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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 29, 2021 23:53:51 GMT -5
R. I. P. Tommy Kirk. The end of Old Yeller traumatized generations. I guess growing up in the country didn't make it seem so traumatic. I watched our cocker spaniel die of a heart attack/seizure. We had a later dog, that lived to be around 20 and he was blind, mostly deaf and in pain, when my parents made an appointment with the vet to put him down (I was in the military, by this point). My mother was late getting home and told my father to hurry up and collect the dog and he told her not to worry about it; he took care of it. He buried him out back of their place. He never spoke of what he had to do, but we knew. He grew up on a farm and had to put animals down before. What the ending of the film shows is more merciful than letting an animal suffer. I've had to have two dying cats put down; but I held them as their life slipped away. It was better than what they had been going through and nothing was going to change what was happening. Kind of the point of the ending, though; when you bring an animal into your life, you make a bond to care for it, even if that means having to do the hard things. Hell of a scene, though. Kirk was a pretty good young actor, for Disney, but I preferred him in Swiss Family Robinson and Babes in Toyland.
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Post by tartanphantom on Sept 30, 2021 8:33:25 GMT -5
R. I. P. Tommy Kirk. The end of Old Yeller traumatized generations.
Even after his first drug bust and expulsion from Disney Studios, Kirk still managed to have a fairly successful career in the B-flick realm, including some of my favorite cheeze-balls: "Mars Needs Women", "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini", "Village of the Giants" and Al Adamson's wonderfully horrible "Blood of Ghastly Horror".
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 11, 2021 14:18:11 GMT -5
R. I. P. Tony DeMarco. DeMarco won the Welterweight Championship in 1955. While he didn't hold the championship long, he was well-known for his two fights against Carmen Basilio, which were slug-fests for the ages.
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 11, 2021 21:31:00 GMT -5
RIP to Youtube star Cole Poole, of the popular Cole & Marmalade channel.
Cole was a tiny kitten rescued by Chriss and Jessica Poole, back in 2012.
He became a bit of an internet sensation, with this little video...
...which found its way into a movie!
Cole eventually got a playpal, in a little orange tabby, named Marmalade and they became a sensation, as they romped and played their way into people's hearts.
Marmalade went through a battle with cancer but came out of it on top and has been cancer free for a while.
The pair of them became animal media sensations, appearing in magazines, on Animal Planet and in interviews with their humans. They later got a pair of sisters, with Zig Zag and Jugg, who joined them in videos, on the channel.
The humans went through a legal battle, as business partners tried to wrest control of the channel away from them, as the popularity of the animals had created revenue streams. The Poole's successfully defended their ownership, but it was a close-run thing.
Last November, Chris Poole put out a video letting fans know about Cole's new predicament...
Cole fought the good fight and we got updates....
Cole's radiation treatments caused a loss of pigment in the area where it was delivered, which was around his muzzle and face.
Sadly, Cole's body wasn't up to the fight any longer and his humans had to face the hardest decision any pet co-habitator must.
I've always enjoyed the Cole & Marmalade channel, as they are delightfully playful cats and Chris Poole was an inventive videographer. They also talked about pet rescue concerns, feline facts, misconceptions and other useful advice to pet humans. By chance, we ended up with our own "Cole & Marmalade" when we adopted an older black cat and a 10 month-old beige and orange tabby, a few years back. Unfortunately, they got loose when we were moving and, though we caught the black cat, Derek, the tabby, Punky, ran off in fear and I was never able to find him. Recently, we adopted a new tabby of similar coloring, a girl named Aja (pronounced Asia, though I like to call her Lower Slobovia) and our own pair are complete again. The little girl is a holy terror to Derek; and like the good boy he is, he won't hit a girl (well, he might knock her away, when she attacks, but he doesn't go after her); but, once she calms down a bit, I suspect they will romp and play until we are driven nuts.
Cole & Marmalade are great stress relievers and Cole will always live on in video.
