RIP Notable Figures

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon May 27, 2019 1:30 pm

Sounds like an awful way to go.

And of course, they had to mention this, which we all were thinking anyway.

During Game 6 the 1986 World Series, as a member of the Red Sox, Buckner made a fielding error that helped the Mets go on to win the game. It's considered to be one of the most notable plays in MLB history as the Mets won the championship.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon May 27, 2019 2:00 pm

Unfair scapegoat. Sox bullpen melted down. He was injured and shouldn't have even been out there on defense with a lead in the 9th.

Mookie Wilson might have beat him to the bag even if he fielded it cleanly.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon May 27, 2019 3:01 pm

Amazing stat.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri May 31, 2019 5:21 am

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 8:04 am

No idea she was still alive, and that Anderson Cooper was her son.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 8:59 pm

Merkin wrote:No idea she was still alive, and that Anderson Cooper was her son.

Another one many people don't realize is Megyn Kelly as the daughter of Tom Waits.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:58 pm

Longhorned wrote:
Merkin wrote:No idea she was still alive, and that Anderson Cooper was her son.

Another one many people don't realize is Megyn Kelly as the daughter of Tom Waits.

It's the cane that gives her away ya know.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:11 pm

One of the icons of advertising as well. R.I.P.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:34 pm

Jared Lorenzen, former UK and Giants QB known as “the Hefty Lefty” has passed away at the age of 38.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:47 pm

Apparently he was over 500 lbs recently. Barely over a decade ago he was playing in the NFL.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:08 pm

FreeSpiritCat · Post by **FreeSpiritCat** » Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:03 pm

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pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:51 am

RIP Alfred E. Newman

Mad magazine helped establish sophomoric humor as a staple in my personal repertoire from an early age....

Mad Magazine will vanish from newsstands after 67 years

By Robert McLean and Michelle Lou

(CNN)Once a cultural touchstone, Mad Magazine is halting the publication of new content and vanishing from newsstands.

The seminal humor publication will no longer be available on newsstands after its August issue, according to a person familiar with the matter.

After that, issues will be available only via comic book stores and subscriptions, the source said.

The source indicated that issues after No. 10 of its current volume will reprint earlier material with new covers. However, the magazine will continue to publish its end-of-year special, books and special collections.

The revered satirical publication was founded in 1952 as a comic book. In 1955, it switched to a magazine format.

Former Mad Editor Allie Goertz, who resigned last month, lamented that there will no longer be new content after issue No. 10.
"MAD is an institution with such a rich history," Goertz tweeted. "It informed just about every comedian and writer I (and probably you) look up to."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/04/media/ma ... index.html" target="_blank

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:42 am

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:04 am

He died doing what he deeply loved to do...

Burning fossil fuels.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:01 am

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:06 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:33 am

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:17 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:16 pm

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:13 pm

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:11 pm

I think Peter Fonda has officially not made this thread.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat Aug 17, 2019 3:40 pm

Longhorned wrote:I think Peter Fonda has officially not made this thread.

We have a separate thread for actors and musicians. I posted it there yesterday.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:09 am

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:46 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 5:51 am

David Koch passed away. Good. One down, one to go.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 5:56 am

azgreg wrote:David Koch passed away. Good. One down, one to go.

Was just going to post the same thought.

Good riddance.

cpt · Post by **cpt** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 5:58 am

azgreg wrote:David Koch passed away. Good. One down, one to go.

Abso-fucking-lutely. I’m done pretending to be sad when evil people die. People who make life harder for millions of people. If I could I would piss on his grave.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:55 am

Was it ass cancer?

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:58 am

Special place in hell for the Koch bros.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 1:56 pm

He must have become disoriented and stepped outside into the sunlight. Vaporized immediately.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:49 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote:He must have become disoriented and stepped outside into the sunlight. Vaporized immediately.

I get the feeling that he saw that the Amazon and Arctic are burning at the same time and died of happiness.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:13 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:28 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:28 pm

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:37 pm

He was battling brain cancer. Man does cancer suck. Really sad for the family

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:24 am

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:44 am

Going to be buried on a golf course, that's different. I guess when you have given that much money to a school you get what you want

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:49 am

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:03 pm

azgreg wrote:

T. Boone was in my Momma's high school class. Same age and she's outlived him. Har! The liberal Texas Methodist gets the last laugh.

MountainCat · Post by **MountainCat** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:27 am

Eddie Money - age 70

RIP

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:46 am

somewhere Mark from Dirtbags is celebrating

RIP, Eddie

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:48 am

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:40 am

UAEebs86 wrote:

What a great journalist, and a historian who lived the life!!!

Her father was Hale Boggs, and she had so many stories of politics life in DC before modern transportation, and endless fund-raising ended almost full-time residence in DC for most elected politicians... And, in those days, when she went home it was to Louisiana, which was another amazing place for politics and life!!!

She was one of the major contributors to the high-quality development of NPR's journalism and culture from its earliest days (along with Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Susan Stamberg)....

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:59 am

pc in NM wrote:
UAEebs86 wrote:
What a great journalist, and a historian who lived the life!!!

Her father was Hale Boggs, and she had so many stories of politics life in DC before modern transportation, and endless fund-raising ended almost full-time residence in DC for most elected politicians... And, in those days, when she went home it was to Louisiana, which was another amazing place for politics and life!!!

She was one of the major contributors to the high-quality development of NPR's journalism and culture from its earliest days (along with Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Susan Stamberg)....

I grew up listening to her and all those women. I miss Bob Edwards' voice, too.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:48 pm

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:34 pm

UAEebs86 wrote:

He began by peddling orange juice products with several partners in Southern California

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:18 pm

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