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I read a few of his novels whilst on my "hiatus from society", one of them twice. But, as always, the books are always better than the movie.
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For the past 10? years, Clancy has used other writers to make his money. Yes he created the outlines, but it was HIS name at the top of the page. Yes a fabulous storyteller also great film adaptions.
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That is some crazy synchronicity. I just pulled out Red Storm Rising a couple of nights ago to re-read. I'm up to the Iceland thing.
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This thread reminds me that I should look up Tom Clancy on amazon and order a few of his titles for my father, who loves political thrillers. I'm immigrating my Dad at the beginning of November, but for this month he's stressed with getting ready and could use some brain candy.
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He is way over my head...but I enjoyed the movie "hunt for red October with alec Baldwin and sean connery
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I've read several of his books, always a good read.
LOVED 'The Hunt For Red October'. RIP Mr. Clancy. |
What did he die of?
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That's the question. I'm not seeing it reported in all the two articles I skimmed.
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FFS...This is from everyjoe.com, and is just ridiculous:
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FWIW, it's been my experience that "after a brief illness" usually refers to cancer.
Fuck cancer. |
66 yr old male...Ima guess prostate/colon cancer.
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He looked like he was in his 60's when I started reading his stuff 20 years ago. He never looked very healthy.
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Pancreatic cancer and leukemia can take you extremely quickly too. Once worked with a guy who seemed completely fine, went in for some minor issues, got a diagnosis of leukemia and was dead just a week or two later.
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Yep, pancreatic cancer can take a woman who survived for 20 years after a breast cancer diagnosis. Thanks for the reminder.
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Vicki Sue Robinson, a singer that was truly "Unsung." She should have been much more popular than she really every was.
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Yabbut she died in 2000?
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dang.
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Aw Marcia Wallace! Mrs Krabappel and the receptionist on Bob Newhart.
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Bum Phillips was a walking quote machine:
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This is an article you have to read...
BBC News 11/14/13 Comedian Andy Kaufman 'faked his death', brother claims Quote:
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Maby he is hanging out with Elvis.
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I loved Latka. I hated Andy Kaufman.
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I know I have read at least one of her books. At least I really think I have. I hope so.
Will try to remember when I'm not supposed to be getting ready to go out (yes, it only happens a few times a year) and dallying here instead to heighton the tension. |
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Expected though it was, I find myself unbelievably saddened by the death of Nelson Mandela, and pretty much lost for words. "Free Nelson Mandela" was the theme tune of my impressionable years. he had a good innings and still.... What a great person. The world is a much better place that he was in it and didn't take the easier path.
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Yeah. He was a good guy. Sorry to see him go.
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Nelson Mandela was a great man. How else can you describe someone who was jailed for almost thirty years, for essentially no good reason, did what he did from prison, got out, and forgave his keepers, and became one of the most influential people on the planet.
I didn't do anywhere near 30 yrs, and I still haven't forgave the snitch pussy motherfucker that snitched on me...and I never will. |
Amy Winehouse singing 'Free Nelso Mandela'. Ironically they died about two years apart. She died at 27. He died at 95.
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Ahhh. This news makes me feel really sad. The great Peter O'Toole has died.
They broke the mould when they made him. |
Last time I saw him was a (then new) VHS copy of "Caligula".
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This made me smile from the BBC article
Broadcaster Michael Parkinson told Sky News it was hard to be too sad about the news of his passing, and smiled as he said: "Peter didn't leave much of life unlived, did he?" too right, Michael. I'd like to be remembered that way. Must work on that. |
I was interested to learn that he apparently survived stomach cancer back in the 70s. That's one of the more fatal ones, and treatment wasn't as fantastic back then either.
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I bought Russell T Davies' Casanova twice (both DVDs lent out, neither returned) as well as watching it on transmission. The combination of talents involved was too fine not to spread the word. Davies, Peter O'Toole, Tennant (pre-Who) Penry-Jones, Lucas et al.
I liked the fact that Peter O'Toole was referred to by his full name, as if it was one word. Peterotoole. Even in comments from friends and colleagues on the radio today; Peterotoole. Leslie Phillips said he was a wonderful actor, highly professional, a great ranconteur, but an intensely private man. Perhaps that's why people felt the need to gift him his whole name. |
Yeah, that is kind of odd. And sweet.
He was wonderful in Casanova. He was wonderful in everything. Nobody could play dissolute and derelict charm quite like Peter O'Toole. |
Aw, shit, man. Billy Jack died.
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But Joan Fontaine is still dead. |
Peter O'Toole
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David Coleman.
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Because I read Private Eye for years (and Colemanballs was their column) and because my bro and I laughed until we cried together over his howlers in print, by chance live or in compilations. But he had a good and successful life, so it's not for me to be bummed. And I think he'd laugh at that. |
Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the AK-47, and AK-74, is dead at 94.
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I don't get how that information was buried [oops] at the end of the news when "Schumacher is still alive, no change" was headlines.
Very sad. The passing of part of a comedy era. |
This will be only for Philly people, but RIP Bill Conlin. Great baseball columnist... in the Hall of Fame... and then retired upon credible allegations of child abuse.
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And yet, Pete Rose is banned for life?
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Let Pete in the Hall! |
He'll bet you they will.
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The Hall looks more and more idiotic every year that goes by. You've got the child molesters voting on who is moral enough to go in...They look to be snubbing Mike Mussina now (not snubbed on morals just because stupidity).
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Ahoy Professor. You taught me so much. You taught me that batteries sitting on a shelf could lose their power, then you taught me that coconuts will suffice just as nice.
RIP Russell Johnson. |
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Trigger from Only Fools and Horses died yesterday.
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I was going to post about it, but my inability to open more than one Window at a time made it impossible for me to find out his real name. Back on the iPad now, despite the fact it's not as keyboard-friendly.
Roger Lloyd-Pack. Emily Lloyd is his daughter. Merkins might know him best from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch (David Tennant's dad). |
Ah, I remember his face. Not a big Potterite so I prolly saw him in something else...
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