Celebrity Deaths
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I don't know that I saw him in anything but I did read that he was Fonzi's cousin (Henry Winkler).
Quote: EvenBobOnly the Good Die Young
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That certainly explains why Henry Kissinger is still alive.
Quote: WizardQuote: EvenBobMy brother-in-law went into hospice last month and died two days later.
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I set the over/under at Jimmy's date of death at March 5.
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Jimmy's a peanut farmer, I give him at least till June.
Horror film legend Ricou Browning died on Monday at his home in Florida. He was 93. According to his daughter, he died of natural causes.
Browning is best know for playing the Gill-Man in the 1954 movie “Creature From the Black Lagoon" along with its sequels. The actor and stuntman was the last surviving actor of the original Universal Classic Monsters — a series of horror films by Universal Pictures from the 1930s to 1950s. He also worked on TV shows such as "Flipper" and "Sea Hunt." Due to his expertise, he would often direct underwater sequences for varius productions, most notably the big speargun fight in 1965’s “Thunderball,” the “Jaws”-inspired candy bar-in-the-pool sequence in the 1980 movie “Caddyshack” and the underwater scenes in 1983’s “Never Say Never Again.”
Quote: DRichI will gladly bet a beer on the under.
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You owe me a beer.
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Horror film legend Ricou Browning died on Monday at his home in Florida. He was 93. According to his daughter, he died of natural causes.
Browning is best know for playing the Gill-Man in the 1954 movie “Creature From the Black Lagoon" along with its sequels. The actor and stuntman was the last surviving actor of the original Universal Classic Monsters — a series of horror films by Universal Pictures from the 1930s to 1950s. He also worked on TV shows such as "Flipper" and "Sea Hunt." Due to his expertise, he would often direct underwater sequences for varius productions, most notably the big speargun fight in 1965’s “Thunderball,” the “Jaws”-inspired candy bar-in-the-pool sequence in the 1980 movie “Caddyshack” and the underwater scenes in 1983’s “Never Say Never Again.”
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I'm sad to hear of his passing — as a former owner of a Creature from the Black Lagoon pinball machine, and current owner of Creature from the Black Lagoon slot machine software.
But then, sounds like he lived a long, interesting life!
Actor Chaim Topol has died in Israel at his home in Tel Aviv. He was 87. Cause of death is described as deteriorating health due to Alzheimer’s disease.
Topol is, of course, best known for playing the role of patriarch Tevye in the 1971 film “Fiddler on the Roof." On stage it's estimated that he performed the role more than 3,500 times around the world. Beyond fiddler he's probably best know for portraying Columbo, the Greek smuggler who partners up with James Bond in the 1981 film "For Your Eyes Only."
Robert Blake just passed - R.I.P. - his portrayal of a stone cold killer in "In Cold Blood" was by far the best I've ever seen of that kinna thing
in fact that movie was by far the best I've ever seen of that type - so great - it's based on a true story - a book by Truman Capote
in real life Blake was charged and acquitted of killing his wife in 2005
you can watch several clips of the movie at YT at the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU0H2mmgsjM&list=PLZbXA4lyCtqo6oN9aSkZt3cDP54tJwIMj
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there was definitely something special about the guy
he seemed very real
not like the typical movie or tv star who is all about presenting a perfect face and perfect grooming
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Robert Blake just passed - R.I.P. - his portrayal of a stone cold killer in "In Cold Blood" was by far the best I've ever seen of that kinna thing
in fact that movie was by far the best I've ever seen of that type - so great - it's based on a true story - a book by Truman Capote
in real life Blake was charged and acquitted of killing his wife in 2005
you can watch several clips of the movie at YT at the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU0H2mmgsjM&list=PLZbXA4lyCtqo6oN9aSkZt3cDP54tJwIMj
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The true story of how Truman Capote actually wrote the book is better than the movie
Quote: lilredrooster.
there was definitely something special about the guy
he seemed very real
not like the typical movie or tv star who is all about presenting a perfect face and perfect grooming
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Robert Blake was not overly bright and it made him charming but it was also his downfall
Quote: UP84I really liked Robert Blake in "Lost Highway"...he played one of the creepiest characters, ever.
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Electra Glide in Blue
Quote: rxwineAl Jaffee of Mad Magazine has died age 102
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Wow
I wonder if he's the last of the original crew?
Quote: darkozQuote: rxwineAl Jaffee of Mad Magazine has died age 102
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Wow
I wonder if he's the last of the original crew?
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Probably a safe bet.
Quote: DRichQuote: darkozQuote: rxwineAl Jaffee of Mad Magazine has died age 102
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Wow
I wonder if he's the last of the original crew?
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Probably a safe bet.
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A quick check shows Sergio Aragones and Dick De Bartolo are still alive.
I guess it depends on what your definition of original crew is. The sixties to me qualifies because Mad was less than a decade old.
Now there is one.
Quote: billryanRIP Ken Poole. Mr. Poole was one of the last two survivors of the USS Arizona. Not all heroes wear capes.
Now there is one.
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billryan,
Thanks for the information. "Autocorrupt" misspelled his name, Ken Potts:
https://apnews.com/article/uss-arizona-survivor-dies-ken-potts-0e7356f931c397c8e94f7cc80d44d4c6
Dog Hand
Quote: billryanRIP Ken Potts. Mr. Potts was one of the last two survivors of the USS Arizona. Not all heroes wear capes.
Now there is one.
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Just curious, what did he do that makes you consider him a hero? I don't know his story other than he was on a ship that sunk.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryanRIP Ken Potts. Mr. Potts was one of the last two survivors of the USS Arizona. Not all heroes wear capes.
Now there is one.
