc. all the time. One of my favorite childhood memories. What irks me nowadays is that sometime in the 1960s, westerns became politically correct. Stupid -- since in the era when these westerns were set, people weren't tolerant of Indians, blacks, Jews or anyone else who wasn't purebred white.
The Twilight Zone scared me as a kid, but as I grew older, I started watching reruns. I realized that Rod Serling was something of a genius -- you might say way ahead of his time. The stories on "Alfred Hitchcock" too were outstanding. My favorite was the one where the woman killed her husband by clubbing him with a frozen roast. Detectives looked all over for the murder weapon. The wife had it baking in the oven. She even invited the detectives to stay for dinner. They ate the murder weapon. LOL Clever.
I used to watch westerns with my Dad as well. We used to curl up together on a Saturday afternoon in the den with a bowl of cheddar cheese popcorn. John Wayne was my absolute favorite!!
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I still watch westerns -- mainly in homage to my late father. When I was a kid, he and I used to watch Bonanza, Rawhide, the Virginian, etc. etc. all the time. One of my favorite childhood memories. What irks me nowadays is that sometime in the 1960s, westerns became politically correct. Stupid -- since in the era when these westerns were set, people weren't tolerant of Indians, blacks, Jews or anyone else who wasn't purebred white.
@Applewood
I don't know where you got that idea,but it just wasn't true outside of the northern cities. My own grandmother was a full-blooded Tuscarora Indian,and lived with no trouble at all in rural NC,where most of the tribe had lived until the British paid them to move to NY. She even lived in Norfolk,Va with her white husband and 6 children with no problems until he was murdered one night. He had a sailing ship,and had been involved in smuggling in liquor from the Carribean. Neither she nor any of her children had a moment of trouble.
I have heard reports the typical white settler in western NC were friendlier with the Cherokee tribe than they were to the Colonial government officials. Talked with other part and full Indians I met in the army (LOTS of Indians in SF) from all over the country who never had any problems from white people because they were Indians.
I am NOT saying it didn't happen because I am sure it did in places. Especially with "Reservation Indians",who gave being a drunk a bad reputation. There is something about the blood chemistry of Indians that causes us to just not be able to handle drinking alcohol like most people. We tend to get aggressive and we tend to easily become alcoholics.
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2 American icons.
This is her I believe, in this "Juke Box Baby" video...sung by Perry Como. Amazing dancing.
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As I recall, she a big animal lover activist as well.
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I used to watch westerns with my Dad as well. We used to curl up together on a Saturday afternoon in the den with a bowl of cheddar cheese popcorn. John Wayne was my absolute favorite!!
@libertybele
When I came to have a thing for old-time radio twenty years ago or so, I started listening to some of the radio westerns.
I now believe the best of those westerns beats any television western ever. (Except, maybe, The Virginian.) Including:
Gunsmoke (http://www.archive.org/download/http://www.archive.org/details/OTRR_Gunsmoke_Singles) (The radio original is way better than the television version, which used a lot of the radio scripts, by the way, and it had a far different and more effective cast: William Conrad as Matt Dillon; Georgia Ellis as Kitty; Parley Baer as Chester; Howard McNear as Doc.)
The Six Shooter (http://www.archive.org/details/OTRR_The_Six_Shooter_Singles) (Jimmy Stewart in the title role of a laconic traveler throughout the old west; the series' Christmas episode, "Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol," is a classic. And its choice of "The Highland Lament" for its theme music was the most inspired theme of any western, radio or television.)
Frontier Gentleman (http://otrrlibrary.org/OTRRLib/Library%20Files/F%20Series/Frontier%20Gentlemen/) (John Dehner as a London Times reporter traveling through the old west and packing a swift gun himself when need be.)
Fort Laramie (http://www.archive.org/details/OTRR_Fort_Laramie_Singles) (Not to be confused with NBC-TV's eventual hit Western Laramie; it starred Raymond Burr as a Cavalry captain; if you listen closely enough, you could consider it his season-long audition for Perry Mason, since his character Lee Quince had a lot of Mason's traits.)
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Another one. Breaking
Tim Conway has died at the age of 85
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Boy all these greats passing. So sad
I really liked his “Mr Tuttle†character on the Carol Burnett showâ€
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@libertybele
When I came to have a thing for old-time radio twenty years ago or so, I started listening to some of the radio westerns.
I now believe the best of those westerns beats any television western ever. (Except, maybe, The Virginian.) Including:
Gunsmoke (http://www.archive.org/download/http://www.archive.org/details/OTRR_Gunsmoke_Singles) (The radio original is way better than the television version, which used a lot of the radio scripts, by the way, and it had a far different and more effective cast: William Conrad as Matt Dillon; Georgia Ellis as Kitty; Parley Baer as Chester; Howard McNear as Doc.)
The Six Shooter (http://www.archive.org/details/OTRR_The_Six_Shooter_Singles) (Jimmy Stewart in the title role of a laconic traveler throughout the old west; the series' Christmas episode, "Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol," is a classic. And its choice of "The Highland Lament" for its theme music was the most inspired theme of any western, radio or television.)
Frontier Gentleman (http://otrrlibrary.org/OTRRLib/Library%20Files/F%20Series/Frontier%20Gentlemen/) (John Dehner as a London Times reporter traveling through the old west and packing a swift gun himself when need be.)
Fort Laramie (http://www.archive.org/details/OTRR_Fort_Laramie_Singles) (Not to be confused with NBC-TV's eventual hit Western Laramie; it starred Raymond Burr as a Cavalry captain; if you listen closely enough, you could consider it his season-long audition for Perry Mason, since his character Lee Quince had a lot of Mason's traits.)
I love Gunsmoke & Fort Laramie. Another one I like is Tales of the Texas Rangers. It has a modern setting, but still has plenty of western flavor.
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Found the Variety obit
https://variety.com/2019/film/obituaries-people-news/tim-conway-comedian-and-carol-burnett-show-star-dies-at-85-1203214644/
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Another one. Breaking
Tim Conway has died at the age of 85
@Freya
That one hurts. He and Harvey Korman were why the old Carol Burnette Show was so hysterically funny. Absolute comic genius and timing that still holds up today if you can find it on local programming. Carol Burnette was no slouch herself when it came to comedy,but when she added these two guys it was off the charts hilarious.
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@Freya
That one hurts. He and Harvey Korman were why the old Carol Burnette Show was so hysterically funny. Absolute comic genius and timing that still holds up today if you can find it on local programming. Carol Burnette was no slouch herself when it came to comedy,but when she added these two guys it was off the charts hilarious.
MeTV runs it.
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@sneakypete
They say it goes in threes. I hope this streak ends with two,
I’m sad over the last two, especially Tim Conway. I liked Carol Burnette show when I was a kid.
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Another one. Breaking
Tim Conway has died at the age of 85
Tim Conway
Comic legend dies at 85
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Bluffing his way into a director's job in Cleveland (alongside his first comic partner Ernie Anderson) got the former Tom Conway (he changed his name to Tim to avoid confusion with the detective actor of the same name) his first break in show business. Although many of his individual comic efforts have earned him fame and acclaim (including his famous diminutive Dorf character, which he used for home video shorts in the 1980s and 1990s), he is best known for his frequent collaborations:
- With Ernest Borgnine, he was a cast member of McHale's Navy and later reunited with Borgnine as elderly superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy on the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoons.
- With Don Knotts, he starred in the live-action Disney feature The Apple Dumpling Gang. Both Knotts and Conway had been cast members on The Steve Allen Show.
- With Harvey Korman, he formed a particularly long-lasting double act that became a regular feature on The Carol Burnett Show.
In most of these, Conway played his role with understated absurdity, showing a knack for making his co-stars over the years break into uncontrollable laughter with his antics.
Conway continued to work until about a year before his death, with his last role being Sponge out of Water, in which producers noted his declining health; he was diagnosed with senile dementia in 2018 and, after a custody battle, died May 14.
Obituary from People (https://people.com/tv/tim-conway-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Conway)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176792/)
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Because someone had to post it... Tim Conway and Harvey Korman in "The Dentist" skit:
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Another one. Breaking
Tim Conway has died at the age of 85
My two favorites were the dentist and the baby elephant.
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My two favorites were the dentist and the baby elephant.
The baby elephant one was absolutely hysterical.
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@Freya
That one hurts. He and Harvey Korman were why the old Carol Burnette Show was so hysterically funny. Absolute comic genius and timing that still holds up today if you can find it on local programming. Carol Burnette was no slouch herself when it came to comedy,but when she added these two guys it was off the charts hilarious.
Indeed, off the charts hilarious. Who can forget the 'Dentist' skit?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_C3bO8WZ0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_C3bO8WZ0#)
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Another of the great comedians gone. 8888crybaby
My favorite Harvey Korman and Tim Conway bits were the "Oldest" skits. Here is the Oldest Fireman. Poor Harvey could not stop laughing himself silly:
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Rest in peace, Tim Conway.
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At around the 7 min mark Carol gets even with Tim for the Elephant story!
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Another one. Breaking
Tim Conway has died at the age of 85
Tim Conway's son, Tim Conway Jr. is a big radio performer, on a very large Los Angeles AM station, KFI.
We were sitting together in our kitchen, listening to KFI when they announced his death.
Tim Conway Sr. took his kids to the horse races, at Santa Anita. (My wife's father took his kids to Santa Anita, too)
They don't make them like Tim Conway Sr. any more.
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Kinda off topic but the “Gone with the wind†sketch was very funny too.
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Kinda off topic but the “Gone with the wind†sketch was very funny too.
Yes indeed. Some years ago, I saw the drapery dress worn by Carol Burnett at the Smithsonian and nearly fell over laughing. My traveling companion is a good bit younger than I and wasn't familiar with the Carol Burnett Show. She couldn't understand why I was laughing so hard. That dress was perhaps the best sight gag ever. I understand the sketch had to be stopped when Burnett appeared in that dress -- the audience was laughing so hard, the cast couldn't go on with the bit.
Everyone on that show was brilliant. It's unfortunate there are no great tv comedies like that anymore. And as these wonderful comedians leave us, we are left with nothing and no one on tv truly funny anymore.
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Kinda off topic but the “Gone with the wind†sketch was very funny too.
Dead pan humor on the delivery of the best line was pure comic gold...hell it was wonderful.
Rat Butler: You, you vixen, you. Starlet, I love you. That-that-that gown is gorgeous!
Starlet O'Hara: Thank you. I saw it in the window, and I just couldn't resist it.
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I thought Doris Day passing was sad. She was a good actress that you didn't have to worry about ripping he clothes off or spouting the F bomb. I like that and the fact that she was a huge animal activist.
Tim Conway is heartbreaking. He was hysterical. There aren't many funny guys these days.
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My two favorites were the dentist and the baby elephant.
@verga
Despite being MUCH younger then,I think I wet myself a little watching the elephant sketch.
One of the funniest men to have ever lived. Carol Burnett was pretty good herself,but I watched her show religiously to see Conway and Korman do their thing.
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One of my cousins, an avid golfer, has the Dorf series on DVD. They are a hoot.
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Boy all these greats passing. So sad
I really liked his “Mr Tuttle†character on the Carol Burnett showâ€
My favorite was the Dentist skit.
He was fun in McHale's Navy, too.
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'Missus A'Wiggins'
RIP Mr. Conway. Thanks for all the laughs.
He seemed ageless, hard to believe he was old enough to have fought in the Korean War.
I think the best parts of the show was when he made Korman lose it.
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I.M. Pei
Architect famed for his modernist glass designs dies at 102
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Active primarily from the 1960s through the 1980s, Pei's work included the National Centers for Atmospheric Research, the Kennedy Library, Dallas City Hall, the Newhouse School of Journalism at Syracuse University, what is now James Brown Arena in Augusta, GA; the John Hancock Tower in Boston; the Javits Convention Center in New York City; the pyramid that serves as entrance to the Louvre in France, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Obituary from TMZ (https://www.tmz.com/2019/05/16/louvre-pyramid-architect-i-m-pei-dead-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._M._Pei)
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Saw his pyramid at The Louvre. Thank you for the lovely buildings
RIP.
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Tardar Sauce
Cat with an overbite who went viral as Grumpy Cat dies at 7
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Tardar Sauce (at right) alongside another meme star, the "Overly Attached Girlfriend." (credit: Gage Skidmore)
The American Shorthair was born in 2012 with dwarfism and an underbite, giving it a perpetual frown. Although it appeared grumpy, it was largely a normal cat in regard to its behavior. The image of it quickly became a meme, which allowed its owner, Tabatha Bundesen, to leave her job at a chain restaurant.
Tardar Sauce appeared in numerous "legit" media, particularly from 2012 to 2014, culminating in the made-for-TV movie Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever, in which the cat appeared as itself and was voiced by Aubrey Plaza.
Tardar Sauce died May 14 from a urinary tract infection.
Obituary from the BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48308638)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Cat)
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Tardar Sauce
Cat with an overbite who went viral as Grumpy Cat dies at 7
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Tardar Sauce (at right) alongside another meme star, the "Overly Attached Girlfriend." (credit: Gage Skidmore)
The American Shorthair was born in 2012 with dwarfism and an underbite, giving it a perpetual frown. Although it appeared grumpy, it was largely a normal cat in regard to its behavior. The image of it quickly became a meme, which allowed its owner, Tabatha Bundesen, to leave her job at a chain restaurant.
Tardar Sauce appeared in numerous "legit" media, particularly from 2012 to 2014, culminating in the made-for-TV movie Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever, in which the cat appeared as itself and was voiced by Aubrey Plaza.
Tardar Sauce died May 14 from a urinary tract infection.
Obituary from the BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48308638)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Cat)
@jmyrlefuller
Seeing that cat never failed to crack me up.
I am guessing the dwarfism was a factor in her early death.
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No not Grumpy Cat!!! 888cryingkitty 888cryingkitty 888cryingkitty
Ping @Hopalong Ginsberg
@Cyber Liberty
Grumpy is with Morris and other famous cats at the Rainbow Bridge.
rest in peace little cat
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@jmyrlefuller
Seeing that cat never failed to crack me up.
I am guessing the dwarfism was a factor in her early death.
There is a "breed" of cats called munchkins. Someone thought it would be brilliant to breed cats born with this birth defect and create a whole new breed. Some cat fancier organizations will not recognize munchkins as a legitimate breed -- for good reason. Dwarfed cats like munchkins suffer from a host of afflictions that shorten their life span. Deliberately breeding dwarfed cats is viewed as cruelty.
Seven years is a short life. My three cats all lived to their middle teens. A close friend's previous cat lived to be 21. Many of the advances in human medicine have benefitted our furry friends as well.
I have a Grumpy Cat wall calendar. Friends have Grumpy Cat mugs and other things. I just love her "sayings." Next month's Grumpy Cat saying is "I had fun once. It was awful." LOL
Rest in peace, sweet cat.
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RIP Tard. 8888crybaby
I've been driving through her hometown many times on the way to our Castle. It's here in AZ.
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RIP, Grumpy Cat.
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There is a "breed" of cats called munchkins. Someone thought it would be brilliant to breed cats born with this birth defect and create a whole new breed. Some cat fancier organizations will not recognize munchkins as a legitimate breed -- for good reason. Dwarfed cats like munchkins suffer from a host of afflictions that shorten their life span. Deliberately breeding dwarfed cats is viewed as cruelty.
@Applewood
I am personally very pissed-off right now about another form of cruelty. There were 3 Mallards living along the bank on the road I pass over every day to go anywhere. Started as two,a drank and a hen,but last week another hen joined them. Beautiful and harmless creatures,they were practically tame. People would fish along the banks near them,and they wouldn't even bother to fly away.
No harm to anything in the world other than insects,yet when I left the house yesterday the drake was lying dead right square in the middle of one lane of the road. Some SOB purposely swerved over the yellow line in order to run over that duck. No reason to do it,other than he just wanted to kill something to be killing it. Seeing him and his hen used to bring a smile to my face at least twice a day as I left home and came back,and now even the hens have gone.
I would really like to find out who that was and have some works with him. Yes,I know these were wild ducks,not pets. I don't care. Someone who will purposely do something like that would also purposely run over a human if they thought they could get away with it,and I happen to like Mallards more than I like humans.
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Someone who will purposely do something like that would also purposely run over a human if they thought they could get away with it,and I happen to like Mallards more than I like humans.
I agree. I once was driving behind a pickup truck on a Pennsylvania country road and it sure looked like the driver intentionally swerved in order to hit a groundhog crossing the road. It didn't do any good for me to scream at him, but I did. Only a sicko would intentionally kill an animal like that.
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@sneakypete
Words? Not me. I'm ordinarily not violent and am something of a weakling, but my metal cane could give that guy a lesson he wouldn't forget.
I worked in a building that was across the street from a trail leading to the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh. After lunch I would take a walk along the trail to visit the resident ducks and geese. Around this time of year, the ducks and geese would have their young. The word "cute" doesn't begin to describe these little yellow fuzzballs.
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@sneakypete
Words? Not me. I'm ordinarily not violent and am something of a weakling, but my metal cane could give that guy a lesson he wouldn't forget.
I worked in a building that was across the street from a trail leading to the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh. After lunch I would take a walk along the trail to visit the resident ducks and geese. Around this time of year, the ducks and geese would have their young. The word "cute" doesn't begin to describe these little yellow fuzzballs.
@Applewood
AND.....,they are entirely harmless to everything but insects,and beautiful. Especially the male Mallards.
They also mate for life,which puts them one step ahead of most humans,including me.
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Herman Wouk, Author of 'The Caine Mutiny' and 'The Winds of War,' Dies at 103
Many of his novels, including 'Marjorie Morningstar,' lived beyond the page on the big screen, on Broadway or as highly rated miniseries.
Herman Wouk, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Caine Mutiny that became a Broadway hit and then a Columbia Pictures classic that starred Humphrey Bogart in a career-defining performance, has died. He was 103.
Wouk died Friday in his sleep at his home in Palm Springs, his literary agent Amy Rennert told the Associated Press.
Wouk also wrote The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, two historical novels about World War II that were published in 1971 and 1978, respectively, and transformed into ratings-grabbing 1983 and 1988 ABC miniseries that featured Robert Mitchum as U.S. Navy Captain Victor "Pug" Henry.
More (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/herman-wouk-dead-caine-mutiny-winds-war-author-was-103-1089474)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Wouk)
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Herman Wouk was among the best of the best.
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Herman Wouk was among the best of the best.
Yes, he was. And, made it to 103!
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First Grumpy now Herman.
Thank you for writing “the winds of war†and “war and Remembrance†I still have those books from AP honors history .
RIP
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Herman Wouk got his first major professional break writing . . . for radio comedy legend Fred Allen. When Allen died, Wouk wrote this elegy in The New York Times the following day:
The death of Fred Allen, America's greatest satiric wit in our time, brings to mind Hazlitt's elegaic paragraph on the Restoration actors:
Authors after their deaths live in their works; players only in their epitaphs and the breath of common traditions. They die and leave the world no copy . . . In a few years, nothing is known of them but that they were.
Fred Allen was an eminent comic actor. But without a doubt his great contribution to life in America came in the marvellous eighteen-year run of weekly satiric inventino which was the Fred Allen show on radio. His was the glory of being an original personality creating new forms of intelligent entertainment. He was without peer and without a successful imitator.
His knife-like comment on the passing show of the thirties and the forties came from sources no other comedian had access to. He was a self-educated man of wide reading; he was a tremendously talented writer; and he had the deep reticent love of life and of people which is the source of every true satirist's energy. Fred's wit lashed and stung. He could not suffer fools. In this he was like Swift and like Twain. But his generosity to the needy, his extraordinary loyalty to his associates (in a field not noted for long loyalties) showed the warmth of heart that made his satire sound and important.
Because his work was a unique kind of comic journalism, the written residue might have suffered the usual fate of journalism. Fred fortunately preserved a fraction of it in that fine volume of Americana, his recent book Treadmill to Oblivion. When he died, he was working on his autobiography; the portion he completed will be published.
But the few writings he left will give future generations a slim notion at best of what sort of man he was. In Fred Allen, the voice of sanity spoke out for all Americans to hear, during a trying period of our history, in the classic and penetrating tones of comic satire. Because he lived and wrote and acted here, this land will always be a saner place to live in. That fact is his true monument.
Among others, Wouk was on Allen's writing staff for this:
Texaco Star Theater with Fred Allen, "Mountain Justice" (CBS, 13 November 1940) (http://otrrlibrary.org/OTRRLib/Library%20Files/F%20Series/Fred%20Allen%20-%20Texaco%20Star%20Theater/Fred%20Allen%20-%20Texaco%20Star%20Theater%2040-11-13%20(06)%20Mountain%20Justice.mp3)
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@Applewood
AND.....,they are entirely harmless to everything but insects,and beautiful. Especially the male Mallards.
They also mate for life,which puts them one step ahead of most humans,including me.
Also, they are protective and caring of their little ones. When I read stories of child abuse and neglect, I realize the birds are far better than us humans when it comes to the young and helpless.
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Back to TC for one last article. Nice read.
https://www.cleveland.com/darcy/2019/05/doris-day-tim-conway-remembrance-darcy-cartoon.html (https://www.cleveland.com/darcy/2019/05/doris-day-tim-conway-remembrance-darcy-cartoon.html)
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Tim Conway Jr. has yet to return to his regular radio show. I look forward to his remarks. He spoke often of his more famous father.
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I forgot Herman Wouk wrote Marjorie
Morningstar
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Herman Wouk, one of my favorite authors. He was brilliant!
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Herman Wouk, one of my favorite authors. He was brilliant!
Winds of War & War and Remembrance were outstanding.
Because of them, I've read Stalin's biographies. LOL! Read 2 to get the fairest assessment.
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Winds of War & War and Remembrance were outstanding.
Because of them, I've read Stalin's biographies. LOL! Read 2 to get the fairest assessment.
A fantastic scene from "War and Remembrance"
Aaron Jastrow's sermon on "Job" at Thereisienstadt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwqohkCRylY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwqohkCRylY)
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Herman Wouk, one of my favorite authors. He was brilliant!
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Herman Wouk was among the best of the best.
@truth_seeker
Yes,he was,and the world just can't afford to lose intellects like that.
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@truth_seeker
Yes,he was,and the world just can't afford to lose intellects like that.
Fora time I devoured "Historical Fiction," from Wouk, Leon Uris, James Michener and others.
And an author names GTerry C. Johnston, who wrote mainly about the plains Indians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_C._Johnston
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'Missus A'Wiggins'
RIP Mr. Conway. Thanks for all the laughs.
BTW His son (Tim Conway Jr. is back on the radio in LA tonight, talking about his father, running an interview with Carol Burnett, etc.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_C3bO8WZ0#)
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RIP Grumpy Cat . . .
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Niki Lauda
Open-wheel racer dies at 70
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Lauda was an Austrian race car driver who rose to fame in the early 1970s on the Formula One circuit. His rivalry with James Hunt, the flashy contender prone to spectacular crashes, culminated in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix that left Lauda with severe burns and scars that remained the rest of his life. Lauda successfully came back from those injuries to continue his racing career into the mid-1980s, eventually winning three world championships overall. The rivalry between Lauda and Hunt was documented in the 2013 film Rush.
Obituary from Fox Sports (https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/niki-lauda-dead-dies-death-f1-news-age-how-statement-latest/news-story/a4f55a1d150aea2cd4b22913ca7930fe)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_Lauda)
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Jim Glaser
Tompall Glaser's youngest brother dies at 81
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Jim Glaser was the youngest of the three Glaser Brothers, along with his brothers Chuck and Tompall. As a family band, the Glaser Brothers had a string of top-40 country hits from 1966 until Chuck mostly retired in 1975 (they reunited for a brief time in the early 1980s); Jim was the high tenor of the trio. In the late 1970s, Tompall and Jim both embarked on solo careers, with Jim's being the most successful: his 1984 hit "You're Getting to Me Again" was the only song by any of the Glaser brothers to ever reach number one on the country charts.
Glaser, who also worked extensively as a session vocalist, died April 6 of a heart attack.
Obituary from MusicRow.com (https://musicrow.com/2019/04/tompall-the-glaser-brothers-member-jim-glaser-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Glaser)
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Navajo Code Talker, New Mexico Sen. John Pinto has died at 94
New Mexico state Sen. and Navajo Code Talker John Pinto is being remembered for his dedication and service to San Juan and McKinley counties and to the Navajo Nation.
Pinto, 94, died on May 24 in Gallup, according to a press release from the Gallup Police Department.
More (https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/navajo-nation/2019/05/24/new-mexico-senator-john-pinto-navajo-code-talker-dead/1225486001/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pinto)
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Bart Starr, 1960s Green Bay quarterback, dies at 85
Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr died Sunday at the age of 85, according to the team.
The Packers announced Starr, a catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse teams of the 1960s, had died citing his family. He had been in failing health since suffering a serious stroke in 2014....
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bart-starr-1960s-green-bay-quarterback-dies-at-85 (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bart-starr-1960s-green-bay-quarterback-dies-at-85)
He was legendary.
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Legendary indeed. I remember watching Starr and the Packers with my Dad. Dad considered Starr the best QB of his generation.
Rest in peace, Bart Starr.
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Legendary indeed. I remember watching Starr and the Packers with my Dad. Dad considered Starr the best QB of his generation.
@Applewood
That's exactly what Starr was. Your dad was right. (And, yes, he was better than Johnny Unitas.)
RIP.
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@Applewood
That's exactly what Starr was. Your dad was right. (And, yes, he was better than Johnny Unitas.)
RIP.
I remember Unitas too, but I would have to dig up stats and compare them and I'm too lazy to do that now. LOL So I guess I'll have to take your word for it.
I do believe that these guys are a heckuva lot better than so many other famous QBs out there, past and present, who were/are more hype than skill or talent.
By the way, I didn't know that Starr was considered mediocre in college. Apparently, he blossomed with the Packers.
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Alan Young, ‘Mister Ed’ Star, Dies at 96 (https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/alan-young-dead-dies-mister-ed-1201779957/)
It should be said that Alan Young was a kind of radio star a decade and a half before he began horsing around on television: he was Jimmy Durante's successor protege to Garry Moore on radio, then had his own show for awhile toward the beginning of the end of the network radio era.
RIP.
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Alan Young, ‘Mister Ed’ Star, Dies at 96 (https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/alan-young-dead-dies-mister-ed-1201779957/)
It should be said that Alan Young was a kind of radio star a decade and a half before he began horsing around on television: he was Jimmy Durante's successor protege to Garry Moore on radio, then had his own show for awhile toward the beginning of the end of the network radio era.
RIP.
Godspeed Wilbur. I met him once. His current gig was Scrooge McDuck on Duck Tales.
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Alan Young, ‘Mister Ed’ Star, Dies at 96 (https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/alan-young-dead-dies-mister-ed-1201779957/)
It should be said that Alan Young was a kind of radio star a decade and a half before he began horsing around on television: he was Jimmy Durante's successor protege to Garry Moore on radio, then had his own show for awhile toward the beginning of the end of the network radio era.
RIP.
That one's a few years old. 2016, I think.
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That one's a few years old. 2016, I think.
Indeed, IMDB lists his death as happening on May 19, 2016. Here's his IMDB entry (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949241/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1).
Interesting, he did a lot of voice work from 1979 onward.
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That one's a few years old. 2016, I think.
@jmyrlefuller
Indeed.
Somehow, it arrived in an e-mail newsfeed. I hit the link and didn't even see the date.
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@jmyrlefuller
Indeed.
Somehow, it arrived in an e-mail newsfeed. I hit the link and didn't even see the date.
I get MSN News . One of the things that irks me is that the "news" sometimes consists of old stories. Periodically, they repeat the same story every other week. And then there are "news stories" which are actually ads. 9999hair out0000
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Indeed, IMDB lists his death as happening on May 19, 2016. Here's his IMDB entry (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949241/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1).
Interesting, he did a lot of voice work from 1979 onward.
I think cartoon voice work was his favorite gig.
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I remember Unitas too, but I would have to dig up stats and compare them and I'm too lazy to do that now. LOL So I guess I'll have to take your word for it.
I do believe that these guys are a heckuva lot better than so many other famous QBs out there, past and present, who were/are more hype than skill or talent.
By the way, I didn't know that Starr was considered mediocre in college. Apparently, he blossomed with the Packers.
@Applewood
Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas were compared frequently during and after their careers. And you could understand why: from 1958-1968, either the Packers or the Colts went to the NFL championship game in every season but one. (1963, when the Giants played the Bears thanks in part to Starr missing the second of two Green Bay-Chicago games with an injury.) In five of those seasons that they threw enough to qualify, Starr ranked higher than Unitas by the league's rating system and had a higher yards-per-pass average than Unitas did.
Both men played in an era in which quarterbacks weren't just field officers carrying out orders from the generals on the sidelines; quarterbacks were expected not only to help develop game plans but to change them on the spot, on the fly, often improvisationally. And Starr did it better, and he has the rings to prove it: he won five to Unitas's three, and that includes the Super Bowl. (Starr's team won the first two of those, too.)
I suspect one of the big reasons why Johnny Unitas's image loomed larger than Bart Starr's was the 1958 NFL championship game, the one so widely credited with putting the league on the map once and for all, the one in which football and television finally married in earnest and became the first such championship game to go to sudden death overtime, not to mention the one in which Unitas's Colts beat Charlie Conerly and the Giants. Because it was so long considered the greatest game ever played, too, Unitas earned an image so overwhelming that all those end-of-the-century polls nailed him as one of if not the greatest quarterbacks in the game's history.
The so-called Vince Lombardi system in Green Bay probably joined that to underrate Bart Starr in the public mind long range. The popular belief is that Lombardi teams won it on the ground and didn't pass as much, but the popular belief is actually wrong: Lombardi liked to strike early with passing, then mix in the running game as much to keep the clock on the move as anything else. You could say, as one analyst has, that Lombardi's Packers didn't win because they rushed, they built up rushing yardage because they won. But it's also true that as the 1960s went forward the Packers' running game actually faded while Starr's raw passing statistics got better. In fact, his arguable best season was 1966---when the Packers didn't have a running game to speak of but Starr threw fourteen touchdowns against a measly three interceptions and averaged nine yards a pass.
Would you like to see how Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas compare in the postseason?
(https://www.mylespaul.com/media/starrvunitaspostseason-jpg.110401/full)
Even in 1967, when Unitas won the NFL's Player of the Year award, Starr proved better when it mattered. The Colts played the Rams for a divisional playoff spot and the Rams flattened the Colts, 34-10 . . . but in round one of the playoffs the Packers flattened the Rams (remember, this was a season in which the Rams had the fabled Fearsome Foursome defensive line) 28-7, with Starr riddling them for 17 complete passes in 23 tries for 222 yards.
These were two great quarterbacks in the era when quarterbacks really were trusted more on the field, but the evidence says Bart Starr was better.
By the way, for those who might be wondering: Tom Brady's postseason completion percentage is only 2.2 higher than Starr . . . but Brady has a slightly higher interception percentage and a slightly lower yards per pass average. Starr's postseason yards per pass completion average (13.5) is also higher than Brady's. (11.1) Even allowing the changes in the NFL's postseason and the length of Brady's career, that's quite a difference.
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This just in:
Bill Buckner dies at 69 after battling dementia (http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26832836/bill-buckner-dies-69-battling-dementia)
Buckner, who was hammered mercilessly over the Mookie Wilson grounder that skipped between his legs to end Game Six of the 1986 World Series. Lewy Body Dementia. (The same illness that killed one of my mother's cousins a couple of years ago.)
A good man and a good player who suffered for his manager's lapse (Buckner should have been removed for defense for the bottom of the tenth) but who eventually developed a fine sense of humour about it: when he visited Shea Stadium years later, he spotted Wilson (then a Mets coach) on the field and hollered, "Mookie, what do you say you hit me some grounders?"
RIP.
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@EasyAce
Thank you for the stats, history lesson and your insight on Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas. :beer:
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Rest in peace, Mr. Buckner. The late Robin Williams is said to have had LBD too. Tragic.
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My father, who died at age 69, had Lewy Body dementia, as well. It's awful to see someone die at such a relatively young age.
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@EasyAce
@Applewood
It didn't hurt Unitas that the held the record for most touchdown passes in a season, until Dan Marino broke it.
in a 12 game season, he had to have better than 4 a game.
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As a Cubs fan he was very well liked in Cubbyland.
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Niki Lauda
Open-wheel racer dies at 70
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Lauda was an Austrian race car driver who rose to fame in the early 1970s on the Formula One circuit. His rivalry with James Hunt, the flashy contender prone to spectacular crashes, culminated in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix that left Lauda with severe burns and scars that remained the rest of his life. Lauda successfully came back from those injuries to continue his racing career into the mid-1980s, eventually winning three world championships overall. The rivalry between Lauda and Hunt was documented in the 2013 film Rush.
Obituary from Fox Sports (https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/niki-lauda-dead-dies-death-f1-news-age-how-statement-latest/news-story/a4f55a1d150aea2cd4b22913ca7930fe)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_Lauda)
I watched the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.
A lot of people with red hats on.
The hats had "NIKI" in white letters on them.
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Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) dies at 81
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Cochran served in the U.S. Senate from 1978 until his retirement in 2018, and before that six years in the House of Representatives, winning election in 1972 thanks to redistricting and the Nixon landslide and in 1978 from a split in the Democratic vote.
Focusing mainly on local issues during his four-decade tenure, Cochran earned the nickname "King of Pork" for his position on the Appropriations Committee. He seldom took prominent stands on national issues, a factor in his being challenged by Chris McDaniel in a narrow and bitter primary in 2014.
Obituary from the Jackson Clarion-Ledger (https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/30/thad-cochran-dies-mississippi-senator-remembered-service/1285123001/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thad_Cochran)
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https://apnews.com/31eaed8011d143469fec6feb38072d54
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who served 45 years in Washington and used seniority to steer billions of dollars to his home state of Mississippi, has died. He was 81.
more at link...
Nice hit AP. They could have started...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who represented Mississippi in Congress for 45 years, has died. He was 81.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who became the first Republican to represent Mississippi in the Senate since Reconstruction, has died. He was 81.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, one of the most respected member of the United States Senate by both parties, has died. He was 81.
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Leon Redbone
Singer/guitarist dies at 127—er, 69
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The unabashedly anachronistic singer was discovered by Bob Dylan in the early 1970s and made his name playing old-time music from the ragtime and vaudeville eras. His eccentric character and notorious secrecy about his personal life led to widespread speculation that he was a fictional character played by some other more famous entertainer, though this was never proven.
Obituary from Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/leon-redbone-ragtime-singer-dead-842205/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Redbone)
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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Very sad to hear the news on the passing of my friend, Senator Thad Cochran. He was a real Senator with incredible values - even flew back to Senate from Mississippi for important Healthcare Vote when he was desperately ill. Thad never let our Country (or me) down!
Chuck Schumer @SenSchumerThad Cochran was one of the most personally decent, nicest people I’ve met in my career in the Senate. He will be missed.
Sen Dianne Feinstein @SenFeinsteinSaddened to hear of Senator Thad Cochran’s passing. I had the pleasure of serving with him on the Senate Appropriations Committee for many years. He was a true gentleman. My thoughts are with his family and the people of Mississippi.
Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbinThad Cochran was a Mississippi gentleman and a valuable colleague & friend. Over the years, he quietly became a committed friend & supporter of DC Children’s Hospital. Helping DC children & families carried no political dividend but was the sort of kindness that defined Thad.
Senator Roger Wicker @SenatorWickerThad Cochran was a giant in the United States Senate and one of the greatest champions Mississippi has ever known. My wife, Gayle, and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the Cochran family at this time.
Ronna McDaniel @GOPChairwomanFor over 45 years, Senator Thad Cochran represented the people of Mississippi in Congress with honor.
We remember his life and thank him for his service to our nation.
Rest in Peace, Senator Cochran.
Leader McConnell @senatemajldrMy statement regarding the passing of my friend and former colleague, Senator Thad Cochran.
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Sen. Susan Collins @SenatorCollinsSenator Thad Cochran was a gentleman, a scholar, & a wonderful friend. From his enlistment in the Navy to his decades as Mississippi’s Senator, he served his country & his state well. My condolences to his wife Kay & to his children & to the people of the state he so loved.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith @SenHydeSmithMississippi has suffered a tremendous loss today. Senator Thad Cochran was an incredible leader and a most respected member of the United States Senate. Mississippi is a better place because of his leadership that was guided by wisdom and faith.
Amy Klobuchar @amyklobucharThad was civil to everyone regardless of party. Prayers for his family today.
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Merging with Obituaries thread, as story already was posted there.
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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrumpChuck Schumer @SenSchumerSen Dianne Feinstein @SenFeinsteinSenator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbinSenator Roger Wicker @SenatorWickerRonna McDaniel @GOPChairwomanLeader McConnell @senatemajldrSen. Susan Collins @SenatorCollinsU.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith @SenHydeSmithAmy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D70srocW4AEBX94.jpg)
@Once-Ler
Did anyone worth a damn have anything nice to say about him?
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Saw Leon Redbone perform at a free concert at some dinky festival years ago. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea -- a bit quirky -- but I liked him.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGUW0uAwDyw#)
Rest in peace, Mr. Redbone.
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@Once-Ler
Did anyone worth a damn have anything nice to say about him?
I thought you were a Trumpbot. Did you read my post?
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Redbone - My Walking Stick (1975) HQ
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https://apnews.com/31eaed8011d143469fec6feb38072d54more at link...
Nice hit AP. They could have started...
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Well, I thought the job of a US Senator was to represent his State's interests in DC. Apparently, he did one heckuva job...
(Wonder if they treated Byrd the same way.)
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Saw Leon Redbone perform at a free concert at some dinky festival years ago. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea -- a bit quirky -- but I liked him.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGUW0uAwDyw#)
Rest in peace, Mr. Redbone.
He was great in 'Oh Brother, Where art Thou'. Sorry to see him go.
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Roky Erickson
Cult musician dies at 71
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Erickson began his musical career as a member of The 13th Floor Elevators, very nearly sharing the stage with Janis Joplin before she instead decided to go to San Francisco. Even without Joplin, the Texas-based Elevators had some modest success and helped develop the sound that came to be known as psychedelic rock, most famously with the marginal hit "You're Gonna Miss Me," which remains his signature song.
The Elevators were notorious for their open use of copious amounts of numerous illegal drugs, which ultimately took a major toll on Erickson's mental health, and he was institutionalized for three years for schizophrenic episodes that largely went ineffectively treated until the 21st century. After his release, he continued to perform through the 1970s before he developed writer's block in the 1980s. He returned to music in the 1990s, having developed a cult following both among established musicians and (because of his schizophrenia) the "outsider music" community.
Obituary from Variety (https://variety.com/2019/music/news/roky-erickson-legendary-psychedelic-musician-dies-at-71-1203230465/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roky_Erickson)
"You're Gonna Miss Me" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OytJYBfwUk#)
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My two favourite cuts by the 13th Floor Elevators:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16oWtEdC4No#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw--pywH9Wk#)
RIP Roky Erickson
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Frank Lucas: Man who inspired American Gangster dies aged 88
Frank Lucas, the notorious Harlem drug lord whose life inspired the 2007 film American Gangster, has died.
Born in North Carolina in 1930, he moved to New York where he became a prolific heroin trafficker throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1976 he was sentenced to decades in prison, but later provided evidence to police and was freed after five years.
A family member told US media he died from natural causes, aged 88, on Thursday in New Jersey.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48482067 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48482067)
Frank Lucas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lucas_(drug_dealer))
American Gangster movie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gangster_(film))
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Frank Lucas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lucas_(drug_dealer))
American Gangster movie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gangster_(film))
@TomSea
They must have used the wrong photo because we all KNOW it was dat ole debbil,de white mans what dun got de black mans a-dicted.
I am sure that any drugs that old black man was caught with were drugs he had seized from some ebil white mans dealer in an effort to keep drugs out of the black community.
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Obituaries
James Ketchum, who conducted mind-altering experiments on soldiers, dies at 87
By Harrison Smith
June 4 at 10:28 PM
James S. Ketchum, an Army psychiatrist who studied the effects of LSD and other hallucinogenic drugs on American soldiers, overseeing classified Cold War-era experiments that spurred a debate on medical ethics, died May 27 at his home in Peoria, Ariz. He was 87.
His wife, Judy Ketchum, said she did not know the cause.
As American scientists raced to develop new missile systems in the 1960s, vying to outpace the Soviet Union in battlefield advances, Dr. Ketchum stood on the front lines of a parallel effort to modernize — some said civilize — human warfare.
Read more at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-ketchum-who-conducted-mind-altering-experiments-on-soldiers-dies-at-87/2019/06/04/7b5ad322-86cc-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-ketchum-who-conducted-mind-altering-experiments-on-soldiers-dies-at-87/2019/06/04/7b5ad322-86cc-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html)
More if one runs into the WaPo paywall, there is this article among many others: http://www.oneworldmedia.us/news/james-ketchum-who-conducted-lsd-experiments-on-soldiers-dies-at-87/ (http://www.oneworldmedia.us/news/james-ketchum-who-conducted-lsd-experiments-on-soldiers-dies-at-87/)
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_S._Ketchum)
It sounds sinister today to speak about this. I have no idea if back in the day, it could have been seen as a "noble cause" per the first article.
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More if one runs into the WaPo paywall, there is this article among many others: http://www.oneworldmedia.us/news/james-ketchum-who-conducted-lsd-experiments-on-soldiers-dies-at-87/ (http://www.oneworldmedia.us/news/james-ketchum-who-conducted-lsd-experiments-on-soldiers-dies-at-87/)
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_S._Ketchum)
It sounds sinister today to speak about this. I have no idea if back in the day, it could have been seen as a "noble cause" per the first article.
@TomSea
I sort of vaguely remember people talking about this in the 70's and claiming there was never any shortage of Acid Test volunteers. IIRC,Timothy Leary had a US Goobermint research grant at the college where he taught to research the various uses of LSD.
Unfortunately for LSD and the people that could have benefited from it,the military had a different focus than mental health care,and not all the subjects were volunteers,and it seems the researchers might not have been as careful about dosage size as they could have/should have been.
AND......,since the government wanted to weaponize it,that meant it could not also be used as a mental health tool. After all,you can't have it as both a tool to help Americans and a tool to destroy the minds of our enemies,can you? Hard to get financing and hard to keep people from talking about it if you try.
I freely admit that my taking LSD and similar mind-altering drugs in the 70's gave me insights into things that were bothering me on a sub-conscious level that I didn't even know were the cause of many of my physical reactions like anger and violence. It came as a shock to be to be tripping and sitting in a bar,and then watching someone else act out in anger,and be able to see myself in them. Most importantly,I remembered how foolish and senseless that other person had been once I came down and was back to normal,and recognizing that you HAVE a problem and now know the SOURCE of the problem is key to eliminating it as a problem.
I also freely admit I was more than a little suicidal back then,and taking LSD and similar drugs are the only reason I am alive today. You can't beat something unless you can understand it and how it affects you.
The media played their part in demonizing drugs like LSD and "magic mushrooms" by publicizing stories of mass murders supposedly done under the influence of mind-altering drugs,but I suspect in most cases it was alcohol and not LSD. The truth is there were reasons hippies became known as being passive and non-violent,and those reasons were related to their drug use.
Then again,the hippies knew they were taking mind-altering drugs,and unlike the "test monkey soldiers" that had scientists trying to convince them they were insane and violent,the hippies had people keeping them mellow.
To this very day I think there should be mandatory hard time in prison given to anyone who gives anyone else any sort of mind-altering drug without their permission.
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Dr. John
Louisiana funk musician dies at 77
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M. John Rebbenack, who had been an accomplished session musician since the late 1950s, eventually rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a headline act with a cult following. His New Orleans funk rock styling was distinctive, as was his vocal styling. His best-known songs were "Right Place Wrong Time" (his lone top-40 hit) and "My Opinionation," the theme song to the hit teen sitcom Blossom. Rebbenack died of a heart attack June 6.
Obituary from the New Orleans Advocate (https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_a962e500-8877-11e9-991d-2f4782c02ae0.html/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4RainY-lY#)
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Dr. John
Louisiana funk musician dies at 77
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Oh, no! One of my favorites. I saw him with White Trash many years ago.
A tribute to Dr. John:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z3YmwlSHI8#)
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Coincidentally, I saw Dr. John perform at the same festival where I saw Leon Redbone (see my comment following Mr. Redbone's obit). The festival itself was awful, but the free concerts were really good. Dr. John was just so cool.
Rest in peace, Mr. Rebennack.
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Dr. John
Louisiana funk musician dies at 77
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyMd19sE6U4
This one is my favorite piece with Dr John giving Etta James a little vocal help,not that Etta James ever NEEDED any vocal help from anyone. This one is special. I am guessing they had some history,and there was some smouldering fire working in the background. You could see it in their eyes. You will just never see a live performance by anyone any better than this one. Two old pros,blowing the room away,and that was a tough crowd to impress.
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@sneakypete
Awesome performance. Thanks.
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RIP, Night Tripper . . .
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijZUoSsnRPU#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKn6sUz7O0g#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n3CShvEWWs#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apMbFM3UH0E#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD8npKskEdo#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBPGqC27zqc#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lekQoT485aA#)
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Rest in peace, he was also used often as a reference about rock and roll. Often quoted.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John#Battle_with_addiction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John#Battle_with_addiction)
Became a big time fan, after he appeared several times on Midnight Special.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAtZBE5XXFo#)
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Another one of my favorites by Dr. John is a Louis Jordan tune, called "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't" with BB King.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvC9qpw9JAs&ytbChannel=eddyroxanne#)
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Another one of my favorites by Dr. John is a Louis Jordan tune, called "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't" with BB King.
Yeah, but nothing will ever top the Tom and Jerry version.
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Yeah, but nothing will ever top the Tom and Jerry version.
:laugh:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John#Battle_with_addiction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John#Battle_with_addiction)
Became a big time fan, after he appeared several times on Midnight Special.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAtZBE5XXFo#)
Awesome find. Thanks for the share.
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Body found in home confirmed to be missing Mouseketeer Dennis Day
By Joshua Rhett Miller
June 7, 2019 | 9:48amA body found at the Oregon home of an original member of Disney’s “The Mickey Mouse Club†has been confirmed to be former Mouseketeer Dennis Day, state police and relatives said.
Day, 76, who was among the show’s original cast of child actors in the 1950s, was reported missing in July by his husband, Ernie Caswell, who was hospitalized at the time and suffers from memory loss, the Oregonian reports.
A body was then found in April at Day’s home in Phoenix, Oregon, and state police confirmed Thursday that a medical examiner’s office has identified the remains as the missing man, who “uncharacteristically†left his dog with a friend prior to his disappearance, according to missing persons reports. ...
Full story (https://nypost.com/2019/06/07/body-found-in-home-confirmed-to-be-missing-mousekeeter-dennis-day/)
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Oh, no! One of my favorites. I saw him with White Trash many years ago.
A tribute to Dr. John:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z3YmwlSHI8#)
That makes sense, since the Winter Bros and Mac were from Beaumont.
Later when Johnny Winter started making blues records on the Alligator label, Dr. John was on a few of his songs.
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Body found in home confirmed to be missing Mouseketeer Dennis Day
By Joshua Rhett Miller
June 7, 2019 | 9:48amFull story (https://nypost.com/2019/06/07/body-found-in-home-confirmed-to-be-missing-mousekeeter-dennis-day/)
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Prayers for Dennis Day as well. I do remember I'd watch him on the Jack Benny show.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kVw6Av6_xA#)
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Prayers for Dennis Day as well. I do remember I'd watch him on the Jack Benny show.
Not the same Dennis Day. Not even a relative. Doing our homework is our friend.
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Not the same Dennis Day. Not even a relative. Doing our homework is our friend.
The other Dennis Day passed away in 1988.
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The other Dennis Day passed away in 1988.
Of Lou Gehrig's disease, no less, the poor man.
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Not the same Dennis Day. Not even a relative. Doing our homework is our friend.
Was gonna say: that Dennis Day (a/k/a Gene McNulty) was a little older than that (despite Mr. Benny's protests to the contrary)!
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Was gonna say: that Dennis Day (a/k/a Gene McNulty) was a little older than that (despite Mr. Benny's protests to the contrary)!
Well, if Jack Benny could be 39 years old for about the last 49 years of his life, why couldn't the first Dennis Day be a naive late-teenage mama's boy for the middle thirty years of his life? wink777
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The other day, that former Arkansas woman Senator was found dead, I'm just haring about this.
Another Former Republican State Senator Found Shot Dead at Home Former Oklahoma state Sen. Jonathan Nichols found dead with gunshot wound By: Jay Greenberg |@NeonNettle on 7th June 2019
A second former Republican state senator has been found dead at home from a gunshot within a span of two days. 53-year-old Former Oklahoma GOP state Sen. Jonathan Nichols was found dead inside his home in Norman on Wednesday night from an apparent gunshot wound, according to police. Investigators are working with the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the exact cause and manner of death.
READ MORE: https://neonnettle.com/news/7735-another-former-republican-state-senator-found-shot-dead-at-home
© Neon Nettle
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Acclaimed 'Star Trek' artist Keith Birdsong dies
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Oklahoma artist Keith Birdsong, whose realistic likenesses of “Star Trek†actors made him one of the world’s most in-demand Trek illustrators, died Tuesday. He was 59.
Birdsong was born July 14, 1959, in Muskogee, where he spent much of his childhood. He had a residence in Tulsa at the time of his death.
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Birdsong’s body of work includes hundreds of illustrations linked to the “Star Trek†franchise, including posters, book covers and collector plates. But he also was hired to provide likenesses of Elvis Presley and others for the U.S. Postal service. Some of his works are in the Smithsonian Institution, including a likeness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
https://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/acclaimed-star-trek-artist-keith-birdsong-dies/article_54434878-5585-5a8a-91e9-91ec8870a1e5.html (https://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/acclaimed-star-trek-artist-keith-birdsong-dies/article_54434878-5585-5a8a-91e9-91ec8870a1e5.html)
He was way too young.
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Tony Rodham
Hillary Clinton's younger brother dies at 64
A college dropout and lifelong grunt, Rodham held jobs such as process server, repo man, private investigator and political operative. Largely surviving on political incest and nepotism, her sister Hillary married Bill Clinton while he married the daughter of senator Barbara Boxer; he benefited largely from cronyism and favors from his well-connected family members.
No cause of death was stated.
