Two Bush Supreme Court appointees…my greatest fears realized. :o
Dropping Like Flies
Armstrong, Crow announce engagement
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas – Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and rock star Sheryl Crow are engaged.
The cyclist announced the engagement in a statement and said he asked Crow on Wednesday while they were in Sun Valley, Idaho.
No wedding date has been set, although it could be a spring wedding, Armstrong spokesman Mark Higgins said Monday night.
Armstrong retired in July after winning his seventh straight Tour de France.
The marriage will be the second for Armstrong, who has three children with ex-wife Kristin. It will be the first for Crow.
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas – Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and rock star Sheryl Crow are engaged.
The cyclist announced the engagement in a statement and said he asked Crow on Wednesday while they were in Sun Valley, Idaho.
No wedding date has been set, although it could be a spring wedding, Armstrong spokesman Mark Higgins said Monday night.
Armstrong retired in July after winning his seventh straight Tour de France.
The marriage will be the second for Armstrong, who has three children with ex-wife Kristin. It will be the first for Crow.
Originally posted by vansmack:You dawg you, in the "dropping like flies" thread. What a stitch!! ;)
Armstrong, Crow announce engagement
Associated Press
Originally posted by Bags:It's like I told Samckette. I said Baby, if I ever get ball cancer and recover and you stick with me, then I win 7 Tour de Franceâ??s, I wonâ??t leave you for some over aged washed up rocker.
You dawg you, in the "dropping like flies" thread. What a stitch!! ;)
But no promises on Avril Lavigne.
Originally posted by Bags:but they're both replacing republican-appointed justices … could be much much worse
Two Bush Supreme Court appointees…my greatest fears realized. :o
Our little buddy and favorite beatnik…. :(
Bob Denver, TV's Gilligan, Dead at 70
2 minutes ago
Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy first mate Gilligan on the 1960s television show "Gilligan's Island," made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died, his agent confirmed Tuesday. He was 70.
Denver died Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina of complications from treatment he was receiving for cancer, his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, told The Associated Press. Denver's death was first reported by "Entertainment Tonight."
Denver had also undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery earlier this year.
Denver's wife, Dreama, and his children Patrick, Megan, Emily and Colin were with him when he died.
"He was my everything and I will love him forever," Dreama Denver said in a statement.
Denver's signature role was Gilligan. But he was already known to TV audiences for another iconic character, that of Maynard G. Krebs, the bearded beatnik friend of Dwayne Hickman's Dobie in the "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," which aired from 1959 to 1963.
"Gilligan's Island" lasted on CBS from 1964 to 1967, and it was revived in later seasons with three high-rated TV movies. It was a Robinson Crusoe story about seven disparate travelers who are marooned on a deserted Pacific Island after their small boat was wrecked in a storm.
The cast: Alan Hale Jr., as Skipper Jonas Grumby; Bob Denver, as his klutzy assistant Gilligan; Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer, as rich snobs Thurston and Lovey Howell; Tina Louise, as bosomy movie star Ginger Grant; Russell Johnson, as egghead science professor Roy Hinkley Jr.; and Dawn Wells, as sweet-natured farm girl Mary Ann Summers.
TV critics hooted at "Gilligan's Island" as gag-ridden corn. Audiences adored its far-out comedy. Writer-creator Sherwood Schwartz insisted that the show had social meaning along with the laughs: "I knew that by assembling seven different people and forcing them to live together, the show would have great philosophical implications."
Bob Denver, TV's Gilligan, Dead at 70
2 minutes ago
Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy first mate Gilligan on the 1960s television show "Gilligan's Island," made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died, his agent confirmed Tuesday. He was 70.
Denver died Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina of complications from treatment he was receiving for cancer, his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, told The Associated Press. Denver's death was first reported by "Entertainment Tonight."
Denver had also undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery earlier this year.
Denver's wife, Dreama, and his children Patrick, Megan, Emily and Colin were with him when he died.
"He was my everything and I will love him forever," Dreama Denver said in a statement.
Denver's signature role was Gilligan. But he was already known to TV audiences for another iconic character, that of Maynard G. Krebs, the bearded beatnik friend of Dwayne Hickman's Dobie in the "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," which aired from 1959 to 1963.
"Gilligan's Island" lasted on CBS from 1964 to 1967, and it was revived in later seasons with three high-rated TV movies. It was a Robinson Crusoe story about seven disparate travelers who are marooned on a deserted Pacific Island after their small boat was wrecked in a storm.
