Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

[bfj]

John Amos. Best known as the father on the old Good Times sitcom. Also had many other notable roles, on shows like Roots, Mary Tyler Moore, the West Wing, etc. but to me, he will always be the former Colorado State Ram football player.

DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!

[brian]

The first person I ever e-mailed (literally, not the Swamp derivation) died a couple days ago. It was Trey Parker’s (of South Park fame) uncle.

[+] spoiler

It’s not literally spoiler worthy but the initial post is so random and unexplained. He was Elliott Parker, a photojournalism professor at CMU and an early adopter of the Internet and e-mail who would only communicate with students via e-mail. In 1993 it was kind of a pain in the ass to get an e-Mail address but I had to do it for Dr. Parker so I’m like 99.x percent certain he was the first person I ever e-mailed. And he was Trey Parker’s uncle which meant less than shit in the mid-90s but he did convince Trey to make visits to CMU gratis after he got famous which speaks well of both of them.

[govmentchedda]

John Amos. Best known as the father on the old Good Times sitcom. Also had many other notable roles, on shows like Roots, Mary Tyler Moore, the West Wing, etc. but to me, he will always be the former Colorado State Ram football player.

DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!

Fantastic callback, bfj. I watched a lot of Good Times in syndication back in the 80's and 90's.

[Nonlinear FC]

Amos probably deserves his own thread. I'm not bitching, just more pontificating.

Don't forget his role in Coming to America.

[Giff]

Wrong thread oops. I did enjoy Amos in Die Hard 2.

[Shirley]

I think Amos was probably my favorite dad from all of those great 70s shows. I don't really know why he resonated with me so much, but he did. I think he just came across as genuine and someone who really cared for his kids even when they (often) made him mad.

[DaveInSeattle]

I think Amos was probably my favorite dad from all of those great 70s shows. I don't really know why he resonated with me so much, but he did. I think he just came across as genuine and someone who really cared for his kids even when they (often) made him mad.

Amos clashed with Norman Lear over the shows direction, and was fired for it.

Amid traditional sitcom high jinks, the show addressed gang violence and teen pregnancy, among other social issues. But Mr. Amos routinely clashed with the all-White writing staff, and with Lear, over what he considered the dilution of serious topical matters to focus on the antics of his fast-talking screen son J.J., played by the wiry comedian Jimmie Walker.

Mr. Amos found the emphasis on Walker’s silly strut and wardrobe, “dy-no-mite” catch phrase and shady, get-rich-quick schemes offensive. He contended that more attention should have been paid to his character’s two other children, who aspired to be a doctor and a lawyer. He and Rolle, reportedly aghast at Walker’s breakout stardom and the example he set for Black youths, had little on-set interaction with him.

Mr. Amos, who had angrily protested the show’s direction, was fired by Lear over the phone in 1976, and the James Evans character was killed off in a car accident.

[Nonlinear FC]

Did they also ship him off to some work location out of state at some point, too?

I have a weird memory about that, though I do remember him dying, which I'm almost positive is where the Damn Damn Damn moment comes from.

*pause*

Ah, that's right... He was killed in a car accident in Mississippi where he was looking to set up an auto repair shop and move the family out of state.

Esther Rolle hated the direction of the show, too, and they had her move out of state with a new fiance at the end of her run.

[mister d]

Just found out he was from here (East Orange) and had ties to my town. Had no idea.

[Shirley]

Yeah, the JJ stuff didn't really fit in with the rest of the show, although as a kid, I kind of loved it. I can certainly see why others on the show were frustrated and probably a bit jealous.

[degenerasian]

Johan Neeskens, Cryuff's strike partner dies at 73. Remembered for scoring the fastest goal in a world cup final.

[Steve of phpBB]

Luis Tiant.

I’ll never forget his unique windup.

[MaxWebster]

goddammit.

one of my first baseball "heroes" as a kid. Absolutely was "most-mimicked" delivery in elementary school in the late 70s (hm: tekulve, fidrych).

also have an autographed picture of him right here on my wall that he signed for me a minute before selling me one of his Cuban sandwiches outside Fenway. which was quite tasty IIRC.

Luis Tiant.

I’ll never forget his unique windup.

[Rush2112]

selling me one of his Cuban sandwiches outside Fenway. which was quite tasty IIRC.

Did he do the kick before handing over the sandwich?

[wlu_lax6]

Liam Payne of one direction (there are some one direction phrasing that could be done here)
https://abc7.com/post/liam-payne-death- ... /15435786/

[Giff]

Liam Payne of one direction (there are some one direction phrasing that could be done here)
https://abc7.com/post/liam-payne-death- ... /15435786/

Man, I hope his wife didn’t see it happen. A little PTSD happening, ngl.

