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November 16th, 2022 at 9:51:42 AM permalink
I, like many others, didn't see eye to eye with Alan on many things, we certainly had our online battles and I gave him the business many times.

I have said it before, and it deserves repeating. I respected and admired his interesting career.

It sucks he's gone, things here won't be the same without him.

He definitely deserves legendary status.
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November 16th, 2022 at 10:34:37 AM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

I, like many others, didn't see eye to eye with Alan on many things, we certainly had our online battles and I gave him the business many times.

I have said it before, and it deserves repeating. I respected and admired his interesting career.

It sucks he's gone, things here won't be the same without him.

He definitely deserves legendary status.
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Legendary seems a bit over the top.
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November 16th, 2022 at 11:28:07 AM permalink
Quote: billryan

Quote: AxelWolf

I, like many others, didn't see eye to eye with Alan on many things, we certainly had our online battles and I gave him the business many times.

I have said it before, and it deserves repeating. I respected and admired his interesting career.

It sucks he's gone, things here won't be the same without him.

He definitely deserves legendary status.
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Legendary seems a bit over the top.
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Notorious?
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November 16th, 2022 at 12:06:44 PM permalink
Quote: RayFinkle

Quote: billryan

Quote: AxelWolf

I, like many others, didn't see eye to eye with Alan on many things, we certainly had our online battles and I gave him the business many times.

I have said it before, and it deserves repeating. I respected and admired his interesting career.

It sucks he's gone, things here won't be the same without him.

He definitely deserves legendary status.
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Legendary seems a bit over the top.
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Notorious?
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He seems to have lived a good life. When he stands before The Maker, I hope he asks about the one one in six question.
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November 16th, 2022 at 1:25:49 PM permalink
Quote: billryan

Quote: RayFinkle

Quote: billryan

Quote: AxelWolf

I, like many others, didn't see eye to eye with Alan on many things, we certainly had our online battles and I gave him the business many times.

I have said it before, and it deserves repeating. I respected and admired his interesting career.

It sucks he's gone, things here won't be the same without him.

He definitely deserves legendary status.
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Legendary seems a bit over the top.
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Notorious?
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He seems to have lived a good life. When he stands before The Maker, I hope he asks about the one one in six question.
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I wonder if there is a law requiring ID to get into heaven?
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November 16th, 2022 at 2:11:51 PM permalink
Quote: DRich

Quote: billryan

Quote: RayFinkle

Quote: billryan

Quote: AxelWolf

I, like many others, didn't see eye to eye with Alan on many things, we certainly had our online battles and I gave him the business many times.

I have said it before, and it deserves repeating. I respected and admired his interesting career.

It sucks he's gone, things here won't be the same without him.

He definitely deserves legendary status.
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Legendary seems a bit over the top.
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Notorious?
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He seems to have lived a good life. When he stands before The Maker, I hope he asks about the one one in six question.
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I wonder if there is a law requiring ID to get into heaven?
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November 16th, 2022 at 8:47:04 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

I'd like to request anyone who quoted VP, please hide his post in spoiler tags or remove the bulk of the wording. If the window has closed to edit your own posts, please give me permission to do it myself.



FYI one of your own earlier posts still has Vienna's post quoted without spoiler tags.

Also, am I the only one on this site who hasn't blocked ChumpChange? His post on page 1 wasn't explicitly offensive, but still very disrespectful. Almost all of his posts are completely off topic.

RIP Alan
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November 16th, 2022 at 9:41:29 PM permalink
Quote: DRich

Quote: billryan

Quote: RayFinkle

Quote: billryan

Quote: AxelWolf

I, like many others, didn't see eye to eye with Alan on many things, we certainly had our online battles and I gave him the business many times.

I have said it before, and it deserves repeating. I respected and admired his interesting career.

It sucks he's gone, things here won't be the same without him.

He definitely deserves legendary status.
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Legendary seems a bit over the top.
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Notorious?
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He seems to have lived a good life. When he stands before The Maker, I hope he asks about the one one in six question.
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I wonder if there is a law requiring ID to get into heaven?
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OMG that reminded me of an old joke. I will tell it to lighten the mood.

Jesus was tasked with watching the gates to heaven.

