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Diahann Carroll

I vaguely remember her TV series "Julia," but I do remember that she was one of my first little boy crushes. Loved her.
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Pruitt wrote: Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:33 pm Diahann Carroll

I vaguely remember her TV series "Julia," but I do remember that she was one of my first little boy crushes. Loved her.
Same
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Pruitt wrote: Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:33 pm Diahann Carroll

I vaguely remember her TV series "Julia," but I do remember that she was one of my first little boy crushes. Loved her.
I have a vague memory of someone in my Elementary School having a 'Julia' lunchbox...

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[url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/ ... -80}Ginger Baker[/url]

A true eccentric. And one of the great drummers. And watching this clip, it is still amazing that these three guys could make so much sound!

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Rip Taylor
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brian wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:58 pmRip Taylor

RIP Rip. $1.98 Beauty Pagaent was a horrible show.
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A terrible comedian who always made me laugh.

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Arte Johnson Very interesting, but stupid.
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bfj wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:07 am Arte Johnson Very interesting, but stupid.
He died three months ago. Scroll back a couple pages here.
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Well. Fuck.
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sancarlos wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:13 am
bfj wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:07 am Arte Johnson Very interesting, but stupid.
He died three months ago. Scroll back a couple pages here.
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brian wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:04 pm
He was great in Jackie Brown.
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Bill Macy, of Maude and various movies and sitcoms.

Also, learned he's the reason why William H. Macy is credited as William H. Macy (can't have the same name as anyone else in the SAG/AFTRA unions).
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Hall Of Famer Willie Brown...

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I love every thing about this picture.

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That looks like the first person view of a shooting.
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The old stadium, the chewed up field, Madden, Willie Brown...
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I can't make out the stadium. Is that the Coliseum prior to them moving to LA?
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Looks like the old stadium where the Colts played.
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Pruitt wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:01 pm Looks like the old stadium where the Colts played.
Yes it does. Especially with the National sign in the background.
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L-Jam3 wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:31 pm I can't make out the stadium. Is that the Coliseum prior to them moving to LA?
The raiders wouldn’t have been wearing whites at home.
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sancarlos wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:32 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:31 pm I can't make out the stadium. Is that the Coliseum prior to them moving to LA?
The raiders wouldn’t have been wearing whites at home.
This is still something I think is weird. I think home teams should wear white in all sports.


ETA: to be honest I think teams should wear whatever they want on any day but if we have to have a convention home whites works for me.
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Ron Fairly, 21 year MLB vet, 3 time world series champ, and Mariners broadcaster.
Only player to represent both Canadian teams in the All-Star Game.
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wlu_lax6 wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:19 am Ron Fairly, 21 year MLB vet, 3 time world series champ, and Mariners broadcaster.
Only player to represent both Canadian teams in the All-Star Game.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/279 ... ly-dies-81
For some reason he was my favourite Expo back when they were Canada's team.
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wlu_lax6 wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:19 am Ron Fairly, 21 year MLB vet, 3 time world series champ, and Mariners broadcaster.
Only player to represent both Canadian teams in the All-Star Game.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/279 ... ly-dies-81
Don't remember him as a player, but on the Mariners broadcasts.

We used to call him 'Fairly Obvious'...
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DaveInSeattle wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:30 am
wlu_lax6 wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:19 am Ron Fairly, 21 year MLB vet, 3 time world series champ, and Mariners broadcaster.
Only player to represent both Canadian teams in the All-Star Game.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/279 ... ly-dies-81
Don't remember him as a player, but on the Mariners broadcasts.

We used to call him 'Fairly Obvious'...
That’s funny. Years ago he was on Giants’ broadcasts here. He was horrible, and talked down to his audience.
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My avatar corresponds on my place in the Swamp posting list with the all-time Home Run list. Number 45 is Paul Konerko with 439.
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As much as a death of someone that young can not be surprising, I'm not surprised. Drugs and alcohol can simply just destroy some people.
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Rick Ludwin, an executive at NBC who is probably the biggest reason why Seinfeld got more than four episodes (or any at all).

Nice short thread here from Ken Tremendous about him:



ETA: Another nice tribute thread from John Mulaney:

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Raymond Poulidor, 2 x 2nd place Tour De France, 3x 3rd place Tour De France (what happens when you race consistently against Eddy Merckx. 189 career wins including the Vuelta, Dauphine Libere twice, and the Paris-Nice twice.
So famous was his repeated failure to clinch the Tour that the phrase “to do a Poulidor” passed into the French language, synonymous with coming an unlucky second. Despite his Tour de France disappointments, Poulidor is forever ranked among France’s cycling greats and at the same time is seen as a humble hard worker loved by the people who earned every one of his many triumphs.
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So is cycling one of those rare sports where the older generations would probably be just as good as the current generations, if not better? Seems like given that their tech was worse, but they still had to ride up Alpe d'Huez or whatever else Category 1 climb on shittier roads that they may have had to be in better shape than today's riders.
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It's an interesting question. The natural advancements over time in bike technology, gear, training, diet, doping, rest, research, etc. have certainly had an effect on the sport. Were the older generation doing more with less, and therefore better bikers?
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I'll make a new thread
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wlu_lax6 wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:45 am
Old cycling race pictures are just cool
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Look at that bike...the brake cables aren't led under the handlebar tape...and the shifters on the downtube!
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DaveInSeattle wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:46 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:45 am
Old cycling race pictures are just cool
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Look at that bike...the brake cables aren't led under the handlebar tape...and the shifters on the downtube!
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