RIP...
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Dude was a shag carpet legend....
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Every guy wanted to be Burt back in the 70's! lol
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ya got that right. man i hated him for bagging Farrah, Chrissy, Goldie, Loni, and Sally. plus another 20 famous hotties, plus 100s of not so famous hotties.
my buddy, who was a year ahead of me, got a 79 TA in 85 on his 16th B-day.. man we drove the tires off that car. #BringBacktheTTops
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Dan Patrick replayed an interview he did with Burt. I didn't catch how long ago it occurred, but it sounded fairly recent.
Burt said sales of Trans Ams went up 70% after Smokey & The Bandit. The president of Pontiac at the time told Burt he would get a new T/A every year for the rest of his life. The first three years they arrived, but nothing in year four. He called the new president of Pontiac and asked him if there was a problem. The president said, "No problem, I just don't like your movies!" lol
Reynolds went on to say his best and favorite movie was Deliverance. He turned down the role in Boogie Nights six times before he said okay.
Burt said sales of Trans Ams went up 70% after Smokey & The Bandit. The president of Pontiac at the time told Burt he would get a new T/A every year for the rest of his life. The first three years they arrived, but nothing in year four. He called the new president of Pontiac and asked him if there was a problem. The president said, "No problem, I just don't like your movies!" lol
Reynolds went on to say his best and favorite movie was Deliverance. He turned down the role in Boogie Nights six times before he said okay.
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Never heard that one (about the TA)... good stuff
I'd agree on best movie being Deliverance. Boogie Nights and the Longest Yard are tied for next for me. Let's not forget his TV roles, like Gunsmoke!!
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Mac Miller dead, OD.
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I dont normally get shook by celebrity deaths, but damn. Everyone busts out the superlatives when someone dies, but Mac deserves all that come his way. I not only liked his music, but thought he genuinely remained unchanged and humble by his fame. RIP.
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Unbelievable. So sad. Swimming was a legitimately great album, I'm not gonna be able to listen to it for a while. RIP Mac.
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That leaves just Slick from the OG lineup right? Pretty sure Kantner and another passed some years ago... Anyway always thought it funny how much Balin couldn’t stand the attention she got... dudes she’s the chick, deal... anyway, he left his mark for sure. RIP
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Even if you're not a big fan, you have to respect ultra classics like Somebody to Love and White Rabbit.
RIP
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Scott Wilson who played Herschel in The Walking Dead has passed away at the age of 76, reportedly after a brief battle with cancer.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/scott-wilson-walking-dead-actor-dies-at-76
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/scott-wilson-walking-dead-actor-dies-at-76
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Love how Somebody to love opens. No intro. Just like it's already halfway through the song.
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Dang, that sucks. He was a great addition to the show, he became the wise member of the group once Dale bit the dust...and his death was kind of epic on the show. RIP.
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Packers legend Jim Taylor passed away this morning at the age of 83. He was the first of the Lombardi era Packers inducted into Canton.
Jim Taylor, first of Vince Lombardi-era Green Bay Packers inducted into Hall of Fame, dies
Jim Taylor, first of Vince Lombardi-era Green Bay Packers inducted into Hall of Fame, dies
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Ran behind HOFer Jerry Kramer and should be HOFer (and former Valpo Crusader basketball player) Fuzzy Thurston winning 5 or 6 Championships/Super Bowls.
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Kind of a shocker to me. Lost my FIL to the same about 10 years ago...he was 56.
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Except for a handful on here, most of you probably never heard of this guy. For you NBA fans that love to watch the 3 pointers rain, this is one of the guys responsible for changing the game.
Founding father of Indiana Pacers and American Basketball Association, Dick Tinkham, dies
Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star Published 12:34 p.m. ET Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 5:27 p.m. ET Oct. 15, 2018
Dick Tinkham sat across from Reggie Harding, a steely glare on his face. He handed the 25-year-old Indiana Pacers’ prospect a napkin and an ink pen.
“Write down what you think you’re worth for the rest of the season and the playoffs,” Tinkham told Harding. It was 1967, the middle of the first season for the Pacers in the American Basketball Association. The team needed Harding, a 7-foot center.
Harding looked at Tinkham like he was crazy. “Are you sure about this?” he asked the Pacers owner, taking his time settling on a figure.
