RIP...

[Irishize]

"Chicken in a bread pan pickin' out dough"

RIP Charlie.

“Granny does ya dog bit no, child, no”

RIP indeed

 

[Bishop2b5]

Kelly Preston, wife of John Travolta, passed away yesterday from breast cancer at the age of 57.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

She is with Xenu now.

 

[Bishop2b5]

She is with Xenu now.

At the risk of getting sued by them or having Tom show up at my house and jump on my sofa, that entire cult is some kinda seriously wacko. Even the other nutjob cults look at them and think, "Whoa dude, dial it back."

 

[Chicago Domer]

I hope she rediscovered God before she died.

 

[Ndaccountant]

RIP Grant Imahara from Mythbusters. Brain aneurysm is the rumor.

 

[Irishize]

I hope she rediscovered God before she died.

Amen

 

[ulukinatme]

RIP Grant Imahara from Mythbusters. Brain aneurysm is the rumor.

Just saw a write up about this. Didn't realize Grant worked on the Star Wars prequels and a lot of other work for ILM and other companies. I only knew about his history with Mythbusters. Very talented engineer.

 

[DogDaysIrish]

At the risk of getting sued by them or having Tom show up at my house and jump on my sofa, that entire cult is some kinda seriously wacko. Even the other nutjob cults look at them and think, "Whoa dude, dial it back."

I've got news for ya.....All religion is a money grab. Wanna pray to a statue or deity, knock yourself out. The Tom statement made me laugh though. Well played.

 

[Bishop2b5]

Legendary British guitarist Peter Green passed away today. No cause of death was given. Green replaced Clapton in John Mayall's Blues Breakers and then went on to found Fleetwood Mac. He wrote Oh Well and Black Magic Woman, the latter of which became a big hit for Santana. After a few years in Fleetwood Mac, Green's behavior started becoming erratic and he was diagnosed as schizophrenic. Heavy drug use, including large amounts of LSD and mescaline, made things even worse and his career more or less ended. Extremely talented as a blues and rock guitarist, but not healthy enough to achieve the career his talent merited.

 

[ACamp1900]

I saw the news on Green earlier,... ‘Who did the original version of Black Magic Woman?’ is one of the best music trivia questions,... I’ve stumped many a music fan with that one.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Peter Green Fleetwood Mac is best Fleetwood Mac. RIP

 

[Greenore]

Regis Philbin died at the age of 88.

Great supporter of all things Irish.

RIP.

Cheers and Go Irish!!

 

[BobbyMac]

RIP Regis!

Thank you for everything!

My Mom used to watch his morning show on satellite out of New York before Kathy Lee joined him, long before I knew he was an ND alum.

Here's a clip of his St Louis Late Night Show from the early 70's:

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[ohara831]

RIP Regis. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

 

[Irish#1]

RIP Regis. He had a great ride. I think his degree from ND was In sociology.

 

[Bishop2b5]

Actor John Saxon has passed away at the age of 83. You sort of have to be of a certain age to know who he is, but if you grew up in the 70's, he was that guy who was in everything. He worked with Brando, Eastwood, starred alongside Bruce Lee (he was a martial arts expert), and made guest appearances on countless TV shows.

 

[ACamp1900]

Olivia de Havilland Passed away too. Gone With the Wind actress,...

 

[Bishop2b5]

Olivia de Havilland Passed away too. Gone With the Wind actress,...

Amazing to think any of the GWTW stars were still alive. She was the last at 104.

 

[Irish#1]

Olivia de Havilland Passed away too. Gone With the Wind actress,...

More than just a GWTW star. Won two Oscars for other roles. She sure got her money’s worth out of life and then some.

 

[Irish#1]

Lou Henson has went to the big arena in the Sky. His combover was referred to as the Loudo. In the 80's, he had some stud teams at Illinois. The problem was the B1G had Purdue, IU and scUM rolling at that time. I’m sure Cruz remembers some of his teams. RIP Lou.

 

[Bishop2b5]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/herman-cain-dead-after-battle-with-coronavirus

Herman Cain, former presidential candidate and business executive, died earlier today from Covid-19 at the age of 74.

 

[Legacy]

Alabama fan Harvey Updyke, poisoner of Auburn trees, dead at 71

 

[ulukinatme]

Alabama fan Harvey Updyke, poisoner of Auburn trees, dead at 71

This has always been a bizarre case for me. The guy spent, what, 80 days in the slammer? Completely justified. $800,000 in fines though, for trees? I get the trees were significant, but that seemed rather excessive. He only paid something like $7000 of that amount, and the replacements were set on fire a few years later by someone else. The whole thing was a bit much. Don't get me wrong, I'm indifferent to both Alabama and Auburn football, but at the end of the day....they were just trees. 80 days and $7000 felt like more than enough punishment.

 

[NDRock]

This has always been a bizarre case for me. The guy spent, what, 80 days in the slammer? Completely justified. $800,000 in fines though, for trees? I get the trees were significant, but that seemed rather excessive. He only paid something like $7000 of that amount, and the replacements were set on fire a few years later by someone else. The whole thing was a bit much. Don't get me wrong, I'm indifferent to both Alabama and Auburn football, but at the end of the day....they were just trees. 80 days and $7000 felt like more than enough punishment.

Saw an article where "The combined cost to try to save the original trees, the planting of the new trees and improvements to Toomer's Corner totaled around $900,000..."

Looks like Harvey got off 100k light.

The whole thing just illustrates why we should drop Alabama from the U.S. Time to make America Somoa a state. Maybe we could instill some sort of pro/relegation system.

 

[ulukinatme]

Saw an article where "The combined cost to try to save the original trees, the planting of the new trees and improvements to Toomer's Corner totaled around $900,000..."

Looks like Harvey got off 100k light.

The whole thing just illustrates why we should drop Alabama from the U.S. Time to make America Somoa a state. Maybe we could instill some sort of pro/relegation system.

Who pays a million dollars to replant a couple trees? People in Alabama, that's who.

 

[ACamp1900]

Who pays a million dollars to replant a couple trees? People in Alabama, that's who.

Gov’ment,... where a couple trees costs almost a million dollars,........

 

[Legacy]

Joe Kernan, former South Bend mayor and Indiana governor, dies at 74 (SBT)

 

[Bishop2b5]

Who pays a million dollars to replant a couple trees? People in Alabama, that's who.

I think a lot of the money went into trying to decontaminate the ground around the trees, which Updyke had poisoned. He was a nut. Had no meaningful connection to Bama, but was a rabid fan from TX who took offense to some Auburn fans committing some minor vandalism on the Bama campus. He reminded me of someone who'd fried half his brain cells on alcohol or drugs and just wasn't all there. One of the more bizarre incidents in the history of sports rivalries.

 

[ohara831]

Wilford Brimley passed at the age of 85. Enjoyed his acting. He will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. May he Rest in Peace.