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I remember him from being part of the show with Roger Waters and the Radio KAOS tour.
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He was still on Sirius/XM. RIP
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Ryan Minor..replaced Ripken to end the streak... multiple sport star at OU.
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Our generation’s Wally Pipp. Would have been something if he had died of Lou Gehrig’s Disease though.
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Korean actor from parasite (Lee Sun-kyun)
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Bill Granger....Chef who popularized Avocado Toast.
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Bill Granger....Chef who popularized Avocado Toast.
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Tom Smothers, Comic Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86
This great clip with the Who is the opening scene from "The Kids Are Alright"...Tom Smothers, the older half of the comic folk duo the Smothers Brothers, whose skits and songs on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” in the late 1960s brought political satire and a spirit of youthful irreverence to network television, paving the way for shows like “Saturday Night Live” and “The Daily Show,” died on Tuesday at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., a city in Sonoma County. He was 86.
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Borderline for getting his own thread. The Smothers Brothers were a big part of getting me interested in comedy at an early age.
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Definitely went through a Smothers Brothers appreciation phase at some point when I was a kid. Must have been repeats on that my parents watched.
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Yeah, they also deserve respect for wearing their anti-Vietnam War views on their sleeves, and standing up to the conservative CBS suits.
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I can’t remember why exactly even though it was through the food business (my Dad worked at Sysco for years), but he had dinner with him several times.
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You thinking of the Smuckers Brothers?
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Me too. I think when Nick at Night started, maybe? I remember my parents showing me the Smothers Brothers and Fernwood Tonight. At first I felt guilty laughing at Tom, because the jokes were all him being dumb, then at some point I realized it was an act. Similarly, I had a visceral hatred of Steve Martin when I was young. Didn't understand the arrogance was an act.
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Gaston Glock.
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Tom Wilkinson. Great actor. In The Bedroom is one of those amazing movies that you can only watch once because it’s so intense.
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Aw man. Great actor. Echo In The Bedroom. He and Sissy Spacek were amazing in that. The Full Monty, Eternal Sunshine, Michael Clayton. Just a ton of great movies.
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I'll rewatch Clayton any day of the week because of him. Plus, ya know, Tilda.
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Richard Romanus...Mean Streets and Sopranos...really played lots of one or two episode characters is a ton of the classic cop and mob shows.
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Shecky Greene...97 years old. Did not know anything about him other than he was known as a reference for old timey standup. Did learn Sinatra did not like something he said and sent a squad to beat him up.
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The definition of a Borscht Belt comic. I think I saw him at the Catskills when I was a kid.wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:20 pm Shecky Greene...97 years old. Did not know anything about him other than he was known as a reference for old timey standup. Did learn Sinatra did not like something he said and sent a squad to beat him up.
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! I would easily have put 10 bucks on Shecky Greene having died in the 80s what the what
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On Gilbert Gottfried's podcast, he and some other older comic (whose name escapes me) were goiong on and on about what a complete prick Shecky Greene was.bfj wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:37 pmThe definition of a Borscht Belt comic. I think I saw him at the Catskills when I was a kid.wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:20 pm Shecky Greene...97 years old. Did not know anything about him other than he was known as a reference for old timey standup. Did learn Sinatra did not like something he said and sent a squad to beat him up.
Also Les McCann...Jazz artist...sampled by Dre, Snoop and B.I.G.
My father thought he was funny though.
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This. He is the quintessential name of Jewish comedians from his era, and I have no idea what he looks like and don't know if I've ever heard him tell a joke.MaxWebster wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:13 pm ! I would easily have put 10 bucks on Shecky Greene having died in the 80s what the what
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Me too. He's namedropped in one of the Le Batard rejoins and I honestly assumed he died even before the 80s. Guess I need to brush up on my borscht belt comedy.The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:28 pmThis. He is the quintessential name of Jewish comedians from his era, and I have no idea what he looks like and don't know if I've ever heard him tell a joke.MaxWebster wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:13 pm ! I would easily have put 10 bucks on Shecky Greene having died in the 80s what the what
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You don't need to do stuff for Greg Cote's benefit.
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But it's Tuesday!
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Hutch...Dave Soul
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I first noticed David Soul in the Dirty Harry sequel, Magnum Force, where he was a leader of the group of young, vigilante cops.
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And who can forget the ill-fated "Casablanca" tv series, where he took on the role of Rick...
(wow...what a cast in that thing. Ray Liotta, Hector Elizondo, Scatman Crothers!)
(wow...what a cast in that thing. Ray Liotta, Hector Elizondo, Scatman Crothers!)
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That was incredible DiS. Elizando! Liotta! Scatman!
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That is schlock of the absolutely highest degree!
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Glynis Johns..she was Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins.
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Cindy Morgan...you know here as Lacy Underalls (yeah she was in Tron also).
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She had very small breasts. Where's the salt?
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Dejan Milojevic...Golden State Warriors assistant coach. Apparently medial emergency at team dinner in Salt Lake.
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David Emge...Dawn of the Dead
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Noooo! This is so bizarre learning the news this way. Dave was my secretary for 5 years when I worked for the government, and I considered him a friend. Absolutely great guy, always chipper with an incredible wit and always willing to jump in and help. He was very humble and uncomfortable with attention, so one day our boss decided to out Dave and tell everyone that he was the star of Dawn of the Dead. We had a watch party in the conference room two days over lunch, and Dave gave all sorts of commentary on the movie, behind the scenes stuff about the actors, how certain scenes were changed from the script, etc... It was an incredible experience. Also hilarious in one scene when he finds out his girlfriend is pregnant and they are celebrating over dinner. She is drinking wine and smoking cigarettes, and our boss started yelling at Dave, "how can you let her drink and smoke, she's pregnant!"
Dave was asked to be in the remake but refused. Most of the rest of the cast did it, we were pushing him to do it, but he didn't want to. He went to a bunch of comicon type events and did autograph signings. He used to come back with the best stories about the freaks attending those things and what they would say or do to the actors. He came back from one where he shared a table with Jeri Ryan, 7 of 9 from Star Trek, and describing these incels trying to talk to her was hilarious.
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