In Memoriam

[Vrede too]

So sad . . .

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, Betsy Arakawa died of hantavirus: Medical examiner

... Hackman’s cause of death was determined to be hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He was in an advanced state of Alzheimer’s disease, Jarrell said, explaining that he might have died without knowing about his wife’s condition. He did not show signs of dehydration....

There was no way to determine Arakawa’s time or date of death, but Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the last time she sent electronic communication was Feb. 11.

The last day that cardiac activity was recorded on Hackman’s pacemaker was Feb. 18, which Jarrell said might have been the day he died....

A week, yikes.

[Jasmine]

Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has died at age 76.

Alive. Frazier. Foreman. Norton. They’re all gone.

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Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has died at age 76.

Alive. Frazier. Foreman. Norton. They’re all gone.

Leon Spinks, all the greats.

"Alive"?

RIP, George.

[Jasmine]

Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has died at age 76.

Alive. Frazier. Foreman. Norton. They’re all gone.

Leon Spinks, all the greats.

"Alive"?

RIP, George.

Stupid autocorrect.

I meant Ali. The greatest of them all!

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Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has died at age 76.

Alive. Frazier. Foreman. Norton. They’re all gone.

Leon Spinks, all the greats.

"Alive"?

RIP, George.

Stupid autocorrect.

I meant Ali. The greatest of them all!

Dang Islamophobic autocorrect.

[GoCubsGo]

Foreman was married four times and had 12 children, with his sons all bearing his name, from George Jr. to George VI.

[Jasmine]

Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has died at age 76.

Alive. Frazier. Foreman. Norton. They’re all gone.

Leon Spinks, all the greats.

"Alive"?

RIP, George.

Stupid autocorrect.

I meant Ali. The greatest of them all!

Dang Islamophobic autocorrect.

[Jasmine]

Foreman was married four times and had 12 children, with his sons all bearing his name, from George Jr. to George VI.

Yep! That reminds me of a joke.

A census taker knocked on the door in a poor neighborhood. The lady answered his questions.

“Yes, I have six children. All boys.”

The census taker asked, “What are their names”?

She replied, “Leroy. Leroy. Leroy. Leroy. Leroy. And Leroy.”

“Wait. All your sons are named Leroy?”

“That’s right,” said the woman.

“But what if you have to call for one specific Leroy?”

“Oh. Then I use his last name.”

[GoCubsGo]

[1 CAT FAN]

Doc Holiday, his best role.
Watch it Johnny, I hear he's real fast.

[O Really]

Not somebody you'd recognize the name, but you'd know "He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool."

Joe DePugh, a grade-school friend of Bruce Springsteen forever immortalized in his 1984 hit “Glory Days” as the baseball player who “could throw that speedball by you,” died of cancer in Florida. He was 75.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235308959/

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Not somebody you'd recognize the name, but you'd know "He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool."

Joe DePugh, a grade-school friend of Bruce Springsteen forever immortalized in his 1984 hit “Glory Days” as the baseball player who “could throw that speedball by you,” died of cancer in Florida. He was 75.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235308959/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQpW9XRiyM

I saw a TV report about this. Lyrics

... Saw him (Joe DePugh) the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside, sat down, had a few drinks
But all he kept talking about was

[Chorus]
Glory days ...

That was also real.

The first verse actually happened. The second verse mostly happened, and the third verse, of course, is happening now.
-– Bruce Springsteen, Greatest Hits liner notes 1995

Except that the Boss' glory days didn't end before 1995 or at any point since.

RIP Joe.

[neoplacebo]

Not somebody you'd recognize the name, but you'd know "He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool."

Joe DePugh, a grade-school friend of Bruce Springsteen forever immortalized in his 1984 hit “Glory Days” as the baseball player who “could throw that speedball by you,” died of cancer in Florida. He was 75.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235308959/

ABC news had a story about that last night. Gave me a good feeling to know the back story about a long ago friend. Wonder if we'll ever know who Wendy is in "Born to Run"..."Wendy, tramps like us, baby we were born to run."

[O Really]

Licence plate on a car in the grocery lot:
K9 NANA

She was one of the good ones.

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Licence plate on a car in the grocery lot:
K9 NANA

She was one of the good ones.

I can't believe k9nanny's family said she was dead just because she moved to SoCal.

I wonder if Leo Lyons is still lurking. He's the one that spotted her obit. I kinda liked that old narc.

[GoCubsGo]

Licence plate on a car in the grocery lot:
K9 NANA

She was one of the good ones.

I can't believe k9nanny's family said she was dead just because she moved to SoCal.

Huh?

[Vrede too]

Licence plate on a car in the grocery lot:
K9 NANA

She was one of the good ones.

I can't believe k9nanny's family said she was dead just because she moved to SoCal.

Huh?

I'm teasing O Really about how southerners might feel about a move to SoCal. k9nanny is still dead and the car that O Really saw was not hers. It's just a happy coincidence.

[GoCubsGo]

Licence plate on a car in the grocery lot:
K9 NANA

She was one of the good ones.

I can't believe k9nanny's family said she was dead just because she moved to SoCal.

Huh?

I'm teasing O Really about how southerners might feel about a move to SoCal. k9nanny is still dead and the car that O Really saw was not hers. It's just a happy coincidence.

[O Really]

Yeah it would have been a bit much to have seen a couple of German shepherds in the back and a UNC alum sticker.

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Ruth Buzzi death: Laugh-In comedian dies aged 88