A man approached and Jesus asked him to tell a bit about his life to see if he could be admitted.

The man said "Well, My son was born under a great star in the sky and I taught my son to be a carpenter just like myself."

Shocked, Jesus replied, "Really? Tell me more about your son."

The man replied, "Well, My son died but then he came back to life."

Jesus stretched forward in amazement. "Father?"

The man replied,
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November 17th, 2022 at 4:35:32 AM permalink
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When he stands before The Maker, I hope he asks about the one one in six question.
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I hope he also asks to see a replay of the 18 yo's -- but he wouldn't ask, as he seemed 100% confident.
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November 17th, 2022 at 7:59:38 AM permalink
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… am I the only one on this site who hasn't blocked ChumpChange? His post on page 1 wasn't explicitly offensive, but still very disrespectful.

RIP Alan
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I saw it. I thought it was a bad attempt at humor and only marginally disrespectful.
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November 17th, 2022 at 11:42:18 AM permalink
When I originally saw ChumpChange's post on page 1 of this thread, I also thought it was an inappropriate attempt at humor. But we moderators all try to give you guys as much free rein as possible to have your conversations. So, it's not against the forum rules to be inappropriate, so don't expect moderators to enforce a 'code of manners' above and beyond the 'No Personal Insults' and 'No Profanity" rules.

However, that ViennaPizza post was so terrible that we immediately made an exception, as Wizard explained when he announced VP's suspension.
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November 17th, 2022 at 12:38:45 PM permalink
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When he stands before The Maker, I hope he asks about the one one in six question.
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He won't ask. He'll Argue for the 1/6 till the end of time :) Trouble in Paradise! $;o)
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November 19th, 2022 at 5:38:43 PM permalink
Quote: Wiggins

Quote: Wizard

I'd like to request anyone who quoted VP, please hide his post in spoiler tags or remove the bulk of the wording. If the window has closed to edit your own posts, please give me permission to do it myself.



FYI one of your own earlier posts still has Vienna's post quoted without spoiler tags.

Also, am I the only one on this site who hasn't blocked ChumpChange? His post on page 1 wasn't explicitly offensive, but still very disrespectful. Almost all of his posts are completely off topic.

RIP Alan
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ChumpChange if you see this post, please block me, I'm begging you.
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November 19th, 2022 at 5:59:31 PM permalink
I blocked AZDuff's posts long ago yet I still have to look at them because he gets quoted by someone else and he's part of the thread otherwise.
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November 19th, 2022 at 6:31:35 PM permalink
Quote: billryan

Quote: AxelWolf

I, like many others, didn't see eye to eye with Alan on many things, we certainly had our online battles and I gave him the business many times.

I have said it before, and it deserves repeating. I respected and admired his interesting career.

It sucks he's gone, things here won't be the same without him.

He definitely deserves legendary status.
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Legendary seems a bit over the top.
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even if legendary is not a great choice of words - his journalism career was quite impressive

he worked with 2 giants of journalism - Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather as indicated in this article from MSN news

I have at least some respect and admiration for anyone who went that far in that field - it's not at all easy to get hired into positions such as that



https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/kcal9-reporter-alan-mendelson-dies-at-70/ar-AA141bdL



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November 20th, 2022 at 8:21:16 AM permalink
Alan Mendelson had previously worked for the CBS Evening News as an assignment desk correspondent under Walter Conkrite and Dan Rather. He became close to the two news broadcasting titans who were mentoring him. But he switched to local news because he wanted to be in front of the camera.

Consider this. Alan worked for CBS Evening News and had the potential to become an anchor reporter following Dan Rather. He was a good looking guy who resembled Brad Pitt, and who knows what might have happened if he had stayed behind Dan Rather and paid his dues? Perhaps he had to move on from CBS Evening News because he was gambling?
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November 20th, 2022 at 11:57:24 AM permalink
Sort of rhetorical: I wonder what his remainder estate looked like? He, according to his previous posts, gambled away millions of $$$, and in the end was chasing $10-$15 free plays on a weekly basis. He did seem happy.

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November 20th, 2022 at 12:06:30 PM permalink
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Sort of rhetorical: I wonder what his remainder estate looked like? He, according to his previous posts, gambled away millions of $$$, and in the end was chasing $10-$15 free plays on a weekly basis. He did seem happy.