[A_B]

[Steve of phpBB]

Former Iron Maiden lead singer Paul di'Anno. He sang on Maiden's first two albums.

https://www.abc4.com/news/national/paul ... ies-at-66/

[DaveInSeattle]

John Kinsel Sr., Navajo Code Talker in World War II, Dies at 107

John Kinsel Sr., a World War II veteran who was one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, a group of Marines whose encrypted wartime messages based on the Navajo language helped secure an Allied victory in the Pacific, died on Saturday. He was 107.

Buu Nygren, president of the Navajo Nation, announced Mr. Kinsel’s death in a post on social media from Window Rock, Ariz.

An estimated 400 Navajo Code Talkers served during World War II, transmitting a code crafted from the Navajo language that U.S. forces used to confuse the Japanese and communicate troop movements, enemy positions and other critical battlefield information.

[P.D.X.]

Grizzly 399

27 y/o, 22 offspring. Was once told by a hospice worker in Jackson that she would bring her cubs up to look in the patients’ windows.

[Steve of phpBB]

Grizzly 399

27 y/o, 22 offspring. Was once told by a hospice worker in Jackson that she would bring her cubs up to look in the patients’ windows.

Dammit that sucks.

Slow the fuck down, people.

[mister d]

[Giff]

Fucking awful.

[EnochRoot]

Rest easy.

Just fucking awful.

ETA - what sucks is this guy was going places. He was going to take USF someplace it had never been, but he'd likely have been plucked by a much bigger program and had a run of success there as well.

IOW, he'd have had his own thread if not for leaving us too early.

[EnochRoot]

Pretty sure govmentchedda is a USF alum.

[govmentchedda]

Pretty sure govmentchedda is a USF alum.

Nope. Just grew up in Temple Terrace, where a lot of USF professors used to live. Awful news. I'm a Sun Belt and Metro Conference era fan. Used to go to the Bobby Paschal basketball camp every summer, and loved Radenko Dobras and Chucky Atkins

[sancarlos]

Pretty sure govmentchedda is a USF alum.

He’s a Gator.

[wlu_lax6]

Terp alum & Knick (and a few other teams)... Jerrod Mustaf.

[bfj]

Terp alum & Knick (and a few other teams)... Jerrod Mustaf.

Good chance he facilitated the murder of his unborn child’s mother also.

[mister d]

I wonder if I never knew or forgot that story about Mustaf. All I remembered about him beyond Maryland -> Knicks is that I always thought there should be another letter somewhere in his name.

[EnochRoot]

Pretty sure govmentchedda is a USF alum.

Nope. Just grew up in Temple Terrace, where a lot of USF professors used to live. Awful news. I'm a Sun Belt and Metro Conference era fan. Used to go to the Bobby Paschal basketball camp every summer, and loved Radenko Dobras and Chucky Atkins

OK - I was at USF during those Metro years. I was back at FAU & PBCC during the last couple seasons of the Sunbelt.

Pre-internet, ESPN was a different beast back then. To even get your game shown during SportsCenter was huge. Or so it felt anyway. Now 10-20% of their CBB content is #CinderellaCityBaby.

[wlu_lax6]

Terp alum & Knick (and a few other teams)... Jerrod Mustaf.

Good chance he facilitated the murder of his unborn child’s mother also.

It is strange that you can settle in civil court with the family and not be guilty

[Shirley]

I wonder if I never knew or forgot that story about Mustaf. All I remembered about him beyond Maryland -> Knicks is that I always thought there should be another letter somewhere in his name.

Yeah, I didn't remember the girlfriend murder story either. I just remember him from Maryland and somewhat the NBA. He was a pretty big-time recruit as well.

[GoodKarma]

It is strange that you can settle in civil court with the family and not be guilty

OJ agrees

[Giff]

TIL Rae Carruth is out of prison. Or it could be TIR.

[brian]

Teri Garr, age 79. Very underrated actress.

[Giff]

Noooooooo. I think she is thread worthy and also a big crush of mine when I was a kid.

[mister d]

Oh man, I skipped to the bottom and just saw Giff's comment and now I'm going to click post and see who its about ...

[mister d]

I don't know who she is but did not expect 79 years old. Probably should have.

[The Sybian]

Noooooooo. I think she is thread worthy and also a big crush of mine when I was a kid.

I always loved her as a guest on Letterman because he was so smitten with her, he’d become a stammering idiot.

ETA: and Young Frankenstein. I remember watching that around age 7, and feeling really excited/embarrassed with her ample cleavage spilling out as she rolled in the hay. Didn’t get the joke until years later, but it was a memorable scene for a young Sybian.