Celebrity death that bummed you out the most... - Page 46

Queen of the Ryche · 08-07-2009, 12:55 PM

Bueller? Bueller?

Defining moments of my teenage life, Mr. Hughes. Thank you.

/lawn. off. now.

TheMercenary · 08-08-2009, 06:37 AM

Heard in the news:

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Infomercial king Billy Mays' wife lashed out on Friday after Florida authorities released autopsy results showing cocaine helped kill him.

The medical examiner said Mays last used cocaine a few days before his June 28 death but wasn't high when he died in his sleep at his Tampa condo.

However, an autopsy found "cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of heart disease," the official cause of death.

Looks like his wife isn't to happy about it.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009...used_coke.html

richlevy · 08-08-2009, 07:40 AM

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However, an autopsy found "cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of heart disease," the official cause of death.

What bullshit. If it was an overdose or if he was high at the time of death, that's one thing. But trace amounts? Who cares?

What are they going to say when they do mine? "Traces of cheeseburgers were found in his system. Cheeseburger use caused or contributed to the development of heart disease".

There may be 'teachable moments' in celebrity deaths. But invading privacy in order to stretch the facts is wrong.

TheMercenary · 08-08-2009, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

What are they going to say when they do mine? "Traces of cheeseburgers were found in his system. Cheeseburger use caused or contributed to the development of heart disease".

Absolutely.

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There may be 'teachable moments' in celebrity deaths. But invading privacy in order to stretch the facts is wrong.

Now, now. He is basically a de facto public figure. You know the rules of our media. Anything goes if you live in the eye of the public, and even if you don't.

plthijinx · 08-08-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

What bullshit. ..... But invading privacy in order to stretch the facts is wrong.

in this day and age people (errr news media) crave on anything bad in a persons life. then again, don't even get me started on the ffffmessed up judicial system......

dar512 · 08-13-2009, 03:53 PM

Les Paul has passed. He was 94.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...-dies/?apage=2

Shawnee123 · 08-13-2009, 08:10 PM

RIP Mr Paul. You were an innovator.

(I hope dead people have internet access.)

I just grabbed this line and I like it:

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Known as "the Thomas Edison of the music industry"

From here.

Elspode · 08-14-2009, 07:58 AM

Bruce has put up a Les Paul thread in Entertainment featuring some of the man's inimitable quotes. I dropped my reminisce there as Les Paul indeed deserves his own thread. :-)

Shawnee123 · 08-14-2009, 08:09 AM

I liked that post, Els. What a neat man he was, indeed.

hackhelios · 08-26-2009, 07:27 PM

Ted Kennedy--some of the tributes I saw today saddened me deeply.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/26/kennedy-tribute/

Shawnee123 · 08-27-2009, 07:44 AM

Senator Kennedy was an advocate for higher education.

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Mr. Kennedy, who represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate for more than four decades, had a hand in the creation of nearly every major federal student-aid program, from Pell Grants in 1972 to the Academic Competitiveness and Smart Grants for high-achieving, low-income students in 2006. In the 1990s, he was a chief architect of the federal direct-loan program, in which the government lends money directly to students through their colleges, and one of its staunchest supporters in the Senate.

http://chronicle.com/article/Sen-Edw...ongtime/48175/

classicman · 08-27-2009, 08:16 AM

Not that I'd do it, but he really deserved a thread of his own. I'm a lot surprised someone didn't do it yesterday.

Shawnee123 · 08-27-2009, 08:26 AM

I expected a lot of criticism and hateful words, so I didn't bring it up.

classicman · 08-27-2009, 09:08 AM

He was a champion for what he thought was right - for that, I respected him.

Pico and ME · 08-27-2009, 11:16 AM

Wow, Kennedy was why I was able to go to college...despite effin Reagan.

08-07-2009, 12:55 PM	#676
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08-13-2009, 03:53 PM	#681
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Les Paul has passed. He was 94. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...-dies/?apage=2 __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-14-2009, 07:58 AM	#683
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Bruce has put up a Les Paul thread in Entertainment featuring some of the man's inimitable quotes. I dropped my reminisce there as Les Paul indeed deserves his own thread. :-) __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-14-2009, 08:09 AM	#684
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I liked that post, Els. What a neat man he was, indeed. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-27-2009, 08:16 AM	#687
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Not that I'd do it, but he really deserved a thread of his own. I'm a lot surprised someone didn't do it yesterday. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-26-2009, 07:27 PM	#685
hackhelios Sun Hacker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 48	Ted Kennedy--some of the tributes I saw today saddened me deeply. http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/26/kennedy-tribute/

08-27-2009, 08:26 AM	#688
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I expected a lot of criticism and hateful words, so I didn't bring it up. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-27-2009, 09:08 AM	#689
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	He was a champion for what he thought was right - for that, I respected him. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-27-2009, 11:16 AM	#690
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Wow, Kennedy was why I was able to go to college...despite effin Reagan.

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