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Yeah I guess the answer to whether Freeplay lasts forever is no.

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November 20th, 2022 at 12:10:27 PM permalink
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Sort of rhetorical: I wonder what his remainder estate looked like? He, according to his previous posts, gambled away millions of $$$, and in the end was chasing $10-$15 free plays on a weekly basis. He did seem happy.

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Millions? I didn't get the impression that he was a high roller.
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November 20th, 2022 at 12:13:17 PM permalink
Quote: JackSpade

Quote: tuttigym

Sort of rhetorical: I wonder what his remainder estate looked like? He, according to his previous posts, gambled away millions of $$$, and in the end was chasing $10-$15 free plays on a weekly basis. He did seem happy.

tuttigym
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Millions? I didn't get the impression that he was a high roller.
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He got married at a craps table. Is that something casinos allow non-high rollers to do?
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November 20th, 2022 at 12:25:21 PM permalink
Quote: JackSpade

Quote: tuttigym

Sort of rhetorical: I wonder what his remainder estate looked like? He, according to his previous posts, gambled away millions of $$$, and in the end was chasing $10-$15 free plays on a weekly basis. He did seem happy.

tuttigym
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Millions? I didn't get the impression that he was a high roller.
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I seem to remember a post of his stating he had won and lost millions (in the $3 million range). He posted that he had won $100,000 Royals, four, I think. He got lots of comps for his efforts. Perhaps the Wizard could further enlighten us as to his gambling efforts and habits.

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November 20th, 2022 at 1:16:42 PM permalink
Quote: JackSpade

Quote: tuttigym

Sort of rhetorical: I wonder what his remainder estate looked like? He, according to his previous posts, gambled away millions of $$$, and in the end was chasing $10-$15 free plays on a weekly basis. He did seem happy.

tuttigym
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Millions? I didn't get the impression that he was a high roller.
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Casinos consider people who play $25 denomination VP a high roller. You are potentially putting in over 100k an hour in action. At one time he certainly was a high roller.
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November 20th, 2022 at 3:14:49 PM permalink
Alan, played the high limit video poker for a few years and was well comped at LV Caesars (NYE, Celine tixs, suite, rfb, $1000+ fp). My impression is that he would give back the VP wins to craps. I do not know his level at the craps table. He said he never had a winning year, but reading between the lines, that was for his ex'es to read ( something a few ex posters failed to comprehend). Well versed in Total Rewards/7 stars program.
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November 20th, 2022 at 4:05:51 PM permalink
He might be a legend for having the longest lasting active obit thread on this site.
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November 20th, 2022 at 5:15:40 PM permalink
R.I.P.

I never directly interacted with him, but I enjoyed reading his posts, he was always well-written, eloquent, and had unique takes (especially on craps which is not a game that I know much about).

I also have massive respect for people who come onto online forums with their real name (and even profile photo), which is very rare (especially on this site) (in fact he may be the only one to have used his full name and photo), so that alone gets massive respect from me.

I wish his family and friends well.
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November 21st, 2022 at 12:13:22 PM permalink
Alan has finally sevened out.

Feisty, provocative, occasionally a bit inane: I'll miss him.

What more fitting memorial to this unique gambler than to repost the pic of him marrying at his favorite craps table at Caesars?

R.I.P., Alan, and if heaven's gatekeeper tells you there's only one way to get to heaven, argue back that actually there are eighteen.

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November 21st, 2022 at 12:18:26 PM permalink
Quote: MrV

Alan has finally sevened out.

Feisty, provocative, occasionally a bit inane: I'll miss him.

What more fitting memorial to this unique gambler than to repost the pic of him marrying at his favorite craps table at Caesars?

R.I.P., Alan, and if heaven's gatekeeper tells you there's only one way to get to heaven, argue back that actually there are eighteen.


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I don't think the Jewish version of heaven would have Saint Peter as the gatekeeper. Most Jews don't see the afterlife as a gated community you must pass muster to enter.
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November 21st, 2022 at 12:53:55 PM permalink
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What more fitting memorial to this unique gambler than to repost the pic of him marrying at his favorite craps table at Caesars?
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I think he would be honored to have his funeral at a craps table as well.