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Post by Confessor on Oct 12, 2021 3:38:08 GMT -5
RIP to Youtube star Cole Poole, of the popular Cole & Marmalade channel. Cole was a tiny kitten rescued by Chriss and Jessica Poole, back in 2012. He became a bit of an internet sensation, with this little video... ...which found its way into a movie! Cole eventually got a playpal, in a little orange tabby, named Marmalade and they became a sensation, as they romped and played their way into people's hearts. Marmalade went through a battle with cancer but came out of it on top and has been cancer free for a while. The pair of them became animal media sensations, appearing in magazines, on Animal Planet and in interviews with their humans. They later got a pair of sisters, with Zig Zag and Jugg, who joined them in videos, on the channel. The humans went through a legal battle, as business partners tried to wrest control of the channel away from them, as the popularity of the animals had created revenue streams. The Poole's successfully defended their ownership, but it was a close-run thing. Last November, Chris Poole put out a video letting fans know about Cole's new predicament... Cole fought the good fight and we got updates.... Cole's radiation treatments caused a loss of pigment in the area where it was delivered, which was around his muzzle and face. Sadly, Cole's body wasn't up to the fight any longer and his humans had to face the hardest decision any pet co-habitator must. I've always enjoyed the Cole & Marmalade channel, as they are delightfully playful cats and Chris Poole was an inventive videographer. They also talked about pet rescue concerns, feline facts, misconceptions and other useful advice to pet humans. By chance, we ended up with our own "Cole & Marmalade" when we adopted an older black cat and a 10 month-old beige and orange tabby, a few years back. Unfortunately, they got loose when we were moving and, though we caught the black cat, Derek, the tabby, Punky, ran off in fear and I was never able to find him. Recently, we adopted a new tabby of similar coloring, a girl named Aja (pronounced Asia, though I like to call her Lower Slobovia) and our own pair are complete again. The little girl is a holy terror to Derek; and like the good boy he is, he won't hit a girl (well, he might knock her away, when she attacks, but he doesn't go after her); but, once she calms down a bit, I suspect they will romp and play until we are driven nuts. Cole & Marmalade are great stress relievers and Cole will always live on in video. I was not aware of Cole, but as a lifelong cat owner I'm not sure I can condone putting the poor thing through radiation treatment. That cat likely should've been put down much earlier than it was: being able to make the tough decisions when you have to and minimise your pet's suffering, even if it breaks your own heart, is a fundamental part of being a responsible pet owner. I also suspect Cole was making way too much money for his owners via his channel and they thought it better to put the poor little sod through additional agony and discomfort just to keep the "golden goose" alive a little while longer. But maybe that's just the cynic in me.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 12, 2021 4:42:16 GMT -5
Yeah, it's always sad to lose a cat or, esp. dog. Over the past year and a half we've gone from 6 to 2 cats (mostly age-related problems, the most recent one to go was a few months past her 18th birthday) so I can relate. However, I tend to agree with Confessor about the extensive life-saving efforts these folks took for that poor guy (radiation *and* chemo?!). Smart as an animal may be, I don't think it truly understands the purpose of all of those painful procedures, it just knows that its misery is being prolonged.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 12, 2021 10:57:28 GMT -5
R.I.P. Ruthie Thompson. Thompson worked as a painter on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and continued with the Disney Animation Dept. through The Rescuers.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2021 19:40:22 GMT -5
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 14, 2021 5:11:59 GMT -5
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 14, 2021 6:31:38 GMT -5
RIP to Youtube star Cole Poole, of the popular Cole & Marmalade channel. Cole was a tiny kitten rescued by Chriss and Jessica Poole, back in 2012. He became a bit of an internet sensation, with this little video... ...which found its way into a movie! Cole eventually got a playpal, in a little orange tabby, named Marmalade and they became a sensation, as they romped and played their way into people's hearts. Marmalade went through a battle with cancer but came out of it on top and has been cancer free for a while. The pair of them became animal media sensations, appearing in magazines, on Animal Planet and in interviews with their humans. They later got a pair of sisters, with Zig Zag and Jugg, who joined them in videos, on the channel. The humans went through a legal battle, as business partners tried to wrest control of the channel away from them, as the popularity of the animals had created revenue streams. The Poole's successfully defended their ownership, but it was a