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Eddy Arnold Dead at 89
He was my late mother's favorite country singer, a smooth-voiced, gentle, genuine human being who was easy on the ears. A pioneer of The Nashville Sound, that often uneasy melding of Pop and Country, Eddie Arnold's nearly 60 year plus career gave us dozens of memorable, affable, listenable pieces to remember him by.
My mom's favorite was "Make the World Go Away". My favorite is this: Thanks for all the great music, Eddy. Gonna miss you a lot. |
Thanks for posting that, Spode. Now, I commence in playing his music all day in tribute.
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What a voice. :bawling:
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Ah, Shit. Not Harvey Korman
But apparently, it is so. Carol Burnett's foil, Mel Brooks' villain, and Tim Conway's golfing buddy, all gone in one fell swoop.
Harvey was one of the funniest men ever to live. He was old school, Snidely Whiplash, vaudeville funny. Goddamn it, Death. Now, I'm just fucking pissed. |
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The biggest problem with being old, is your heroes, growing up, are even older.
The touchstones, people, places, traditions, we could always rely on to give us pleasure, and a sense of continuity, fade away. Goodbye Mr Korman... and thank you. :( |
This is, in point of fact, why I started writing these mini obits in the first place. I just wanted to share something of my respect and admiration for these people who have so enriched my life. As you may have noticed, these bits have become shorter and shorter with time. I have yet to decide if this is because it is just too depressing to ponder, or if my life is just so much better that I don't relate to death as much lately.
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Flint, thats what Els was talking about - see post 364
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Edit: Sorry, what I meant to say was SHUT YOUR FACE STUPID FACE |
It was amusing before the edit. I thought you should know.
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I struggle with these decisions.
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Please see the previous discussion regarding decision-struggling.
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Cite.
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I was very sad to hear about Harvey Korman as well. I have a videotape of the first Carol Burnett Reunion Show; there is nothing BUT funny on those skits. Though many of us grew up with that show, perhaps there is small consolation that they will probably show some of the reruns, in memoriam, and a whole new generation can see the brilliance.
Rest in peace, Mr Korman. :( |
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley passed away at the age of 79.
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Gee Flint. Is that really how you feel? Cuz personally I like it when someone just posts whatever they want in a thread without actually having the courtesy to read what other people already posted. I love it when "tailposters" just regurgitate what someone else said a few posts prior, simply because they were too lazy, disrespectful or didn't really care enough to read anyone else's posts/opinions.
But who the fuck am I to say anything? COCK! |
Yves St Laurent snuffed it, too.
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All hail the "Bo Diddley beat" - one of the most versatile and interesting drum patterns of the 20th century!
Think of the beat to "Who Do You Love?" (bom, bom, bom; bom-bom)... now flash forward to such diverse popular tunes as "I Want Candy", "How Soon Is Now" (yes, the Smiths played a Bo Diddley beat variation), and even the pinnacle of modern pop drumming, Jeff Porcaro's beat on Toto's "Rosanna" - a cross between the Bo Diddley beat and the Purdie shuffle! |
Kenny from South Park died.
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I was bummed to learn that (author) Robert Aspirin died last week. Not sure he ranks as celebrity though... :neutral: |
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Holy shit!! Robert Asprin died! Man, that sucks. I really am bummed about that. :(
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Wow, I didn't realize. I met him, too. (Asprin).
His eulogy should all be in puns. |
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Giant Salamander
...oh wait... :smack: |
Tim Russert
I'm watching the Meet The Press Memorial now |
Yeh - Sky, I grew up with him reporting and he was one of the best - no doubt. A real icon in that arena has been lost way too soon.
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Visual effects master Stan Winston has died at age 62. He won Oscars for his work on Aliens, Terminator 2, and Jurassic Park.
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Cyd Charisse has passed at 86. She was lovely, a lithe, graceful, beautiful dancer and actress. "Brigadoon" and "Silk Stockings" will be viewed in her honor this weekend at my house.
