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Old 09-27-2008, 11:27 AM   #1
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That's really too bad. I'll miss the guy.
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Old 09-27-2008, 12:45 PM   #2
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sad sad loss
but Hey he had one HELL of a run !!!
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Old 09-28-2008, 04:44 PM   #3
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Oh, my. This is a *huge* one for me.

Paul Newman was my late mother's favorite actor, and her admiration for him carried on with me.

Here was a guy who could play Everyman, Romantic Lead, Tough Guy, Cowboy, Emotionally Impacted, Emotionally Over The Top...in short, there was *nothing* this incredible thespian could not do, and do better than pretty much everyone else.

Goodbye, Butch. Rest in peace, Reg. I'm gonna miss you, Fast Eddie.
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Old 09-28-2008, 04:48 PM   #4
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actors never die. Mr. Newman's intense blue eyes are preserved for all eternity.
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Old 09-29-2008, 07:58 AM   #5
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What a guy. He's one of those actors you just kind of feel will be around forever.

He adored his wife and they had such a great relationship, from their personal reports. He once said, when asked if he fooled around "why go out for hamburger when you have steak at home?"

RIP, Mr Newman.
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Old 09-30-2008, 09:29 PM   #6
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Old 10-18-2008, 09:19 AM   #7
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Levi Stubbs - Other than just being the lead singer of the Four Tops, he was also Audrey II, in the movie version of Little Shop of Horrors.



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Old 11-05-2008, 02:24 PM   #8
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Michael Crichton passed away, today.

One of the first authors I ever read, and one of my lifelong favorites.

Peace and best wishes for his family.
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Old 11-05-2008, 02:58 PM   #9
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I actually met Michael Crichton a while ago. He (and his entourage) were doing research for Disclosure which was about a tech company in the skid-row area in Seattle. At the time I was a programmer at Aldus (a tech company in the skid-row area in Seattle).

He was tall and impressive - could have been a CEO from anywhere. He and his staff were very polite.

I liked his stuff. I'm very sorry to see him go.
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Old 11-05-2008, 03:03 PM   #10
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Wow - how old was he?
That one really surprised me.

Oh and RIP Levi Stubbs. Great voice.
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Old 11-05-2008, 03:07 PM   #11
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66. He had cancer.
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:21 PM   #12
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Crichton was once a genius. His works post-Jurassic Park were not good. "Sphere" was a decent book and one of the worst films ever made, despite a great cast.

I've wonderful memories of Crichton's creations, starting with "The Andromeda Strain". His directorial effort of his own work, "The Great Train Robbery" starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Leslie Ann Down is still one of my favorite films.

But...Michael got lazy. As far as I was able to tell, he died of shame for what he was no longer able to produce.

That's very atypically unfair and disrespectful for me, and I apologize.
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Old 11-09-2008, 10:37 AM   #13
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Crichton was once a genius. His works post-Jurassic Park were not good. "Sphere" was a decent book and one of the worst films ever made, despite a great cast.

I've wonderful memories of Crichton's creations, starting with "The Andromeda Strain". His directorial effort of his own work, "The Great Train Robbery" starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Leslie Ann Down is still one of my favorite films.

But...Michael got lazy. As far as I was able to tell, he died of shame for what he was no longer able to produce.

That's very atypically unfair and disrespectful for me, and I apologize.
I don't think he had anything to be ashamed of given his body of work.

Take a look at the list of his books on wiki.

If it was a downward trend, then it was pretty short. I really like most of his stuff right up until State of Fear. I've read both State of Fear and Next. I thought both jumped around too much.

On the other hand, I really liked both Prey and Timeline which were the books just previous.

I really think it's more a case of no one hitting a home-run every time.
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:25 PM   #14
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M C The Swarm ? nano tech
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:30 PM   #15
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cool hand Luke moves me every time
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