Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » 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.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:56 pm

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

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:58 pm

Whitley Gilbert's mom!

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:02 pm

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...

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:46 am

[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!

Post by **brian** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:58 pm

Rip Taylor

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:24 pm

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

RIP Rip. $1.98 Beauty Pagaent was a horrible show.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:00 pm

A terrible comedian who always made me laugh.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:07 am

Arte Johnson Very interesting, but stupid.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » 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.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:31 pm

Well. Fuck.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:33 pm

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.

Post by **brian** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:04 pm

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:02 pm

If someone selected Forster for the "three people to invite to dinner" game, it feels like the meal should be switched to breakfast.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:59 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:04 pm

He was great in Jackie Brown.

Post by **brian** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:48 pm

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).

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:01 pm

Hall Of Famer Willie Brown...

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:12 pm

I love every thing about this picture.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:14 pm

That looks like the first person view of a shooting.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:15 pm

Raid Dead Redemption

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:16 pm

The old stadium, the chewed up field, Madden, Willie Brown...

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:31 pm

I can't make out the stadium. Is that the Coliseum prior to them moving to LA?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:01 pm

Looks like the old stadium where the Colts played.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:28 pm

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.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » 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.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:46 pm

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.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » 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

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:25 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

For some reason he was my favourite Expo back when they were Canada's team.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » 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'...

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 6:23 pm

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.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:35 am

Former Michigan State and Detroit Lions WR Charles Rogers. Only 38.

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:39 am

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:35 am Former Michigan State and Detroit Lions WR Charles Rogers. Only 38.

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.

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:43 pm

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:

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:45 am

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.

https://www.velonews.com/2019/11/news/f ... -83_502685

Old cycling race pictures are just cool

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:58 am

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.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:06 am

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?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:10 am

I'll make a new thread

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:46 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:45 am
Old cycling race pictures are just cool

Look at that bike...the brake cables aren't led under the handlebar tape...and the shifters on the downtube!

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:54 pm

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

Look at that bike...the brake cables aren't led under the handlebar tape...and the shifters on the downtube!

No Helmet
No Sun Glasses
Wool Jersey that is a bit baggy
Probably a steel bike
Old school capped bottle
Knit gloves
Toe Cages for the pedals

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:04 pm

I want that hat.