Celebrity Deaths
October 26th, 2026 at 11:58:31 AM
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90 isn't bad at all, and much better than the reboot Chekov, at 27.
So now we have only Kirk and Sulu left from the original main cast.
Michael Forest, who guest starred as Apollo in "Who Mourns for Adonis," died just a couple weeks ago, at 97.
So now we have only Kirk and Sulu left from the original main cast.
Michael Forest, who guest starred as Apollo in "Who Mourns for Adonis," died just a couple weeks ago, at 97.
I tell you it’s wonderful to be here, man. I don’t give a damn who wins or loses. It’s just wonderful to be here with you people.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/betting-systems/33908-the-adventures-of-mdawg/
October 26th, 2026 at 11:59:03 AM
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Quote: GenoDRPhStar Trek actor Walter Koenig, 90.
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I sold him a few cheap comics at a convention around 1988. Star Trek wasn't nearly as big as it is now, and he was there to give a speech and sign autographs. We had a nice conversation, and I offered to give him the three or four books he selected, but he insisted on paying. He gave my assistant a very nicely inscribed autograph.
Rest in Peace.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
October 27th, 2026 at 9:27:25 AM
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He played an ensign to George Takei’s lieutenant, but Koenig was actually a half-year older than Takei.
He had to cancel a week before the 60th anniversary Las Vegas convention in August.
Seemed like a down-to-earth actor and human being.
He had to cancel a week before the 60th anniversary Las Vegas convention in August.
Seemed like a down-to-earth actor and human being.
October 27th, 2026 at 9:47:58 AM
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In real life, he had an exceptional smile. I have no idea if they were his originals, but it actually distracted me during our short conversation.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
October 27th, 2026 at 12:24:07 PM
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Susan St. James
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
October 27th, 2026 at 5:50:10 PM
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\\Quote: AZDuffmanSusan St. James
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I had a big crush on her in the early 70s when she was on ‘McMillan & Wife’ with Rock Hudson. That was a great show, but I bet it's unwatchable now. It was 50 years ago.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
October 29th, 2026 at 6:52:56 AM
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Elke Sommer. 85.
She was in the Pink Panther follow-up A Shot in the Dark.
She was in the Pink Panther follow-up A Shot in the Dark.
For Whom the bus tolls; The bus tolls for thee
October 29th, 2026 at 11:56:08 AM
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Quote: darkozElke Sommer. 85.
She was in the Pink Panther follow-up A Shot in the Dark.
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She was on the cover of Playboy magazine in September 1964. That movie was featured in the magazine and there was nude photos of her that us 9th graders goggled over.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
October 29th, 2026 at 12:54:27 PM
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Star Trek and stage actor Patrick Stewart, 86. Holy cow...
October 29th, 2026 at 2:02:18 PM
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Quote: GenoDRPhStar Trek and stage actor Patrick Stewart, 86. Holy cow...
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So, another Star Trek alumni. kicks the bucket. The original, William Shatner, is still alive and kicking at 95. He is so active, it's hard to keep up with him.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
October 29th, 2026 at 4:18:48 PM
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I tell you it’s wonderful to be here, man. I don’t give a damn who wins or loses. It’s just wonderful to be here with you people.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/betting-systems/33908-the-adventures-of-mdawg/
October 29th, 2026 at 7:21:48 PM
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Quote: GenoDRPhStar Trek and stage actor Patrick Stewart, 86. Holy cow...
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Professor X, Charles Xavier? Capt.Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise? OMG. R.I.P.
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
October 29th, 2026 at 10:27:57 PM
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And as proof that he didn't take himself too seriously, Patrick Stewart portrayed the Poop Emoji!
I'm glad he also had a chance to shine on the big screen, as I thought in his portrayal of Professor Xavier, the philosophical differences with Ian McKellan's Magneto was the most compelling aspect of the X Men series.
I'm glad he also had a chance to shine on the big screen, as I thought in his portrayal of Professor Xavier, the philosophical differences with Ian McKellan's Magneto was the most compelling aspect of the X Men series.
October 29th, 2026 at 11:18:41 PM
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And let us not forget...
May the cards fall in your favor.
October 30th, 2026 at 4:21:34 PM
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Quote: GenoDRPhStar Trek and stage actor Patrick Stewart, 86. Holy cow...