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George Carlin, today, age 71.
The men go early, don't they. Mr. Carlin's heart was a problem all along and it got him in the end, but so thankful he got so much longer after the first heart attack. Although many people found him bitter in the end - and one wonders whether that got him, really - he had both the sense of the common man and the wit of the wordsmith, a great combination for standup. His last HBO special found him really aging hard... but still bringing huge laughs. His 70s vinyl albums taught me so much about life through his excellent observations, and helped form the center of my early funny bone. A serious thinker who loved to play with words. A great standup who could compose a truly original set out of what are usually considered "hack" standup topics, such as "dogs versus cats". And the dude who built HBO, because outside cable TV he wouldn't be broadcast saying "fuck" -- an aesthetic rebel, defining his own way and defying the rules for the comedy that told truths and made the people laugh. He'll get many accolades, and he'll deserve them. It's the rare standup who can last decades. It's probably the most difficult form there is. To last as long as Carlin did, to turn out routines utterly dense with material, to stay relevant and funny for so long is really quite miraculous. |
Carlin said it best, "Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker and Tits." Strange to think a generation of kids only know him as the conductor on Thomas the tank engine.
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I loved Carlin's wordplay and the 'light bulb' expression he would employ after asking one of his insightful questions that could leave one laughing too hard to answer. Must admit I did not enjoy Brain Droppings that much, but it hardly counts by comparison.
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"We're gonna fuck ya now Sherrif. And we're gonna fuck ya slow."
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I actually got weepy when I found out George Carlin died. George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, and Richard Pryor invented modern comedy. He was a legend and my life is a bit more empty knowing he's gone.
I remember when I was in high school listening to one of his comedy tapes in the car. I was laughing so hard I was in tears and I had to pull over because I couldn't see the road. His creative use of the English language was hysterical. He was a poet, and a comic genius the likes of which the world will never see again. He was a national treasure. |
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Just saw online that Bernie Mac died from complications from pneumonia. :(
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Bill Melendez. Damn. One of the last great old school animators.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/...bit_melendez_3 I remember when "Peanuts" was only a comic strip - no TV specials, which were brought to us by Mr. Melendez. Damn, I'm old. |
The Snow Man is Off the air ,
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Musi....ap/index.html |
I had just watched Smokey and the Bandit II the night before.
No more Amos Moses. |
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Bill Melendez dies at 91.
Rest in peace, little Snoopy. :( eta: didn't see that 'spode already mentioned this. We've lost Schulz and Melendez...does anyone know if Giraldi is still around? If not, my childhood is officially over. |
This one really bummed me out a lot....
Don LaFontaine I do a very good impression of him doing movie trailers. His voice was outstanding. I wish I could do what he did and make the kind of money he made doing it. The guy made millions and would sometimes do 36 different voice-over spots in a single day. |
Oh, I heard that too Radar. That is "the" voice!
I remember a Janeane Garofalo bit where she talked about movie trailers all starting with "In a world..." and she mimicked his voice. |
He had a nickname.... "The voice of god"
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Sorry about ur childhood. |
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Well, that explains why I couldn't find anything on him, I was spelling it wrong! :blush:
Well, then, my childhood is officially over. Good thing I still act 12 years old most of the time. |
Couldn't you act at least 17? Lusting after 12 year olds is kinda sick.
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When people ask how old I am, I tell them that I'm 54... but I act like I'm 12, so I figure it averages out somewhere in my 30s.
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*sniff* RIP, Paul Newman!
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double sniff!!! sigh :(
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I fell in love with Paul when I saw Cool Hand Luke for the first time. It was on TV, so it couldn't have been 1967. His eyes were so beautiful. Such a marvelous talent.
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Here was a great, great man: he wound up giving about $250 million to charity through his Newman's Own brand.
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That's really too bad. I'll miss the guy.
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sad sad loss
but Hey he had one HELL of a run !!! |
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