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Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Sat January 01, 2022 5:25 pm
by Biff Pocoroba
dad wrote:Dan Reeves
Little surprised to see him mentioned here.
The report i heard said he had dementia; what a terrible way to go.
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Sat January 01, 2022 10:14 pm
by doug rr
dad wrote:Dan Reeves
never let elway throw the ball and always lost with a prevent defense...rip
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Thu January 06, 2022 6:18 pm
by Jorge
Peter Bogdanovich. Wow! I met him once, he came down to Argentina for a film festival and was super nice. Also one of the last remaining links to classic Hollywood
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Thu January 06, 2022 7:00 pm
by wease
I had no idea he was that old
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Thu January 06, 2022 7:46 pm
by Anders
RIP
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Thu January 06, 2022 10:46 pm
by Biff Pocoroba
wease wrote:I had no idea he was that old
Yep, Bigdonavitch was 82.
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Thu January 06, 2022 11:00 pm
by LetMeSleep
Dexter.
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Thu January 06, 2022 11:12 pm
by Jorge
LetMeSleep wrote:Dexter.
Dude
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 3:37 pm
by Biff Pocoroba
Another big one; Sidney Poitier. He was 94 so not a surprise in that sense.
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 4:04 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: Fri January 07, 2022 4:43 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
Dang. He was a great guy with a kind heart.
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 4:44 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
When these older celebrities die, do you guys start thinking about your parents getting old or dying eventually?
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 4:46 pm
by dad
yes
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 4:59 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: Fri January 07, 2022 6:57 pm
by Anders
Biff Pocoroba wrote:Another big one; Sidney Poitier. He was 94 so not a surprise in that sense.
One of the biggest ever. Loved him. RIP
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 7:56 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
tragabigzanda wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:When these older celebrities die, do you guys start thinking about your parents getting old or dying eventually?
Sydney Poitier is my dad, so it’s one and the same
Not funny.
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 8:06 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: Fri January 07, 2022 11:33 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
tragabigzanda wrote:My mom’s not laughing today, that’s for sure
Because she's dead?
Re: R.I.P.
Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 11:35 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: Fri January 07, 2022 11:37 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
tragabigzanda wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:My mom’s not laughing today, that’s for sure
Because she's dead?
For as a fiddle, but her Nubian lover has passed
Too far.