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Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:51 pm
by rass
Condolences to you and your family

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:17 pm
by wlu_lax6
stinks..thoughts with you and the family

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:23 pm
by L-Jam3
Oh man. Really sorry to hear that.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:30 pm
by bfj
So sorry. May her memory be a blessing to all who knew her.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:39 pm
by EnochRoot
I'm sorry for your loss, Dave.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:42 pm
by Reaper
Sorry, DiS. May nice memories bring a smile to your face during this difficult time.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:01 pm
by A_B
Sorry to hear that, west coast Dave.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:29 pm
by Giff
I’m so sorry, Dave. Much love to you and your family.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:21 pm
by Johnnie
I'm sorry, Dave.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:53 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Thanks for best wishes everyone. It's a strange feeling...my sister and I weren't ever particularly close, and hadn't really spent any time together in years. But there is a sadness about it. She had been in really rough shape, especially over the last few months, and she was ready for it to be over. As my mom put it, it's a "sad blessing".

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:38 am
by MaxWebster
o man. :(
really really sorry Dave - can imagine a ton of complex emotions going through you right now...
DaveInSeattle wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:53 pm Thanks for best wishes everyone. It's a strange feeling...my sister and I weren't ever particularly close, and hadn't really spent any time together in years. But there is a sadness about it. She had been in really rough shape, especially over the last few months, and she was ready for it to be over. As my mom put it, it's a "sad blessing".

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:59 am
by GoodKarma
So sorry to hear, DiS...my condolences.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:20 am
by Pruitt IV
So sorry to hear this.

A "sad blessing" is still heart breaking.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:37 pm
by sancarlos
David Lindley , ace guitarist for Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, others…

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:31 pm
by Pruitt IV
sancarlos wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:37 pm David Lindley , ace guitarist for Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, others…
An all time classic -

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:50 pm
by Reaper
Tom Sizemore taken off life support after aneurysm a couple weeks ago.


Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:28 pm
by L-Jam3
I think Tom Sizemore was born looking 47 years old and looked that way his whole life.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:48 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Reaper wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:50 pm Tom Sizemore taken off life support after aneurysm a couple weeks ago.

I'll admit that I thought he died a few years ago...

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:55 am
by bfj

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:37 pm
by sancarlos
Last member of the original band.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:13 pm
by Reaper
I was going to post this last week, but I let's DiS's sister get much deserved memorial from the Swamp

Jerry Richardson, NFL champion with the 1959 Baltimore Colts, brought pro football to Carolina and owned the Panthers from 1995 to 2018 when he was forced out after many workplace misconduct allegations and settlements, was 86.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 11:42 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Reaper wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:13 pm Jerry Richardson, NFL champion with the 1959 Baltimore Colts, brought pro football to Carolina and owned the Panthers from 1995 to 2018 when he was forced out after many workplace misconduct allegations and settlements, was 86.
Too bad they took his statue down already...

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Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:10 am
by Square Rob
Topol, who will always be the scientist from Flash Gordon to me.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:16 am
by MaxWebster
omg 100%.

Now i'm definitely gonna have to rewatch that movie, one of the best horrible movies of all-time.


Square Rob wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:10 am Topol, who will always be the scientist from Flash Gordon to me.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:14 pm
by Pruitt IV
Probably not too many Jews of my generation who didn't see "Fiddler On The Roof" numerous times.

Saw the play with my Grandmother, the movie a couple of times with my Bubbie and again with my mother.

Later with my wife.

The songs are engraved in my mind. And I still can't forgive little Chavela for running off with that Aryan boy. That was a bit much for poor Tevye.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 12:04 am
by Reaper
Baretta and In Cold Blood actor Robert Blake, 89.

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Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 1:49 am
by brian
His last role was in David Lynch’s “Lost Highway” and it’s appropriately creepy given his trajectory after that.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:09 pm
by Johnny Carwash

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 5:03 pm
by Pruitt IV
Johnny Carwash wrote: Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:09 pm Hall of Fame receiver Otis Taylor
Legend. I have very blurry memories of the 4th Super Bowl. Actually named a dog after him. (Breeder was in Missouri)

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:23 am
by DaveInSeattle
My sister's Memorial was yesterday...and this sounds really weird to say, but my father crushed the gravesite dedication prayer. As we walked up, the mortician offered the microphone to him, and he said "Everyone will be able to hear me"...and they did.

He admitted to me later that he didn't think he would be able to get through it, but he did an amazing job.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:55 am
by wlu_lax6
Dick Fosbury..creator of the Fosbury Flop. Few people transform a sport.
Fosbury cleared 2.24 meters (7 feet, 4 1/4 inches) in Mexico City to win the gold and set an Olympic record. By the next Olympics, 28 of the 40 jumpers were using Fosbury's technique. Today, it is by far the most-used technique for elite high jumpers across the globe.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:50 am
by Pruitt IV
wlu_lax6 wrote: Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:55 am Dick Fosbury..creator of the Fosbury Flop. Few people transform a sport.
Fosbury cleared 2.24 meters (7 feet, 4 1/4 inches) in Mexico City to win the gold and set an Olympic record. By the next Olympics, 28 of the 40 jumpers were using Fosbury's technique. Today, it is by far the most-used technique for elite high jumpers across the globe.
In terms of technique - kind of like Pete Gogolak (the first soccer-style NFL kicker). So successful that soon the straight ahead kickers were dinosaurs.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:46 am
by Reaper
We've lost a lot of athletes/coaches over the last week. Here's a catch-up:

Jesus Alou, 80. One-third of the famous Alou outfield.

Bud Grant, 95. Hall of Fame coach known for his time leading the Purple People Eaters defense.

Felton Spencer, 55. Former Louisville standout and No. 6 overall pick by the T'Wolves.

Joe Pepitone, 82. Three-time Gold Glove winner and two-time WS winner with the Yankees.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:49 am
by wlu_lax6
Pat McCormick, the first diver to sweep the gold medals in two Olympics (Helsinki and Melbourne). Next person to do it was Greg Louganis
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/spor ... -dead.html

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:51 am
by wlu_lax6
Reaper wrote: Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:46 am Joe Pepitone, 82. Three-time Gold Glove winner and two-time WS winner with the Yankees.
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Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 2:04 pm
by DaveInSeattle


Lt Daniels from The Wire, and more recently in the John Wick films.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:08 pm
by Johnnie
Dude, WTF. Holy shit. He was awesome. He was a big gaming nerd and a hysterical dude in general. And he was very much into politics. Wow that sucks.

He was great in this Funny or Die sketch:



And he made Eric Andre break character:



His last Instagram post from yesterday:


Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:11 pm
by brian
RIP

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Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:40 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Johnnie wrote: Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:08 pm And he made Eric Andre break character:

There was one scene in The Wire, where he took his shirt off....dude was JACKED.

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:15 pm
by Reaper
He probably deserves his own thread, but I got a text about eight hours ago that Willis Reed died and nobody has posted it yet so I'm just gonna drop it here.