Obituary from CBS News (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-rodham-died-hillary-clintons-youngest-brother-dead-cause-of-death-unknown-2019-06-08/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Rodham)
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Tony Rodham
Hillary Clinton's younger brother dies at 64
A college dropout and lifelong grunt, Rodham held jobs such as process server, repo man, private investigator and political operative. Largely surviving on political incest and nepotism, her sister Hillary married Bill Clinton while he married the daughter of senator Barbara Boxer; he benefited largely from cronyism and favors from his well-connected family members.
No cause of death was stated.
Poor guy. A younger sibling should out live their olders. May Hillary pass away soon to make up for his passing so early. Hell is waiting for her
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W.E.B. Griffin
I went back to February, he passed on Feb. 12, 2019, I saw no mention of this, this fellow was a fairly prolific writer of ? military and police novels? I know I have one of his books, "Close Combat" which isn't suppose to be one of his best. I saw a picture of him with Gingrich too.
W.E.B. Griffith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._B._Griffin)
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It appears his series on the Marine Corps was well-received.
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It's a bit strange that this one got my us, this is when one of the obits touched on Ballantine books. Maybe someone posted it about a week after.
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W.E.B. Griffin
I went back to February, he passed on Feb. 12, 2019, I saw no mention of this, this fellow was a fairly prolific writer of ? military and police novels? I know I have one of his books, "Close Combat" which isn't suppose to be one of his best. I saw a picture of him with Gingrich too.
W.E.B. Griffith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._B._Griffin)
(http://www.webgriffin.com/images/Books/HonorBound/BloodAndHonor240.jpg)
It appears his series on the Marine Corps was well-received.
(http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388187675l/1052648.jpg)
It's a bit strange that this one got my us, this is when one of the obits touched on Ballantine books. Maybe someone posted it about a week after.
@TomSea
NOBODY wrote better novels about the military than WEB Griffin. His books about the US Army that start before WW-2 and go though to the Muddle East were so well thought-of that he was made an honorary member of the Special Operations Association. At least some of his characters are composite characters of real men that served.
His series about the USMC (The Corps) that began in pre-WW-2 China is a must-read series,too.
I honestly think I have read every book he has ever written,and was prepared to buy more.
He ranks right up there with Louis L'Amour as a writer,and I don't give praise higher than that.
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Pat Bowlen
Owner of the Denver Broncos dies at 75
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Bowlen, born into wealth through his father's oil company, owned the Denver Broncos from 1984 until his death. During his tenure his Broncos appeared in seven Super Bowls, three of them wins, and was one of the winningest teams in the NFL during that span. He is credited with nurturing a family atmosphere, maintaining close ties with Broncos alumni, including selling a portion of the team to his longtime starting quarterback John Elway after Elway's retirement.
Bowlen had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for approximately nine years prior to his death at age 75 on June 13. He died a month before he was to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. An estate fight is expected, as Bowlen was unsure of which of his children would want to inherit the team, and two of them (both daughters) have stepped forward; in the meantime, the team will be held in trust by Elway and CEO Joe Ellis.
Obituary from the Denver Post (https://www.denverpost.com/2019/06/14/pat-bowlen-dies/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Bowlen)
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Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96
Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli has died aged 96, Italian media report.
The Florence native directed stars including Elizabeth Taylor in the 1967 film Taming of the Shrew and Dame Judi Dench on stage in Romeo and Juliet.
Italian media said Zeffirelli died after a long illness which had grown worse in recent months.
The two-time Oscar nominee also served in the Italian senate for two terms as a member of Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48648278 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48648278)
bio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Zeffirelli)
Directed The Champ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Champ_(1979_film)) with John Voight. I think I saw it and liked it but I don't remember a lot about it now. Also, directed "Taming of the Shrew" and "Romeo and Juliet"(1968) and "Jesus of Nazareth" per link.
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bio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Zeffirelli)
Directed The Champ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Champ_(1979_film)) with John Voight. I think I saw it and liked it but I don't remember a lot about it now. Also, directed "Taming of the Shrew" and "Romeo and Juliet"(1968) and "Jesus of Nazareth" per link.
I saw Romeo and Juliet as a teenager. For us kids it was the in movie to see at the time. Leonard Whiting (Romeo) was a hunk and the girls went crazy over him. The film itself was ok -- more of a modern retelling of the story, which didn't go over well with purists. The film did win a few awards.
Rest in peace, Mr. Zefferelli
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Fashion icon Gloria Vanderbilt, the only daughter of a railroad magnate and heiress to industrialist has died at age 95
Gloria Vanderbilt died at age 95, her son Anderson Cooper revealed on Monday. Cooper said he took Vanderbilt to the hospital several weeks earlier, where she learned she had severe stomach cancer.
http://inbox.foxnews.com/t?r=6053&c=616&l=1&ctl=E6C:EBD0A72B6E305F1ECEDF8111EBC210A01CEE7F7F70D81760& (http://inbox.foxnews.com/t?r=6053&c=616&l=1&ctl=E6C:EBD0A72B6E305F1ECEDF8111EBC210A01CEE7F7F70D81760&)
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Didn't realize Miss Vanderbilt was still alive. Had a suit designed by her. Was able to get it for a reasonable price at the now defunct Saks Fifth Avenue location in downtown Pittsburgh during one of the store's clearance sales. Wore that suit to work for many years and received plenty of compliments on it.
Rest in peace, Miss Vanderbilt.
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Didn't realize Miss Vanderbilt was still alive. Had a suit designed by her. Was able to get it for a reasonable price at the now defunct Saks Fifth Avenue location in downtown Pittsburgh during one of the store's clearance sales. Wore that suit to work for many years and received plenty of compliments on it.
Rest in peace, Miss Vanderbilt.
She was an old-school designer for men, back before they all started marching men out on the runways wearing short skirts and bras.
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Mohammed Morsi
Egyptian president and suspected terrorist dies at 67]
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Having spent much of his young adulthood in the United States, Morsi returned to Egypt in 1985, was elected to the Egyptian parliament in 2000 and was elected President of Egypt in 2012. Less than a year later, after having attempted to consolidate his power into a dictatorship, he was deposed in the Arab Spring.
A longtime member of the Muslim Brotherhood with suspected ties to the Palestinian terror group/political party Hamas, Morsi was on trial for international espionage when he died following his collapse in an Egyptian courtroom.
Obituary from the BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48668941)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Morsi)
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That Arab Spring really worked out well. Thanks to Obama. /s
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I saw Romeo and Juliet as a teenager. For us kids it was the in movie to see at the time. Leonard Whiting (Romeo) was a hunk and the girls went crazy over him. The film itself was ok -- more of a modern retelling of the story, which didn't go over well with purists. The film did win a few awards.
Rest in peace, Mr. Zefferelli
We must be in the same age group. At the time it was the movie to see as I recall. It was so entrancing because at the time Olivia was so young and Leonard, as you said was a hunk. Not being a Shakespeare afficianado...the variance didn't even sink into my romantic brain, lol.
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That Arab Spring really worked out well. Thanks to Obama. /s
Wow. Hillary is really covering her tracks...
(For those who just tuned in, Morsi's wife and Huma's mom were reputed to be pals over at the Muslim Sisterhood, a sorts ladies' auxiliary of the Muslim Brotherhood. Yep. That Huma. There are no coincidences.)
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She was an old-school designer for men, back before they all started marching men out on the runways wearing short skirts and bras.
@Cyber Liberty
If that is true,she sure missed the train with her boy.
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@Cyber Liberty
If that is true,she sure missed the train with her boy.
Happens all the time. :shrug:
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It is my sad duty to report TBR has lost one of our Members. 8888crybaby
Machiavelli has passed, and has joined his beloved wife Estelle. May he finally find relief to the pain her passing has left behind.
Godspeed, @Machiavelli. The Staff, Management and Members of The Briefing Room will miss you greatly.
https://www.facebook.com/kenw3 (https://www.facebook.com/kenw3)
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It is my sad duty to report TBR has lost one of our Members. 8888crybaby
Machiavelli has passed, and has joined his beloved wife Estelle. May he finally find relief to the pain her passing has left behind.
Godspeed, @Machiavelli. The Staff, Management and Members of The Briefing Room will miss you greatly.
https://www.facebook.com/kenw3 (https://www.facebook.com/kenw3)
@Cyber Liberty
I had no idea he was even sick.
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@Cyber Liberty
I had no idea he was even sick.
@sneakypete
Me neither. I did know his heart was broken when God called Estelle home.
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Rest in peace, in my thoughts and prayers. Evening Star at tos and being discussed as well. A very personable and helpful individual.
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Rest in peace, in my thoughts and prayers. Evening Star at tos and being discussed as well. A very personable and helpful individual.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3758226/posts (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3758226/posts)
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@sneakypete
Me neither. I did know his heart was broken when God called Estelle home.
Sadly, this happens often, particularly when a couple has been together for years. Just so hard for one to go on when his or her mate is called home.
Rest in peace Machiavelli. May you and your beloved Estelle be happy together for eternity.
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It is my sad duty to report TBR has lost one of our Members. 8888crybaby
Machiavelli has passed, and has joined his beloved wife Estelle. May he finally find relief to the pain her passing has left behind.
Godspeed, @Machiavelli. The Staff, Management and Members of The Briefing Room will miss you greatly.
https://www.facebook.com/kenw3 (https://www.facebook.com/kenw3)
This is sad news.
I really enjoyed his interactions with us here.
He will be sorely missed, for sure.
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I hate that. He was a good guy.
May we all be remembered as fondly as he his.
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It is my sad duty to report TBR has lost one of our Members. 8888crybaby
Machiavelli has passed, and has joined his beloved wife Estelle. May he finally find relief to the pain her passing has left behind.
Godspeed, @Machiavelli. The Staff, Management and Members of The Briefing Room will miss you greatly.
https://www.facebook.com/kenw3 (https://www.facebook.com/kenw3)
:amen:
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Elliot Roberts, who managed Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, dies at 76
Veteran music executive and talent manager Elliot Roberts, who shepherded the careers of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and numerous others for more than half a century, died Friday, a longtime associate confirmed to The Times. He was 76.
A cause of death was not immediately known.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-elliot-roberts-obituary-manager-neil-young-20190621-story.html (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-elliot-roberts-obituary-manager-neil-young-20190621-story.html)
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Dave Bartholomew
Prolific songwriter from the New Orleans music scene dies at 100
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Bartholomew's breakthrough in the music industry came in the early 1950s, when he wrote many of Fats Domino's early hits (including "Ain't That a Shame" and "I'm Walkin'"), produced several of his other hits, and provided his backing band. Among some of his other hits outside of working with Domino are "I Hear You Knocking," made a hit by Dave Edmunds in the early 1970s, and "My Ding-a-Ling," which later became Chuck Berry's lone number-one hit.
Obituary from the New Orleans Times-Picayune (https://www.nola.com/entertainment/2019/06/dave-bartholomew-new-orleans-composer-who-helped-create-rock-n-roll-dies-at-100-report.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Bartholomew)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqs5gkyH930#)
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Dave Bartholomew, sure, great song writer... Fats actually made a lot of albums though we know his big hits mostly.
Per Elliot Roberts:
Neil Young Pens Tribute to Former Manager and "My Best Friend" Elliot Roberts
Ashley Iasimone, Billboard
"We are all heartbroken, but want to share what a great human being Elliot has been," the musician wrote Saturday.
Neil Young has published a heartfelt letter on the loss of his longtime manager, Elliot Roberts, who died Friday morning at the age of 76.
"My friend for over 50 years, Elliot Roberts, has passed away. We are all heartbroken, but want to share what a great human being Elliot has been," the singer-songwriter wrote Saturday of the legendary music manager.
More at: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/neil-young-pens-tribute-manager-elliot-roberts-1220462 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/neil-young-pens-tribute-manager-elliot-roberts-1220462)
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Re. Elliott Roberts; upcoming movied titled "Echo in the Canyon, about that Laurel Canyon era.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/echo_in_the_canyon (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/echo_in_the_canyon)
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Beth Chapman
Wife of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" dies at 51
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The deceased is at right.
Chapman, herself a bounty hunter whose husband was Duane Chapman, star of the reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter, died following throat cancer treatment that left her comatose.
Obituary from Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dog-the-bounty-hunter-star-beth-chapman-dead-at-51)
Wikipedia: Dog the Bounty Hunter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_the_Bounty_Hunter)
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Cancer is a b***h.
Peace to het family
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It is my sad duty to report TBR has lost one of our Members. 8888crybaby
Machiavelli has passed, and has joined his beloved wife Estelle. May he finally find relief to the pain her passing has left behind.
Godspeed, @Machiavelli. The Staff, Management and Members of The Briefing Room will miss you greatly.
https://www.facebook.com/kenw3 (https://www.facebook.com/kenw3)
Oh, what horrible news to come back to!
May God rest his sweet soul!
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Beth Chapman
Wife of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" dies at 51
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The deceased is at right.
Chapman, herself a bounty hunter whose husband was Duane Chapman, star of the reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter, died following throat cancer treatment that left her comatose.
Obituary from Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dog-the-bounty-hunter-star-beth-chapman-dead-at-51)
Wikipedia: Dog the Bounty Hunter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_the_Bounty_Hunter)
Sad. They seemed like they were good for one another.
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Billy Drago, Actor in 'The Untouchables,' Dies at 73
Ryan Parker MOVIES
4:18 PM PDT 6/26/2019 by
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Billy Drago in 'The Untouchables' (1985)
His career spanned four decades and he appeared in over 100 films, including Clint Eastwood's classic 1985 Western, 'Pale Rider.'
Billy Drago, best known for his work playing Al Capone's top henchman in The Untouchables, died Monday in Los Angeles, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 73.
Drago appeared in numerous films and TV shows over the years, including X-Files and Charmed, but he was most recognized for portraying real-life mobster Frank Nitti (always wearing a white suit) in the Brian De Palma 1987 classic.
At the time, THR's review of The Untouchables noted, "Also deserving praise on the bad guy's side is Billy Drago as the psycho, trigger-happy Frank Nitti — his mean and vicious glint is razor sharp." The character had a memorable rooftop demise at the hands of Eliot Ness, who was played by Kevin Costner.
Read more at: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/untouchables-actor-bill-drago-dies-at-73-1221296 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/untouchables-actor-bill-drago-dies-at-73-1221296)
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Max Wright
Actor best known for his role on ALF dies at 75
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Wright is the tallest person in this screenshot.
Wright broke onto Broadway in 1968 and, transitioning to screen work in the early 1970s, found work as a bit actor in films and television series in the mid-70s to the mid-80s before landing what would be his signature role, that of patriarch Willie Tanner, on the family sitcom ALF. Wright would quickly grow to hate the role (as did many of his castmates, who found ALF's owner Paul Fusco extremely difficult to work with), which later factored into the show's ending.
Wright had been retired from acting since 2005. He died of lymphoma June 26.
Obituary from the Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/max-wright-dead-alf-dad-tony-nominated-actor-was-75-1221314)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Wright)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942642/)
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One of the best lines in the Untouchables.....
"Where's Nitti?"
"He's in the car."
Drago's acting was so good that I was horrified with myself that I was THRILLED when he went off that roof!
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Of course, the Untouchables TV show didn't have Drago but I think it had the Nitti character.
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On to other news, Rest In Peace, Justin Raimondo has passed away.
He ran that "anti-war" website that I check fairly frequently for news articles, they'd assemble a lot of news to be aware of. I can't say I agree with a lot of their editorial views but if they are respectable and I think they were to others, I respect that.
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Obit: https://original.antiwar.com/Antiwar_Staff/2019/06/27/justin-raimondo-rip-1951-2019/
That website, "Salon", see, they are just pretty nasty spirited. Then, let's say you have a website and magazine called "New Republic", though, liberal, they don't seem to be a bunch of mean-spirited jerks like some are.
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More on Justin Raimondo, I didn't know that part about being a "gay activist"; it made me wonder, hmmm, but guess what? The National Review just came out with a tribute to him!
Justin Raimondo, RIP
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
June 28, 2019 9:56 AM
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Justin Raimondo (WIkimedia)
Justin Raimondo died yesterday at age 67 after struggling with cancer. His obituary is a must read just for the eye-popping detail about his boyhood confrontation with a Communist psychotherapist. Raimondo was a young radical libertarian, a gay-liberation activist, and an indefatigable support of Pat Buchanan’s presidential campaigns. Yes, you read that right. His two great passions were preserving the memory of the pre–World War II American right, and his activist news portal, Antiwar.com, which has opposed every U.S. war and military intervention since its founding in 1995.
Raimondo could be a dogged nuisance to anyone he disagreed with. He was absolutely unbearable to Jonah Goldberg. Like his political idol, the radical libertarian Murray Rothbard, Raimondo always had some new cockamamie left–right alliance against the respectable people in mind. He did not care about the reputation of his allies, or his own reputation. He was proud to be a “deplorable†long before Clinton injected that phrase into our consciousness. In his hatred of the “war party†he would embrace conspiracy theories and indulge any number of kooks. He was irresponsible and he frequently exhibited bad judgement. He could also be extraordinarily sweet.
And I couldn’t help but love him. From roughly 2002 to 2006, I would refresh his website at midnight three nights a week waiting for his link-filled columns on the Iraq War. He gave me a thorough-but-wildly-biased introduction to the history of the American Right. One that got me interested in Alcove 1 on one side, or Albert Jay Nock on the other. In those columns he introduced me to America’s Californian poet Robinson Jeffers, who was something like an environmentalist, an isolationist, and a misanthrope. An acquired taste for sure, but for that alone I’m eternally grateful. Maybe it’s an odd thing, but it was this radical gay libertarian who led me, column by column, to the Russell Kirks, Whitaker Chambers, Irving Kristols. I learned to hate Woodrow Wilson from Justin. Being entertained, appalled, and darkly thrilled by his columns set me on the road to becoming a journalist, to taking ideas seriously. We are not alike at all, and yet I owe him so much. I will always retain his libertarian-flavored hatred of war, which grows government, is destructive of our liberties, and tears families apart. An unjust war is organized mass murder. Period.
Read more at: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/justin-raimondo-rip/ (https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/justin-raimondo-rip/)
BTW, if he was a big Buchanan supporter and Pat has any follow up, I'll post that too. Justin seemed like an alright guy per many of his ventures and opinions. Be civil, that's good enough.
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Justin Raimondo reminds us, how ineffective a third Party Kook is typically.
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Justin Raimondo reminds us, how ineffective a third Party Kook is typically.
Or just ahead of his time? Is this in reference to Buchanan? If so...
Trump Is Pat Buchanan With Better Timing
September/October 2016
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https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/donald-trump-pat-buchanan-republican-america-first-nativist-214221 (https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/donald-trump-pat-buchanan-republican-america-first-nativist-214221)
A lot of people would say Trump, the non-interventionist, populist angle, attitudes of being cautious of demographic change in America, immigration is similar to what Buchanan said... and I'm sure in the final analysis, someone said that before Buchanan.
If someone hasn't heard or seen the parallels with what Trump says to what Buchanan was saying, I don't know what to say. It's been talked of quite a bit.
Sometimes trailblazers set the trail and someone later is able to make more out of it.
@truth_seeker
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I will always retain his libertarian-flavored hatred of war, which grows government, is destructive of our liberties, and tears families apart. An unjust war is organized mass murder. Period.
@TomSea
Words that should be carved in stone everywhere,along with the words "There is never anything MORE necessary than a necessary war."
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Lou Alvarez
9/11 first responder dies at 53
Days before he died, Alvarez, a bomb-squad detective with the NYPD before being diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016, testified in front of Congress along with former television host Jon Stewart, demanding a renewal of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
Obituary from Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/us/hero-9-11-first-responder-dies-53-congress-jon-stewart)
Out of respect for the dead... my opinions on Alvarez's behavior and associations in his last days, I'll keep to myself.
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"69 rounds of Chemo"
YIKES! One thing nobody can ever call him is a quitter! He was a tough man by anyone's standards.
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"69 rounds of Chemo"
YIKES! One thing nobody can ever call him is a quitter! He was a tough man by anyone's standards.
I can't begin to imagine that level of suffering, @sneakypete. :crying:
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I can't begin to imagine that level of suffering, @sneakypete. :crying:
@Cyber Liberty
I doubt anyone can that understands what it means. Our minds protect us from things like that.
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I can't begin to imagine that level of suffering, @sneakypete. :crying:
You know though. Sometimes you just have to say WTF? Is this really worth it. Let me die in effing peace.
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You know though. Sometimes you just have to say WTF? Is this really worth it. Let me die in effing peace.
@The Ghost
It all depends on your age,your general health otherwise,and the likelihood of a cure. At 18 it makes sense to put up with whatever you have to put up with if there is a virtual guarantee you will come out the other side healed.
At 80 it doesn't because there is no such thing as "quality of life" for most people that age. They mostly spend all day sitting around waiting to die.
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@The Ghost
It all depends on your age,your general health otherwise,and the likelihood of a cure. At 18 it makes sense to put up with whatever you have to put up with if there is a virtual guarantee you will come out the other side healed.
At 80 it doesn't because there is no such thing as "quality of life" for most people that age. They mostly spend all day sitting around waiting to die.
As you say, in your 80's you have a rich treasure of memories, while the young do not. The aged are far too dignified to be playing for such low stakes, the young don't care. That's why we refuse to give up and fight the beasts when we get to be codgers.
Never give up, @sneakypete. Never give in. Never let the bastards get you down.
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As you say, in your 80's you have a rich treasure of memories, while the young do not. The aged are far too dignified to be playing for such low stakes, the young don't care. That's why we refuse to give up and fight the beasts when we get to be codgers.
Never give up, @sneakypete. Never give in. Never let the bastards get you down.
@Cyber Liberty
The only person that ever gets me down is me. Indian/Scots-Irish blood makes me moody at times.
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Jerry Carrigan, drummer who worked with Elvis, George Jones, Joan Baez, dead at age 75
Matthew Leimkuehler, Nashville Tennessean Published 9:16 p.m. ET June 25, 2019
Jerry Carrigan, a celebrated session drummer heard on famed recordings from Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings and Kenny Rogers, died last week, according to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. He was 75.
Raised on Fats Domino and Little Richard, Carrigan began his Music City career at age 13, cutting a Nashville session with Little Joe Allen and the Off Beats.
A native of Florence, Alabama, Carrigan spent spent his early adult years at the notable FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he crafted a technique on sessions with early FAME breakouts Arthur Alexander and Jimmy Hughes.
Read more at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/06/25/jerry-carrigan-celebrated-nashville-session-drummer-dead-age-75-elvis-presley/1566636001/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/06/25/jerry-carrigan-celebrated-nashville-session-drummer-dead-age-75-elvis-presley/1566636001/)
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Tyler Skaggs
Los Angeles Angels pitcher dies at 27
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Skaggs, a pitcher who was in the starting rotation for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, was found dead in his hotel room prior to a game between the Angels and Texas Rangers. No cause of death has been given.
Obituary from ESPN (https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27099081/angels-pitcher-tyler-skaggs-27-dies-texas)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Skaggs)
Career stats (https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=skaggs001tyl)
CC: @EasyAce
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Tyler Skaggs
Los Angeles Angels pitcher dies at 27
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Skaggs, a pitcher who was in the starting rotation for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, was found dead in his hotel room prior to a game between the Angels and Texas Rangers. No cause of death has been given.
He was obviously in good health. Must have been something like an aneurysm that can't be predicted.
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He was obviously in good health. Must have been something like an aneurysm that can't be predicted.
@sneakypete
I would believe you will turn out to be correct.
Police ruled out suicide, pretty much immediately, which seems logical.
Also, no signs of foul play.
From all accounts I've read he seemed like a good guy, newly married, an upstanding young man, someone looking forward to his life and his career.
Sad when the young go.....so young.
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@sneakypete
I would believe you will turn out to be correct.
Police ruled out suicide, pretty much immediately, which seems logical.
Also, no signs of foul play.
From all accounts I've read he seemed like a good guy, newly married, an upstanding young man, someone looking forward to his life and his career.
Sad when the young go.....so young.
@GrouchoTex
The ONLY positive thing that can ever come out of something like this is to remind young people of just have valuable and unpredictable live and death are,and to learn to appreciate and love life.
Truth to tell,people of all ages need to be reminded of this occasionally.
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@GrouchoTex
The ONLY positive thing that can ever come out of something like this is to remind young people of just have valuable and unpredictable live and death are,and to learn to appreciate and love life.
Truth to tell,people of all ages need to be reminded of this occasionally.
Truer words, my friend, truer words.....
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@GrouchoTex
The ONLY positive thing that can ever come out of something like this is to remind young people of just have valuable and unpredictable live and death are,and to learn to appreciate and love life.
Truth to tell,people of all ages need to be reminded of this occasionally.
Many years ago I worked for Dow Chemical Company and everyone had a sticker on their hard hat that read "Life is Fragile! Handle with Care!"
Might be a good time to get that more widely spread around.
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Lee Iacocca
Auto industry executive who saved Chrysler dies at 94
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Beginning his career at the Ford Motor Company, Lido "Lee" Iacocca, the nephew of a hot dog stand owner, took about 20 years to rise to a level of prominence at Ford but once he got there, left an indelible mark on the company, including the design of the Ford Mustang, the Ford Pinto, the Mercury Marquis and the Mercury Cougar. It was a fatal flaw in the Pinto's design that ultimately led to Iacocca's 1978 firing.
Almost immediately, Chrysler wooed Iacocca to join their company. He quickly secured a government bailout, then, after acquiescing to the feds' demands, introduced the cars that would define Chrysler's style in the 1980s: the K-car and the minivan. Having done sales work for Ford in the 1950s, Iacocca decided to become a public face of the company by appearing in the company's ads with the tagline "If you can find a better car, buy it!" He led Chrysler's takeover of American Motors Corporation primarily to get his hands on the Jeep and, to a lesser extent, the AMC Eagle. He retired in 1992 and, as a result of a failed attempt to take over the company in 1995, was barred from speaking about Chrysler for the rest of the century.
Iacocca was 94.
Obit from the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lee-iacocca-20190702-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Iacocca)
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Well, he didn't save Chrysler all by himself. The taxpayers bailed out the company. Iacocca just made sure the money didn't go down the rabbit hole.
He did take on the unions which, despite Chrysler's impending bankruptcy, still demanded huge wages for the employees.
Rest in peace, Mr. Iacocca.
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Well, he didn't save Chrysler all by himself. The taxpayers bailed out the company. Iacocca just made sure the money didn't go down the rabbit hole.
How very big of him to make sure it didn't go down the rabbit hole after he said, essentially, to American taxpayers, "You're not buying my cars the way I think you should, so I'm going to make you pay for them anyway."
That said, he did give us the Mustang. And he did at least show some stones in those Chrysler ads in which he'd say, "If you can find a better car, buy it."
RIP Mr. Iacocca.
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Arte Johnson, Master of Manic Characters on 'Laugh-In,' Dies at 90
Arte Johnson, the comic best known for the hilarious characters he created for the 1960s NBC smash hit Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, has died. He was 90.
The 5-foot-4 Johnson, a master of ad libs, double-talk and dialects who was content to be a "second banana," died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of heart failure following a three-year battle with bladder and prostate cancer, his family announced.
Johnson cracked up Laugh-In audiences with his portrayal of Wolfgang, a former German storm trooper who muttered "Verry interesting" to the most cracked proposals (or, "Verry interesting … but stupid"). He said he got the idea for the character while watching Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan battle the Nazis in the 1942 movie Desperate Journey.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arte-johnson-dead-laugh-in-star-905754 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arte-johnson-dead-laugh-in-star-905754)
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8888crybaby
Favorite Wolfgang line: "We didn't lose the war. We came in second."
Rest in peace, Mr. Johnson and thank you for the laughs.
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Arte Johnson, Master of Manic Characters on 'Laugh-In,' Dies at 90
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arte-johnson-dead-laugh-in-star-905754 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arte-johnson-dead-laugh-in-star-905754)
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8888crybaby
Favorite Wolfgang line: "We didn't lose the war. We came in second."
Rest in peace, Mr. Johnson and thank you for the laughs.
8888crybaby
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The aged are far too dignified to be playing for such low stakes, the young don't care. That's why we refuse to give up and fight the beasts when we get to be codgers.
Never give up, @sneakypete. Never give in. Never let the bastards get you down.
sneakypipe said: "At 80 it doesn't because there is no such thing as "quality of life" for most people that age. They mostly spend all day sitting around waiting to die."
@sneakypete
@Cyber Liberty
At 84, finished a book. At 85, writing another one, "The New Testament - For Thinkers". Teach a Bible Class, go to casinos and make money. Help other people with the money I win. At 84, Did teach English to Spanish Priest at our church until he was assigned to a church of his own.
I am too busy to die. Am running for Miss America when I am 100.
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Another favorite from Arte Johnson, as the dirty old man with Ruth Buzzi as Gladys:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGtR9t4_nS8#)
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@sneakypete
@Cyber Liberty
At 84, finished a book. At 85, writing another one, "The New Testament - For Thinkers". Teach a Bible Class, go to casinos and make money. Help other people with the money I win. At 84, Did teach English to Spanish Priest at our church until he was assigned to a church of his own.
I am too busy to die. Am running for Miss America when I am 100.
Meanwhile, I'm having the longest "lazy streak" of my life....enjoying retirement too much. :yowsa:
We're starting to get involved with the local GOP in the new berg.....
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Jared Lorenzen
Quarterback better known for his weight problems than his playing ability dies at 38
ny 13
Lorenzen's jersey number with the New York Giants
Lorenzen rose to fame as the starting quarterback of the Kentucky Wildcats college football team. He had a modest career in professional football, with his longest stretch being a four-year run as Eli Manning's backup on the New York Giants, during which he earned a Super Bowl ring for the team's upset of the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. He finished his career in the minor indoor leagues, playing for various teams in Kentucky, earning league MVP honors in 2011 before being forced into retirement due to injury in 2014.
As much as his play drew attention, his unusual weight for a player at the quarterback position was as much of an attention-grabber, as Lorenzen bore more of a resemblance to the offensive and defensive linemen in front of him than a quarterback. At his playing peak, he was 280 pounds and by the end of his career he was over 300. He soon ballooned to over 500 pounds near the end of his life, though he had lost about 100 of that by the time of his death from an acute infection that aggravated his existing heart and kidney issues.
Obituary from WKYT (https://www.wkyt.com/content/sports/Former-Kentucky-quarterback-Jared-Lorenzen-dies-at-38-512184742.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Lorenzen)
NFL stats (http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=LOR479169)
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How very big of him to make sure it didn't go down the rabbit hole after he said, essentially, to American taxpayers, "You're not buying my cars the way I think you should, so I'm going to make you pay for them anyway."
The way I read it... it was more like:
"I came into this company. It's flailing because their cars stink. You give me a loan, I'll give you better cars you'll actually want to buy, and I'll pay off the loan."
And he did.
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The way I read it... it was more like:
"I came into this company. It's flailing because their cars stink. You give me a loan, I'll give you better cars you'll actually want to buy, and I'll pay off the loan."
And he did.
You mean K-Cars?
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Kentucky football legend Jared Lorenzen dies at 38.
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The way I read it... it was more like:
"I came into this company. It's flailing because their cars stink. You give me a loan, I'll give you better cars you'll actually want to buy, and I'll pay off the loan."
And he did.
If you mean the K cars, they did save Chrysler---for a short while. In time they were seen for what they really were: not very good cars at all. Chrysler didn't really start making good cars again until the "cab forward" cars from the late 1990s through the mid-2000s. (I had one, a 2005 Dodge Intrepid. Excellent car.)
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If you mean the K cars, they did save Chrysler---for a short while. In time they were seen for what they really were: not very good cars at all. Chrysler didn't really start making good cars again until the "cab forward" cars from the late 1990s through the mid-2000s. (I had one, a 2005 Dodge Intrepid. Excellent car.)
Not sure I know what "cab forward" means?
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Not sure I know what "cab forward" means?
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That's what I had---but in black with a beige interior. Excellent car to drive and roomy enough for a big galoot like me.
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Jared Lorenzen
Quarterback better known for his weight problems than his playing ability dies at 38
ny 13
Lorenzen's jersey number with the New York Giants
Lorenzen rose to fame as the starting quarterback of the Kentucky Wildcats college football team. He had a modest career in professional football, with his longest stretch being a four-year run as Eli Manning's backup on the New York Giants, during which he earned a Super Bowl ring for the team's upset of the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. He finished his career in the minor indoor leagues, playing for various teams in Kentucky, earning league MVP honors in 2011 before being forced into retirement due to injury in 2014.
As much as his play drew attention, his unusual weight for a player at the quarterback position was as much of an attention-grabber, as Lorenzen bore more of a resemblance to the offensive and defensive linemen in front of him than a quarterback. At his playing peak, he was 280 pounds and by the end of his career he was over 300. He soon ballooned to over 500 pounds near the end of his life, though he had lost about 100 of that by the time of his death from an acute infection that aggravated his existing heart and kidney issues.
Obituary from WKYT (https://www.wkyt.com/content/sports/Former-Kentucky-quarterback-Jared-Lorenzen-dies-at-38-512184742.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Lorenzen)
NFL stats (http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=LOR479169)
Awww man, I remember when he played against UF, surprisingly fleet of foot for his size.
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If you mean the K cars, they did save Chrysler---for a short while. In time they were seen for what they really were: not very good cars at all.
@EasyAce
What they WERE,was exactly what they needed to be. Affordable,economical,and a good buy for the money spent.
IMHO,the one thing that hurt Chrysler more than anything in their history was the team of idiot engineers that came up with the brain fart known as "lean burn". Suddenly,you had slant 6 Valiants and Aspen stationwagons that HAD been getting over 20 MPH,getting 6 MPH and didn't have enough power to get out of the way of a bus. Lots of them running so hot in the thin air and high altitude that they would boil away the water in the radiator.
I was working at a Chrysler dealership out in Denver in 77 and bought a used 1 year old Cordoba (BEAUTIFUL cars! Comfortable,too!) with the 360 engine in it,and the damn thing never got over 8 mpg. We even put it up on the lift in the service department with the engine running at different RPM,and walked around under it looking for gas leaks.
There were customers in their 60's who had never in their lives owned a car that wasn't a Dodge,or buying a new car that didn't come from that dealership swear off ever buying another one.
All this thanks to the Lean Burn,and if you took it off and modified the timing and adjusted the carb,you killed your warranty.
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Awww man, I remember when he played against UF, surprisingly fleet of foot for his size.
@dfwgator
Anybody have any idea why he weighed so much? Was it glandular?
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@dfwgator
Anybody have any idea why he weighed so much? Was it glandular?
He was always on the heavy side (he liked to joke that he came out of the womb at 13 pounds) but it really was the leg injury he sustained at the end of his career that really sent his weight into a (almost literal) death spiral. Football was just about the only thing that was keeping him at a moderately overweight level as opposed to morbidly obese; when he couldn't move or exercise the way he used to, he just piled on the pounds.
He did have quite the appetite, too, from what I understand, though some of that might just be humor on his part.
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@EasyAce
What they WERE,was exactly what they needed to be. Affordable,economical,and a good buy for the money spent.
Except that they turned out not to be. I knew a few people who bought those K cars. More headaches than Bayer has aspirin.
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You mean K-Cars?
Actually, the iconic vehicle of soccer moms everywhere, the minivan.
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Except that they turned out not to be. I knew a few people who bought those K cars. More headaches than Bayer has aspirin.
@EasyAce
And I know a few people that bought them and loved them.
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Holocaust survivor and beloved Hoosier Eva Kor dies at 85
London Gibson, Indianapolis Star
Published 11:28 a.m. ET July 4, 2019 | Updated 12:54 p.m. ET July 4, 2019
Holocaust survivor and beloved Hoosier Eva Mozes Kor died this morning just miles from the Auschwitz concentration camp, seventy-five years after first arriving there as a victim of torture under the Nazi regime.
Kor died at 7:10 a.m., local time, in Krakow, Poland. She was in the middle of leading an educational summer trip with the CANDLEs Holocaust Museum and Education Center. By guiding participants through the concentration camp haunted with her most difficult memories, Kor was doing what she did best: educating others by telling them her story. ...
Known for her strength and advocacy after suffering in Auschwitz during World War II, Kor preached forgiveness, even to the Nazis who tortured her. ...
Kor was 10 years old when her family was taken to Auschwitz. Her mother, father and two older sisters were killed in a gas chamber, but Eva and her twin sister Miriam were chosen to become subjects for experimentation. The Nazi “Angel of Death†Dr. Josef Mengele tortured the twins for months, injecting them with mixtures of germs.
Decades later, she found a way to forgive him, and spent decades more telling her story. ...
IndyStar (https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/07/04/eva-mozes-kor-holocaust-survivor-indiana-dies-obituary/1647524001/)
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Affinity Konar's novel, Mischling (https://www.dallasnews.com/arts/books/2016/09/01/holocaust-novel-mischling-affinity-konar-horrible-beautiful), is very loosely based on the imprisonment of Eva and her twin sister at Auschwitz. I read it, and it's excellent.
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Actually, the iconic vehicle of soccer moms everywhere, the minivan.
I checked out the Caravan when it first came out. It was only available in a 4-cylinder, so I asked the fellow at the dealership if somebody in Deetroit had been smoking crack. An engine that can barely move a compact in a minivan. *****rollingeyes*****
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I checked out the Caravan when it first came out. It was only available in a 4-cylinder, so I asked the fellow at the dealership if somebody in Deetroit had been smoking crack. An engine that can barely move a compact in a minivan. *****rollingeyes*****
My brother had a Grand Caravan, I think it was called. Big thing. He bought in the early 1990s and it ran well into the 2000s. Great for road trip vacations. Could really fit people, luggage, beer, souvenirs and a whole lot of other stuff in it. And it could really move on an interstate. I know nothing about cars, vans and such, but it was an awesome wagon. Bro put plenty of miles on it.
He has something else now -- not sure what. Has fancy *bleep* such as a rear view camera in it, but I don't think it's anything nearly as good as his old Caravan.
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My brother had a Grand Caravan, I think it was called. Big thing. He bought in the early 1990s and it ran well into the 2000s. Great for road trip vacations. Could really fit people, luggage, beer, souvenirs and a whole lot of other stuff in it. And it could really move on an interstate. I know nothing about cars, vans and such, but it was an awesome wagon. Bro put plenty of miles on it.
He has something else now -- not sure what. Has fancy *bleep* such as a rear view camera in it, but I don't think it's anything nearly as good as his old Caravan.
I always suspected they changed the engine situation as soon as they started to get competition from Ford. I could not have been the only potential buyer to laugh at them and walk away. I would not be surprised if the sales guy lied to me about what's being made, just so he could push his inventory.
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I checked out the Caravan when it first came out. It was only available in a 4-cylinder, so I asked the fellow at the dealership if somebody in Deetroit had been smoking crack. An engine that can barely move a compact in a minivan. *****rollingeyes*****
Early corvettes were underpowered, too.
But take a look at the modern SUV and you can see where the minivan went.
Strip out the seats, you had a delivery vehicle for a small business. Leave them in, haul the kids and groceries. They turned out to be a practical vehicle with a multitude of uses, and evolved. For the American automotive industry, the advent of the minivan was a game changer.
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Affinity Konar's novel, Mischling (https://www.dallasnews.com/arts/books/2016/09/01/holocaust-novel-mischling-affinity-konar-horrible-beautiful), is very loosely based on the imprisonment of Eva and her twin sister at Auschwitz. I read it, and it's excellent.
@mountaineer
Did the twin sister survive?
One of my mother's cousins was a MP in Berlin right after the end of WW-2,and he ended up marrying a homeless "displaced person" that the US were "housing" and trying to re-unite families that were split apart. She was a German Jew from Berlin,and it turned out that everybody in her family died in one of the camps,but her. She had the tattoo on her arm and never once talked about her time in the camps or anything else related to Germany. To the best of my knowledge everybody in the family had better sense than to ask her about it.
MY suspicion is that since she was a attractive teen girl that she was used to pleasure the guards. She never had any children,so I suspect they operated on her so none of the German guards would father a half-Jewish child.
It turned out that her family had been VERY wealthy before the Nazi's confiscated all their real property and bank accounts,and some time during the 50's her family property in West Berlin was returned to her. She even refused to go back to Berlin to sell it. Had a broker sell it for her and forward the money to her.
Turns out the penniless and homeless girl my mother's cousin married morphed into a wealthy woman. She got even wealthier after the collapse of East Germany and the family land there was returned to her. Or at least I am assuming it was returned to her. If it was I am absolutely certain she sold it all without going there.
Neither he nor she worked another day in their lives. They lived in some Jewish enclave in New York in the summer,and another in Florida during the winter. They would usually stop off and visit with us coming or going every year,always driving a new Lincoln. The even bought the lot next to my parents house in case they decided to move there.
They also owned and raced race horses,but I had no interest in that and never asked about it.
Not that any of this seemed to make any difference to her. She was one of the saddest people I have ever met in my life and seemed to just go along with what her husband wanted to do because nothing made any difference to her.
They are both long dead now,and since they never had any children,I suppose all their property and money went to some charity.
I also happened to get a chance to view some of the captured Nazi camp films when I was in the army. Stuff the Nazi's filmed that was "too raw" to show to the public. IMHO,the word "monsters" is over-used,but not when used in conjunction with the word "Nazi". I am getting so mad right now I am a little dizzy from just thinking about this crap.
BTW,there was a VERY interesting book written about the last Hanburg Oceanliner and it's last trip to Cuba with a load of Jews whose American relatives bribed the Nazi leadership to allow them to leave. It was written primarily by one of the Jews that was on the ship,and who survived the war. Has some photos of his fellow passengers,too.
Come to find out,this "selling Jews for cash" program had been going on for a while. How it worked was prominent,or suspected prominent Jewish families went to one specific concentration camp,and the Nazi party took their names and the names of their relatives living outside of Germany,and contacted the relatives and opened negoiations on freeing them for a price for each family member freed. Once the Nazi's got the money from enough families to fill up a ocean liner,the ship would then sail to Cuba and anchor in the harbor at Havana. None of the passengers were allowed on Cuban soil,but the German agents in the crew went ashore to handle the bank transfers and make sure all the money was paid.
Most of them were obviously going to the US,but some went to countries in South America where they had relatives to sponsor them.
The US Embassy was handling the paperwork for the ones going to the US. Technically,I guess this was illegal because it was a time of war and this could be seen as trading with the enemy,but suddenly it was shut down. The people aboard the ocean liner (Hamburg Line,IIRC) never found out why or who it was responsible for it,but suddenly there were no US visas forthcoming,despite the bribes already being paid and the money in the banks.
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They sat there in the harbor for a couple of weeks while the Nazi agents from the Ocean Liner and someone in authority in America passed messages back and forth via the Embassy,but what ended up happening was every Jew on the boat but the ones with relatives in Cuba were sent back to Germany,and straight back to a concentration camp. Most died as a result.
I wrote a book review once about this book while I had it in my hands,but can't remember now the title of the book or where it is. If anyone is interested,I will try to remember to look for it and post a report on it here on TBR.
BTW,the ocean liner survived the war after being tied up at the harbor in Hamburg after returning. Seems like part of the deal was they had free passage from US warships and our allies while the "Jews for cash" exchange was going on,but when that ended it never left port again. It was lightly damaged during the Allied bombing of Hamburg,and was cut up and sold for scrap after the war ended. I am guessing there weren't too many tourists wanting to take vacation trips on German liners in 1946.
BTW,I THINK the title of the book was "The Last Ship".
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Early corvettes were underpowered, too.
@Smokin Joe
Not for their time they weren't. Even the 53 and 54 with the 235 Stovebolt 6 had 3 carbs and a hotter than original camshaft. The 55 and later models had V-8's and could be bought with a high-performance solid lifter cam and dual quads.
You want to see a Corvette that is a dog,look at the late 70's and early 50's models with the 305's. Especially the ones with California smog requirements. They handled like a dream,but a 6 cylinder Nova could outrun one.
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She lived in Indiana...
Holocaust survivor who was subject of Josef Mengele's inhumane medical experiments at Auschwitz and who later FORGAVE the Nazi 'Angel of Death' dies at 85
Eva Kor was found dead in a hotel room in Krakow, Poland on Thursday
She was taking part in annual trip with a Holocaust museum from Indiana
Romanian-born Kor was sent to Auschwitz in 1944. Most of her family was killed
Kor and her twin sister were subjected to medical experiments at Auschwitz
Her sister, Miriam Zeiger, died of cancer in 1993
They were one of 1,500 sets of twins experimented on by Dr. Josef Mengele
By Associated Press and Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 12:09 EDT, 4 July 2019 | Updated: 21:17 EDT, 4 July 2019
Holocaust survivor Eva Kor, who championed forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities, died Thursday during an overseas trip for a museum she founded in Indiana, her son said.
Kor was in Krakow, Poland, for an annual educational trip with the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, and died in the morning in her hotel room.
While her health had recently improved, Kor had a tough year medically with a heart surgery and respiratory issues, said her son Alex Kor, who was with her when she died.
Read more at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7214119/Holocaust-survivor-Eva-Kor-dies-age-85.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7214119/Holocaust-survivor-Eva-Kor-dies-age-85.html)
Read more at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7214119/Holocaust-survivor-Eva-Kor-dies-age-85.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7214119/Holocaust-survivor-Eva-Kor-dies-age-85.html)
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Billionaire...read on for the rest.
Helicopter crashed in the Bahamas...Thursday, so today... with a total death toll of seven. My condolences, very sad. He may have started a business in St. Louis, his hometown may have been in West Virginia.
Chris Cline, coal tycoon who founded St. Louis' Foresight Energy, dies in helicopter crash
By Bryce Gray St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1 hr ago
Chris Cline, a billionaire coal baron who founded St. Louis-based Foresight Energy, died in a helicopter crash Thursday, according to reports from his hometown newspaper, the Register-Herald, in Beckley, West Virginia.
Reports said that Cline was among seven fatalities in the accident, which occurred in the waters off of Walker's Cay in the Bahamas.
Cline resigned from Foresight's board in 2017, according to financial filings from the company. He had previously served as the board's chairman, and also vacated his role as principal strategy adviser for Foresight.
Read more at: https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/chris-cline-coal-tycoon-who-founded-st-louis-foresight-energy/article_e0c63ff0-60a2-5bd5-b8f0-aefa0ef7d455.html (https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/chris-cline-coal-tycoon-who-founded-st-louis-foresight-energy/article_e0c63ff0-60a2-5bd5-b8f0-aefa0ef7d455.html)
Billionaire Chris Cline among 7 dead in Bahamas helicopter crash - BNO News
Published 1 hour ago on July 4, 2019 By BNO News
3-4 minutes
Coal tycoon and billionaire Christopher Cline is among seven Americans who have died in a helicopter crash in the Bahamas, local and U.S. officials say. It happened on the eve of his 62nd birthday.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force said it was notified at 2:53 p.m. on Thursday that a helicopter had failed to arrive at its destination. The aircraft had taken off from Big Grand Cay, one of the northernmost islands in the Bahamas, at about 2 a.m.
About three hours later, officers found the aircraft overturned in about 16 feet (4.9 meters) of water, about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) off Grand Cay Island. “The bodies of four females and three males were retrieved from the aircraft,†police spokeswoman Terecita Pinder said.
Read more at: https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/07/billionaire-chris-cline-among-7-dead-in-bahamas-helicopter-crash/ (https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/07/billionaire-chris-cline-among-7-dead-in-bahamas-helicopter-crash/)
My condolences, quite a tragedy.
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She lived in Indiana...
Read more at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7214119/Holocaust-survivor-Eva-Kor-dies-age-85.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7214119/Holocaust-survivor-Eva-Kor-dies-age-85.html)
She was a great lady, who ever warned against the resurgence of both totalitarian government and the sort of mob rule/hate that enables an entire population to target one group for extermination.
It is a sad day, indeed, that she is lost to us except for recordings of her talks, even though I trust she is in a better place.
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Billionaire...read on for the rest.
Helicopter crashed in the Bahamas...Thursday, so today... with a total death toll of seven. My condolences, very sad. He may have started a business in St. Louis, his hometown may have been in West Virginia.
My condolences, quite a tragedy.
@TomSea
Chances are the women in the helicopter with him were family members,making the tragedy even worse.
NEVER fly anywhere in a helicopter if you have any other options.
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Re Chris Cline, his name sounded familiar. After Elin Nordegren divorced her cheating husband, Tiger Woods, she dated Cline for a while. He was a West Virginian, and very generous with his wealth.
... Cline, who grew up in a West Virginia coal mining family, dropped out of Marshall University at 22 to enter the coal industry. ...
In 2011, he donated $5 million from his Cline Family Foundation to the School of Medicine and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics of the West Virginia University.
Later that year, he also donated $5 million to Marshall University for research on sports medicine.
Cline later contributed another $3.5 million to the Vision Campaign — the first major fundraising effort undertaken by Marshall Athletics and the Big Green Scholarship Foundation. ...
More at WV Metro News (http://wvmetronews.com/2019/07/04/billionaire-west-virginia-coal-operator-and-philanthropist-chris-cline-dies-in-helicopter-crash/)
Re Eva Kor: I followed her on Twitter. She was so active in spreading the "never again" message about the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis. She seemed a lovely lady, too, and I enjoyed reading her thoughts.
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Re Chris Cline, his name sounded familiar. After Elin Nordegren divorced her cheating husband, Tiger Woods, she dated Cline for a while. He was a West Virginian, and very generous with his wealth.More at WV Metro News (http://wvmetronews.com/2019/07/04/billionaire-west-virginia-coal-operator-and-philanthropist-chris-cline-dies-in-helicopter-crash/)
Re Eva Kor: I followed her on Twitter. She was so active in spreading the "never again" message about the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis. She seemed a lovely lady, too, and I enjoyed reading her thoughts.
@mountaineer
Let us not forget that not all of the concentration camp staff were Germans. Some were from other eastern European nations.
It is also important to recognize that Jews weren't the only ones that suffered this way. In FACT,there was a higher percentage of Gypsies murdered in the camps than there were Jews,and there was also a lot of Germans murdered in them. Primarily career criminals,retarded people,including children,people with genetic malformations,communists,and anyone else that attracted the attention of any German official. Jews just have a better PR machine than anyone else,and that's why so many people think the camps were built only for Jews or that Jews were the only ones worked to death or murdered in them.
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so many people think the camps were built only for Jews or that Jews were the only ones worked to death or murdered in them.
Indeed. The camp we visited last year in France (Struthof) killed a lot of French resistance fighters, and I know Dachau housed political prisoners, Catholics, homosexuals, etc. Serbs were among the ethnic groups targeted by Nazis, and they are Orthodox Christian. Nazis were equal-opportunity killers.
