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Message 464 of 1282 (774604)
12-19-2015 2:45 PM


Peter O'Toole
Two years ago, as I mentioned in Message 286 here.
I always enjoyed seeing him on the screen.
Here is a cool bio:
Peter O’Toole, Whose Acclaim Began With ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ Dies at 81 - The New York Times
Edited by xongsmith, : No reason given.
Edited by xongsmith, : Guilty of FB reruns!

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Message 465 of 1282 (775539)
01-02-2016 2:02 PM


Natalie Cole, 65

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Message 476 of 1282 (776298)
01-11-2016 3:49 PM
Reply to: Message 469 by Tangle
01-11-2016 2:51 AM


Re: Jean Genius - Sorrow for a Hero
The whole new album, Blackstar, is here on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcQIlOVytg4
- nate

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Message 503 of 1282 (779756)
03-07-2016 7:39 PM


Nancy doesn't make the cut.

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Message 508 of 1282 (779913)
03-09-2016 11:25 AM


George Martin
Page not found | The Beatles

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Message 515 of 1282 (781698)
04-06-2016 4:18 PM


Merle Haggard
The real deal, 79.

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Message 525 of 1282 (787152)
07-05-2016 2:33 PM


Elie Weisel
Really strong man who always found the direct way to say it.

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Message 538 of 1282 (794157)
11-10-2016 9:17 PM


Leonard Cohen, 82

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Message 539 of 1282 (794158)
11-10-2016 9:22 PM
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11-10-2016 9:17 PM


Re: Leonard Cohen, 82
Certainly one of my most influential songwriters for the music i write & play. Big loss, that it seemed he forsaw....

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Message 544 of 1282 (794270)
11-13-2016 1:29 PM


Leon Russell
...maybe not as luminary as Cohen, but I did like a lot of his stuff and saw one of his later shows. Just heard "Back To The Island" again...

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Message 551 of 1282 (794390)
11-14-2016 10:45 PM
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11-14-2016 7:36 PM


Re: Gwen Ifill
One of the last true journalists.
Edited by xongsmith, : clicked wrong

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Message 553 of 1282 (794426)
11-15-2016 2:34 PM


Mose Allison, 89
And now it's Mose Allison! WTF?

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Message 555 of 1282 (794806)
11-26-2016 12:44 PM


Fidel Castro
after long illness, Fidel Castro checks out of his hotel

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Message 570 of 1282 (796347)
12-28-2016 10:48 PM


What? now Debbie Reynolds
So soon after her daughter!

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Message 576 of 1282 (797702)
01-25-2017 6:57 PM


Mary Tyler Moore
who can forget the kitten crying inside the MTM logo?
80 years old. seemed a sudden hospitalization....

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