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Not again. I was JUST randomly thinking yesterday how YOUNG Patrick Stewart looks and got the news today that Patrick Stewart died! 😱😳 There's been a VERY disturbing coincidence with me randomly thinking about celebrities and them dying a couple of days later! 😱😳 I remember a Woman saying the DAY that Marlo Brando died she randomly wondered,"Is Marlo Brando alive or dead?" And he died the same day she randomly wondered that about him, 😱😳 and she got freaked out! 😱😳
In both The Hunger Games and in gambling, may the odds be ever in your favor. :D
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"Olive oil is processed but it only has one
ingredient, olive oil."-Even Bob, March 27/28th. :D The 2 year war is over! Woo-hoo! :D
I sometimes speak in metaphors. ;) Remember this. ;)
Crack the code. :D 8.9.13.25.14.1.13.5.9.19.14.1.20.8.1.14! :D
"For about the 4096th time, let me offer a radical idea to those of you who don't like Nathan -- block her and don't visit Nathan's Corner. What is so complicated about it?" Wizard, August 21st. :D
October 31st, 2026 at 1:04:59 PM
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Roku City is currently showing a tribute to Stewart as one of their Easter Eggs. The marquee of the movie theater reads “Make It So” while Professor Xavier’s wheelchair is sitting in front on the sidewalk.
My goal of being well informed conflicts with my goal of remaining sane.
November 1st, 2026 at 11:19:08 PM
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I've Buried Nearly 6,000 People — This Is What's Left Inside Each Type of Casket After 10 Years - (A dentures, teeth, and hair production)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvYR9wzYSOg
12 Things That Really Happen to Your Body Inside the Cremation Chamber (A Funeral Director Explains) - (A gold tooth production)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIuZLlAh-_M
Go watch Poltergeist later on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvYR9wzYSOg
12 Things That Really Happen to Your Body Inside the Cremation Chamber (A Funeral Director Explains) - (A gold tooth production)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIuZLlAh-_M
Go watch Poltergeist later on.
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November 2nd, 2026 at 3:56:37 AM
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Jerry Koosman, former MLB pitcher and hero of the 1969 World Series. Koosman won 19 games and had seven shutouts in his rookie year of 1968. In 1969, he won 17 games and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in the World Series. He won two games in the five-game Series win over Baltimore. He won 20 games twice in his career, with a lousy Mets team in 1976 and then with the Twins in 1979.
He won 222 games in his career. He was also one of the first tax protestors and eventually spent time in prison for federal tax evasion.
RIP
He won 222 games in his career. He was also one of the first tax protestors and eventually spent time in prison for federal tax evasion.
RIP
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
November 2nd, 2026 at 8:21:25 AM
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Quote: billryanJerry Koosman, former MLB pitcher and hero of the 1969 World Series. Koosman won 19 games and had seven shutouts in his rookie year of 1968. In 1969, he won 17 games and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in the World Series. He won two games in the five-game Series win over Baltimore. He won 20 games twice in his career, with a lousy Mets team in 1976 and then with the Twins in 1979.
He won 222 games in his career. He was also one of the first tax protestors and eventually spent time in prison for federal tax evasion.
RIP
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Wesley Snipes also spent time in prison for federal tax evasion. What is up with WEALTHY Celebrities not paying their taxes? 😐😱😳🤨😒🙄😬
In both The Hunger Games and in gambling, may the odds be ever in your favor. :D
"Man Babes" #AxelFabulous
"Olive oil is processed but it only has one
ingredient, olive oil."-Even Bob, March 27/28th. :D The 2 year war is over! Woo-hoo! :D
I sometimes speak in metaphors. ;) Remember this. ;)
Crack the code. :D 8.9.13.25.14.1.13.5.9.19.14.1.20.8.1.14! :D
"For about the 4096th time, let me offer a radical idea to those of you who don't like Nathan -- block her and don't visit Nathan's Corner. What is so complicated about it?" Wizard, August 21st. :D
November 2nd, 2026 at 9:07:23 AM
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Quote: NathanWesley Snipes also spent time in prison for federal tax evasion. What is up with WEALTHY Celebrities not paying their taxes? 😐😱😳🤨😒🙄😬
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Nathan,
Well the POOR Celebrites don't make enough to pay taxes! 😂
Doh Hand
November 2nd, 2026 at 1:16:16 PM
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Quote: DogHandQuote: NathanWesley Snipes also spent time in prison for federal tax evasion. What is up with WEALTHY Celebrities not paying their taxes? 😐😱😳🤨😒🙄😬
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Nathan,
Well the POOR Celebrites don't make enough to pay taxes! 😂
Doh Hand
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I find there is no excuse for wealthy people to not pay their taxes. They have the money to pay their taxes. I FULLY understand a case like MC Hammer who was newly rich and honestly DIDN'T know he was supposed to pay taxes on his new riches and ended up in debt l, 💡🤔 but wealthy people have absolutely no excuse for not paying their taxes. 😐
In both The Hunger Games and in gambling, may the odds be ever in your favor. :D
"Man Babes" #AxelFabulous
"Olive oil is processed but it only has one
ingredient, olive oil."-Even Bob, March 27/28th. :D The 2 year war is over! Woo-hoo! :D
I sometimes speak in metaphors. ;) Remember this. ;)
Crack the code. :D 8.9.13.25.14.1.13.5.9.19.14.1.20.8.1.14! :D
"For about the 4096th time, let me offer a radical idea to those of you who don't like Nathan -- block her and don't visit Nathan's Corner. What is so complicated about it?" Wizard, August 21st. :D
November 2nd, 2026 at 2:15:02 PM
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STEVE DITKO, 90 years old
Co-creator of Spider-man and Dr. Strange
RIP
Co-creator of Spider-man and Dr. Strange
RIP
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
November 2nd, 2026 at 2:46:22 PM
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Steve Ditko died about ten years ago. This might have been his 100th birthday if he had lived, but some people list his birth year differently from what his resume does.
