R.I.P. The thread of death....celebrity or otherwise

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:26 pm

Rumpy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:14 pm Dangit, now Paul Reubens has died. He was 70 and battling cancer.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paul ... 235683504/

Shit first it was Pee then it was Paul. The hits keep coming.

Is the graphics sorta like saying Death missed Mitch and grabbed Paul? Guess Paul took Mitch's spot at the oars on the the boat to Stovokor.

EDIT: NM.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:56 pm

One of the funniest people I’ve ever laughed along with. I honestly thought his last Netflix movie would just be a lame attempt to cash in on nostalgia, but it actually made me laugh quite a bit.

RIP to an amazing comedian.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:55 pm

And even his Netflix followup was fairly good as well. It was pretty amazing given how much time had passed since Big Top Pee-Wee.

Archinerd · Post by **Archinerd** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:29 am

This show still holds up.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:13 am

I always forget that Lawrence Fishburne was in Pee-wee's Playhouse.

Dramatist · Post by **Dramatist** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:17 pm

I had to watch Pee-wee’s Big Adventure last night. It holds up incredibly well and is still extremely funny with so many quotable moments. RIP Mr. Reubens.

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Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:09 pm

New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver dies at 71 after undisclosed medical issue

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 6:46 pm

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:13 am I always forget that Lawrence Fishburne was in Pee-wee's Playhouse.

Wow, yeah, that's wild. I don't think I would have made the connection.

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:05 pm

The number of relatively unknown at the time actors who showed up on Pee Wee's Playhouse is pretty surprising...

Laurence Fishburne
Phil Hartman
Oprah Winfrey
Jimmy Smits
S.Epatha Merkerson
Natasha Lyonne
Leslie Jordan
Sandra Bernhard
Calvert Deforest

Even Jon Singleton and Rob Zombie had very brief stints as production assistants when they were essentially nobodies.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:37 pm

And consequently, I think Phil Hartman helped out in producing the first movie. I think he was a writer on it?

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:30 pm

I never saw any Pee Wee movies past his Big Adventure. That came out when I was 16 so it was perfect timing. The next one was in 88 when I was 19 and had already met the woman who Id marry and I was past the stuff I used to watch. It was like Im a kid. Im a teen. BAM adult moving on. So never saw the other two. Are they any good?

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:33 pm

Big Top Pee-Wee, the second, could probably be safely skipped. But the 2016 one, Pee-Wee's Holiday which is on Neflix is actually pretty amazing. I don't think anybody expected that one to be any good, but I found it quite surprisingly enjoyable.

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:04 pm

Kids were not born when Pee Wee was popular and I was in college so it was not something I would choose to watch. But I watched him later in life and quite enjoyed his antics. He will be missed.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:03 pm

disarm wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:05 pm The number of relatively unknown at the time actors who showed up on Pee Wee's Playhouse is pretty surprising...

Laurence Fishburne
Phil Hartman
Oprah Winfrey
Jimmy Smits
S.Epatha Merkerson
Natasha Lyonne
Leslie Jordan
Sandra Bernhard
Calvert Deforest

Even Jon Singleton and Rob Zombie had very brief stints as production assistants when they were essentially nobodies.

for the show's music, the main theme was written by Mark Mothersbaugh (DEVO) (also wrote most of the show's music) and sung by Cyndi Lauper (under the pseudonym 'Ellen Shaw').

music for various episodes also by:
The Residents
Danny Elfman
Mark Snow (later known as the music composer for The X-Files)
Todd Rundgren
George Clinton
Dweezil Zappa
Jeff Baxter (Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan)
Van Dyke Parks
Cliff Martinez (drummer for Captain Beefheart and briefly, The Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Mitchell Froom

oh and... Grace Jones on the Christmas special...

"This was supposed to go to the WHITE House... not the Playhouse!"

