Damn. First Buffett, now this. The ending to the “Newhart” series was brilliant. Loved him as Professor Proton. And all the others…RIP and thanks for all the laughter.
@cinoclav IT’S GETTING TO BE TOO MUCH. Interestingly, we have Real People to thank for bringing him to national attention.
/youtube real people richard simmons
@mossygreen Love this. He was really amazing. He’s already been missed for quite some time while he more or less went into seclusion over the years. He’ll certainly be missed more now.
He said he had a stutter as a child and didn’t speak from ages 8 to 14, but when a high school teacher discovered he wrote poetry, they found he didn’t stutter when reading his work in front of the class. The seed of an amazing career, an iconic voice and a tribute to all the dedicated teachers out there! RIP, Mufasa.
@ircon96 Just watched Field of Dreams again, where he played Terrence Mann, the author who was invited ‘into the corn’. And not that long ago saw the original Conan movie (the only decent one of them all) where he played Thulsa Doom. He really grew into the Darth Vader role over time (the original episode he sounded stilted), but I would take the first two above as my favorite of his roles.
Shelley Duvall, the beloved star who played Jack Nicholson’s wife in The Shining, has died, aged 75.
News of her death was announced by Dan Giloy, her partner since 1989. Gilroy told The Hollywood Reporter that she died in her sleep of complications from diabetes.
@llangley@Kyeh Sad. He portrayed Billy The Kid in the movie Pat Garret And Billy The Kid.
One of my favorite scenes: setup: BtK loads his double barrel shotgun with nickels, then:
@katbyter Really sucks how he got screwed out of his company and his name by shyster investors. I never tasted the original recipe but he had said the mass market version was not the same as what he made.
Dikembe Mutombo - NBA Global Ambassador and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer
I don’t know anything about basketball, but I do know that this guy had the most fun-to-pronounce name, and he was about 19 ft tall… RIP dude!
Oh. And fuck cancer.
NBA Global Ambassador and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo passed away today at the age of 58 from brain cancer. He was surrounded by his family…
James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88.
@macromeh MOONDOGGIE.
I’ve been fascinated by him since I realized that NOT ONLY was he Pepper’s love interest on Police Woman and on TJ Hooker, but he was also a pop singer on The Donna Reed Show whose character was the subject of Johnny Angel. And on top of that, he was on The Time Tunnel AND Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and had a movie career, and a singing career, and IT’S INSANE. Such a varied resume.
Bob Newhart, Comedy Icon, Dies at 94
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/bob-newhart-dead-comedian-1236077300/
(I posted this in the wrong thread earlier.)
Damn. First Buffett, now this. The ending to the “Newhart” series was brilliant. Loved him as Professor Proton. And all the others…RIP and thanks for all the laughter.
Richard Simmons - Fitness icon
Born: July 12, 1948
Died July 13, 2024
https://abcnews.go.com/US/fitness-guru-richard-simmons-dead-76/story?id=111912398
@cinoclav IT’S GETTING TO BE TOO MUCH. Interestingly, we have Real People to thank for bringing him to national attention.
/youtube real people richard simmons
@mossygreen Love this. He was really amazing. He’s already been missed for quite some time while he more or less went into seclusion over the years. He’ll certainly be missed more now.
@cinoclav this one made me sad, but hevan just got a whole lot more fun…and healthy!!
@cinoclav @tinamarie1974 Can you imagine the Sweatin’ to the Oldies band?!
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Renowned Sex Therapist, Dies at 96
https://people.com/dr-ruth-westheimer-dead-at-96-7555984
James Earl Jones, 93:
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/james-earl-jones-dead-darth-vader-lion-king-1236138656/
He said he had a stutter as a child and didn’t speak from ages 8 to 14, but when a high school teacher discovered he wrote poetry, they found he didn’t stutter when reading his work in front of the class. The seed of an amazing career, an iconic voice and a tribute to all the dedicated teachers out there! RIP, Mufasa.
@ircon96 Wow - what a loss. He was so great!
@ircon96 Long live King Jaffe Joffer.
@ircon96
/youtube “this one was strong in the force”
@ircon96 Just watched Field of Dreams again, where he played Terrence Mann, the author who was invited ‘into the corn’. And not that long ago saw the original Conan movie (the only decent one of them all) where he played Thulsa Doom. He really grew into the Darth Vader role over time (the original episode he sounded stilted), but I would take the first two above as my favorite of his roles.
9/11 First Responders Continue to Die
Diseases related to the dust and smoke produced by the collapse of the Twin Towers have claimed twice as many lives than the attacks themselves 23 years ago – and new health problems are still emerging.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240911-911s-long-legacy-how-the-dust-and-smoke-from-the-twin-towers-attacks-is-still-claiming-lives
Shelley Duvall, the beloved star who played Jack Nicholson’s wife in The Shining, has died, aged 75.
News of her death was announced by Dan Giloy, her partner since 1989. Gilroy told The Hollywood Reporter that she died in her sleep of complications from diabetes.
@macromeh
She was good in so many films.