close-run thing. Last November, Chris Poole put out a video letting fans know about Cole's new predicament... Cole fought the good fight and we got updates.... Cole's radiation treatments caused a loss of pigment in the area where it was delivered, which was around his muzzle and face. Sadly, Cole's body wasn't up to the fight any longer and his humans had to face the hardest decision any pet co-habitator must. I've always enjoyed the Cole & Marmalade channel, as they are delightfully playful cats and Chris Poole was an inventive videographer. They also talked about pet rescue concerns, feline facts, misconceptions and other useful advice to pet humans. By chance, we ended up with our own "Cole & Marmalade" when we adopted an older black cat and a 10 month-old beige and orange tabby, a few years back. Unfortunately, they got loose when we were moving and, though we caught the black cat, Derek, the tabby, Punky, ran off in fear and I was never able to find him. Recently, we adopted a new tabby of similar coloring, a girl named Aja (pronounced Asia, though I like to call her Lower Slobovia) and our own pair are complete again. The little girl is a holy terror to Derek; and like the good boy he is, he won't hit a girl (well, he might knock her away, when she attacks, but he doesn't go after her); but, once she calms down a bit, I suspect they will romp and play until we are driven nuts. Cole & Marmalade are great stress relievers and Cole will always live on in video. I just saw this myself, I've been watching them for years and it really sent me for a loop. RIP to Youtube star Cole Poole, of the popular Cole & Marmalade channel. Cole was a tiny kitten rescued by Chriss and Jessica Poole, back in 2012. He became a bit of an internet sensation, with this little video... ...which found its way into a movie! Cole eventually got a playpal, in a little orange tabby, named Marmalade and they became a sensation, as they romped and played their way into people's hearts. Marmalade went through a battle with cancer but came out of it on top and has been cancer free for a while. The pair of them became animal media sensations, appearing in magazines, on Animal Planet and in interviews with their humans. They later got a pair of sisters, with Zig Zag and Jugg, who joined them in videos, on the channel. The humans went through a legal battle, as business partners tried to wrest control of the channel away from them, as the popularity of the animals had created revenue streams. The Poole's successfully defended their ownership, but it was a close-run thing. Last November, Chris Poole put out a video letting fans know about Cole's new predicament... Cole fought the good fight and we got updates.... Cole's radiation treatments caused a loss of pigment in the area where it was delivered, which was around his muzzle and face. Sadly, Cole's body wasn't up to the fight any longer and his humans had to face the hardest decision any pet co-habitator must. I've always enjoyed the Cole & Marmalade channel, as they are delightfully playful cats and Chris Poole was an inventive videographer. They also talked about pet rescue concerns, feline facts, misconceptions and other useful advice to pet humans. By chance, we ended up with our own "Cole & Marmalade" when we adopted an older black cat and a 10 month-old beige and orange tabby, a few years back. Unfortunately, they got loose when we were moving and, though we caught the black cat, Derek, the tabby, Punky, ran off in fear and I was never able to find him. Recently, we adopted a new tabby of similar coloring, a girl named Aja (pronounced Asia, though I like to call her Lower Slobovia) and our own pair are complete again. The little girl is a holy terror to Derek; and like the good boy he is, he won't hit a girl (well, he might knock her away, when she attacks, but he doesn't go after her); but, once she calms down a bit, I suspect they will romp and play until we are driven nuts. Cole & Marmalade are great stress relievers and Cole will always live on in video. I was not aware of Cole, but as a lifelong cat owner I'm not sure I can condone putting the poor thing through radiation treatment. That cat likely should've been put down much earlier than it was: being able to make the tough decisions when you have to and minimise your pet's suffering, even if it breaks your own heart, is a fundamental part of being a responsible pet owner. I also suspect Cole was making way too much money for his owners via his channel and they thought it better to put the poor little sod through additional agony and discomfort just to keep the "golden goose" alive a little while longer. But maybe that's just the cynic in me. Nah, that's not them at all they were very up front with the treatment plan every step of the way and stopped it when it was obvious that it wasn't improving his quality of life. They're just really good people and always use their platform to do a tremendous amount of good for pet adoption, clinics and shelters.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 14, 2021 13:59:03 GMT -5
Gary Paulsen, best known for writing the children's novel Hatchet has died at 82. I wasn't particularly familiar with is work, but I know that my middle son read Hatchet as a kid and really liked it.
