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5:52p, 5/27/21
Darn it. Michael Lewis (Moneyball) lost his 19yo daughter (Berkeley High grad) in a car crash in Truckee.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/truckee-fatal-car-crash-berkeley-high-16208369.php
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6:52a, 5/29/21
thanks bab. many years ago ML occasionally brought his kids courtside to haas for women's basketball
alt link w/vid..
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dixie-lewis-dead_n_60b21916e4b0ead27968d81d
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1:30p, 5/29/21
Gavin MacLeod, star of The Love Boat, passes away at 90



https://mol.im/a/9632809

With Steve McQueen and Richard Crenna in The Sand Pebbles:



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2:21p, 5/29/21
Mark Eaton, NBA shot-blocking king and Utah Jazz legend, dies aged 64


https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/29/mark-eaton-dead-utah-jazz-bike-accident?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other




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In reply to bearister • 3:56p, 5/29/21

Mark Eaton was so big, he made other "bigs" seem small. Biggest dude I ever saw in Harmon Gym... by far. Whoever we had on the court next to him -- and it was somebody pretty big like Michael Pitts or Mark McNamara (I forget) -- they looked shrimp-like, by comparison. Kinda like Bill Walton and Karl Malone in the pics above.

During his UCLA years, he still hadn't grown into his body. Didn't even see the court most of the game (nor did the guy behind him, haha). Cool the way he kept at it and built himself into a solid NBA player. Lesson learned: Don't give up too early on big guys. Of course, there are big guys and then there is 7-4, 300 big.
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In reply to Big C • 4:19p, 5/29/21
The Tallest Players in NBA History | Sports Illustrated


https://www.si.com/nba/2015/03/27/nbas-tallest-players
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/nba/2015/03/27/nbas-tallest-players


Yao with Gary "The Lilliputian" Player:

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4:29p, 5/29/21
Dropping like flies.

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In reply to bearister • 5:37p, 5/29/21
bearister said:
Mark Eaton, NBA shot-blocking king and Utah Jazz legend, dies aged 64


https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/29/mark-eaton-dead-utah-jazz-bike-accident?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other





You are a big dude to make Karl Malone look small.

John Stockton with them reminds me of this video:

John Stockton not recognized in Barcelona
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In reply to bearister • 10:42p, 5/29/21
bearister said:
The Tallest Players in NBA History | Sports Illustrated


https://www.si.com/nba/2015/03/27/nbas-tallest-players
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/nba/2015/03/27/nbas-tallest-players


Yao with Gary "The Lilliputian" Player:

That's an amazing photo. Jeez!

My step-father took his first wife on a golfing tour of South Africa with Player (and other rich people) in the 70's.
Decades later, when we lived in DC and the US Open was held at Congressional, we went over to watch Chi Chi Rodriguez give some little show on the driving range. Player was there, and my step-dad went up to see him and was gratified when Gary said, "Oh, hi Paul".
Later he said, "he remembered me!"
My step-dad said Player was a really nice guy. The large group had enjoyed nice dinners and drinks that trip.
Nice life, eh?
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In reply to bearister • 10:45p, 5/29/21
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Dropping like flies.

Those dancers in the background SUCK!
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In reply to prospeCt • 10:50p, 5/29/21
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That scene made NO sense in this movie.
I mean, sure, it showed the carefree-ness of where they were at - but we go from the 1800's to that? Come on. Bad period piece insertion.
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In reply to dimitrig • 12:43a, 5/30/21
dimitrig said:
bearister said:
Mark Eaton, NBA shot-blocking king and Utah Jazz legend, dies aged 64


https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/29/mark-eaton-dead-utah-jazz-bike-accident?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other





You are a big dude to make Karl Malone look small.

John Stockton with them reminds me of this video:

John Stockton not recognized in Barcelona
I never met Mark Eaton, but a few years back our local parks and recreation department hired a guy that was 7' 5" and about 375 pounds (overweight). I saw him grocery shopping several times and it was one of the more amazing things I've ever seen. As a Game of Thrones fan, it was like meeting The Mountain in the canned soup aisle. He couldn't go more than 30 seconds without someone gawking or making a comment about his height. I didn't because I figured the poor guy would prefer to be left alone. I imagine that was how life was for Mark Eaton. I guess you get used to it, but I expect it gets old real fast.

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7:19a, 5/30/21
Rip Torn, cult actor and Artie in the Larry Sanders Show dies aged 88


https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jul/10/rip-torn-cult-actor-dies-aged-88?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Rip Torn brought Da Ruckus to Norman Mailer and Dennis Hopper:

" During the filming of Norman Mailer's film Maidstone, a largely improvised production made at the height of the late-60s counterculture, Torn played Mailer's brother, and attacked Mailer for real, hitting him over the head with a hammer and then attempting to strangle him. Mailer responded by biting Torn's ear.