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Yes, for the camps, I believe after the Jews, Poles were next in death toll, or citizens of the Soviet Union, Russians, Ukrainians.
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Nazis were equal-opportunity killers.
@mountaineer
That's one way to put it. I prefer "Nazi's were evil bastards".
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Indeed. The camp we visited last year in France (Struthof) killed a lot of French resistance fighters, and I know Dachau housed political prisoners, Catholics, homosexuals, etc. Serbs were among the ethnic groups targeted by Nazis, and they are Orthodox Christian. Nazis were equal-opportunity killers.
Killing in cold blood is like eating Lays potato chips: Betcha can't stop at just one.
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The Nazis wanted to create a pure Aryan race and they had exacting standards for determining who was pure Aryan. Fall short of those standards and you were gone.
And if you did meet those Aryan standards, but you married a non-Aryan, both you and your spouse went off to the camps and were killed (along with any offspring you may have).
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The Nazis wanted to create a pure Aryan race and they had exacting standards for determining who was pure Aryan. Fall short of those standards and you were gone.
And if you did meet those Aryan standards, but you married a non-Aryan, both you and your spouse went off to the camps and were killed (along with any offspring you may have).
And if you helped those non-Aryan's hide from the Nazis, they also put YOU in a Concentration camp.
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The artist, Leon Kossoff, painted post-war Britain, he has passed away at the age of 92.
Remembering Leon Kossoff Through His Scenes of Anxiety and Disquiet
By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 07/05/19 5:27 pm
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Leon Kossoff, King’s Cross Stormy Day no. 4, 2004, charcoal and pastel on paper.
©THE LEON KOSSOFF ESTATE/COURTESY ANNELY JUDA FINE ART
http://www.artnews.com/2019/07/05/leon-kossoff-paintings/ (http://www.artnews.com/2019/07/05/leon-kossoff-paintings/)
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The Alabama police officer who arrested the Allman Brothers nearly 50 years ago has died
Updated Jul 5, 6:33 AM; Posted Jul 4, 2019
By Christopher Harress | charress@al.com
The Alabama police officer who famously arrested the Allman Brothers nearly 50 years ago has died at the age of 81.
Marlyn Cranford died June 26 at the Jackson Medical Center and was laid to rest three days later, according to his obituary.
Cranford, an established fisherman and fan of Alabama football, spent most of his career with the Alabama State Troopers, Chief of the Jackson Police Department and head of security at Ciba in McIntosh. He was a proud family man and enjoyed spending time with his many friends.
https://www.al.com/news/2019/07/the-alabama-police-officer-who-arrested-the-allman-brothers-nearly-50-years-ago-has-died.html (https://www.al.com/news/2019/07/the-alabama-police-officer-who-arrested-the-allman-brothers-nearly-50-years-ago-has-died.html)
Rest in peace...
Hey, the police officer was sitting in a truck stop, they came in. I don't know how he got wind of them having drugs but they were some pretty hard core drugs. Check the story. Different time but you can't still have heroin and stuff.
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Rest in peace...
Hey, the police officer was sitting in a truck stop, they came in. I don't know how he got wind of them having drugs but they were some pretty hard core drugs. Check the story. Different time but you can't still have heroin and stuff.
I'll guess Mr. Cranford suspected they had drugs just by the way they looked and acted. Maybe he detected the strong odor of MJ. Many of the bands doing drugs back then didnt hide it. Some were stoned 24/7.
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Rest in peace...
Hey, the police officer was sitting in a truck stop, they came in. I don't know how he got wind of them having drugs .....
@TomSea
Seriously? Duane wasn't so bad,but it would have been hard to stop Dickey Betts or Gregg Allman when they DIDN'T have drugs. In fact,Gregg hired a guy to carry his drugs for him,and the poor SOB got serious time in prison for his efforts.
Give a good listen to their music. When you hear blues that intense,it's a pretty good tip-off. VERY long songs with titles like "Tied to the Whipping Post" should be a good clue,also.
They and the Marshall Tucker Band were a couple of my favorites back in the 70's. Seen BOTH a bunch of times,and was even invited backstage to party with the Allman Brothers once,but the woman I was dating at the time was married,and I had to get her back home by a certain time and at least coherent enough to know who she was. You don't party with people like that and end up within shouting distance of coherent.
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I'll guess Mr. Cranford suspected they had drugs just by the way they looked and acted. Maybe he detected the strong odor of MJ. Many of the bands doing drugs back then didnt hide it. Some were stoned 24/7.
@Applewood
Yeah,the eyes in their heads spinning in different directions and looking like they had 100 watt bulbs lighting them from behind while they drooled and giggled like maniacs would have been good first clues.
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'Father of bossa nova' João Gilberto dies aged 88
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Brazilian musician Joao Gilberto, 77, performs in 2008 Image copyright AFP
Image caption The Grammy-award winning artist avoided the spotlight in recent years
Influential Brazilian musician João Gilberto has died aged 88.
The singer and composer was known best as a pioneer of the bossa nova genre, which found international popularity in the 1960s.
Reports say Gilberto died at home in Rio de Janeiro after a period of illness. His son confirmed the news of his death in a Saturday Facebook post.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48894651 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48894651)
"The Girl from Ipanema" Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto and Stan Getz
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5QfXjsoNe4#)
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Far more than just "The Girl from Ipanema" . . .
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuBqEdb464g#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQC4Ye7hr9Y#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdLR6RQrZog&t=101s#)
RIP Mr. Gilberto.
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Far more than just "The Girl from Ipanema" . . .
That's really in the spirit of grieving for others. Correcting others in a thread. Would you have even posted this obit? For a change, lay off.
@EasyAce
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I don't see @EasyAce 's post as a correction, but rather, as an enhancement. Most of us know "Ipanema," but I think Ace was just making the point that Mr. Gilberto had a larger body of work. And I for one am glad he did. I admit to not being familiar with Mr. Gilberto's other recordings.
Rest in peace, Mr. Gilberto.
And chill, Tom. Please.
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That's really in the spirit of grieving for others. Correcting others in a thread. Would you have even posted this obit? For a change, lay off.
As a matter of fact, if you hadn't, I would have, since I've been a fan of his (and his former wife's) since childhood and their kind of music was just as important to me then and now as the blues, jazz, classic soul, vintage rock and roll, and other musics.
And I wasn't correcting so much as I was augmenting. Because there was more to Joao Gilberto's career than one hit that happened along after his career was established well enough, and it behooves anyone claiming music knowledge to make such an acknowledgement, especially when that big hit wasn't even close to being the recording that made his name in the first place, in his native Brazil and abroad.
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My college fraternity room mate, was a music major and played the coronet. He turned me on to lotsa great music, like Getz & Gilberto, Hugh Masakela, etc.
So don't harsh my buzz.
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My sister is part of a trio (clarinet, cello and violin) that plays exclusively Latin American music. They also have a soprano singer from Brasil, who does a nice rendition of "Ipanema." The audience loves it. Here's a video of their CD recording session, featuring "Girl from Ipanema" in Portuguese. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuKTJZ1Q-MY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuKTJZ1Q-MY)
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Cameron Boyce
Child actor/dancer dies at 20
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Boyce had a number of films to his credit but his steadiest work was for Disney Channel, where he starred in a number of the channel's original productions, including Jessie and the Descendants TV-movie franchise. He had just finished Descendants 3 prior to his death from a seizure (stemming from an unspecified "ongoing medical condition") the morning of July 7.
Obituary from ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/disney-channel-star-cameron-boyce-dies-20/story?id=64174031)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Boyce)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2624602/)
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@mountaineer and everyone
Back on the second season of “Amazing Race†the girl, who obviously was a woman handed the racers a clue on that beach,
I reviewed it for a tv website and said “after all these years she’s still tall and tan and lovelyâ€
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My college fraternity room mate, was a music major and played the coronet. He turned me on to lotsa great music, like Getz & Gilberto, Hugh Masakela, etc.
So don't harsh my buzz.
"Coronet?" Just teasin' ya, bro...
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R.I.P. H. Ross Perot. Lost a 5 month battle with leukemia. He was 89.
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R.I.P. H. Ross Perot. Lost a 5 month battle with leukemia. He was 89.
:amen:
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H. Ross Perot
Two-time independent Presidential candidate dies at 89
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Perot founded Electronic Data Systems in 1962, which finally broke through a few years later when Lyndon Johnson's Great Society needed to computerize its records for the new senior universal health care system, Medicare. By 1968, Perot's wealth had skyrocketed and he would eventually die a multibillionaire.
In 1992, upset over the Persian Gulf War, Perot launched his independent campaign for President. Running on a combination of populism and debt control, Perot's 1992 campaign drew a higher share of the vote than any third-party candidate—19%— since the Bull Moose Party in 1912 (though he won no states or electoral votes, only winning a few scattered counties, and thus George Wallace's 1968 campaign and Strom Thurmond's 1948 campaign were more successful in that respect). The spoiler effect arguably allowed Democrat Bill Clinton to win the Presidency despite only receiving 43% of the vote, again the lowest proportion of the vote since 1912.
Perot ran for President again in 1996, but was less successful, garnering only about 9% of the vote. His political structure eventually evolved into the Reform Party, which continued to exist as a substantial political force for a few election cycles afterward but has declined in influence since then.
Perot died of leukemia July 9.
Obituary from Politico (https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/09/h-ross-perot-dies-1402875)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Perot)
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H. Ross Perot
Two-time independent Presidential candidate dies at 89
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/RossPerotColor.jpg/180px-RossPerotColor.jpg)
Perot founded Electronic Data Systems in 1962, which finally broke through a few years later when Lyndon Johnson's Great Society needed to computerize its records for the new senior universal health care system, Medicare. By 1968, Perot's wealth had skyrocketed and he would eventually die a multibillionaire.
@jmyrlefuller
LOTS of people don't know it because Perot never chose to brag about it,but he hired a LOT of vets,and he also sometimes paid for "outside the VA" medical care for VN veterans who couldn't get the treatment they needed at the VA,and who couldn't afford to seek it elsewhere. When my friend Frank Miller (MoH winner) came down with incurable cancer and the VA gave him 6 weeks to live,Perot got his medical records copied and sent them to the top cancer specialists in the US for review,and offered to pay every dime out of his own pocket if they could save him. I know this to be a fact because Miller told me this himself over the telephone. Sadly,there was nothing to be done,and he died soon afterwards from wounds he received in VN. Nobody checked blood supplies back then,and he received tainted blood after one of the times he got shot up.
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@jmyrlefuller
LOTS of people don't know it because Perot never chose to brag about it,but he hired a LOT of vets,and he also sometimes paid for "outside the VA" medical care for VN veterans who couldn't get the treatment they needed at the VA,and who couldn't afford to seek it elsewhere. When my friend Frank Miller (MoH winner) came down with incurable cancer and the VA gave him 6 weeks to live,Perot got his medical records copied and sent them to the top cancer specialists in the US for review,and offered to pay every dime out of his own pocket if they could save him. I know this to be a fact because Miller told me this himself over the telephone. Sadly,there was nothing to be done,and he died soon afterwards from wounds he received in VN. Nobody checked blood supplies back then,and he received tainted blood after one of the times he got shot up.
Great story, Pete. I had no idea.
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"Coronet?" Just teasin' ya, bro...
It's hard to find those valves on a crown. happy77
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@jmyrlefuller
LOTS of people don't know it because Perot never chose to brag about it,but he hired a LOT of vets,and he also sometimes paid for "outside the VA" medical care for VN veterans who couldn't get the treatment they needed at the VA,and who couldn't afford to seek it elsewhere. When my friend Frank Miller (MoH winner) came down with incurable cancer and the VA gave him 6 weeks to live,Perot got his medical records copied and sent them to the top cancer specialists in the US for review,and offered to pay every dime out of his own pocket if they could save him. I know this to be a fact because Miller told me this himself over the telephone. Sadly,there was nothing to be done,and he died soon afterwards from wounds he received in VN. Nobody checked blood supplies back then,and he received tainted blood after one of the times he got shot up.
Perot was the one and only time I voted third party. Even when he ran...it was obvious we were headed to massive debt.
That being said....in the late 60's and early 70's I waited tables at Kips Big Boy. Ross would come in with 20 or so people on Sunday morning for breakfast. We would all take straws on who would wait on them. They ran your behind off...and left a quarter tip... :rolling:
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Perot was the one and only time I voted third party. Even when he ran...it was obvious we were headed to massive debt.
That being said....in the late 60's and early 70's I waited tables at Kips Big Boy. Ross would come in with 20 or so people on Sunday morning for breakfast. We would all take straws on who would wait on them. They ran your behind off...and left a quarter tip... :rolling:
I know he meant well, but his greatest impact on history was unleashing the Clinton Crime Machine.
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I know he meant well, but his greatest impact on history was unleashing the Clinton Crime Machine.
I can't argue with that @catfish1957
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I know he meant well, but his greatest impact on history was unleashing the Clinton Crime Machine.
There's that. I keep that in mind while reading/listening to all the hagiographies.
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There's that. I keep that in mind while reading/listening to all the hagiographies.
My opinions of Mr. Perrot are much more influenced by his out of the spotlight actions than any of his public forrays
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My opinions of Mr. Perrot are much more influenced by his out of the spotlight actions than any of his public forrays
I prefer to think of those. He did help a lot of people, like his employees in post-revolutionary Iran. That took some guts.
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Larry Elder has discussed this some on his show, I don't buy it altogether, I don't think the Perot voters were split on Slick Willie and Bush 41 but I think there were quite a few voters who normally, would have voted Democratic that voted for Perot. So, I do think it would take some study rather than just saying "Perot threw the election to Clinton"... I lean that way but I don't think it's as clear cut as we might make it.
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Larry Elder has discussed this some on his show, I don't buy it altogether, I don't think the Perot voters were split on Slick Willie and Bush 41 but I think there were quite a few voters who normally, would have voted Democratic that voted for Perot. So, I do think it would take some study rather than just saying "Perot threw the election to Clinton"... I lean that way but I don't think it's as clear cut as we might make it.
Ed Rollins was on Fox News this morning, and he said it wasn't Perot's fault Bush 41 lost. Don't know if I believe him, but he was there.
@TomSea
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So, I do think it would take some study rather than just saying "Perot threw the election to Clinton"
That describes my aunt and uncle, good ol' traditional FDR Democrats who knew something was amiss with Clinton but weren't about to vote Republican. So they voted for Perot.
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Larry Elder has discussed this some on his show, I don't buy it altogether, I don't think the Perot voters were split on Slick Willie and Bush 41 but I think there were quite a few voters who normally, would have voted Democratic that voted for Perot. So, I do think it would take some study rather than just saying "Perot threw the election to Clinton"... I lean that way but I don't think it's as clear cut as we might make it.
A similar theory was thrown at me in 2016: Vote third party or write in or stay at home and you are voting for Hillary. It's yet another scare tactic used by Republicans and Democrats alike to force you to vote for one of the two stupid parties. Didn't buy that nonsense then and don't buy it now.
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A similar theory was thrown at me in 2016: Vote third party or write in or stay at home and you are voting for Hillary. It's yet another scare tactic used by Republicans and Democrats alike to force you to vote for one of the two stupid parties. Didn't buy that nonsense then and don't buy it now.
*please*
We are talking about the 1992 election. Let's leave present bitter feelings out of this.
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Perot was the one and only time I voted third party. Even when he ran...it was obvious we were headed to massive debt.
I have to admit that at first I was a HUGE fan and of his and really wanted him to win. Then it became obvious he was only in it to try to keep the Bush Crime Family from winning because there was something person in it between him and the family,so I dropped all support for Perot.
At that time I supported Boy Jorge (truth to tell I still like him as a person) because I had no idea his globalist mother was pulling his strings in the background. Didn't even understand how evil Poppy was at the time.
That being said....in the late 60's and early 70's I waited tables at Kips Big Boy. Ross would come in with 20 or so people on Sunday morning for breakfast. We would all take straws on who would wait on them. They ran your behind off...and left a quarter tip... :rolling:
Sounds about right. I have met and come to know several self-made millionaires,and not a single one of them was casual about his money.
Part of Perot's "thing" was he liked to hire former SF soldiers as guards and security agents,so offering to help a SF Medal of Honor winner didn't exactly hurt him with the Special Operations Crowd.
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Larry Elder has discussed this some on his show, I don't buy it altogether, I don't think the Perot voters were split on Slick Willie and Bush 41 but I think there were quite a few voters who normally, would have voted Democratic that voted for Perot. So, I do think it would take some study rather than just saying "Perot threw the election to Clinton"... I lean that way but I don't think it's as clear cut as we might make it.
I agree with that, @TomSea. I don't think Perot threw the election; Bush did.
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I agree with that, @TomSea. I don't think Perot threw the election; Bush did.
Correct. It was the trail of broken lies and misread lips that created Perot.
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Rip Torn, ‘Men in Black,’ ‘Larry Sanders Show’ Star, Dies at 88
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rip-torn-men-black-larry-024010680.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rip-torn-men-black-larry-024010680.html)
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Rip Torn, ‘Men in Black,’ ‘Larry Sanders Show’ Star, Dies at 88
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rip-torn-men-black-larry-024010680.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rip-torn-men-black-larry-024010680.html)
I didn't realize this:
Elmore Rual Torn Jr. was born in Temple in the Texas hill country. His father was an agricultural economist, and Torn attended Texas A&M and the U. of Texas, studying animal husbandry before turning to acting, training under actor, director and scholar B. Iden Payne.
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Rip Torn, ‘Men in Black,’ ‘Larry Sanders Show’ Star, Dies at 88
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rip-torn-men-black-larry-024010680.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rip-torn-men-black-larry-024010680.html)
I thought he passed years ago.... :shrug:
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I thought he passed years ago.... :shrug:
I sW him in an episode of “Columbo†and one of my favorite movies from the 80s, a little hidden gem called “Beerâ€.
He was one of those actors who made acting look like it was no effort at all. Kudos!
Rest In Peace , Sir.
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I didn't realize this:
@Sanguine
I did know that he was from Texas, but I didn't know the rest of the details that you've posted.
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He was also an Army MP during the Korean War.
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He was also an Army MP during the Korean War.
@txradioguy
Nobody is perfect.
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@txradioguy
Nobody is perfect.
:silly:
888high58888
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Jim Bouton
Ten-season MLB vet dies at 80
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Bouton played for the New York Yankees and Houston Astros over the course of his career; he also had a brief stint with the Seattle Pilots, who lasted a single year and were the shortest-lived MLB team of the modern era. Eight years after retiring, the pitcher made a brief comeback with the Atlanta Braves.
Bouton eventually became better known for his off-field work than his baseball. His 1969 book Ball Four was one of the first unvarnished exposés on the subject and drew ire from many of his teammates for divulging the details of "inside baseball" (literally). He later played himself in a short-lived TV series based on the book, in addition to a number of other acting roles and work as a sports anchor at New York City's TV stations. Outside of media, he was also an early investor in Big League Chew, the bubble gum in a pouch.
Bouton died July 10 from brain damage caused by a 2012 stroke.
Obituary from the New York Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-jim-bouton-obit-20190710-lhcv7pgzwjdajlsdxprzzjszpm-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bouton)
Career stats (https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boutoji01.shtml)
cc: @EasyAce
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Jim Bouton
Ten-season MLB vet dies at 80
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Bouton played for the New York Yankees and Houston Astros over the course of his career; he also had a brief stint with the Seattle Pilots, who lasted a single year and were the shortest-lived MLB team of the modern era. Eight years after retiring, the pitcher made a brief comeback with the Atlanta Braves.
Bouton eventually became better known for his off-field work than his baseball. His 1969 book Ball Four was one of the first unvarnished exposés on the subject and drew ire from many of his teammates for divulging the details of "inside baseball" (literally). He later played himself in a short-lived TV series based on the book, in addition to a number of other acting roles and work as a sports anchor at New York City's TV stations. Outside of media, he was also an early investor in Big League Chew, the bubble gum in a pouch.
Bouton died July 10 from brain damage caused by a 2012 stroke.
Obituary from the New York Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-jim-bouton-obit-20190710-lhcv7pgzwjdajlsdxprzzjszpm-story.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bouton)
Career stats (https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boutoji01.shtml)
cc: @EasyAce
@jmyrlefuller
Jim Bouton, RIP: The grip (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,368038.0.html)
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I read Ball Four. Fine book.
Rest in peace, Mr. Bouton.
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I know he meant well, but his greatest impact on history was unleashing the Clinton Crime Machine.
If "Read my Lips" Daddy Bush hadn't been so politically tone deaf and out of touch with the rank and file, maybe Ross would not have had the traction he did. Either way, the Clinton Crime Machine was coming, and while it might have been delayed, it would not have been stopped except by some serious prosecutions.
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Denise Nickerson
Former child actress most famous for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory overdoses at 62
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Nickerson in retirement, age 54.
Nickerson had a substantial acting career as a child, most famously Violet Beauregard, the gum-obsessed girl who gets turned to a blueberry because of her uncontrolled habit, in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. She had a number of other roles as a young adult before largely exiting show business in 1978 when she turned 21.
She suffered a severe stroke in 2018. On July 8, 2019, she overdosed on various medications in her son's medicine cabinet (where she was being cared for) in a possible suicide attempt and died two days later.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/denise-nickerson-dead-willy-wonka-chocolate-factory-violet-actress-was-62-1223701)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Nickerson)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630019/)
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Hollywood sure is rough on children.
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Rick Perry: Now that Ross Perot is gone, I can tell this story
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/07/12/rick-perry-now-ross-perot-gone-can-tell-story?fbclid=IwAR2M2aYeWMGyztZZY4IqsJHPv0OYSBuGDN1norVEh21l3wuX00T51rSOoCA (https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/07/12/rick-perry-now-ross-perot-gone-can-tell-story?fbclid=IwAR2M2aYeWMGyztZZY4IqsJHPv0OYSBuGDN1norVEh21l3wuX00T51rSOoCA)
Just one of many such stories.
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I just saw that violet died, wow. Young.
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Rick Perry: Now that Ross Perot is gone, I can tell this story
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/07/12/rick-perry-now-ross-perot-gone-can-tell-story?fbclid=IwAR2M2aYeWMGyztZZY4IqsJHPv0OYSBuGDN1norVEh21l3wuX00T51rSOoCA (https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/07/12/rick-perry-now-ross-perot-gone-can-tell-story?fbclid=IwAR2M2aYeWMGyztZZY4IqsJHPv0OYSBuGDN1norVEh21l3wuX00T51rSOoCA)
Just one of many such stories.
Wow!
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Rick Perry: Now that Ross Perot is gone, I can tell this story
In this era of having to see human garbage continually being glorified in the media, seeing a story like this makes you realize that not is all bad about the world.
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In this era of having to see human garbage continually being glorified in the media, seeing a story like this makes you realize that not is all bad about the world.
A very small minority give the rest of us a bad name.
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Rick Perry: Now that Ross Perot is gone, I can tell this story
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/07/12/rick-perry-now-ross-perot-gone-can-tell-story?fbclid=IwAR2M2aYeWMGyztZZY4IqsJHPv0OYSBuGDN1norVEh21l3wuX00T51rSOoCA (https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/07/12/rick-perry-now-ross-perot-gone-can-tell-story?fbclid=IwAR2M2aYeWMGyztZZY4IqsJHPv0OYSBuGDN1norVEh21l3wuX00T51rSOoCA)
Just one of many such stories.
What a great story!
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Rick Perry: Now that Ross Perot is gone, I can tell this story
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/07/12/rick-perry-now-ross-perot-gone-can-tell-story?fbclid=IwAR2M2aYeWMGyztZZY4IqsJHPv0OYSBuGDN1norVEh21l3wuX00T51rSOoCA (https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/07/12/rick-perry-now-ross-perot-gone-can-tell-story?fbclid=IwAR2M2aYeWMGyztZZY4IqsJHPv0OYSBuGDN1norVEh21l3wuX00T51rSOoCA)
Just one of many such stories.
@Bigun
I happen to know for a fact that when VN Medal of Honor winner Franklin D.Miller was diagnosed with kidney cancer and given 6 weeks to live that Perot visited him to get copies of all his lab results and doctors notes,and forwarded them to the top cancer surgeons in the country. If something could have been done to save Miller's life,Perot volunteered to pay every dime of the expenses. I know this to be a fact because Miller told me about it on the telephone a couple of weeks before he died.
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@Bigun
I happen to know for a fact that when VN Medal of Honor winner Franklin D.Miller was diagnosed with kidney cancer and given 6 weeks to live that Perot visited him to get copies of all his lab results and doctors notes,and forwarded them to the top cancer surgeons in the country. If something could have been done to save Miller's life,Perot volunteered to pay every dime of the expenses. I know this to be a fact because Miller told me about it on the telephone a couple of weeks before he died.
Thanks @sneakypete! As I said, this is but one of many such stories. Ross was a true patriot in every sense of the word.
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Yes, Ross Perot would have been a great president I am sure. Remember, I think he use to say "that sucking sound you hear", talking about NAFTA.
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Obituary: Andrew Graham-Yooll, the man who dared to report on Argentina's missing
By Vicky Baker BBC News
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Andrew Graham-Yooll was born in Argentina to British parents and always straddled both cultures
When plainclothes policemen came to the Buenos Aires Herald's office brandishing machine guns, the newspaper's staff knew they were coming.
It was 22 October 1975 and the police were looking for the small Argentine newspaper's news editor, Andrew Graham-Yooll.
A visit from armed police would normally have meant certain death, but the office had been tipped off in advance, and someone had already been able to get word out to a lawyer and to overseas news agencies, meaning the raid was on the record.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48948853 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48948853)
Jerry Lawson, Lead Singer of the Persuasions, Is Dead at 75
Jerry Lawson, the original lead singer of the Persuasions, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in 1992. The Persuasions began 30 years earlier as a casual and nameless ensemble on the basketball courts and front stoops of Brooklyn.CreditWilliam E. Sauro/The New York Times
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Jerry Lawson, who for four decades was the lead singer of the Persuasions, a group that revived the art of a cappella singing and attracted a loyal worldwide following, died on Wednesday in Phoenix. He was 75.
His death was confirmed by his wife, Julie. She said that Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, had compromised Mr. Lawson’s immune system.
Read more at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/arts/music/jerry-lawson-dead.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/arts/music/jerry-lawson-dead.html)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G51yhnmB27c#)
This band appears popular, I'm not too familiar with them.
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Charles Levin
Actor known for his bit parts in sitcoms found dead at 70
Active primarily in the 1980s and 1990s, Levin accumulated a long list of bit parts in films and television series. Among some of his more notable roles:
- On Alice, Levin's Elliot Novak, a police officer, served as the plot device that brought the series to a close as Elliot and the titular Alice fell in love and married.
- On The Golden Girls, he played a gay chef named Coco. He was originally to be a series regular, but fan reaction to Estelle Getty's Sophia Petrillo, and the greater variety in plot lines Sophia's character offered, led to Coco being written out after a single episode.
- On Seinfeld, he played a mohel in the episode "The Bris."
- On Hill Street Blues, he played the recurring role of Eddie Gregg.
Mostly retired for the previous 20 years, Levin went missing in early July. After being reported missing on the 8th, his car was found on the 12th and his body on the 14th.
Death notice/obituary from The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/14/actor-charles-levin-dead-remains-oregon-seinfeld)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Levin_(actor))
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505570/)
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On Seinfeld, he played a mohel in the episode "The Bris."
"Shakey the mohel," Jerry called him, after the mohel nicked Jerry's finger.
"This is no baggy pants farce!"
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Boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies; hit by car in Virginia
AP
Jul 15, 2019 at 3:35p ET
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Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four-division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55.
Police in Virginia Beach said the former fighter was hit by a car Sunday night. The driver of the car remained on the scene, and police said they were investigating the circumstances of the death.
Sweet Pea was Whitaker’s nickname, and it fit perfectly. He was a master of hitting and not getting hit back, a southpaw who slipped in and out of the pocket and rarely gave an opponent an opportunity to land a clean shot.
Read more at: https://www.foxsports.com/boxing/story/boxing-champ-pernell-whitaker-dies-hit-by-car-in-virginia-071519 (https://www.foxsports.com/boxing/story/boxing-champ-pernell-whitaker-dies-hit-by-car-in-virginia-071519)
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernell_Whitaker)
Shocking tragedy, I know the name. Famous for fighting De La Hoya, his record shows a ton of wins. Rest in peace.
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John Paul Stevens
Former Supreme Court justice dies at 99
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Stevens served on the Supreme Court from the time of Gerald Ford's appointing him to the seat in 1975 until his 2010 retirement, after five years on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to serving as a judge, he had served as an antitrust prosecutor.
Although appointed by a Republican, and showing moderate to conservative tendencies in his early years on the court, Stevens lurched leftward over the course of his career and by the time of his retirement was one of the farthest-left of the Court's justices, a reliable vote for Democratic Party causes.
Stevens died from complications of a stroke.
Obituary from NBC News (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/retired-justice-john-paul-stevens-third-longest-serving-member-supreme-n1030616)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Stevens)
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Too bad Justice Stevens was a liberal, but now that he has passed from this world, it really doesn't matter now. So all I can say, is: rest in peace, Justice Stevens and may God comfort your loved ones.
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All I can say about public officials like Stevens is that they are permanently out of the game and can no longer do damage to the Republic. For that, RIP.
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More to come from my pen (well, keyboard), but . . .
Ernie Broglio, involved in baseball’s most lopsided trade, dies at 83 (https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/17/san-joses-ernie-broglio-involved-in-baseballs-most-lopsided-trade-dies-at-83/)
As in, Brock-for-Broglio. (As in, Hall of Famer Lou Brock.) With whom the genial Broglio struck up a pleasant friendship in the years to follow their very different baseball careers.
RIP to a man who dealt with that kind of notoriety with class, grace, and a wicked sense of humour.
I played with a lot of Hall of Famers, and I helped put a lot of guys there.---Ernie Broglio.
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Washington Times editor, columnist Wesley Pruden dies at 83
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Washington Times editor, columnist Wesley Pruden dies at 83
What???? 8888crybaby
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Washington Times editor, columnist Wesley Pruden dies at 83
Damn. He will be missed.
RIP.
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Washington Times editor, columnist Wesley Pruden dies at 83 after remarkable six-decade career
Pruden rose from teen copy boy to editor-in-chief of influential Washington, D.C., newspaper
Washington Times, Jul 17, 2019
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Wesley Pruden would have wanted to spend his final hours at his keyboard, deftly deflating the pompous, entitled and arrogant of the political establishment, and he came awfully close.
The venerable Washington Times editor, columnist and journalism institution was found dead Wednesday morning at his home, after putting in a full day Tuesday at the newsroom on New York Avenue in Northeast D.C., where he had worked since 1982, four months after the newspaper’s founding.
He was 83.
More: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/17/wes-pruden-washington-times-editor-and-columnist-d/ (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/17/wes-pruden-washington-times-editor-and-columnist-d/)
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Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green, first black Red Sox player, dies at 85
Elijah ‘‘Pumpsie’’ Green, the first black player on the Boston Red Sox, has died. He was 85.
A Red Sox spokesman confirmed his death Wednesday night.
Green played parts of four seasons with the Red Sox and one with the New York Mets from 1959-63, batting .246 with 13 homers and 74 RBIs. But his place in history was made when he stepped on the field as a pinch-runner against the Chicago White Sox on July 21, 1959.
The Red Sox were the last team in the major leagues to field a black player.
Read the full story at https://bostonglobe.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=90f9e490a860897c7155feca1&id=78850f881c&e=8986773d37.
@EasyAce
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Damn. He will be missed.
RIP.
QFT Pruden really peaked during the Clinton administration. Really great stuff.
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@EasyAce
@Sanguine
I saw that after having already learned of the deaths of Joe Grzenda and Ernie Broglio. I know it comes in threes at times but I'll write about Pumpsie Green tomorrow. I need a break from elegy writing!
RIP Pumpsie.
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Former NFL lineman Mitch Petrus dies of heat stroke at age 32
Mitch Petrus, an offensive lineman who spent time with the Giants, Patriots and Titans, has died at the age of 32.
Petrus had been working all day outside at his family’s business in Lonoke County, Arkansas, and died of heat stroke, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. A heat advisory has been in effect in Central Arkansas, with temperatures in the 90s and high humidity.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/07/19/former-nfl-lineman-mitch-petrus-dies-of-heat-stroke-at-age-32/
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I don't know this fella -- maybe some of you do -- but I'm posting his obit as a warning. Much of the US is experiencing a brutal heat wave this weekend, and the possibility of dying from heat stroke is very real. It can come upon you all of a sudden and as what happened here with Mr. Petrus, it can kill even the young and healthy. Everyone -- be careful!
Rest in peace, Mr. Petrus, and may God comfort your loved ones.
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Former NFL lineman Mitch Petrus dies of heat stroke at age 32
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/07/19/former-nfl-lineman-mitch-petrus-dies-of-heat-stroke-at-age-32/
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I don't know this fella -- maybe some of you do -- but I'm posting his obit as a warning. Much of the US is experiencing a brutal heat wave this weekend, and the possibility of dying from heat stroke is very real. It can come upon you all of a sudden and as what happened here with Mr. Petrus, it can kill even the young and healthy. Everyone -- be careful!
Rest in peace, Mr. Petrus, and may God comfort your loved ones.
Absolutely. Heat Stroke is a silent killer, that knows no age boundaries. Even though it seems the elderly can succumb quicker to it.
If you live in the middle of the country right now, probably not a bad idea to check on any elderly friends or relatives who might want to work out in this heat, or might not have good or adequate HVAC relief.
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Absolutely. Heat Stroke is a silent killer, that knows no age boundaries. Even though it seems the elderly can succumb quicker to it.
If you live in the middle of the country right now, probably not a bad to check on any elderly friends or relatives who might want to work out in this heat, or might not have good or adequate HVAC relief.
And, since it causes mental confusion, you don't know how bad off you are until it's too late.
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Phoenix AZ curr. 107 F, dropping to 88 F overnight. Hum. 15% so it is "dry heat" as they say.
Palm Springs CA, also 107 F today and heading up to 114 F in a week.
So in general terms, call it 110 F in the desert, and 70 F at the beach Orange-San Diego counties).
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And, since it causes mental confusion, you don't know how bad off you are until it's too late.
Exactly. Part of that is extreme dehydration. Most people don't recognize dehydration. They aren't thirsty, so they don't drink. They become very dehydrated; eventually, the organs fail and...so long.
These days, I don't go anywhere without my trusty bottle of water even when it's cooler out.
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Ben Kinchlow, for years, co-host or just plain sidekick on the 700 club.
https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/us/ben-kinchlow-longtime-co-host-of-700-club-dies-at-82.amp (https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/us/ben-kinchlow-longtime-co-host-of-700-club-dies-at-82.amp)
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@truth_seeker
Actual temperature not quite as hot here in Western PA, but we have the humidity which beings the heat index into the 100s. I expect in many places that aren't desert, that is the case.
I have cousins in the DC area. They re in the 100s, but I think their heat index is at least 110-115.
Doesn't matter if it's "dry heat" or not -- it's too hot to be outside too long, even if you are not doing any physical labor.
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Ben Kinchlow, for years, co-host or just plain sidekick on the 700 club.
https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/us/ben-kinchlow-longtime-co-host-of-700-club-dies-at-82.amp (https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/us/ben-kinchlow-longtime-co-host-of-700-club-dies-at-82.amp)
I wondered what happened to him. I remember Mr. Kinchlow from some years ago. Seems he left CBN and the 700 Club in the 1990s to go his own way in ministry.
Rest in peace.
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@truth_seeker
I have cousins in the DC area. They re in the 100s, but I think their heat index is at least 110-115.
@Applewood
Cities are always hotter. Car and truck exhausts,exhaust from ac units,black top highways radiating heat,dark color vehicles radiating heat,buildings blocking wind,etc,etc,etc.
I saw a prediction this morning that it would be 115 F in Minneapolis today. Why the HELL would anybody want to stay there when it is freezing ass cold in the winter,and boiling hot in the summer?
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Phoenix AZ curr. 107 F, dropping to 88 F overnight. Hum. 15% so it is "dry heat" as they say.
Palm Springs CA, also 107 F today and heading up to 114 F in a week.
So in general terms, call it 110 F in the desert, and 70 F at the beach Orange-San Diego counties).
Today is supposed to be 11 degrees cooler in AZ deserts. It was 118F at the Castle last Saturday.
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@truth_seeker
Actual temperature not quite as hot here in Western PA, but we have the humidity which beings the heat index into the 100s. I expect in many places that aren't desert, that is the case.
I have cousins in the DC area. They re in the 100s, but I think their heat index is at least 110-115.
Doesn't matter if it's "dry heat" or not -- it's too hot to be outside too long, even if you are not doing any physical labor.
I have been in enough different places, to understand the impat of high humidity.
My Northern European dna, is simply not cut out for high heat. I once turned down a great job offer in Houston, after visiting during the summer. (no offense intended towards Texans)
My sweet bride of 51 years and I are both SoCal natives, and we have never lived in air conditioned houses, having been within a mile of the cool Paciic almost all of that time.
Today the ocean temp is almost the same for SoCal and for Maine, to provide real world examples.
SoCal is COOLED by the col Alaska current, and New England to Western Europe are WARMED by the warm Gulf current.
@Applewood @sneakypete
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And, since it causes mental confusion, you don't know how bad off you are until it's too late.
Jumped up at 5AM this morning... did my 2.5 miles at 7AM. It was already in the low 80's, but actually quite pleasant. (Germantown, Maryland)
I was surprised how many other people were out there already.
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Exactly. Part of that is extreme dehydration. Most people don't recognize dehydration. They aren't thirsty, so they don't drink. They become very dehydrated; eventually, the organs fail and...so long.
These days, I don't go anywhere without my trusty bottle of water even when it's cooler out.
The IDF did a study on optimal water consumption in combat troops in desert conditions.
While the Brits had issued a quart per man per day, the IDF determined that to maintain full physical and mental function in extreme heat required more on the order of a liter (just over a quart) of water an HOUR.
This time of year, I have a case of bottled drinking water in a cooler in the back of my not so well air conditioned vehicle, and partake often, at least half a liter an hour, or if I notice I'm not sweating as much as the heat warrants. With lower humidity such as we have here, evaporating sweat is the first line of defense against becoming overheated.
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@Applewood
Cities are always hotter. Car and truck exhausts,exhaust from ac units,black top highways radiating heat,dark color vehicles radiating heat,buildings blocking wind,etc,etc,etc.
I saw a prediction this morning that it would be 115 F in Minneapolis today. Why the HELL would anybody want to stay there when it is freezing ass cold in the winter,and boiling hot in the summer?
What, don'cha like the change of seasons?
Minneapolis weather wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the humidity.
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@Applewood
Cities are always hotter. Car and truck exhausts,exhaust from ac units, black top highways radiating heat, dark color vehicles radiating heat, buildings blocking wind, etc,etc,etc.
You must be right. I live outside of Pittsburgh and we are always a degree or two cooler in summer. But around here, those few degrees don't make a difference. For all of us in this region, it's the humidity and stagnant air that's bad no matter where you live.
I saw a prediction this morning that it would be 115 F in Minneapolis today. Why the HELL would anybody want to stay there when it is freezing ass cold in the winter, and boiling hot in the summer?
I'm guessing that 115 degrees actual temperature in Minneapolis is very rare. In Western PA, we have hit 100 only a few times in my lifetime. and we are a bit southeast. Could that 115 have been the heat index or "real feel" temperature?
I will agree with you though about the winters inn Minneapolis. They are brutal. And now that the city is overrun with so-called refugees, I definitely wouldn't want to live there.
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What, don'cha like the change of seasons?
Minneapolis weather wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the humidity.
@Smokin Joe
When the seasons are "ass-deep in snow,or ass-deep in sweat",no,I don't.
Oh,and it should go without saying that there is plenty of humidity both "seasons".
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I'm guessing that 115 degrees actual temperature in Minneapolis is very rare. In Western PA, we have hit 100 only a few times in my lifetime. and we are a bit southeast. Could that 115 have been the heat index or "real feel" temperature?
@Applewood I do think 115F actual air temperature is pretty rare in Mn,but I do know it hits 100F or more at times during the summer,with high humidity.
AFAIK,the 115F was actual air temps.
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Minneapolis, MN
as of 5:01 pm CDT
74°
Sunny
Feels Like 74°
H -- L 62°
@Elderberry
I KNOW I saw a report last night calling for 115 F in Minneapolis today,but when I just checked,I not only got the results you reported above,but the 10 day forecast didn't even have a high in the 90's,and typical lows in the mid-60's. Perfect sleeping weather.
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@Applewood I do think 115F actual air temperature is pretty rare in Mn,but I do know it hits 100F or more at times during the summer,with high humidity.
AFAIK,the 115F was actual air temps.
All time hottest day in Minneapolis is 108 on 14 Jul 1936. I am guessing what you saw was a potential heat index.
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@Elderberry
I KNOW I saw a report last night calling for 115 F in Minneapolis today,but when I just checked,I not only got the results you reported above,but the 10 day forecast didn't even have a high in the 90's,and typical lows in the mid-60's. Perfect sleeping weather.
@sneakypete
Perhaps it was hotter earlier, but a cold front went through. We are going to get a cold front to cool us off tomorrow or Monday. Can't wait.
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Robert Morgenthau
New York City prosecutor dies just short of his 100th birthday
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Born into a long line of Democratic bureaucrats, Morgenthau was appointed U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1961 by John F. Kennedy, staying there through the Lyndon Johnson and early part of the Richard Nixon administration, before Nixon, afraid that Morgenthau was going to pursue prosecutions that would embarrass the Presidency, fired him at the end of 1969. (One of Morgenthau's successors, Preet Bharara, would meet a nearly identical fate 48 years later.)
After a brief run as deputy mayor of New York City, he settled into the position of Manhattan District Attorney from 1974 to 2009. He enjoyed broad bipartisan support during his run as district attorney, although he largely relied on his family connections and nepotism to staff his large network of assistant DAs who did most of the dirty work: Andrew Cuomo, JFK Jr., RFK Jr., and Sonia Sotomayor, along with his present day successor Cyrus Vance, Jr. He justified it by noting that without nepotism, he himself would have never had the opportunities he had.
Morgenthau came to office at a time in which New York City was teeming with crime and corruption. By the time of his retirement, the crime in the city had largely come back under control, which Morgenthau's office was credited with having a hand in doing through aggressive prosecutions. Among the higher-profile cases were those of mother-and-son thieves Sante and Kenny Kimes; John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman; Bernie Goetz, the "Subway Vigilante;" Robert Chambers, the "Preppie Killer;" Tupac Shakur, rapper whom Morgenthau convicted of sex offenses; Dennis Kozlowski, who embezzled hundreds of millions from Tyco Security Systems; and the Central Park Five, which Morgenthau later conceded was a mistake.
Morgenthau died July 21, age 99, ten days short of his 100th birthday.
Obituary from Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-22/manhattan-s-longtime-prosecutor-morgenthau-dies-at-99-nyt-says?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morgenthau)
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I don't see prosecuting Bernie Goetz as a plus. But then, I have been confronted by 'yutes' bearing improvised weapons before, and IF I had been armed would have had much the same reaction as Mr. Goetz. Goetz, I saw as defending himself, regardless of the media hype.
Interesting there was no mention of Dave Berkowitz, the .44 caliber killer in there. He was a real bad guy.
RIP, anyway, he did get some real 'bad guys'.
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nevermind
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David Hedison, veteran actor in sci-fi classic ‘The Fly,’ dies at 92
David Hedison, who starred in the original sci-fi classic “The Fly†and appeared in two James Bond films, has died. He was 92.
Hedison died June 18 in Los Angeles with his daughters at his side, a representative for the family, Jennifer Allen, said in an email Monday.
A veteran actor, Hedison portrayed Capt. Lee Crane in the long-running sci-fi television series “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea†and Spencer Harrison on the daytime series “Another World.â€
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-07-22/david-hedison-actor-the-fly-dies-dead (https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-07-22/david-hedison-actor-the-fly-dies-dead)
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R.I.P. Rutger Hauer...died today at 75.
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R.I.P. Rutger Hauer...died today at 75.
One of the great 80's action heroes.
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Coincidentally, the Roy Batty character also died in the year 2019.
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Russi Taylor
Voice actress best known as Minnie Mouse dies at 75
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Taylor, whose full first name was the decidedly un-feminine "Russell," began voice acting in the early 1980s, developing a longstanding professional relationship with the Walt Disney animated studio. Among her most notable roles were Huey, Dewey and Louie in the 1980s hit cartoon DuckTales and Minnie Mouse, which she voiced for nearly 40 years and helped launch a comeback for the previously dormant character. In a case of life imitating art, Taylor married Wayne Allwine, her counterpart as the voice of Mickey Mouse, in 1991; the two were married until his death in 2009.
Taylor also held a number of roles outside of the Disney studio, including several small roles in The Simpsons and the voice of Berdie the Early Bird in the McDonaldland commercials.
She died July 27, with no cause of death stated.
Obituary from The Walt Disney Company (https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-legend-russi-taylor-dies-at-75/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russi_Taylor)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853122/)
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Keith Lincoln has passed away. He played for the SD Chargers.
329 yards from scrimmage in a post-season game is a record that still stands as the Chargers defeated the Boston Patriots 51-10 in the 1963 AFL title game...
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWN5nrTOBFw#)
He went to Washington State.
https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2019/07/28/Former-Chargers-running-back-Keith-Lincoln-dies-at-80/7841564325922/ (https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2019/07/28/Former-Chargers-running-back-Keith-Lincoln-dies-at-80/7841564325922/)
He was also involved in the "hit heard around the world" as some of his ribs were broken by Buffalo Bills linebacker, Mike Stratton.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocdc70KbT08#)
That old AFL was pretty exciting, in innovation and so on, even if one could make the case effectively that the NFL just had a lot more talent.
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Russi Taylor
Voice actress best known as Minnie Mouse dies at 75
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Taylor, whose full first name was the decidedly un-feminine "Russell," began voice acting in the early 1980s, developing a longstanding professional relationship with the Walt Disney animated studio. Among her most notable roles were Huey, Dewey and Louie in the 1980s hit cartoon DuckTales and Minnie Mouse, which she voiced for nearly 40 years and helped launch a comeback for the previously dormant character. In a case of life imitating art, Taylor married Wayne Allwine, her counterpart as the voice of Mickey Mouse, in 1991; the two were married until his death in 2009.
Taylor also held a number of roles outside of the Disney studio, including several small roles in The Simpsons and the voice of Berdie the Early Bird in the McDonaldland commercials.
She died July 27, with no cause of death stated.
Obituary from The Walt Disney Company (https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-legend-russi-taylor-dies-at-75/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russi_Taylor)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853122/)
She must have known Alan Young, then. He played Scrooge McDuck when she was doing Duck Tales.
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It is with great sadness to inform everyone that Grant Thompson passed away last night. Grant had great love and appreciation for his fans. Please do a random act of love or kindness today in honor of The King of Random. Grant’s legacy will live on in the channel and the global community he created.
Grant Thompson was a youtube personality known as "The King of Random".
He specialized in videos that showed how to build any number of projects from a foundry made from a galvanized bucket and plaster of paris to a Death ray" made from the screen of a projection TV. He showed how to light fires using a ziploc baggie and water and designed "ninja balls" from rubber balloons and flour.
He will be sorely missed.
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Nick Buoniconti
Professional football linebacker dies at 78
85 🐬
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A local boy from Massachusetts, Buoniconti played defensive tackle while attending Notre Dame but was considered too small to play the position professionally, so the Boston Patriots, the hometown team in the American Football League, decided to switch him to linebacker. There, he excelled, going on to play 14 seasons of professional football, seven with the Patriots and nine more with the Miami Dolphins, including as a member of the Dolphins perfect season team. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
An attorney and agent in his post-football career, he was diagnosed with dementia in 2017. He died July 30.
Obituary from Sports Illustrated (https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/07/31/nick-buoniconti-death-patriots-dolphins-hall-fame-linebacker)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti)
Career stats (https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BuonNi00.htm)
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Granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy Dies After Overdose at Family’s Compound
The Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Mass.CreditCreditBenny Snyder/Associated Press
By Katharine Q. Seelye and Jonathan Martin
Aug. 1, 2019
BOSTON — A granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy died on Thursday afternoon after suffering an apparent overdose at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Mass., according to two people close to the family.
The young woman, Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22, was the daughter of Courtney Kennedy Hill. She was at the compound where her grandmother, Ethel Kennedy, 91, lives when emergency responders were called on Thursday afternoon, the family friends said. She was taken to Cape Code Hospital in Hyannis, where she was pronounced dead.
“Our hearts are shattered by the loss of our beloved Saoirse,†the Kennedy family said in a statement. “Her life was filled with hope, promise and love.â€
Read more at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/us/kennedy-compound-overdose.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/us/kennedy-compound-overdose.html)
See if there is anything more to this, breaking news in some venues (Boston Globe).
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“Her life was filled with hope, promise and love.â€
Uh,huh. That must be why she killed herself,huh?
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People talk about the "tragic Kennedys" or the "Kennedy curse." Seems to me the more recent tragedies after Bobby's assassination were the doing of the victims. Recklessness, substance abuse, criminal behavior of all kinds. I guess I'm being cruel here, but it's hard for me to work up much sympathy for the Kennedys and their tragedies these days.
Anyway, I hope this young lady has found peace.
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People talk about the "tragic Kennedys" or the "Kennedy curse." Seems to me the more recent tragedies after Bobby's assassination were the doing of the victims. Recklessness, substance abuse, criminal behavior of all kinds. I guess I'm being cruel here, but it's hard for me to work up much sympathy for the Kennedys and their tragedies these days.
Anyway, I hope this young lady has found peace.
The Kennedys' "War On Women" continues.
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In a 2016 opinion piece for the Deerfield Scroll, the student newspaper for the Deerfield Academy boarding school, Hill wrote about her bouts with depression.
"My depression took root in the beginning of my middle school years and will be with me for the rest of my life," she wrote. "Although I was mostly a happy child, I suffered bouts of deep sadness that felt like a heavy boulder on my chest. These bouts would come and go, but they did not outwardly affect me until I was a new sophomore at Deerfield."
She added that "someone I knew and loved broke serious sexual boundaries with me," leading her to pretend the incident hadn't happened and attempting suicide.
She urged students and faculty to talk openly about mental illness in order to get rid of the stigma associated with depression.