“I was getting panicked,” Tinkham said years later, “so I divided the number of regular season games left with 21 playoff games and it came out to $220 a game. I handed (a napkin) to him expecting immediate rejection and laughter but then he extended his hand and nearly broke mine in his paralyzing grip and said, ‘You are my kind of guy.’”
Harding finished out that first season for the Pacers averaging 13.4 points and 13.4 rebounds in 25 games.
Tinkham had brokered a steal.
"Dick was a shrewd negotiator," said Bob Netolicky, who played for the Pacers from 1967 to 1976, minus a brief stint in San Antonio and Dallas. "He made some moves you couldn't do in today’s world and he made things happen. He did it by hook or crook."
Tinkham, who co-founded the ABA and the Pacers franchise in 1967, died Sunday after a battle with advanced muscular distrophy. He was 86.
A lawyer by trade and one of the first owners of the Pacers, Tinkham devoted himself to keeping the often struggling ABA — and, in turn, the Pacers — afloat. In the early 1970s, he was a key player in the creation of Market Square Arena.
"Let’s face it. It was guys like Dick, that were willing to stay in there and get involved in something that nobody thought would ever work, that made the game," said Bobby "Slick" Leonard, who coached the Pacers from 1968 to 1980. "Nobody thought that old red, white and blue ball and 3-point line would ever work and you know what? It did."
One of Tinkham's most impressive accomplishments as owner, when it came to players, was securing George McGinnis for the team, said Leonard.
McGinnis, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017, led the Pacers to repeat ABA championship titles in 1972 and 1973. His personal best season came the following year when he almost averaged a triple-double in the playoffs (32.3 points, 15.9 rebounds, and 8.2 assists in 18 games). The Pacers lost in the ABA Finals to the Kentucky Colonels.
"Dick was a guy who really cared about the franchise. He wanted the Pacers to have the best of everything," said Leonard. "I can’t remember a decision that was made without Tinkham involved."
As a co-founder of the ABA, Tinkham’s impact is still being felt today in the NBA, said Bob Costas, who called radio play-by-play for the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis.
“The ABA had a real impact on pro basketball history — the wide open style, the 3-point shot, even the slam dunk contest,” said Costas. “The league wasn’t like some shot in the dark thing that didn’t produce very much. It had a significant history in and of itself.”
Of all the ABA teams, there is no question, the one Tinkham co-founded was the cream of the crop, he said.
“The team that had the best history was, undoubtedly, the Pacers,” said Costas. The Pacers won three of the leagues's nine championships before the ABA folded in 1976.
The Tinkham-led Pacers were a reliable big brother to other ABA teams.
“The Pacers were a stable franchise in an unstable league,” Costas said. “The Pacers and their ownership and the quality of their franchise was one of the things that held the league together.”
But it wasn't always easy for the Pacers. Tinkham was there for the tough times, times when the future of the franchise was uncertain.
“The defining moment was one in which we understood we had to win to stay in business,” Tinkham told IndyStar last year. “Because there were other owners in the league who had a lot more money than we had who weren’t winning and they were folding. The box office was not giving them enough money to operate on.”
The game that saved the Pacers
The Pacers on Monday called Tinkham a "founding father" and a "guiding light" in both the ABA and Pacers organization.
"He was instrumental in pulling together the initial ownership group and worked tirelessly behind the scenes in overcoming many obstacles to ensure the Pacers would remain a viable franchise," the Pacers said in a statement, "and eventually forever transform the Indianapolis sports landscape by moving into Market Square Arena and the National Basketball Association.
A graduate of DePauw University, Tinkham is a member of the school's hall of fame. He was co-captain of the varsity basketball team his senior year and ran track. He was a state champion in the quarter mile, half mile and mile relay.
After graduation from DePauw, Tinkham earned his law degree at the University of Michigan in 1957 and served on active duty with the United States Marine Corps. In the Marines, he achieved the rank of captain and conducted more than 100 trials as general courts-martial counsel.
Former Pacers' owner Dick Tinkham is credited with keeping the Pacers and ABA afloat when times got tough.
He came to Indianapolis and started a successful law firm where he ultimately worked in mergers and acquisitions.
It served him well when, in 1976, he chaired the NBA-ABA merger that saw the Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets and Denver Nuggets join the NBA.