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 14, 2021 21:43:15 GMT -5
Gary Paulsen, best known for writing the children's novel Hatchet has died at 82. I wasn't particularly familiar with is work, but I know that my middle son read Hatchet as a kid and really liked it. Paulsen was one of the very few YA writers that young boys would read. Matt Christopher was one, RL Stine another, Lemony Snickett, JK Rowling; but, beyond that, there wasn't much (some could be turned onto Terry Pratchett, with Wee Free Men or the Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents). We (when I worked for Barnes & Noble) could always sell them Paulsen books; but, he wasn't especially prolific and there wasn't much you could turn boys onto, like his stuff, without moving up to adult literature. It was kind of a gap that comics used to fulfill.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 14, 2021 22:16:45 GMT -5
Gary Paulsen, best known for writing the children's novel Hatchet has died at 82. I wasn't particularly familiar with is work, but I know that my middle son read Hatchet as a kid and really liked it. Paulsen was one of the very few YA writers that young boys would read. Matt Christopher was one, RL Stine another, Lemony Snickett, JK Rowling; but, beyond that, there wasn't much (some could be turned onto Terry Pratchett, with Wee Free Men or the Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents). We (when I worked for Barnes & Noble) could always sell them Paulsen books; but, he wasn't especially prolific and there wasn't much you could turn boys onto, like his stuff, without moving up to adult literature. It was kind of a gap that comics used to fulfill. I’m pretty sure we read Call of the Wild and White Fang with him around the same time. When I was a kid I read a bunch of books by Jim Kjellgard, Big Red, Irish Red, etc. I have no idea if they’re still available.
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 14, 2021 23:26:44 GMT -5
Paulsen was one of the very few YA writers that young boys would read. Matt Christopher was one, RL Stine another, Lemony Snickett, JK Rowling; but, beyond that, there wasn't much (some could be turned onto Terry Pratchett, with Wee Free Men or the Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents). We (when I worked for Barnes & Noble) could always sell them Paulsen books; but, he wasn't especially prolific and there wasn't much you could turn boys onto, like his stuff, without moving up to adult literature. It was kind of a gap that comics used to fulfill. I’m pretty sure we read Call of the Wild and White Fang with him around the same time. When I was a kid I read a bunch of books by Jim Kjellgard, Big Red, Irish Red, etc. I have no idea if they’re still available. I recognize the name; but don't recall seeing his books on our shelves in quantity. In the Childrens Section, the Young Reader section tended to be more contemporary, with certain exceptions. You'd find old classics, like Pippi Longstocking and Mary Poppins there; but, not all of the books in those series; just the initial ones. The Newberry section had more of the classics, with stuff like Johnny Tremain, Secret of Nimh and such. Some authors, like EB White you could find the whole deal, or Barbara Cleary. Picture books were kind of the same way. They tended to be more contemporary, other than the Caldecotts and the really big names, like Maurice Sendak, Ludwig Bemelmans (the Madeline series), Dr Seuss, Kate Burton (Katie the Snowplay and others). Most of what I recognized from my childhood, aside from Sendak, Seuss, etc, were in the Caldecotts, like Robert McCall, or series stuff, like Madeline, Babar, Curious George and Clifford, the Big Red Dog. We still had things like the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, Encyclopedia Brown and such; but, tastes change. Teachers used to lament to us how hard it was to get young boys to read, for pleasure. I used to get frustrated trying to help some pre-teen and teenaged boys who had to get a book for a book report, as they didn't seem to want to read anything (once you got beyond the restrictions about novelizations of movies and such). JK Rowling helped a lot to turn boys onto fantasy; but, it was hard to keep them interested after they got a bit older. Then again, adult males weren't much better. Women far outnumber men when it comes to reading for pleasure, just as girls far outstrip the boys. Generations are a factor, too, as the younger you go, the less prose reading you find. Non-Fiction is a little different; but that varies by subject. Even so, older generations will be more likely to seek a book and the younger will be more likely to seek internet sources. Sure, familiarity with the technology is a strong factor, but so is attention span. I was lucky that my father was a voracious reader and took us to the Bookmobile each week, which was a place of wonder as a child, to where by the time I was a pre-teen, I gravitated to libraries and book stores.
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Post by tartanphantom on Oct 15, 2021 22:41:10 GMT -5
I was lucky that my father was a voracious reader and took us to the Bookmobile each week, which was a place of wonder as a child, to where by the time I was a pre-teen, I gravitated to libraries and book stores. Similar situation for me. My mom was a schoolteacher, and started reading to me from birth. At age 4 I was reading at 1st grade level. At age 5 I had my own library card for the local public library. I would ready anything from comics to kid's books and beyond, due to the love of reading she instilled in me from an early age. I do remember that my 1st through 3rd grade teachers found it slightly problematic, because I would burn through the card assignments in the SRA box like nobody's business, and they would end up giving me crossword puzzles to do in my spare classroom time so that I wouldn't disrupt other children due to finishing assignments early.
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