The RIP Thread...

[Paul B]

Andy Rooney died today.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57319150/andy-rooney-dead-at-92/

 

[MasterBlaster]

Dang.

 

[sawinredneck]

Very sad to hear that.

 

[Paul B]

Sad? Not me, he was 92, seemed to have lived a full life...

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Wow, there went an icon.. Well done Andy!

 

[stehansen]

He's been looking pretty rough for a while. I always enjoyed his take on things.

 

[Rborist1]

Big fan here too. RIP Andy.

 

[Cobleskill]

At 92 I guess looking a little rough is OK. Hell, how many of us will make it that long?

 

[Paul B]

RIP Hickstead, died in the ring during a show jumping event today in Italy. http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1751264 For those of you, like my wife, who may be in to dressage and show jumping.

 

[MasterBlaster]

"Writhing in pain," lordy.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Beautiful animal.
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[CurSedVoyce]

Looks like Hickstead just sort of went over.... done
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[Paul B]

Indeed, I am reasonably indifferent on the matter but my wife is quite upset, the horse was an Olympic athlete for our country and in those circles, quite well respected. Would be akin to perhaps (insert NBA, NFL, MLB top ten athlete here) Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux falling over on the ice in his prime and dying for no obvious reason.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yes, Katy will react the same when she hears, Understandably.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Chances are he wasn't feeling too well before that happened. Sad.

 

[Paul B]

Rumours starting that Joe Frazier has died of liver failure. not yet confirmed.
http://www.fightsaga.com/news/item/1549-Joe-Frazier-1944-2011-So-Long-Smokin-Joe

 

[Paul B]

Seems confirmed: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/sports/joe-frazier-ex-heavyweight-champ-dies-at-67.html?_r=1

a bit before my time but:
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[stehansen]

I listened to that fight on the radio. Backstage while trying out for a school play.

 

[Paul B]

RIP Col. Potter

"Emmy-winning actor Harry Morgan has died of pneumonia. He portrayed Col. Potter on MASH. Morgan was 96."

 

[pigwot]

I saw him once in New Orleans at Mardi Gras in the late 1970s; he was filming a 'made-for-TV' movie, "Murder at the Mardi Gras".
They were set up on a couple balconies and we got to be part of the random crowd walking past below the action.
We were silenced and told, 'walk at a normal pace, do NOT look up, and converse in normal tones'.
Great actor.

 

[Dave Shepard]

 

[MasterBlaster]

He was a cool old dude. Gawd, imagine making it to ninety whatever... lordy!

 

[jefflovstrom@sb]

He was a cool old dude. Gawd, imagine making it to ninety whatever... lordy!

Yup.

 

[Thor's Hammer]

RIP Christopher Hitchens. 1949 - 2011

 

[Old Monkey]

Why be sad, he's gone to a better... Oh never mind. I appreciated his thoughts if not his in your face style.