Anyone hear anything about a memorial service?
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November 21st, 2022 at 1:33:30 PM permalink
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Quote: MrV

What more fitting memorial to this unique gambler than to repost the pic of him marrying at his favorite craps table at Caesars?
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I think he would be honored to have his funeral at a craps table as well.

Anyone hear anything about a memorial service?
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It's probably over. I'm sure he was buried within 24 hours.
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November 21st, 2022 at 1:38:44 PM permalink
My Jewish friends have a family memorial and then a public one sometime after, usually when the headstone is ready.
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November 21st, 2022 at 2:56:08 PM permalink
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[…I'm sure he was buried within 24 hours.
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Close. Jews bury within 72 hours… which has already passed.



Quote: billryan

My Jewish friends have a family memorial and then a public one sometime after, usually when the headstone is ready.
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Yep. Another Jewish tradition is the unveiling, which is generally scheduled within the 11 month mourning period.
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November 21st, 2022 at 7:45:32 PM permalink
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Yep. Another Jewish tradition is the unveiling, which is generally scheduled within the 11 month mourning period.
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Isn't 11 months to mourn kind of long? When I die, it would be nice to be mourned for a couple weeks, but then I'd want my loved ones to move on with their lives.
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November 21st, 2022 at 8:37:26 PM permalink
Quote: DJTeddyBear

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[…I'm sure he was buried within 24 hours.
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Close. Jews bury within 72 hours… which has already passed.



Quote: billryan

My Jewish friends have a family memorial and then a public one sometime after, usually when the headstone is ready.
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Yep. Another Jewish tradition is the unveiling, which is generally scheduled within the 11 month mourning period.
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The maximum delay is three days and that's for family to gather.

Within 24 hours is preferred.

Unless my rabbi who buried both my parents lied to me.

And a seven day mourning period called sitting Shiva is the common length of time.
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November 21st, 2022 at 9:42:04 PM permalink
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Quote: DJTeddyBear

Yep. Another Jewish tradition is the unveiling, which is generally scheduled within the 11 month mourning period.
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Isn't 11 months to mourn kind of long? When I die, it would be nice to be mourned for a couple weeks, but then I'd want my loved ones to move on with their lives.
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I imagine the different sects observe things differently, but children are supposed to mourn their parents for eleven months. As I understand it, others are not mourned for that long.
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November 22nd, 2022 at 12:21:20 PM permalink
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Quote: DJTeddyBear

Yep. Another Jewish tradition is the unveiling, which is generally scheduled within the 11 month mourning period.
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Isn't 11 months to mourn kind of long? When I die, it would be nice to be mourned for a couple weeks, but then I'd want my loved ones to move on with their lives.
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Wiz,
I would use Legendary to describe you at your funeral (which, i hope, won't be till decades away) and would mourn you for 11months
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November 22nd, 2022 at 4:53:54 PM permalink
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Wiz,
I would use Legendary to describe you at your funeral (which, i hope, won't be till decades away) and would mourn you for 11months
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Ah, thank you! You are officially requested to speak at my memorial.
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November 22nd, 2022 at 5:59:23 PM permalink
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I would use Legendary to describe you at your funeral (which, i hope, won't be till decades away) and would mourn you for 11months
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You mean legendary juggler and unicycle rider, of course.
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November 22nd, 2022 at 6:19:03 PM permalink
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I imagine the different sects observe things differently, but children are supposed to mourn their parents for eleven months. As I understand it, others are not mourned for that long.



What constitutes mourning? Actual active practices, or just keeping your parents in your mind and heart while you go about your business?
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November 22nd, 2022 at 6:50:56 PM permalink
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I imagine the different sects observe things differently, but children are supposed to mourn their parents for eleven months. As I understand it, others are not mourned for that long.



What constitutes mourning? Actual active practices, or just keeping your parents in your mind and heart while you go about your business?
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Sitting Shiva is pretty intense. You basically close yourself off to the world for seven days.

