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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 15:11:14 GMT -5
And Pete Burns of Dead Or Alive fame apparently no longer fits the "Or Alive" part.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 15:14:46 GMT -5
I've read dozens of Chick tracts over the years. Every now & then I'll come across one lying on a sidewalk or something, though it's been a few years since that happened. When I went up to NW Arkansas for the Southern Baptist summer camp* in my 11th or maybe 12th summer, the bookstore had a slew of them for sale, probably for a nickel or maybe a dime each. I bought quite a few just to marvel at.
*Which obviously didn't really take in my case.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 24, 2016 18:53:22 GMT -5
And Pete Burns of Dead Or Alive fame apparently no longer fits the "Or Alive" part. What's wrong with me that I laughed at your joke first, then felt bad about another human being dying? This is too bad, as I liked a number of their songs in the 80s and still have a couple of them on my mp3 player. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 20:22:45 GMT -5
And Pete Burns of Dead Or Alive fame apparently no longer fits the "Or Alive" part. yeah. .this one hit me hard too. I really, really respected his attitude and his look.  |
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 24, 2016 23:15:25 GMT -5
Apparently, Jack Chick died yesterday at age 92. He was sort of the Stan Lee of, uh, ultra-rightist arch-conversative sleaze in the form of what amounted to mini-comics. Hope he's enoying wherever it is he is. Kind of the R. Crumb of fundamentalism.   |
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Post by Mormel on Oct 25, 2016 8:36:21 GMT -5
And Pete Burns of Dead Or Alive fame apparently no longer fits the "Or Alive" part. Sad to learn of his passing, and far too soon too. I remember listening to him being a guest on Boy George's radio show from a while back; having buried the hatchet of rivalry (Pete: "Boy George stole my look" George: "It's not who did it first, it's who did it better") it was really insightful to hear them talk about the LGBT scene of the early 80s in the UK, among other topics. "You Spin Me Round" will always be a classic. |
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Post by Randle-El on Oct 26, 2016 11:35:24 GMT -5
For anyone that grew up in a Protestant, evangelical church-going environment, Jack Chick is sort of like that crazy uncle in your family who makes racist or other offensive comments at family gatherings. He's there, he's kind of embarrassing, you've learned to politely ignore him for the most part, but you still have an unexplainable affection for him even as anyone else outside your family would be completely shocked that such a human being can exist. There's definitely a sort of kitschy attraction to those comics, even (or especially) by those who are not Christian. It's sort of like the fundamentalist equivalent of porn or exploitation films. I came across these every now and then growing up as a kid, and I was never not entertained by them.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 29, 2016 10:28:12 GMT -5
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Post by Rob Allen on Oct 29, 2016 19:16:40 GMT -5
Iconic horror host/DJ John Zacherle , dead at the age of 98 Sad news. I've been a Zacherley fan most of my life. |
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Post by Lolatadatodo on Nov 10, 2016 20:57:43 GMT -5
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 10, 2016 22:18:27 GMT -5
Everyone cool is dying this year.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 11, 2016 6:17:51 GMT -5
Leonard Cohen... Local boy makes good. He leaves an unfillable hole in out heart.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2016 6:33:54 GMT -5
Leonard Cohen - He won't be forgotten ...
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Post by Warmonger on Nov 11, 2016 14:17:43 GMT -5
Robert Vaughn passed
Last living member of The Magnificent Seven
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 11, 2016 14:37:33 GMT -5
The man from U.N.C.L.E.? Say it ain't so...
Slam said it right : everybody who's cool is dying this year.
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