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The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
November 2nd, 2026 at 4:56:08 PM
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Quote: gordonm888STEVE DITKO, 90 years old
Co-creator of Spider-man and Dr. Strange
RIP
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Seriously, am I the only one who reads the date and byline of an article?
November 2nd, 2026 at 6:10:54 PM
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Quote: GenoDRPhQuote: gordonm888STEVE DITKO, 90 years old
Co-creator of Spider-man and Dr. Strange
RIP
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Seriously, am I the only one who reads the date and byline of an article?
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I'm learning to.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
November 3rd, 2026 at 4:41:39 AM
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Quote: billryanSteve Ditko died about ten years ago. This might have been his 100th birthday if he had lived, but some people list his birth year differently from what his resume does.
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It's possible that Steve's death erroneously showed up recently as trending years after his death. 💡When George Foreman died last year, his Daughter's death was erroneously listed as her dying a few days after him. Darkoz listed her suicide death as dying that day and I responded something like,"Oh no, she must have committed suicide a few days after his death so he wouldn't be alone for long in the afterlife. 😭 So sad. 😭 I looked up her death and it turned out she had committed suicide about 8 years prior. I told Darkoz this and he responded something like,"Her death was erroneously trending and I didn't do any further research to see when her actual death was. My bad." 💡
In both The Hunger Games and in gambling, may the odds be ever in your favor. :D
"Man Babes" #AxelFabulous
"Olive oil is processed but it only has one
ingredient, olive oil."-Even Bob, March 27/28th. :D The 2 year war is over! Woo-hoo! :D
I sometimes speak in metaphors. ;) Remember this. ;)
Crack the code. :D 8.9.13.25.14.1.13.5.9.19.14.1.20.8.1.14! :D
"For about the 4096th time, let me offer a radical idea to those of you who don't like Nathan -- block her and don't visit Nathan's Corner. What is so complicated about it?" Wizard, August 21st. :D
November 3rd, 2026 at 4:59:37 AM
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Quote: GenoDRPhQuote: gordonm888STEVE DITKO, 90 years old
Co-creator of Spider-man and Dr. Strange
RIP
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Seriously, am I the only one who reads the date and byline of an article?
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None of us rise to the infallible greatness that is you.
Seriously, I saw an announcement of Steve Ditko's death on Facebook dated yesterday as I was going out the door. I posted here about his death and did not get back online for 16 hours (the modern form of fasting). Sorry, for being less careful than I might have been. My bad.
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
November 3rd, 2026 at 7:50:17 AM
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Quote: NathanQuote: billryanSteve Ditko died about ten years ago. This might have been his 100th birthday if he had lived, but some people list his birth year differently from what his resume does.
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It's possible that Steve's death erroneously showed up recently as trending years after his death. 💡When George Foreman died last year, his Daughter's death was erroneously listed as her dying a few days after him. Darkoz listed her suicide death as dying that day and I responded something like,"Oh no, she must have committed suicide a few days after his death so he wouldn't be alone for long in the afterlife. 😭 So sad. 😭 I looked up her death and it turned out she had committed suicide about 8 years prior. I told Darkoz this and he responded something like,"Her death was erroneously trending and I didn't do any further research to see when her actual death was. My bad." 💡
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Ditko was a different sort of person. He claimed he wanted privacy, yet published a photo of his apartment building and had a huge Ditko attached to his front door. I used to have a letter he sent to a fan explaining why he doesn't sign autographs, and he signed it by hand. It turned out he sent hundreds of similar letters. My friend stalked him for a while, trying to get an interview. Ditko agreed to a meeting as long as there was no discussion of his claim to ownership of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. Ditko ordered a very unusual combination of food and hardly touched it while telling my friend he shouldn't waste his time interviewing people for money and suggested he read Atlas Shrugged.
