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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2018 13:45:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 0:46:09 GMT -5
RIP Bradford Dillan, actor best known for his role in Escape from the Planet of the Apes. He was 87. -M
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 23, 2018 0:57:00 GMT -5
RIP Bradford Dillan, actor best known for his role in Escape from the Planet of the Apes. He was 87. -M Terrific actor, who could play sympathetic (Escape from the POTA) to a bureaucratic a-hole (The Enforcer), to anything in between. He had comic connections, with appearances in The Incredible Hulk and Wonder Woman, as well as so many guest-star roles in numerous classic tv series, including the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mission Impossible, Wild Wild West; The Man From UNCLE, The Virginian, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Columbo, McCloud, and Murder She Wrote.
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Søren
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I trademarked my name two years ago. Swore I'd kill any turniphead that tried to use it
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Post by Søren on Jan 23, 2018 8:38:48 GMT -5
Simon Shelton, or Tinky-Winky died. Bit of my childhood is gone, used to be obsessed with Teletubbies
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 23, 2018 10:30:09 GMT -5
Simon Shelton, or Tinky-Winky died. Bit of my childhood is gone, used to be obsessed with Teletubbies Well, that makes me feel old. I was in my 30s and wondering what this Teletubbie thing was..... I had that feeling when Jim Henson died (especially the suddenness of it). I was around when Sesame Street debuted, as well as the Muppet Show and the movies. When Fred Rogers passed away, it was similar, as Mr Roger's Neighborhood was another special part of my childhood.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 10:57:45 GMT -5
Simon Shelton, or Tinky-Winky died. Bit of my childhood is gone, used to be obsessed with Teletubbies I watched this show with my two nieces when I was baby-sitting them and enjoyed some of the segments of the show too. I was surprised to see him died so young.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 18:44:38 GMT -5
RIP Ursula K. LeGuin, she was 88. LeGuin was one of the most influential fantasists of our time, and her legacy will endure. -M
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 20:51:21 GMT -5
RIP Naomi Parker Fraley, the real life inspiration for Rosie the Riveter. She was 96. -M
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 24, 2018 0:08:18 GMT -5
RIP Ursula K. LeGuin, she was 88. LeGuin was one of the most influential fantasists of our time, and her legacy will endure. -M A true giant of modern literature, even beyond the genres of science fiction and fantasy.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 24, 2018 21:12:32 GMT -5
The Fall's lead singer, Mark E Smith passed away, at the age of 60. Wasn't that up on the band, since they were more of a UK band; but, I was familiar with their cover of the Kinks' "Victoria."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 19:50:43 GMT -5
RIP Mort Walker. Beetle Bailey Comic Strip creator.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 20:35:32 GMT -5
RIP Mort Walker. Beetle Bailey Comic Strip creator. One of my favorites ... lived to be 94.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 23:35:38 GMT -5
There's a decent write up on Walker on Bleeding Cool. I used to read Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois all the time as a kid, and Beetle was a particular favorite of my dad's. We had a handful of Beetle Baily paperbacks around the house and those were some of my earliest ocmic reading experiences. -M
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 28, 2018 0:31:58 GMT -5
Walker was a hell of a cartoonist; not just Beetle, but Hi and Lois and his brilliant Sam's Strip (with Jerry Dumas). That one was filled with characters from across comic strips. It was kind of a Crisis on Infinite Funny Pages. Mort always said Beetle was semi-autobiographical of his time in the army, including Lt Fuzz bearing more than a resemblance to Walker when he was commissioned. Walker also founded the National Cartoon Museum and was a tremendous advocate of the art form. Rest in Peace, soldier!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 28, 2018 11:51:11 GMT -5
Walker was a hell of a cartoonist; not just Beetle, but Hi and Lois and his brilliant Sam's Strip (with Jerry Dumas). That one was filled with characters from across comic strips. It was kind of a Crisis on Infinite Funny Pages. Mort always said Beetle was semi-autobiographical of his time in the army, including Lt Fuzz bearing more than a resemblance to Walker when he was commissioned. Walker also founded the National Cartoon Museum and was a tremendous advocate of the art form. Rest in Peace, soldier! Sam's Strip was absolutely brilliant. Way ahead of its time. Meta-commentary on comic strips. I originally came across it in Fantagraphics' Nemo Magazine back in the 80s. I later bought the collected series when Fantagraphics published it in 2008. It's unfortunately out of print and a bit expensive. But I highly recommend it to anyone who likes smart funny comics.
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