"People talk about cancer freely; why is it so difficult to discuss the effects of depression, bipolar [sic], anxiety, or schizophrenic disorders?" Hill wrote. "Just because the illness may not be outwardly visible doesn’t mean the person suffering from it isn’t struggling."
https://www.foxnews.com/us/saoirse-kennedy-hill-dead-kennedy-compound-hyannis-port-robert-f-kennedy (https://www.foxnews.com/us/saoirse-kennedy-hill-dead-kennedy-compound-hyannis-port-robert-f-kennedy)
@TomSea
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A lot of mental illness and substance abuse in that family. **nononono*
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@TomSea
She added that "someone I knew and loved broke serious sexual boundaries with me," leading her to pretend the incident hadn't happened and attempting suicide.
Clearly someone "too big to be arrested".
Gee,if we only knew of someone related to her that has political connections and can't be arrested!
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A lot of mental illness and substance abuse in that family. **nononono*
@mountaineer
It's what defines them.
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I had a good friend in St. Louis who came from a great deal of wealth. She and every one of her siblings and step-siblings (mother was widowed and remarried) was messed up in some way. It doesn't have to be that way. Not sure the Kennedys know how to raise children.
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I had a good friend in St. Louis who came from a great deal of wealth. She and every one of her siblings and step-siblings (mother was widowed and remarried) was messed up in some way. It doesn't have to be that way. Not sure the Kennedys know how to raise children.
We were, every one of us, raised to be President of the United States.---Chris Lawford, one of the sons Pat Kennedy had with then-husband Peter Lawford, in Peter Collier and David Horowitz's The Kennedys, about his generation of Kennedy offspring.
The exception may have been the children of the late Eunice Kennedy and her husband, the late R. Sargent Shriver. Collier and Horowitz recorded that once, when one of their children was hurting, Shriver comforted him by saying, "You're a Shriver. It's OK to cry." (Their son Timothy is now the chairman of Special Olympics; he gave the welcome address in Seattle last year, when I went to the national Special Olympics to watch my son play softball in the games---my son's team won the silver medal, in fact.) Bobby Kennedy was once called "the Kennedy with soul"; I'd say that designation belonged more to Eunice Kennedy.
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A lot of mental illness and substance abuse in that family. **nononono*
Tends to happen when the Patriarch makes a deal with the devil.
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Seems to me the Kennedys with their heads on straight are the ones who in some way distanced themselves from the rest of the jackals.
I was wondering whether Miss Hill ever received any help for her depression. Her writings make it sound like she was aware she had a problem, but it also seems she may not have had proper treatment. Years ago, I read something about Joan Kennedy, Ted's first wife. It was alleged in that story that the family knew she had a problem with alcohol, but didn't want her to get help. Why, I don't know. Were they afraid that in therapy or AA, she might spill the beans on some dirty dealings in that family? Anyway, according to this story, Joan didn't really get better till after she got away from Ted and the rest of the clan.
Don't know if that story is true, but it does sound plausible.
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Seems to me the Kennedys with their heads on straight are the ones who in some way distanced themselves from the rest of the jackals.
I was wondering whether Miss Hill ever received any help for her depression. Her writings make it sound like she was aware she had a problem, but it also seems she may not have had proper treatment. Years ago, I read something about Joan Kennedy, Ted's first wife. It was alleged in that story that the family knew she had a problem with alcohol, but didn't want her to get help. Why, I don't know. Were they afraid that in therapy or AA, she might spill the beans on some dirty dealings in that family? Anyway, according to this story, Joan didn't really get better till after she got away from Ted and the rest of the clan.
Don't know if that story is true, but it does sound plausible.
It was a different political world in the 70's. Eagleton was bumped from the McGovern ticket because he had undergone psychiatric care. Back then, you could get tossed under the bus if you're caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy. Now those things are the rites of passing. :shrug:
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Back then, you could get tossed under the bus if you're caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.
Unless you're a Kennedy abandoning a car in the drink with a dead girl in it.
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Unless you're a Kennedy abandoning a car in the drink with a dead girl in it.
Thing is, she wasn't dead and could have been rescued had Teddy the guts to face a little music. :shrug:
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Just tweeted:
The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Nobel laureate Toni Morrison has died, a friend confirms.
9:33 AM · Aug 6, 2019
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NEW YORK (AP/GRAY) — Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died.
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf says Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. She was 88.
She was the first black woman to receive the Nobel literature prize, awarded in 1993. The Swedish academy hailed her use of language and her "visionary force."
Her novel "Beloved," in which a mother, Margaret, makes a tragic choice to murder her baby to save the girl from slavery, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988.
Oprah Winfrey played Margaret in the 1998 film adaptation.
Born Chloe Anthony Wofford on Feb. 8, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio, Morrison often wrote about the black female experience.
Her first book was “The Bluest Eye†published in 1970, and it focused on a black girl who wants blue eyes like white girls.
KJCT (https://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Nobel-laureate-Toni-Morrison-has-died-a-friend-confirms-523002541.html)
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Just tweeted:
The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Nobel laureate Toni Morrison has died, a friend confirms.
9:33 AM · Aug 6, 2019
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KJCT (https://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Nobel-laureate-Toni-Morrison-has-died-a-friend-confirms-523002541.html)
@mountaineer
Maybe this will save the taxpayers some money. Decades ago it was revealed that she had some sort of "chair in literature" at some state university (NC State?),that gave her an office,a staff to answer questions and forward mails,and a pretty decent salary.
And word was she had NO scheduled classes and gave no lectures while pulling in a 6 figure yearly salary.
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Cliff Branch of the Raiders passed away at 71 years old a few days ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Branch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Branch)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/sports/football/cliff-branch-raiders-dead.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/sports/football/cliff-branch-raiders-dead.html)
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Cliff Branch of the Raiders passed away at 71 years old a few days ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Branch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Branch)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/sports/football/cliff-branch-raiders-dead.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/sports/football/cliff-branch-raiders-dead.html)
Hard to believe he was that old. Those were great times for that team.
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‘He Was the Last Real World’s Champion’: Fellow Legends Pay Tribute to Harley Race
Justin Barrasso
The legendary Harley Race succumbed to his battle with lung cancer on Thursday afternoon at the age of 76.
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A genuine industry icon, Race was a prominent piece of the wrestling landscape for the past seven decades. His legend was first established during his tenure in the NWA, where he had eight different runs as World Heavyweight Champion. Race worked throughout Japan, in the AWA and WCW, and had a memorable stint during the late 1980s in Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation, feuding with Hulk Hogan, Junkyard Dog, and “Hacksaw†Jim Duggan.
WWE Executive Vice President Paul “Triple H†Levesque first met Race in 1994 during their time together in WCW, but he had spent countless hours watching, learning from, and admiring the craft of Race’s cutting-edge work in the ring.
“There are certain guys in the business that are great, and there are legends, but then there are the ones who transcend the business,†said Levesque. “Harley Race took the business from the era that it was in and moved it in a different direction.
Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/%E2%80%98he-was-the-last-real-world%E2%80%99s-champion%E2%80%99-fellow-legends-pay-tribute-to-harley-race/ar-AAFeSo0 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/%E2%80%98he-was-the-last-real-world%E2%80%99s-champion%E2%80%99-fellow-legends-pay-tribute-to-harley-race/ar-AAFeSo0)
wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Race)
I've thought of Harley Race from time to time throughout the years. I didn't even know he was still alive. Once upon a time, there was quite a bit of blood-letting in wrestling, I'd see it on the magazine covers growing up, that was the era Race belonged to more per my view. I must have watched Race early in his career, maybe the industry got past that at some point.
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Maybe this will save the taxpayers some money. Decades ago it was revealed that she had some sort of "chair in literature" at some state university (NC State?),that gave her an office,a staff to answer questions and forward mails,and a pretty decent salary.
And word was she had NO scheduled classes and gave no lectures while pulling in a 6 figure yearly salary.
There's a lot of that nonsense going around, sad to say.
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There's a lot of that nonsense going around, sad to say.
@mountaineer
It should be easy enough for anyone interested to track down the truth of that one. For one thing,it would probably be mentioned in her bio.
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@sneakypete
@mountaineer
From Wikipedia:
From 1989 until her retirement in 2006, Morrison held the Robert F. Goheen Chair in the Humanities at Princeton University. She said she didn't think much of modern fiction writers who reference their own lives instead of inventing new material, and she used to tell her creative writing students, "I don't want to hear about your little life, OK?" Similarly, she chose not to write about her own life in a memoir or autobiography.
Though based in the Creative Writing Program at Princeton, Morrison did not regularly offer writing workshops to students after the late 1990s, a fact that earned her some criticism. Rather, she conceived and developed the Princeton Atelier, a program that brings together students with writers and performing artists. Together the students and the artists produce works of art that are presented to the public after a semester of collaboration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison
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Sounds like a waste of time to me, but I've never been much for poetry or "modern fiction."
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@mountaineer
It's ok to broaden one's horizons through the arts and literature, but I'd rather kids go to a college or university to learn something that will earn them a paycheck.
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@sneakypete
@mountaineer
From Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison
@Applewood
Thank you!
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@mountaineer
It's ok to broaden one's horizons through the arts and literature, but I'd rather kids go to a college or university to learn something that will earn them a paycheck.
Engineering schools have Humanities electives....
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Obituary: Joe Longthorne – ‘one of the biggest light-entertainment stars of his generation’
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Joe Longthorne
Joe Longthorne, who has died at the age of 64, was one of the biggest light-entertainment stars of his generation, admired within the industry for his powerful voice and professionalism and adored by a devoted fan base.
Born in Hull to performing parents from the travelling community, Longthorne showed an early gift for performing. He won his first talent contest at the age of five with an act showcasing his precocious skills as a singer and impressionist – talents that sustained a professional career over more than 40 years, saw him headlining the London Palladium and the Talk of the Town and acquiring three platinum discs for record sales.
After finding early television fame in the late 1960s with regular appearances on ITV’s children’s talent show, Junior Showtime, he served his apprenticeship on stage on the still thriving club circuit at home and abroad in the early years of the 1970s.
Read more at: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2019/obituary-joe-longthorne-one-of-the-biggest-light-entertainment-stars-of-his-generation/ (https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2019/obituary-joe-longthorne-one-of-the-biggest-light-entertainment-stars-of-his-generation/)
Sounds more like he was known over there but posting. I'm sure he was very talented.
The article says his parents were of the "traveling community", wikipedia reads:
Longthorne was born in Hull,[1] England, into a musical family[2] of a "travelling, Romany background".
So, something like Roma or Gypsies I assume.
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Longthorne)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Longthorne
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Rosie Ruiz, Infamous for Cheating 1980 Boston Marathon, Dies at 66
For eight days she was the winner of the 1980 race, until a mountain of evidence proved she had jumped onto the course in the final few miles.
By Roger Robinson
Aug 8, 2019
Rosie Ruiz, whose name is notoriously synonymous with marathon cheating, died on July 8, from cancer, according to an obituary posted by her family in Palm Beach, Florida. She was 66 and known as Rosie M. Vivas.
Ruiz infamously jumped into the 1980 Boston Marathon in the final stretch of the race and claimed the women’s win ahead of the true champion, Jacqueline Gareau of Québec. Runners and fans have always resented that Ruiz basked in acclamation for her supposed come-from-behind victory and refused to admit guilt. Gareau had to cross the finish line with no recognition of her course record time of 2:34:28, or her dominant defeat of the prerace favorite, Patti Lyons of Boston, who was second in 2:35:08.
It was also found that Ruiz began her course-cutting career in her first marathon, New York City in 1979, when she either dropped out, or skipped the course completely, and was seen on the subway to Central Park. She crossed the finish line, receiving medical attention for a supposedly injured ankle, and her bar code was recorded as a finisher. That gave her a Boston qualification for 1980. Her employer, thrilled by her result, paid her expenses to go to Boston.
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a28615122/rosie-ruiz-boston-marathon-dies/ (https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a28615122/rosie-ruiz-boston-marathon-dies/)
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Jeffrey Epstein
Sex trafficker and financier to the stars commits suicide at 66
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Developing...
ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/US/jeffrey-epstein-accused-sex-trafficker-dies-suicide-officials/story?id=64881684)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein)
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I am not an expert of correctional institute workings, but how does someone on suicide watch commit suicide?
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"The Clintons killed Epstein" in 3...2...1...
*****rollingeyes*****
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"The Clintons killed Epstein" in 3...2...1...
*****rollingeyes*****
I think it would be naive to assume that they had nothing to do with unusual lapses in policy for a potentially damaging witness who was on suicide watch. At least he didn't repeatedly shoot himself in the back of the head or something...
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I think it would be naive to assume that they had nothing to do with unusual lapses in policy for a potentially damaging witness who was on suicide watch. At least he didn't repeatedly shoot himself in the back of the head or something...
:yowsa: Especially in view of this:
DOWNSIDE LEGACY AT TWO DEGREES OF PRESIDENT CLINTON
SECTION: REMEMBERING THE DEAD
SUBSECTION: List of Names
Revised 7/14/00
https://web.archive.org/web/20010408073917/http://alamo-girl.com/0463.htm (https://web.archive.org/web/20010408073917/http://alamo-girl.com/0463.htm)
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I think it would be naive to assume that they had nothing to do with unusual lapses in policy for a potentially damaging witness who was on suicide watch. At least he didn't repeatedly shoot himself in the back of the head or something...
@Smokin Joe
IIRC,it was the local sheriff in Texas who announced on a radio program that he had proof that LBJ had rigged his first run for public office,and would be testifying before a grand jury in a day or two that "shot himself in the back" the day before he was due to give his testimony.
He wasn't a slacker,either. He didn't just shoot himself in the back,he did it multiple times,with a rifle. A single shot bolt-action 22 rifle.
You rarely see suicides with that level of dedication.
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@Smokin Joe
IIRC,it was the local sheriff in Texas who announced on a radio program that he had proof that LBJ had rigged his first run for public office,and would be testifying before a grand jury in a day or two that "shot himself in the back" the day before he was due to give his testimony.
He wasn't a slacker,either. He didn't just shoot himself in the back,he did it multiple times,with a rifle. A single shot bolt-action 22 rifle.
You rarely see suicides with that level of dedication.
Yeah, I recall one, a fastidiously neat fellow, who 'had the goods' on some corruption in the State I grew up in. The official verdict was that he had committed suicide by repeatedly slashing his own wrists and throat. Like you said, "dedication". Even the verdict was a message how deep the corruption was there.
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@Smokin Joe
IIRC,it was the local sheriff in Texas who announced on a radio program that he had proof that LBJ had rigged his first run for public office,and would be testifying before a grand jury in a day or two that "shot himself in the back" the day before he was due to give his testimony.
He wasn't a slacker,either. He didn't just shoot himself in the back,he did it multiple times,with a rifle. A single shot bolt-action 22 rifle.
You rarely see suicides with that level of dedication.
Ah! The Billie Sol Estes/LBJ kerfluffle! I remember it well @sneakypete
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Ah! The Billie Sol Estes/LBJ kerfluffle! I remember it well @sneakypete
Wasn't the lawyer for the accused Racehorse Haynes?
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Wasn't the lawyer for the accused Racehorse Haynes?
I don't think so but I think Percy Foreman was.
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Ah! The Billie Sol Estes/LBJ kerfluffle! I remember it well @sneakypete
The "Kefauver Kerfuffle" does flow rather trippingly off the tongue.... :laugh:
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The "Kefauver Kerfuffle" does flow rather trippingly off the tongue.... :laugh:
@Cyber Liberty
I just said it three times fast. The operative word is "trippingly" . . .
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@Cyber Liberty
I just said it three times fast. The operative word is "trippingly" . . .
:happyhappy:
Yer a good man, @EasyAce!
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Peter Fonda, 'Easy Rider' Architect and Counter-Cultural Icon, Dies at 79
3:26 PM PDT 8/16/2019 by Duane Byrge
Fonda, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda, the younger brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda, died Friday morning.
Peter Fonda, who broke out from under the legendary Fonda family name with Easy Rider, has died. He was 79.
Fonda, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda, the younger brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda, died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles, according to his rep. ... Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-fonda-dead-easy-rider-architect-counter-cultural-icon-was-79-1232714?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)
Stonewall Jackson @1776Stonewall
Peter Fonda died. . . You know, the guy who said that the 12 year old son of the president should be kidnapped. That guy. Yeah, he died
6:38 PM · Aug 16, 2019
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Peter Fonda, 'Easy Rider' Architect and Counter-Cultural Icon, Dies at 79
3:26 PM PDT 8/16/2019 by Duane Byrge
Stonewall Jackson @1776Stonewall
Peter Fonda died. . . You know, the guy who said that the 12 year old son of the president should be kidnapped. That guy. Yeah, he died
6:38 PM · Aug 16, 2019
@mountaineer
Yes,but I am sure he meant a 12 year old child should be "stabbed and raped" in only the kindest and most loving of ways.</S>
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Jane.....
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I wonder if Peter dealt with all that unhealthy anger before he died?
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Jane.....
Henry Fonda should get the all time award for sireing Crappy Children.
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Peter Fonda, 'Easy Rider' Architect and Counter-Cultural Icon, Dies at 79
3:26 PM PDT 8/16/2019 by Duane Byrge
Fonda, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda, the younger brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda, died Friday morning.
Peter Fonda, who broke out from under the legendary Fonda family name with Easy Rider, has died. He was 79.
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Reading about Fonda's passing and being reminded of that lovely tweet made me look up some information about his father, Henry. Henry Fonda was a good actor, but by all accounts, he was a lousy husband and father. He has often been described as "cold and distant" toward his children. Perhaps that explains the behavior of his children.
I enjoyed "Easy Rider" when it came out back in the 1960s, but then again, I was a dumb kid with the typical liberal leanings of that period. Saw the movie again some years later after I grew up and became more conservative and it just wasn't the same. And while that movie made Peter Fonda a star, I don't think his subsequent work was all that wonderful.
With regard to that tweet, Fonda allegedly expressed "regret" at having sent it, which I guess is about as close to an actual apology we will ever get from him -- or his sister, or that matter. It seems that lefties usually don't really apologize for their actions.
Whatever -- Mr. Fonda is in God's hands now and He will do the judging, not me. So as a Christian, I will pray that Mr.. Fonda rests in peace and that God will comfort his loved ones.
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Reading about Fonda's passing and being reminded of that lovely tweet made me look up some information about his father, Henry. Henry Fonda was a good actor, but by all accounts, he was a lousy husband and father. He has often been described as "cold and distant" toward his children. Perhaps that explains the behavior of his children.
I enjoyed "Easy Rider" when it came out back in the 1960s, but then again, I was a dumb kid with the typical liberal leanings of that period. Saw the movie again some years later after I grew up and became more conservative and it just wasn't the same. And while that movie made Peter Fonda a star, I don't think his subsequent work was all that wonderful.
With regard to that tweet, Fonda allegedly expressed "regret" at having sent it, which I guess is about as close to an actual apology we will ever get from him -- or his sister, or that matter. It seems that lefties usually don't really apologize for their actions.
Whatever -- Mr. Fonda is in God's hands now and He will do the judging, not me. So as a Christian, I will pray that Mr.. Fonda rests in peace and that God will comfort his loved ones.
Good points. I might be a little younger than you, so it's R rating didn't allow me to see Easy Rider until the cable era of the late '70's.
I was always conservative, but loved counterculture music. But honestly, seeing this movie for the 1st time in my early 20's, my take of it was a show with good music, but overall just an awful unwatchable flick. And watching it half ass even recently? It has not held up well in the test of time.
And if that's Fonda's legacy..... Too bad.
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Reading about Fonda's passing and being reminded of that lovely tweet made me look up some information about his father, Henry. Henry Fonda was a good actor, but by all accounts, he was a lousy husband and father. He has often been described as "cold and distant" toward his children. Perhaps that explains the behavior of his children.
I enjoyed "Easy Rider" when it came out back in the 1960s, but then again, I was a dumb kid with the typical liberal leanings of that period. Saw the movie again some years later after I grew up and became more conservative and it just wasn't the same. And while that movie made Peter Fonda a star, I don't think his subsequent work was all that wonderful.
With regard to that tweet, Fonda allegedly expressed "regret" at having sent it, which I guess is about as close to an actual apology we will ever get from him -- or his sister, or that matter. It seems that lefties usually don't really apologize for their actions.
Whatever -- Mr. Fonda is in God's hands now and He will do the judging, not me. So as a Christian, I will pray that Mr.. Fonda rests in peace and that God will comfort his loved ones.
Beautifully said.
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Good points. I might be a little younger than you, so it's R rating didn't allow me to see Easy Rider until the cable era of the late '70's.
I was always conservative, but loved counterculture music. But honestly, seeing this movie for the 1st time in my early 20's, my take of it was a show with good music, but overall just an awful unwatchable flick. And watching it half ass even recently? It has not held up well in the test of time.
And if that's Fonda's legacy..... Too bad.
The movie was released in 1969 and I was 16 or 17 at the time -- which allowed me to see R rated movies without my parents. Personally, I believe Dennis Hopper was the better actor in Easy Rider. And if I'm not mistaken, this was Jack Nicholson's breakout movie. Certainly defined his unusual style in his next big hit, Five Easy Pieces, and subsequent films.
I agree -- Easy Rider has not stood the test of time as have so many other classics. For example, I can watch Casablanca over and over again and that movie was made in the 1940s. Maybe it's because movies like Casablanca exemplify certain timeless values like doing the right thing, resisting temptation and fighting a real enemy. Most newer movies have no morals and no values and who the H knows who the hero and the villain are supposed to be?
But now I'm ranting and getting off the subject. I do that a lot in my old age. happy77
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Excellent movie review, @Applewood ! I've always preferred old movies like Casablanca to anything so self-consciously "edgy" and desperately meaningful as a modern one.
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Peter Fonda, 'Easy Rider' Architect and Counter-Cultural Icon, Dies at 79
3:26 PM PDT 8/16/2019 by Duane Byrge
Fonda, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda, the younger brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda, died Friday morning.
Peter Fonda, who broke out from under the legendary Fonda family name with Easy Rider, has died. He was 79.
Fonda, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda, the younger brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda, died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles, according to his rep. ... Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-fonda-dead-easy-rider-architect-counter-cultural-icon-was-79-1232714?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)
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I can't say anything nice so......
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Texas Longhorn football great Cedric Benson reported dead in motorcycle crash
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,372596.msg2036697.html#msg2036697 (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,372596.msg2036697.html#msg2036697)
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Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana governor during Hurricane Katrina, dies of cancer https://wlwt.com/article/kathle
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Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana governor during Hurricane Katrina, dies of cancer https://wlwt.com/article/kathle
15 years late.
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I was always taught not to speak ill of the dead, but the governor and Mayor Nagan were the two most incompetent politicians I had ever seen. And I have seen my share of incompetent politicians. Sticks in my craw that they blamed President Bush for their own incompetence and the fact that their citizens are so dependent on government, they didn't know what to do in an emergency.
Anyway, Governor Blanco will be judged by God now. It's not really up to me. So I will wish her rest in peace and comfort for her loved ones.
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I was always taught not to speak ill of the dead, but the governor and Mayor Nagan were the two most incompetent politicians I had ever seen. And I have seen my share of incompetent politicians. Sticks in my craw that they blamed President Bush for their own incompetence and the fact that their citizens are so dependent on government, they didn't know what to do in an emergency.
Anyway, Governor Blanco will be judged by God now. It's not really up to me. So I will wish her rest in peace and comfort for her loved ones.
Blanco and Nagin are useful in understanding Hanlon's Razor is not always quite correct. They were both incompetent and malicious at the same time.
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Jack Whitaker, Emmy-Winning Sportscaster, Dies at 95
Jack Whitaker, an Emmy-winning sports broadcaster for more than three decades whose specialty was elegant, graceful commentaries, first for CBS and later for ABC, died on Sunday at his home in Devon, Pa. He was 95.
His death was announced by CBS Sports.
Whitaker was a thoughtful white-haired figure who covered just about every niche in the sports world — from the first Super Bowl to Secretariat’s victory in the Belmont Stakes, as well as baseball, golf and the Olympics. In 1961, he became the host of the anthology series “CBS Sports Spectacular,†and he began covering the P.G.A. Championship and the Masters in the early 1960s.
Excerpted, more at link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/18/obituaries/jack-whitaker-dies.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/18/obituaries/jack-whitaker-dies.html)
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Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana governor during Hurricane Katrina, dies of cancer https://wlwt.com/article/kathle
Once again nothing nice to say.......
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I was always taught not to speak ill of the dead, but the governor and Mayor Nagan were the two most incompetent politicians I had ever seen. And I have seen my share of incompetent politicians. Sticks in my craw that they blamed President Bush for their own incompetence and the fact that their citizens are so dependent on government, they didn't know what to do in an emergency.
Anyway, Governor Blanco will be judged by God now. It's not really up to me. So I will wish her rest in peace and comfort for her loved ones.
One of the things that P!$$ed me off the most was the pictures of all those school buses sitting there partially under water and the libtards whining that the government didn't provide transportation to get them out. When you are told to get out get off your @$$ and leave. I have a BIL that lives in Virginia Beach. We have told them on several occasions to get out. But he is a F%^KING hero and always chooses to stick it out. One of these days it will catch up with his libtard @$$.
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@verga
Politicians create a population dependent upon government to do everything for them and bail them out when their own decisions lead to disaster. When disaster strikes, then they whine that government didn't help them. Similar things happened in Puerto Rico after Maria. Food rotted and supplies languished in warehouses because the National Guard went home. Well, gee, wasn't there one able-bodied resident who could have taken over to get the food and supplies where they were needed? No. Government has to do everything. And when it doesn't, go on tv and cry the blues.
Ok, I'm getting into politics now and this thread is not the place for that. Mods, feel free to give me a 22222frying pan
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One of the things that P!$$ed me off the most was the pictures of all those school buses sitting there partially under water and the libtards whining that the government didn't provide transportation to get them out. When you are told to get out get off your @$$ and leave. I have a BIL that lives in Virginia Beach. We have told them on several occasions to get out. But he is a F%^KING hero and always chooses to stick it out. One of these days it will catch up with his libtard @$$.
I spoke with a nurse who was working in NOLA at the time, who said she couldn't leave her patients who could not be moved. She also said the last trains out (Amtrack was free) were empty. The people who stayed stayed because they wanted to, for whatever reason. She figured a lot of those stayed for the looting.
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Ok, I'm getting into politics now and this thread is not the place for that. Mods, feel free to give me a 22222frying pan
40 lashes/wet noodle. :laugh: :police:
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I spoke with a nurse who was working in NOLA at the time, who said she couldn't leave her patients who could not be moved. She also said the last trains out (Amtrack was free) were empty. The people who stayed stayed because they wanted to, for whatever reason. She figured a lot of those stayed for the looting.
I imagine more than a few stayed to guard against the looting. This has become more common as FEMA started prohibiting people from going home in the aftermath.
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40 lashes/wet noodle. :laugh: :police:
LOL I needed that. happy77
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LOL I needed that. happy77
Just don't enjoy it too much. :nono:
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I imagine more than a few stayed to guard against the looting. This has become more common as FEMA started prohibiting people from going home in the aftermath.
There was some of that, I am sure. Then they came along and took guns from homeowners who were using them to defend places that hadn't been flooded...
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Jane Mayer @JaneMayerNYer
Sources close to the family say David Koch has died.
7:58 AM · Aug 23, 2019
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Matt DeLuca @MattDeLuca
RIP David Koch. For everyone who is going to smear him look at his philanthropic work outside of politics.
8:14 AM · Aug 23, 2019
Billionaire businessman David Koch dead at 79
Aug. 23, 2019
Conservative billionaire industrialist David Koch, who retired from Koch Industries last year due to pool health, has died, according to reports. He was 79 years old.
“Sources close to the family say David Koch has died,†New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer said on Twitter. Other details about the time, place, and cause of his death were not immediately known.
David Koch and his elder brother, Charles, have been a force in American politics since the 1980s. Their influence largely stems from a fortune centered on Koch Industries. According to Forbes, David’s net worth was $42.4 billion. ... BNO News (https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/08/billionaire-businessman-david-koch-dead-at-79/)
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Al Haynes, Pilot From Miraculous 1989 Crash Landing, Has Died
August 26, 20195:40 PM ET
Merrit Kennedy 2018
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United Airlines pilot Al Haynes crash-landed a plane in 1989 in Sioux City, Iowa.
John Gaps III/AP
A pilot who is credited with saving dozens of lives has died. United Flight 232 went into total hydraulic failure while Al Haynes was at the controls in 1989. With the help of three other pilots, he maneuvered the DC-10 to a miraculous crash landing in Sioux City, Iowa, and 184 of the 296 people on board survived.
Haynes is widely seen as a hero among aviation experts, akin to Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and his "miracle on the Hudson." Haynes' son Dan confirmed to NPR that his father had died.
Haynes was in the middle of the flight from Denver to Chicago when an engine suddenly failed. Shortly after that, First Officer Bill Records said he was unable to control the aircraft, as Haynes later recounted to New York magazine.
Read more at: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754458583/al-haynes-pilot-from-miraculous-1989-crash-landing-has-died (https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754458583/al-haynes-pilot-from-miraculous-1989-crash-landing-has-died)
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_C._Haynes)
Some articles read that 180-90 lives ere saved.
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Impressive act of flying, for sure.
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Guitarist Neal Casal has died. Casal was a guitarist for Ryan Adams & the Cardinals and Circles Around the Sun...https://twitter.com/i/events/1166327545698013187
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Jessi Combs
Driver who held women's land speed record and substitute MythBuster dies at 36
In 2013, Combs set the women's four-wheel land speed record at 398 mph, obliterating the 305 mph record that had not been broken since 1965. Dubbed the fastest woman on four wheels for that achievement, Combs was a frequent contributor to shows on Discovery Channel and its sister networks, including a 12-episode run as Kari Byron's maternity substitute on the TV show Mythbusters and as co-host of Overhaulin', which focused on her career specialty of automobile reconstruction.
Combs died in a crash during an attempt to break her previous land speed record.
Obituary from TheCut.com (https://www.thecut.com/2019/08/race-driver-jessi-combs-dead-at-36.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessi_Combs)
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Combs died in a crash during an attempt to break her previous land speed record.
Not trying to make light of this, but going 400 mph on four wheels is probably not the safest hobby to have.
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Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPMBCs6i25Q#)
Born Rapid City, SD
school Laramie WY
Time in Denver pursuing snow sports.
Curr residence Long Beach CA--probably related to hi-perf. automotive. (Remember Texan CarrolShelby went to Santa Monica CA for his famous Cobra, etc. Also to England)
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Jessi Combs
Driver who held women's land speed record and substitute MythBuster dies at 36
In 2013, Combs set the women's four-wheel land speed record at 398 mph, obliterating the 305 mph record that had not been broken since 1965. Dubbed the fastest woman on four wheels for that achievement, Combs was a frequent contributor to shows on Discovery Channel and its sister networks, including a 12-episode run as Kari Byron's maternity substitute on the TV show Mythbusters and as co-host of Overhaulin', which focused on her career specialty of automobile reconstruction.
Combs died in a crash during an attempt to break her previous land speed record.
Obituary from TheCut.com (https://www.thecut.com/2019/08/race-driver-jessi-combs-dead-at-36.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessi_Combs)
Loved her on Mythbusters. RIP
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She was a Quaker, saw this today, more pictures at link:
Valley anti-war activist Frances Crowe dies at 100
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Frances Crowe is arrested for trespassing while protesting nuclear weapons at an air base in 1983. Boston Globe FILE PHOTO
By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN
Staff Writer
Published: 8/27/2019 5:59:23 PM
NORTHAMPTON — Legendary anti-war activist and longtime city resident Frances Crowe died on Tuesday morning at the age of 100.
“She lived an amazing life and had a beautiful death at home surrounded by her children,†Crowe’s 72-year-old daughter, Caltha, told the Gazette. She said Crowe died after taking to her bed eight days ago, with hundreds of loved ones coming to visit and calling her throughout the week.
Crowe, herself a Quaker, was a committed pacifist who was arrested countless times during protests against everything from war and nuclear weapons to environmental destruction. She was known across the Pioneer Valley and beyond for her activism, and inspired many to follow in her footsteps.
Read more at: https://www.gazettenet.com/Legendary-peace-activist-Frances-Crowe-dies-at-age-100-28032061 (https://www.gazettenet.com/Legendary-peace-activist-Frances-Crowe-dies-at-age-100-28032061)
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Waco Trib by Gillian Flaccus Aug 28, 2019
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Combs was widely known in the niche sport of jet-car racing and was attempting to break the
Women's Land Speed Record of 512 mph (823 kph) set in 1976 by Kitty O'Neil when she died.
Jet-car speed racer Jessi Combs, known by fans as the "fastest woman on four wheels," has died in a crash in Oregon's Alvord Desert while trying to break a speed record, local authorities said Wednesday.
Combs, 36, died Tuesday afternoon while racing in a dry lake bed in a desert in remote Harney County, sheriff's Lt. Brian Needham said in a statement. The cause is under investigation.
Terry Madden, Combs' teammate on the North American Eagle racing team, said in an Instagram post Wednesday that he was heartbroken and added a video collage of photos and video clips of Combs with various team members.
"She was the most amazing spirit that I have ever or will ever know," Madden wrote. "Unfortunately we lost her yesterday in a horrific accident, I was the first one there and trust me we did everything humanly possible to save her!!"
More: https://www.wacotrib.com/news/trending/fastest-woman-on-four-wheels-speed-racer-jessi-combs-dies/article_a3aa6233-74f0-5a28-8def-2e61cf2b9bca.html (https://www.wacotrib.com/news/trending/fastest-woman-on-four-wheels-speed-racer-jessi-combs-dies/article_a3aa6233-74f0-5a28-8def-2e61cf2b9bca.html)
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Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDbGKffC5YY#)
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Merging with obituary thread, as her death already has been reported there.
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Breaking- Valerie Harper dead at 80
https://people.com/celebrity/valerie-harper-dead-obituary/amp/
Rest In Peace Rhoda
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Breaking- Valerie Harper dead at 80
https://people.com/celebrity/valerie-harper-dead-obituary/amp/ (https://people.com/celebrity/valerie-harper-dead-obituary/amp/)
Rest In Peace Rhoda
@Gefn
She fought one of the gutsiest fights you'll ever see against an insidious killer.
RIP.
Rhoda, "Joe" (series premiere)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1cQrAO4ek#)
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That's a shame. She did fight that awful cancer with grit and class.
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May Miss Harper rest in peace. Really enjoyed her on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda.
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May Miss Harper rest in peace. Really enjoyed her on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda.
Ditto. Prayers up for her friends and family.
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(https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/valerie-harper-600-1.jpg?w=600)
5 years ago, she was still Beautiful, RIP.
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Rest in peace Valerie Harper, I remember a few years ago, when her early struggle became public knowledge... that's about 5 years so I don't remember the specifics. Thank you for all the good times and comedy, when network comedies had real class, a golden age.
To other:
Jim Langer: Miami Dolphins Hall of Famer dies aged 71
Tributes have been paid to Miami Dolphins legend Jim Langer, who has died aged 71.
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Langer was a key member of the Dolphins' 1972 team who went a whole season undefeated and is seen as one of the greatest centres in NFL history.
The two-time Super Bowl winner and Hall of Fame member died on Thursday, the Dolphins said.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/49531730 (https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/49531730)
wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Langer)
Also:
Italian Actor, Bodybuilder Franco Columbu, Dies At 78
7:06 AM PDT 8/31/2019 by the Associated Press
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Besides his athletic career, Columbu also acted in popular TV series and movies. He appeared in Arnold Schwarzenegger's films 'The Terminator,' 'The Running Man' and 'Conan the Barbarian.'
Italian bodybuilder, boxer and actor Franco Columbu, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's closest friends, has died aged 78.
Columbu died in a hospital in his native Sardinia on Friday afternoon after being taken ill while he was swimming in the sea.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italian-actor-bodybuilder-franco-columbu-dies-at-78-1235911 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italian-actor-bodybuilder-franco-columbu-dies-at-78-1235911)
wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Columbu)
More reading on Columbu per bodybuilding, http://www.musculardevelopment.com/news/the-mcgough-report/15927-tales-of-two-time-olympia-champ-franco-columbu.html#.XWsOqEdOkdU (http://www.musculardevelopment.com/news/the-mcgough-report/15927-tales-of-two-time-olympia-champ-franco-columbu.html#.XWsOqEdOkdU)
Maybe I vaguely know who he was. I have been into that scene for awhile but for a period of time, I'd buy a muscle mag once in a while.
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Country Singer Kylie Rae Harris Dead at 30
[Entertainment Tonight]
Meredith B. Kileâ€
Entertainment TonightSeptember 5, 2019
Country Singer Kylie Rae Harris Dead at 30
The performer died following a car accident in New Mexico on Wednesday.
Country singer Kylie Rae Harris has died at age 30 after a car accident in New Mexico on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
The "Twenty Years From Now" singer was traveling to her performance at Michael Hearne’s Big Barn Dance festival when she was involved in a three-car collision on State Road 522, according to The Tennessean and the Associated Press. Harris and a 16-year-old girl were killed, while a third driver escaped injury. According to the AP, the Sheriff's Office says alcohol is suspected as being a factor in the crash.
Read more at: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/country-singer-kylie-rae-harris-193441062.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/country-singer-kylie-rae-harris-193441062.html)
Sounds like this "Road 522" where this accident occurred is in very far North New Mexico near Colorado, the article mentions Taos.
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a28929233/kylie-rae-harris-death-car-accident/ (https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a28929233/kylie-rae-harris-death-car-accident/)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qhtznHsos4#)
Kylie released her latest album earlier this year, including a song she wrote for her 6-year-old daughter, Corbie, "Twenty Years From Now
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One article called her a rising country star from Texas, not sure what part of Texas.
I especially like that song she wrote for her daughter, Corbie, I'll try to find it later.
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@Gefn
She fought one of the gutsiest fights you'll ever see against an insidious killer.
RIP.
Rhoda, "Joe" (series premiere)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1cQrAO4ek#)
That was SO MUCH FUN to watch, @EasyAce ! Thanks!
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That was SO MUCH FUN to watch, @EasyAce ! Thanks!
@musiclady
Introducing Rhoda . . .
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Love is All Around" (series premiere)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ET7uTJiFW4#)
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Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore
[Reuters]Reuters6 September 2019
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe has died aged 95, the country's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on his official Twitter account.
Mugabe died in Singapore, where he has often received medical treatment in recent years, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Read more at: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/zimbabwes-former-president-robert-mugabe-052447286.html
It's amazing, it seems like only 2 or 3 years ago, he was forced to vacate the presidency, coup or however one would term it.
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Carol Lynley, ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ Star, Dies at 77
Actress Carol Lynley, best known for her role in the 1972 film “The Poseidon Adventure,†died at her Pacific Palisades home Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, according to her friend, actor Trent Dolan. She was 77.
Lynley began her career as a child model, appearing on the cover of Life magazine at the age of 15, before starring in Disney’s “The Light in the Forest†and the independent film “Holiday for Lovers.†Shortly after, she secured a breakout role in the 1958 Broadway play “Blue Denim†and its subsequent film adaptation, in which she played 15-year-old Janet Willard tasked with figuring out how to undergo an illegal abortion.
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/carol-lynley-dead-dies-the-poseidon-adventure-1203325524/
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Carol Lynley, ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ Star, Dies at 77
Actress Carol Lynley, best known for her role in the 1972 film “The Poseidon Adventure,†died at her Pacific Palisades home Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, according to her friend, actor Trent Dolan. She was 77.
Lynley began her career as a child model, appearing on the cover of Life magazine at the age of 15, before starring in Disney’s “The Light in the Forest†and the independent film “Holiday for Lovers.†Shortly after, she secured a breakout role in the 1958 Broadway play “Blue Denim†and its subsequent film adaptation, in which she played 15-year-old Janet Willard tasked with figuring out how to undergo an illegal abortion.
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/carol-lynley-dead-dies-the-poseidon-adventure-1203325524/
I had a serious crush on her
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I had a serious crush on her
Yeah, I had a crush on anyone in "Hotpants" back then too.
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I had a serious crush on her
She was a bit of a cutie-pie, that one. RIP.
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Yeah, I had a crush on anyone in "Hotpants" back then too.
Back then I thought Raquel Welch was the sexist woman who ever lived.
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Don't remember much about Miss Lynley except that she was in one of two biographical movies about Jean Harlow which were released about the same time. The other movie starred Carroll Baker. I saw both flicks and my reaction to them was "meh.' But then again, most bio-flicks are phony and overdone.
Anyway, rest in peace, Miss Lynley.
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Don't remember much about Miss Lynley except that she was in one of two biographical movies about Jean Harlow which were released about the same time. The other movie starred Carroll Baker. I saw both flicks and my reaction to them was "meh.' But then again, most bio-flicks are phony and overdone.
Anyway, rest in peace, Miss Lynley.
Were they made-for-tv movies? I enjoy a lot of made-for-tv movies but they probably are not usually, up to the standard of a major budget motion picture. Not that I'm a big fan of most of what Hollywood puts out now and for some time.
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Back then I thought Raquel Welch was the sexist woman who ever lived.
Every other 12 year old boy had that 1 Million Years BC poster in their bedroom.
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It's amazing, it seems like only 2 or 3 years ago, he was forced to vacate the presidency, coup or however one would term it.
Hooray! Zimbabwean Dictator Robert Mugabe Dead at 95 (https://pjmedia.com/trending/hooray-zimbabwean-dictator-robert-mugabe-dead-at-95/)
Today must become a public holiday in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe, the country's ancient dictator, has finally died. The freedom fighter turned autocratic-oppressor-of-his-own-people was 95-years-old when he breathed his last breath.
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Or as The Daily Telegraph puts it:
Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe who has died aged 95, began his 37 years in power as a Nobel Peace Prize nominee credited with creating Africa’s most successful multiracial state.
By the time he was ousted in November 2017 his repressive determination to remain in charge had driven the country into ruin and ensured his place as an international pariah ...
I'm not big on grave-dancing, but for newly deceased monsters like Mugabe, I'll dance. Good riddance!
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Hooray! Zimbabwean Dictator Robert Mugabe Dead at 95 (https://pjmedia.com/trending/hooray-zimbabwean-dictator-robert-mugabe-dead-at-95/)
I'm not big on grave-dancing, but for newly deceased monsters like Mugabe, I'll dance. Good riddance!
I'll dance on that evil SOB's grave all day and all night!
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I'll dance on that evil SOB's grave all day and all night!
Will Obastard be at the funeral snapping selfies again?
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Hooray! Zimbabwean Dictator Robert Mugabe Dead at 95 (https://pjmedia.com/trending/hooray-zimbabwean-dictator-robert-mugabe-dead-at-95/)
I'm not big on grave-dancing, but for newly deceased monsters like Mugabe, I'll dance. Good riddance!
Go ahead & dance. Every so often someone’s passing leaves the world a better place.
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Will Obastard be at the funeral snapping selfies again?
Most likely.
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Were they made-for-tv movies? I enjoy a lot of made-for-tv movies but they probably are not usually, up to the standard of a major budget motion picture. Not that I'm a big fan of most of what Hollywood puts out now and for some time.
Both movies were theatrical releases, but the Carol Lynley version was in black and white and low budget. The Carroll Baker version was in color and more extravagant, but overall not any better.
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Per Kylie Rae Harris:
Back about 6 months ago, these two up-and-coming musicians from Liverpool England were killed in (actually, one was from Liverpool, the other from Scandinavia but Liverpool was probably the "homebase"), Arizona, that accident was something like 4 am in the morning, definitely after midnight. We are getting the initial story now, we might find out some things in the days to come. I seriously doubt Kylie's car had any fault but we will see.
Her's band was the name of the band in the AZ. crash.
https://ocweekly.com/uk-band-hers-killed-while-driving-to-gig-at-observatory/
It happened to Johnny Horton, these kinds of accidents have happened to many.
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Hooray! Zimbabwean Dictator Robert Mugabe Dead at 95 (https://pjmedia.com/trending/hooray-zimbabwean-dictator-robert-mugabe-dead-at-95/)
I'm not big on grave-dancing, but for newly deceased monsters like Mugabe, I'll dance. Good riddance!
@PeteS in CA
I have never wished a man dead, but I have read a great many obituaries with a great deal of pleasure.---Clarence Darrow.
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Hooray! Zimbabwean Dictator Robert Mugabe Dead at 95 (https://pjmedia.com/trending/hooray-zimbabwean-dictator-robert-mugabe-dead-at-95/)
I'm not big on grave-dancing, but for newly deceased monsters like Mugabe, I'll dance. Good riddance!
Wasn't he the went all Socialist on them.
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It happened to Johnny Horton, these kinds of accidents have happened to many.
Too many. Among musicians, road accidents also killed, among others . . .
Carl Albert (Vicious Rumors)
Clifford Brown (virtuoso jazz trumpeter)
Duane Allman (if you have to ask . . . )
Jack Anglin (Johnnie & Jack)
Junior Barnard (Western swing/jazz guitarist)
Alan Barton (Black Lace singer)
Stiv Bators (singer with punk legends the Dead Boys and the Lords of the New Church)
Chris Bell (Big Star guitarist)
Jesse Belvin (rhythm and blues singer)
Chu Berry (jazz saxophonist, notably for Count Basie)
Marc Bolan (songwriting mastermind of T. Rex)
Jake Brockman (musician with Echo & the Bunnymen)
Bob Burns (a drummer for a later edition of Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Cliff Burton (original bassist for Metallica)
Harry Chapin (singer/songwriter)
Eddie Cochran (rock singer)
Joey Covington (Jefferson Airplane drummer)
Steve Currie (T. Rex bassist)
Joel DiGregorio (Charlie Daniels Band keyboardsman)
Gus Dudgeon (British producer whose credits included John Mayall, Savoy Brown, and Elton John)
Jerry Edmonton (Steppenwolf drummer)
Richard Farina (folk songwriter)
Pete de Freitas (Echo and the Bunnymen drummer)
Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead keyboardsman)
Gus Hardin (country singer)
Michael Hedges (New Age guitarist/composer)
Bertha Hill (blues singer)
Vernon Isley (The Isley Brothers)
Johnny Kidd (British singer who wrote "Shakin' All Over")
Scott La Faro (jazz bassist, remembered usually as a member of Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking free jazz quartet)
Martin Lamble (Fairport Convention drummer)
J.B. Lenoir (blues guitarist/singer/songwriter)
Meade Lux Lewis (jazz pianist and boogie-woogie legend, most famous for "Honky Tonk Train Blues")
Lisa Lopes (R&B singer with TLC)
Ira Louvin (of country's Louvin Brothers)
Rushton John Moreve (Steppenwolf bassist; co-writer of "Magic Carpet Ride")
Berry Oakley (the original Allman Brothers Band bassist)
Cozy Powell (drummer for Jeff Beck, Whitesnake, others)
Cowboy Slim Rinehart (country singer)
Rockin' Robin Roberts (Pacific Northwest rock and roll legend)
Bessie Smith (blues legend)
Ted Taylor (R&B singer with the Cadets)
Ben Tucker (jazz bassist who recorded with Grant Green, Dexter Gordon, Quincy Jones, Kenny Burrell, Mose Allison, Herbie Mann, and Gerry Mulligan, among others)
Doug Watkins (jazz bassist whose credits included Donald Byrd and Jackie McLean)
Dottie West (country music legend)
Clarence White (guitarist for the latter-day edition of the Byrds)
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More like "Sheriff believes she caused accident", tragic, she clipped a car and somehow, that sent her into oncoming traffic. The driver of the other car, a HS student, Maria Elena Cruz, killed too. Short article:
Sheriff: Country singer Kylie Rae Harris caused deadly crash
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Sheriff-Country-singer-Kylie-Rae-Harris-caused-14420467.php#photo-18213851 (https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Sheriff-Country-singer-Kylie-Rae-Harris-caused-14420467.php#photo-18213851)
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On this day... 18 years ago 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning tomorrow. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift of saving lives. None of them saw past 10:00am Sept 11, 2001. In one single moment life may never be the same. As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today and tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle a little tighter, and never take one second of your life for granted.
Copied and shared
Never forget.
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T. Boone Pickens
Former multibillionaire and oil baron dies at 91
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In 1956, Pickens founded Mesa Petroleum. By the 1980s, Mesa had grown enough that it had the clout to begin corporate raiding, and he established a private equity fund in 1997 after his oil business went bust. Pickens was known for his aggressive attempts to corner markets and his net worth fluctuated wildly during his lifetime. As recently as 2007, Pickens was making billions of dollars in a single year, though he spent, lost and gave away much of that, such that he was down to $500 million in net worth by the time of his death from a series of strokes.
Obituary from CNBC (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/t-boone-pickens-oracle-of-oil-and-corporate-raider-dies-at-91.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Boone_Pickens)
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On this day... 18 years ago 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning tomorrow. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift of saving lives. None of them saw past 10:00am Sept 11, 2001. In one single moment life may never be the same. As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today and tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle a little tighter, and never take one second of your life for granted.
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NEVER!!
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Daniel Johnston
Certified psychotic cult musician dies at 58
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If ever there were an epitome of the idea of inexplicable acclaim, Daniel Johnston would probably be it. Landing in Austin, Texas after brief abortive stints in college, Johnston largely gained fame by distributing copies of his albums on the street, handing them out to passersby. Not much of Johnston's work was all that notable: most of it wasn't conventionally good, but it wasn't Shaggs-level "so hilariously bad it's good," either. In fact, most of it was, like his own personality, maddeningly inconsistent. Even so, by the 1990s Johnston had accrued a fan base that included just about every notable alternative musician of the era. His drawings, not much more than simple cartoons, got exposure in art galleries. By all conventional measures, Daniel Johnston should have never become famous... yet somehow he did.
Johnston had severe mental illness and was both bipolar and schizophrenic, which led to extended periods of being institutionalized. It was his physical health that had declined rapidly in the year prior to his death, including a fall and presumed heart troubles. He died at his home September 10.
Obituary from the Austin Chronicle (https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2019-09-11/austin-singer-songwriter-daniel-johnston-dead-at-58/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Johnston)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgXYvjVNvk#)
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On this day... 18 years ago 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning tomorrow. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift of saving lives. None of them saw past 10:00am Sept 11, 2001. In one single moment life may never be the same. As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today and tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle a little tighter, and never take one second of your life for granted.
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@txradioguy
Damn sneaky Japanese! I thought we destroyed their culture and ability to make war?
Surely we can do it again to anyone that pulls a sneak attack on us IF WE WANT?
What's that you say? MUSLIMS????????
Well,that's different! We mustn't attack any religion causen that just be wrong!