Netolicky was still in contact with Tinkham up until his death. Tinkham always wanted to talk about the book they had written together, "We Changed the Game," that tells the tale of the ABA and its lasting impact.
"He was really thrilled he got to tell his stories," said Netolicky. "He was sharp as a tack even in the condition he was in."
Netolicky said Indianapolis wouldn't be the city it is today without Tinkham.
"The ABA would have folded, the Pacers would have folded," said Netolicky. "Had the Pacers folded, there would be no Downtown, no Colts, no anything. People owe that man a lot.
Founding father of Indiana Pacers and American Basketball Association, Dick Tinkham, dies
Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star Published 12:34 p.m. ET Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 5:27 p.m. ET Oct. 15, 2018
Dick Tinkham sat across from Reggie Harding, a steely glare on his face. He handed the 25-year-old Indiana Pacers’ prospect a napkin and an ink pen.
“Write down what you think you’re worth for the rest of the season and the playoffs,” Tinkham told Harding. It was 1967, the middle of the first season for the Pacers in the American Basketball Association. The team needed Harding, a 7-foot center.
Harding looked at Tinkham like he was crazy. “Are you sure about this?” he asked the Pacers owner, taking his time settling on a figure.
“I was getting panicked,” Tinkham said years later, “so I divided the number of regular season games left with 21 playoff games and it came out to $220 a game. I handed (a napkin) to him expecting immediate rejection and laughter but then he extended his hand and nearly broke mine in his paralyzing grip and said, ‘You are my kind of guy.’”
Harding finished out that first season for the Pacers averaging 13.4 points and 13.4 rebounds in 25 games.
Tinkham had brokered a steal.
"Dick was a shrewd negotiator," said Bob Netolicky, who played for the Pacers from 1967 to 1976, minus a brief stint in San Antonio and Dallas. "He made some moves you couldn't do in today’s world and he made things happen. He did it by hook or crook."
Tinkham, who co-founded the ABA and the Pacers franchise in 1967, died Sunday after a battle with advanced muscular distrophy. He was 86.
A lawyer by trade and one of the first owners of the Pacers, Tinkham devoted himself to keeping the often struggling ABA — and, in turn, the Pacers — afloat. In the early 1970s, he was a key player in the creation of Market Square Arena.
"Let’s face it. It was guys like Dick, that were willing to stay in there and get involved in something that nobody thought would ever work, that made the game," said Bobby "Slick" Leonard, who coached the Pacers from 1968 to 1980. "Nobody thought that old red, white and blue ball and 3-point line would ever work and you know what? It did."
One of Tinkham's most impressive accomplishments as owner, when it came to players, was securing George McGinnis for the team, said Leonard.
McGinnis, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017, led the Pacers to repeat ABA championship titles in 1972 and 1973. His personal best season came the following year when he almost averaged a triple-double in the playoffs (32.3 points, 15.9 rebounds, and 8.2 assists in 18 games). The Pacers lost in the ABA Finals to the Kentucky Colonels.
"Dick was a guy who really cared about the franchise. He wanted the Pacers to have the best of everything," said Leonard. "I can’t remember a decision that was made without Tinkham involved."
As a co-founder of the ABA, Tinkham’s impact is still being felt today in the NBA, said Bob Costas, who called radio play-by-play for the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis.
“The ABA had a real impact on pro basketball history — the wide open style, the 3-point shot, even the slam dunk contest,” said Costas. “The league wasn’t like some shot in the dark thing that didn’t produce very much. It had a significant history in and of itself.”
Of all the ABA teams, there is no question, the one Tinkham co-founded was the cream of the crop, he said.
“The team that had the best history was, undoubtedly, the Pacers,” said Costas. The Pacers won three of the leagues's nine championships before the ABA folded in 1976.
The Tinkham-led Pacers were a reliable big brother to other ABA teams.
“The Pacers were a stable franchise in an unstable league,” Costas said. “The Pacers and their ownership and the quality of their franchise was one of the things that held the league together.”
But it wasn't always easy for the Pacers. Tinkham was there for the tough times, times when the future of the franchise was uncertain.
“The defining moment was one in which we understood we had to win to stay in business,” Tinkham told IndyStar last year. “Because there were other owners in the league who had a lot more money than we had who weren’t winning and they were folding. The box office was not giving them enough money to operate on.”