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Just curious, what did he do that makes you consider him a hero? I don't know his story other than he was on a ship that sunk.
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ALL those that put their lives on the line serving our country so people like me didn’t have to are heroes. I love thanking each and every military and ex military person when I have the chance.
My appreciation for Harry Belafonte came through his "Jump in the Line" from the movie "Beetlejuice," but mainly from Stan Freberg's parody of "Banana Boat (Day-O)."
RIP to The Ringmaster.
Quote: LESLOSACKETTI don't see Margaret Ann Peterson listed, She died on May 15 last year at age 81. First thing I read on May 16 my 82nd birthday. She was married to ex-soldier Dud Wash, a fact that Ernest T Bass refused to acknowledge,
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I would be embarrassed too if my daughter married Gilligan.
Quote: DRichQuote: LESLOSACKETTI don't see Margaret Ann Peterson listed, She died on May 15 last year at age 81. First thing I read on May 16 my 82nd birthday. She was married to ex-soldier Dud Wash, a fact that Ernest T Bass refused to acknowledge,
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I would be embarrassed too if my daughter married Gilligan.
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At least we now know the answer as to who he fell in love with, and it was not Mary Ann or Ginger,
it was Charlene Darling !!
Quote: DRichQuote: LESLOSACKETTI don't see Margaret Ann Peterson listed, She died on May 15 last year at age 81. First thing I read on May 16 my 82nd birthday. She was married to ex-soldier Dud Wash, a fact that Ernest T Bass refused to acknowledge,
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I would be embarrassed too if my daughter married Gilligan.
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At least we now know the answer as to who he fell in love with, and it was not Mary Ann or Ginger,
it was Charlene Darling !!
thinking Ernest t bass was on Andy Griffith showQuote: DRichQuote: LESLOSACKETTI don't see Margaret Ann Peterson listed, She died on May 15 last year at age 81. First thing I read on May 16 my 82nd birthday. She was married to ex-soldier Dud Wash, a fact that Ernest T Bass refused to acknowledge,
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I would be embarrassed too if my daughter married Gilligan.
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Quote: avianrandythinking Ernest t bass was on Andy Griffith showQuote: DRichQuote: LESLOSACKETTI don't see Margaret Ann Peterson listed, She died on May 15 last year at age 81. First thing I read on May 16 my 82nd birthday. She was married to ex-soldier Dud Wash, a fact that Ernest T Bass refused to acknowledge,
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I would be embarrassed too if my daughter married Gilligan.
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Yes, but Bob Denver played both Dudley and Gilligan.
Maybe one of the greatest folk songs ever,
I always like Gordon Lightfoot ,but in HS it just wasn't kool to admit it.
Pretty much the only Gordo song I knew is "Sundown" and that's because they used to play it constantly on the Golden Nugget casino floor in the late 90s / early 2000s.
Quote: MDawgI liked listening to it. Was the first time I had heard it. Thanks for posting it DRich. I even looked it up afterwards and found the discussions about how it varied from the historical event and Gordo changed one of the lyrics for his live performances.
Pretty much the only Gordo song I knew is "Sundown" and that's because they used to play it constantly on the Golden Nugget casino floor in the late 90s / early 2000s.
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I believe in the song it says they were headed to Cleveland but it was actually going to Detroit. I grew up in a city on Lake Erie where they build these giant lake freighters so the song always had a special significance to me.
Quote: DRichQuote: MDawgI liked listening to it. Was the first time I had heard it. Thanks for posting it DRich. I even looked it up afterwards and found the discussions about how it varied from the historical event and Gordo changed one of the lyrics for his live performances.
Pretty much the only Gordo song I knew is "Sundown" and that's because they used to play it constantly on the Golden Nugget casino floor in the late 90s / early 2000s.
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I believe in the song it says they were headed to Cleveland but it was actually going to Detroit. I grew up in a city on Lake Erie where they build these giant lake freighters so the song always had a special significance to me.
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I spent a few young summers wandering down by the shipyards on the lakes, admiring the massive boats.
They're small compared to the modern mega container ships, but they were huge to many young lads standing along side them.
I still get a touch of awe and nostalgia when I drive by a lake port with one docked, in a way I don't when I drive past the container and cruise ports on the coasts.
The Man of The Hour, The Man with the Power, Too Sweet To Be Sour.
The superstar was a larger-than-life figure. A World Class Bodybuilder, he placed &th in The Worlds Strongest Man completion at an advanced age and is recorded doing a 610-pound bench press.
A three-time World Champion, Superstar Graham was one of the biggest draws in wrestling. In his prime, from 1977 to about 1985, he would wrestle 300-330 nights a year across six continents. He was one of a handful of wrestlers who could make his own deals with promoters and preferred to be independent rather than ally himself with one promotion.
Many wrestlers took on his image- Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, Lex Luger, and more incorporated parts of his schtick in theirs- Rick Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Big Poppa Pump, and countless others. Conversely, Graham is generally credited with introducing steroids to the industry. Love him or hate him, and plenty of people did; Superstar Billy Graham was a force of nature who will be missed.
Rest In Peace.
You used to hang out downtown??Quote: MDawgI liked listening to it. Was the first time I had heard it. Thanks for posting it DRich. I even looked it up afterwards and found the discussions about how it varied from the historical event and Gordo changed one of the lyrics for his live performances.
Pretty much the only Gordo song I knew is "Sundown" and that's because they used to play it constantly on the Golden Nugget casino floor in the late 90s / early 2000s.
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But back then used to stay at the Golden Nugget somewhat regularly. Their two story spa tower suites rivaled many Strip suites, probably still do but when Wynn owned it the Golden Nugget was run quite nicely.
