RIP Famous People Thread - Page 6

albionmoonlight · 07-31-2022, 12:22 PM

Bill Russell, RIP.

The Bill Simmons book does a great job of pointing out just how good he was. Well, that and the 11 freaking titles he won.

molson · 07-31-2022, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

11 freaking titles he won.

Plus 2 NCAA titles, and a gold medal. And he never lost a winner-take all game (22-0)

Ksyrup · 07-31-2022, 02:26 PM

And Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) passed away today as well.

Thomkal · 07-31-2022, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

And Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) passed away today as well.

Very sad about this,

She was quite the groundbreaker for both women and African Americans

CrimsonFox · 07-31-2022, 09:24 PM

BYU 14 · 07-31-2022, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

Very sad about this,

She was quite the groundbreaker for both women and African Americans

Had such a crush on her as a kid

CrimsonFox · 07-31-2022, 11:42 PM

Ursula the Octopus Witch also died today.

Pat Carroll Dead at 95: Emmy Winner Voiced Ursula in The Little Mermaid

miami_fan · 08-01-2022, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Bill Russell, RIP.

The Bill Simmons book does a great job of pointing out just how good he was. Well, that and the 11 freaking titles he won.

For a sports culture that loves rings, I always felt he was underrated as a player. I was happy to see he began to get some of the respect he deserved later in life. That does not even begin to touch on everything he did and was off the court.

My favorite stat.

Bill Russell was 22-0 in winner-take-all-games.

At USF, his '55 team was 5-0 in the tourney on the way to the title.

At USF, his '56 team was 4-0 in the tourney on the way to the title.

In the '56 Olympics, the US squad was 2-0 when it came to the winner-take-all final 4 for gold after the group stage.

In the NBA, the Celtics were famously 10-0 in Games 7's throughout his career. He also won Game 5 of the 1966 East semifinals best of 5 series against Oscar Robertson's Cincinnati Royals.

SirFozzie · 08-01-2022, 09:03 AM

Kevin Garnett and Bill Russell Interview - YouTube

"But if you don't (win a championship), but I see you play the way you should play.. I'll share one of mine with you." -- Bill Russell to Kevin Garnett

nevermind this was speaking to someone who made 80 times what he did (at his peak) at the time (100K for Russell vs 8 Million that year for KG). That shows what kind of PERSON Bill Russell was.

cartman · 08-02-2022, 10:30 PM

RIP Vin Scully

https://www.mlb.com/news/vin-scully-...announcer-dies

BYU 14 · 08-02-2022, 10:33 PM

Man, Vin was an icon, that one hurts and I het the Dodgers, but he was the best

miami_fan · 08-03-2022, 06:01 AM

Vin Scully is the reason I prefer listening to baseball on the radio even if I am watching the game on TV. The way he described the national game of the week on TV led me to seek out the radio broadcast of Braves games when I was a kid. He came across as the personification of kindness and class. RIP

Ksyrup · 08-03-2022, 07:52 AM

RIP Vin Scully.

I hope to age as gracefully - both mentally and physically - as he did. The guy roled with the changes he saw in his lifetime and never appeared to be a grumpy old 60-90 year old shaking his angry fist at the clouds like many people do.

albionmoonlight · 08-04-2022, 08:10 AM

VIN SCULLY: what... where am I...?

JACKIE ROBINSON: Welcome home my friend. We'll go ice skating once you're settled in

HANK AARON: Hey kid, great to see you

BABE RUTH: Glad to finally meet ya, pal. Heard good things

TY COBB: When the fuck did we start letting catholics in
— lauren (@NotABigJerk) August 3, 2022

Edward64 · 08-07-2022, 10:05 PM

RIP.

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Actor Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "TC" Calvin on the 1980s hit show "Magnum, P.I.," died Sunday, his daughter announced. He was 83.
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Mosley starred in more than 150 episodes of "Magnum, P.I." alongside Tom Selleck in the crime-adventure series, which aired for eight seasons from 1980 until 1988. Mosley also made an appearance in a more recent reboot of the hit show, as another character, John Booky, according to his IMDb page.

cartman · 08-08-2022, 02:33 PM

RIP Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John Dead at 73

Kodos · 08-08-2022, 02:38 PM

Thirty years is a long time to battle breast cancer. Rest in peace, Olivia.

