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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #475 on: July 25, 2021, 03:14:04 am »
Oh sh*t!

This one hurts. I’m so glad I got to see him years ago when he did two nights at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.

I laughed so hard I hurt the next day.

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #476 on: July 25, 2021, 06:56:40 am »
Jackie Mason, unabashedly Jewish comic, dies at 93.

 

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #477 on: July 25, 2021, 02:44:01 pm »
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Only inasmuch as Mason made his Judaism a centerpiece of his comedy, with his frequent Yiddish and, well, kvetching act. It was an integral part of his shtick (good grief, I think *I* was Jewish in a past life with all the Yiddish I speak!).
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #478 on: July 25, 2021, 03:55:10 pm »
@sneakypete

Only inasmuch as Mason made his Judaism a centerpiece of his comedy, with his frequent Yiddish and, well, kvetching act. It was an integral part of his shtick (good grief, I think *I* was Jewish in a past life with all the Yiddish I speak!).

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Which was fine with me,a boy who grew up in "The Church of GAWD!",which was only one small step above snake-handling. Hell,I even wanted to become a fundie preacher when I grew up,and started reading the Bible somewhere around the 3rd grade. I had read enough of it by the 5th grade to tell my mother I wouldn't be going to church anymore because the whole thing was bullshit.

Anyhow,the only Jews I SUSPECT of  being exposed to before joining the army was a mother,father,and female child my age that lived across the street,and they refused to associate with anyone,and wouldn't even let their daughter talk to me.

Despite this,I thought Jackie Mason was hilarious,and don't get me started on Buddy Hackett!

If someone with the background I had could grow up to appreciate NYC Jewish humor on tv as a child,pretty much anybody anywhere should have been able to enjoy it.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #479 on: July 25, 2021, 05:25:24 pm »
He knew his stuff when it came to O'bastard and Lurch and Hillary on Iran


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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #480 on: July 25, 2021, 09:11:25 pm »
Nobel prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg dies at 88



Physicist Steven Weinberg, who won the Nobel prize in 1979 with two other scientists for their separate contributions unlocking mysteries of tiny particles and their electromagnetic interaction, has died at 88, the University of Texas at Austin said Saturday.

A professor at the university since the 1980s, Weinberg died Friday in Austin, Texas, according to his wife Louise, said UT spokesperson Christine Sinatra. The physicist had been hospitalized for several weeks, but a cause of death was not released, according to Sinatra.

“The passing of Steven Weinberg is a loss for The University of Texas and for society,” UT President Jay Hartzell said in a statement.

“Professor Weinberg unlocked the mysteries of the universe for millions of people, enriching humanity’s concept of nature and our relationship to the world,” Hartzell added.

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #481 on: July 25, 2021, 09:19:58 pm »
Jackie Mason, unabashedly Jewish comic, dies at 93.



One of the last surviving comedians from the Borscht Belt north of New York City where many of the great Jewish comedians of the mid-20th century originated, Mason, a former rabbi with his thick Yiddish accent and observational comedy, became a star on the stand-up comedy circuit in the 1960s before Ed Sullivan, mistakenly believing that Mason had flipped him off during a routine Sullivan was trying to cut short, blacklisted him from the show. He continued to work in Broadway for a number of years afterward, then moved into a brief film career that included The Jerk, History of the World Part I (from fellow Borscht Belter Mel Brooks) and the infamous Caddyshack II, in which he played the villain.

Mason moved toward more politically conservative commentary near the end of his life, including a weekly talk show for Talk Radio Network. He died July 24.

https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-tv-arts-and-entertainment-jackie-mason-1a4c1b51d538a6871edd5cad52c2f14f

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #482 on: July 28, 2021, 07:11:36 pm »
ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill dies at age 72

Jul. 28, 2021 at 2:52 PM EDT


(Gray News) - Dusty Hill, bass player for the band ZZ Top, has died, the band announced Wednesday on Facebook. He was 72 years old.

Band members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said in the post that Hill had died in his sleep at his Houston home.

“We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top,’” they said. “We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.’”

"We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX.  .  .

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2021/07/28/zz-tops-dusty-hill-dies-age-72/
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #483 on: July 28, 2021, 07:12:54 pm »
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #484 on: July 28, 2021, 07:31:54 pm »
ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill dies at age 72

Jul. 28, 2021 at 2:52 PM EDT


(Gray News) - Dusty Hill, bass player for the band ZZ Top, has died, the band announced Wednesday on Facebook. He was 72 years old.

Band members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said in the post that Hill had died in his sleep at his Houston home.

“We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top,’” they said. “We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.’”

"We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX.  .  .

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2021/07/28/zz-tops-dusty-hill-dies-age-72/

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #485 on: July 28, 2021, 08:27:02 pm »
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This is awful news.  Anyone with a true Texas Card is mourning right now
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #487 on: July 28, 2021, 09:24:50 pm »
Well, if he died in his sleep...I'm jealous. I will miss him as a muscian.

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #488 on: July 28, 2021, 09:44:35 pm »
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #489 on: July 28, 2021, 09:58:26 pm »
Well, if he died in his sleep...I'm jealous. I will miss him as a muscian.

When I go, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my Grandpappy. Not screaming hysterically like the passengers in his car.....
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #490 on: July 28, 2021, 10:00:21 pm »
When I go, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my Grandpappy. Not screaming hysterically like the passengers in his car.....