The game that saved the Pacers
The Pacers on Monday called Tinkham a "founding father" and a "guiding light" in both the ABA and Pacers organization.
"He was instrumental in pulling together the initial ownership group and worked tirelessly behind the scenes in overcoming many obstacles to ensure the Pacers would remain a viable franchise," the Pacers said in a statement, "and eventually forever transform the Indianapolis sports landscape by moving into Market Square Arena and the National Basketball Association.
A graduate of DePauw University, Tinkham is a member of the school's hall of fame. He was co-captain of the varsity basketball team his senior year and ran track. He was a state champion in the quarter mile, half mile and mile relay.
After graduation from DePauw, Tinkham earned his law degree at the University of Michigan in 1957 and served on active duty with the United States Marine Corps. In the Marines, he achieved the rank of captain and conducted more than 100 trials as general courts-martial counsel.
Former Pacers' owner Dick Tinkham is credited with keeping the Pacers and ABA afloat when times got tough.
He came to Indianapolis and started a successful law firm where he ultimately worked in mergers and acquisitions.
It served him well when, in 1976, he chaired the NBA-ABA merger that saw the Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets and Denver Nuggets join the NBA.
Netolicky was still in contact with Tinkham up until his death. Tinkham always wanted to talk about the book they had written together, "We Changed the Game," that tells the tale of the ABA and its lasting impact.
"He was really thrilled he got to tell his stories," said Netolicky. "He was sharp as a tack even in the condition he was in."
Netolicky said Indianapolis wouldn't be the city it is today without Tinkham.
"The ABA would have folded, the Pacers would have folded," said Netolicky. "Had the Pacers folded, there would be no Downtown, no Colts, no anything. People owe that man a lot.
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Odd that the article doesn't mention ND alum Mike Storen who was the Pacers VP and GM for their first few years. He would then buy the rival Kentucky Colonels and eventually become the ABA commissioner. He's from Michigan City and the father of Hannah Storm... who would have become Hannah Crusader had they stayed in City.
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I remember Storen quite well, but it was Dick that passed away, so it doesn't surprise me they didn't talk about Storen. When I was in HS, me and my buds would go to the coliseum all the time to watch the Pacers. We didn't get to every game, but we caught a boat load. I remember we left a game against the Colonels with about a minute or two left and the Pacers trailing by 12-14. As soon as we get outside we hear this loud roar and rushed back in to see the Pacers pull it out. From an entertainment perspective, the ABA was far better than the NBA.
P.S. Hanna's still cute.
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This sh!t's gonna be a movie.
Died in the same room Lamar Odom almost died in 3 years ago to the day.
He had a campaign/birthday party the night before that included Ron Jeremy, Flavor Flav, Heidi Fleiss, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Afroman and others. The only thing missing was Charlie Sheen.
Being found stiff in a bed @ a sex industry establishment by Ron Jeremy. Talk about irony.
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From CNBC............
Dennis Hof, the notorious pimp and Republican candidate for Nevada's state assembly, died hours after a combination 72nd birthday party/campaign rally attended by GOP tax fighter Grover Norquist, recent Trump pardon recipient Sheriff Joe Arpaio and porn movie legend Ron Jeremy.
Hof died at the Love Ranch, one of his legal Nevada brothels, according to the Reno Gazette Journal. Another brothel of his, the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, was made famous by the HBO show "Cathouse."
Multiple former prostitutes had accused him of sexual assault, but prosecutors did not file charges against Hof, who denied the claims.
The irony of the part I bolded.
Dennis Hof, the notorious pimp and Republican candidate for Nevada's state assembly, died hours after a combination 72nd birthday party/campaign rally attended by GOP tax fighter Grover Norquist, recent Trump pardon recipient Sheriff Joe Arpaio and porn movie legend Ron Jeremy.
Hof died at the Love Ranch, one of his legal Nevada brothels, according to the Reno Gazette Journal. Another brothel of his, the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, was made famous by the HBO show "Cathouse."
Multiple former prostitutes had accused him of sexual assault, but prosecutors did not file charges against Hof, who denied the claims.
The irony of the part I bolded.
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As if you can't sexually assault a prostitute smh
