RIP...

[Irish#1]

Former Celtics great Sam Jones has left us.

 

[Bishop2b5]

One of the only celebrity deaths to genuinely bother me. I really liked Betty and thought she was brilliant and a real treasure. My wife & I had a running joke that the only woman I'd ever cheat on her with was Betty. I really thought she'd make it to her 100th b'day, and it's sad she came up only 18 days short.

My wife was out shopping earlier this evening and I texted her about Betty's death. Her reply was, "I'm so sorry for your loss."

 

[ulukinatme]

One of the only celebrity deaths to genuinely bother me. I really liked Betty and thought she was brilliant and a real treasure. My wife & I had a running joke that the only woman I'd ever cheat on her with was Betty. I really thought she'd make it to her 100th b'day, and it's sad she came up only 18 days short.

Someone pointed out that she's seen 26 Leap Years or something, so there should be a stipulation that she made it to 100 anyway.

 

[Irish2155]

Dan Reeves.

 

[Irish#1]

Dan Reeves.

Member of the Dallas Cowboys when the Cowboys were America’s team.

 

[Bishop2b5]

Famed palaeoanthropologist Richard Leakey has passed away at the age of 77. He was part of the most famous family of fossil hunters in the world and made countless contributions to our understanding of human evolution with his finds of several ancient fossils from the human family tree. He was also a noted conservationist and a politician in his native Kenya.

 

[Irish2155]

Guy calling the Colts game said that Madden had Goddell on the bus and asked his agent what he’d like for lunch. The answer was salmon and salad, to which Madden responded - “we don’t have salad and salmon on this bus.”

LMAO…of all these Madden stories, I thought that was great.

 

[pumpdog20]

Man, one of the all time greats, Ross Browner just died.

 

[Redbar]

RIP! Definitely one of the all time ND greats on the DL! Saying it was Covid.

 

[Irish#1]

Arguably one of the top 25 to ever play for the Irish. He single handily destroyed #1Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Two time AA. Won the Outland as a junior and Maxwell as the nation’s best player as a senior. RIP Ross.

 

[Irish#1]

Sidney Poitier passed at 94. Academy award winner. Several big movies including In the Heat of the Night. RIP

 

[Irish#1]

Bob Saget dead at 65. No word on cause yet. Heard is comic routine was the polar opposite of his wholesome character on Full House. RIP Bob.

 

[Irishnuke]

Damn, RIP Bob. Lost some comic legends in the last several months.

 

[Greenore]

Bob Saget dead at 65. No word on cause yet. Heard is comic routine was the polar opposite of his wholesome character on Full House. RIP Bob.

I got a little taste of this "polar opposite" several years back when he appeared on the Jamie Kennedy Experience. I laughed so hard at the whole "skit" that I almost peed myself. I think he (like Norm MacDonald) was a bit of a comedian's comedian. Forget the Network stuff, the guy appeared to be an OG.

Cheers and Go Irish!!

Edit - Found the clip but too dumb to embed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmQDy7Khd0c

 

[BobbyMac]

Bummer.

Sagat nailed his cameo on Entourage. Dude was so rude. I remember the first stand up I saw him do I thought it was a joke on a joke. But that's him on stage. Reminded me of the first 8 track "party tape" of Red Foxx I heard. Raunchy way before raunchy was cool. Just couldn't accept he was the same person that played Fred Sanford. Likewise, Sagat who played Danny Tanner on Full House.

Good call Greenore, a comic's comic for sure. RIP

 

[ulukinatme]

Bob Saget dead at 65. No word on cause yet. Heard is comic routine was the polar opposite of his wholesome character on Full House. RIP Bob.

Holy shit! The Mrs. has been binging Fuller House lately. Bob was a treasure. Yeah, his comic routine has always been pretty filthy, it was that way before he landed the role on Full House too, which is kinda funny that he played such a buttoned down character. He had some really funny stuff though, even if it wasn't all family friendly.

Seemed like he was really hit hard when Norm MacDonald passed away last year. They were really good friends, talked about how close Norm was to his family, treated everyone like he was part of their extended clan.

Speaking of Bob's standup, this was a bit he did for years and it's definitely NSFW. Many have probably seen it, it's pretty funny though.

 

[Bishop2b5]

Dwayne Hickman, best known as the star of Dobie Gillis, has died at the age of 87. I didn't know until reading his obit, but he went on to be an executive at CBS and was instrumental in developing shows such as MASH and Maude, as well as directing several hit TV shows.

 

[Bishop2b5]

It was announced today that Betty White's death was due to a stroke that she'd had 6 days earlier (the math makes that Christmas Day).

 

[Bishop2b5]

Only the older guys will recognize this name, but HOF WR Don Maynard passed away at the age of 86. Maynard was a tough as nails receiver with a Texas drawl who was Namath's favorite target with the Jets. He was a key player in the Jets' victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III. He's one of the first players I remember being aware of as a kid in the '60s.

 

[AlaskanIrish]

For both Bob Saget and Norm, this video gets me every time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZmC37hWUmk&t=61s

 

[ulukinatme]

It was announced today that Betty White's death was due to a stroke that she'd had 6 days earlier (the math makes that Christmas Day).

Wait a minute...now this makes no sense? There was all that rumor stuff that Betty died as a result of the COVID Booster she received on December 28th, which was later corrected as false. Now they're saying she had a stroke on Christmas, but it was still confirmed she received a booster on the 28th? Who gets a booster 3 days after a stroke? Something is screwy with the timeline.

[EDIT] Nevermind! I guess the quote came from an article on the 28th, but she may or may not have received a booster weeks before when the actual interview occurred.