BYU 14 · 08-08-2022, 04:26 PM

Okay, this got me a little teary. I got to meet her when I lived in AL and worked for Orkin in the mid 80's. She and her sister had a Koala Blue clothing store in LA and she gave me one of the highlights of my then 22 years on this earth right before Christmas in 1985. I had finished treating the store and was getting my paper work signed and she came up, wished my Merry Christmas and gave me a peck on the cheek. I floated out of that damn store and will never forget that moment LOL. She was seriously so sweet and down to earth, beautiful inside and out.

R.I.P

NobodyHere · 08-08-2022, 06:44 PM

David McCullough, historian and film narrator, died at 89 : NPR

Damn, I've really enjoyed his books. Really made history fun and accessible.

Edward64 · 08-08-2022, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BYU 14

Okay, this got me a little teary. I got to meet her when I lived in AL and worked for Orkin in the mid 80's. She and her sister had a Koala Blue clothing store in LA and she gave me one of the highlights of my then 22 years on this earth right before Christmas in 1985. I had finished treating the store and was getting my paper work signed and she came up, wished my Merry Christmas and gave me a peck on the cheek. I floated out of that damn store and will never forget that moment LOL. She was seriously so sweet and down to earth, beautiful inside and out.

R.I.P

Neat story.

GrantDawg · 08-08-2022, 08:25 PM

Almost 20 years in pest control and Olivia Newton John never kissed me.

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BYU 14 · 08-09-2022, 06:42 AM

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Almost 20 years in pest control and Olivia Newton John never kissed me.

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And I got it done in only 2, LOL

GrantDawg · 08-12-2022, 05:56 AM

Looks like Anne Heche is going to have her life support removed soon.

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NobodyHere · 08-12-2022, 01:46 PM

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Looks like Anne Heche is going to have her life support removed soon.

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Anne Heche, Star of Another World and Men in Trees, Dies at 53

NobodyHere · 08-16-2022, 03:23 PM

Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of 'Das Boot,' dies

cartman · 08-24-2022, 01:10 PM

Former Chiefs QB and long time host of HBO's Inside the NFL Len Dawson passed away at the age of 87

Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson, who led Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl IV win, dies at age 87

Lathum · 08-31-2022, 11:42 AM

Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91

JPhillips · 08-31-2022, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

Former Chiefs QB and long time host of HBO's Inside the NFL Len Dawson passed away at the age of 87

Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson, who led Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl IV win, dies at age 87

I once worked with a guy that had a blood feud with Len Dawson Jr. He claimed to have gotten into several fist fights with him. He'd turn red with rage at the mere mention of the younger Dawson.

Ksyrup · 09-08-2022, 08:44 AM

Bernard Shaw, former CNN anchor, dies at 82.

GrantDawg · 09-08-2022, 11:57 AM

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Bernard Shaw, former CNN anchor, dies at 82.

I miss Bernie. He was so iconic.

cuervo72 · 09-23-2022, 09:32 AM

Hilary Mantel, celebrated author of Wolf Hall, dies aged 70 | Hilary Mantel | The Guardian

Not a typical "celebrity" but a little shocked by this one, figured there was more still for her to write.

NobodyHere · 09-28-2022, 08:10 PM

This wasn't name I was expecting to see on this thread today.

Coolio Dead at 59

Atocep · 09-28-2022, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

This wasn't name I was expecting to see on this thread today.

Coolio Dead at 59

I core memory for me of the 90s and part of the best Hot Ones episode ever.

RIP

Ksyrup · 10-06-2022, 07:17 PM

Is Judy Tenuta famous enough for this thread? She probably was 30 years ago. She passed of ovarian cancer at 72.

cuervo72 · 10-06-2022, 07:40 PM

Yep. With our crowd at least.

CrimsonFox · 10-12-2022, 01:13 AM

Angela Lansbury Said She Wanted to Play Romantic Leads in Her Youth

Angela Lansbury was an elegant queen of entertainment. So gorgeous and refined! Stage, screen, and television. She could sing and dance, be funny. everything!

