More celebrities passing

[marc]

Today
Richard Simons - health guru died at 76
Dr Ruth - sex guru died at 96

…. Think she had the better health regimen

 

[Ford]

I got to meet Richard when he came by to do our radio show in the 90s. He was everything you saw on TV, and more. A ball of energy, hilariously funny, and in the quiet moments when we weren't on the air, very kind. Somehow, our traffic/sports guy on the show, was friends with him. Richard turns to him out of the blue and says "HG, how long have I know you?" "12 years, Richard." HG was a Vietnam vet fighter pilot/cowboy/bass fisherman and the last guy you'd expect to know Richard, but he did.

RIP Richard.

 

[thebeave]

A former client of mine is Richard Simmons's second cousin. He didn't really know him that well, but he chatted with him for a bit at a family reunion.

Not that that connection has been the highlight of my life or anything, but it's something.

 

[thebeave]

Geez, not a good week for celebrity deaths (note to self: try not to become famous).

Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ and ‘Charmed’ Star, Dies at 53

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Today
Richard Simons - health guru died at 76
Dr Ruth - sex guru died at 96

…. Think she had the better health regimen

Obviously, sex is the answer!

 

[ZiprHead]

Today
Richard Simons - health guru died at 76
Dr Ruth - sex guru died at 96

…. Think she had the better health regimen

Obviously, sex is the answer!

Lou Dobbs, veteran TV news host and conservative commentator, dies at 78

Lou Dobbs, the longtime Fox Business Network host who was an outspoken ally of former President Trump, has died at 78.

www.latimes.com

Lou Dobbs, the godfather of financial TV news who made a sharp turn into populist right-wing politics, has died. He was 78.

The veteran broadcaster’s death was confirmed Thursday in posts on his social media accounts.

“Lou was a fighter till the very end — fighting for what mattered to him the most, God, his family and the country. Lou’s legacy will forever live on as a patriot and a great American. We ask for your prayers for Lou’s wonderful wife Deb, children and grandchildren.”

His death was first announced on Truth Social by former President Trump.

 

[ZiprHead]

I saw Clint Eastwood's 61 year old wife has passed away.

 

[hurtinbuckaroo]

Today
Richard Simons - health guru died at 76
Dr Ruth - sex guru died at 96

…. Think she had the better health regimen

Obviously, sex is the answer!

Lou Dobbs, veteran TV news host and conservative commentator, dies at 78

Lou Dobbs, the longtime Fox Business Network host who was an outspoken ally of former President Trump, has died at 78.

www.latimes.com

Lou Dobbs, the godfather of financial TV news who made a sharp turn into populist right-wing politics, has died. He was 78.

The veteran broadcaster’s death was confirmed Thursday in posts on his social media accounts.

“Lou was a fighter till the very end — fighting for what mattered to him the most, God, his family and the country. Lou’s legacy will forever live on as a patriot and a great American. We ask for your prayers for Lou’s wonderful wife Deb, children and grandchildren.”

His death was first announced on Truth Social by former President Trump.

There was an obituary for Dobbs in the Washington Post, and people turned the comments section into a tribute to Bob Newhart. Fuck Dobbs in this life and the next.

 

[Tigers!]

Geez, not a good week for celebrity deaths (note to self: try not to become famous).

We will all try very hard to make sure that does not happen to you. Being famous that is, rather than not dying.

 

[thebeave]

This one stings...

James Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93

James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday morning at his home in Dutchess County, N.Y., his rep confirmed to Variety. He was 93.

This was a memorable little cameo of his from Big Bang Theory:

 

[bilby]

His first movie role was as the Radar Navigator on the B-52 in Dr Strangelove.

 

[thebeave]

I first remember hearing about him when I watched this movie on TV in 1975. This was before Roots and Star Wars:

The UFO Incident

 

[Ford]

This one stings...

When Phoenix finally got our Major League Baseball team, our show put together a song for the guy who made it happen, and sampled lines from "Field of Dreams." We were so excited to have our own team, and a few years later we won The World Series.

Now three of the stars of that film are gone. Ray Liotta (who played Shoeless Joe Jackson), Burt Lancaster (in one of his final performances) and now James Earl Jones.

"People will come, Ray...people will most definitely come."

 

[robnisch]

Many years ago a friend or mine was working at a pawn shop. his back was turned to the counter, he heard this deep voice "Sir, may I look at this coin". Sure enough it was Jones.

 

[thebeave]

Many years ago a friend or mine was working at a pawn shop. his back was turned to the counter, he heard this deep voice "Sir, may I look at this coin". Sure enough it was Jones.

I think if I heard Darth Vader's voice like that out of the blue, I would have left skid marks out the pawn shop door!

Which is an odd thing, considering IRL he was the consummate gentleman if there ever was one.

 

[robnisch]

Many years ago a friend or mine was working at a pawn shop. his back was turned to the counter, he heard this deep voice "Sir, may I look at this coin". Sure enough it was Jones.

I think if I heard Darth Vader's voice like that out of the blue, I would have left skid marks out the pawn shop door!

Which is an odd thing, considering IRL he was the consummate gentleman if there ever was one.

My friend was startled. But, the town where we lived got a lot of celebs. A lot of big yachts. To see a movie star was not rare.

 

[Ford]

Many years ago a friend or mine was working at a pawn shop. his back was turned to the counter, he heard this deep voice "Sir, may I look at this coin". Sure enough it was Jones.

I think if I heard Darth Vader's voice like that out of the blue, I would have left skid marks out the pawn shop door!

Which is an odd thing, considering IRL he was the consummate gentleman if there ever was one.

My friend was startled. But, the town where we lived got a lot of celebs. A lot of big yachts. To see a movie star was not rare.

I used to make a living talking into a microphone. I've met a lot of celebs, and after awhile it gets to be routine. I didn't often get "star struck," and I rarely took pics or asked for autographs.

If I'd had the chance to meet James Earl Jones, that would have been different. I'd totally "fan boy" out and ask him to repeat lines from every movie.

 

[Politesse]

This one stings...

When Phoenix finally got our Major League Baseball team, our show put together a song for the guy who made it happen, and sampled lines from "Field of Dreams." We were so excited to have our own team, and a few years later we won The World Series.

Now three of the stars of that film are gone. Ray Liotta (who played Shoeless Joe Jackson), Burt Lancaster (in one of his final performances) and now James Earl Jones.

"People will come, Ray...people will most definitely come."

Hope Kevin Costner isn't skipping his physicals.

 

[Politesse]

Many years ago a friend or mine was working at a pawn shop. his back was turned to the counter, he heard this deep voice "Sir, may I look at this coin". Sure enough it was Jones.

I think if I heard Darth Vader's voice like that out of the blue, I would have left skid marks out the pawn shop door!

Which is an odd thing, considering IRL he was the consummate gentleman if there ever was one.

Yeah, my in-the-biz friend says he was a real one. I'd have liked to have met him.

When I was a kid, we had a bunch of books-on-tape of Jones reading stuff. The Bible, Why Mosquitos, the Gettysburg Address. Mom found his voice comforting, I think, and just picked up anything he'd narrated.

 

[bilby]

Many years ago a friend or mine was working at a pawn shop. his back was turned to the counter, he heard this deep voice "Sir, may I look at this coin". Sure enough it was Jones.

I think if I heard Darth Vader's voice like that out of the blue, I would have left skid marks out the pawn shop door!

Which is an odd thing, considering IRL he was the consummate gentleman if there ever was one.

He would have found your lack of faith disturbing...