With your liberal relatives in the car would be a double blessing.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #491 on: July 28, 2021, 11:09:33 pm »
ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill dies at age 72

Jul. 28, 2021 at 2:52 PM EDT


(Gray News) - Dusty Hill, bass player for the band ZZ Top, has died, the band announced Wednesday on Facebook. He was 72 years old.

Band members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said in the post that Hill had died in his sleep at his Houston home.

“We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top,’” they said. “We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.’”

"We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX.  .  .

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2021/07/28/zz-tops-dusty-hill-dies-age-72/

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This one hurts. I'm just glad he died in his sleep,instead of spending months,or even years,suffering.

We should all be so lucky.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #492 on: July 28, 2021, 11:11:17 pm »
Well, if he died in his sleep...I'm jealous. I will miss him as a muscian.

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Not as good as getting killed instantly by a shot to the head while climbing out a "wrong" bedroom window,but not bad,either.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #493 on: July 28, 2021, 11:12:56 pm »
With your liberal relatives in the car would be a double blessing.

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #494 on: July 29, 2021, 11:51:23 am »
Ron Popeil, gadget salesman who revolutionized the infomercial, dies at 86.

Popeil followed in the path of his father Samuel, an inventor and seller of various kitchen gadgets, and established Ronco. Ronco used television as a way to reach a wide audience and by the 1970s and early 1980s was being spoofed by Dan Aykroyd's Saturday Night Live sketch "Bass-O-Matic" and "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Mr. Popeil" (which included Ron's daughter Lisa on backing vocals and Ron would later use in his commercials). When full-length infomercials became legal in 1984, Popeil was there, using it to sell items such as the Pocket Fisherman, the Veg-O-Matic, the Showtime Rotisserie Grill, the Mr. Microphone low-power radio transmitter, the Bedazzler, the Food Dehydrator, and other gadgets. He sold the company in 2005 but remained active to a lesser extent until his death.

He had suffered a sudden medical emergency on July 28 after previously being in good health.
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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #495 on: July 29, 2021, 12:12:20 pm »
ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill dies at age 72

Jul. 28, 2021 at 2:52 PM EDT


(Gray News) - Dusty Hill, bass player for the band ZZ Top, has died, the band announced Wednesday on Facebook. He was 72 years old.

Band members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said in the post that Hill had died in his sleep at his Houston home.

“We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top,’” they said. “We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.’”

"We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX.  .  .

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2021/07/28/zz-tops-dusty-hill-dies-age-72/

Never was into the band, but I liked the way they looked. Best beards in the business. RIP, Mr. Hill.
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« Reply #496 on: July 29, 2021, 12:16:00 pm »
Ron Popeil, gadget salesman who revolutionized the infomercial, dies at 86.

Popeil followed in the path of his father Samuel, an inventor and seller of various kitchen gadgets, and established Ronco. Ronco used television as a way to reach a wide audience and by the 1970s and early 1980s was being spoofed by Dan Aykroyd's Saturday Night Live sketch "Bass-O-Matic" and "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Mr. Popeil" (which included Ron's daughter Lisa on backing vocals and Ron would later use in his commercials). When full-length infomercials became legal in 1984, Popeil was there, using it to sell items such as the Pocket Fisherman, the Veg-O-Matic, the Showtime Rotisserie Grill, the Mr. Microphone low-power radio transmitter, the Bedazzler, the Food Dehydrator, and other gadgets. He sold the company in 2005 but remained active to a lesser extent until his death.

He had suffered a sudden medical emergency on July 28 after previously being in good health.
https://deadline.com/2021/07/ron-popeil-dead-obituary-informercial-pioneer-ronco-1234801779/

Gotta hand it to him. His things were silly, but I looked forward to his commercials back in the day. I even bought a couple of them. So did Bart Simpson, who had a whole episode featuring a “Mr. Microphone”

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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #497 on: July 29, 2021, 12:34:22 pm »
ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill dies at age 72

Jul. 28, 2021 at 2:52 PM EDT


(Gray News) - Dusty Hill, bass player for the band ZZ Top, has died, the band announced Wednesday on Facebook. He was 72 years old.

Band members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said in the post that Hill had died in his sleep at his Houston home.

“We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top,’” they said. “We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.’”

"We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX.  .  .

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2021/07/28/zz-tops-dusty-hill-dies-age-72/

Man, that one is tough.  Maybe the best 3-man band ever.  I saw them live a couple times and it amazed me the sound they could produce.  RIP Dusty.  Enjoy the last road trip.


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Re: Obituaries for 2021
« Reply #498 on: July 30, 2021, 04:36:18 am »
Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, dead at 87



Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has died at the age of 87, Fox News confirmed late Thursday.

Levin, a Harvard-educated civil rights attorney and former taxi driver, was known for being a powerful voice on military issues and as a staunch supporter of the auto industry.

Former President Obama said in 2013, "If you’ve ever worn the uniform, worked a shift on an assembly line, or sacrificed to make ends meet, then you’ve had a voice and a vote in Sen. Carl Levin."

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« Reply #499 on: July 30, 2021, 04:34:22 pm »
Man, that one is tough.  Maybe the best 3-man band ever.

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