The cast: Alan Hale Jr., as Skipper Jonas Grumby; Bob Denver, as his klutzy assistant Gilligan; Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer, as rich snobs Thurston and Lovey Howell; Tina Louise, as bosomy movie star Ginger Grant; Russell Johnson, as egghead science professor Roy Hinkley Jr.; and Dawn Wells, as sweet-natured farm girl Mary Ann Summers.
TV critics hooted at "Gilligan's Island" as gag-ridden corn. Audiences adored its far-out comedy. Writer-creator Sherwood Schwartz insisted that the show had social meaning along with the laughs: "I knew that by assembling seven different people and forcing them to live together, the show would have great philosophical implications."
Mary J.Bilge
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:I know, could be. And the hope is that, like many previous justices, their decisions are less predictable than expected, based on what their appointing Commander-in-Chief might plan for…I'm just crying like a baby 'cuz I can. ;)
Originally posted by Bags:but they're both replacing republican-appointed justices … could be much much worse
Two Bush Supreme Court appointees…my greatest fears realized. :o
Originally posted by clouds R²:its what Justice Rhenquist would've wanted….
Hurricane relief efforts will be suspended on that day to honor the late Justice Rhenquist.
Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:Hunter S. Thompson's suicide note:
Even more flies: Hunter S. Thompson shot himself:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40737-2005Feb20.html
No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun – for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax – This won't hurt.
Originally posted by amnesiac:That's just eery.
Hunter S. Thompson's suicide note:
No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun – for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax – This won't hurt.
Another classic leaves us. I always loved this guy's music.
LEGENDARY BLUES MUSICIAN DIES
CLARENCE â??GATEMOUTHâ?? BROWN, the GRAMMY-award winning guitarist and singer, has died at the age of 81.
Brown passed away in Texas on Saturday (September 10) surrounded by his family at his brotherâ??s home in Orange.
The guitarist had been battling lung cancer and heart disease and was said to be â??devastatedâ? after his home in Slidell, Louisiana was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
According to BBC News, his booking agent Rick Cady said: â??I'm sure he was heartbroken, both literally and figuratively. He evacuated successfully before the hurricane hit, but I'm sure it weighed heavily on his soul."
During his career â?? which spanned over half a century - Brown recorded with Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Frank Zappa.
Brown was born in Louisiana, but raised in Texas and gained the â??Gatemouthâ?? nickname for his deep voice.
He cited his father â?? a railway worker and fiddle player â?? as his greatest musical influence, saying, â??If I can make my guitar sound like his fiddle, then I know I've got it right."
The guitarist careerâ??s took off in the late 1940â??s and he went on to record such tracks as â??Okie Dokie Stompâ?? and â??Ainâ??t That Dandyâ?? but becoming frustrated by the limits of blues guitar, he started to move into jazz and country.
Colin Waters, who is currently writing Brownâ??s biography, said; â??He is one of the most underrated guitarists, musicians and arrangers I've ever met, an absolute prodigy.â?
He added: â??He never wanted to be called a bluesman, but I used to tell him that though he may not like the blues, he does the blues better than anyone."
LEGENDARY BLUES MUSICIAN DIES
CLARENCE â??GATEMOUTHâ?? BROWN, the GRAMMY-award winning guitarist and singer, has died at the age of 81.
Brown passed away in Texas on Saturday (September 10) surrounded by his family at his brotherâ??s home in Orange.
The guitarist had been battling lung cancer and heart disease and was said to be â??devastatedâ? after his home in Slidell, Louisiana was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
According to BBC News, his booking agent Rick Cady said: â??I'm sure he was heartbroken, both literally and figuratively. He evacuated successfully before the hurricane hit, but I'm sure it weighed heavily on his soul."
During his career â?? which spanned over half a century - Brown recorded with Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Frank Zappa.
Brown was born in Louisiana, but raised in Texas and gained the â??Gatemouthâ?? nickname for his deep voice.
He cited his father â?? a railway worker and fiddle player â?? as his greatest musical influence, saying, â??If I can make my guitar sound like his fiddle, then I know I've got it right."
The guitarist careerâ??s took off in the late 1940â??s and he went on to record such tracks as â??Okie Dokie Stompâ?? and â??Ainâ??t That Dandyâ?? but becoming frustrated by the limits of blues guitar, he started to move into jazz and country.
Colin Waters, who is currently writing Brownâ??s biography, said; â??He is one of the most underrated guitarists, musicians and arrangers I've ever met, an absolute prodigy.â?
He added: â??He never wanted to be called a bluesman, but I used to tell him that though he may not like the blues, he does the blues better than anyone."
Mary J.Bilge
Maxwell Smart
Don Adams of 'Get Smart' Dies at 82
By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer
20 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - Don Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s television spoof of James Bond movies, "Get Smart," has died. He was 82.
Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since.
As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency Control, Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of Kaos. When his explanations failed to convince the villains or his boss, he tried another tack: "Would you believe … ?" It became a national catchphrase.
Smart was also prone to spilling things on the desk or person of his boss â?? the chief (actor Edward Platt). Smart's apologetic "Sorry about that, chief" also entered the American lexicon. The spy gadgets, which aped those of the Bond movies, were a popular feature, especially the pre-cell-phone telephone in a shoe.
Smart's beautiful partner, Agent 99, played by Barbara Felden, was as brainy as he was dense, and a plot romance led to marriage and the birth of twins later in the series.
Adams, who had been under contract to NBC, was lukewarm about doing a spy spoof. When he learned that Mel Brooks and Buck Henry had written the pilot script, he accepted immediately. "Get Smart" debuted on NBC in September 1965 and scored No. 12 among the season's most-watched series and No. 22 in its second season.
"Get Smart" twice won the Emmy for best comedy series with three Emmys for Adams as comedy actor.
CBS picked up the show but the ratings fell off as the jokes seemed repetitive, and it was canceled after four seasons. The show lived on in syndication and a cartoon series. In 1995 Fox network revived the series with Smart as chief and 99 as a congresswoman. It lasted seven episodes.
Adams never had another showcase to display his comic talent.
"It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it," he remarked of "Get Smart" in a 1995 interview. "But it also hindered me career-wise because I was typed. The character was so strong, particularly because of that distinctive voice, that nobody could picture me in any other type of role."
He was born Donald James Yarmy in New York City on April 13, 1926, Tufeld said, although some sources say 1923 or 1927. The actor's father was a Hungarian Jew who ran a few small restaurants in the Bronx.
In a 1959 interview Adams said he never cared about being funny as a kid: "Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all. I did movie star impressions as a kid in high school. Somehow they just got out of hand."
In 1941, he dropped out of school to join the Marines, lying about his age. In Guadalcanal he survived the deadly blackwater fever and was returned to the States to become a drill instructor, acquiring the clipped delivery that served him well as a comedian.
After the war he worked in New York as a commercial artist by day, doing standup comedy in clubs at night, taking the surname of his first wife, Adelaide Adams. His following grew, and soon he was appearing on the Ed Sullivan and late night TV shows. Bill Dana, who had helped him develop comedy routines, cast him as his sidekick on Dana's Jose Jiminez show. That led to the NBC contract and "Get Smart."
Adams, who married and divorced three times and had seven children, served as the voice for the popular cartoon series, "Inspector Gadget." In 1980, he appeared as Maxwell Smart in a feature movie, "The Nude Bomb," about a madman whose bomb destroyed people's clothing.
Tufeld said funeral arrangements were incomplete.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050926/ap_en_tv/obit_adams
Don Adams of 'Get Smart' Dies at 82
By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer
20 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - Don Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s television spoof of James Bond movies, "Get Smart," has died. He was 82.
Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since.
As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency Control, Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of Kaos. When his explanations failed to convince the villains or his boss, he tried another tack: "Would you believe … ?" It became a national catchphrase.
Smart was also prone to spilling things on the desk or person of his boss â?? the chief (actor Edward Platt). Smart's apologetic "Sorry about that, chief" also entered the American lexicon. The spy gadgets, which aped those of the Bond movies, were a popular feature, especially the pre-cell-phone telephone in a shoe.
Smart's beautiful partner, Agent 99, played by Barbara Felden, was as brainy as he was dense, and a plot romance led to marriage and the birth of twins later in the series.
Adams, who had been under contract to NBC, was lukewarm about doing a spy spoof. When he learned that Mel Brooks and Buck Henry had written the pilot script, he accepted immediately. "Get Smart" debuted on NBC in September 1965 and scored No. 12 among the season's most-watched series and No. 22 in its second season.
"Get Smart" twice won the Emmy for best comedy series with three Emmys for Adams as comedy actor.
CBS picked up the show but the ratings fell off as the jokes seemed repetitive, and it was canceled after four seasons. The show lived on in syndication and a cartoon series. In 1995 Fox network revived the series with Smart as chief and 99 as a congresswoman. It lasted seven episodes.
Adams never had another showcase to display his comic talent.
"It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it," he remarked of "Get Smart" in a 1995 interview. "But it also hindered me career-wise because I was typed. The character was so strong, particularly because of that distinctive voice, that nobody could picture me in any other type of role."
He was born Donald James Yarmy in New York City on April 13, 1926, Tufeld said, although some sources say 1923 or 1927. The actor's father was a Hungarian Jew who ran a few small restaurants in the Bronx.
