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02-24-2014, 06:58 PM
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Vice Cobra Assistant Commander
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Indianapolis, IN, USA
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BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
BBC News - Ghostbusters star Harold Ramis dies aged 69
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Actor and director Harold Ramis, best known for the films Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, has died aged 69.
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69? Jesus H Fuck, that's way too soon.
Anyway, given that I hate starting new thrads for one-off news items (unless I can use them to win thrad naming contests with witty quips about my PKE metergetting a reading), this is your omnibus thrad for celebrity deaths.
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02-24-2014, 08:36 PM
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It's however you interpret the question...
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Gender: Bender
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
INSENSITIVE.
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02-24-2014, 11:29 PM
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I read some of your foolish scree, then just skimmed the rest.
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Bay Area
Gender: Male
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
Memorial outside Ghostbusters fire house, according to Ghostbuster's twitter,
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02-26-2014, 09:44 AM
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Quality Contributor
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Luxembourg
Gender: Male
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
BBC News - Spanish Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia dies at 66
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World-renowned Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia has died aged 66 in Mexico, reportedly of a heart attack while playing with his children on a beach.
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02-26-2014, 02:32 PM
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Crafty Agitator
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Minneapolis MN
Gender: Female
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
He was an amazing guitarist. RIP
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03-24-2014, 08:54 PM
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A Very Gentle Bort
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Bortlandia
Gender: Male
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
James Rebhorn passes at 65
He's always been one of those "Oh, That guy!" actors. I enjoyed (loved his performance even if I hated the character) many of the things he was in. I don't know anything else about him.
And as far as anyone from Gwar is concerned: I would have thought that if anyone had made a for real compact with the Devil, it would have been the members of Gwar. I don't know anything about any of them and I only know about them because of a guy I used to work with.
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03-25-2014, 12:53 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Nashville, TN
Gender: Female
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
My first memories of the Rebhorn guy was on a soap opera back when I was a kid. He played the bad guy and he was very good at it. And I always thought of him as that character whenever I saw him elsewhere on TV or in movies.
In fact, he was on the same soap as the love interest in Independence Day. Wish I could remember which soap.
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03-25-2014, 07:43 PM
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Member
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Location: Nashville, TN
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
Yeah, those were the ones I watched back in the day. That narrows it down.
I wanna say it was Search for Tomorrow but I'd like to look 'er up.
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04-06-2014, 08:20 AM
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Safety glasses off, motherfuckers
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Sarasota, FL
Gender: Bender
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
Naturalist author Peter Matthiessen dies at 86 | The Raw Story
I've been meaning to read Shadow Country and The Snow Leopard for a rather long time. R.I.P.
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04-07-2014, 07:11 AM
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A Very Gentle Bort
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Bortlandia
Gender: Male
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
There's no such thing as a bad boy.
Mickey Rooney passes at age 93.
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Mickey Rooney died on Sunday, according to multiple media reports.
He was 93. He is survived by his eighth wife Jan and nine children.
Rooney most recently appeared in “The Muppets” in 2011 and “Night At The Museum” in 2006. He was married 8 times.
Rooney was one of the most famous child actors in history. He played the role of Andy hardy in 20 films.
Rooney was also the first teenager to ever be nominated for an Oscar when he was honored in 1940 for his role in ”Strike Up the Band.”
Mickey Rooney was born Joe Yule Jr. on September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. He first took the stage as a toddler in his parents’ vaudeville act at 17 months old, according to his official website.
He made his first film appearance in 1926. The following year, he played the lead character in the first Mickey McGuire short film. It was in this popular film series that he took the stage name Mickey Rooney.
Rooney has received multiple awards, including a Juvenile Academy Award, an Honorary Academy Award, two Golden Globes and an Emmy Award.
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04-07-2014, 01:20 PM
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forever in search of dill pickle doritos
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
Not making the headlines because of Rooney, but John Pinette also died today.
BBC News - US comedian John Pinette found dead in Pittsburgh hotel
He was a very large man, but this line is still shocking to me:
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Aged 50, he died of natural causes
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50.
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04-07-2014, 03:34 PM
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California Sober
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Silicon Valley
Gender: Bender
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
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Originally Posted by slimshady2357
Not making the headlines because of Rooney, but John Pinette also died today.
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I found out about both at the exact same time, because of the social media.
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04-07-2014, 03:40 PM
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Coffin Creep
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: The nightmare realm
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
This may be of interest to a few here:
D&D Artist David Trampier: 1954-2014 :: Games :: News :: Paste
One of the original D&D artists, for those who don't know.
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04-21-2014, 01:26 PM
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Safety glasses off, motherfuckers
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Sarasota, FL
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
Boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, age 76. Infamously, Carter was imprisoned for a murder for which he was not guilty for nearly twenty years, even after several key witnesses recanted. The injustice was the subject of a song by Bob Dylan (unfortunately, I can't find the studio version on YouTube).
Last edited by The Man; 04-21-2014 at 01:44 PM.
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04-21-2014, 04:15 PM
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Admin
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
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Infamously, Carter was imprisoned for a murder for which he was not guilty for nearly twenty years, even after several key witnesses recanted.
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Damn, they nabbed him 20 years before he was guilty? That's some Minority Report shit right there.
Because grammar jokes never get old.
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04-30-2014, 09:13 PM
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Safety glasses off, motherfuckers
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
Actor Bob Hoskins, 71, star of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and other films. I honestly had no idea he was British.
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04-30-2014, 11:45 PM
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Member
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Location: Nashville, TN
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
He'll always be Eddie Valiant to me, even though I've seen him in many roles since then.
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05-01-2014, 01:34 AM
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Mr. Condescending Dick Nose
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Re: BREAKING: Sometimes Famous People Die
Hoskins got his first big break when he was brilliantly cast by the BBC as the illiterate van driver in a show constructed to support and encourage people with reading difficulties to sign up in a nationwide adult literacy drive. The programmes looked a bit like Sesame Street with their low-budget speak-and-spell graphics, but their main focus was to raise the profile of the scheme and its locally offered education services. So Hoskins's ability to portray a strong character admitting to weakness in a way that was recognisably human and admirable, was crucial for helping illiterate adults to identify with him and feel that it would be okay to admit they needed help reading.
I've found one complete episode online here ...
Hoskins's character appears in the title sequences, and in two brief slots, at 2:27 and at 4:15
Not one the best episodes, but it gives you an idea of how Hoskins was able to make a name for himself so quickly from such an unpromising and inauspicious start.
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05-13-2014, 09:18 AM
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Safety glasses off, motherfuckers
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