CrimsonFox · 10-12-2022, 02:15 AM

CrimsonFox · 10-12-2022, 02:15 AM

sterlingice · 10-12-2022, 07:09 AM

And she will never be brought to justice for all those people she killed in small town Maine

SI

Critch · 10-14-2022, 12:02 PM

Robbie Coltrane? Hagrid from Harry Potter? Mona Lisa with Bob Hoskins (a great movie, by the way)? Lots of British TV? Is he famous enough for this thread?

If so, he's dead.

Ksyrup · 10-14-2022, 12:10 PM

Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch.

That's close to as recent as I go with movies, but I'll always remember Robbie Coltrane from Nuns on the Run.

miami_fan · 10-14-2022, 12:24 PM

Hall of Fame reliever, Cy Young winner Bruce Sutter dies

flere-imsaho · 10-14-2022, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Critch

Robbie Coltrane?

What? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!!

Ksyrup · 10-14-2022, 12:29 PM

Damn, I missed the Sutter news while running.

Critch · 10-14-2022, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

What? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!!

72. Not a bad innings for a big chap who once said "It's not worth drinking unless you drink to excess".

Lathum · 10-14-2022, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Critch

Robbie Coltrane? Hagrid from Harry Potter? Mona Lisa with Bob Hoskins (a great movie, by the way)? Lots of British TV? Is he famous enough for this thread?

If so, he's dead.

He played one of the most iconic characters in pop culture. The teller in let it ride. Of course he is.

Atocep · 10-14-2022, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by miami_fan

Hall of Fame reliever, Cy Young winner Bruce Sutter dies

Coincidentally I think the Braves made the final installment of their payments to him this year based on the insane contract he signed.

PilotMan · 10-15-2022, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by miami_fan

Hall of Fame reliever, Cy Young winner Bruce Sutter dies

One of my favorite childhood memories involved Sutter. I was at this baseball game:

This Time, It's . . . Whitfield? : Dodgers Do It Again--on Pinch Homer; Lead by Nine - Los Angeles Times

10 years old, young, light hitting outfielder Terry Whitfield hits a 2-run HR off Sutter in the 8th as LA goes on to win. He powered it over the CF fence. A shot I knew was gone the moment he it is. My grandfather, a Braves fan, laid a bet with me, and I got to cash in thanks to Sutter and Whitefield.

GrantDawg · 10-24-2022, 04:22 PM

Oh no! Leslie Jordan was killed in a car accident this morning. He was such funny guy. Heartbreaking.

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Critch · 10-26-2022, 06:37 PM

Jerry Lee Lewis was dead earlier this afternoon, but he's now back to not being non-dead.

Apparently the announcement of his death was a hoax that all the press bought.

Jerry Lee Lewis Alive in Memphis

07-31-2022, 02:26 PM	#253
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	And Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) passed away today as well. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

08-01-2022, 09:03 AM	#259
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Kevin Garnett and Bill Russell Interview - YouTube "But if you don't (win a championship), but I see you play the way you should play.. I'll share one of mine with you." -- Bill Russell to Kevin Garnett nevermind this was speaking to someone who made 80 times what he did (at his peak) at the time (100K for Russell vs 8 Million that year for KG). That shows what kind of PERSON Bill Russell was. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

08-02-2022, 10:30 PM	#260
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	RIP Vin Scully https://www.mlb.com/news/vin-scully-...announcer-dies __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

08-03-2022, 06:01 AM	#262
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Vin Scully is the reason I prefer listening to baseball on the radio even if I am watching the game on TV. The way he described the national game of the week on TV led me to seek out the radio broadcast of Braves games when I was a kid. He came across as the personification of kindness and class. RIP __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

08-03-2022, 07:52 AM	#263
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	RIP Vin Scully. I hope to age as gracefully - both mentally and physically - as he did. The guy roled with the changes he saw in his lifetime and never appeared to be a grumpy old 60-90 year old shaking his angry fist at the clouds like many people do. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

07-31-2022, 12:22 PM	#251
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Bill Russell, RIP. The Bill Simmons book does a great job of pointing out just how good he was. Well, that and the 11 freaking titles he won.

