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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 18, 2021 7:43:28 GMT -5
and Phil Spector is dead. finally.
the evil SOBs always take forever to drop dead, don't they?
Well, I was a bit surprised when I saw that he was younger than both of my parents when he took the last train out, and the fact is I think both of my parents checked out too early (esp. my mom). But your point is well taken. Personally, I've noticed how long the war criminals who weren't executed right after the Second World War tended to live, i.e., old bastard Nazis and their collaborators from East European and Balkan puppet regimes who fled to various South American countries (but also, in some cases, the US, Canada and Australia) and lived comfortable, mostly carefree lives into their late 90s.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 18, 2021 14:52:02 GMT -5
finally.
the evil SOBs always take forever to drop dead, don't they?
Well, I was a bit surprised when I saw that he was younger than both of my parents when he took the last train out, and the fact is I think both of my parents checked out too early (esp. my mom). But your point is well taken. Personally, I've noticed how long the war criminals who weren't executed right after the Second World War tended to live, i.e., old bastard Nazis and their collaborators from East European and Balkan puppet regimes who fled to various South American countries (but also, in some cases, the US, Canada and Australia) and lived comfortable, mostly carefree lives into their late 90s.
"O Sir! The good die first, And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust burn Burn to the socket." -- Wordsworth, "The Excursion" (1814)
"Only the good die young." -- Billy Joel, "Only the Good Die Young" (1977)
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Post by junkmonkey on Jan 18, 2021 15:11:30 GMT -5
I'll see you Billy Joel and raise you a Marvin Gaye (... or something. I know nothing about poker.)
"Abraham, Martin And John"
Anybody here seen my old friend Abraham? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young, You know I just looked around and he's gone.
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Post by foxley on Jan 18, 2021 16:42:56 GMT -5
A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway
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Post by earl on Jan 18, 2021 17:00:28 GMT -5
I always liked that epilogue at the end of Kubrick's Barry Lyndon setting the scene and 'they are all equal now' in death.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 18, 2021 18:35:25 GMT -5
I'll see you Billy Joel and raise you a Marvin Gaye (... or something. I know nothing about poker.) "Abraham, Martin And John" Anybody here seen my old friend Abraham? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young, You know I just looked around and he's gone. Well, Marvin sang it (unforgettably, as all of his interpretations were, including the national anthem), but a guy named Dick Holler wrote it. He said obsessively.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 19:20:37 GMT -5
RIP to MLB great, pitcher Don Sutton. He was 75. -M
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2021 14:40:35 GMT -5
RIP to Ted Thompson, former GM of the Green Bay Packers. He was 68, and had been struggling with an autonomic disorder which caused weakness and cognitive issues. He was the GM who drafted Aaron Rodgers, traded away Brett Favre and was the architect of the current teams window od contention that still is ongoing.
-M
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2021 23:49:22 GMT -5
R.I.P. Mira Furlan. loved her on Babylon 5, I enjoyed her on Lost, and I was a big fan of her music (it was lovely and experimental, and she had a haunting voice). it was a shock to see JMS posting a tribute a little while ago - apparently she had been ill, and her passing was not unexpected. . but only those very close to her knew. Rest In Light.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2021 23:52:12 GMT -5
and here's what JMS posted, it's really lovely.
J. Michael Straczynski - Hang with JMS
It is a night of great sadness, for our friend and comrade has gone down the road where we cannot reach her. But as with all things, we will catch up with her in time, and I believe she will have many stories to tell us, and many new roles to share with the universe.