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:49 pm

First time I remember seeing Grace was Conan the Destroyer. Found her really weird lol. I was 15. Found Olivia d'Abo very beautiful. But damn did that movie ever have the WORST effects and acting and and..good lord they made Conan then made ...that. For shame Hollywood.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 7:13 pm

Heres a tribute video to Pee-Wee that a fan put together.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 6:01 am

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 7:13 pm Heres a tribute video to Pee-Wee that a fan put together.

Heh, Cheech and Chong was how I remember him most. HAMBURGER! I tried rewatching some Cheech and Chong a few years ago and either it or I haven't aged well.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:11 am

This is pretty amazing:

So of course, the Alamo posted on social media when the news hit that Reubens had passed away.

The post reads, “Since 1985, not a day has passed without visitors consistently inquiring about the location of the basement at the Alamo. This tradition owes its origins to the comedic acting of Mr. Paul Reubens from the movie “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.” We are immensely grateful for his unforgettable contribution to Alamo pop culture. However, we can confirm that while there is not a basement in the Alamo Church, there is one next door, under our gift shop! May he rest in peace.”

We should all leave this Earth having that kind of positive influence. Would never have guessed people are *still* referencing it while there.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 12:31 pm

I should really watch Pee Wee's Big Adventure one of these days... never have seen it.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 12:51 pm

Pyperkub wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 12:31 pm I should really watch Pee Wee's Big Adventure one of these days... never have seen it.

+1

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:00 pm

Do I sense a watch party?

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:09 pm

I watched half of it for the first time the other night. Not sure how I feel about it. It's good natured and quaint enough. It's interesting that it was both Tim Burton's and Danny Elfman's feature film debut. Definitely a product of the 80s.

I was terrified by Pee-wee's Playhouse as a child. I've always been freaked out by some puppets and animatronics. The show was just so zany and weird. I don't think my mom wanted me watching it, either.

But the movie is a lot more innocent and restrained. At least the first half I watched. (I got more tired than bored.)

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:35 pm

Somehow I missed the death of Glen Frey. I may have even commented on it in this thread but I sure as hell don't remember it now.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:28 pm

Mark Margolis, Actor on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ Dies at 83

Margolis died Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City following a short illness, his son, actor and Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis, announced.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:46 pm

I think I should ring a bell in his honor.

Ding-Ding-Ding-Ding-Ding-Ding!!!!!!

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:51 pm

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:57 pm

He was so good in that role.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:19 pm

RIP Pac 12.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 9:26 am

Pyperkub wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:19 pmRIP Pac 12.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:50 pm

I actually had to google to figure out 'who' that was.

Between the lawyers dropping acronyms and the stealth sports posts, this can be a confounding place.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Aug 07, 2023 1:51 pm

William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ Director, Dies at 87

Director William Friedkin, best known for his Oscar-winning “The French Connection” and blockbuster “The Exorcist,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 87.

His death was confirmed by Chapman University dean Stephen Galloway, a friend of Friedkin’s wife Sherry Lansing.

His final film, “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:29 pm

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:36 pm

How long have you waited to use that emoji?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Aug 07, 2023 10:19 pm

Bryan Randall

Sandra Bullock's longtime partner Bryan Randall has died. He was 57.

After a three-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, Randall died Aug. 5.

"Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request," Randall's family said in a statement to USA TODAY on Monday. "We are immensely grateful to the tireless doctors who navigated the landscape of this illness with us and to the astounding nurses who became our roommates, often sacrificing their own families to be with ours."

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Aug 07, 2023 10:46 pm

Isn't that the same thing that got Lou Gehrig?

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Mon Aug 07, 2023 10:51 pm

dbt1949 wrote:Isn't that the same thing that got Lou Gehrig?

Yes...really horrible degenerative disease. Not a nice way to go.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Aug 08, 2023 5:44 pm

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:26 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 10:46 pm Isn't that the same thing that got Lou Gehrig?

I'm pretty sure he didn't have any issues from the illness AKA Lou Gehrig's Disease. Maybe you're thinking of Babe Ruth Liver Disease?

RM2 · Post by **RM2** » Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:15 pm

Robbie Robertson of the Band :

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ro ... -rcna99107

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:37 pm

Aw damn, I liked him, and his solo stuff too.