Coincidentally I just watched that Betty White tribute on Netflix a few nights ago. Interesting look into her life, the early days stuff was particularly entertaining to see where she came from when she got started in the 50s. Damn, she was cute! I didn't know any of her early stuff, I pretty much knew nothing of her career prior to Mary Tyler Moore. I think Netflix is pulling the tribute after tomorrow, January 11th. You'd think they'd extend it given her recent passing.

 

[ulukinatme]

Holy shit! The Mrs. has been binging Fuller House lately. Bob was a treasure. Yeah, his comic routine has always been pretty filthy, it was that way before he landed the role on Full House too, which is kinda funny that he played such a buttoned down character. He had some really funny stuff though, even if it wasn't all family friendly.

Seemed like he was really hit hard when Norm MacDonald passed away last year. They were really good friends, talked about how close Norm was to his family, treated everyone like he was part of their extended clan.

Speaking of Bob's standup, this was a bit he did for years and it's definitely NSFW. Many have probably seen it, it's pretty funny though.

This was Norm roasting Bob, it's legendary still to this day. Norm was told to really lay into Bob, given that it was a roast, but Norm being Norm he did the opposite. He said he couldn't be mean to his friend, so instead he purposefully bombed with awful Dad jokes for 8 minutes. A lot of people didn't get what he was doing, but the comedians on the stage and in the audience got it. More than anything Norm had some kind words for Bob at the end, and it looked like Bob got a bit choked up at the end as a result.

Don't think it'll embed because it's Facebook:
https://fb.watch/asQ5jCrplH/

 

[Irish#1]

Wait a minute...now this makes no sense? There was all that rumor stuff that Betty died as a result of the COVID Booster she received on December 28th, which was later corrected as false. Now they're saying she had a stroke on Christmas, but it was still confirmed she received a booster on the 28th? Who gets a booster 3 days after a stroke? Something is screwy with the timeline.

[EDIT] Nevermind! I guess the quote came from an article on the 28th, but she may or may not have received a booster weeks before when the actual interview occurred.

Coincidentally I just watched that Betty White tribute on Netflix a few nights ago. Interesting look into her life, the early days stuff was particularly entertaining to see where she came from when she got started in the 50s. Damn, she was cute! I didn't know any of her early stuff, I pretty much knew nothing of her career prior to Mary Tyler Moore. I think Netflix is pulling the tribute after tomorrow, January 11th. You'd think they'd extend it given her recent passing.

I remember her from Password. Not sure if it was Netflix I was watching, but what I did see reminded me of Gracie Allen with the perfect delivery, timing and remarks.

 

[Irish#1]

RIP Deon

Deon Lendore, an Olympic and world championship medalist from Trinidad and Tobago, died in a car accident in Texas on Monday. He was 29.

According to Texas A&M University, for whom Lendore had worked as a volunteer assistant coach over the past two seasons, the sprinter was returning home from practice when he was involved in an automobile accident.

Lendore competed at three Olympic Games and ran the anchor leg of the men's 4x400m relay final at the 2012 Olympics in London as his country won bronze. He won silver in the same event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, before claiming individual bronze medals in the 400m at the 2016 and 2018 World Indoor Championships.

 

[Irish#1]

Married to Phil Spector for a while, who was convicted of murder in 2003.

Ronnie Spector, the swaggering 1960s pop icon with the sky-high beehive whose sultry, quavering voice powered numerous hits for The Ronettes, including "Be My Baby," has died, her family announced in a statement Wednesday.

Fueled by the runaway success of "Be My Baby," their first single for Spector, they toured the country with Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars and reeled off a string of pop hits over the next several years, including "Baby I Love You," "Walking in the Rain" and "Do I Love You?"
The girl group also became hugely popular in England, where the Ronettes headlined over acts such as the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton and The Yardbirds, according to Ronnie Spector's website, and later opened for the Beatles on their final US tour in 1966.

She was 78.

 

[Irish#1]

Former UK BBall coach Joe B Hall has left the court. RIP Joe.

 

[Irishize]

This was Norm roasting Bob, it's legendary still to this day. Norm was told to really lay into Bob, given that it was a roast, but Norm being Norm he did the opposite. He said he couldn't be mean to his friend, so instead he purposefully bombed with awful Dad jokes for 8 minutes. A lot of people didn't get what he was doing, but the comedians on the stage and in the audience got it. More than anything Norm had some kind words for Bob at the end, and it looked like Bob got a bit choked up at the end as a result.

Don't think it'll embed because it's Facebook:
https://fb.watch/asQ5jCrplH/

Yes, the Norm roast of his pal Sager was touching. IMO, a lot of the roasters thought he was bombing too based on their facial expressions. Look at Stamos & Geraldo. Norm was the greatest at throwing curve balls when the audience least expected. He also wasn’t afraid to bomb horrendously which takes balls.

 

[ulukinatme]

Yes, the Norm roast of his pal Sager was touching. IMO, a lot of the roasters thought he was bombing too based on their facial expressions. Look at Stamos & Geraldo. Norm was the greatest at throwing curve balls when the audience least expected. He also wasn’t afraid to bomb horrendously which takes balls.

Norm was one of a kind. I remember after he passed comedians talking about how he was one of the last fearless comics, he wasn't afraid to take risks like that even during live TV like SNL. It was really cool going back and watching clips where Bob and Norm talked about how much their friendship meant to each other. Hopefully they're both doing standup together someplace now.

 

[Irish#1]

Brig General McGee dies at 102. He was the last of the famed Tuskagee Airmen. RIP General and thank you for your service.

 

[Bishop2b5]

Brig General McGee dies at 102. He was the last of the famed Tuskagee Airmen. RIP General and thank you for your service.

I remember when he was Trump's guest at a State of the Union address and got several standing ovations.