In Memoriam: Mira Furlan
When Mira Furlan came to audition for Babylon 5, her home country of Yugoslavia was in turmoil and shattering into two separate countries. During our first meeting, we spoke about her work and her life, and I learned that she had been part of a touring theater group that continued to cross borders of the disintegrating country despite receiving death threats from both sides in the civil war. I expressed my admiration for her courage, but she shrugged and waved it off. “What’s the worst that could have happened? Yes, they could have killed me. So what? Art should have no borders.” Very few people knew that side of Mira: the fiery, fearless side that fought ceaselessly for her art. She brought all of those traits to Delenn, and in turn I tried to write speeches for her that would allow her to comment on what was happening to her homeland without calling it out by name. I guess I must have done it correctly because one day during the Minbari Civil War arc, she appeared in my office door, a cup of tea in one hand, in full makeup but wearing a pull-over robe from wardrobe, and said, “So, how long did you live in Yugoslavia?” Her husband, Goran, has always been the rock of her life. He was and is a gentleman, quick to laughter, an accomplished director and as much an artist as Mira, which made them the ideal couple. I’ve rarely seen two people so utterly meant for each other. I remember the first time Mira appeared at a convention with me and some of the other cast. She didn’t quite understand what it was all about, but gamely did her part. When the audience question period came along, a fan held up his hand and said to Mira, whose Yugoslavian accent was much stronger in the beginning than it became with time, “Say ‘moose and squirrel.’” She had no idea what this meant, but she said “Moose and Squirrel” and the room erupted in one of the longest sustained laughs I’ve ever seen at a convention. We explained it later, but really, all that mattered to her was that the audience had been happy. We’ve known for some time now that Mira’s health was failing…I’m not sure that this is the right time or place to discuss the sheer randomness of what happened…and have all been dreading this day. We kept hoping that she would improve. In a group email sent to the cast a while back, I heard that she might be improving. Then came the call from Peter Jurasik. “I wanted you to know that Goran’s bringing Mira home,” he said. “Do you mean, he’s bringing her home as in she’s better now, or is he bringing her home as in he’s bringing her home?” “He’s bringing her home, Joe,” Peter said, and I could hear the catch in his voice as he said it. And as a family, we held our counsel, and began the long wait, which has now ended. Mira was a good and kind woman, a stunningly talented performer, and a friend to everyone in the cast and crew of Babylon 5, and we are all devastated by the news. The cast members with whom she was especially close since the show’s end will need room to process this moment, so please be gentle if they are unresponsive for a time. We have been down this road too often, and it only gets harder. If you are a fan of Mira’s work, fire up those special moments when she shook the heavens, and relive the art she brought to her work. For any actor, that is the best tribute possible: for the work to endure. As much as this is a time to grieve, it is also a time to celebrate her life and her courage. All of our thoughts tonight will be on the memories she left behind, the dazzling light of her performances, the breadth of her talent, and the heart and love she shared with Goran, and with all of you. Joe Straczynski
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 22, 2021 2:47:29 GMT -5
Just, right this moment, saw the news of Furlan's untimely passing - it's one of the top headlines on all of the Croatian news sites today. She was one of the most popular actors in the former Yugoslavia back in the 1980s. Sad news, and quite a shock since hardly anyone new about her failing health. -
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Post by berkley on Jan 22, 2021 3:17:12 GMT -5
I'll see you Billy Joel and raise you a Marvin Gaye (... or something. I know nothing about poker.) "Abraham, Martin And John" Anybody here seen my old friend Abraham? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young, You know I just looked around and he's gone. Well, Marvin sang it (unforgettably, as all of his interpretations were, including the national anthem), but a guy named Dick Holler wrote it. He said obsessively.
And someone else had a hit with it didn't they? Without looking it up, I'll guess they were a more of a mainstream radio pop vocal group kind of thing, because the version I hear in my head had that sort of 60s harmony and more of a easy listening feel compared to Marvin Gaye's - which I don't remember hearing before, to be honest.
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Post by berkley on Jan 22, 2021 3:24:21 GMT -5
Mira Furlan was great on Babylon 5, which is the only thing I know her from, I suppose like most anglophone viewers. Very nice tribute by Straczynski, very mving.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 22, 2021 10:44:39 GMT -5
R. I. P. to the Home-run King Hank Aaron. One of the true greats of baseball and one of the few links remaining to the Negro Leagues.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 22, 2021 11:11:21 GMT -5
Well, Marvin sang it (unforgettably, as all of his interpretations were, including the national anthem), but a guy named Dick Holler wrote it. He said obsessively. And someone else had a hit with it didn't they? Without looking it up, I'll guess they were a more of a mainstream radio pop vocal group kind of thing, because the version I hear in my head had that sort of 60s harmony and more of a easy listening feel compared to Marvin Gaye's - which I don't remember hearing before, to be honest. You're thinking of the original hit version by former teen idol Dion.
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