In a 1959 interview Adams said he never cared about being funny as a kid: "Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all. I did movie star impressions as a kid in high school. Somehow they just got out of hand."
In 1941, he dropped out of school to join the Marines, lying about his age. In Guadalcanal he survived the deadly blackwater fever and was returned to the States to become a drill instructor, acquiring the clipped delivery that served him well as a comedian.
After the war he worked in New York as a commercial artist by day, doing standup comedy in clubs at night, taking the surname of his first wife, Adelaide Adams. His following grew, and soon he was appearing on the Ed Sullivan and late night TV shows. Bill Dana, who had helped him develop comedy routines, cast him as his sidekick on Dana's Jose Jiminez show. That led to the NBC contract and "Get Smart."
Adams, who married and divorced three times and had seven children, served as the voice for the popular cartoon series, "Inspector Gadget." In 1980, he appeared as Maxwell Smart in a feature movie, "The Nude Bomb," about a madman whose bomb destroyed people's clothing.
Tufeld said funeral arrangements were incomplete.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050926/ap_en_tv/obit_adams
Get Smart was a fantastic program.
Originally posted by Ellis D. Fleischbach:Agent 13 was the coolest!
Get Smart was a fantastic program.
I liked Siegfried & Shtarker.
"This is KAOS, we don't beep beep beep."
www.wouldyoubelieve.com/cast.html
"This is KAOS, we don't beep beep beep."
www.wouldyoubelieve.com/cast.html
Actor Nipsey Russell Dies
(New York-WABC, October 3, 2005) - Actor Nipsey Russell, known as "the poet laureate of television," passed away yesterday afternoon at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Eyewitness News has learned Russell died of cancer, confirmed his longtime manager, Joseph Rapp. He was in his early 80s.
Rapp said Russell was born in 1923, although some reports had him born in 1924. The manager said his age was never clear because Russell did not retain a birth certificate.
Russell achieved his first major role as Officer Anderson in "Car 54, Where Are You?"
He appeared on a string of game shows and variety shows, such as the "Dean Martin Roasts," "Laugh-In," "Jackie Gleason Show," among many others.
Russell delighted audiences with short poems, earning him the nickname "the poet laureate of television." He appeared on "The Tonight Show" and many other very popular talk shows of the day.
While he did not appear in many film roles, he will be remembered for his role of the Tin Man in the 1978 "The Wiz." The movie was a box office failure, but since the movie has been considered a cult classic.
(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) (Copyright 2005 WABC-TV)
(New York-WABC, October 3, 2005) - Actor Nipsey Russell, known as "the poet laureate of television," passed away yesterday afternoon at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Eyewitness News has learned Russell died of cancer, confirmed his longtime manager, Joseph Rapp. He was in his early 80s.
Rapp said Russell was born in 1923, although some reports had him born in 1924. The manager said his age was never clear because Russell did not retain a birth certificate.
Russell achieved his first major role as Officer Anderson in "Car 54, Where Are You?"
He appeared on a string of game shows and variety shows, such as the "Dean Martin Roasts," "Laugh-In," "Jackie Gleason Show," among many others.
Russell delighted audiences with short poems, earning him the nickname "the poet laureate of television." He appeared on "The Tonight Show" and many other very popular talk shows of the day.
While he did not appear in many film roles, he will be remembered for his role of the Tin Man in the 1978 "The Wiz." The movie was a box office failure, but since the movie has been considered a cult classic.
(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) (Copyright 2005 WABC-TV)
Nipsey isn't dead!
Big Audio Dynamite Guitarist Dies
Nick Hawkins dies aged 40
Former Big Audio Dynamite member Nick Hawkins has died.
The guitarist passed away at home on October 10 after suffering a heart attack. He was 40 years old.
Hawkins, who was born in Luton, joined Mick Jones in Big Audio Dynamite in 1990, playing with the band until 1997, when he left.
Hawkins subsequently relocated to Las Vegas, and recently worked on an album for his wife, Jo Beng. He was working on a solo album when he died called 'Dusk Till Dawn', which was due for release in 2006.
Nick Hawkins dies aged 40
Former Big Audio Dynamite member Nick Hawkins has died.
The guitarist passed away at home on October 10 after suffering a heart attack. He was 40 years old.
Hawkins, who was born in Luton, joined Mick Jones in Big Audio Dynamite in 1990, playing with the band until 1997, when he left.
Hawkins subsequently relocated to Las Vegas, and recently worked on an album for his wife, Jo Beng. He was working on a solo album when he died called 'Dusk Till Dawn', which was due for release in 2006.