Whiskers 680 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 :( Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 RIP Dr Jerry Buss - Lakers owner and poker player Brian Balsbaugh @Balsbaugh We @Poker_Royalty did a few TV patch/logo deals for deals for Jerry Buss. He said "Get as much money as you can, then donate it to charity." Link to post Share on other sites
rcgs59 15 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 RIP Stompin Tom Connors Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 R.I.P. Roger Ebert Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskers 680 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 http://deadspin.com/5482198/my-roger-ebert-story Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Ebert wrote a long retirement post just 2 days ago. I have to think this was suicide. He fought longer than I would have, if so. I'll miss him terribly . Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 http://deadspin.com/...ger-ebert-story Holy s@#$*, I would have felt like such a huge sack of s$%# if I was that dude. ************. What an idiot. That being said, I'm glad he now realizes how big of douchebag he was, and that he has to live with that the rest of his life. One more thing, thankfully that was written like 3 years ago, so hopefully Roger got to read it. EDIT: Yep... he read it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Honestly though, Leich had a point (though he ****ed over a friend in the douchest possible way to make the point) . Ebert had gotten very stale there for a while. And then he got cancer. And couldn't appear on TV. Or talk. And he started writing ALOT. I honestly think his best writing came in the past few years, because he was forced to do it all the time, he had no other way of expressing himself. Beautiful and tragic. Man, I'll miss him. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskers 680 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 That being said, I'm glad he now realizes how big of douchebag he was, and that he has to live with that the rest of his life. He knows what he did was wrong and he apologized and the apology was accepted and you still want him to feel bad for the rest of his life? I mean, he probably will always regret it, but that seems kind of cruel to wish that upon someone. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Brvy always was a lil more O' Test than New Test, his protestations aside. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Herzog on the passing of his friend, Roger Ebert. https://soundcloud.com/wbez/werner-herzog-and-milosh Herzog is fantastic, Ebert was wonderful, hooey, there's a little less joy now. Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 watching "at the movies" as a kid was the first time I'd seen people, other than some of my "artsy-fartsy" family members, discuss films as something more than entertainment pieces. an earnest discussion of a movie as more than a simple distraction from everyday life. to me, he and siskel made critical thinking about films accessible to the common man. he made it more acceptable to not be accepting of mediocrity or banality in entertainment and that's not a bad thing at all. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Pretty much the same for me, hank. I didn't read Ebert until I went to college and really not a whole lot till after. A friend of mine had a book of his bad reviews, which was hilarious, and that really turned me onto him as a writer. But, it wasn't till he lost his voice, that I really started paying attention to his writing, his blog, his reviews. Just a remarkable writer. It made me wish I had paid more attention to his writing when I was younger. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I saw a number of movies in high school because of their reviews, Pulp Fiction being the most significant.. in many ways they changed the way I looked at movies, what I expected of movies. Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I saw a number of movies in high school because of their reviews, Pulp Fiction being the most significant.. in many ways they changed the way I looked at movies, what I expected of movies. The movies that changed the way I watch movies are Shoah, and In The Company of Men. I'm not sure I can articulate it that well--I think both of these movies have similar themes. The theme of a morally bankrupt idea which is sold convincingly. The audience goes along with the morally bankrupt idea (with the onscreen characters) and then go home hating themselves. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I remember clearly seeing Company of Men the first time, it was part of a stretch of 3 movies I saw, that with Happiness and Requiem for a dream, that made me think "what the fuk is going on in hollywood, with all these nihilistic films.. Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I remember clearly seeing Company of Men the first time, it was part of a stretch of 3 movies I saw, that with Happiness and Requiem for a dream, that made me think "what the fuk is going on in hollywood, with all these nihilistic films.. What was happening, sir, is they were tapping into my dark heart. Now go watch Glengarry Glen Ross, and know that we're all working for a set of steak knives. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Oh I love them (GGR too). I Rememer during that Heady time that I thought Hollywood had turned a corner, with all these high quality indy and studio films. JOKE WAS ON ME. Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I was never ever able to get past Ebert giving Harry and the Henderson's a thumbs down. RIP though. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher of a Stroke http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/08/world/europe/uk-margaret-thatcher-dead/index.html Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Frankie Avalon will no longer go to the beach looking to get caught up by a net. Anette Funicello dead at 70 Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Jonathan Winters was still alive? Link to post Share on other sites
Quacktastic 106 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Pat Summerall Link to post Share on other sites
Dice_3008 1 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Ray Manzerak, keyboardist for The Doors. Link to post Share on other sites
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