Except for Christians,of course. </S>
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Tiananmen Square Tank Man photographer Charlie Cole dies
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The photographs of the Tiananmen Tank Man became some of the world's most famous
Charlie Cole, one of the photographers who captured the famous Tank Man on film during the Tiananmen Square protests, has died.
The image of one man standing in the way of a column of tanks, a day after hundreds possibly thousands of people died, has become a defining image of the 1989 pro-democracy protests.
Cole won the 1990 World Press Photo award for his picture.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49684808 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49684808)
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Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ Singer, Dies at 70
“The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.â€
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/eddie-money-two-tickets-paradise-140445527.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/eddie-money-two-tickets-paradise-140445527.html)
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Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ Singer, Dies at 70
“The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.â€
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/eddie-money-two-tickets-paradise-140445527.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/eddie-money-two-tickets-paradise-140445527.html)
I know he'd been fighting cancer but this is a surprise.
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@TomSea
IIRC,tank man was arrested and executed by the Chinese after the smoke cleared and the international press quit paying attention to what had happened in China that day.
China may no longer be a Communist country,but Fascism is still alive and well (?) there. Individualism and standing up against authority MUST be stamped out!
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I know he'd been fighting cancer but this is a surprise.
Seems the Rock Grim Reaper is now starting to inflitrate the '80's. Sadly, time marches on.
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Seems the Rock Grim Reaper is now starting to inflitrate the '80's. Sadly, time marches on.
When you remember them when they were young, it does become painfully apparent.
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@TomSea
IIRC,tank man was arrested and executed by the Chinese after the smoke cleared and the international press quit paying attention to what had happened in China that day.
China may no longer be a Communist country,but Fascism is still alive and well (?) there. Individualism and standing up against authority MUST be stamped out!
I watched actual film of the whole thing, maybe I can find it later. That man at the time, was whisked away by protesters, they got him out of there. Now, whether the man in the picture was later arrested, I have no idea as of now.
I think I've heard he was executed too for that matter. Maybe I wll look it up later.
@sneakypete
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RIP Money Man. Alot of good times to your music.
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Did know that Eddie Money was very ill and it didn't look good, but still his passing was a bit of a surprise for some reason. Loved his music and very sorry to see him go.
Rest in peace., Eddie.
One of my favorites:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufN_vLL1oNE#)
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As Queen's bass guitarist wrote, "another one bites the dust."
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Did know that Eddie Money was very ill and it didn't look good, but still his passing was a bit of a surprise for some reason. Loved his music and very sorry to see him go.
Rest in peace., Eddie.
One of my favorites:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufN_vLL1oNE#)
Great song, but poor lip syncing in that video!
Specter owes Eddie for the career shot in the arm, for sure.
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Great song, but poor lip syncing in that video!
Specter owes Eddie for the career shot in the arm, for sure.
That was a performance on Solid Gold. Solid Gold had a lot of bad lip synching. Maybe this one is better? From the David Letterman show in 1988:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnRCk6DN9EE#)
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I know he'd been fighting cancer but this is a surprise.
About 5 years ago he came to perform at an outdoor event in our area. I was very disappointed. He had to be helped onto stage as he could barely stand up. Was escorted off the stage minutes later and returned to the stage after about a 15 minute wait. He obviously still was in no shape to perform played a couple of songs (shortened versions at best) and left the stage for the night.
Perhaps he was on meds then?? Who knows. He was definitely under the influence of something.
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That was a performance on Solid Gold. Solid Gold had a lot of bad lip synching. Maybe this one is better? From the David Letterman show in 1988:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnRCk6DN9EE#)
Much better! Now can you find one without Paul Shaffer making piano faces? :0012:
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I just got a breaking news flash that Ric Ocasek died in New York tonight at the age of 75.
Really bummed. I loved and still love The Cars.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Ric-Ocasek-Cars-Singer-Dead-in-NY-at-75-560430391.html (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Ric-Ocasek-Cars-Singer-Dead-in-NY-at-75-560430391.html)
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the rock band The Cars, died Sunday in New York at age 75.
Police said they received a call around 4 p.m. for an unconscious male at a townhouse on East 19th Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Law enforcement sources confirmed the deceased was Ocasek
Ocasek and his band were inducted into the Rock Hall in 2018. The institution described the band as "hook-savvy with the perfect combo of new wave and classic rock."
The band had 13 top-40 singles, and Ocasek went on to a successful producing career after The Cars broke up in the late 1980s.
He was also known for his long-running marriage to the Czech supermodel Paulina Porizkova. She announced their separation in 2018 after 28 years of marriage.
They listed the 19th Street residence for sale earlier this year for more than $15 million.
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Thanks @Gefn first Eddie Money, now Ric Ocasek. Scary to realize that these guys are in my age bracket.
Rest in peace, Ric Ocaskek.
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I'm very sorry to hear that. Very tragic, I wouldn't have expected that. Prayers for Ric Ocasek.
Yes, I know a number of their songs, they have had a lot of radio play, so, that's two well known rockers dead in 3 days.
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My favorite:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZA6qiJVfU#)
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so, that's two well known rockers dead in 3 days.
Which probably means a third is coming.
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Which probably means a third is coming.
Not this guy. He'll last forever.
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Still my favourite song by the Cars . . .
The Cars, "Drive"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKkeo7QdZpc#)
RIP Ric Ocasek
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Yikes. The Cars were essential listening cruising the strip back in the day. Didn't realize Ocasek was even that old.
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This was the very first album I ever bought with my own money.
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Well shit. RIP Ric. "Drive" was not my fav, but i really liked " Moving in Stereo" and "Good Times Roll"
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If you’re a guy and don’t associate this Fast Times scene with Moving In Stereo, you’re either too young or gay.
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If you’re a guy and don’t associate this Fast Times scene with Moving In Stereo, you’re either too young or gay.
Phoebe Cates and maybe the most replayed (slow-mo) 10 seconds in cinematic history.
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Heart disease killed Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, according to medical examiner
Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, died from cardiac arrest that was brought on by heart disease, authorities said Monday.
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York formally listed the rocker's cause of death as "hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease" with a contributing factor of emphysema, a disease regularly associated with smokers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/heart-disease-killed-ric-ocasek-lead-singer-cars-according-medical-n1055106 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/heart-disease-killed-ric-ocasek-lead-singer-cars-according-medical-n1055106)
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Phoebe Cates and maybe the most replayed (slow-mo) 10 seconds in cinematic history.
Immediately followed by 10 more seconds of every 17 year old boy's absolute worst nightmare. It was an eighties classic, as were the Cars.
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Heart disease killed Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, according to medical examiner
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/heart-disease-killed-ric-ocasek-lead-singer-cars-according-medical-n1055106 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/heart-disease-killed-ric-ocasek-lead-singer-cars-according-medical-n1055106)
@Applewood
Call me a pessimist,but I am guessing being 75 had something to do with it,too.
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Immediately followed by 10 more seconds of every 17 year old boy's absolute worst nightmare. It was an eighties classic, as were the Cars.
@skeeter
What happened? I don't think I watched 3 movies from around 1965 to 1990 something,so I missed it. Probably haven't seen more than a dozen since then,and all but two were streamed.
Didn't watch tv,either.
Ahhh,for the good old days,when I had an actual life to live!
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@skeeter
What happened? I don't think I watched 3 movies from around 1965 to 1990 something,so I missed it. Probably haven't seen more than a dozen since then,and all but two were streamed.
Didn't watch tv,either.
Ahhh,for the good old days,when I had an actual life to live!
The Pheobe Cate's scene was imagined by Judge Rheinhold's character, and she walked in on him in the bathroom while he was, well, acting out.
Anyway, back to the obits thread.
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The Pheobe Cate's scene was imagined by Judge Rheinhold's character, and she walked in on him in the bathroom while he was, well, acting out.
Anyway, back to the obits thread.
@skeeter
I suspect she has been the star of a LOT of similar "brain videos".
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@Applewood
Call me a pessimist,but I am guessing being 75 had something to do with it,too.
@sneakypete
For many of these rockers, making it into their 70s is something of a rarity
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@sneakypete
For many of these rockers, making it into their 70s is something of a rarity
@Applewood
Making it THROUGH the 70's was an accomplishment in itself for most of them.
I sure wish Janis had been one of the ones that made it. I can still get chills when I hear her voice on a recording.
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@Applewood
Making it THROUGH the 70's was an accomplishment in itself for most of them.
I sure wish Janis had been one of the ones that made it. I can still get chills when I hear her voice on a recording.
@sneakypete
Yeah. Janis. Hendrix too -- amazing guitar player. But so many of them died young because of irresponsibility and bad choices. The ones who got clean (or stayed clean), took responsibility -- they survived.
What is sad is that these young artists today -- many of them haven't learned from the bad choices Janis and Hendrix made. So many of them are dying young. There was a local rapper here named Mac Miller. Was really making his mark. Then last year he overdosed -- dead at 26. Last week, there was a celebration to mark the anniversary of his death. I guess the event was comforting to his family and friends, but the concept of celebration struck a wrong chord with me. What was there to celebrate? A guy who had it all (or it was coming his way) who blew it all by killing himself with drugs. Is that something to celebrate? What does this say to his young fans? That it's wonderful to make bad choices and end up dead way too young?
I mourn the death of Ric Ocasek -- and that of Eddie Money a few days before -- but I am grateful these guys have passed from natural causes after a full life, not from any irresponsible behavior of theirs at a young age.
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Cokie Roberts, veteran journalist, political commentator and author, dead at 75, ABC says citing family
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cokie-roberts-veteran-journalist-political-commentator-and-author-dead-at-75-abc-says-citing-family (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cokie-roberts-veteran-journalist-political-commentator-and-author-dead-at-75-abc-says-citing-family)
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Cokie Roberts, veteran journalist, political commentator and author, dead at 75, ABC says citing family
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cokie-roberts-veteran-journalist-political-commentator-and-author-dead-at-75-abc-says-citing-family (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cokie-roberts-veteran-journalist-political-commentator-and-author-dead-at-75-abc-says-citing-family)
Was she sick? Or is this unexpected?
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@musiclady
A bit more detail here:
Legendary ABC News political journalist Cokie Roberts dies at age 75
Legendary ABC News political journalist Cokie Roberts has died due to complications from breast cancer on Tuesday. She was 75 years old.
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Born on December 27, 1943, Roberts was the daughter of longtime U.S. Representatives Hale Boggs and Lindy Boggs, who won her husband's seat when he died in a plane crash. Together they represented New Orleans for 46 years. Through them, Cokie got a front-row seat to politics.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/legendary-abc-news-political-journalist-cokie-roberts-dies-at-age-75/ar-AAHqKJC?ocid=spartanntp (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/legendary-abc-news-political-journalist-cokie-roberts-dies-at-age-75/ar-AAHqKJC?ocid=spartanntp)
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Was she sick? Or is this unexpected?
NPR reports: Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, who joined an upstart NPR in 1978 and left an indelible imprint on the growing network with her coverage of Washington politics before later going to ABC News, has died. She was 75.
Roberts died Tuesday due to complications from breast cancer, according to a family statement. ...
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761050916/cokie-roberts-pioneering-female-journalist-who-helped-shape-npr-dies-at-75 (https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761050916/cokie-roberts-pioneering-female-journalist-who-helped-shape-npr-dies-at-75)
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Thanks, @Applewood .
I thought I remembered she had cancer, but wasn’t sure.
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NPR reports: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761050916/cokie-roberts-pioneering-female-journalist-who-helped-shape-npr-dies-at-75 (https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761050916/cokie-roberts-pioneering-female-journalist-who-helped-shape-npr-dies-at-75)
FTA:
"[W]e called them the Founding Mothers of NPR, or sometimes we called them the Fallopian Club," she [Mara Liasson] said.
My eyes just rolled to the next planet. *****rollingeyes*****
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Very sorry to har this, I read her wikipedia bio, she seemed to have gotten breast cancer in 2002:
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cokie_Roberts)
For some reason, in my mind, I associate Cokie and George Will together, they must have been regulars on ABC's 'The Week":
(http://abcnews.go.com/images/ThisWeek/abc_tw_round_111030_mn.jpg)
You can imagine, it's the leading story at NPR. (https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761050916/cokie-roberts-pioneering-female-journalist-who-helped-shape-npr-dies-at-75)
She'll certainly be missed.
I'm sure there will be a number of tributes that come out for her.
BTW, Daughter of Senator Boggs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale_Boggs) - (D) Louisiana.
A lot of history in all of this too.
Per Senator Bogg's wikipedia entry, on the plane he was in that went down:
Speculation, suspicions, and theories
The events surrounding Boggs's death have been the subject of much speculation, suspicion, and numerous conspiracy theories.[citation needed] The theories often center on his membership on the Warren Commission. Boggs dissented from the Warren Commission's majority who supported the single bullet theory. Regarding the single-bullet theory, Boggs commented, "I had strong doubts about it."[21] In the 1979 novel The Matarese Circle, author Robert Ludlum portrayed Boggs as having been killed to stop his investigation of the Kennedy assassination.
In case, one didn't know this.
Also, thanks to Mountaineer who certainly already provided some of this info.
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FTA:
My eyes just rolled to the next planet. *****rollingeyes*****
Fallopian Club? I was thinking a better name for the "club" would have been after a feminine hygiene product.
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FTA:
My eyes just rolled to the next planet. *****rollingeyes*****
Mara Liasson makes my eyes and my head hurt!
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Fallopian Club? I was thinking a better name for the "club" would have been after a feminine hygiene product.
If they're thinking of extending a membership, no thanks.
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Doesn't "fallopian club" discriminate against trans-"women"?
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Leading story at drudge report.
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Trump: Cokie Roberts 'never treated me nicely' but 'was a professional'
“I never met her. She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well. She was a professional and I respect professionals. I respect you guys a lot, you people a lot. She was a real professional. Never treated me well, but I certainly respect her as a professional,†Trump told reporters on the flight from Albuquerque, N.M., to Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/461786-trump-cokie-roberts-never-treated-me-nicely-but-was-a-professional
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What the hell was that?
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Doesn't "fallopian club" discriminate against trans-"women"?
@Sanguine
Not at all,since per-surgery trannies carry a tiny club/stick with them wherever they go.
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Can't say I cared for Cokie much. She wasn't as screechy as journalists are now, but in her heyday she was as partisan and biased as it got, just slightly more polite.
I detested how she defended the Clinton admin week after week using the flimsiest spin and parsing, while trying to pretend she was a impartial jounalist.
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Trump: Cokie Roberts 'never treated me nicely' but 'was a professional'
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/461786-trump-cokie-roberts-never-treated-me-nicely-but-was-a-professional
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What the hell was that?
@Applewood
President Tweety talking through all ten sides of his mouth, mayhap?
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Porn star Jessica Jaymes dead at 43
By Julius Young, Jessica Sager | Fox News
Adult film actress Jessica Jaymes died Tuesday, Fox News confirmed.
The LA County Coroner's office told Fox News that Jaymes, whose real name is Jessica Michael Redding, died on Tuesday. The cause of death is not currently known and an autopsy is pending.
Sources told TMZ, who was first to report the news, that a friend went to check on the 43-year-old AVN Hall of Fame star at her San Fernando Valley, Calif. home, after not hearing from her in "a while."
Read more at: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/porn-star-jessica-jaymes-dead (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/porn-star-jessica-jaymes-dead)
The article goes on to mention that she had a history of seizures.
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Jaymes) (born in Alaska).
Kim Kardashian lookalike believed leader of Sinaloa cartel's armed wing reportedly found dead
By Greg Norman | Fox News
A woman believed to have led the Sinaloa cartel’s armed wing under former leader Joaquin “El Chapo†Guzman reportedly has been found dead in Mexico.
The body of Claudia Ochoa Felix, who gained notoriety in recent years for looking a lot like reality star Kim Kardashian and for posting provocative photos on the Internet – including one of her holding a gold-encrusted assault rifle – was located inside a home in Culiacan over the weekend, the La Prensa newspaper reported.
Local media reports claim multiple causes of death from drug overdose to asphyxiation. Authorities have only identified the body as Carmen Berenice "N" and have not released an official cause of death.
Read more at: https://www.foxnews.com/world/kim-kardashian-lookalike-sinaloa-cartel-el-chapo (https://www.foxnews.com/world/kim-kardashian-lookalike-sinaloa-cartel-el-chapo)
I didn't know she was involved in criminal activity as the article alleges, I had heard of her before and this Kardashian bit, I thought she was only a girlfriend.
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Cokie's funeral arrangements:
Politics
Remembering Cokie Roberts: Family Announces Reception, Funeral Mass
Remembering Cokie Roberts
Reception in Memory of Cokie Roberts
Friday September 20
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
National Press Club
Ballroom
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
Funeral Mass for Cokie Roberts, Saturday September 21
10 a.m.
Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle
1725 Rhode Island Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
In lieu of flowers, those who wish to further honor the memory of Cokie may do so by making a contribution to the Children's Inn at NIH:
The Children's Inn at NIH
7 West Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-496-5672
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Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts, photographed around 1979, were among the prominent female voices on NPR in its early years.
I'm impressed by how conservatively they are dressed, imho.
Nina Totenberg, there's another name from the past that is very familiar.
More: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761050916/cokie-roberts-pioneering-female-journalist-who-helped-shape-npr-dies-at-75 (https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761050916/cokie-roberts-pioneering-female-journalist-who-helped-shape-npr-dies-at-75)
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‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Actor Aron Eisenberg Dies at 50 (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/aron-eisenberg-dead-dies-star-trek-1203344423/)
“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine†actor Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog in the 1990s series, died Saturday. He was 50.
His character Nog, who appeared for all seven seasons, was a member of the alien race Ferengi, and joined Starfleet after a recommendation from Captain Sisko. Eisenberg returned for a guest spot on “Star Trek: Voyager†and appeared in the “Star Trek†fan film “Renegades.â€
His widow Malissa Longo wrote on Facebook, “He was so driven to put the best he had into whatever work was put before him. He lived his life with such vigor and passion.â€
Eisenberg, who was born with one kidney, had received two kidney transplants. The kidney trouble had stunted his growth, and he stood at 5 feet tall.
Excerpted, rest at link: https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/aron-eisenberg-dead-dies-star-trek-1203344423/ (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/aron-eisenberg-dead-dies-star-trek-1203344423/)
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Cokie's funeral arrangements:
I'm impressed by how conservatively they are dressed, imho.
Nina Totenberg, there's another name from the past that is very familiar.
More: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761050916/cokie-roberts-pioneering-female-journalist-who-helped-shape-npr-dies-at-75 (https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761050916/cokie-roberts-pioneering-female-journalist-who-helped-shape-npr-dies-at-75)
I saw Cokie Roberts at her sister Barbara Sigmund’s funeral years ago. Barbara Sigmund was a great mayor of Princeton. She seemed very nice.
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Barron Hilton
Hilton Hotels chairman and Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers founding owner dies at 91
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In 1966, after his older brother, Conrad Hilton Jr., proved to be a wild-partying alcoholic, Conrad Hilton Sr. named Barron Hilton his successor to the chain of hotels he founded. Barron had already proved himself a successful businessman outside the hotel chain, and in 1960, he was chosen as the founding owner of the American Football League's Los Angeles franchise, the Chargers. After a single year in Los Angeles, the Chargers moved to San Diego to avoid competition. The San Diego Chargers won the 1963 AFL championship, the only major professional sports title of any franchise from that city to date, before the Hilton Hotels chain insisted he give up the Chargers in order to take over the hotel chain.
Upon taking over Hilton Hotels, he maintained and built upon his father's success with the company, establishing the Las Vegas Hilton in 1969 and buying the Hotel Pennsylvania from its owners the Penn Central Railroad at a discount price.
He is the grandfather of socialites Nicky Rothschild and Paris Hilton.
Obituary from The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/business/barron-hilton-dead.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barron_Hilton)
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Robert Hunter who helped write songs for the Grateful Dead has passed away at 78 years old. Rest in Peace.
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Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter died but his songs will forever fill the air
Alex Biese, Asbury Park Press Published 6:19 p.m. ET Sept. 24, 2019
He's gone.
Robert Hunter, the longtime Grateful Dead lyricist, died Monday, Sept. 23 at the age of 78. He died at his home, though no cause of death has been announced.
Hunter's career creating landscapes of language for the iconic California jam band began with the grand journey of the soul "Dark Star" in 1967. His tenure with the Dead continued on through the likes of the elegiac "Days Between," one of the final collaborative masterpieces for Hunter and Dead guitarist and singer Jerry Garcia, introduced in 1993 just two years before Garcia's death.
Read more at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/09/24/grateful-dead-lyricist-robert-hunter-died-but-his-songs-fill-the-air-forever/2433832001/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/09/24/grateful-dead-lyricist-robert-hunter-died-but-his-songs-fill-the-air-forever/2433832001/)
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The New York Times
Joseph Wilson, Who Challenged Iraq War Narrative, Dies at 69
Neil Genzlinger
1 hr ago
Joseph C. Wilson, the long-serving American diplomat who undermined President George W. Bush’s claim in 2003 that Iraq had been attempting to to build nuclear weapons, leading to the unmasking of his wife, Valerie Plame, as a C.I.A. agent, died on Friday at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 69.
Ms. Plame said the cause was organ failure. ... More at MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/joseph-wilson-who-challenged-iraq-war-narrative-dies-at-69/ar-AAHWK4y)
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She is running for office in NM, I thought US Senator.
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She is running for office in NM, I thought US Senator.
Congress. The seat she's running for is being vacated by a fellow who is running for the US Senate. Her NM roots go back to when she moved to Santa Fe after Scooter Libby was convicted for "outing" somebody who was never in danger of being outed.
Now Joe can drink mint tea to his heart's content.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/politics/valerie-plame-running-for-congress/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/politics/valerie-plame-running-for-congress/index.html)
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Since he is dead, here's what I have to say that is nice:
And that's about it.
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Since he is dead, here's what I have to say that is nice:
And that's about it.
I'll bake this in memorium.
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Since he is dead, here's what I have to say that is nice:
And that's about it.
A good man went to prison because of him and his wife. But I will leave Mr. Wilson's judgment up to the Lord.
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A good man went to prison because of him and his wife. But I will leave Mr. Wilson's judgment up to the Lord.
I agree, vengeance is above my pay grade. Doesn't mean I have to think well of him.
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I'll bake this in memorium.
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Many years ago, this ridiculous film noir photo was in a write up about them, in Time magazine. I posted the story on FR. It was hilariously photoshopped by freeper dead, who transformed Joe Wilson into the 1970s Crying Indian.
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‘Karate Kid’ Actor Robert Garrison Dies at 59, Reports Say
By Jack Phillips September 27, 2019
Robert Garrison, who played Tommy in “The Karate Kid†and its sequel, has died at age 59, according to reports.
Garrison’s family told TMZ on Sept. 27 that he died at a hospital in West Virginia. His sister said that he had been in the hospital for the past month, suffering from kidney and liver problems, and she added that his organs shut down.
His cause of death was not revealed.
Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/karate-kid-actor-robert-garrison-dies-at-59-reports-say_3098979.html (https://www.theepochtimes.com/karate-kid-actor-robert-garrison-dies-at-59-reports-say_3098979.html)
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wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Garrison#Films)
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His cause of death was not revealed.
@TomSea
Which usually means he died of AIDS/AIDS related illness.
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@TomSea
Which usually means he died of AIDS/AIDS related illness.
Usually? You have any stats on that?
Could be a whole bunch of reasons. Lurid ones like AIDS as you said, or alcoholism or drug addiction for sure, but also cancer or other serious illnesses over which Mr. Garrison had no control. Also possible no cause was revealed because an autopsy is pending and/or no one really knows what happened.
Or maybe the family just doesn't want to have it talked about. I grew up a few streets away from a tight-knit Italian immigrant community. They had this superstition that if you merely mentioned the word "cancer," you were doomed to contract the disease and die from it. My closest childhood friend from that neighborhood sill dances around the word, even though she was born here and is well educated.
I never saw the Karate Kid movies, so I don't know Mr. Garrison, but I'm not going to engage in idle speculation about his death and participate in rumor-mongering. I'll just wish him rest in peace.
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Usually? You have any stats on that?
Could be a whole bunch of reasons. Lurid ones like AIDS as you said, or alcoholism or drug addiction for sure, but also cancer or other serious illnesses over which Mr. Garrison had no control. Also possible no cause was revealed because an autopsy is pending and/or no one really knows what happened.
Or maybe the family just doesn't want to have it talked about. I grew up a few streets away from a tight-knit Italian immigrant community. They had this superstition that if you merely mentioned the word "cancer," you were doomed to contract the disease and die from it. My closest childhood friend from that neighborhood sill dances around the word, even though she was born here and is well educated.
I never saw the Karate Kid movies, so I don't know Mr. Garrison, but I'm not going to engage in idle speculation about his death and participate in rumor-mongering. I'll just wish him rest in peace.
@Applewood
Little testy about this,ain't ya?
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@Applewood
Little testy about this,ain't ya?
@sneakypete
Testy? Nah. Life is too short for me to get worked up over your baseless allegations. Just making the point that once again you are likely talking out of your backside. As usual. LOL
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@sneakypete
But per article, there is this: "...he had been in the hospital for the past month, suffering from kidney and liver problems, and she added that his organs shut down." I guess, this could fit in with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis but this is not how I usually perceive the auto-immune system breaking down. Maybe that happens.
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@sneakypete
But per article, there is this: "...he had been in the hospital for the past month, suffering from kidney and liver problems, and she added that his organs shut down." I guess, this could fit in with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis but this is not how I usually perceive the auto-immune system breaking down. Maybe that happens.
@TomSea
I have no idea if AIDS causes that or not. It might cause the body/immune system to break down where that can happen,or maybe not.
I know that when someone who is famous or semi-famous dies and nobody wants to talk about how or why they died,there is usually something behind it they don't want to talk about.
I also know I don't really care. They are dead now,and they can neither harm anyone else or be harmed by anyone else. Judgements like "good" or "Bad" are no longer relevant to them.
Truth to tell,I don't really understand why someone would feel the need to hide the fact that someone they loved died from AIDS. It's a freaking disease,and not picky and choosy about who it kills.
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@TomSea
I have no idea if AIDS causes that or not. It might cause the body/immune system to break down where that can happen,or maybe not.
I know that when someone who is famous or semi-famous dies and nobody wants to talk about how or why they died,there is usually something behind it they don't want to talk about.
I also know I don't really care. They are dead now,and they can neither harm anyone else or be harmed by anyone else. Judgements like "good" or "Bad" are no longer relevant to them.
Truth to tell,I don't really understand why someone would feel the need to hide the fact that someone they loved died from AIDS. It's a freaking disease,and not picky and choosy about who it kills.
Their families and loved ones CAN be hurt by thoughtless comments though.
And, the AIDS thing - because many will take that as a sign of moral failing, and maybe the family just doesn't want that to be what people remember about the deceased person.
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Their families and loved ones CAN be hurt by thoughtless comments though.
And, the AIDS thing - because many will take that as a sign of moral failing, and maybe the family just doesn't want that to be what people remember about the deceased person.
THere might be a reason for the 'sign of a moral failing' thing. Relatively few have been infected that it was determined the infection did not result from a moral failing of some sort.
First Responders, medical personnel, those receiving tainted blood, and the occasional dental or other patient who was serviced with poorly sterilized equipment are those most at risk, aside from the group who can be lumped under "moral failings"
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THere might be a reason for the 'sign of a moral failing' thing. Relatively few have been infected that it was determined the infection did not result from a moral failing of some sort.
First Responders, medical personnel, those receiving tainted blood, and the occasional dental or other patient who was serviced with poorly sterilized equipment are those most at risk, aside from the group who can be lumped under "moral failings"
Of course, but we ALL have moral failings, and maybe the family doesn't want that to be "the thing" they are remembered for.
And, what business is it of ours?
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Of course, but we ALL have moral failings,...
@Sanguine
Not ME!
Well,maybe a few.
And, what business is it of ours?
None at all. Still,we have a right to be curious and discuss things away from the hearing of the family. No harm,no foul.
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Of course, but we ALL have moral failings, and maybe the family doesn't want that to be "the thing" they are remembered for.
And, what business is it of ours?
Well, if I am a first responder or medical personnel, I'd damn sure want to know. Not all moral failings result in diseases that are contagious (blood borne pathogen) and lethal.
As far as someone dying in the privacy of their own home, yeah, only the cleanup crew need be aware.
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Well, if I am a first responder or medical personnel, I'd damn sure want to know. Not all moral failings result in diseases that are contagious (blood borne pathogen) and lethal.
As far as someone dying in the privacy of their own home, yeah, only the cleanup crew need be aware.
He's dead. We don't need to know.
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He's dead. We don't need to know.
I'm tempted to wish some other noteworthy would kick off just to bring in a new sub-sub-topic.
The arrogant Wilson and his partner-in-slime brought years of misery to a decent man. That's his epitaph and legacy as far as I'm concerned.
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I'm tempted to wish some other noteworthy would kick off just to bring in a new sub-sub-topic.
The arrogant Wilson and his partner-in-slime brought years of misery to a decent man. That's his epitaph and legacy as far as I'm concerned.
Yeah, I'd kind of like to move on from this, too. Would I be a terrible destroyer of the 1st Amendment if I asked for it to stop now? (Parting shot: It's not my business about how the topics of this thread met their maker.)
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THere might be a reason for the 'sign of a moral failing' thing. Relatively few have been infected that it was determined the infection did not result from a moral failing of some sort.
First Responders, medical personnel, those receiving tainted blood, and the occasional dental or other patient who was serviced with poorly sterilized equipment are those most at risk, aside from the group who can be lumped under "moral failings"
Don't forget the wives and (unborn) children of men with HIV.
On the continent of Africa many men are extremely promiscuous and infect their wives, and many pre-born babies.
There are a lot of innocent victims of AIDS there........ and obviously some here.
One of the great medical needs of this century has been the need to give antiretrovirals to the wives and children of these louts.
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Jessye Norman, Grammy-Winning Opera Singer, Dies at 74
Jessye Norman, a heralded soprano opera singer who won four Grammy Awards and the National Medal of Arts, has died at the age of 74, according to a statement from a representative for her family.
Norman died in New York Monday morning from septic shock and multi-organ failure secondary to complications of a spinal cord injury she had sustained in 2015, according to the statement.
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/jessye-norman-grammy-winning-opera-singer-dead-dies-1203354121/
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Oh, my! That's a loss!
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... In 2002, she performed “America the Beautiful†at a service unveiling two columns of light at the site of the former World Trade Center, honoring the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the following year partnered with the Rachel Longstreet Foundation to open the Jessye Norman School of the Arts for economically disadvantaged students in her hometown of Augusta. In 2014, she published a memoir, “Stand Up Straight and Sing!â€
Yes, quite a loss. :crying:
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Oh, my! That's a loss!
Yes, it is.
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R.I.P. Oriales Rubio: Sen. Marco Rubio’s mother passes away at 88
October 1, 2019 by Alberto de la Cruz
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Our deepest and most heartfelt condolences go out to Sen. Marco Rubio and the Rubio family on the passing of Oriales Rubio. As a Cuban refugee, Oriales watched her son Marco achieve incredible success thanks to her and her husband’s sacrifices to ensure their children grew up in freedom.
The Cuban exile community has lost another wonderful mother and grandmother. But the legacy of her courage and hard work will live on in her children.
Via Florida Politics: (https://floridapolitics.com/archives/307026-marco-rubios-mother-oriales-rubio-has-died)
Marco Rubio’s mother, Oriales Rubio, has died
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s mother, Oriales, has died at 88, he confirmed on Instagram.
“My mother Oria Rubio returned to be with the Lord on Friday night,†Rubio wrote. “God blessed her with almost 89 years of life filled with love. And with a peaceful death surrounded by those who loved her.
“The love she had for her children [is] but a glimpse of the even greater love God has for His. And the joy we shared in this life foreshadow(s) the even greater joy we will share in the next. We will live together again. Under a new heaven & in a new earth. God himself will live among us. And there will be ‘no more death or mourning, wailing or pain.’ â€
Read more at: https://babalublog.com/2019/10/01/r-i-p-oriales-rubio-sen-marco-rubios-mother-passes-away-at-88/
Marco Rubio
@marcorubio
He will destroy death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away
the tears from all faces;
Isaiah 25:8
5:40 AM · Oct 1, 2019·Twitter for iPad
Marco Rubio
@marcorubio
For since death came through a human being,the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being. For just as in Adam all die,so too in Christ shall all be brought to life
1 Cor 21-22
6:21 AM · Sep 28, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1177906075175178240
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Even the English-language press covered this one fully:
José José: Mexico's 'Prince of Song' dies aged 71
29 September 2019
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José José received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004
Popular Mexican singer José José, known as the "Prince of Song", has died at the age of 71.
The culture ministry confirmed his death on Saturday, describing him as one of Mexico's most-loved voices.
Known for his heartfelt ballads, José José's career spanned five decades, during which he received several Grammy nominations.
The crooner died at a hospital in South Florida following a battle with pancreatic cancer, media reports say.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49868924 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49868924)
So, his singing might be closest to artists like Johnny Mathis, Engelbert Humperdinck, maybe adult contemporary though they call it "Romanitica" and that is what Julio Iglesias sings too.
My chance, a singer from Spain, Camilo Sesto passed away September 8th, 2019. I was not aware of this previously. That same kind of music.
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilo_Sesto)
It seems there was the passing of some other known personality in the past few days, I can not remember now, who that was.
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Rubio's typical stump speech would always mention his parents and what would he say about his mother? I know some will recognize it when they hear it, here's a quote from an article that summarizes it, it's that last sentence:
In 1971, Marco was born in Miami to Cuban-born parents who came to America following Fidel Castro's takeover. When he was eight years old, Rubio and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where his father worked as a bartender at the Sams Town Hotel and his mother as a housekeeper at the Imperial Palace Hotel. In 1985, the family returned to Miami where his father continued working as a bartender at the Mayfair House Hotel until 1997. Thereafter he worked as a school crossing guard until his retirement in 2005. His mother worked as a Kmart stock clerk until she retired in 1995.
https://fedsoc.org/contributors/marco-rubio
I know, he'd always say that, living the American dream... "and my mother worked all-night as a clerk at Kmart"... so, Rest In Peace.
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Karel Gott: Czech singer dubbed 'Sinatra of the East' dies
A Czech singer who sold millions of records and was known as the "Sinatra of the East" has died aged 80.
Karel Gott released almost 300 albums, starting in the mid-1960s, selling tens of millions of copies around the world.
Gott was popular behind the Iron Curtain and became known as the "golden voice of Prague", but he also found fame in Western Europe, especially in Germany.
He died late on Tuesday after a long and serious illness, his wife said.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49904757 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49904757)
Some "Silent Night":
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Some "Silent Night":
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Prayers for his family and friends. The man had a wonderful voice.
(Thanks, @TomSea , for posting this, I might never have heard of him or heard him sing, otherwise)
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Diahann Carroll, Pioneering Actress on 'Julia' and 'Dynasty,' Dies at 84
Diahann Carroll, the captivating singer and actress who came from the Bronx to win a Tony Award, receive an Oscar nomination and make television history with her turns on Julia and Dynasty, has died Friday. She was 84.
Carroll died at her home in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer, her daughter, producer-journalist Suzanne Kay, told The Hollywood Reporter.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/diahann-carroll-pioneering-actress-on-julia-and-dynasty-dies-at-84/ar-AAIigez?ocid=spartandhp (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/diahann-carroll-pioneering-actress-on-julia-and-dynasty-dies-at-84/ar-AAIigez?ocid=spartandhp)
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Diahann Carroll
Actress known for roles in Julia and Dynasty dies at 84
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Carroll (at left) with Sammy Davis Jr.
Over the course of the 1960s, Carroll built her name on the Broadway stage before being cast in 1968 as the lead in the sitcom Julia. The show was unusual in that most sitcoms featuring black women up to that point had featured them in stereotypical maidservant roles, whereas Julia was a typical, working/middle-class nurse. (Even so, the more militant black-nationalists were unhappy with the show because it didn't disseminate their own propaganda.) After Julia, she went on to star as the title character in the dramedy film Claudine, which earned Carroll a nomination for an Academy Award. In the 1980s she was cast in a role in the primetime soap opera Dynasty. She continued acting well into the 2010s.
Frequently married and often dating, her lovers included agent Monte Kay, actor Sidney Poitier, news anchor David Frost, and singer Vic Damone. She died October 4 from cancer.
Obituary from Variety (https://variety.com/2019/tv/people-news/diahann-carroll-dead-dies-tony-winner-first-black-woman-to-star-in-tv-series-1203358913/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diahann_Carroll)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0140792/), Broadway record (https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/034679)
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Diahann Carroll, Pioneering Actress on 'Julia' and 'Dynasty,' Dies at 84
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/diahann-carroll-pioneering-actress-on-julia-and-dynasty-dies-at-84/ar-AAIigez?ocid=spartandhp (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/diahann-carroll-pioneering-actress-on-julia-and-dynasty-dies-at-84/ar-AAIigez?ocid=spartandhp)
Tragic loss, she was an amazing actress.
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1996, singing:
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Tragic loss, she was an amazing actress.
@verga She was not only a very talented woman,she was also a hard worker.
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Ginger Baker died this morning
Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies at 80
London (CNN) — Ginger Baker, notorious hellraiser and celebrated drummer in the supergroup Cream, has died at the age of 80 at a hospital in the United Kingdom.
"Dad passed away peacefully," his daughter Nettie Baker told CNN in a statement. "He was in no pain and had recently been able to see and speak to his children, close family and special friends."
Psychedelic rock band Hawkwind, which worked with Baker, tweeted their condolences on his death Sunday.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/entertainment/ginger-baker-obituary-intl-gbr/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/entertainment/ginger-baker-obituary-intl-gbr/index.html)
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Thanks @Gefn. I was aware that Baker had been very ill, but it doesn't mitigate the huge loss. In my youth, Cream was "da bomb." Some of the best rock music ever made.
Rest in peace, Mr. Baker.
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Heard Ginger Baker passed away in London today. Mesmerizing solo:
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@Applewood
I never was into Cream until I inherited a couple CD’s from To whose benefit. It was one of his favorite bands.
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Ginger Baker solo.
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I still think these are the best performances ever recorded of Ginger Baker . . .
Cream, "Sweet Wine"
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The Graham Bond Organisation, "Neighbour Neighbour"
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The Graham Bond Organisation, "Camels and Elephants"
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Cream, "Spoonful"
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Ginger Baker's Air Force, "Don't Care"
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. . . and, the best song he ever wrote:
Cream, "What a Bringdown"
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RIP Mr. Baker.
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Probably should have posted this in Obituaries.
[No worries, merged it into this thread - Mod1]
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Ginger Baker died this morning
Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies at 80
London (CNN) — Ginger Baker, notorious hellraiser and celebrated drummer in the supergroup Cream, has died at the age of 80 at a hospital in the United Kingdom.
@Gefn
Well,it's not like we weren't all warned that sex,drugs,and rock and roll would lead to early graves,is it?
BTW,how's Keef? Anybody know?
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@Gefn
Well,it's not like we weren't all warned that sex,drugs,and rock and roll would lead to early graves,is it?
BTW,how's Keef? Anybody know?
@sneakypete
Richards will outlive all of us. I think his body parts have been replaced by mechanical devices. All he has to do is go to the nearest garage for regular maintenance.
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@sneakypete
Richards will outlive all of us. I think his body parts have been replaced by mechanical devices. All he has to do is go to the nearest garage for regular maintenance.
Richards doesn't count on the Death Watch. He's been pre-embalmed.
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Richards doesn't count on the Death Watch. He's been pre-embalmed.
@catfish1957
I think "Self-embalmed" might be more accurate.
Scientists should be studying his genes. Can you imagine how long he could live if he had eaten right,exercised,and gotten plenty of sleep?
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@catfish1957
I think "Self-embalmed" might be more accurate.
Scientists should be studying his genes. Can you imagine how long he could live if he had eaten right,exercised,and gotten plenty of sleep?
@sneakypete
Looked it up, and Richards father lived to 84, and his mother 91. So base genetics may be a little at play here. Still of course he has still defied the longevity odds with his lifestyle.
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@sneakypete
Still of course he has still defied the longevity odds with his lifestyle.
@catfish1957
Yeah,that's one way of putting it.
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@catfish1957
I think "Self-embalmed" might be more accurate.
Scientists should be studying his genes. Can you imagine how long he could live if he had eaten right,exercised,and gotten plenty of sleep?
@sneakypete
It's also possible that, had Richards lived a healthy lifestyle, he might have been hit by a bus while crossing the street. Much as scientists can come up with statistics that say, if you do this and don't do that, odds are you will live longer, bottom line is that no one can predict with any meaningful accuracy how long any of us are going to live, no matter what we do or don't do.
My Dad used to use the analogy of the old time bakery. He'd say, when they take your number off the hook, it's your turn. And that's about it.
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Cream - Badge (Royal Albert Hall 2005)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FGxH50WS7Q&feature=youtu.be#)
RIP Jack Bruce also.
Jack Bruce & Robin Trower - Cream's White Room
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ojXvzvu_Q#)
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Cream - Badge (Royal Albert Hall 2005)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FGxH50WS7Q&feature=youtu.be#)
RIP Jack Bruce also.
Jack Bruce & Robin Trower - Cream's White Room
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ojXvzvu_Q#)
That band had some serious talent. Badge is one of my favorites.
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It still amazes me what some people can do when they're hooked on heroin. Most of the addicts I knew, including myself, weren't worth a $hit.
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It still amazes me what some people can do when they're hooked on heroin. Most of the addicts I knew, including myself, weren't worth a $hit.
It seems like a primary motivator for people kicking smack is the thirst for the return of some self-respect. I guess waking up in a puddle of waste and vomit a few times will do that for some people? It seems a choice arises at that moment of self-inspection, to either kick it and live, or don't and commit slow-motion suicide.
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RIP Rip Taylor
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/entertainment/rip-taylor-death/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/entertainment/rip-taylor-death/index.html)
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@catfish1957
I think "Self-embalmed" might be more accurate.
Scientists should be studying his genes. Can you imagine how long he could live if he had eaten right,exercised,and gotten plenty of sleep?
Probably would have been hit by a truck while jogging....
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Born in 1939, Peter Edward Baker was the son of a bricklayer killed during World War II when Ginger was just 4. His father left behind a letter that Ginger Baker would quote from: "Use your fists; they're your best pals so often."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ginger-baker-drummer-for-cream-other-bands-dead-at-80-cause-of-death-not-released-2019-10-06/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ginger-baker-drummer-for-cream-other-bands-dead-at-80-cause-of-death-not-released-2019-10-06/)
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Born in 1939, Peter Edward Baker was the son of a bricklayer killed during World War II when Ginger was just 4. His father left behind a letter that Ginger Baker would quote from: "Use your fists; they're your best pals so often."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ginger-baker-drummer-for-cream-other-bands-dead-at-80-cause-of-death-not-released-2019-10-06/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ginger-baker-drummer-for-cream-other-bands-dead-at-80-cause-of-death-not-released-2019-10-06/)
Probably my favorite drummer.
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Larry Junstrom
Bassist known for his association with the Van Zant brothers dies at 70
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Larry_Junstrom_bassist_of_.38_Special.jpg/220px-Larry_Junstrom_bassist_of_.38_Special.jpg)
At age 15, Junstrom was a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd when it was founded in 1964 but was replaced in 1971 before the band broke through to fame. Five years after his dismissal, he signed on as the bassist for .38 Special, whose lead singer Donnie Van Zant was the brother of Skynyrd's frontman Ronnie. He continued playing for .38 Special until being forced to retire in 2014 due to a hand injury.
Junstrom died October 6.
Death notice from NME (https://www.nme.com/news/music/lynyrd-skynyrd-founder-and-38-special-bassist-larry-junstrom-dies-2554547)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Junstrom)
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Jessye Norman, Grammy-Winning Opera Singer, Dies at 74
@Applewood
@musiclady
"Norman died in New York Monday morning from septic shock and multi-organ failure secondary to complications of a spinal cord injury she had sustained in 2015, according to the statement."
Multi-organ failure can kill fast.
When I was an Associate School Psychologist, for a public school, the school had a Psychologist in private practice on contract with the school. He was a friend of mine, a man in his 40s, since we did the same type work in the school system, but I didn't know him in a social way where we visited outside school.
In the summers, I sold real estate, was a real estate broker. One summer, he and his wife were going to move from Houston to the NASA area where I lived in that school district. The three of us met together for me to show them houses for sale. After looking at houses, I took them to lunch at a place that also sold beer/wine/mixed alcoholic drinks. They totally surprised me by drinking alcoholic drinks until the bill was near $50 just for the alcoholic drinks.
We found a home they wanted and I helped them get the loan for the house, etc. Less than a year from that time, he was taken to hospital and died from multi-organ failure due to his alcohol intake for years. I did not know he was that far gone due to alcohol as he did not appear drunk in his work for the school. It was hard for me to believe this nice man was dead because it happened so quickly. How could this Psychologist with his knowledge, not know he was killing himself with alcohol? I went to his funeral a few days later, still stunned he was dead.
Septic shock also happens when the blood becomes infected and the infection is carried to all organs and they fail, causing death.
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Larry Junstrom
Bassist known for his association with the Van Zant brothers dies at 70
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Larry_Junstrom_bassist_of_.38_Special.jpg/220px-Larry_Junstrom_bassist_of_.38_Special.jpg)
At age 15, Junstrom was a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd when it was founded in 1964 but was replaced in 1971 before the band broke through to fame. Five years after his dismissal, he signed on as the bassist for .38 Special, whose lead singer Donnie Van Zant was the brother of Skynyrd's frontman Ronnie. He continued playing for .38 Special until being forced to retire in 2014 due to a hand injury.
Junstrom died October 6.
Death notice from NME (https://www.nme.com/news/music/lynyrd-skynyrd-founder-and-38-special-bassist-larry-junstrom-dies-2554547)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Junstrom)
DAMN! He actually was nothing more than a kid when he started playing with Skynard. THAT must have been wild for a 15 year old!
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https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-08/sanders-daughter-in-law-dies-at-46-after-cancer-diagnosis (https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-08/sanders-daughter-in-law-dies-at-46-after-cancer-diagnosis)
Bernie Sanders daughter-in-law has passed away. My deepest heartfelt condolences.
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https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-08/sanders-daughter-in-law-dies-at-46-after-cancer-diagnosis (https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-08/sanders-daughter-in-law-dies-at-46-after-cancer-diagnosis)
Bernie Sanders daughter-in-law has passed away. My deepest heartfelt condolences.
Same here. There are times to put politics aside, and that is such an event.
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https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-08/sanders-daughter-in-law-dies-at-46-after-cancer-diagnosis (https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-08/sanders-daughter-in-law-dies-at-46-after-cancer-diagnosis)
Bernie Sanders daughter-in-law has passed away. My deepest heartfelt condolences.
Prayers for her and the family.
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Same here. There are times to put politics aside, and that is such an event.
Psh. Even Bernie won't do that. He'll be using her as a prop for his Medicare for All crusade before we know it.
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@jmyrlefuller Completely uncalled for in the Obit section. You should be ashamed of yourself.
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@jmyrlefuller Completely uncalled for in the Obit section. You should be ashamed of yourself.
No. Why? Because he used his own heart attack to plug his Medicare for All crusade. Of course he'd use his dead in-law to do the same, because that's the kind of guy Bernie Sanders is. A socialist demagogue.
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1179494005064847361
P.S. The mods entrusted ME with the obituary thread, not you. So sit down.
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No. Why? Because he used his own heart attack to plug his Medicare for All crusade. Of course he'd use his dead in-law to do the same, because that's the kind of guy Bernie Sanders is. A socialist demagogue.
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1179494005064847361
P.S. The mods entrusted ME with the obituary thread, not you. So sit down.
@jmyrlefuller @verga
FWIW,I agree with jmyrlefuller on this one. Bernie is a pimp and a whore for communism for thee and me,and capitalism for Bernie when it comes to accumulating wealth.
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No. Why? Because he used his own heart attack to plug his Medicare for All crusade. Of course he'd use his dead in-law to do the same, because that's the kind of guy Bernie Sanders is. A socialist demagogue.
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1179494005064847361
P.S. The mods entrusted ME with the obituary thread, not you. So sit down.
@jmyrlefuller You want to pillory him Great have at it, this is not the proper forum.
PS Maybe the mods to revisit that since you demonstrate such poor judgment.
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@jmyrlefuller You want to pillory him Great have at it, this is not the proper forum.
PS Maybe the mods to revisit that since you demonstrate such poor judgment.
I despise Sanders, but realize there other places on this forum to bash him.
I agree. Others have been chastized for improper banter on this thread. Kind of hypocritical if you ask me.
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Completely uncalled for in the Obit section. You should be ashamed of yourself.
It’s a typical tactic of the left to use these situations for political benefit. Remember the Wellstone memorial?
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https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-08/sanders-daughter-in-law-dies-at-46-after-cancer-diagnosis (https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-08/sanders-daughter-in-law-dies-at-46-after-cancer-diagnosis)
Bernie Sanders daughter-in-law has passed away. My deepest heartfelt condolences.
@TomSea
Article said, "Her obituary said she was diagnosed with 'neuroendocrine' cancer." Also said she died not long after diagnosis. I need to look that cancer up - not sure what this one is. This is not good for that family since Bernie just had heart attack.
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Bernies daughter-in-law died two days after diagnosis. The link below explains this rare cancer:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bernie-sanders-daughter-law-dies-165032959.html (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bernie-sanders-daughter-law-dies-165032959.html)
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I hate cancer. I hope they cure it in my lifetime. I don’t hate many things but I f****n hate cancer
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The post did not violate forum rules. However, we would prefer to keep political commentary to a minimum on the Obits thread. Thanks for your cooperation.
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I hate cancer. I hope they cure it in my lifetime. I don’t hate many things but I f****n hate cancer
@Gefn
I lost two husbands to cancer. It rips your heart every day going through the process trying to save your loved one.
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@TomSea
Article said, "Her obituary said she was diagnosed with 'neuroendocrine' cancer." Also said she died not long after diagnosis. I need to look that cancer up - not sure what this one is. This is not good for that family since Bernie just had heart attack.
@Victoria33
Seems like every time science finds a treatment for cancer,a new type of cancer pops up and screams "neener! neener!"
As for Bernie,at his age he is playing hide and seek with death every day. Cancer is a long-term worry,but his heart,kidneys,or some other vital organ could go out any day.
