dean Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 Sam Shepard has died from ALS. He was a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and an Oscar nominated actor (for the Right Stuff). RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatkik Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Not sure if it's been mentioned but I see the Stickman weekly is to die a death this coming weekend. 16 years eh? No not as long as Trink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Trink towards the end was just treading water. At least Stickman is wrapping it up while the site is still going strong. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatkik Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Trink towards the end was just treading water. At least Stickman is wrapping it up while the site is still going strong. . Agreed - I will miss the Sunday read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Australian Olympic champion Betty Cuthbert has died aged 79, after suffering multiple sclerosis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Glen Campbell has died of dementia at age 81. A very good guitar player, he made his name initially as a super session player on many classic rock albums/songs of the mid 60's. He performed on the Smother Brothers Comedy Hour, which led to his own variety show. All the while, coming up with hit after hit; By the time I get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Rinestone Cowboy, etc. I'll conveniently forget to mention his acting career. I'll also conveniently not mention the number of times that he was married. RIP, Glen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mekong Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 A Stalwart of UK "Light Entertainment" Bruce Forsyth http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40978576 Nice to See You ... To See You Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 They are crying in the streets of Pars because their beloved recipient of the French Legion of Honor, Jerry Lewis, has died at age 91. His career started in the 1940's, playing the Catskills Mountain circuit. He met Dean Martin there and they teams up to become the most successful comedy duos of all time. After breaking up in 1958, Lewis went on to star and direct a series of successful comedies, culminating with "The Nutty Professor." Lewis was also a longtime spokesman and fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and appearing on the MDS Labor Day Telethon for the entire 24 hour period (along with Ed McMahon). I never understood the French fascination with Jerry Lewis and he had an enormous ego which helped break up Martin and Lewis. But when it came to kids, particularly sick kids, I wouldn't question his single minded devotion to help them in any way that he could. RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migrant Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Dick Gregory a comedian (bad day for comedians) and civil rights advocate in the states, not sure how well known he was outside the states. I remember reading one of his books and this line, excuse the extreme paraphrasing I was in the South, enjoying a fried chicken dinner when a few big rednecks came in and said, "Boy, whatever you do to that chicken, we are going to do to you", so I picked up the chicken and kissed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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