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

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:00 pm

I wish! Man, I love those tiny cars those guys drive.

Side note: I looked up Shriners to make sure those were the guys that drove those tiny cars in parades and discovered they’re a (intentionally) silly offshoot of Freemasons who fund hospitals dedicated to medical care for children. Respect.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:38 pm

Those car are quantum entangled lol

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:43 pm

hepcat wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:00 pm Side note: I looked up Shriners to make sure those were the guys that drove those tiny cars in parades and discovered they’re a (intentionally) silly offshoot of Freemasons who fund hospitals dedicated to medical care for children. Respect.

Many years ago (decades!) I had to inspect a Shrine circus that was visiting a town I worked in. I have never been tempted by bribes, but if they offered me one of those lil' cars I would have risked it all.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:45 pm

hepcat wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:00 pm I wish! Man, I love those tiny cars those guys drive.

Side note: I looked up Shriners to make sure those were the guys that drove those tiny cars in parades and discovered they’re a (intentionally) silly offshoot of Freemasons who fund hospitals dedicated to medical care for children. Respect.

They also run their own circus. Or used to. Not sure if they still do anymore. I believe they also have their own hospitals.

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:57 pm

Peter from Peter, Paul and Mary died

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:10 pm

naednek wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:57 pm Peter from Peter, Paul and Mary died

Aw always loved their Puff the Magic Dragon. They always sounded the same even more recently. So does that only leave Paul? Time man...

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Tue Jan 07, 2025 7:06 pm

naednek wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:57 pm Peter from Peter, Paul and Mary died

Damn, that one hurts.

Mom and dad LOVED Peter, Paul, and Mary. Their records were played all the time at home when I was growing up.

One of my most vivid memories of my dad is him playing his guitar and singing “Puff the Magic Dragon” to make me feel better when I was sick. To this day, I have a hard time hearing that song without breaking into tears.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:00 pm

PP&M 1965

And a more humorous one from more recently

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:52 pm

Picture of a much younger me chatting with Peter after a PP&M concert in Portland, OR. Somehow my buddy Matt managed to get back stage passes to visit with them. Note the copy of Job:A Comedy of Justice I’m carrying, that will help to zero in the year to around 1987-88.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Thu Jan 09, 2025 2:06 pm

Daehawk wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:00 pm

I watched that on PBS so many times. Loved Peter, Paul, and Mary when I was growing up.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:20 pm

Anita Bryant, Singer and Crusader Against Gay Rights, Dies at 84

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:57 pm

I got nothin’.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:12 pm

Thoughts and prayers, I guess.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:54 pm

RIP Anita "Bonghit" Bryant.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:37 pm

Jaymann wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:54 pm RIP Anita "Bonghit" Bryant.

Upscroll

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:58 pm

Image got trashed.

Gist: It was a reaction.

WYBaugh · Post by **WYBaugh** » Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:43 am

Definitely one I did not know was still alive.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:18 pm

Tony Slattery Dies: Comedian, Actor & ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ Star Was 65

Tony Slattery, the comedian and actor best known for his improvisations on hit comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, died today following a heart attack two days ago. He was 65.

JCC · Post by **JCC** » Wed Jan 15, 2025 9:00 pm

Tony was really funny. I was in college when I watched the original UK Whose Line is it Anyway? Good times.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:56 pm

This one hurts - RIP Bob Uecker

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Uecker signed his first professional contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and reached the majors in 1962. He'd last six seasons in the big leagues as a backup catcher, finishing with a .200 average and 14 homers.

He won a World Series ring with St. Louis in 1964 and also played for Atlanta and Philadelphia.

"Career highlights? I had two," he often joked. "I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets."

I hope you're in the Front Row Bob!

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:11 pm

That guy was funny as hell. I've never seen anyone make fun of themselves as well. He will be missed.

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Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:10 pm

Bob was everywhere on tv in the 80s as I recall. RIP.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:30 pm

David Lynch:

Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78.

Lynch revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after a lifetime of smoking, and would likely not be able to leave his house to direct any longer. His family announced his death in a Facebook post, writing, “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.'”

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:48 pm

Daehawk wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2024 5:32 pm
YellowKing wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:18 am I have really fond memories of watching Alice reruns with my grandmother. Alice, All in the Family, Sanford and Son, and The jeffersons were always on rotation when I stayed over at her house. I remember absolutely loving Flo and Vera, and being somewhat afraid of Mel.
Same here with all three of those shows plus Good Times and Chico & the Man.