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I hate cancer. I hope they cure it in my lifetime. I don’t hate many things but I f****n hate cancer
@Gefn The problem isn't cancer. It's "CANCERS". Many,many different varieties that all need to be treated differently,and some that can't be treated at all. Medicine has made amazing progress treating the various forms of cancer over the last 20 years or so,but it seems like everytime they get to understand one form and develop a treatment for it,another strain pops up. It's like trying to play "whack a mole".
And for some forms,there are treatments,but there is no cure. They can just delay the inevitable and make life a little more pleasant than it would have been otherwise. LOTS of this often depends on how soon they find it because many types CAN be cured if they find it early enough.
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The post did not violate forum rules. However, we would prefer to keep political commentary to a minimum on the Obits thread. Thanks for your cooperation.
Point taken. I will not speak ill of the deceased but I will forever speak ill of those who seek to exploit them for their own personal gain.
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Point taken. I will not speak ill of the deceased but I will forever speak ill of those who seek to exploit them for their own personal gain.
:beer: It would be difficult to avoid speaking ill of those would-be exploiters of the dead!
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Point taken. I will not speak ill of the deceased but I will forever speak ill of those who seek to exploit them for their own personal gain.
@jmyrlefuller
We appreciate your running this thread for a second year. You have our continued support for taking care of a sometimes difficult Topic. :beer:
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:beer: It would be difficult to avoid speaking ill of those would-be exploiters of the dead!
Amen!
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@Gefn The problem isn't cancer. It's "CANCERS". Many,many different varieties that all need to be treated differently,and some that can't be treated at all. Medicine has made amazing progress treating the various forms of cancer over the last 20 years or so,but it seems like everytime they get to understand one form and develop a treatment for it,another strain pops up. It's like trying to play "whack a mole".
And for some forms,there are treatments,but there is no cure. They can just delay the inevitable and make life a little more pleasant than it would have been otherwise. LOTS of this often depends on how soon they find it because many types CAN be cured if they find it early enough.
@sneakypete I know my brain says you are right but after all I went through in the last two years with my best friend/fiancé , including my diagnosis of his cancer, my heart is saying I hate this and it was a nightmare of what it did to my best friend. And I hate it for taking him away from me.
@Victoria33 i don’t know how you recorvrd from your losses and I’m so sorry.
If I have more to say I’ll say it on a members only thread. Not here. Mods, I’m sorry if I took away from this thread I didn’t mean to
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Alexei Leonov, first human to walk in space, dies at 85
Oct. 11, 2019, 12:53 PM CDT
By Reuters
Leonov became the first human to conduct a space walk, an episode that lasted 12 minutes and 9 seconds.
(https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2019_41/3048686/191011-alexei-leonov-se-147p_c98990548d79dc22419b71db0ef010ed.fit-2000w.jpg)
MOSCOW - Alexei Leonov, who became the first human to walk in space in 1965, died on Friday at the age of 85 after a long illness, Russia's TASS news agency reported.
Though less well known internationally than Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, Leonov was a household name in his native Russia and will be remembered in particular for his role in the 1965 Voskhod-2 mission.
During that flight, one of two he made into space in his career, Leonov became the first human to conduct a space walk, an episode that lasted 12 minutes and 9 seconds.
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/news/alexei-leonov-first-human-walk-space-dies-85-ncna1065131 (https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/news/alexei-leonov-first-human-walk-space-dies-85-ncna1065131)
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Tom Cotton
@TomCottonAR
RIP Michael Uhlmann, a patriot, a teacher, & a fine man.
Matthew Continetti
@continetti
Michael Uhlmann, 1939-2019, was a wit, raconteur, and formidable intellect. I will miss him, and I know I'm not alone. @ClaremontInst
(https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1181703576759881728/X0xGL00Z?format=jpg&name=small)
The American Mind
Claremont Institute
The American Mind
The Struggle Ahead
Michael M. Uhlmann
replying to The Editors’s piece
Features
Michael Uhlmann accepts the Henry Salvatori award after a half-day Master Class on the scholarship of Harry Jaffa.
Thank you, Ryan, for your generous remarks. My thanks, too, to the board of the Claremont Institute for their kindness in bestowing this award upon me. It is a pleasure and a privilege to be associated with all of you.
Anyone who tells you he doesn’t enjoy hearing his virtues being lied about isn’t telling the truth. Encomia of the sort you just heard are usually reserved for wakes, where the corpse, while present, isn’t expected to say anything. Tonight will be different. I tried to beg off when informed that the board had awarded the Salvatori Prize to me. I changed my mind upon learning that the winner was required to make a speech. Now you’re stuck. Get over it.
More: https://americanmind.org/features/2018-fellowship-alumni-retreat/the-struggle-ahead/
So, I'm not familiar with the gentleman but apparently he was well thought of.
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MOSCOW - Alexei Leonov, who became the first human to walk in space in 1965, died on Friday at the age of 85 after a long illness, Russia's TASS news agency reported.
One of humanities true heroes.
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Only the likes of you would call someone in the USSR military a hero.
Thanks for pointing out what we already knew.
@catfish1957
You are obviously a deep thinker. MP? Cook? Cook for a MP unit?
Just out of curiousity,how would you refer to the Russian helicopter crews who flew the loads of cement right over the exploding reactors at Chernobyl to try to seal them off to minimize the spread of the radiation?
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Only the likes of you would call someone in the USSR military a hero.
Thanks for pointing out what we already knew.
Anyone, regardless or national origin, that risks their life in the furtherance of of scientific knowledge or exploration is by definition a hero.
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Only the likes of you would call someone in the USSR military a hero.
Thanks for pointing out what we already knew.
Like it or not, heroic deeds are not confined to those who wear our uniform, nor implied solely by putting that uniform on.
This is something understood by pilots who met in combat in WWII (and even shot each other down) and who met after the war and even became friends.
Yes, I'd call that man a hero, too.
If he had rushed into a burning building to save babies, would you call him a hero, regardless, or defame that act as well?
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Can't we have one thread where we aren't fighting about stupid *bleep*?
Sheesh! The man is dead. Say "rest in peace" or don't. But keep the politics and your malevolent personal feelings out of it.
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Can't we have one thread where we aren't fighting about stupid *bleep*?
Sheesh! The man is dead. Say "rest in peace" or don't. But keep the politics and your malevolent personal feelings out of it.
Agreed. We'll be simply deleting comments that disrespect the dead, and other Members.
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From W'pedia's article about Leonov, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Leonov#Early_life_and_education :
Leonov was born in Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR. In 1936, his father Arkhip was arrested and declared an "enemy of the people". Leonov wrote in his autobiography: "He was not alone: many were being arrested. It was part of a conscientious drive by the authorities to eradicate anyone who showed too much independence or strength of character. These were the years of Stalin's purges. Many disappeared into remote gulags and were never seen again." In 1948 his family moved to Kaliningrad.
In 1957 Leonov graduated from the Chuguev military pilots' academy in the Ukrainian SSR.
Leonov seems to have had a better grasp on Stalin's atrocities than do many US Libs & Progs. To go from graduating from the pilots academy to being selected for cosmonaut training in just 3 years suggests he was both a good pilot and a good learner.
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Agreed. We'll be simply deleting comments that disrespect the dead, and other Members.
Thanks. I was going to suggest locking the thread till certain members sobered up. LOL
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There seems to be so much strife among the living about the dead, Sad. What about that old saying your mama use to say 'If you can't say something nice......'.
I want to take this opportunity to Thank @jmyrlefuller for doing this OBIT thread for these years, I'd be suicidal by now.
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I want to take this opportunity to Thank @jmyrlefuller for doing this OBIT thread for these years, I'd be suicidal by now.
Same here. In fact, I give all the mods props for keeping this whole forum under control.
To @jmyrlefuller
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Can't we have one thread where we aren't fighting about stupid *bleep*?
Sheesh! The man is dead. Say "rest in peace" or don't. But keep the politics and your malevolent personal feelings out of it.
@Applewood
To be honest,heroes who advance the knowledge of mankind at GREAT personal risk by leaping into the unknown,are worth fighting over. I can't even begin to imagine the courage it took for him to get into ANY capsule to leave the bounds of Earth and circle the planet,never mind one build and designed by politically-connected committees in the USSR.
People today are still applauding what Christopher Columbus did when he sailed away from Spain a few hundred years ago,that pales by comparison to the risks this man knowingly took. Yeah,by that time they were pretty sure they could get him into orbit,but getting him back to Earth safely was the big deal.
And given the situations that existed in the USSR at that time,we all knew the Soviets would either keep the whole thing quiet if he didn't make it back,or present another astronaut and claim he was the one that reached Earth orbit and returned to make a safe landing. He knew that,too.
If we can't celebrate heroes who risked it all to advance the knowledge and future of mankind,who IS worth celebrating?
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@Applewood
To be honest,heroes who advance the knowledge of mankind at GREAT personal risk by leaping into the unknown,are worth fighting over. I can't even begin to imagine the courage it took for him to get into ANY capsule to leave the bounds of Earth and circle the planet,never mind one build and designed by politically-connected committees in the USSR.
People today are still applauding what Christopher Columbus did when he sailed away from Spain a few hundred years ago,that pales by comparison to the risks this man knowingly took.
If we can't celebrate heroes who risked it all to advance the knowledge and future of mankind,who IS worth celebrating?
Anyone who leaves the world a better place then when they came into it. Anyone who inspires one person. So shines a good deed in a weary world
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Anyone who leaves the world a better place then when they came into it. Anyone who inspires one person. So shines a good deed in a weary world
@Gefn
I completely agree,but also take note there are different degrees of "shine".
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Agreed. We'll be simply deleting comments that disrespect the dead, and other Members.
Thank you.
I was at church this morning so, I didn't catch the offending comments until now.
Unless they're universally recognized as evil or a cause of harm to society, don't speak ill of the deceased. Mr. Leonov was neither.
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@sneakypete
@catfish1957
Can't find a link to it now, but I remember an interview with John Glenn where he said something to the effect that most people have no idea how dangerous it was (and still is) to be an astronaut, especially in the early days of the program, but still today. He said that for all the great scientific minds behind the program and all the state of the art technology, these guys and gals were and are literally flying by the seat of their pants. No one can guarantee whether they or the capsule they are flying in will survive the mission.
Astronauts, cosmonauts -- however we feel about the countries they represent -- and believe me, I am no fan of Russia and wasn't of the former Soviet Union -- these men and women are true heroes for risking their lives for the advance of knowledge.
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@sneakypete
@catfish1957
Can't find a link to it now, but I remember an interview with John Glenn where he said something to the effect that most people have no idea how dangerous it was (and still is) to be an astronaut, especially in the early days of the program, but still today. He said that for all the great scientific minds behind the program and all the state of the art technology, these guys and gals were and are literally flying by the seat of their pants. No one can guarantee whether they or the capsule they are flying in will survive the mission.
Astronauts, cosmonauts -- however we feel about the countries they represent -- and believe me, I am no fan of Russia and wasn't of the former Soviet Union -- these men and women are true heroes for risking their lives for the advance of knowledge.
@Applewood
I couldn't agree more,and can't imagine the size of a stick you would have had to beat me with to get me into a 60's Soviet space capsule. You can bet your bippy there would have been fingernail drag marks all over the cement leading to the capsule.
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@sneakypete
@catfish1957
Can't find a link to it now, but I remember an interview with John Glenn where he said something to the effect that most people have no idea how dangerous it was (and still is) to be an astronaut, especially in the early days of the program, but still today. He said that for all the great scientific minds behind the program and all the state of the art technology, these guys and gals were and are literally flying by the seat of their pants. No one can guarantee whether they or the capsule they are flying in will survive the mission.
Astronauts, cosmonauts -- however we feel about the countries they represent -- and believe me, I am no fan of Russia and wasn't of the former Soviet Union -- these men and women are true heroes for risking their lives for the advance of knowledge.
The problem with the Soviet Union is that everyone was part of the apparatchik- even the scientists and cosmonauts.
Not speaking I’ll of the dead- the man was very brave- but keeping in mind the complete evil of the Soviet Union, and that he was part of the system.
Repeating......... this is a criticism of the Soviet system and the power they had over everyone, not of the cosmonaut himself.
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@musiclady
The problem with the Soviet Union is that everyone was part of the apparatchik- even the scientists and cosmonauts.
It was a much bigger problem that most people realized. The Soviets were so paranoid that their scientists that worked on space ships and sattelites,and all the associated work forces like mechanics,electricians,clerks,etc,etc,etc all had to live in a closed city with no one living there that didn't work in that industry. They needed to get official permission to leave,and anyone who wanted to visit them had to get official permission to come visit.
It was such a closed off little world that after Communism collapsed several former Soviet scientists complained that they weren't even allowed to talk to each other if they had a new idea and some part of that idea was dependent on a field outside their own. The truth is most of their scientific advances came from stolen western technology.
Which means their launch rockets,crew capsules,computers,and everything else right up to their telephone systems were stolen from the west and "hacked together" to work with maybe one part of the system stolen from the US,another part of the same system stolen from the French,etc,etc,etc.
They also live in a nation where ONLY the successful rocket launches were ever announced. Nobody knew about the failures except for the people at the launch site that day,and "Rumor Control". Even the Soviets couldn't stop "Rumor Control".
I'm telling ya,their astronauts had some serious stones. Especially the first few because nobody really knew if it was going to work or not. Yeah,there was a good chance they could launch a rocket into orbit,but it gets VERY tricky once it is in orbit.
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I'm telling ya,their astronauts had some serious stones. Especially the first few because nobody really knew if it was going to work or not. Yeah,there was a good chance they could launch a rocket into orbit,but it gets VERY tricky once it is in orbit.
@sneakypete
All astronauts of that era had stones I can only imagine. The Mercury astronauts know full well about Vanguard's failures when they strapped themselves into capsules atop ICBMs. What was going through Alan Shepard's mind, parked atop a Redstone, listening to the countdown? Spam in a Can.
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@sneakypete
All astronauts of that era had stones I can only imagine. The Mercury astronauts know full well about Vanguard's failures when they strapped themselves into capsules atop ICBMs. What was going through Alan Shepard's mind, parked atop a Redstone, listening to the countdown? Spam in a Can.
@Cyber Liberty
Just look at how far our technology and knowledge of space flight has advanced in such a short length of time. Both of us remember when going into space was just a theory mostly found in second-rate movies. Now there is a company serious about selling tickets to space flights and back,and nobody thinks it is a big deal.
Give it another 20 years,and it will be no more remarkable that a cruise from Europe to America was back in the 40's.
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@Cyber Liberty
Just look at how far our technology and knowledge of space flight has advanced in such a short length of time. Both of us remember when going into space was just a theory mostly found in second-rate movies. Now there is a company serious about selling tickets to space flights and back,and nobody thinks it is a big deal.
Give it another 20 years,and it will be no more remarkable that a cruise from Europe to America was back in the 40's.
I'm still waiting for my personal jetpack. :pop41:
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I'm still waiting for my personal jetpack. :pop41:
I want my flying car.
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Just passing this on, Army Hero MSG Mark Allen has passed away.
Army Hero MSG Mark Allen and Army Deserter Bowe Bergdahl
Posted on June 4, 2014 by mediachecker
...
“Meet my husband, injuries directly brought to you by the actions of this traitor. He can’t give an account of what went down, because he can no longer speak. Now, which guy is a ‘hero’ again?!? Sick.â€
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https://mediachecker.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/army-hero-msg-mark-allen-and-army-deserter-bowe-bergdahl/
Msg Mark Allen Death: Mark Allen Obituary, Cause of Death
Published 20 hours ago
on 13th October 2019
By Opeyemi Daramola
Msg Mark Allen Death – We learnt about the recent death of Mark Allen. This was made known to us through the tributes posted across social medias earlier today.
Please receive our deepest condolence during this period.
However, the family of the deceased don’t want a public notice yet as they wants their own time to grieve.
More: https://360ng.com.ng/msg-mark-allen-death-mark-allen-obituary-cause-of-death/
Yes, this last webpage is from Africa if it matters.... came up in the web search.
https://twitter.com/lloyd4man/status/1183391054839443462
I don't know the specifics of all of this, like I said, passing it on.
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@sneakypete
@catfish1957
Can't find a link to it now, but I remember an interview with John Glenn where he said something to the effect that most people have no idea how dangerous it was (and still is) to be an astronaut, especially in the early days of the program, but still today. He said that for all the great scientific minds behind the program and all the state of the art technology, these guys and gals were and are literally flying by the seat of their pants. No one can guarantee whether they or the capsule they are flying in will survive the mission.
Astronauts, cosmonauts -- however we feel about the countries they represent -- and believe me, I am no fan of Russia and wasn't of the former Soviet Union -- these men and women are true heroes for risking their lives for the advance of knowledge.
We have seen the sort of events written about in the early days of science fiction, good and bad, (with the exception of FTL travel, verified contact, and teleportation), and the bad include launch accidents, reentry breakups, and malfunctions. The crews of Challenger, Columbia, and the Apollo 1 fire, not to mention the Soviet Casualties (known and not), died in the sort of accidents that were commonly predicted in that fiction.
Those risks were vaguely anticipated, real, and have cost lives. The real triumphs are the instances where they did not (Apollo 13 comes to mind).
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K-pop star Sulli found dead aged 25
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The K-pop star Sulli has died aged 25.
Police told the BBC the singer's manager found her dead at her home near Seoul, South Korea.
They say they are investigating the cause of her death and are working on the ‎assumption that she may have taken her own life.‎
The star, who had more than five million followers on Instagram, was a former member of the band f(x) until she left in 2015 to focus on her acting career.
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50041130 (https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50041130)
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@TomSea I have no idea who she was,and you would have probably had to point a gun at me to get me to listen to a whole song by her,but it is always sad to hear of someone so young with so much promise dying.
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Lou Frey, Orlando congressman, radio commentator, dies at 85
Steven Lemongello
Louis Frey Jr., who represented Central Florida in Congress for 10 years, founded a UCF institute for politics and had a long career as a commentator on public radio, died Monday at a hospice center in Winter Springs.
Frey was best known in later years as a political commentator with former Democratic state Rep. Dick Batchelor at WMFE-90.7 FM public radio. The duo first appeared together on WUCF-TV in 1996 before moving to radio for their show “The Notebook†in 1998, according to WMFE.
They later appeared on a continuing segment on the show called “Intersection†from 2007 until 2016.
Read more at: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-lou-frey-obituary-orlando-20191015-inp3aejk3vfh5gjjwiw5gu5oxe-story.html (https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-lou-frey-obituary-orlando-20191015-inp3aejk3vfh5gjjwiw5gu5oxe-story.html)
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Steve Cash
Harmonica player and songwriter for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils dies at 73
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdqrGT9_In0#)
Obituary from SavingCountryMusic.com (https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/steve-cash-of-the-ozark-mountain-daredevils-has-died/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cash)
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George Chambers, bassist/vocalist with the Chambers Brothers. RIP Pops (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwigutWR36HlAhVHpZ4KHbMOC-YQFjAFegQIARAG&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmusic%2Fmusic-news%2Fgeorge-chambers-chambers-brothers-dead-obituary-898503%2F&usg=AOvVaw10HI2Mt7lJYx-IUssW73OU). You guys made some excellent music . . .
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvCH-6kOAGs#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GPh7PLjUs4#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iucvqt6a3Vw#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WzVDN31JRE#)
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The next news cycle will have a lot of tributes:
Elijah Cummings, esteemed longtime Baltimore congressman, has died at 68
Representative Elijah Cummings, of Baltimore, died early Thursday at the age of 68, his office said.
Cummings died at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 2:45 a.m. from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges," his office said.
He hadn't returned to work after having a medical procedure that he said would only keep him away for about a week, The Baltimore Sun pointed out.
(https://cbsnews3.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/08/01/d496a45f-9621-4502-842c-f703e6c5e7ae/thumbnail/620x413g2/9b6891cf834f232e44bf719f661a87eb/2019-07-28t171525z-1472492690-rc15b98beaa0-rtrmadp-3-usa-trump-cummings.jpg#)
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Cummings chairs House Oversight Committee hearing on Trump Administration immigration policy on Capitol Hill in Washington
Read more at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elijah-cummings-esteemed-longtime-baltimore-congressman-died-68-today-2019-10-17/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elijah-cummings-esteemed-longtime-baltimore-congressman-died-68-today-2019-10-17/)
wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Cummings)
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Ron Ely: Tarzan star's wife stabbed to death by their son
The wife of Ron Ely, star of the 1960s Tarzan TV series, was stabbed to death by their son at their California home on Tuesday evening, say police.
Officers called to the Santa Barbara house found Valerie Lundeen Ely, 62, dead with "multiple stab wounds".
Authorities said police cornered 30-year-old Cameron Ely outside the home, deemed him a threat and shot him dead.
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Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50074653 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50074653)
Ron Ely (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Ely)
He was born in Hereford Texas, see article. It sounds like the series was on only in 1966. Also, it appears he has written some novels as well.
A very tragic situation when one ever hears of a child killing one of their parents.
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Sad story about Mrs. Ely and their son. I do remember the Ron Ely and the Tarzan series. Had a teenage crush on Ely and wondered what happened to him after the series ended. Terrible thing to happen to what seemed like a stable family, but who knows what goes on behind closed doors? May God comfort Mr. Ely and the rest of his family.
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The next news cycle will have a lot of tributes:
wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Cummings)
Prayers for his family.
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Ron Ely (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Ely)
He was born in Hereford Texas, see article. It sounds like the series was on only in 1966. Also, it appears he has written some novels as well.
A very tragic situation when one ever hears of a child killing one of their parents.
@TomSea
Gee,I wonder how this tragedy happened?
Let's see,here. Spoiled mama's boy that went to Harvard and was a quarterback on their football team after graduating from the most exclusive prep school in the nation,and then goes on to live at home with his mama with no career and no job. Then the selfish SOB murders his mother,tells the cops his father was the murderer,and ends up "suiciding by cop" to leave his father and sisters with that grief to bear for the rest of their lives.
It's almost enough to make me wish hell were real. It IS real for all practical purposes for his father and sisters,and will remain real for the rest of their lives.
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@TomSea
Gee,I wonder how this tragedy happened?
Let's see,here. Spoiled mama's boy that went to Harvard and was a quarterback on their football team after graduating from the most exclusive prep school in the nation,and then goes on to live at home with his mama with no career and no job. Then the selfish SOB murders his mother,tells the cops his father was the murderer,and ends up "suiciding by cop" to leave his father and sisters with that grief to bear for the rest of their lives.
It's almost enough to make me wish hell were real. It IS real for all practical purposes for his father and sisters,and will remain real for the rest of their lives.
@sneakypete
Ok, where did you get your information that Cameron Ely was a spoiled mama's boy ho lived at home with no job? Didn't see that in the article.
You are right, though, that this tragedy has created a private hell for Mr. Ely and the rest of his family.
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@sneakypete
Ok, where did you get your information that Cameron Ely was a spoiled mama's boy ho lived at home with no job? Didn't see that in the article.
@Applewood
The news report said he was 30 and lived at home,so I did a web search using his name and there was zero information about him after his Harvard graduation.
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Legendary country music host/DJ Bob Kingsley passes away at the age of 80 one week after announcing he’d been diagnosed with bladder cancer.
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@Applewood
The news report said he was 30 and lived at home,so I did a web search using his name and there was zero information about him after his Harvard graduation.
@sneakypete
Yes, I saw that Cameron Ely was 30 and lived at home, but that doesn't necessarily mean he is a "mama's boy." My brother lived at home till he married when he was in his 50s. He worked for the local electric company and contributed toward household expenses. Don't think that would qualify him for "mama's boy" status. In fact, if you dared to call him a "mama's boy," you would be walking funny and singing soprano.
As for not finding anything online about Cameron Ely -- well, he might be someone who doesn't leave an internet footprint. I know one guy in real life who is like that and he had a career (now retired). Some people just don't like the internet, don't use it and scrupulously avoid having anything about themselves available online. Not sure how the guy I know does it though since the federal government in particular is very good about splashing our personal information all over the internet.
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@sneakypete
Yes, I saw that Cameron Ely was 30 and lived at home, but that doesn't necessarily mean he is a "mama's boy." My brother lived at home till he married when he was in his 50s. He worked for the local electric company and contributed toward household expenses.
@Applewood
How long ago was this? Times have changed. So have people.
As for not finding anything online about Cameron Ely -- well, he might be someone who doesn't leave an internet footprint. I know one guy in real life who is like that and he had a career (now retired). Some people just don't like the internet, don't use it and scrupulously avoid having anything about themselves available online.
And that applies to how many 30 year olds you know that went to exclusive prep schools and were Harvard quarterbacks?
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@Applewood
How long ago was this? Times have changed. So have people.
My brother married in 1995. But I guess you may be correct that a lot of young people today are still living with Mom and Dad. Some may be the stereotypical "living in Mom's basement" types, but I've read that a number of young people live with their folks for other reasons. This may depend on where these young people live. If where they live has an unusually high cost of living, they may live with Mom and Dad because it is cheaper than renting an apartment. Some stay with Mom and Dad because they want to marry and living at home helps them save for that event. Some actually want to pay off that student loan they took out when they went to college. Again, I wouldn't call these individuals "Mama's boys."
And that applies to how many 30 year olds you know that went to exclusive prep schools and were Harvard quarterbacks?
Well, it's true that the younger generation is generally hooked on the internet. But since I didn't know Cameron Ely, I don't know whether he would be one of those.
You might be right about Cameron Ely. I don't know. There may be other factors we aren't considering as to why he lived at home and why he may or may not have been working. Could have been a deadbeat. Could have also had a chronic illness that prevented him from working. Could have had a substance abuse problem. Could have been his parents wanted him at home to help out in some way. I just don't know.
Point is, since I don't know what really was going on in the Ely house, I don't want to speculate or jump to conclusions. Just going to call this a terrible tragedy, pray for the souls of Mrs. Ely and her son, and for the comfort of Mr. Ely and his family.
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Legendary country music host/DJ Bob Kingsley passes away at the age of 80 one week after announcing he’d been diagnosed with bladder cancer.
For those who don't know who Bob Kingsley is...
He is country music's equivalent of Casey Kasem. In fact, it was Kasem's company Watermark who launched his show (first known as American Country Countdown and then Country Top 40). Kingsley started out as producer in 1972 then became host in '78, staying as a countdown host for the next 41 years.
Toward the end, though, the CMA decided they wanted more female representation and, when Kingsley announced his leave of absence, they decided to take over the show with all-women hosts. Which is kind of a sad way to end a career, to be honest... and Kingsley wanted to come back but obviously can't now.
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democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings,, ddead at age 68.
https://fox8.com/2019/10/17/us-representative-elijah-cummings-dies-at-68/
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Jack Van Loan, Vietnam POW and Five Points legend, dies at 87
Jack Van Loan, an Oregon native and fighter pilot who spent six years in the infamous Hanoi Hilton as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and then served for 20 years as executive director of the Five Points Association in Columbia, has died. He was 87.
“He was a mentor, a colleague, a co-chair and a friend to me,†former Five Points Association executive director Merritt McNeely posted on Facebook. “More than that, he was a true American hero and he loved and fought for Five Points like no one else. Rest In Peace my friend, Jack.â€
Mayor Steve Benjamin said city flags will be flown at half staff this week in Van Loan’s honor.
See more at: https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article236233133.html (https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article236233133.html)
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(http://www.veterantributes.org/Photos/JackLVanLoan.jpg)
Jack Van Loan - Super Sabre Society (https://supersabresociety.com/biography/van-loan-jack-l/)
More reading:
On Colin Kaepernick (http://www.bradwarthen.com/2017/08/jack-van-loan-on-colin-kaepernick/)
Hero and Friend (http://www.bradwarthen.com/2019/10/jack-van-loan-a-hero-and-a-friend/)
BTW, one of the articles says he campaigned with McCain, both in the Hanoi Hilton together?
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My brother married in 1995. But I guess you may be correct that a lot of young people today are still living with Mom and Dad.
@Applewood
You and I have different understandings of the timing of social trends. Back in the 60's and earlier it was common for children to live at home even after they got married,so they could save enough money to make a down payment on a house. Those who didn't marry,just stayed at home,helped their parents with the bills,and saved money.
Some may be the stereotypical "living in Mom's basement" types, but I've read that a number of young people live with their folks for other reasons. This may depend on where these young people live. If where they live has an unusually high cost of living, they may live with Mom and Dad because it is cheaper than renting an apartment. Some stay with Mom and Dad because they want to marry and living at home helps them save for that event. Some actually want to pay off that student loan they took out when they went to college. Again, I wouldn't call these individuals "Mama's boys."
I would if they don't have jobs or careers outside of home,or they are not living at home to take care of handicapped or elderly parents.
Maybe I am wrong,but in MY opinion any healthy 30 year old that is living at home and has a college degree and no job is a mama's boy.
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democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings,, ddead at age 68.
https://fox8.com/2019/10/17/us-representative-elijah-cummings-dies-at-68/
Yeah, I saw that.
In keeping with forum policy about not speaking ill of those who have passed,
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For those who don't know who Bob Kingsley is...
He is country music's equivalent of Casey Kasem. In fact, it was Kasem's company Watermark who launched his show (first known as American Country Countdown and then Country Top 40). Kingsley started out as producer in 1972 then became host in '78, staying as a countdown host for the next 41 years.
Toward the end, though, the CMA decided they wanted more female representation and, when Kingsley announced his leave of absence, they decided to take over the show with all-women hosts. Which is kind of a sad way to end a career, to be honest... and Kingsley wanted to come back but obviously can't now.
I was lucky enough to get to talk to him as we were both waiting on our respectinve flights in Nashville after Country Radio Seminar in 1997. He explained to me and my boss at the time the process every week of making American Country Countdown. It was kinda interesting. He lived in Weatherford, TX just outside of Dallas (he also raised cutting horses). He'd drive into Dallas to the ABC radio studios there a couple days a week...record his parts and be done.
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@sneakypete
I would if they don't have jobs or careers outside of home,or they are not living at home to take care of handicapped or elderly parents.
Was just reading in another article on this tragedy which says:
One of the officers who responded to the scene can be heard saying that he cleared the house and spoke with the “elderly gentleman†there, who was later identified as Ron. The actor, who People reports has a medical condition that limits his speech, did his best to explain that Cameron was behind the attack and that he believed that his son drove away after placing the 911 call.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-ron-ely-son-blame-murder-mother-elderly-actor-911-call (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-ron-ely-son-blame-murder-mother-elderly-actor-911-call)
So that makes me wonder whether Ron Ely was not in the best of health and his son was needed at home to help care for him. Mr. Ely is in his 80s.
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Never forget: Last 9/11 Ground Zero search dog dies just shy of 17th birthday (https://www.today.com/pets/never-forget-last-9-11-ground-zero-search-dog-dies-t96676?fbclid=IwAR1fcOKF13jnJH7e9Bo0VZY_4uCJYN0DVcsuDKoazyRB0XQBl4Hwfzy0KDY)
RIP Bretagne (pronounced "Brittney").
In September 2001, amid the twisted pile of steel beams, concrete and ash where the World Trade Center once stood, 300 or so search dogs worked long hours and used their powerful noses to try to find survivors.
On Monday afternoon, the last of those search dogs died at age 16 with her longtime handler and best friend by her side.
Bretagne (pronounced “Brittanyâ€), a whip-smart golden retriever with feathery fur and a sunny smile, lived an adventure-packed life until the very end. In recent weeks, though, she began experiencing kidney failure and slowing down. When Bretagne failed to do her favorite thing for three consecutive days — eat — her owner Denise Corliss realized it was time to say goodbye.
“She was really anxious last night and she just wanted to be with me,†Corliss told TODAY on Monday. “So I laid down with her, right next to her. When she could feel me, she could settle down and go to sleep. I slept with her like that all night" . . .
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Inside the life of Cameron Ely, son of ‘Tarzan’ star accused of killing his mom, (https://nypost.com/2019/10/17/inside-the-life-of-cameron-ely-son-of-tarzan-star-accused-of-killing-his-mom/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=facebook_app&fbclid=IwAR0sxpAytpXt5Q8H3iSktW6qdCzEww7sR_RqQt0txwXLpsElVc1rrMOyPiQ) NY Post.
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Thank you for the link @mountaineer
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@sneakypete
Was just reading in another article on this tragedy which says:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-ron-ely-son-blame-murder-mother-elderly-actor-911-call (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-ron-ely-son-blame-murder-mother-elderly-actor-911-call)
So that makes me wonder whether Ron Ely was not in the best of health and his son was needed at home to help care for him. Mr. Ely is in his 80s.
@Applewood
Could be,but Ely's wife,the woman that was murdered and the mother of the adult child was only 69,and she lived with him. They had enough money to send the boy to Harvard and before that,the most exclusive Prep School in the nation,so I am assuming they also had plenty of money to hire people to help them,and probably did have them.
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Never forget: Last 9/11 Ground Zero search dog dies just shy of 17th birthday (https://www.today.com/pets/never-forget-last-9-11-ground-zero-search-dog-dies-t96676)
I think that was a couple years ago. If the dog were only 16, that would mean born in late 2002 and thus never at 9/11. But I remember posting it at the time.
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I think that was a couple years ago. If the dog were only 16, that would mean born in late 2002 and thus never at 9/11. But I remember posting it at the time.
Your memory is excellent. The doggy passed 6/16.
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@Applewood
Could be,but Ely's wife,the woman that was murdered and the mother of the adult child was only 69,and she lived with him. They had enough money to send the boy to Harvard and before that,the most exclusive Prep School in the nation,so I am assuming they also had plenty of money to hire people to help them,and probably did have them.
Well, I'm only a couple of years younger than Mrs. Ely was and I could not see myself caring for someone with a serious illness without lots of help. The family might have been able to send Cameron to the finest schools some years back, but none of us knows what their financial situation is now. And I know from experience that home care nurses and aides cost a fortune.
But here we are, once again speculating and jumping to conclusions and you know I hate that. I expect more will be learned about this matter in the coming days, weeks and months, and maybe we should stop until we learn more.
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Well, I'm only a couple of years younger than Mrs. Ely was and I could not see myself caring for someone with a serious illness without lots of help. The family might have been able to send Cameron to the finest schools some years back, but none of us knows what their financial situation is now. And I know from experience that home care nurses and aides cost a fortune.
But here we are, once again speculating and jumping to conclusions and you know I hate that. I expect more will be learned about this matter in the coming days, weeks and months, and maybe we should stop until we learn more.
@Applewood
Their house is appraised at 4.5 million for tax purposes,so they were doing ok financially.
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Alicia Alonso: Legendary ballet dancer dies aged 98
Cuban ballet dancer Alicia Alonso has died age 98, the country's state media has announced.
Alonso is considered one of the greatest 20th Century ballerinas. She began to lose her sight at 19, relying on only the stage lights to guide her.
After the 1959 revolution, she helped found the National Ballet of Cuba with then leader Fidel Castro.
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At 19, her eyesight began to deteriorate and she was diagnosed with a detached retina
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50091870 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50091870)
Now, check this out, yes, apparently, she went in with the communists some. Apparently, she suffered from some very serious sight problems, with her eyes.
Alicia Alonso (1920-2019), Cuban prima ballerina | Babalú Blog
Alicia Alonso has died in Havana at 98. She was a great ballerina but not a great person, but she always knew which way was up. She danced for Batista’s presidential inauguration in the 1950s when he was on top, and later spent decades serving Fidel Castro when he was The Man. And yet, I cannot reject her entirely, because she is connected to my mother.
My mother loved ballet. She saw it through the enchanted eyes of a girl, as something beautiful, pure and magical. She was not raised to love it; her parents were lower-middle class at best and hardly artsy, but living in Havana gave her the chance to see ballet, and she took to it naturally. Among her most cherished memories were live performances by Alonso in her prime, which she spoke of in a dreamy, wistful way — in part, I suppose, because she herself was then young and fresh and open to the wonder and romance of life. She treasured those experiences like jewels.
She never let the Castro tool Alonso later became taint those memories — the great ballerina floating through Swan Lake, a vision in white tulle, was kept separate and pristine, quite removed from the “revolutionary†propaganda piece....
Read more at: https://babalublog.com/2019/10/17/alicia-alonsso-1920-2019-cuban-prima-ballerina/ (https://babalublog.com/2019/10/17/alicia-alonsso-1920-2019-cuban-prima-ballerina/)
So, she was very talented apparently.
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Mark Hurd, Oracle CEO, has died
Mark Hurd, CEO of Oracle and former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, two of Silicon Valley's most storied companies, has died. He was 62.
Oracle Founder and Chairman Larry Ellison confirmed Hurd's death Friday.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/18/tech/mark-hurd-dead/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twbusiness&utm_content=2019-10-18T16%3A18%3A07 (https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/18/tech/mark-hurd-dead/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twbusiness&utm_content=2019-10-18T16%3A18%3A07)
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Bill Macy
Actor not to be confused with the unrelated William H. Macy dies at 97
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Macy is at left.
Macy was known for his comic roles including the co-star of Maude and smaller roles in The Jerk (as the guy who turns the title character's Opti-Grab device into a major fad) and The Producers (as a juror).
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/)
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bill-macy-dead-maude-husband-922206)
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Bill Macy
Actor not to be confused with the unrelated William H. Macy dies at 97
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Macy is at left.
Wow. 97 is a darn good run. RIP.
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@sneakypete
Was just reading in another article on this tragedy which says:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-ron-ely-son-blame-murder-mother-elderly-actor-911-call (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tarzan-ron-ely-son-blame-murder-mother-elderly-actor-911-call)
So that makes me wonder whether Ron Ely was not in the best of health and his son was needed at home to help care for him. Mr. Ely is in his 80s.
Maybe he isn't in the best of health but his wife was only in her fifties, I think the son just went Cujo.
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Re Bill Macy, what a huge body of work. Link to imdb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534409/).
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97 is a long run. Really liked him in Maude.
RIP.
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Former mayor of Baltimore and brother of Nancy Pelosi dead.
Pelosi Statement on the Passing of Thomas D’Alesandro III
OCTOBER 20, 2019 PRESS RELEASE
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the passing of her brother, former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro III:
“My husband Paul and our entire family are devastated by the loss of our patriarch, my beloved brother, Thomas D’Alesandro III.
“Tommy was the finest public servant I have ever known. His life and leadership were a tribute to the Catholic values with which we were raised: faith, family, patriotism. He profoundly believed, as did our parents, that public service was a noble calling and that we all had a responsibility to help others.
“Tommy dedicated his life to our city. A champion of civil rights, he worked tirelessly for all who called Baltimore home. Tommy was a leader of dignity, compassion and extraordinary courage, whose presence radiated hope upon our city during times of struggle and conflict.
“All his life, Tommy worked on the side of the angels. Now, he is with them. With his commitment to his family and public service, his life has truly blessed America.
“All who were blessed to know and to love Tommy mourn with his wife Margaret, his children Thomas, Dominic, Nicholas, Patricia and Gregory, and his grandchildren whom he adored, and are praying for them at this sad time.â€
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/102019 (https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/102019)
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According to Wikipedia he died of a stroke and was 90.
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IIRC, he took office in the early 70s, the start of an unbroken string of Dem Mayors of Baltimore.
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He just worked the American League division series (Yankees v. Twins) . . .
Iowa native, veteran MLB umpire Eric Cooper dead at 52 (https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/baseball/2019/10/20/major-league-baseball-eric-cooper/4046427002/)
Cooper was behind the plate for Mark Buehrle's two no-hitters (including his perfect game), Hideo Nomo's no-hitter in 2001, and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.'s final major league game.
RIP.
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IIRC, he took office in the early 70s, the start of an unbroken string of Dem Mayors of Baltimore.
@PeteS in CA
Which is why Baltimore is the wonderful place to live that it is today.
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He just worked the American League division series (Yankees v. Twins) . . .
Iowa native, veteran MLB umpire Eric Cooper dead at 52 (https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/baseball/2019/10/20/major-league-baseball-eric-cooper/4046427002/)
Cooper was behind the plate for Mark Buehrle's two no-hitters (including his perfect game), Hideo Nomo's no-hitter in 2001, and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.'s final major league game.
RIP.
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I had no idea what to say to this. How tragic, I'm aware of someone who lost their little sister to a bacterial infection, we can be snatched from this world so quickly and surprisingly. Stunning.
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IIRC, he took office in the early 70s, the start of an unbroken string of Dem Mayors of Baltimore.
Actually, parts of Baltimore were pretty decent in the early to mid 70s, especially with the Inner Harbor refit for the bicentennial. It was later that the place really started going downhill.
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Little Feat Guitarist Paul Barrere Dead at 71
Little Feat's Paul Barrere, who served as guitarist and vocalist in the boogie rock band for nearly 50 years, died Saturday at the age of 71.
The band confirmed Barrere’s death in a statement. While no cause of death was provided, the guitarist was undergoing treatment in his long battle with liver disease; in 1994, Barrere contracted hepatitis C, and in 2015 was diagnosed with liver cancer.
“It is with great sorrow that Little Feat must announce the passing of our brother guitarist, Paul Barrere, this morning at UCLA Hospital,†Little Feat said in a statement.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-feat-guitarist-paul-barrere-obituary-904307/ (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-feat-guitarist-paul-barrere-obituary-904307/)
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So many rock greats are leaving us, 888cryingkitty
Ping @EasyAce
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Former Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) dies at 90
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Conyers served western Detroit in the U.S. House of Representatives for 27 terms, a testament to the ignorance of his electorate who, despite consistent sympathy for Islamic terrorism and widespread corruption including his wife's bribery conviction, continued to elect him with over 80% of the vote. Conyers was ultimately forced out of office for his own sexual harassment in 2017. As a further testament to the district's far-left nature, Conyers's former seat is currently held by Rashida Tlaib, a member of "The Squad."
Obituary from The New York Post (https://nypost.com/2019/10/27/john-conyers-longest-serving-black-congressman-dies-at-90/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Conyers)
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Former Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) dies at 90
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Conyers served western Detroit in the U.S. House of Representatives for 27 terms, a testament to the ignorance of his electorate who, despite consistent sympathy for Islamic terrorism and widespread corruption including his wife's bribery conviction, continued to elect him with over 80% of the vote. Conyers was ultimately forced out of office for his own sexual harassment in 2017.
@jmyrlefuller
No surprise there. He really and truly was a representative "ob hiz peep-pulls". They kept re-electing him BECAUSE of his obvious corruption. He was cheating whitey out of money,and they greatly admired him for doing it.
As a further testament to the district's far-left nature, Conyers's former seat is currently held by Rashida Tlaib, a member of "The Squad."
See?
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Vladimir Bukovsky: Soviet-era dissident dies in Cambridge
A leading Soviet-era dissident and Russian human rights campaigner, Vladimir Bukovsky, has died at a Cambridge hospital at the age of 76.
Bukovsky had a heart attack on Sunday evening after ailing for several years.
He became a prominent Soviet dissident in the early 1960s and was soon after declared mentally ill.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50206084 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50206084)
Jerry Fogel Dies: ‘The Mothers-In-Law’ & ‘The White Shadow’ Co-Star Was 83
[Deadline] Geoff Boucher Deadline October 23, 2019
Jerry Fogel, a longtime screen actor best remembered as the beleaguered bridegroom Jerry Buell on NBC’s 1960s sitcom The Mothers-in-Law, has died, He was 83.
Fogel, who diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2008, died Monday at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO, his family announced.
More: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jerry-fogel-actor-mothers-law-233401594.html (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jerry-fogel-actor-mothers-law-233401594.html)
I did not know he was in the White Shadow but I see he was quite tall. His wife in the mothers-in-law sitcom, Deborah Walley was quite lovely and quite interesting, I read up on this last week.
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He survived 11 years with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma? That's amazing!
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I made a separate thread for congressman Conyers. Maybe it should be moved here. @Cyber Liberty .
I’m offline until this evening.
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I made a separate thread for congressman Conyers. Maybe it should be moved here. @Cyber Liberty .
I’m offline until this evening.
@Gefn,
If it has a lot of posts, and discussion about his politics, it's probably best left where it is.
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So many rock greats are leaving us, 888cryingkitty
Ping @EasyAce
@Gefn
RIP, of course, but for me Little Feat died with Lowell George. They were never really the same after that.
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I did not know he was in the White Shadow but I see he was quite tall. His wife in the mothers-in-law sitcom, Deborah Walley was quite lovely and quite interesting, I read up on this last week.
@TomSea
This was a brave and noble man by anyone's standards,and the world needs more people like him.
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He survived 11 years with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma? That's amazing!
@Cyber Liberty
I see it as "encouraging".
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@Gefn
RIP, of course, but for me Little Feat died with Lowell George. They were never really the same after that.
@EasyAce
Amen,brother,amen! GREAT recording group,but they partied so hard they sucked in concert. I saw them twice and had trouble even recognizing their songs both times,and had tickets to see them again the week Lowell George died.
But when he was semi-sober,he created nothing but musical magic that brought smiles to the faces of everyone that heard it,as well as movement to their limbs. Even people that KNEW they couldn't dance,just couldn't hold back.
Even though I am a HUGE fan of their "boogie music",my favorite song of theirs was "Roll 'em Easy". One of my favorite songs,period.
Didn't one of the drummers get life for murder back in the 70's?
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@Cyber Liberty
I see it as "encouraging".
That too! I knew a fellow, healthy as a horse, and NHL killed him in less than a year. This was in the early 00's.
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That too! I knew a fellow, healthy as a horse, and NHL killed him in less than a year. This was in the early 00's.
@Cyber Liberty
Uhhh,thanks. I think.
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@Cyber Liberty
Uhhh,thanks. I think.
We've come a long, long way in this area. The Obit above rather proves that.
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Didn't one of the drummers get life for murder back in the 70's?
@sneakypete
No. Richie Hayward, Little Feat's co-founding drummer, died of cancer in 2010; his replacement, Gabe Ford, is still with the current lineup. Keyboardsman Bill Payne is, I think, the only Little Feat member to be with the band since their beginning.
You may be thinking of Jim Gordon, drummer with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek & the Dominos, who spun into mental illness and killed his mother in 1983. Gordon was diagnosed with schizophrenia but also serves a life sentence for murder thanks to California's Insanity Defense Reform Act. Gordon has been denied parole several times since. Gordon was also an active studio musician (among others, he played on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass), but he never played with Little Feat.
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Robert Evans, ‘Chinatown’ Producer and Paramount Chief, Dies at 89
Robert Evans, the Paramount executive who produced “Chinatown†and “Urban Cowboy,†and whose life became as melodramatic and jaw-dropping as any of his films, died on Saturday night. He was 89.
Even though Hollywood history is filled with colorful characters, few can match the tale of Evans, whose life would seem far-fetched if it were fiction. With his matinee-idol looks, but little acting talent, Evans was given starring roles in a few movies and then, with no studio experience, was handed the production reins at Paramount in the 1960s. When he left the exec ranks, his first film as a producer was the classic “Chinatown,†and he followed with other hits, like “Marathon Man†and “Urban Cowboy.†Eventually, his distinctive look and speaking style turned him into a cult figure, and he had the distinction of being the only film executive who starred in his own animated TV series.
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/robert-evans-dead-dies-chinatown-producer-1203385589/
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@sneakypete
No. Richie Hayward, Little Feat's co-founding drummer, died of cancer in 2010; his replacement, Gabe Ford, is still with the current lineup. Keyboardsman Bill Payne is, I think, the only Little Feat member to be with the band since their beginning.
You may be thinking of Jim Gordon, drummer with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek & the Dominos, who spun into mental illness and killed his mother in 1983.
@EasyAce
No,I am horrible with names,but I do remember a LF band member going to prison for murder. I do remember he was a black guy,and I THINK he played the drums,harmonica,and some other wind instrument. Can't remember his name,but he was so good he actually stood out in solo runs,and with a band like LF,that ain't easy to do.
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@EasyAce
No,I am horrible with names,but I do remember a LF band member going to prison for murder. I do remember he was a black guy,and I THINK he played the drums,harmonica,and some other wind instrument. Can't remember his name,but he was so good he actually stood out in solo runs,and with a band like LF,that ain't easy to do.
The closest any member of Little Feat ever got to behind bars was a longtime myth that the now-deceased Paul Berrere spent a little time in the hoosegow---but not for murder. The Feat (their name was suggested by Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black, who thought Lowell George's tiny hoofs compared to his large body looked amusing) have a black percussionist/vocalist, Sam Clayton (his sister is vocal legend Merry Clayton), who joined the band in 1972 (and is still with them) . . . and who, apparently, has never seen even the outside of a jail cell.
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@sneakypete
No. Richie Hayward, Little Feat's co-founding drummer, died of cancer in 2010; his replacement, Gabe Ford, is still with the current lineup. Keyboardsman Bill Payne is, I think, the only Little Feat member to be with the band since their beginning.
You may be thinking of Jim Gordon, drummer with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek & the Dominos, who spun into mental illness and killed his mother in 1983. Gordon was diagnosed with schizophrenia but also serves a life sentence for murder thanks to California's Insanity Defense Reform Act. Gordon has been denied parole several times since. Gordon was also an active studio musician (among others, he played on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass), but he never played with Little Feat.
I didn't know that! Thanks @EasyAce !
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Could be. This was back in the 70's,and something someone told me,so it might not have been true to start with. We all know how the "I heard..." string runs.
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@EasyAce
Even though I am a HUGE fan of their "boogie music",my favorite song of theirs was "Roll 'em Easy". One of my favorite songs,period.
Ya gotta love Dixie Chicken. :laugh:
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Ya gotta love Dixie Chicken. :laugh:
@berdie
I think that is actually a legal requirement in several states.
If it ain't,it should be.
I've seen the bright lights of Memphis".......,and it just keeps getting gooder and gooder as it rolls along.
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@jmyrlefuller
No surprise there. He really and truly was a representative "ob hiz peep-pulls". They kept re-electing him BECAUSE of his obvious corruption. He was cheating whitey out of money,and they greatly admired him for doing it.
See?
Yep. Gettin' over on the man! is seen as a plus by some constituents. He wasn't the only one kept in office, at least in part, by that mindset.
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Former North Carolina U.S. Senator Kay Hagan dies
RALEIGH, N.C. — Kay Hagan, a former bank executive who rose from a budget writer in the North Carolina Legislature to a seat in the U.S. Senate, died Monday. She was 66.
Hagan died of encephalitis, or brain inflammation, caused by Powassan virus, a rare virus spread from ticks to humans, her former Senate spokeswoman Sadie Weiner said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/28/former-north-carolina-senator-kay-hagan-dies-060172 (https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/28/former-north-carolina-senator-kay-hagan-dies-060172)
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Former North Carolina U.S. Senator Kay Hagan dies
RALEIGH, N.C. — Kay Hagan, a former bank executive who rose from a budget writer in the North Carolina Legislature to a seat in the U.S. Senate, died Monday. She was 66.
