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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #800 on: November 25, 2025, 10:07:53 am »
I grew up with all his games in the 1970s!

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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #801 on: November 25, 2025, 11:03:40 am »
Knock his block off!   I loved that game as a yute.

Same here...   talk about a heck of a way to vent off.   I think I eventually busted those buttons. 


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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #802 on: November 25, 2025, 11:38:21 am »
 tipping hat!! Mr. Meyer, you brought a lot of happiness to a lot of kids.
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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #803 on: November 25, 2025, 02:04:21 pm »
Burt Meyer, inventor of the Lite Brite, Toss Across, Mousetrap board game, and Rock'em Sock'em Robots, diesat 99

https://people.com/lite-brite-rock-em-sock-em-robots-toymaker-burt-meyer-dies-at-99-11855947

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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #805 on: November 25, 2025, 06:30:39 pm »
"Burt Meyer, inventor of the Lite Brite, Toss Across, Mousetrap board game, and Rock'em Sock'em Robots, diesat 99"

99...?
Sounds like he was able to hit his personal "game extended" button more than once...!

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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #806 on: November 26, 2025, 10:14:00 am »
"Burt Meyer, inventor of the Lite Brite, Toss Across, Mousetrap board game, and Rock'em Sock'em Robots, diesat 99"

99...?
Sounds like he was able to hit his personal "game extended" button more than once...!
Unfortunately his score counter only went double digits☹️

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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #807 on: November 27, 2025, 04:21:37 pm »
Frank Urban “Fuzzy” Zoeller Jr., who won two major titles in playoffs, including the 1984 U.S. Open, died on Nov. 27 at the age of 74.

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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #808 on: November 27, 2025, 05:17:48 pm »
RIP Mr. Zoeller, 74 is too young!

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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #809 on: November 27, 2025, 07:58:09 pm »
Fuzzy was one of my favorites of his era.

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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #810 on: December 01, 2025, 04:39:27 pm »
Antone "Chubby" Tavares, lead singer of the 1970s family band Tavares, dies at 80

Among the group's top-40 hits were "It Only Takes a Minute," "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel," "Don't Take Away the Music" and "Whodunit."

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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #811 on: December 03, 2025, 08:44:56 pm »
Steve Cropper, Stax Records' house guitarist who played for Booker T and the M.G.'s, the Blues Brothers and countless soul sessions, dies at 84

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/steve-cropper-dead-guitarist-booker-t-otis-redding-blues-brothers-1236599198/
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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #812 on: December 03, 2025, 09:43:46 pm »
Steve Cropper, Stax Records' house guitarist who played for Booker T and the M.G.'s, the Blues Brothers and countless soul sessions, dies at 84

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/steve-cropper-dead-guitarist-booker-t-otis-redding-blues-brothers-1236599198/

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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #813 on: December 03, 2025, 09:44:18 pm »
One of the Turtles singers died.  Don't have a link.  Maybe someone here has it.  "Happy Together.
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Re: Obituaries for 2025
« Reply #814 on: December 03, 2025, 10:48:25 pm »
One of the Turtles singers died.  Don't have a link.  Maybe someone here has it.  "Happy Together.
Mark Volman died back in September. He's mentioned upthread a few pages.
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