RIP, famous person - Page 54

Griff · 01-22-2016, 04:15 PM

Olympic skier Bill Johnson makes the last gate.

fargon · 01-22-2016, 04:28 PM

Olympic Skier Bill Johnson: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...son-dies-at-55

Griff · 01-23-2016, 03:35 PM

Very rough ending.

Gravdigr · 01-24-2016, 03:20 PM

Yeah, no. I would not want to linger like that.

Griff · 01-24-2016, 09:05 PM

Leave me to die in the snow.

monster · 01-25-2016, 10:12 PM

ok then

Gravdigr · 01-26-2016, 03:08 PM

Abe Vigoda is dead.

No, really, this time.

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monster · 01-26-2016, 09:14 PM

Black

Spexxvet · 01-29-2016, 08:47 AM

Paul Kantner

http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/...74-6791483.php

Scriveyn · 01-29-2016, 12:07 PM

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Ever used one of these?

Artur Fischer, inventor of the plastic wall plug / screw anchor, died Jan 27th aged 96.

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He also invented [synchronised] flash light photography as he saw an issue with the previously used magnesium flash.

He held over 1100 patents and overtook Thomas Alva Edison, who held 1093 patents. Fischer also held 5867 trade rights.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur_Fischer_(inventor)

monster · 01-31-2016, 09:44 AM

Terry Wogan. He had a good innings though, I think

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35453541

DanaC · 01-31-2016, 09:52 AM

Oh no!!Not Uncle Terry!

I haven't checked headlines or listened to any news yet today so this is news to me.

Carruthers · 01-31-2016, 10:58 AM

And Frank Finlay as well.

He was in 'The Sins' a few years ago with Pete Postlethwaite who took the lead role and he was cast as Uncle Irwin.

I remember one episode being based largely on his character and he was outstanding.

Frank Finlay

Carruthers · 01-31-2016, 01:58 PM

Surely the BBC, of all broadcasting organisations, should have got his name right.
It was corrected in short order.

Sundae · 02-01-2016, 11:53 AM

This is a BBC website, so may not play overseas.
But it's Frank Finlay being given his Shakespearean head (as in a racehorse, not in a rude way) in the original Blackadder.

The man was a fine actor. And he eats up the pantomime villian role in The Witchsmeller Pursuivant. Which I think I know pretty much by heart.

When I finally get to the States, I'll amuse y'all (and family and friends) not just saying "Harry Potter" but also by with my Frank Finlay impression from this episode.
Except you'd have to watch it first.

01-22-2016, 04:15 PM	#796
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Olympic skier Bill Johnson makes the last gate. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-22-2016, 04:28 PM	#797
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Olympic Skier Bill Johnson: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...son-dies-at-55 __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

01-23-2016, 03:35 PM	#798
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Very rough ending. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-24-2016, 03:20 PM	#799
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Yeah, no. I would not want to linger like that. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-24-2016, 09:05 PM	#800
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Leave me to die in the snow. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-25-2016, 10:12 PM	#801
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ok then __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-26-2016, 03:08 PM	#802
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Abe Vigoda is dead. No, really, this time. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-26-2016, 09:14 PM	#803
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Black __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-29-2016, 08:47 AM	#804
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Paul Kantner http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/...74-6791483.php __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

01-31-2016, 09:44 AM	#806
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Terry Wogan. He had a good innings though, I think http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35453541 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-31-2016, 10:58 AM	#808
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	And Frank Finlay as well. He was in 'The Sins' a few years ago with Pete Postlethwaite who took the lead role and he was cast as Uncle Irwin. I remember one episode being based largely on his character and he was outstanding. Frank Finlay __________________

01-31-2016, 01:58 PM	#809
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Surely the BBC, of all broadcasting organisations, should have got his name right. It was corrected in short order. __________________

02-01-2016, 11:53 AM	#810
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	This is a BBC website, so may not play overseas. But it's Frank Finlay being given his Shakespearean head (as in a racehorse, not in a rude way) in the original Blackadder. The man was a fine actor. And he eats up the pantomime villian role in The Witchsmeller Pursuivant. Which I think I know pretty much by heart. When I finally get to the States, I'll amuse y'all (and family and friends) not just saying "Harry Potter" but also by with my Frank Finlay impression from this episode. Except you'd have to watch it first. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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