Hagan died of encephalitis, or brain inflammation, caused by Powassan virus, a rare virus spread from ticks to humans, her former Senate spokeswoman Sadie Weiner said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/28/former-north-carolina-senator-kay-hagan-dies-060172 (https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/28/former-north-carolina-senator-kay-hagan-dies-060172)
Cummings, Conyers and now Hagan....bad week for Rats.
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Cummings, Conyers and now Hagan....bad week for Rats.
Yeah. Makes you wonder what they knew....
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Yeah. Makes you wonder what they knew....
Hey, Hillary ...
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Yep. Gettin' over on the man! is seen as a plus by some constituents. He wasn't the only one kept in office, at least in part, by that mindset.
@Smokin Joe
He was a rank amateur comparted to JJ and Sharpie. Sharpie was so slick he lived in a mansion for years,flew all around the world First Class,and never paid any taxes because the government could never prove he had any income.
I have no freaking idea how he got away with this,but he did.
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Japanese breaking news is reporting Sadako Ogata passed away, she was a UN High Commissioner on Refugees.
Sadako Ogata, first female United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees, dies at 92
Staff Report
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/29/national/sadako-ogata-dies/ (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/29/national/sadako-ogata-dies/)
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Then-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata visits Sarajevo, in Bosnia and Herzegovia, in July 1993. | © UNHCR/S.FOA
National / History | Heisei Icons
Sadako Ogata: Waging peace on war
by Chisato Tanaka
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A 1993 photograph of a diminutive, sexagenarian woman surveying the front lines of conflict has left an indelible mark on the international community as a true example of commitment to humanitarian aid.
The woman was Sadako Ogata, a scholar and mother of two, who in 1991 was appointed the first female United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees. It coincided with the end of the Cold War — just two years after Japan began the Heisei Era.
What awaited the chief of the U.N. refugee agency was an eruption of civil conflicts and ethnic cleansing unleashed by the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
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Then-U.N. refugees chief Sadako Ogata is welcomed by Rwandan refugees in Congo in February 1995. | © UNHCR/PANOS MOUMTZIS
More at: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/national/history/sadako-ogata-waging-peace-war/#.XbelZugzaUk (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/national/history/sadako-ogata-waging-peace-war/#.XbelZugzaUk)
Brookings Institute Bio: https://www.brookings.edu/experts/sadako-ogata/ (https://www.brookings.edu/experts/sadako-ogata/)
An interesting individual to find out more on.
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Dodgers 3-Time World Series Champion Ron Fairly Passes Away (https://www.12up.com/posts/dodgers-3-time-world-series-champion-ron-fairly-passes-away-01drezkkb3kh)
Ron Fairly had ordinary ability and became an extraordinary player. As a hitter he knew the strike zone, developed a good swing, and became a difficult out . . . he was willing to do whatever he had to do to become the best player he could.---John Roseboro, Dodgers catcher.
In later years Fairly became a much-loved Seattle Mariners broadcaster.
RIP.
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Bernard Slade, 'Partridge Family' Creator and 'Same Time, Next Year' Writer, Dies at 89
Bernard Slade, the Oscar-nominated writer who created The Partridge Family and wrote the enduring romantic comedy Same Time, Next Year for Broadway and the big screen, died Wednesday. He was 89.
Slade died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home from complications of Lewy body dementia, a family rep announced.
In the 1960s and '70s, Slade also developed ABC's The Flying Nun and created NBC's The Girl With Something Extra, two comedies starring Sally Field; created ABC's Love on a Rooftop, featuring Judy Carne, Pete Duel and Rich Little, and CBS' Bridget Loves Bernie, starring David Birney and Meredith Baxter; and served as a story editor and penned 17 episodes for ABC's Bewitched, starring Elizabeth Montgomery.
Both original versions of Same Time, Next Year starred Ellen Burstyn, who won a Tony in 1975 for her stage performance, then earned an Oscar nomination for best actress. She starred opposite Charles Grodin on Broadway and with Alan Alda in the 1978 feature. Slade's work netted him Tony and Oscar noms as well.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bernard-slade-dead-partridge-family-creator-was-89-1251174 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bernard-slade-dead-partridge-family-creator-was-89-1251174)
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Bernard Slade, 'Partridge Family' Creator and 'Same Time, Next Year' Writer, Dies at 89
Bernard Slade, the Oscar-nominated writer who created The Partridge Family and wrote the enduring romantic comedy Same Time, Next Year for Broadway and the big screen, died Wednesday. He was 89.
Slade died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home from complications of Lewy body dementia, a family rep announced.
In the 1960s and '70s, Slade also developed ABC's The Flying Nun and created NBC's The Girl With Something Extra, two comedies starring Sally Field; created ABC's Love on a Rooftop, featuring Judy Carne, Pete Duel and Rich Little, and CBS' Bridget Loves Bernie, starring David Birney and Meredith Baxter; and served as a story editor and penned 17 episodes for ABC's Bewitched, starring Elizabeth Montgomery.
Both original versions of Same Time, Next Year starred Ellen Burstyn, who won a Tony in 1975 for her stage performance, then earned an Oscar nomination for best actress. She starred opposite Charles Grodin on Broadway and with Alan Alda in the 1978 feature. Slade's work netted him Tony and Oscar noms as well.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bernard-slade-dead-partridge-family-creator-was-89-1251174 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bernard-slade-dead-partridge-family-creator-was-89-1251174)
Wow. This man did The Partridge Family, Same Time Next Year, and The Flying Nun? Impressive!
RIP.
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Bernard Slade, 'Partridge Family' Creator and 'Same Time, Next Year' Writer, Dies at 89
Slade died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home from complications of Lewy body dementia, a family rep announced.
@Gefn
"BODY dementia"??????
WTF????
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Lewy body dementia. It's what killed my father. There are things in the brain called Lewy bodies that get messed up. It's very much like Alzheimer's.
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Lewy body dementia. It's what killed my father. There are things in the brain called Lewy bodies that get messed up. It's very much like Alzheimer's.
@mountaineer
Thanks! I had never heard of such a thing,and it still doesn't make any sense to me how a body can have dementia.
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@mountaineer
Thanks! I had never heard of such a thing,and it still doesn't make any sense to me how a body can have dementia.
I hadn't heard of it either, @sneakypete
From https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-lewy-body-dementia#what (https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-lewy-body-dementia#what)
Lewy bodies are named for Dr. Friederich Lewy, a German neurologist. In 1912, he discovered abnormal protein deposits that disrupt the brain's normal functioning in people with Parkinson's disease. These abnormal deposits are now called "Lewy bodies."
Lewy bodies are made of a protein called alpha-synuclein. In the healthy brain, alpha-synuclein plays a number of important roles in neurons (nerve cells) in the brain, especially at synapses, where brain cells communicate with each other. In Lewy body dementia, alpha-synuclein forms into clumps inside neurons, starting in areas of the brain that control aspects of memory and movement. This process causes neurons to work less effectively and, eventually, to die.
So it isn't a body dementia, but the Lewy bodies which cause it.
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I hadn't heard of it either, @sneakypete
From https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-lewy-body-dementia#what (https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-lewy-body-dementia#what)
So it isn't a body dementia, but the Lewy bodies which cause it.
@Smokin Joe
Ok,it's NOT "bodies" as in "corpses",but "bodies" as in "elements". That makes a lot more sense.
I don't want to shock anyone but I am not a research scientist in real life,and I have never even played one on teebee,but to simple old me,this seems to ME to be a vehicle to take science forward to other discoveries,maybe even including a cure for insanity in all it's various forms.
Which,when you think of it,also opens a whole bleeping basket of snakes once you ask yourself in your best Rod Sterling voice "If science can use this technology to cure insanity,can't they also use it to CREATE insanity,and weaponize it?"
Please cue "The Twilight Zone" music.
Thank you,and sleep well tonight.
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@Smokin Joe
Ok,it's NOT "bodies" as in "corpses",but "bodies" as in "elements". That makes a lot more sense.
I don't want to shock anyone but I am not a research scientist in real life,and I have never even played one on teebee,but to simple old me,this seems to ME to be a vehicle to take science forward to other discoveries,maybe even including a cure for insanity in all it's various forms.
Which,when you think of it,also opens a whole bleeping basket of snakes once you ask yourself in your best Rod Sterling voice "If science can use this technology to cure insanity,can't they also use it to CREATE insanity,and weaponize it?"
Please cue "The Twilight Zone" music.
Thank you,and sleep well tonight.
The answer, of course, is yes. All knowledge is a two edged sword, or the term "evil genius" wouldn't have been coined. Like power, it is something which can be benevolent, neutral, or malevolent, depending on who wields it.
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Survivor Contestant Rudy Boesch Dies at 91 After Long Battle with Alzheimer's Disease
Rudy Boesch, one of the first contestants to ever appear on Survivor, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, PEOPLE confirms. He was 91.
Boesch, a former Navy Seal, was cast on the inaugural season of the long-running reality show in 2000. Then 72, Boesch finished the season in third place and quickly became a fan favorite due to his lovably cantankerous persona.
“Ours was an interesting bond, Dear Rudy! You and I helped open minds and undermine predjudces [sic]. While your time here has passed, you will remain loved and iconic, dear friend!†Boesch’s closest Survivor ally Richard Hatch tweeted.
https://people.com/tv/survivor-contestant-rudy-boesch-dies/
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Star Brian Tarantina Dead at 60: He 'Had Been Ill Lately,' Rep Says
Brian Tarantina, the actor known for his role in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, has died, PEOPLE confirms. He was 60.
At about 12:40 a.m. on Saturday morning, officers with the New York Police Department received a call about an unconscious person in a Manhattan apartment, a spokesperson with the department confirmed to PEOPLE.
Authorities arrived at the scene to discover Tarantina lying on his couch, and emergency medical services responded and officially pronounced him dead. The New York City medical examiner’s office will determine his official cause of death.
https://people.com/tv/brian-tarantina-dies-age-60/
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Survivor Contestant Rudy Boesch Dies at 91 After Long Battle with Alzheimer's Disease
Rudy Boesch, one of the first contestants to ever appear on Survivor, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, PEOPLE confirms. He was 91.
Boesch, a former Navy Seal, was cast on the inaugural season of the long-running reality show in 2000. Then 72, Boesch finished the season in third place and quickly became a fan favorite due to his lovably cantankerous persona.
“Ours was an interesting bond, Dear Rudy! You and I helped open minds and undermine predjudces [sic]. While your time here has passed, you will remain loved and iconic, dear friend!†Boesch’s closest Survivor ally Richard Hatch tweeted.
https://people.com/tv/survivor-contestant-rudy-boesch-dies/
I watched the first season of this show to see what it was about. Never watched another because it was depressing.
But I remember this guy...he was a tough old coot.
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I watched the first season of this show to see what it was about. Never watched another because it was depressing.
But I remember this guy...he was a tough old coot.
And a Navy Seal :patriot:
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Survivor Contestant Rudy Boesch Dies at 91 After Long Battle with Alzheimer's Disease
Rudy Boesch, one of the first contestants to ever appear on Survivor, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, PEOPLE confirms. He was 91.
Boesch, a former Navy Seal, was cast on the inaugural season of the long-running reality show in 2000. Then 72, Boesch finished the season in third place and quickly became a fan favorite due to his lovably cantankerous persona.
“Ours was an interesting bond, Dear Rudy! You and I helped open minds and undermine predjudces [sic]. While your time here has passed, you will remain loved and iconic, dear friend!†Boesch’s closest Survivor ally Richard Hatch tweeted.
https://people.com/tv/survivor-contestant-rudy-boesch-dies/
@Gefn
He retired from the Navy in 1990 after 45 years of continuous service.
The fact that he was allowed to continue to serve for 45 years is a VERY good sign of how highly the Navy thought of him. That is practically unheard of for enlisted men.
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@sneakypete he was a really interesting guy when he was on ‘Survivorâ€
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I don't watch enough TV to know who this fellow is or was, but here's another actor dying from drugs.
Brian Tarantina of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ dead from suspected overdose at 60
By Tina Moore and Craig McCarthy
November 3, 2019
Actor Brian Tarantina, known for his portrayals of Jackie in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel†and Bootsy in “Gilmore Girls,†died in his Hell’s Kitchen apartment early Saturday in an apparent drug overdose, police sources told The Post.
The 60-year-old was found unresponsive just before 12:45 a.m. Saturday, according to cops. ... NY Post (https://pagesix.com/2019/11/03/brian-tarantina-of-the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-dead-from-suspected-overdose-at-60/?_ga=2.223724445.708008279.1572811403-2086435611.1560562632)
(https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/110319-brian-tarantina-feature.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1)
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I don't watch enough TV to know who this fellow is or was, but here's another actor dying from drugs.(https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/110319-brian-tarantina-feature.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1)
@mountaineer
I have no idea who that guy was and never saw him in anything,but ain't 60 a little old to be overdosing? Most people have grown up a long time before that age.
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I have no idea who that guy was and never saw him in anything,but ain't 60 a little old to be overdosing? Most people have grown up a long time before that age.
My first thought, too.
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@mountaineer
I have no idea who that guy was and never saw him in anything,but ain't 60 a little old to be overdosing? Most people have grown up a long time before that age.
Yeah, most people who are going to OD don't take 60 years to figure it out... **nononono*
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@mountaineer
I have no idea who that guy was and never saw him in anything,but ain't 60 a little old to be overdosing? Most people have grown up a long time before that age.
Seemed to be a talented and busy actor. I noticed something strange in his Bio, both on Wikipedia and IMDB, no mention whatsoever about family. There was some vague statement about how he had been ill lately, maybe heart related and no mention about who found him and called it in to the police.
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Seemed to be a talented and busy actor. I noticed something strange in his Bio, both on Wikipedia and IMDB, no mention whatsoever about family. There was some vague statement about how he had been ill lately, maybe heart related and no mention about who found him and called it in to the police.
Actually, that's what I read in an article as well, that he suffered from heart problems. I'm not sure if it was a "vague" mention, it stated it fairly clearly.
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Astrologer Walter Mercado
Walter Mercado, the Puerto Rican TV astrologer whose warmth and flamboyance won him scores of fans across Latin America and the United States for more than 30 years, has died. The Associated Press reports that Mercado was 88.
Mercado died Saturday night at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in San Juan from kidney failure, hospital spokeswoman Sofia Luquis told the AP.
For decades, Mercado was a fixture on Spanish-language television where, at the height of his fame, his astrology reports reached an estimated 120 million viewers — more than the Super Bowl. His horoscopes commonly followed news programs, including Univision’s “Primer Impacto,†a “60 Minutesâ€-like investigative show.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/03/astrologer-walter-mercado-signed-off-with-mucho-mucho-amor-generations-followed-him/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/03/astrologer-walter-mercado-signed-off-with-mucho-mucho-amor-generations-followed-him/)
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Seemed to be a talented and busy actor. I noticed something strange in his Bio, both on Wikipedia and IMDB, no mention whatsoever about family. There was some vague statement about how he had been ill lately, maybe heart related and no mention about who found him and called it in to the police.
@GtHawk I love your pinup Avatars! This one is really sweet!
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/62767ca0-143d-4a3b-8bda-d39ab7521d75/d2dql8t-4f9bba61-3a3d-454b-9ec3-83d2977f8309.jpg/v1/fill/w_900,h_1304,q_75,strp/thanksgiving_pin_up_by_marcoguaglione-d2dql8t.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.ybZGrCnIEYfPfcZfafTMN95ZElc0uhaGq_vXPyYBlbI)
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@GtHawk I love your pinup Avatars! This one is really sweet!
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/62767ca0-143d-4a3b-8bda-d39ab7521d75/d2dql8t-4f9bba61-3a3d-454b-9ec3-83d2977f8309.jpg/v1/fill/w_900,h_1304,q_75,strp/thanksgiving_pin_up_by_marcoguaglione-d2dql8t.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwic3ViIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS53YXRlcm1hcmsiXSwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6Ii9mLzYyNzY3Y2EwLTE0M2QtNGEzYi04YmRhLWQzOWFiNzUyMWQ3NS9kMmRxbDh0LTRmOWJiYTYxLTNhM2QtNDU0Yi05ZWMzLTgzZDI5NzdmODMwOS5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9OTAwIiwiaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0xMzA0In1dXSwid21rIjp7InBhdGgiOiIvd20vNjI3NjdjYTAtMTQzZC00YTNiLThiZGEtZDM5YWI3NTIxZDc1L21hcmNvZ3VhZ2xpb25lLTQucG5nIiwib3BhY2l0eSI6OTUsInByb3BvcnRpb25zIjowLjQ1LCJncmF2aXR5IjoiY2VudGVyIn19.ybZGrCnIEYfPfcZfafTMN95ZElc0uhaGq_vXPyYBlbI)
I love the Pinup Girls there seems to be one for every situation or occasion.
(https://i.imgur.com/SDak0i1.jpg)
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I liked the Vargas girls covers from The Cars albums.
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I liked the Vargas girls covers from The Cars albums.
@Gefn
When I was in college, I was the music editor for the campus paper. At the time Virgin Records was getting off the ground. They sent me three albums and a small promotional booklet . . . with a Vargas girl facing each page of text. Alberto Vargas was a very stylish and elegant pinup painter.
(The three albums, by the way, were Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells as orchestrated by avant-gardist David Bedford; Tangerine Dream leader Edgar Froese's first solo album, Aqua, which sounds about the way you might expect from a title like that; and, Bedford's own composition Star's End.)
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@Gefn
When I was in college, I was the music editor for the campus paper. At the time Virgin Records was getting off the ground. They sent me three albums and a small promotional booklet . . . with a Vargas girl facing each page of text. Alberto Vargas was a very stylish and elegant pinup painter.
(The three albums, by the way, were Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells as orchestrated by avant-gardist David Bedford; Tangerine Dream leader Edgar Froese's first solo album, Aqua, which sounds about the way you might expect from a title like that; and, Bedford's own composition Star's End.)
I really liked Tangerine Dream....
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I really liked Tangerine Dream....
@Cyber Liberty
I still love Phaedra and Rubycon.
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Original 'Marlboro Man' Robert Norris Dead at 90, Never Smoked
The first real-life cowboy who held a Marlboro cigarette in his hand, and played the role of the "Marlboro Man" -- even though he wasn't a smoker -- has died.
Robert Norris, who played the advertising icon for a dozen years, reportedly died last Sunday at his ranch in Colorado Springs.
As the story goes, ad execs noticed Norris in a newspaper photo with his longtime friend -- an actor by the name of John Wayne -- and tracked him down at his 63,000-acre ranch in Colorado.
They thought he was perfect for the rugged, genuine cowboy character, and according to a friend ... he did it as a favor. This was in the '60s, and Bob appeared in magazines, commercials and billboards for the cigarette company for the next 12 years.
https://www.tmz.com/2019/11/08/original-marlboro-man-dies-robert-norris-never-smoked-age-90/ (https://www.tmz.com/2019/11/08/original-marlboro-man-dies-robert-norris-never-smoked-age-90/)
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Better obit here.
https://www.kcbd.com/2019/11/08/original-marlboro-man-bob-norris-dies-age/ (https://www.kcbd.com/2019/11/08/original-marlboro-man-bob-norris-dies-age/)
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Great story about Mr. Norris. Thanks for posting the obituaries, @Gefn
There were other Marlboro Men and I remember some of them died from smoking-related illnesses. I think one of them in particular made an anti-smoking commercial when he was terminally ill.
Mr. Norris seems like he was a good guy. May he rest in peace.
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Great story about Mr. Norris. Thanks for posting the obituaries, @Gefn
There were other Marlboro Men and I remember some of them died from smoking-related illnesses. I think one of them in particular made an anti-smoking commercial when he was terminally ill.
Mr. Norris seems like he was a good guy. May he rest in peace.
@Applewood , he seemed to be a real salt of the earth guy. Married over 60 years, didn’t let fame get to his head, yet hung out with John Wayne. Used his money for good. More people should be like him. RIP, sir.
(Strange they don’t give his cause of death, but it wasn’t lung cancer)
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@Applewood , he seemed to be a real salt of the earth guy. Married over 60 years, didn’t let fame get to his head, yet hung out with John Wayne. Used his money for good. More people should be like him. RIP, sir.
(Strange they don’t give his cause of death, but it wasn’t lung cancer)
At ninety years, the cause of death isn't usually given.
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At ninety years, the cause of death isn't usually given.
@DCPatriot
Living remains the number one cause of dying. Some things are never going to change.
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@DCPatriot
Living remains the number one cause of dying. Some things are never going to change.
@sneakypete
:beer:
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Robert Freeman Dies: Photographer For Iconic Beatles Albums, Film Director Was 82 (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/robert-freeman-dies-photographer-beatles-225813801.html)
He shot four of the most iconic cover photos for the Beatles' albums:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Meet_the_Beatles.jpg)
(I know, I know, it wasn't born that way, but that's how American fans including me first, ahem, met the Beatles on Capitol Records.)
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/dfree/production/albums/covers/19111-huge.jpg?1312404551)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e7/Help%21_%28The_Beatles_album_-_cover_art%29.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Rubber_Soul.jpg)
RIP.
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Pearl Harbor survivor George Hursey dies in Brockton at 98
Pearl Harbor survivor George Hursey dies in Brockton at 98.
The state’s last known survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor died of natural causes on Tuesday, leaving Massachusetts without a living veteran of one of the deadliest foreign attacks to ever take place on American soil.
Born on Oct. 14, 1921, George Hursey grew up with nine siblings on a farm near Durham, North Carolina. They lived in a log cabin and ate homegrown vegetables and livestock raised by their parents, he later told his children
https://www.thestuffnews.com/2019/11/10/pearl-harbor-survivor-george-hursey-dies-in-brockton-at-98/ (https://www.thestuffnews.com/2019/11/10/pearl-harbor-survivor-george-hursey-dies-in-brockton-at-98/)
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Pearl Harbor survivor George Hursey dies in Brockton at 98
Pearl Harbor survivor George Hursey dies in Brockton at 98.
The state’s last known survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor died of natural causes on Tuesday, leaving Massachusetts without a living veteran of one of the deadliest foreign attacks to ever take place on American soil.
Born on Oct. 14, 1921, George Hursey grew up with nine siblings on a farm near Durham, North Carolina. They lived in a log cabin and ate homegrown vegetables and livestock raised by their parents, he later told his children
https://www.thestuffnews.com/2019/11/10/pearl-harbor-survivor-george-hursey-dies-in-brockton-at-98/ (https://www.thestuffnews.com/2019/11/10/pearl-harbor-survivor-george-hursey-dies-in-brockton-at-98/)
RIP sir :patriot:
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Rest in peace, Mr. Hursey.
Another one gone. 8888crybaby
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There are so few WWII survivors left. :crying: God willing, one of them - a friend of my sister and b-i-l - will turn 100 next month. He was in Army intelligence in England during the war.
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There are so few WWII survivors left. :crying: God willing, one of them - a friend of my sister and b-i-l - will turn 100 next month. He was in Army intelligence in England during the war.
@mountaineer a 104 year old veteran was at the wreath ceremony today in London. He’s the oldest surviving veteran in the UK of WWII. Very moving too.
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Laurel Griggs
Child actress dies at 13
The actress who made appearances on Broadway died November 5, with no cause of death stated.
Obituary from MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/broadway-actress-laurel-griggs-dies-at-age-13/ar-BBWye8T?ocid=spartanntp)
Broadway resume (https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/laurel-griggs-493961)
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Laurel Griggs
Child actress dies at 13
The actress who made appearances on Broadway died November 5, with no cause of death stated.
Obituary from MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/broadway-actress-laurel-griggs-dies-at-age-13/ar-BBWye8T?ocid=spartanntp)
Broadway resume (https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/laurel-griggs-493961)
@jmyrlefuller
13 is just too damn young to die. You are just beginning to discover life and to become your own person.
I have no idea why they didn't mention the cause of death unless they were hiding something from the insurance company that would have kept her from working.
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Maria Perego
Creator of Topo Gigio dies at 95
Perego's creation, a little foam mouse, was introduced to the world in 1958, becoming a pop culture icon in Italy. Appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show made the character famous in the United States during the 1960s as well, with Topo Gigio quickly becoming a regular on Sullivan's program, brought to life through an elaborate black art puppetry system that required five men to operate.
Obituary from the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/arts/television/maria-perego-dead.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Perego)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlue9HZkIPM#)
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Re: Laurel Griggs. NYPost/Page Six reporting cause of death:
Young Broadway actress Laurel Griggs suffered a fatal asthma attack while doing homework in her family’s Manhattan apartment — calling out to her father that she didn’t “feel so good,†kin said Sunday. ...
“She said, ‘I don’t think I feel so good,’ which immediately set off all the alarms in my head,†her father, Andy Griggs, told The Post on Sunday. “She would never normally say something like that.â€
Laurel was born with asthma and took medication for the condition, he said. The teen previously suffered a similar serious attack three years ago, and both of her parents closely monitored her afterward, the dad said. ...
https://pagesix.com/2019/11/10/13-year-old-broadway-star-laurel-griggs-cause-of-death-revealed/
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Speaking of causes of death of actors (we mentioned his death in July on this thread):
“Seinfeld†actor Charles Levin died from an accidental fall, a report revealed Sunday — four months after the gruesome discovery of his vulture-picked body in a remote section of Oregon. ...
Police discovered Levin’s body at the bottom of a ravine, where they believe he fell trying to get help. He was naked without “external genitalia present†and had been partially-consumed by vultures.
“There were signs of animal scavenging likely in the form of turkey vultures as there was evidence of bird feces on and around the body,†the report stated.
Levin — who played the Mohel in the 1993 “Seinfeld†episode “The Bris†— was best known for portraying Elliot Novak in the CBS sitcom “Alice.â€
Full story (https://pagesix.com/2019/11/10/cause-of-death-revealed-for-seinfeld-actor-charles-levin/)
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Watched Ed Sullivan every Sunday night from the time I was a little mite. As a kid, Topo Gigio was one of my favorite segments. Even stiff old Ed seemed to enjoy the little mouse. Rest in peace, Miss Perego.
Terrible story about Mr. Levin. May he rest in peace too.
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Pearl Harbor survivor George Hursey dies in Brockton at 98
Pearl Harbor survivor George Hursey dies in Brockton at 98.
The state’s last known survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor died of natural causes on Tuesday, leaving Massachusetts without a living veteran of one of the deadliest foreign attacks to ever take place on American soil.
Born on Oct. 14, 1921, George Hursey grew up with nine siblings on a farm near Durham, North Carolina. They lived in a log cabin and ate homegrown vegetables and livestock raised by their parents, he later told his children
https://www.thestuffnews.com/2019/11/10/pearl-harbor-survivor-george-hursey-dies-in-brockton-at-98/ (https://www.thestuffnews.com/2019/11/10/pearl-harbor-survivor-george-hursey-dies-in-brockton-at-98/)
RIP and thank you for your service and sacrifice.
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CNN by Fernando Alfonso III 11/9/2019
The rancher and philanthropist best known for playing the original "Marlboro Man" has died after a life spent not smoking.
Robert 'Bob' Norris died in the care of Pikes Peak Hospice in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Nov. 3, according to a statement released by Tee Cross Ranches, which he founded. Norris was 90.
"If any man could be described in three words, for Bob they would be 'the real deal.' His solid authenticity, whether astride a horse, sitting in a board room, mentoring a child or sharing a moment with a friend, was his personal and professional brand. No doubt it was these qualities -- along with his tall, ruggedly handsome, lanky good looks -- that landed him the unexpected role of the first 'Marlboro Man' on television," the statement on the ranch's website said.
More: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/09/us/robert-norris-marlboro-man-death-trnd/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/09/us/robert-norris-marlboro-man-death-trnd/index.html)
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...Almost 40 years ago, Colorado rancher Bob Norris was hand-picked as the first Marlboro Man – with no audition or even a chance encounter with a scout. Norris had a contract with the tobacco company to photograph his horses and T-Cross Ranch for the initial Marlboro Man campaign.
But shortly after the crew showed up, they unexpectedly replaced their professional model with “the real McCoy†– Norris.
With a wry smile, Norris claims they lit on him because, as they were stomping on the model’s clothes to make them look authentic, they noticed Norris “was already dirty.â€
The fact he was tall, lean and ruggedly handsome couldn’t have hurt.
Dressed in his everyday gear, Norris was lacking only two accessories, according to the ad agency executive in charge: a felt cowboy hat – he was wearing his summer straw – and a cigarette.
Norris found his winter hat, and they stuck a cigarette in his mouth.
Though they then proceeded to take a couple of thousand shots of him kneeling in front of his horse, Buck, he was skeptical they would waste all that film on him and wondered if the cameras were actually empty....
https://www.shrineofremembrance.com/robert-c-norris/ (https://www.shrineofremembrance.com/robert-c-norris/)
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Merged Norris thread into Obits.
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Here's a weird one out of Russia:
Timur
Goat who befriended a lion dies, age unknown
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Amur_and_Timur_003.jpg/275px-Amur_and_Timur_003.jpg)
In 2015, Timur was fed alive to a lion named Amur. The goat managed to fend off the lion, which led to a brief friendship between the two. Amur eventually got sick of Timur, and as hostilities escalated, the zoo officials separated them in 2016 instead of letting Amur eat the goat as originally promised. Timur died November 5, 2019.
Obituary from The Moscow Times (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/11/08/russians-mourn-timur-the-goat-who-befriended-a-tiger-a68108)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amur_and_Timur)
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The eternal second of the Tour de France is dead
November 13, 2019
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The cycling wears mourning, the Grande Nation is telling one of its great idols "Au revoir" one last time: Raymond Poulidor, the eternal second in the Tour de France, will arrive at his home in Saint-Leonard-de-Ville at 2:00 am on Wednesday night. Noblat near Limoges died. This confirmed his wife Gisele the news agency AFP. Poulidor was 83 years old.
At the beginning of October, he was hospitalized because of "great fatigue", his condition worsened, he could not leave the clinic. "He left us this morning," Gisele Poulidor said.
When the tidy news spread on Wednesday morning, it triggered a wave of sympathy. "It's a big loss, I lose a big friend," said Belgium cycling legend Eddy Merckx and spoke of "great sadness".
Read more at: https://www.en24.news/news/2019/11/13/the-eternal-second-of-the-tour-de-france-is-dead.html (https://www.en24.news/news/2019/11/13/the-eternal-second-of-the-tour-de-france-is-dead.html)
We Love Raymond Poulidor Because He Was the Tour's Greatest Loser
He made eight Tour de France podiums, but never once wore the yellow jersey. For that, he was more beloved than any rival who won.
By Patrick Redford
Nov 13, 2019
https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a29785327/raymond-poulidor-tour-de-france-loser/ (https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a29785327/raymond-poulidor-tour-de-france-loser/)
wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Poulidor)
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Here's a weird one out of Russia:
Timur
Goat who befriended a lion dies, age unknown
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In 2015, Timur was fed alive to a lion named Amur. The goat managed to fend off the lion, which led to a brief friendship between the two. Amur eventually got sick of Timur, and as hostilities escalated, the zoo officials separated them in 2016 instead of letting Amur eat the goat as originally promised. Timur died November 5, 2019.
Obituary from The Moscow Times (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/11/08/russians-mourn-timur-the-goat-who-befriended-a-tiger-a68108)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amur_and_Timur)
Weird. But kind of nice too.
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Last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster dies at age 90
Kathy Mccormack, Associated Press Updated 5:05 pm PST, Friday, November 15, 2019
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FILE - In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Werner Gustav Doehner, the last survivor of the disaster, died Nov. 8, 2019 at age 90 in Laconia, N.H. Doehner was 8-years old when he boarded the zeppelin in Germany with his parents and older siblings to return from a vacation. Photo: Murray Becker, AP / Copyright 1937, 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, Werner Gustav Doehner, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning airship, has died.
Doehner, the last among 62 passengers and crew who escaped the May 6, 1937 fire, was 90. The fire killed his father, sister and 34 others. He was just 8 years old at the time of the crash.
“He did not talk about it,†his son Bernie Doehner, said, adding that his father took him to visit the naval station years later, but not the Hindenburg memorial, itself. “It was definitely a repressed memory. He lost his sister, he lost his dad.â€
Read more at: https://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Last-survivor-of-the-Hindenburg-disaster-dies-at-14838893.php (https://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Last-survivor-of-the-Hindenburg-disaster-dies-at-14838893.php)
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Vera Clemente, wife of former Pirates star outfielder, dies
Bill Hartlep | Saturday, November 16, 2019 8:10 p.m.
Vera Clemente, the widow of former Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente, died Saturday at age 78.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Vera Clemente, the widow of the great Roberto Clemente and a cherished member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Major League Baseball family,†Pirates chairman of the board Bob Nutting said in a statement.
“Vera epitomized grace, dignity and strength in the wake of heartbreaking tragedy and loss. Following Roberto’s passing, Vera raised their three sons into outstanding young men, while also working tirelessly to ensure her and her husband’s vision of compassion, service and love of others lived on forever.†...
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More at Pittsburgh Tribune Review (https://triblive.com/sports/vera-clemente-wife-of-former-pirates-star-outfielder-dies/)
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Vera Clemente, wife of former Pirates star outfielder, dies
Bill Hartlep | Saturday, November 16, 2019 8:10 p.m.
Vera Clemente, the widow of former Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente, died Saturday at age 78.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Vera Clemente, the widow of the great Roberto Clemente and a cherished member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Major League Baseball family,†Pirates chairman of the board Bob Nutting said in a statement.
“Vera epitomized grace, dignity and strength in the wake of heartbreaking tragedy and loss. Following Roberto’s passing, Vera raised their three sons into outstanding young men, while also working tirelessly to ensure her and her husband’s vision of compassion, service and love of others lived on forever.†...
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More at Pittsburgh Tribune Review (https://triblive.com/sports/vera-clemente-wife-of-former-pirates-star-outfielder-dies/)
@mountaineer
The lady had as much class as her husband did. And that was class enough for three lifetimes.
RIP Dona Vera. Happy reunion with your beloved Roberto.
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@mountaineer
The lady had as much class as her husband did. And that was class enough for three lifetimes.
RIP Dona Vera. Happy reunion with your beloved Roberto.
Beautifully said @EasyAce may they be resting in peace together
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Indeed, @EasyAce . Well said.
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Rest in peace, Mrs. Clemente. I met her once. Gracious lady.
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Woman injured in Las Vegas mass shooting dies 2 years later
Published 22 hours ago
on November 18, 2019
By BNO News
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Kim Gervais is seen in a photo before the shooting (Credit: GoFundMe)
A woman who was paralyzed in the shooting that killed nearly 60 people at a music festival in Las Vegas in 2017 has died in California, officials and relatives said on Monday. It was not immediately clear if her death will be ruled a homicide.
Kimberly Gervais, 57, and two of her friends were attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on October 1, 2017, when a 64-year-old man opened fire from a nearby hotel. One of her friends was killed instantly, while Gervais was shot in the back and became paralyzed.
The San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office said on Monday that Gervais was convalescing at a nursing facility in Redlands, California, when she was brought to Redlands Community Hospital on Friday. She was pronounced dead at 4:51 p.m. PT.
Read more at: https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/11/woman-injured-in-las-vegas-mass-shooting-dies-2-years-later/
So very sad, the poor woman. I hope she has gone to her heavenly home after suffering such a devastating event having been inflicted on her.
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Thich Tri Quang, 95, Galvanizing Monk in South Vietnam, Dies
An orator with “eyes of a tiger,†he helped bring down American-backed governments in Saigon during the Vietnam War and pressed for democratic reforms.
By Richard C. Paddock
Nov. 20, 2019, 5:21 p.m. ET
Thich Tri Quang, a charismatic Buddhist monk who helped bring down United States-backed governments in South Vietnam during the war-torn 1960s and pushed for a democratic nation with freedom of religion, died on Nov. 8 in the city of Hue. He was 95.
His death was announced by the Tu Dam Pagoda in Hue, where he had lived quietly for decades after the end of the Vietnam War, occupying himself by translating Buddhist texts into Vietnamese.
Mr. Tri Quang was a powerful orator who galvanized Buddhists to demand a greater role in public affairs at a time when Roman Catholics dominated the South Vietnamese government.
Read more at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/world/asia/thich-tri-quang-dead.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/world/asia/thich-tri-quang-dead.html)
Not to be confused with Thich Nhat Hanh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Nh%E1%BA%A5t_H%E1%BA%A1nh), lives in Paris, a very influential Buddhist Temple. The two names are similar but a lot of people may be familiar with Thich Nhat Hanh. I think I read something by him.
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https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/11/david-gibson-owner-of-gibsons-bakery-in-oberlin-dies-after-fight-with-pancreatic-cancer.html (https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/11/david-gibson-owner-of-gibsons-bakery-in-oberlin-dies-after-fight-with-pancreatic-cancer.html)
OBERLIN, Ohio – David Gibson, the owner of Gibson’s Bakery of Oberlin, died Saturday at his home after a months-long fight with pancreatic cancer.
The news of his death was shared on the family business Facebook page Saturday.
“Today we lost a great man husband and father. David Gibson passed away this morning at home surrounded by his family,†the post says.
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https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/11/david-gibson-owner-of-gibsons-bakery-in-oberlin-dies-after-fight-with-pancreatic-cancer.html (https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/11/david-gibson-owner-of-gibsons-bakery-in-oberlin-dies-after-fight-with-pancreatic-cancer.html)
RIP, you fight a good fight against evil.
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Michael J Pollard, ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ and ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ Actor, Dies at 80
“I have always loved his work and his truly unique on screen presence,†director Rob Zombie says of Oscar nominee
Brian Welk | November 22, 2019 @ 9:30 AM
Last Updated: November 22, 2019 @ 11:41 AM
Michael J. Pollard, an Oscar-nominated actor who starred in “Bonnie and Clyde†and in Rob Zombie’s horror film “House of 1000 Corpses,†has died. He was 80.
Zombie broke the news on his Facebook page Friday morning. A representative for Pollard did not immediately respond to TheWrap for comment. Dawn Walker, a longtime friend of Pollard, told The New York Times that he died of cardiac arrest on Thursday at a hospital in Los Angeles. ...
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Story at The Wrap (https://www.thewrap.com/michael-j-pollard-bonnie-and-clyde-and-house-of-1000-corpses-actor-dies-at-80/)
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I like MJP. Especially in Bonnie and Clyde. I absolutely had know idea that he was that old. Not that it is...don't get me wrong. I just remember him in B&C.
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I like MJP. Especially in Bonnie and Clyde. I absolutely had know idea that he was that old. Not that it is...don't get me wrong. I just remember him in B&C.
It's funny, but I too have a hard time thinking of actors from years ago as being old. Have to slap myself and realize that the movie Bonnie & Clyde is about 50 or so years old. I remember seeing it at the local movie house when I was a teenager, much to Mom's disapproval. She thought it was too violent for a youngster like me. LOL
Anyway, rest in peace, Mr. Pollard.
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I don't know why, but I thought Pollard died years and years ago. :shrug:
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Not to be confused with Thich Nhat Hanh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Nh%E1%BA%A5t_H%E1%BA%A1nh), lives in Paris, a very influential Buddhist Temple. The two names are similar but a lot of people may be familiar with Thich Nhat Hanh. I think I read something by him.
@TomSea
Good riddance to Communist scum. He should have died decades ago.
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For Michael J. Pollard, I had to look up his filmography, famous for Bonnie and Clyde. Here are his other appearances:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689488/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689488/)
Some famous shows, Lucy, The girl from UNCLE, Gunsmoke.
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It's funny, but I too have a hard time thinking of actors from years ago as being old. Have to slap myself and realize that the movie Bonnie & Clyde is about 50 or so years old. I remember seeing it at the local movie house when I was a teenager, much to Mom's disapproval. She thought it was too violent for a youngster like me. LOL
Anyway, rest in peace, Mr. Pollard.
I understand. Most of everything I watch is old. So when I see the actors today it shocks me.
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@TomSea
Good riddance to Communist scum. He should have died decades ago.
Thich Nhat Hanh part of the Paris Peace Talks maybe?
Anyway, here is more on this "Thich Tri Quang"... who is the Monk that passed:
Radio Free Asia (https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/thich-triquang-11222019143934.html)
I'll leave it at that, the story from a UPI writer who met him once gives some commentary on his life:
Sounds like Thich Tri Quang went through some severe imprisonment with the Communists.
I don't watch that much teebee as @sneakypete , but sometimes per holiday time, they drag out some good movies to see. Hanoi Hilton is going to be shown and I'll watch that. I have seen it at least one time before. It's not an action picture but it's okay.
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I don't watch that much teebee as @sneakypete , but sometimes per holiday time, they drag out some good movies to see. Hanoi Hilton is going to be shown and I'll watch that. I have seen it at least one time before. It's not an action picture but it's okay.
@TomSea
You owe it to yourself to watch Shameless and Breaking Bad. Trust me on this. You can now watch all seasons of Shameless for free if you subscribe to the right services,and most seasons of Shameless. Breaking Bad ended a few years ago,but Shameless is back for year 9,and I suspect this is the last year. Frank can only do so much screwing up before he runs out of new mistakes. The episode where his mother is released from prison early because she is dying,and she teaches her 9 year old grandson how to cook meth in the basement "because the boy is 9,and needs to learn a trade" is one of my favorite episodes. IIRC,that is also the episode where she makes Frank into a total bitch and her personal servant. He even makes him use a hair drier to dry off her pubes after unirnating. Frank is such a scum-sucker himself,it makes you want to cheer for her. BTW,William H. Macey plays Frank.
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Gahan Wilson, Vividly Macabre Cartoonist, Dies at 89
His work — seen in National Lampoon, Playboy, The New Yorker and other magazines — was full of visual surprises and black humor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/arts/gahan-wilson-dead.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/arts/gahan-wilson-dead.html)
I loved his work, very weird and twisted...................like me!
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Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCv4UwYyoVA#)
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Last surviving Mount Rushmore carver dies at 98
he last surviving carver of the Mount Rushmore monument passed away at the age of 98 this weekend.
Donald “Nick†Clifford was 17 when he joined a team of 400 men to carve the memorial. Clifford has been the last living carver for 12 years.
https://www.newscenter1.tv/last-surviving-mount-rushmore-carver-dies-at-98/ (https://www.newscenter1.tv/last-surviving-mount-rushmore-carver-dies-at-98/)
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Can't find a link to it right now, but our local news said Mr. Clifford in his later years used to spend summers at Mt. Rushmore talking to tourists and answering their questions.
Rest in peace, Mr. Clifford.
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I loved Gahan Wilson! I used to see his cartoons all the time in The National Lampoon. I haven't seen anything from him in a few decades.
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I loved Gahan Wilson! I used to see his cartoons all the time in The National Lampoon. I haven't seen anything from him in a few decades.
Well I to be honest fell in love with his cartoons in Playboy and then bought as many of his collections, sadly lost to water damage. While I grew out of Playboy, sorry bad phrasing, I continued to enjoy the work of Gahan's mind.
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RIP, Mr. Wilson! And thank you for the laughs!
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Gahan Wilson, Vividly Macabre Cartoonist, Dies at 89
His work — seen in National Lampoon, Playboy, The New Yorker and other magazines — was full of visual surprises and black humor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/arts/gahan-wilson-dead.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/arts/gahan-wilson-dead.html)
@GtHawk
Never met him,but I'm sure gonna miss him.
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BNO News
@BNONews
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, who was well-known for his close relationship with then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan, has died at age 101 - NHK
https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1200260821030453248 (https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1200260821030453248)
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Brad Gobright: Free solo climber falls to his death
A world-renowned American free solo climber has died attempting to descend the side of a cliff face.
Brad Gobright, 31, fell around 300m (1,000 ft) to his death in El Potrero Chico in northern Mexico.
His companion, fellow climber Aidan Jacobson, 26, fell a shorter distance and survived with injuries.
Read More At: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50592646 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50592646)
Video of him climbing Yosemite El Capitan... yes, I know people say, this is somewhat self-inflicted because he chose to perform this dangerous act. That's actually very true.
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Video of him climbing Yosemite El Capitan... yes, I know people say, this is somewhat self-inflicted because he chose to perform this dangerous act. That's actually very true.
@TomSea
The number one cause of death is life. We are all going to die,and even worse,most of us will become feeble both mentally and physically feeble before we breathe our last breath,so enjoy your life while you can.
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Video of him climbing Yosemite El Capitan... yes, I know people say, this is somewhat self-inflicted because he chose to perform this dangerous act. That's actually very true.
It may seem counterintuitive, but climbing down is more dangerous than climbing up.
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@Smokin Joe @sneakypete
The two men were simul-rappelling - a technique where two climbers descend opposite strands of an anchored rope, with their bodies acting as counterweights to each other - with an 80m rope, the Outside website reports.
This part was interesting, they were balancing each other out. It must be something elite climbers do.
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I had seen Zion Canyon before, however a few years I took my wife. Theyhad natural gas powered tour busses, to take you from the parkingarea, into the canyon.
You can ride or get off when you want and use the trail.
So we are riding at first and the guide says "see the black dots on the canyon wall above?"
Those are climbers spending the night, sleeping in hammocks anchored to the wall.
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@Smokin Joe @sneakypete
This part was interesting, they were balancing each other out. It must be something elite climbers do.
It lets them each descend roughly 120 ft. and recover the rope for the next step. Apparently, whatever anchored the rope at the top let go, came out of the crack, failed, whatever, and they both free fell. One was fortunate enough to land on a ledge and stay there, the other not so lucky.
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Video of him climbing Yosemite El Capitan... yes, I know people say, this is somewhat self-inflicted because he chose to perform this dangerous act. That's actually very true.
Well, yes and no... He was not free-soloing when the accident occurred.
But equally insane is having both partners on the rope during an action.
So yeah - hot-dogging makes you dead.
And to your broader point, there are no old free-soloists.
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It may seem counterintuitive, but climbing down is more dangerous than climbing up.
It can be - one has 100% commitment to the protection during a rappel... The rope and the harness (and the biners, ATC and etc), not to mention the anchor point(s) can all fail at any point... Which is why old climbers figure out how to employ redundancies.
What kills people most of all is complacency.
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So we are riding at first and the guide says "see the black dots on the canyon wall above?"
Those are climbers spending the night, sleeping in hammocks anchored to the wall.
That is a trip. Don't expect to sleep very well. it is spooky. Much better to anchor on a cleft or ledge... Especially for your morning um... constitutional... Which is another thing that must be carefully negotiated on a big wall. :whistle:
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It lets them each descend roughly 120 ft. and recover the rope for the next step. Apparently, whatever anchored the rope at the top let go, came out of the crack, failed, whatever, and they both free fell. One was fortunate enough to land on a ledge and stay there, the other not so lucky.
Very bad idea. The same could be accomplished using a slingshot method, with one partner descending, anchoring (independent of the rope) on belay, till the second descends, and then pull the rope through and reset.
What they were doing is dead on stupid.
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Seymour Siwoff, longtime Elias Sports Bureau owner, dies at 99 (https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28190512/seymour-siwoff-long-elias-sports-bureau-owner-dies-99)
Seymour Siwoff, the statistics maven who turned the Elias Sports Bureau into the place to go for exact information on teams and athletes for more than a half-century, died Friday. He was 99.
Siwoff owned Elias for more than 70 years before selling it to his grandson in March 2018. He started as an accountant in 1938 and purchased the company in 1952.
Elias was started in 1913 by brothers Al Munro Elias and Walter Bruce Elias and became official statistician of baseball's National League in 1919. It is now the official statistician for MLB, NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLS and the NBA G-League . . .
My tribute is here:
Seymour Siwoff, RIP: Look it up (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,384143.new.html#new)
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Irving Burgie, Songwriter of Calypso Hit 'Day-O,' Dies at 95
Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)," has died at the age of 95.
At the Barbados Independence Day Parade on Saturday, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced Burgie died Friday.
Day-O," written in 1952, has been ubiquitous, appearing in everything from the film and Broadway musical Beetlejuice to an E-Trade commercial. "Day-O" was also the wake-up call for the astronauts on two Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s. When a superstar list of music royalty gathered to film the "We Are the World" video in 1985, most burst into a playful version of "Day-O" in between takes. Lil' Wayne used a sample of "Day-O" in his "6 Foot 7 Foot."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/irving-burgie-songwriter-calypso-hit-day-o-dies-at-95-1258558 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/irving-burgie-songwriter-calypso-hit-day-o-dies-at-95-1258558)
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Here’s a little better obit.
Irving Burgie, a songwriter whose adaptation of the traditional Jamaican folk song "Day-O" became one of the definitive calypso songs of the 20th century, died on Friday. He was 95.
Burgie died as a result of complications from heart failure. His death was confirmed by his son Andrew Burgie.
Burgie performed in nightclubs as Lord Burgess, but he was best-known as a songwriter who helped Harry Belafonte bring calypso to the mainstream.
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/30/783874259/irving-burgie-songwriter-who-helped-bring-calypso-to-america-dies-at-95 (https://www.npr.org/2019/11/30/783874259/irving-burgie-songwriter-who-helped-bring-calypso-to-america-dies-at-95)
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A tip of the cap to Mr. Burgie. Everytime our choir director corrects our pronunciation of "Deo," as in "In excelsis Deo," I want to start singing Day-O, daylight come and me wan' go home.
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A tip of the cap to Mr. Burgie. Everytime our choir director corrects our pronunciation of "Deo," as in "In excelsis Deo," I want to start singing Day-O, daylight come and me wan' go home.
My parents had that Harry Belafonte album. As a child I played it over and over, utterly fascinated @mountaineer
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Conductor Mariss Jansons dies at 76; led top orchestras
By DAVID McHUGH
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Mariss Jansons, conductor of top classical ensembles including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, has died in Russia. He was 76.
Jansons’ death in St. Petersburg was confirmed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he was chief conductor. Jansons had canceled concerts this summer because of health reasons, the dpa news agency reported. ...
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More from AP (https://apnews.com/a8bf720fdb4049f19cf5c1ee1844dc98?fbclid=IwAR0mYTB0GV6-z8gELOLvZa-k8xvshseeKR3toMiY-Cy8vf7jSaCrQFT62_c)
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Internet Famous Cat Lil Bub Passes Away: ‘We Lost the Purest, Kindest and Most Magical Living Force’
The internet’s heart is breaking after the Instagram famous cat Lil Bub passed away. On Monday, December 2, the viral pet’s owner, Mike Bridavsky, revealed the tragic news on Twitter, Instagram and a newsletter typically written from the furry friend’s perspective. Breaking the mold, he shared his family’s adopted special needs cat lost her fight with a bone infection and died on Sunday, December 1.