He chose to work for Charlton Comics, with a page rate half of what he could have recieved at a bigger company; he could have made a fortune appearing at comic shows (Stan Lee made many million dollars in appearance fees), but he chose to anonymously teach community art classes.
He wasn't wealthy. His estate was a little over a million dollars, and most of that was his apartment on the Upper East Side of NYC. His nephews sued Disney and got a nice settlement.
For some reason, I get a front page article annoucing the death of Michaerl Ray Richardson several times a year.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
November 3rd, 2026 at 12:27:27 PM
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Quote: DogHandQuote: NathanWesley Snipes also spent time in prison for federal tax evasion. What is up with WEALTHY Celebrities not paying their taxes? 😐😱😳🤨😒🙄😬
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Nathan,
Well the POOR Celebrites don't make enough to pay taxes! 😂
Doh Hand
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Lou Castello, of Abbott and Costello fame, didn't pay any taxes in the 1940s. And in the late 1940s, they got him. They took everything he owned. They even came to his house and took the diamond ring off his wife's finger. Those were the days when the IRS meant business. In 1990, the IRS discovered that Willie Nelson didn't pay any income tax during the 1980s. He owed $32 million and they almost bankrupted him. They sold all his properties, but his fans bought the properties up at a low price and gave them back to him. People are stupid with taxes, they think because they don't hear from the IRS immediately that they never will, but they always catch them eventually.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
November 3rd, 2026 at 1:50:38 PM
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Quote: EvenBobQuote: DogHandQuote: NathanWesley Snipes also spent time in prison for federal tax evasion. What is up with WEALTHY Celebrities not paying their taxes? 😐😱😳🤨😒🙄😬
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Nathan,
Well the POOR Celebrites don't make enough to pay taxes! 😂
Doh Hand
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Lou Castello, of Abbott and Costello fame, didn't pay any taxes in the 1940s. And in the late 1940s, they got him. They took everything he owned. They even came to his house and took the diamond ring off his wife's finger. Those were the days when the IRS meant business. In 1990, the IRS discovered that Willie Nelson didn't pay any income tax during the 1980s. He owed $32 million and they almost bankrupted him. They sold all his properties, but his fans bought the properties up at a low price and gave them back to him. People are stupid with taxes, they think because they don't hear from the IRS immediately that they never will, but they always catch them eventually.
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Oh my God, I saw the first line on the home page and thought Lou Costello had died! Don't scare me like that!
She should have worn the ring on her third finger, so when the IRS asked her where it is, she could legitimately say...
November 3rd, 2026 at 1:53:28 PM
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Quote: EvenBobQuote: DogHandQuote: NathanWesley Snipes also spent time in prison for federal tax evasion. What is up with WEALTHY Celebrities not paying their taxes? 😐😱😳🤨😒🙄😬
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Nathan,
Well the POOR Celebrites don't make enough to pay taxes! 😂
Doh Hand
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Lou Castello, of Abbott and Costello fame, didn't pay any taxes in the 1940s. And in the late 1940s, they got him. They took everything he owned. They even came to his house and took the diamond ring off his wife's finger. Those were the days when the IRS meant business. In 1990, the IRS discovered that Willie Nelson didn't pay any income tax during the 1980s. He owed $32 million and they almost bankrupted him. They sold all his properties, but his fans bought the properties up at a low price and gave them back to him. People are stupid with taxes, they think because they don't hear from the IRS immediately that they never will, but they always catch them eventually.
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Taking the diamond ring right off of someone's finger was VERY excessive. 😱😳😬
In both The Hunger Games and in gambling, may the odds be ever in your favor. :D
"Man Babes" #AxelFabulous
"Olive oil is processed but it only has one
ingredient, olive oil."-Even Bob, March 27/28th. :D The 2 year war is over! Woo-hoo! :D
I sometimes speak in metaphors. ;) Remember this. ;)
Crack the code. :D 8.9.13.25.14.1.13.5.9.19.14.1.20.8.1.14! :D
"For about the 4096th time, let me offer a radical idea to those of you who don't like Nathan -- block her and don't visit Nathan's Corner. What is so complicated about it?" Wizard, August 21st. :D