Kris Kristofferson
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/29/1042510168/kris-kristofferson-musical-rebel-and-movie-star-has-died-at-age-88
@llangley Oh no!
@llangley @Kyeh Sad. He portrayed Billy The Kid in the movie Pat Garret And Billy The Kid.
One of my favorite scenes:
setup: BtK loads his double barrel shotgun with nickels, then:
Shannen Doherty, Actress on ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Charmed,’ Dies at 53
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/shannen-doherty-beverly-hills-90210-star-dies-53-1236071496/
@Kyeh omg
@Kyeh So sad, so young!
Country Singer And Songwriter Dave Loggins Dead At 76
https://www.tmz.com/2024/07/11/dave-loggins-country-singer-songwriter-dead-dies-augusta-masters-theme-song/?adid=social-tw
@IndifferentDude awwww. He was a soundtrack to my mid teenage self
“I’m the number one fan of the man from Tennessee”
Wally Amos of Famous Amos cookies
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/g-s1-17050/wally-amos-famous-amos-cookies-dead
/image Wally Amos cookies
@katbyter Really sucks how he got screwed out of his company and his name by shyster investors. I never tasted the original recipe but he had said the mass market version was not the same as what he made.
Roger Cook, landscaping expert on This Old House
https://people.com/roger-cook-dead-this-old-house-star-age-70-8700450
Maggie Smith.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk7375ngkxo
@FreePasta RIP Professor McGonagall
@FreePasta
Duke Fakir the last original member of The Four Tops passed on July 22.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Fakir
Pete Rose dead at 83
https://www.tmz.com/2024/09/30/pete-rose-dead/
Joe Bonsall, a 50-year member of The Oak Ridge Boys, dead at 76
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/09/entertainment/joe-bonsall-death/index.html
@IndifferentDude We saw them once in Las Vegas decades ago with my wife’s parents (who were huge fans). It was a great show.
Dikembe Mutombo - NBA Global Ambassador and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer
I don’t know anything about basketball, but I do know that this guy had the most fun-to-pronounce name, and he was about 19 ft tall… RIP dude!
Oh. And fuck cancer.
NBA Global Ambassador and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo passed away today at the age of 58 from brain cancer. He was surrounded by his family…
https://x.com/NBA/status/1840769152144887869?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1840769152144887869|twgr^cfe0ddc85c408585777e96b0b3e0eaa1193f9c35|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Frantingly.com%2F
@shahnm fifty freaking eight
Dude was always positive, a role model and UNICEF ambassador. Fifty eight. Damn man.
@pakopako @shahnm He was 7’2"! And yes, a wonderful guy.
Also in baseball news: Ozzy Virgil Sr passes at the ripe age of 92
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ozzie-virgil-sr-mlb-s-first-dominican-born-player-dies-at-92-opened-doors-for-all-latin-players/ar-AA1rq4RU
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), died July 19, 2024. She was 74. This is a great loss to many.
@OldCatLady
@OldCatLady She represented everyone, not just those that others thought of as her constituents.
Alain Delon, French movie legend, dies at 88. “Once described as the most beautiful man in the movies”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/18/entertainment/alain-delon-french-movie-legend-dies-intl-hnk/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/18/french-screen-star-alain-delon-dies-aged-88
“King of daytime talk” Phil Donahue at 88
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33n51rlgy4o
/image Phil Donahue
James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88.
@macromeh MOONDOGGIE.
I’ve been fascinated by him since I realized that NOT ONLY was he Pepper’s love interest on Police Woman and on TJ Hooker, but he was also a pop singer on The Donna Reed Show whose character was the subject of Johnny Angel. And on top of that, he was on The Time Tunnel AND Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and had a movie career, and a singing career, and IT’S INSANE. Such a varied resume.
Bossa nova legend Sérgio Mendes has died at the age of 83:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ng6ng17no
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sergio-mendes-brazilian-bossa-nova-legend-dead-obituary-1235096676/
J.D. Souther
You may remember Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. Origin of POCO. Inspired songwriter.
Doolin-Dalton “and so he left…that peaceful life behind”
https://hit-channel.com/legendary-songwriter-jd-souther-dies-at-78/
Lou Dobbs, a founding anchor at CNN, as well as a long time political pundit and Fox business news host passed away at the age of 78.
John Mayall, Legendary Pioneer of British Blues, Dead at 90
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-mayall-blues-legend-dead-obituary-1235066448/
Rachael Lillis - Voiced many characters on the English version of Pokémon including Jessie of Team Rocket.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Lillis
Ballerina Michaela DePrince.
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/14/nx-s1-5112395/michaela-deprince-ballerina-dies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaela_DePrince
@yakkoTDI
So young.
Chad McQueen (son of Steve McQueen) who played Dutch in the first (and best) Karate Kid movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_McQueen
Paul Harrell, guntuber and fan of Pop-Tarts, has passed.
@zhicks1987 His videos are some of the best on the subject.
Not many people would have the will to make a video like this one many months ago…
Mercury Morris
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dolphins-legend-mercury-morris-dies-at-77-key-member-of-famous-undefeated-1972-miami-team/