07-31-2022, 09:24 PM	#255
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009

07-31-2022, 11:42 PM	#257
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Ursula the Octopus Witch also died today. Pat Carroll Dead at 95: Emmy Winner Voiced Ursula in The Little Mermaid

08-02-2022, 10:33 PM	#261
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Man, Vin was an icon, that one hurts and I het the Dodgers, but he was the best

08-04-2022, 08:10 AM	#264
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	VIN SCULLY: what... where am I...? JACKIE ROBINSON: Welcome home my friend. We'll go ice skating once you're settled in HANK AARON: Hey kid, great to see you BABE RUTH: Glad to finally meet ya, pal. Heard good things TY COBB: When the fuck did we start letting catholics in — lauren (@NotABigJerk) August 3, 2022

08-08-2022, 02:33 PM	#266
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	RIP Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Dead at 73 __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

08-08-2022, 02:38 PM	#267
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Thirty years is a long time to battle breast cancer. Rest in peace, Olivia. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

08-08-2022, 04:26 PM	#268
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Okay, this got me a little teary. I got to meet her when I lived in AL and worked for Orkin in the mid 80's. She and her sister had a Koala Blue clothing store in LA and she gave me one of the highlights of my then 22 years on this earth right before Christmas in 1985. I had finished treating the store and was getting my paper work signed and she came up, wished my Merry Christmas and gave me a peck on the cheek. I floated out of that damn store and will never forget that moment LOL. She was seriously so sweet and down to earth, beautiful inside and out. R.I.P

08-08-2022, 06:44 PM	#269
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	David McCullough, historian and film narrator, died at 89 : NPR Damn, I've really enjoyed his books. Really made history fun and accessible. __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

08-08-2022, 08:25 PM	#271
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Almost 20 years in pest control and Olivia Newton John never kissed me. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

08-12-2022, 05:56 AM	#273
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Looks like Anne Heche is going to have her life support removed soon. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

08-16-2022, 03:23 PM	#275
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of 'Das Boot,' dies __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

08-24-2022, 01:10 PM	#276
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Former Chiefs QB and long time host of HBO's Inside the NFL Len Dawson passed away at the age of 87 Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson, who led Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl IV win, dies at age 87 __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

08-31-2022, 11:42 AM	#277
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91

09-08-2022, 08:44 AM	#279
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Bernard Shaw, former CNN anchor, dies at 82. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

09-23-2022, 09:32 AM	#281
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Hilary Mantel, celebrated author of Wolf Hall, dies aged 70 \| Hilary Mantel \| The Guardian Not a typical "celebrity" but a little shocked by this one, figured there was more still for her to write. __________________ null

09-28-2022, 08:10 PM	#282
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	This wasn't name I was expecting to see on this thread today. Coolio Dead at 59 __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

10-06-2022, 07:17 PM	#284
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Is Judy Tenuta famous enough for this thread? She probably was 30 years ago. She passed of ovarian cancer at 72. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

10-06-2022, 07:40 PM	#285
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Yep. With our crowd at least. __________________ null

10-12-2022, 01:13 AM	#286
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Angela Lansbury Said She Wanted to Play Romantic Leads in Her Youth Angela Lansbury was an elegant queen of entertainment. So gorgeous and refined! Stage, screen, and television. She could sing and dance, be funny. everything!

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CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009

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10-12-2022, 07:09 AM	#289
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	And she will never be brought to justice for all those people she killed in small town Maine SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

10-14-2022, 12:02 PM	#290
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	Robbie Coltrane? Hagrid from Harry Potter? Mona Lisa with Bob Hoskins (a great movie, by the way)? Lots of British TV? Is he famous enough for this thread? If so, he's dead.

10-14-2022, 12:10 PM	#291
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch. That's close to as recent as I go with movies, but I'll always remember Robbie Coltrane from Nuns on the Run. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

10-14-2022, 12:24 PM	#292
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Hall of Fame reliever, Cy Young winner Bruce Sutter dies __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

10-14-2022, 12:29 PM	#294
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Damn, I missed the Sutter news while running. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

10-24-2022, 04:22 PM	#299
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Oh no! Leslie Jordan was killed in a car accident this morning. He was such funny guy. Heartbreaking. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

10-26-2022, 06:37 PM	#300
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	Jerry Lee Lewis was dead earlier this afternoon, but he's now back to not being non-dead. Apparently the announcement of his death was a hoax that all the press bought. Jerry Lee Lewis Alive in Memphis Last edited by Critch : 10-26-2022 at 06:43 PM.

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