I can't imagine anyone doing that for eleven months. It wouldn't even be practical.
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November 22nd, 2022 at 7:03:56 PM permalink
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Quote: Deucekies

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I imagine the different sects observe things differently, but children are supposed to mourn their parents for eleven months. As I understand it, others are not mourned for that long.



What constitutes mourning? Actual active practices, or just keeping your parents in your mind and heart while you go about your business?
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Sitting Shiva is pretty intense. You basically close yourself off to the world for seven days.

I can't imagine anyone doing that for eleven months. It wouldn't even be practical.
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I don’t know the exact details, but the ‘intense’ mourning is only for the week. You can do most normal activities the rest of the 11 months. I think there are just a bunch of daily prayers during the extended period. The last few funerals/shivas I went to had either a single day or two days of the family ‘sitting shiva’.
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November 22nd, 2022 at 7:33:02 PM permalink
The Jewish tradition is very different from Christian ones. I've been to enough of them to be confused.

As I understand the mourning period, certain family members are semi-official mourners, and their primary responsibility is to say a particular daily prayer for the person. The three or four Jewish funerals I attended were sober affairs with no music. Very different from a NY Irish Wake/Funeral.

Shiva is a week or so, the mourning period is different.
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November 22nd, 2022 at 7:48:08 PM permalink
Where does the part about ten Jewish men saying prayers come into it?
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November 22nd, 2022 at 7:48:39 PM permalink
A great many Jews do not follow the ancient traditions

There is a large amount of intermarriage

And even when that is not the case……many pick and choose as to what they feel is appropriate
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November 22nd, 2022 at 8:43:37 PM permalink
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Where does the part about ten Jewish men saying prayers come into it?
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At the funeral, ten or more Jewish men offer up a prayer. If they don't have ten Jewish men, they skip it.

I believe the ten men are needed for other religious activities but those I know nothing of. Comparative religion wasn't big in my fraternity and many Jewish brothers joined us on our semi-annual Christmas Caroling.
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November 23rd, 2022 at 10:44:42 AM permalink
Alan's obituary is here, at the ReviewJournal
https://obituaries.reviewjournal.com/obituary/alan-mendelson-1086678915

The obituary is abbreviated compared to some of the articles about him posted online.

I saw a notice about a memorial for him that was scheduled for last Thursday, November 17th, but I can't find the notice online now.
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November 23rd, 2022 at 10:47:23 AM permalink
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Alan's obituary is here, at the ReviewJournal
https://obituaries.reviewjournal.com/obituary/alan-mendelson-1086678915

The obituary is abbreviated compared to some of the articles about him posted online.

I saw a notice about a memorial for him that was scheduled for last Thursday, November 17th, but I can't find the notice online now.
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Thanks and I mean that genuinely.

You appear the only WOV poster who took the time to find the info.
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November 23rd, 2022 at 11:10:20 AM permalink
I just found the memorial notice again too. It's a week past. I was actually considering going to it, but I thought it might be awkward having never actually met the man or his family, especially if it turned out to be a small service.



His daughter is an actress and has done some roles. It was on her twitter feed that I found the memorial notice after a google search of Alan's name.

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November 23rd, 2022 at 1:20:47 PM permalink
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That is called a ‘minyan’. For the service to ‘count’ you need a minyan. Imagine the rabbi arriving at 4pm at the house and finding less than the required number of men! It happened in 1974 in Bayside, Queens. I was walking home from basketball, shorts and a T shirt, with a friend. A few men who looked like religious Jews asked me and Perry if we were Jewish, and asked if we could spare a few minutes to ‘make’ the minyan. So we did!
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November 23rd, 2022 at 3:33:15 PM permalink
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That is called a ‘minyan’. For the service to ‘count’ you need a minyan. Imagine the rabbi arriving at 4pm at the house and finding less than the required number of men! It happened in 1974 in Bayside, Queens. I was walking home from basketball, shorts and a T shirt, with a friend. A few men who looked like religious Jews asked me and Perry if we were Jewish, and asked if we could spare a few minutes to ‘make’ the minyan. So we did!
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Thanks! That happened on an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, where Larry was walking with Bill Buckner. The other eight were evidently huge Red Sox fans and they refused to let Buckner participate, over the incident where the ball bounced between his legs in game six of the World Series against the Mets.
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