Author Topic: Those we lost in 2009 (Read 32868 times)

Zathras · **Reply #50 on:** July 05, 2009, 01:25:04 AM

Darwinist · **Reply #51 on:** July 06, 2009, 01:48:07 AM

Quote from: Zorag on July 05, 2009, 01:25:04 AM

Steve McNair

Yikes. Sounds like he was stepping out on Mrs. McNair with a 20 y/o Dave & Busters waitress, who was also shot. Sad deal. Sounds like a jealous ex-boyfriend trying to get revenge.

Planish · **Reply #52 on:** July 18, 2009, 01:25:17 AM

Walter Cronkite

I'll always associate him with coverage of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo shots. I was a pre-teen and The Future was happening.

In 2006: NASA Honors Veteran Journalist Walter Cronkite

Youtube, CBS (simulated) lunar landing coverage: CBS News - Apollo 11 Moon Landing, July 1969 - part 1!!
Youtube: CBS tribute Walter Cronkite And The Lunar Landing (CBS News)

Talia · **Reply #53 on:** July 20, 2009, 12:27:04 AM

Frank McCourt.

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1911633,00.html

Raving_Lunatic · **Reply #54 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:39:41 PM

Harry Patch and Henry Allingham, 111 and 113 respectively, the remaning british veterans of the first world war, the trenches- Harry Patch fought at Passchendaele. Both recently died, within a few weeks of each other.

The words of Harry Patch in a 2001 interview:

"I am the only one that got through
the others died where ever they fell
...
give your leaders each a gun and then let them fight it out themselves

i've seen devils coming up from the ground
i've seen hell upon this earth
the next will be chemical but they will never learn"

Rest in Peace, and in the hope that one day humans will coexist in complete peace, and this meaningless slaughter will never happen again.

Talia · **Reply #55 on:** August 06, 2009, 09:45:51 PM

D*MMIT

John Hughes

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/06/obit.john.hughes/index.html

Russell Nash · **Reply #56 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:45:53 PM

double damnit!!
NPR

Zathras · **Reply #57 on:** August 14, 2009, 06:06:58 AM

Les Paul

No link right now, I'm exhausted.

Mod: NYT

Anarquistador · **Reply #58 on:** August 27, 2009, 03:46:33 AM

Ted Kennedy

Say what you will about his personal life, but the man was a presence in national politics. His influence will be missed.

Talia · **Reply #59 on:** August 28, 2009, 08:50:24 PM

Reading Rainbow.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112312561

I grew up on this show. It infuriates me to no end that the Bush Administration's vile 'No Child Left Behind' helped influence it's demise.

Absolutely reprehensible. I'm so pissed.

lowky · **Reply #60 on:** September 15, 2009, 02:08:26 AM

Patrick Swayze is now dirty dancing with the devil.

Russell Nash · **Reply #61 on:** September 15, 2009, 05:28:53 AM

Lowky,

That's pretty harsh. With most celebs I respect the work and hold my nose at the personal life. With Swayze I respect the personal life and hold my nose at most of his work. Admittedly I don't follow celeb culture much, so maybe I missed some big scandal, but he seems like he was actually one of the good ones.

NPR

Russell Nash · **Reply #62 on:** September 15, 2009, 05:31:24 AM

M*A*S*H' Creator Larry Gelbart Dies

This was the big show when I was growing up. I still remember everyone talking about the last episode the day after. The show had been coasting for at least four seasons, but the last episode has the highest Nielson rating of anything on TV ever.

lowky · **Reply #63 on:** September 15, 2009, 02:14:00 PM

Quote from: Russell Nash on September 15, 2009, 05:28:53 AM

Lowky,

That's pretty harsh. With most celebs I respect the work and hold my nose at the personal life. With Swayze I respect the personal life and hold my nose at most of his work. Admittedly I don't follow celeb culture much, so maybe I missed some big scandal, but he seems like he was actually one of the good ones.

NPR

Didn't mean it in a harsh way, sorry if it came across that way, more crass than critical of Swayze. The site, that I read that linked to the link i linked to, titled their post that way, I liked it more for the mash up of Dancing with the devil and Dirty Dancing. While not a huge Swayze fan, I have nothing against him either.

lowky · **Reply #64 on:** September 17, 2009, 01:45:51 PM

Puff the magic dragon's Puff is a little bit smaller

Mary Travers of Peter Paul and Mary died of Leukemia.

Jason M · **Reply #65 on:** September 17, 2009, 02:27:39 PM

"His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, puff could not be brave,
So puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave."

Sgarre1 · **Reply #66 on:** September 17, 2009, 03:08:46 PM

brings to mind a notable exchange from KING OF THE HILL

Bill: (sings "Puff the Magic Dragon")

Hank: Bill! Don't you know what that song's about? (pause, then absolutely deadpan serious) It's about....a dragon.

Maybe funnier if you know the characters...