Celebrity death that bummed you out the most... - Page 18

xoxoxoBruce · 10-07-2006, 04:38 PM

Isn't the MLB Hall of Fame voting done by sports writers/casters. MLB puts up a list of candidates and then they vote on one or maybe a couple players, and the top so many vote getters are in? Theoretically not voting against anybody, just for somebody else. And beyond the control of MLB, pretty much.

I'd say Buck (with a little help from Burns) did a hell of a promotion job, considering the number of Negro League shirts, hats and paraphernalia, I see.

Of course he couldn't help being an outstanding player, being trained by the Yankees.

Elspode · 10-08-2006, 09:31 AM

You're correct about the voting procedure, Bruce, but I think there's an ad hoc or at-large (or something like that) selection possibility as well. I could be wrong.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-08-2006, 11:12 AM

Your right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basebal...loting%2C_2006

The process is a lot more complicated than I thought, with committees doing several elections in different categories, some on even or odd years.
Typical modern complicating of the simple game Buck O'Neill stood for.

zippyt · 11-10-2006, 10:35 PM

Well done 'Splode !!!
Written from the heart !!!

Radar · 11-13-2006, 02:06 PM

I remember him best from the times he hosted Ripley's on television.

glatt · 11-13-2006, 02:08 PM

Believe it.

Or not.

bbro · 11-21-2006, 11:44 AM

Robert Altman died on Monday night.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

Elspode · 11-21-2006, 11:49 AM

Aw, shit. Bob Altman was a personal hero of mine. A KC native, and surely one of the most original, independent and revered directors of all time.

Selene and I just watched "A Prairie Home Companion" this past weekend. Damn it. I am going to miss him, for sure.

bbro · 11-21-2006, 12:34 PM

Unfortunately, I have only seen MASH. I love that movie - it is one of my favorites. (You know, I was talking to someone who didn't know it was a movie BEFORE it was a TV show???)

richlevy · 11-28-2006, 09:54 PM

I never heard of this guy until I read his obituary.

Quote:

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) -- Wearing Superman pajamas and covered with his Batman blanket, comic book illustrator Dave Cockrum died Sunday.
The 63-year-old overhauled the X-Men comic and helped popularize the relatively obscure Marvel Comics in the 1970s. He helped turn the title into a publishing sensation and major film franchise.
Cockrum died in his favorite chair at his home in Belton, South Carolina, after a long battle with diabetes and related complications, his wife Paty Cockrum said Tuesday.

Quote:

Cockrum and Wein added their own heroes to the comic and published "Giant-Size X-Men No. 1" in 1975. Many signature characters Cockrum designed and co-created -- such as Storm, Mystique, Nightcrawler and Colossus -- went on to become part of the "X-Men" films starring Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry.
Cockrum received no movie royalties, said family friend Clifford Meth, who organized efforts to help Cockrum and his family during his protracted medical care.
"Dave saw the movie and he cried -- not because he was bitter," Meth said. "He cried because his characters were on screen and they were living."

Elspode · 11-29-2006, 10:08 AM

Bummer. I always knew that the movie renditions of X-Men were very, very true to the characters. Now that I know one of the creators thought so, too, I feel even more enthusiastic about this particular adaptation.

For someone like me, who grew up with superheroes, the quality of big screen renditions is a matter of some import, right up there with having a proper James Bond.

dar512 · 11-29-2006, 12:00 PM

One of the few things that I disliked about the LOTR movies is that they changed the character of Faramir. I don't mind some tweaking of a story as long as they are faithful to the characters.

Spexxvet · 12-13-2006, 05:24 PM

Peter Boyle died today. "ut'n onna itz" will never sound the same.

12-13-2006, 05:25 PM

What the hell is that stuff (other than heart disease) that killed him? Never heard of it.

Spexxvet · 12-13-2006, 05:31 PM

Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cell, is an incurable but treatable disease.

10-07-2006, 04:38 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Isn't the MLB Hall of Fame voting done by sports writers/casters. MLB puts up a list of candidates and then they vote on one or maybe a couple players, and the top so many vote getters are in? Theoretically not voting against anybody, just for somebody else. And beyond the control of MLB, pretty much. I'd say Buck (with a little help from Burns) did a hell of a promotion job, considering the number of Negro League shirts, hats and paraphernalia, I see. Of course he couldn't help being an outstanding player, being trained by the Yankees. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-08-2006, 09:31 AM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	You're correct about the voting procedure, Bruce, but I think there's an ad hoc or at-large (or something like that) selection possibility as well. I could be wrong. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-08-2006, 11:12 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Your right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basebal...loting%2C_2006 The process is a lot more complicated than I thought, with committees doing several elections in different categories, some on even or odd years. Typical modern complicating of the simple game Buck O'Neill stood for. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-10-2006, 10:35 PM	#4
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Well done 'Splode !!! Written from the heart !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-13-2006, 02:06 PM	#5
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I remember him best from the times he hosted Ripley's on television. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

11-13-2006, 02:08 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Believe it. Or not.

11-21-2006, 11:44 AM	#7
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Robert Altman died on Monday night. http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

11-21-2006, 11:49 AM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Aw, shit. Bob Altman was a personal hero of mine. A KC native, and surely one of the most original, independent and revered directors of all time. Selene and I just watched "A Prairie Home Companion" this past weekend. Damn it. I am going to miss him, for sure. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-21-2006, 12:34 PM	#9
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Unfortunately, I have only seen MASH. I love that movie - it is one of my favorites. (You know, I was talking to someone who didn't know it was a movie BEFORE it was a TV show???)

11-29-2006, 10:08 AM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Bummer. I always knew that the movie renditions of X-Men were very, very true to the characters. Now that I know one of the creators thought so, too, I feel even more enthusiastic about this particular adaptation. For someone like me, who grew up with superheroes, the quality of big screen renditions is a matter of some import, right up there with having a proper James Bond. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-29-2006, 12:00 PM	#12
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	One of the few things that I disliked about the LOTR movies is that they changed the character of Faramir. I don't mind some tweaking of a story as long as they are faithful to the characters. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

12-13-2006, 05:24 PM	#13
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Peter Boyle died today. "ut'n onna itz" will never sound the same. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

12-13-2006, 05:25 PM	#14
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	What the hell is that stuff (other than heart disease) that killed him? Never heard of it.

12-13-2006, 05:31 PM	#15
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cell, is an incurable but treatable disease. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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