Dropping Like Flies

Ed Koch.

I once saw him in tears leaving the movie The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover with his boyfriend.

Reg Presley of The Troggs.

Glad that I got to see them many years ago.

Jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd - one of my favorite musicians (composer and music educator, too)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2KvM2T40RQ

dyecraig wrote:
Jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd - one of my favorite musicians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2KvM2T40RQ

yah..I just heard too… a big bummer… although I don't know I was entirely cognizant of the fact he was still alive..


Horace Silver is still alive although may not be fully there.. who else? Butch Warren in DC (was an unheralded sideman on a lot of legendary dates including Dexter Gordon's GO)….

dyecraig wrote:
Jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd - one of my favorite musicians (composer and music educator, too)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2KvM2T40RQ

Gotta have 'Rock Creek Park' in the mix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkXh4kRTBVk

Oscar Pistolrius' girlfriend, and his fake running career.

I thought Pistorius' life needed to be made into a movie…now this? unreal story..

hutch wrote:
I thought Pistorius' life needed to be made into a movie…now this? unreal story..

movie should be more interesting now. 

Yeah, but what actor is purposely going to get his legs amputated to play the role?

And if he does, tell me that guy aint a lock for an Oscar.

hutch wrote:
I thought Pistorius' life needed to be made into a movie…now this? unreal story..

atomicfront wrote:

hutch wrote:
I thought Pistorius' life needed to be made into a movie…now this? unreal story..

movie should be more interesting now. 

Already made, plus its South African to boot

I thought his running against two legged guys was a little bogus anyway. I mean, they won't let Lance Armstrong shoot a little dope to help him bike, but they will let this guy have scissor legs as long as he wants to have them? What is the world coming to?

Kind of like wheelchair racers in a marathon. You get to do a marathon sitting down? Hardly seems right. Everytime one comes close to mowing me over on a downhill I want to start popping tires.

James wrote:
Yeah, but what actor is purposely going to get his legs amputated to play the role?

CGI, no amputation needed.  remember Forrest Gump?

"The CGI removal of actor Gary Sinise's legs, after his character had them amputated, was achieved by wrapping his legs with a blue fabric, which later facilitated the work of the "roto-paint" team to paint out his legs from every single frame. At one point, while hoisting himself into his wheelchair, his legs are used for support." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump#Visual_effects

the guy lost his legs . . . let him kill who he wants.

Well yeah, I suppose they could go that route. But the question is, would they want to?

sweetcell wrote:

James wrote:
Yeah, but what actor is purposely going to get his legs amputated to play the role?

CGI, no amputation needed.  remember Forrest Gump?

"The CGI removal of actor Gary Sinise's legs, after his character had them amputated, was achieved by wrapping his legs with a blue fabric, which later facilitated the work of the "roto-paint" team to paint out his legs from every single frame. At one point, while hoisting himself into his wheelchair, his legs are used for support." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump#Visual_effects

walkonby wrote:
the guy lost his legs . . . let him kill who he wants.

Wasnt he born without legs? If so, he didn't really lose them because he never had them to begin with.

Unless I'm wrong in which case I am a tragic victim because I lost my second, third and fourth dongs.

James wrote:
Yeah, but what actor is purposely going to get his legs amputated to play the role?

And if he does, tell me that guy aint a lock for an Oscar.

hutch wrote:
I thought Pistorius' life needed to be made into a movie…now this? unreal story..

Gary Oldman could do it and that's without cutting off his legs. That guy is amazing! Saw him play a dwarf in some film. Full views and all. Took me 3/4s of the film to finally realize which character he was playing. Still have no idea how it was done. Good film too.

Besides, this would be a perfect film for him since he has a thing for playing crazy not your run of the mill murderers.

Relaxer wrote:

walkonby wrote:
the guy lost his legs . . . let him kill who he wants.

Wasnt he born without legs? If so, he didn't really lose them because he never had them to begin with.

oh really?  oh . . . well, that changes that i guess.  born without legs.  god, is that worse?  maybe i should just step away and leave this all alone.

Jaguar wrote:

James wrote:
Yeah, but what actor is purposely going to get his legs amputated to play the role?

And if he does, tell me that guy aint a lock for an Oscar.

hutch wrote:
I thought Pistorius' life needed to be made into a movie…now this? unreal story..

Gary Oldman could do it and that's without cutting off his legs. That guy is amazing! Saw him play a dwarf in some film. Full views and all. Took me 3/4s of the film to finally realize which character he was playing. Still have no idea how it was done. Good film too.

Besides, this would be a perfect film for him since he has a thing for playing crazy not your run of the mill murderers.

Well but Gary's a bit long in the tooth, no?

agree about his chops…

hutch wrote:

Jaguar wrote:

James wrote:
Yeah, but what actor is purposely going to get his legs amputated to play the role?

And if he does, tell me that guy aint a lock for an Oscar.

hutch wrote:
I thought Pistorius' life needed to be made into a movie…now this? unreal story..

Gary Oldman could do it and that's without cutting off his legs. That guy is amazing! Saw him play a dwarf in some film. Full views and all. Took me 3/4s of the film to finally realize which character he was playing. Still have no idea how it was done. Good film too.

Besides, this would be a perfect film for him since he has a thing for playing crazy not your run of the mill murderers.

Well but Gary's a bit long in the tooth, no?

agree about his chops…

Yeah, maybe. I thought of that but he also has an incredible ability to completely transform himself. One actor I wouldn't put it past to be able to pull it off.