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Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Fri January 10, 2020 10:41 pm
by Stickman
Image

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sat January 11, 2020 3:26 am
by knee tunes
Anders wrote:RIP

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 6:35 pm
by dimejinky99
Christopher Tolkien. RIP

There goes the custodian of middle earth.

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Wed January 22, 2020 1:12 pm
by Anders
The absolutely wonderful and hilarious Terry Jones has passed away.

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Wed January 22, 2020 1:15 pm
by JuanHamm
Anders wrote:The absolutely wonderful and hilarious Terry Jones has passed away.
My favorite Python :(

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Wed January 22, 2020 5:00 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
:(

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Thu January 23, 2020 1:22 pm
by doone
E.H. Ruddock wrote: :(
True story, my husband was in a play just before Christmas, it was a comedic A Christmas Carol and one of his characters was Mrs. Cratchit, he totally ripped off Terry Jones. It was hilarious. RIP

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Thu January 23, 2020 6:47 pm
by Chris_H_2
Jim Lehrer of PBS’s NewsHour

:peace:

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Thu January 23, 2020 7:18 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Thu January 23, 2020 7:57 pm
by Biff Pocoroba
I still think of it as MacNeil Lehrer even though it hasn't been that for 25 years.
Sad news on Terry Jones too.

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sat January 25, 2020 8:15 pm
by Jammer XCI
Former Death and Cynic dummer Sean Reinert died

He was awesome

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sun January 26, 2020 7:49 pm
by dimejinky99
Kobe Bryant

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sun January 26, 2020 7:50 pm
by Anders
«Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant has died in a California helicopter crash, a report said Sunday.

He was 41.

Bryant was among at least four people traveling in his private helicopter over Calabasas when a fire broke out, sending the chopper spiraling from the sky, according to TMZ Sports.»

RIP

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sun January 26, 2020 7:51 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sun January 26, 2020 7:55 pm
by knee tunes
tragabigzanda wrote:WOW

Unbelievable as just on the heels of Lebron James passing his scoring record last night

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sun January 26, 2020 8:11 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sun January 26, 2020 8:26 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Jesus
Seems like there are conflicting reports, though.

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sun January 26, 2020 8:47 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sun January 26, 2020 8:48 pm
by knee tunes
One daughter did die in crash

Re: R.I.P.

Posted: Sun January 26, 2020 8:49 pm
by LoathedVermin72