I LOVED Alice as a kid. Small crush on Linda. She was fantastic and when i think of Alice's Diner I think of the show Alice. Flo with kiss my grits and Mel yelling from the kitchen. Then there was Vera..she was so nervous and timid she made me nervous. And Linda there as the sane normal one raising her son. All the woman power stuff passed me by as a child. I just enjoyed the show for being a fun off beat comedy show. I think Alice fit in with two other shows I watched...Soap and Barney Miller. Strange that I watched those shows as a child but I loved them.

Hell I even watched Maude! ( Even though I was a kid , Adrienne Barbeau had 2 very pointed arguments I enjoyed )

a few years ago, i watched Martin Scorcese's _Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore_ (1973) and it was a major shock seeing the setting, characters, and even Vic Tayback from the "Alice" tv show. i looked it up and ... it's weird how a 'sitcom spinoff' of this film was ever proposed in the first place!

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:48 pm

I hadn't heard that about his diagnosis.

I still prefer his Dune. Yes, I said it.

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hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:48 pm

Smoove_B wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:30 pm David Lynch:

Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78.

Lynch revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after a lifetime of smoking, and would likely not be able to leave his house to direct any longer. His family announced his death in a Facebook post, writing, “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.'”

RIP to one of my favorite American film directors!!

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:52 pm

Pyperkub wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:56 pm This one hurts - RIP Bob Uecker

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Uecker signed his first professional contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and reached the majors in 1962. He'd last six seasons in the big leagues as a backup catcher, finishing with a .200 average and 14 homers.

He won a World Series ring with St. Louis in 1964 and also played for Atlanta and Philadelphia.

"Career highlights? I had two," he often joked. "I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets."
I hope you're in the Front Row Bob!

Just a bit outside...

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:59 pm

Another fun one

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:01 pm

How was I bammed by 10 minutes and not see it.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:28 pm

I was watching some Police Squad YT videos and found out when Leslie Nielsen died in 2010 they did this

https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?p ... o_pallazzo

telcta · Post by **telcta** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:53 pm

It’s Enrico Pallazzo!

I still yell that every now and then.

Also, thanks for Leslie Nielsen image, I need to laugh again. David Lynch passing has been rough. I’m getting around to watching Inland Empire for the first time.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sun Jan 19, 2025 1:34 am

Smoove_B wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:30 pm David Lynch:

Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78.

Lynch revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after a lifetime of smoking, and would likely not be able to leave his house to direct any longer. His family announced his death in a Facebook post, writing, “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.'”

A true genius and a unique voice. We won't see his like again. Here is a project I did a few years ago for another channel:

The many faces of David Lynch

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:21 am

The bottom left gives me creepy Sean Penn vibes.....and 3rd from bottom right. Yikes.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:42 pm

Why are you trying to make us think Sean Penn is dead.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:57 pm

Yeah, seriously. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw his picture.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:11 pm

It means nothing to many of you, but for those of us who grew up in Ohio during the 70s, 80s and 90s, the name Big Chuck was revered.

Sadly, he has died.

He was the Polish god of late night horror movie hosts for so many of us. He started out with the world famous Ernie “Ghoulardi” Anderson’s “Shock Theater” back in the 60s and eventually got his own late night horror hosting gig with Hoolihan and Big Chuck, and then Big Chuck and Li'l John after Hoolihan left.

He and his cohosts specialized in the absolute schlocky-est humor you can imagine. But he made fun of those who loved Polish jokes at his expense by making them about "certain ethnic" people.

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:16 pm

John Sykes.
Great guitarist for Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder and more.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:22 pm

Damn, this one is tough. John Sykes was a phenomenal guitarist. My all-time favorite song is Whitesnake's Crying in the Rain and his solo is as good as it gets.

The greatest tragedy is that Blue Murder only put out two albums. They were both fantastic and I've listed to them 100 times.

RIP, John.

WYBaugh · Post by **WYBaugh** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:10 pm

Fantastic guitarist. I love me some Tygers of Pan Tang

Hipolito · Post by **Hipolito** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:22 pm

hepcat wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:11 pm It means nothing to many of you, but for those of us who grew up in Ohio during the 70s, 80s and 90s, the name Big Chuck was revered.

Sadly, he has died.

He was the Polish god of late night horror movie hosts for so many of us. He started out with the world famous Ernie “Ghoulardi” Anderson’s “Shock Theater” back in the 60s and eventually got his own late night horror hosting gig with Hoolihan and Big Chuck, and then Big Chuck and Li'l John after Hoolihan left.

He and his cohosts specialized in the absolute schlocky-est humor you can imagine. But he made fun of those who loved Polish jokes at his expense by making them about "certain ethnic" people.

Thank you for sharing this. The video made me laugh hard, it's so my type of humor!