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Message 271 of 1282 (696388)
04-15-2013 4:56 PM


Maybe the tribute thread can be used for tributes, and if someone wants to discuss how horrible were Thatcher and Reagan they can open a thread over at Coffee House.

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Message 272 of 1282 (697430)
04-25-2013 10:25 AM


Richie Havens, 1941 — 2013
We set out for Woodstock in an old van that didn't make it. We set up camp in a roadside meadow somewhere in Ohio. A nearby college FM station (FM! radically new and subversive) synched their album sides to the artist then performing at Woodstock, so we heard a lot of Richie Havens. Within a day or two, we were joined by other children of god and did our own thing in our own mud, free of the bad brown acid , a dozen radios blasting in the meadow.
RIP, Richie.
What we wanted then seemed clear:
"Seems like so many years since it's been clear..."

"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."

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Message 273 of 1282 (697433)
04-25-2013 10:43 AM
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04-25-2013 10:25 AM


Re: Richie Havens, 1941 — 2013
A major loss.

Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!

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Message 274 of 1282 (698508)
05-07-2013 4:40 PM


Ray Harryhausen, special effects pioneer, dies at 92
One of my idols . . .
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Ray Harryhausen, whose dazzling and innovative visual effects work on fantasy adventure films like The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963) augured the explosion of effects-driven cinema over the last 30 years, died in London on May 7 at the age of 92, according to his Facebook page.

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Message 275 of 1282 (698740)
05-09-2013 8:56 AM
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05-07-2013 4:40 PM


Re: Ray Harryhausen, special effects pioneer, dies at 92
Drone writes:
One of my idols . . .
Uh oh, making an idol of someone other than god makes baby-jesus cry.

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Message 276 of 1282 (700324)
06-02-2013 12:43 AM


Jean Stapleton, aka Edith Bunker, dies at age 90
http://tv.yahoo.com/...s-edith-bunker-dies-90-211007203.html

  
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Message 277 of 1282 (701509)
06-20-2013 10:45 AM


"whattaya gonna do?"
James Gandolfini RIP
I enjoyed watching the Sopranos because I never knew what the hell this man was gonna do. The most heinous act of murder or the kindest act of humility. It was a toss up.

"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs

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Message 278 of 1282 (701528)
06-20-2013 2:11 PM
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06-20-2013 10:45 AM


Re: "whattaya gonna do?"
James Gandolfini RIP
Let this be a motivator to all you chips eaters out there, less greasy foods more sit ups, push ups, and lets have lots of fiber.
Stugots!
- Oni

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Message 279 of 1282 (709589)
10-28-2013 1:39 PM


Lou Reed in the Velvet underground
RIP Lou.
Your songs sucked but then you knew that and sang them anyway. And I liked them!!!!!!!
It was hilarious how the GMA folks where trying to embrace your lyrics with songs like Heroine and Waiting for the man..or LolllllllLLaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
I hope they bury you with your shades on dude.
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"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs

  
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Message 280 of 1282 (709618)
10-28-2013 6:41 PM


Marcia Wallace, Ronald Shannon Jackson
Marcia Wallace, November 1, 1942 − October 25, 2013:
Bob Newhart's receptionist and the voice of the Simpson's Edna Krabappel.
Ronald Shannon Jackson, January 12, 1940 — October 19, 2013:
Perhaps best known for his association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. He also led his own group (Decoding Society) that at one point included guitarist Vernon Reid (pre Living Colour).
Moose

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Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment.
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"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith
"Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien
"I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose

  
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Message 281 of 1282 (712668)
12-05-2013 7:32 PM


Nelson Mandela 1918-2013
Possibly the most giant figure of my lifetime, although Dr. King is right up there.

- xongsmith, 5.7d

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Message 282 of 1282 (712675)
12-05-2013 7:52 PM
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12-05-2013 7:32 PM


amen brotha

we are limited in our ability to understand
by our ability to understand
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... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ...
to share.


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Message 283 of 1282 (712689)
12-06-2013 3:19 AM


Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
-The man is dead, the man is dead
A real hero.

Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android

  
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Message 284 of 1282 (712693)
12-06-2013 4:34 AM


I don't know how many people here have watched Invictus (nor for that matter how much artistic licence was contained in it), but it paints a picture of a man of incredible wisdom, determination, intelligence, forgiveness, generosity and vision.
There are so, so few people like him. I hope we find others.

Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?

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Message 285 of 1282 (712694)
12-06-2013 4:55 AM
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12-06-2013 4:34 AM


Don't always believe all the hype.
He did a lot of bad (endorsed an armed struggle involving planting bombs in restaurants; land mines on farm roads and/or at shopping malls, etc.) ; he became a better man and then something resembling a Saint as he aged. Who can't remember that wonderful day at Ellis Park when we won the Rugby World Cup and Madiba lifted that trophy?
In his older days, he and FW got the nation together. He couldn't have done it without FW. FW couldn't have done it witout him. FW is just as much of a hero. Much forgotten in the hype, though.
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