“On the morning of Sunday, December 1, 2019 we lost the purest, kindest and most magical living force on our planet,†Mike wrote, sharing the first and last photo he took with the precious pet. “Bub was cheerful and full of love laying in our bed with us Saturday night, but unexpectedly passed away peacefully in her sleep. I have always been fully transparent about Bub’s health, and it was no secret that she was battling a persistent and aggressive bone infection. Even knowing this, we weren’t expecting her to pass so soon or so abruptly without warning. I truly believe that she willingly made the decision to leave her failing body so that our family would not have to make that difficult decision ourselves.â€
https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/lil-bub-is-dead-famous-cats-owner-shares-heartbreaking-news/ (https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/lil-bub-is-dead-famous-cats-owner-shares-heartbreaking-news/)
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Internet Famous Cat Lil Bub Passes Away: ‘We Lost the Purest, Kindest and Most Magical Living Force’
The internet’s heart is breaking after the Instagram famous cat Lil Bub passed away. On Monday, December 2, the viral pet’s owner, Mike Bridavsky, revealed the tragic news on Twitter, Instagram and a newsletter typically written from the furry friend’s perspective. Breaking the mold, he shared his family’s adopted special needs cat lost her fight with a bone infection and died on Sunday, December 1.
“On the morning of Sunday, December 1, 2019 we lost the purest, kindest and most magical living force on our planet,†Mike wrote, sharing the first and last photo he took with the precious pet. “Bub was cheerful and full of love laying in our bed with us Saturday night, but unexpectedly passed away peacefully in her sleep. I have always been fully transparent about Bub’s health, and it was no secret that she was battling a persistent and aggressive bone infection. Even knowing this, we weren’t expecting her to pass so soon or so abruptly without warning. I truly believe that she willingly made the decision to leave her failing body so that our family would not have to make that difficult decision ourselves.â€
https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/lil-bub-is-dead-famous-cats-owner-shares-heartbreaking-news/ (https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/lil-bub-is-dead-famous-cats-owner-shares-heartbreaking-news/)
Lil Bub, welcome to the Rainbow Bridge. I enjoyed watching you in the news all these years. You were a good cat indeed.
@Cyber Liberty
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Lil Bub, welcome to the Rainbow Bridge. I enjoyed watching you in the news all these years. You were a good cat indeed.
@Cyber Liberty
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I missed this kitty's antics, so glad he was able to raise a lot of money for Special Needs kittehs!
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888cryingkitty
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Mark Butler
Co-founder of Ollie's Bargain Outlet dies under mysterious circumstances at 61
Butler was a partner in Ollie's Bargain Outlet with the company's namesake, Ollie Rosenberg, and Morton Bernstein. After Rosenberg's death in 1996 Butler became the company's President and CEO, helping launch the company into a major retail force with its closeout bulk purchases, being one of the few retailers to experience growth in an era when many established brick-and-mortar stores were contracting rapidly.
Butler had recently finished spending time with his family when he "passed away unexpectedly" December 1.
Obituary from WTAE (https://www.wtae.com/article/ollies-founder-ceo-passes-away-unexpectedly-bargain-outlet-mark-butler/30084429)
Ollie's Bargain Outlet on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollie's_Bargain_Outlet)
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Leonard Goldberg, veteran producer of ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ ‘Blue Bloods’ dead at 85
By Associated Press
December 6, 2019 | 2:56am
LOS ANGELES — Leonard Goldberg, a network and studio executive and producer whose TV credits ranged from “Starsky and Hutch†in the 1970s to the current drama series “Blue Bloods†and whose independent movies included “WarGames†and “Sleeping with the Enemy,†has died. He was 85.
Goldberg died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from injuries suffered in a fall, according to a statement issued Thursday on behalf of his family, who were with him at the hospital.
During his tenure as president of Twentieth Century Fox, the studio produced hit films including “Broadcast News,†“Big,†“Die Hard†and “Wall Street.†... More at NY Post (https://pagesix.com/2019/12/06/leonard-goldberg-veteran-producer-of-charlies-angels-blue-bloods-dead-at-85/?_ga=2.221477406.781175092.1575637256-2086435611.1560562632)
(https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/leonard-goldberg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1)
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Leonard Goldberg, veteran producer of ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ ‘Blue Bloods’ dead at 85
By Associated Press
December 6, 2019 | 2:56am
LOS ANGELES — Leonard Goldberg, a network and studio executive and producer whose TV credits ranged from “Starsky and Hutch†in the 1970s to the current drama series “Blue Bloods†and whose independent movies included “WarGames†and “Sleeping with the Enemy,†has died. He was 85.
Goldberg died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from injuries suffered in a fall, according to a statement issued Thursday on behalf of his family, who were with him at the hospital.
During his tenure as president of Twentieth Century Fox, the studio produced hit films including “Broadcast News,†“Big,†“Die Hard†and “Wall Street.†... More at NY Post (https://pagesix.com/2019/12/06/leonard-goldberg-veteran-producer-of-charlies-angels-blue-bloods-dead-at-85/?_ga=2.221477406.781175092.1575637256-2086435611.1560562632)
(https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/leonard-goldberg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1)
Blue Bloods is one of my favorite shows. Thank you, Mr. Goldberg.
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Leonard Goldberg, veteran producer of ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ ‘Blue Bloods’ dead at 85
By Associated Press
December 6, 2019 | 2:56am
LOS ANGELES — Leonard Goldberg, a network and studio executive and producer whose TV credits ranged from “Starsky and Hutch†in the 1970s to the current drama series “Blue Bloods†and whose independent movies included “WarGames†and “Sleeping with the Enemy,†has died. He was 85.
Goldberg died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from injuries suffered in a fall, according to a statement issued Thursday on behalf of his family, who were with him at the hospital.
During his tenure as president of Twentieth Century Fox, the studio produced hit films including “Broadcast News,†“Big,†“Die Hard†and “Wall Street.†... More at NY Post (https://pagesix.com/2019/12/06/leonard-goldberg-veteran-producer-of-charlies-angels-blue-bloods-dead-at-85/?_ga=2.221477406.781175092.1575637256-2086435611.1560562632)
(https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/leonard-goldberg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1)
Geez, there's a name anyone who watched TV in the 70s would recognize. He was just a pup when he produced all those shows.
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"Charlie's Angels" was the best thing ever! (And I say that as a hetero female). My friends and I had so much fun watching and laughing at the improbable situations: angels in prison! angels in roller derby! angels clinging to the roof of a car as it speeds down the road!
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Mr. Goldberg had an impressive body of work in tv and the movies. Personally not a fan of Charlie's Angels, but most of his other work -- just wow!
Rest in peace, Mr. Goldberg and thank you for such great entertainment.
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Blue Bloods is one of my favorite shows. Thank you, Mr. Goldberg.
Blue Bloods is practically the only TV we watch.
I agree. Thank you, Mr. Goldberg!
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Friends actor and Tony Award-winner Ron Leibman passes away at the age of 82 from complications caused by pneumonia
* Actor Ron Leibman died from complications from pneumonia at the age of 82
* The New Yorker was best known for roles in 'Angeles in America' and 'Friends'
*Leibman broke into the entertainment business in 1956 on the soap opera 'The Edge of Night' and made his movie debut in the 1970 comedy 'Where's Poppa?'
* Leibman leaves behind his wife, actress Jessica Walter, who he married in 1983
By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com
Published: 21:57 EST, 6 December 2019 | Updated: 09:25 EST, 7 December 2019
Veteran actor Ron Leibman has passed away from complications from pneumonia at the age of 82.
The New York City native had appeared in movies, theater and television in a career that spanned six decades and won a Tony award for Tony Kushner's iconic play 'Ängels in America.' ...
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/07/10/21938648-7766183-image-a-14_1575716321541.jpg)
More from Daily Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7766183/Friends-Tony-Award-winner-Ron-Leibman-passed-away-complications-pneumonia-age-82.html)
I didn't realize he and Jessica Walter were married. They co-starred in a memorable "Law and Order" as a mob lawyer and his wife.
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@mountaineer
I remember that episode. One of the best. And I remember Jessica Walter from Play Misty for Me. Both fine actors.
Rest in peace, Mr.Leibman.
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Trivia: What did Ron Liebman have in common with fellow actor William Windom?
Answer: Both men won Emmys for television shows that lasted but a single season . . .
Ron Liebman---Won the 1979 Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Kaz, in which he played a car thief turned attorney. The show (which Liebman kind of co-created) was canceled around the time Liebman won the award.
William Windom---Won the 1970 Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for My World, and Welcome To It, based on James Thurber's writings and cartoons, in which Windom played a magazine cartoonist and father with half a clue. (The show also won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series.)
RIP Mr. Liebman. (And, Mr. Windom.)
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Trivia: What did Ron Liebman have in common with fellow actor William Windom?
Answer: Both men won Emmys for television shows that lasted but a single season . . .
Ron Liebman---Won the 1979 Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Kaz, in which he played a car thief turned attorney. The show (which Liebman kind of co-created) was canceled around the time Liebman won the award.
William Windom---Won the 1970 Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for My World, and Welcome To It, based on James Thurber's writings and cartoons, in which Windom played a magazine cartoonist and father with half a clue. (The show also won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series.)
RIP Mr. Liebman. (And, Mr. Windom.)
I liked Mr. Windom. I actually met him at a college bookstore back in the 70's. He had a large collection of college sweatshirts from his various speaking engagements, and he was there to buy one. This was after My World...
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I remember both of those shows, Easy Ace, and was especially fond - as a Thurber fan - of the Windom series.
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My World and Welcome to It is available on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=my+world+and+welcome+to+it+episodes (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=my+world+and+welcome+to+it+episodes)
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I remember both of those shows, Easy Ace, and was especially fond - as a Thurber fan - of the Windom series.
@mountaineer
I have a pile of Thurber's books in my personal library and spent last week binge-watching My World, and Welcome To It on YouTube.
Further trivia: the little girl who played daughter Lydia on the show, Lisa Gerritsen, became better-known as Bess Lindstrom, the wise-beyond-her-years daughter of narcissistic neighbour Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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I liked Mr. Windom. I actually met him at a college bookstore back in the 70's. He had a large collection of college sweatshirts from his various speaking engagements, and he was there to buy one. This was after My World...
@Cyber Liberty
Makes you wonder if he knew Ted Knight, who eventually made a habit of wearing different college sweat shirts when he worked (playing, what do you know, another cartoonist!) in the comedy Too Close for Comfort . . .
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Speaking of William Windom, I just watched Planes, Trains and Automobiles yet again over Thanksgiving weekend. Windom had an uncredited role of the client of Steve Martin's advertising pitchman character, Neal Page. Windom had no real dialog. Just looked over the proposed sketches and such. Every so often, he would look like he was about to say something, but didn't. Kept staring at the pros, while the Neal Page character was anxious to catch a plane home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. Windom had some chops to be able to carry his scenes without saying a word.
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Trivia: What did Ron Liebman have in common with fellow actor William Windom?
Answer: Both men won Emmys for television shows that lasted but a single season . . .
Ron Liebman---Won the 1979 Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Kaz, in which he played a car thief turned attorney. The show (which Liebman kind of co-created) was canceled around the time Liebman won the award.
William Windom---Won the 1970 Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for My World, and Welcome To It, based on James Thurber's writings and cartoons, in which Windom played a magazine cartoonist and father with half a clue. (The show also won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series.)
RIP Mr. Liebman. (And, Mr. Windom.)
Both were great shows.
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Both were great shows.
Our richest examples of the stupidity of TeeVee network execs, and why it remains a vast wasteland. Great shows canceled in their primes. **nononono*
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Now, that I see another picture of this guy, I might have seen him before. He passed away. He apparently would be more well-known overseas:
Reinhard Bonnke: Evangelist who drew millions in Africa dies at 79
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Reinhard Bonnke was best known for his missionary work across Africa
German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, who drew huge crowds in Africa over decades of preaching, has died aged 79.
"He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family," his wife Anni Bonnke said in a statement.
The family lives in the United States but Bonnke was best-known for his work with the Christ For All Nations organisation throughout Africa.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50702344 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50702344)
He looks somewhat more like he's concerned about the people rather than money, though, I don't know for certain.
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard_Bonnke)
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This has got to be related to drugs, only 21, that "fentanyl". If it is fentanyl, how can people be doing it (unless heavily addicted), when it is known to be so dangerous? :
Chicago-area rapper Juice WRLD, whose real name is Jarad A. Higgins, was pronounced dead Sunday after a "medical emergency" at Midway International Airport, according to authorities.
The Cook County medical examiner's office was notified of the the death of Higgins, of Homewood, on Sunday morning, according to office spokeswoman Natalia Derevyanny.
An autopsy has not been conducted.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rapper-juice-wrld-dead-21-1.5388660 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rapper-juice-wrld-dead-21-1.5388660)
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Not exactly what I would call a tragedy.
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Caroll Spinney
Puppeteer best known as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch dies at 85
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Spinney, a multitalented puppeteer, writer and artist, served as the hands and voice of two of Sesame Street's most iconic characters, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, and even wrote tie-in books in character. He spent 49 years with the series, retiring only one year before his death; Matt Vogel has since taken over the roles.
Death notice from the official Sesame Street social media (https://www.facebook.com/SesameStreet/photos/a.314049424548/10157828544644549/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818973/)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnfAxUjRQAo#)
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This has got to be related to drugs, only 21, that "fentanyl". If it is fentanyl, how can people be doing it (unless heavily addicted), when it is known to be so dangerous? :
Cocaine/crack are often cut with Fentanyl to increase the potency, he may not have even known it was there.
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Not exactly what I would call a tragedy.
Yep, $20 says the words "Natural Causes" does not make it on his death certificate.
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This has got to be related to drugs, only 21, that "fentanyl". If it is fentanyl, how can people be doing it (unless heavily addicted), when it is known to be so dangerous? :
Well, the CBC article doesn't mention drugs, but this LA Times article alludes to a seizure:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-12-08/juice-wrld-rapper-seizure-obituary (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-12-08/juice-wrld-rapper-seizure-obituary)
Seizures could result from things unrelated to drugs. I guess no one will know anything for sure until and unless there is an autopsy. :shrug:
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Donald B. Marron, Financier, Art Collector and Philanthropist, Dies at 85
WorldDaily December 8, 2019
Recently, he opened his own private gallery in Midtown Manhattan, which he filled with major works from his own collection. He had no interest in making it public, however, and enjoyed time spent among the works on his own or with friends.
He developed personal relationships with the artists he collected, like Brice Marden, Ed Ruscha and Mark Grotjahn. He brought his grown son with him to auctions and was constantly on the lookout for new pieces, employing a personal art adviser, Matthew Armstrong, to help him with the scouting.
Mr. Marron was also a philanthropist and active in government and public policy. In addition to being a trustee of New York University, he was a member of the Board of Overseers and Managers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a director of the Partnership for New York City, and also was involved with the Coalition for the Homeless, according to the New York University biography.
More: https://www.worlddaily.us/donald-b-marron-financier-art-collector-and-philanthropist-dies-at-85/ (https://www.worlddaily.us/donald-b-marron-financier-art-collector-and-philanthropist-dies-at-85/)
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René Auberjonois, 'Star Trek' and 'Benson' Actor, Dies at 79 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ren-auberjonois-dead-star-trek-benson-actor-dies-at-79-1260677?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral)
By Associated Press, via The Hollywood Reporter
René Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows Benson and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and his part in the 1970 film M*A*S*H playing Father Mulcahy, has died. He was 79.
The actor died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles of metastatic lung cancer, his son Remy Auberjonois told The Associated Press.
René Auberjonois worked constantly as a character actor in several golden ages, from the dynamic theater of the 1960s to the cinema renaissance of the 1970s to the prime period of network television in the 1980s and '90s — and each generation knew him for something different.
RIP Odo.
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/41d6a9af94d95be17d5f58032956526d/tumblr_owffc4ipKJ1th0sxwo1_400.jpg)
(Though his tangles with William Shatner's Denny Crane on Boston Legal were priceless, too . . .)
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René Auberjonois, 'Star Trek' and 'Benson' Actor, Dies at 79 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ren-auberjonois-dead-star-trek-benson-actor-dies-at-79-1260677?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral)
By Associated Press, via The Hollywood Reporter
René Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows Benson and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and his part in the 1970 film M*A*S*H playing Father Mulcahy, has died. He was 79.
The actor died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles of metastatic lung cancer, his son Remy Auberjonois told The Associated Press.
René Auberjonois worked constantly as a character actor in several golden ages, from the dynamic theater of the 1960s to the cinema renaissance of the 1970s to the prime period of network television in the 1980s and '90s — and each generation knew him for something different.
RIP Odo.
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/41d6a9af94d95be17d5f58032956526d/tumblr_owffc4ipKJ1th0sxwo1_400.jpg)
(Though his tangles with William Shatner's Denny Crane on Boston Legal were priceless, too . . .)
I just started rewatching Voyager and DS9. He was in alot of stuff.
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Paul Volcker, the Carter-Reagan Fed chairman who beat inflation, dies at age 92
Marty Steinberg | @MartyCNBC1
Published 15 Mins Ago Updated 3 Mins Ago CNBC.com
*As Fed chief under Presidents Carter and Reagan, Paul Volcker helped tame inflation, but with 20% interest rates that also crunched the economy.
*"Volcker set the table for the long economic expansions of the 1980s and 1990s," former St. Louis Fed President William Poole said in a 2005 tribute.
*After the Great Recession, Volcker inspired a namesake regulation, the Volcker rule, which sought to rein in commercial banks by prohibiting them from making risky investments in hedge funds and private equity firms. ...
Full story at CNBC (https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/12/09/paul-volcker-the-carter-reagan-fed-chairman-who-beat-inflation-dies-at-92.html#aoh=15759008789346&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s)
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UPDATE on the late, great Juice WRLD:
REVEALED: Juice Wrld died after 'swallowing Percocet painkillers to HIDE them from cops' after his private jet pilot phoned Chicago police to tell them the rapper was flying with 70 pounds of marijuana, hand guns and armor-piercing bullets
* Officers and agents had been waiting inside the Atlantic Aviation hangar for the 21-year-old’s jet to arrive at from Los Angeles at 1:30am on Sunday morning
* As officers began sifting through a number of the suitcases on board, the rapper - real name Jarad Higgins - began ‘convulsing [and] going into a seizure’
* An agent is then said to have administered two doses of Narcan, an emergency treatment used when an opioid overdose is suspected
* Members of Higgins’ entourage said the ‘Lucid Dreams’ star had taken ‘several unknown pills’ moments before falling ill, TMZ reported
* A search of luggage aboard the jet yielded 41 ‘vacuum-sealed’ bags - or 70 pounds - of marijuana and six bottles of prescription codeine cough syrup
* Investigators also confirmed that two 9mm pistols, a .40-caliber pistol, a high-capacity ammunition magazine and metal-piercing bullets were also found
* Higgins' two security guards were arrested at the scene for firearms possession
By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com
Published: 12:56 EST, 9 December 2019 | Updated: 17:30 EST, 9 December 2019 ... Full story at Daily Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7772929/Juice-Wrld-suffered-fatal-seizure-cops-searched-private-jet-70-pounds-marijuana.html)
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The former rapper, now kaput.
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UPDATE on the late, great Juice WRLD:
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The former rapper, now kaput.
Some problems solve themselves.
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Too bad about Juice Wrld. I had thought he may have died from natural causes. Now it looks like he died from sheer stupidity.
At a time like this, my sympathies lie with his family and loved ones.
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Marie Fredriksson, lead singer of the 80's pop duo Roxette has died at age 61
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/roxette-marie-fredriksson-dead-61 (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/roxette-marie-fredriksson-dead-61)
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Too bad about Juice Wrld. I had thought he may have died from natural causes. Now it looks like he died from sheer stupidity.
At a time like this, my sympathies lie with his family and loved ones.
What dirt did he have on Hillary?
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Too bad about Juice Wrld. I had thought he may have died from natural causes. Now it looks like he died from sheer stupidity.
At a time like this, my sympathies lie with his family and loved ones.
@Applewood
Sheer stupidity IS a natural cause of death in the rap world. Hell,it's a basic qualification for being there!
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Marie Fredriksson, lead singer of the 80's pop duo Roxette has died at age 61
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/roxette-marie-fredriksson-dead-61 (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/roxette-marie-fredriksson-dead-61)
Y'all are fast. Good job.
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Y'all are fast. Good job.
My lasting memory of her back in the 1980's was why would a woman that good looking cut her hair that short.
RIP
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My lasting memory of her back in the 1980's was why would a woman that good looking cut her hair that short.
RIP
She and her guitarist shoulda traded hair.
I guess eighties icons are taking their turn now.
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Pete Frates
ALS patient who inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge dies at 34
Frates, a minor league baseball player, was diagnosed with amyotropic lateral sclerosis in 2012 after first experiencing symptoms during a game the year prior.
In 2014, Frates picked up on a small challenge that several spouses of ALS patients had been taking up: dumping a bucket of ice-cold water on their heads, or donating to the ALS foundation. With Frates promoting the challenge, it soon went viral, raising $220 million for the foundation.
Frates died December 9 from complications of ALS.
Obituary from ESPN (https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/28260957/pete-frates-inspiration-ice-bucket-challenge-dies-age-34)
Ice Bucket Challenge on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Bucket_Challenge)
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Pete Frates
ALS patient who inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge dies at 34
The absolute best Ice Bucket Challenge Video was Patrick Stewart.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty6-Ug1wk-0#)
Many forgot, the goal was to raise money for ALS.
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@Applewood
Sheer stupidity IS a natural cause of death in the rap world. Hell,it's a basic qualification for being there!
@sneakypete
Seems in that world there is a need to have and maintain "street cred." These performers can't give up the gangsta life once they make it. They have to always be involved in something illegal.
You're right. It's stupid. This young kid was on the verge of being really big as a rapper. He would have all the money in the world and wouldn't need to risk his life like this. He blew it.
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Professional success and $$ don't fix whatever head problems you had before becoming successful. Sometimes the fame and $$ feed the problems.
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Professional success and $$ don't fix whatever head problems you had before becoming successful. Sometimes the fame and $$ feed the problems.
@PeteS in CA
I think it is more often than "sometimes". Nothing new about it,either. Give some immature kid/young adult access to bags of cash,hordes of people kissing his ass,and everybody telling him or her there are no limits for them,and what do you expect if the kid isn't lucky enough to have a close family and friends willing to slap him back into line?
The kids end up going from playing a role for publicity,to living the role because they don't know any better and there is no one around willing to stop them.
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'Alice' star Philip McKeon, brother of actress Nancy McKeon, dies at 55 (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/alice-star-philip-mckeon-brother-of-actress-nancy-mckeon-dies-at-55-013516235.html)
By Raechal Shewfelt
Yahoo! Entertainment
Philip McKeon, known for his work as a child actor on Alice, has died at the age of 55.
McKeon played Tommy Hyatt, the son of the main character, Alice Hyatt, on the sitcom adaptation of the 1974 movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Alice aired on CBS from 1976 to 1985, beginning when McKeon was just 12. He also appeared on TV shows The Love Boat, Fantasy Island and CHiPs, before he quit acting in the early ‘90s.
McKeon died Tuesday in Texas of a longtime illness, family spokesperson Jeff Ballard told the Associated Press. Ballard said the family was withholding further details.
“We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over Phil’s passing,†Ballard said in a statement. “His wonderful sense of humor, kindness and loyalty will be remembered by all who crossed his path in life" . . .
RIP.
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55? 8888crybaby
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Danny Aiello
Actor dies at 86
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Aiello, who spent most of his early life as a working-class man in New York City, broke through as a character actor beginning in 1973, when he was already 40 years old. His 46-year acting career mostly took place on the Broadway stage and in film.
Obituary from Inquisitr.com (https://www.inquisitr.com/5791213/danny-aiello-dead/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Aiello)
Broadway credits (https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/29451)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000732/)
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Bummer! Loved Aiello in everything. My favorite though was as Cher's fiancé in Moonstruck.
Rest in peace, Mr. Aiello.
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I don't think I've seen anything Aiello has done, yet his name is familiar to me. Sounds like Hollywood lost a hard-working ubiquitous character actor.
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Hayden Fry, Texan who turned around Iowa, dies at 90
Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution over two decades as a Big Ten coach, has died. He was 90.
Fry's family announced through the University of Iowa that the former coach died Tuesday with his family at his side after a long battle with cancer. He had been living in the Dallas area with his wife, Shirley.
“We are proud to know that our father’s life had a positive influence on so many people, the players, the coaches, and the fans who played for, worked with, and supported his long and successful coaching career,†the family said in a statement. “His legend will live forever with the people he touched and inspired, and the programs he led to greater heights.â€
Fry, a native of Eastland, Texas, had never been to Iowa before taking over the Hawkeyes in 1979, hired by then-athletic director Bump Elliott, the former Michigan star who died earlier this month.
https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/national/obituaries/hayden-fry-texan-who-turned-around-iowa-dies-at/article_5fd85d13-41c3-551a-88d2-270ec57f10f2.html (https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/national/obituaries/hayden-fry-texan-who-turned-around-iowa-dies-at/article_5fd85d13-41c3-551a-88d2-270ec57f10f2.html)
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Fry was Iowa's Bear Bryant, Tom Landry, and Vince Lombardi. Man those were the glory days. I will never forget that last second field goal by #1 Iowa to beat #2 Michigan 12-10 in '85 and Jimmy Zabel of WHO radio screaming his lungs out. That was as good as it gets.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLzSpaEnA64#)
Ironically his death was 10 days after former Iowa athletics admin Bump Elliot, who hired Fry back in '79.
RIP to both. They had a helluva run.
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Yes, Hayden Fry, I can see him in that Hawk Eyes cap.
wikipedia bio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayden_Fry)
Knew Bush 41, check the bio.
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R.G. "Junior" Johnson
Moonshine runner turned NASCAR legend dies at 88
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/JuniorJohnson1985.jpg/220px-JuniorJohnson1985.jpg)
Coming from a long line of moonshine bootleggers, Johnson's father Robert Sr. spent much of his life in jail for his numerous moonshine raids, and even as Junior began his stock car racing career, he continued on the family tradition. One of the biggest moonshine raids the ATF ever conducted was at Junior Johnson's home.
Johnson, who in addition to NASCAR was a prolific dirt track racer, was one of the early wave of racers in the stock car circuit. His cars were much slower compared to his professional competition—not a huge problem on short tracks but a major one on superspeedways—but he was able to exploit the other cars' aerodynamics to speed up his own car and was credited with being one of the first to use "drafting" as a competitive weapon. He used his drafting techniques to win the 1960 Daytona 500.
With 50 wins on the NASCAR circuit, and his moonshining background, Johnson earned the popular nickname "The Last American Hero" after Tom Wolfe wrote about Johnson for Esquire. He retired from racing in 1966 but, having also expanded into the snack business and still doing some moonshining on the side, was able to invest in team ownership in the 1970s and 1980s, winning another 132 races with racers such as Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Bill Elliot, and Sterling Marlin. Johnson retired in 1996.
Obituary from the Daily Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7815837/Junior-Johnson-The-Last-American-Hero-dies-88.html)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Johnson)
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Claudine Auger, who starred opposite Sean Connery in “Thunderball†as Domino, has died. She was 78.
The actress died in Paris, according to her agency, AFP reported.
She was the first-ever French Bond Girl and appeared in the 1965 film. ...
(https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/claudine_auger.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1)
More from NY Post (https://nypost.com/2019/12/20/claudine-auger-who-played-the-bond-girl-domino-in-thunderball-dead-at-78/)
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French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro dead at 86
By Associated Press
December 22, 2019
French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro, who was known for his use of vibrant color, mixed prints and elegant draping, has died at the age of 86.
Ungaro’s death was confirmed Sunday by the eponymous Paris fashion house he founded in 1965, which said in an Instagram post that he “will remain in our memories as the Master of sensuality, of color and flamboyance.â€
The designer died Saturday in Paris, according to French media. ...
(https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/122219-emanuel-ungaro.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1)
Rest of story (https://pagesix.com/2019/12/22/french-fashion-designer-emanuel-ungaro-dead-at-86/)
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Richard Alpert
Ram Dass, psychedelic drug pioneer, dies at home aged 88
Bill Trott | December 23, 2019 / 2:46 AM
(Reuters) - Ram Dass, who in the 1960s joined Timothy Leary in promoting psychedelic drugs as the path to inner enlightenment before undergoing a spiritual rebirth he spelled out in the influential book “Be Here Now,†died at home on Sunday. He was 88 years old.
“With tender hearts we share that Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) died peacefully at home in Maui on December 22, 2019 surrounded by loved ones,†according to his official Instagram account.
“He was a guide for thousands seeking to discover or reclaim their spiritual identity beyond or within institutional religion.â€
The man who would become a serene, smiling forerunner of the New Age movement and play a leading role in bringing Eastern spirituality to the West grew up as Richard Alpert in a Jewish family in Newton, Massachusetts.
He considered himself an atheist, and after graduating from Tufts University and earning a Ph.D. from Stanford University, was an up-and-coming psychology professor and researcher at Harvard University in the early ‘60s.
Ram Dass would later describe himself at the time as a driven “anxiety-neurotic†who had an abundance of knowledge but lacked wisdom. Things began to change when Leary joined the Harvard faculty and the two became close friends.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-ram-dass-idUSKBN1YR0KY (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-ram-dass-idUSKBN1YR0KY)
It may have opened up new doorways, but they don't lead anywhere.
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Joseph Segel
Entrepreneur who founded the Franklin Mint and QVC dies at 88
Segel could be called the King of the Knockoffs because his two most prominent business successes were both based on imitations of existing product. In 1964, inspired by the success of the U.S. Mint's successful sell-offs of the last silver dollars, he decided that selling unofficial, non-monetary coins could be a profitable enterprise, and thus was born what today is known as the Franklin Mint.
In 1986, after watching Home Shopping Network, Segel decided to rip off the basic premise. His QVC was built around a no-gimmicks, no-hard-sell approach to home shopping. It was initially a flop, but when he was able to buy out the market leader at the time (Cable Value Network), QVC was able to make substantial inroads, becoming HSN's most enduring rival in the TV home shopping market. QVC nearly went broke in 1993 when Barry Diller bailed the company out, forcing Segel into a consulting role.
Obituary from CBS News (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joseph-segel-qvc-founder-dead-88/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Segel)
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It may have opened up new doorways, but they don't lead anywhere.
Sometimes it's the trip that is important,not the destination.
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Sometimes it's the trip that is important,not the destination.
That's what I tell people whenever I mention that one of my bucket list items is an end-to-end road trip along whatever's left of Route 66.
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That's what I tell people whenever I mention that one of my bucket list items is an end-to-end road trip along whatever's left of Route 66.
Not much will drag my furry butt out of these mountains... But I might do that... In something worthy of the trip, like a decked out Caddy or Bonneville... That sounds like fun. :beer:
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Not much will drag my furry butt out of these mountains... But I might do that... In something worthy of the trip, like a decked out Caddy or Bonneville... That sounds like fun. :beer:
:beer:
My original imagining was to do it in one of these . . .
(http://www.doityourselfrv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/flxible-starliner-1957-conversion-motorhome.jpg)
. . . but they're a) expensive as bloody hell and b) a pain in the ass to keep up.
So I'd just settle for something like this . . .
(https://hollywoodwheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1956-Packard-Caribbean-Convertible-1-1024x767.jpg)
I dare to dream . . .
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:beer:
My original imagining was to do it in one of these . . .
(http://www.doityourselfrv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/flxible-starliner-1957-conversion-motorhome.jpg)
. . . but they're a) expensive as bloody hell and b) a pain in the ass to keep up.
Yeah, my boy has a class A diesel motorhome, except he can't take it more than 150 miles... Too expensive to drive, and too expensive to park for the night... He rents it out these days as an apartment.
Still, mighty nice to be able to stretch out a bit, or take a siesta after hittin a diner. :laugh:
So I'd just settle for something like this . . .
(https://hollywoodwheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1956-Packard-Caribbean-Convertible-1-1024x767.jpg)
I dare to dream . . .
Yeah, that'd do... 888high58888
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Norway’s Ari Behn, ex-royal and Kevin Spacey accuser, dies in suicide
Published 15 mins ago
on December 25, 2019
By BNO News
(https://bnonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2009NorwayPrincessMarthaLousieAriBehn.jpg)
Norwegian author Ari Behn, the ex-husband of Princess Märtha Louise and one of those accusing actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault, has died in an apparent suicide, his family says. He was 47 years old.
“It is with great sadness in our hearts that we, the family of Ari Behn, must announce that he took his own life today,†the family said in a statement to NTB on Wednesday night. The circumstances of his suicide were not immediately known.
Behn married Princess Märtha Louise in May 2002 but the couple divorced in 2017. They had three children. King Harald V expressed his condolences in a statement and said Behn had been an important part of the royal family for many years.
Read more at: https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/12/norwegian-author-ari-behn-dies/ (https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/12/norwegian-author-ari-behn-dies/)
His mental health probably suffered.
Spacey received a KBE, must be Knight of the British Empire (is it Sir Kevin Spacey? That's doing as much as Paul McCartney, Jimmy Pagei is only an OBE, Officer of the British Empire), he was born in South Orange, New Jersey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spacey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spacey)
I'm not too familiar with him though, of course, he is very famous.
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His mental health probably suffered.
Spacey received a KBE, must be Knight of the British Empire (is it Sir Kevin Spacey? That's doing as much as Paul McCartney, Jimmy Pagei is only an OBE, Officer of the British Empire), he was born in South Orange, New Jersey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spacey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spacey)
I'm not too familiar with him though, of course, he is very famous.
@TomSea
A truly awul thing to do to your family.
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@TomSea
A truly awul thing to do to your family.
Yep.
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Jerry Herman
Broadway composer dies at 88
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Jerry_Herman_2010.jpg/220px-Jerry_Herman_2010.jpg)
Herman composed music for several Broadway musicals over the course of his career, mostly between the 1960s and 1980s. His biggest hits were Hello, Dolly! (whose star Carol Channing died earlier this year), Mame, and La cage aux folles. A master of the art of the show tune, the theme from "Hello, Dolly!" threw a giant wrench into the British Invasion when Louis Armstrong's cover it broke The Beatles' streak atop the Billboard chart.
Herman was openly gay and HIV-positive for over 30 years, one of the first recognizable celebrities to be diagnosed with the disease and still live a long and productive life.
Obituary from the Associated Press (https://apnews.com/b31590797774bc3133efa5ebd4226244)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Herman)
Broadway credits (https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/6278)
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Jerry Herman
Broadway composer dies at 88
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Jerry_Herman_2010.jpg/220px-Jerry_Herman_2010.jpg)
Herman was openly gay and HIV-positive for over 30 years, one of the first recognizable celebrities to be diagnosed with the disease and still live a long and productive life.
@jmyrlefuller
What,a man that is into Broadway show tunes is a homo???
Shut yo mouf! Who is gonna believe that?
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George Michael's sister Melanie dies aged 55 on Christmas Day exactly three years after her brother's death
Melanie was found by her older sister Yioda Panayiotou at her home in London
The Metropolitan Police said it was called to a property at 7pm on Wednesday
She and her brother were close, and Melanie was left part of estate after death
Her lawyer John Reid today confirmed the 'sudden' death on behalf of her family
George was found dead at home in Oxfordshire on Christmas Day 2016, aged 53
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7830457/George-Michaels-sister-Melanie-dies-aged-55-Christmas-Day.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7830457/George-Michaels-sister-Melanie-dies-aged-55-Christmas-Day.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490)
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@TomSea
After reading the full story,I am sorry to say it sounds like suicide. She is no longer suffering,but her family is damn sure suffering more than ever.
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Don Imus, Legendary 'Imus in the Morning' Host, Dies at 79
The controversial radio personality passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas.
Legendary, cowboy hat-wearing radio personality Don Imus, who hosted the radio show Imus in the Morning for nearly 50 years, has died. Imus was 79.
Imus passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, after being hospitalized on Christmas Eve, a representative said. The cause of death was not given.
"Don loved and adored Deirdre, who unconditionally loved him back, loved spending his time watching Wyatt become a highly skilled, champion rodeo rider and calf roper, and loved and supported Zachary, who first met the Imus family at age 10 when he participated in the Imus Ranch program for kids with cancer, having battled and overcome leukemia, eventually becoming a member of the Imus family and Don and Deirdre’s second son," Imus' family said in a statement.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-imus-legendary-imus-morning-host-dies-at-79-1265052 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-imus-legendary-imus-morning-host-dies-at-79-1265052)
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Don Imus, Legendary 'Imus in the Morning' Host, Dies at 79
The controversial radio personality passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas.
Legendary, cowboy hat-wearing radio personality Don Imus, who hosted the radio show Imus in the Morning for nearly 50 years, has died. Imus was 79.
Imus passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, after being hospitalized on Christmas Eve, a representative said. The cause of death was not given.
"Don loved and adored Deirdre, who unconditionally loved him back, loved spending his time watching Wyatt become a highly skilled, champion rodeo rider and calf roper, and loved and supported Zachary, who first met the Imus family at age 10 when he participated in the Imus Ranch program for kids with cancer, having battled and overcome leukemia, eventually becoming a member of the Imus family and Don and Deirdre’s second son," Imus' family said in a statement.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-imus-legendary-imus-morning-host-dies-at-79-1265052 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-imus-legendary-imus-morning-host-dies-at-79-1265052)
I hope he took 1200 hamburgers to go....
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY60M5l4o2M#)
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Rest in peace, Imus in the morning... wow. He use to also be a regular guest on someone's show, I can't think of who that was?
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Dang! I liked Imus, but hadn't heard or seen him in recent years. Definitely not PC, but unlike Howard Stern, Imus was entertaining.
Rest in peace.
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I was a regular listener in the 1970s when Imus held fort on WNBC in morning drive . . .
RIP Right Rev. Dr. Billy Sol Hargas . . .
Imus in the Morning, "The Extramarital Model"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uSJc-AkHu8#)
Don Imus, "Rev. Billy Sol Hargas Confesses" (from This Honky's Nuts)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI6Axr515wQ#)
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Happy Trails, I-Man!
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Rush Limbaugh may have been the first talk radio host I got into on a regular basis, but Don Imus was the second. He was definitely a man who marched to the beat of his own drum.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JMj8TThD50#)
Rest in peace. No more cows, baby... no more cows.
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Rush Limbaugh may have been the first talk radio host I got into on a regular basis, but Don Imus was the second. He was definitely a man who marched to the beat of his own drum.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JMj8TThD50#)
Rest in peace. No more cows, baby... no more cows.
@jmyrlefuller
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg3jj57pBUY#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyvUgodZWo8#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20VcoC2hTi4#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovk6R578FZA#)
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Lee Mendelson, producer of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' dies at 86
By Nicole Chavez and Sarah Moon, CNN
Updated 5:42 PM ET, Fri December 27, 2019
(CNN)Lee Mendelson, the longtime executive producer of numerous specials for the TV animated series "Peanuts," has died, his family said.
The producer, 86, passed away at his San Francisco Bay Area home on Christmas Day, his son Jason Mendelson told CNN.
He died of congestive heart failure after a long battle with cancer, his son said.
Mendelson, originally from San Francisco, was known for his work in "A Charlie Brown Christmas," the first animated special featuring "Peanuts" characters. The producer wrote the lyrics to the special's song "Christmas Time is Here." ... More (https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/27/entertainment/lee-mendelson-peanuts-charlie-brown-dead-trnd/index.html)
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191227161658-lee-mendelson-obit-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg)
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Mendelson said in 2006 that CBS network executives initially did not love it. They feared the program would bomb with the public because of its melancholy tone, Bible verses, unusual jazz score and lack of a laugh track.
Keeping in mind the show first aired in 1965, the CBS reaction indicates an antipathy toward Christianity (Bible Verses, then being read in virtually every school Christmas Program) that has only grown since.
Thank you, Mr. Mendelson, for a classic. R.I.P.
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Those Peanuts specials were and still are awesome. Used children for the voices, not professional adult voice actors. I guess A Charlie Brown Christmas, if made today, would have to cut out the Biblical references so as not to offend all those delicate snowflakes out there. Sigh!
Rest in peace, Mr. Mendelson.
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I was a regular listener in the 1970s when Imus held fort on WNBC in morning drive . . .
RIP Right Rev. Dr. Billy Sol Hargas . . .
Imus in the Morning, "The Extramarital Model"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uSJc-AkHu8#)
Don Imus, "Rev. Billy Sol Hargas Confesses" (from This Honky's Nuts)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI6Axr515wQ#)
I use to listen to Imus in the morning, Bob and Ray in the afternoon and Jean Shepherd and Bob Grant at night.
All gone.
I have t9 also confess to listening to Lynn Samuels on weekends. I kinda liked her even if I hardly ever agreed with her.
All gone now. They’re all in the great radio station in the sky.
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I use to listen to Imus in the morning, Bob and Ray in the afternoon and Jean Shepherd and Bob Grant at night.
@Gefn
This one's for you, for your listening pleasure . . .
Bob & Ray Present the CBS Radio Network (1959-1960) (https://otrrlibrary.org/OTRRLib/Library%20Files/B%20Series/Bob%20And%20Ray%20Present%20The%20CBS%20Radio%20Network/)
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Sue Lyon, teenage star of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Lolita,’ is dead at 73
Sue Lyon, the actress who was forever tied to her teenage portrayal of the title role in 1962’s “Lolita,†died Thursday in Los Angeles. The news was first reported by the New York Times, and no cause of death was immediately given. She was 73.
…
Lyon would go on to appear in John Huston’s 1964 adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ “The Night of the Iguana†and John Ford’s 1966 drama “7 Women.†She continued to act steadily throughout the 1960s and ’70s in both film and television. Her last screen credit was in 1980’s “Alligator.â€
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-12-28/sue-lyon-lolita-stanley-kubrick-dead-obituary (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-12-28/sue-lyon-lolita-stanley-kubrick-dead-obituary)
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Songwriter for Monty Python, I'm not sure he was part of the troupe we'd see on TV. I think not. Images are mainly Getty, which we don't usually use for copyright purposes.
Neil Innes: Monty Python songwriter dies aged 75
Neil Innes, the English writer, comedian and musician - dubbed "The Seventh Python" - has died aged 75.
He was best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles and collaborating with Monty Python.
A spokesperson for the Innes family said he had not been suffering from any illness and had passed away unexpectedly on Sunday night.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50948921 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50948921)
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dad Band, I have heard some of their songs.
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Songwriter for Monty Python, I'm not sure he was part of the troupe we'd see on TV. I think not. Images are mainly Getty, which we don't usually use for copyright purposes.
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dad Band, I have heard some of their songs.
Always look on the bright side of life.
Rest In Peace man. You made me giggle.
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I loved the Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band. Still do.
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCtkJxyYsrc#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1VWK1j2BwM#)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9czCW_hdVk#)
They appeared in the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour television film, miming to this number while in the tent with John Lennon leering at the stripper . . . (Paul McCartney produced "I'm the Urban Spaceman" for the Bonzos in due course . . . )
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsy3ClvsLgw#)
RIP Neil Innes
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Neil Innes was also the co-creator (with Eric Idle) of The Rutles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles), a very Beatles-like band that was featured in the mock-documentary, The Rutles: All you Need is Cash. The video of the entire mockumentary is currently available for free on YouTube:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vt4ejyosn4#)
Neil Innes plays the John Lennon-like character, and wrote all of the songs featured in the film.
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Neil Innes, the seventh Python, if anyone could ever be called that. May he RIP.
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Anyone that was part of the creative awesomeness that was Monty Python, gets my hat tip.
RIP sir.
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Neil Innes was also the co-creator (with Eric Idle) of The Rutles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles), a very Beatles-like band that was featured in the mock-documentary, The Rutles: All you Need is Cash. The video of the entire mockumentary is currently available for free on YouTube:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vt4ejyosn4#)
Neil Innes plays the John Lennon-like character, and wrote all of the songs featured in the film.
Maybe 2nd best Rock Mockumentary of all time, behind Spinal Tap. It was a hoot.
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Jack Sheldon
Trumpeter, comic and singer dies at 88
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Jack_Sheldon.jpg/220px-Jack_Sheldon.jpg)
Jack Sheldon had one of the most diverse careers in the entertainment industry: a skilled jazz trumpeter, he was a member of The Merv Griffin Show's orchestra, which he also parlayed into a sort of sidekick role, frequently conversing with the host. He also had experience as a stand-up comic and actor, most prominently in the short-lived sitcom Run, Buddy, Run!, which starred Sheldon as a fugitive from a hitman.
Sheldon may be best known among modern audiences as the voice of several of the most famous entries in the Schoolhouse Rock! series of educational cartoons. Both of the two most popular entries in the series, "Conjunction Junction" and "I'm Just a Bill," featured Sheldon's distinctive voice.
Sheldon died December 27.
Obituary from The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-sheldon-dead-trumpeter-merv-griffin-sidekick-was-88-1265379)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheldon)
IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791026/)
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoBE-E8VOc#)
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Sheldon reprised his "I'm Just a Bill" character, for this Simpsons classic....
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSANTRnEBgg#)
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Jack Sheldon, I recognize his face some there, I did not know who he was:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUaLk-RKGTs#)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-27Aoc96CpRM/UvaZnaaJcxI/AAAAAAAANRc/rq0RSwFBF_k/s1600/IMG_4499.PNG)
So, he was in Dragnet a few times, where the above is from.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheldon#Film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheldon#Film)
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Is it just me,or is there an abnormal number of musicians dying from old age lately?
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Is it just me,or is there an abnormal number of musicians dying from old age lately?
@sneakypete
Ha! What's depressing to me is how many are in my age bracket or older, and often the ones I really liked back in my youth. Sure sign of age when the ones dying off used to be your parents' faves, but now they are yours.
Of course, even worse are the ones who died young. Joplin, Hendrix, etc., for example. Usually because of addiction and/or their own stupidity.
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@TomSea
That photo of Jack Sheldon from Dragnet -- now I know who he is. Jack Webb used several actors numerous times in that series and it recognize Mr. Sheldon as one of them. Much of the time Sheldon's characters in that series were put upon, hapless types, often in some minor trouble. One I remember -- he was a guy suffering from a massive hangover. Funny.
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@TomSea
That photo of Jack Sheldon from Dragnet -- now I know who he is. Jack Webb used several actors numerous times in that series and it recognize Mr. Sheldon as one of them. Much of the time Sheldon's characters in that series were put upon, hapless types, often in some minor trouble. One I remember -- he was a guy suffering from a massive hangover. Funny.
I remember that episode. I liked Dragnet. The Blue Boy episode is the one I remember the best.
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@sneakypete
Sure sign of age when the ones dying off used to be your parents' faves, but now they are yours.
@Applewood
SHHHHHH!
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New Obituary thread for 2020 http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,387518.0.html (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,387518.0.html)
We all owe a debt of gratitude to @jmyrlefuller for keeping such a morbid topic, though somehow relevant, before our eyes.
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David Morgan
I just found out my best friend passed.
We worked together all over Indiana fixing problems in the mid 1970's.
We were all living in Plymouth, Indiana.
RIP
https://obituaries.kokomotribune.com/obituary/david-morgan-1077748863
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https://obituaries.kokomotribune.com/obituary/david-morgan-1077748863
@darroll
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@darroll
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Thank You
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David Morgan
I just found out my best friend passed.
We worked together all over Indiana fixing problems in early 1970.
We were all living in Plymouth, Indiana.
RIP
https://obituaries.kokomotribune.com/obituary/david-morgan-1077748863
Prayers up for all family and friends. I am sorry for your loss.
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My deepest condolences...
Great state there, Indiana.
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David Morgan
I just found out my best friend passed.
We worked together all over Indiana fixing problems in the mid 1970's.
We were all living in Plymouth, Indiana.
RIP
https://obituaries.kokomotribune.com/obituary/david-morgan-1077748863
Condolences
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Wade Wilson
Quarterback who spent 19 years in the NFL as a backup dies at 60
11 âœ11
Wilson's jersey number with the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys
Wilson, an alumnus of East Texas State University, signed as a late-round draft pick with the Minnesota Vikings in 1981. He spent the next 11 seasons with the Vikings, serving primarily as their backup quarterback. He spent the next eight years as a journeyman quarterback, including a stint in Oakland where he was older than Jon Gruden, his head coach. After retiring, he moved into a quarterbacks-coach position, spending 18 seasons in that role, most of them with the Dallas Cowboys, with whom Wilson had briefly played in the latter part of his career. Wilson left the Cowboys after 2017.
Wilson was found dead the morning of February 1.
Obituary from the Dallas Morning News (https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2019/02/01/former-dallas-cowboys-assistant-coach-wade-wilson-dies-60)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Wilson_(American_football))
NFL stats (http://www.nfl.com/player/wadewilson/2503760/profile)
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He played 10 years with the Vikings, 2 years with the Cowboys and you use the Cowboys' symbol? Also, he won a big game against the 49ers in that span:
He also guided the team to the NFC Championship Game after an upset of the 13-2 San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Wilson_(American_football)#Minnesota_Vikings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Wilson_(American_football)#Minnesota_Vikings)
It's academic, if Wade Wilson ever started any games for Dallas, they must be very few.
@jmyrlefuller
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:rolling:
He played 10 years with the Vikings, 2 years with the Cowboys and you use the Cowboys' symbol? Also, he won a big game against the 49ers in that span:
It's academic, if Wade Wilson ever started any games for Dallas, they must be very few.
@jmyrlefuller
You put a "laughy" smiley icon on a death announcement? Nice touch there "moderator" /s
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:rolling:
He played 10 years with the Vikings, 2 years with the Cowboys and you use the Cowboys' symbol? Also, he won a big game against the 49ers in that span:
It's academic, if Wade Wilson ever started any games for Dallas, they must be very few.
@jmyrlefuller
There is no Viking emoji, otherwise I would've. I did post his number 11 in Vikings colors if that matters. But Wade spent much of his post-playing career with the Cowboys.
But I am curious why you felt the need to dig this up over a year after it happened... :shrug:
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David Morgan
I just found out my best friend passed.
We worked together all over Indiana fixing problems in the mid 1970's.
We were all living in Plymouth, Indiana.
RIP
https://obituaries.kokomotribune.com/obituary/david-morgan-1077748863
@darroll
My condolences for your loss.