Another Famous Person Died Thread

“DAmit, I hadn't heard about Jeff Healy. What a total buzzkill!”

“Too bad. I've read a lot of his books.”

“Again young fame flickers the flame.”

“Goodbye Richard Widmark.

Who will ever forget that #&%!$ going down the steps in the wheelchair?”

“I read this morning where George Burns is still dead.”

“http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080405/clsa013.html?.v=11


His Body will be donated to the Soylent Corporation.

... madness ... madness ...”

“Wow I guess the anti-gunners can take him up on the "prying of the cold dead fingers" thang...”

“ROF”

“Mopie looked the picture of ape fitness: His shoulders were broad and imposing, his silver-haired back sculpted and muscular, his biceps bulging as wide as a wrestler's thighs when he scratched his head.

He had a healthy appetite (he'd put away 7 pounds of food daily) and Mopie was no couch gorilla, either: He'd nimbly scale the mesh of his enclosures at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., playfully chase the younger gorillas, and perch himself high in an outdoor maple, as if to show the world he was the king of the Great Ape House.

"The unique thing about Mopie was how extremely handsome he was," says Lisa Stevens, curator of primates and giant pandas at the National Zoo, and whenever the silverback sat, proudly, in the exhibit's trees, "it just added to his impressiveness."

Which is why Stevens and the zoo's staff were so stunned when, on the afternoon of July 3, 2006, this prized western lowland gorilla suddenly collapsed after playing with some newly introduced mates. By the time the keepers cleared out the other gorillas and tried CPR on Mopie, the gentle, 430-pound giant was lifeless — a victim of heart failure at 34.

Like his father, who had died the same way at the zoo in the early 1990s, Mopie had previously been diagnosed with an unexplained form of heart disease known as fibrosing cardiomyopathy, in which healthy heart muscle turns into fibrous bands unable to pump blood. And yet, he had not shown any outward symptoms, and his diet and behavior were normal.

I know, I know he's a gorilla and it was Planet of the Apes but still apropos.”

“it might have to do with the fact that wild animals (which these are) are meant to be wild and not locked up and provided for.”

“I agree!”

“Charlton Heston speaks of trailtalk - soundclip”

“Planet Of The Apes was just on TV a few nights ago.................LAME.”

“Maybe now but when it first came out I thought it was a good movie! Loved the ending!”

“Mel Brooks did a great take-off.....”

“Yeah, it was the '70s.

”

“A great man and a great actor, he will be missed. 84 years old and all that he accomplished, God granted him a great life. We should all aspire to do as well.”

“i think any man whose wife and children speak well of him... well, that was a good man.”

“Whoa MarkO! When did you get to meet Brian May from Queen? Kool!”

“I wonder if they've pried that old Kentucky Long Rifle from his cold dead hands yet.”

“Albert Hofmann died at 102. He was the one who discovered LSD and invented Romilar...I am simplifying things here but the man was one of the heros of my colorful past...”

“What did he discover -I forgot?”

“drop acid.. live long...

'fool”

“Anyone who ever went to a Dead head concert is surely familiar with "drops.....drops...drops"”

“http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_RAUSCHENBERG?SITE=WIRE&SECTION;=HOME&TEMPLATE;=DEFAULT&CTIME;=2008-05-13-12-31-14

Sad. I always liked this guy. He was a completely "different" thinker.”

“http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/20/obit.lamb.ap/index.html

Pity. I remember studying this guy in HS.”

“http://www.mythadventures.net/

Robert Aspirin, R.I.P.”

“Those were some amusing books.
May he R.I.P.”

“Sydney Pollack is dead. He directed one of the greatest movies ever, Jeremiah Johnson.
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“Damn, Will Truman's dad died...”

“"Out of Africa".....awesome....”

“Harvey Korman is dead. So is Hedley Lamar.”

“filed under "they were still alive?"”

“Shucks Mr. Lamar, you use your tongue purtier than a $20 whore.

”

“it always happens in three's
I hearted him when I was little”

“Can't wait to hear the eulogy as delivered by Tim Conway and Carol Burnett.”

“LOL @ treebait! No kidding. :)

When I saw he died, my first thought was this episode of Carol Burnett:

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“think the will drape it over the coffin?





ok sorry i am going to hell anyway!!”

“I was thinking of the episode where Tim Conway was ad libbing about the Siamese elephants, joined at the trunk, and when they sneezed they went "PPHHHNORKIE!" Harvey lost it long before the punchline.

Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY

Oops, not Harvey in the video
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“Tim Russert - heart attack.

according to reports....
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“Yikes.”

“Whoa. Really?”

“It's being reported on several news sites now.”

“he was kinda young right? like 50 something?”

“Dang, I liked him a lot. Guy always had a smile on his face.”

“R.I.P.”

“58 years old”

“Tim Russert was one of the greatest journalists ever. He will be extremily missed.”

“I heard interviews with him about the book he wrote about his dad. Tim seemed like a really well grounded and true man. A tough interviewer as well. He threw very few softballs.”

“I liked him because it was obvious that he was extremely passionate about his work. It is truly a blessing to be able to make a living at something you absolutely love.

Another thing, you couldn't tell if he was a democrat or republican. He was truly neutral in his interviews. He reported the news without bias.”