Torn's reputation for irascibility had already been established inside the industry after a row with Dennis Hopper during the pre-production of Easy Rider, the seminal 1969 counterculture biker movie, that led to Torn being replaced by Jack Nicholson before shooting began. The incident became more widely known after Hopper claimed on a TV talkshow in 1994 that Torn had pulled a knife on him; Torn subsequently sued, claiming that Hopper had in fact pulled the knife on him. The court found in Torn's favour, and awarded him $475,000 in damages."

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In reply to bearister • 7:29a, 5/30/21
bearister said:
Rip Torn, cult actor and Artie in the Larry Sanders Show dies aged 88


https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jul/10/rip-torn-cult-actor-dies-aged-88?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Rip Torn brought Da Ruckus to Norman Mailer and Dennis Hopper:

" During the filming of Norman Mailer's film Maidstone, a largely improvised production made at the height of the late-60s counterculture, Torn played Mailer's brother, and attacked Mailer for real, hitting him over the head with a hammer and then attempting to strangle him. Mailer responded by biting Torn's ear.

Torn's reputation for irascibility had already been established inside the industry after a row with Dennis Hopper during the pre-production of Easy Rider, the seminal 1969 counterculture biker movie, that led to Torn being replaced by Jack Nicholson before shooting began. The incident became more widely known after Hopper claimed on a TV talkshow in 1994 that Torn had pulled a knife on him; Torn subsequently sued, claiming that Hopper had in fact pulled the knife on him. The court found in Torn's favour, and awarded him $475,000 in damages."



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In reply to Eastern Oregon Bear • 7:57a, 5/30/21
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
dimitrig said:
bearister said:
Mark Eaton, NBA shot-blocking king and Utah Jazz legend, dies aged 64


https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/29/mark-eaton-dead-utah-jazz-bike-accident?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other





You are a big dude to make Karl Malone look small.

John Stockton with them reminds me of this video:

John Stockton not recognized in Barcelona
I never met Mark Eaton, but a few years back our local parks and recreation department hired a guy that was 7' 5" and about 375 pounds (overweight). I saw him grocery shopping several times and it was one of the more amazing things I've ever seen. As a Game of Thrones fan, it was like meeting The Mountain in the canned soup aisle. He couldn't go more than 30 seconds without someone gawking or making a comment about his height. I didn't because I figured the poor guy would prefer to be left alone. I imagine that was how life was for Mark Eaton. I guess you get used to it, but I expect it gets old real fast.



And this guy was not Eaton, but an unknown giant without basketball skills?
Ouch, that's be rough to go through life that way.

Maybe he could get some acting jobs as a giant.
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In reply to Eastern Oregon Bear • 2:00p, 5/30/21
"As a Game of Thrones fan, it was like meeting The Mountain in the canned soup aisle.."

The Mountain has reinvented himself as a boxer.





He lost 110 lbs
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In reply to bearister • 12:50a, 6/4/21
bearister said:
"As a Game of Thrones fan, it was like meeting The Mountain in the canned soup aisle.."

The Mountain has reinvented himself as a boxer.


He lost 110 lbs
I think the tattoos could be a tactical weapon.
Like a Zebra has stripes becase it helps make it difficult for the lion to train movements...
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In reply to bearister • 12:50a, 6/4/21
Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87

He died about 2 decades too late. Jerk.
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In reply to bearister • 7:25a, 6/4/21
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from the sunny side of the street: ed asner not dead yet, and still working testifies imdb
> Born: November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch/?sort=year&explore=title_type&role=nm0000799&ref_=nm_flmg_shw_2

https://twitter.com/TheOnlyEdAsner
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In reply to smh • 3:56p, 6/5/21
smh said:
bearister said:
from the sunny side of the street: ed asner not dead yet, and still working testifies imdb
> Born: November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch/?sort=year&explore=title_type&role=nm0000799&ref_=nm_flmg_shw_2

https://twitter.com/TheOnlyEdAsner
Notice that twitter name - no doubt a play on "The Real"...
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4:56p, 6/6/21
Clarence Williams III, 'The Mod Squad' and 'Purple Rain' star, dies at 81


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/clarence-williams-iii-mod-squad-purple-rain-star-dies-81-n1269786




"Solid, man."

Was there anyone that was a kid in 1968 that didn't think this guy was the coolest dude on TV?

Pete is the only of the trio left.





Michael Cole, age 80.
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4:42p, 6/13/21
Rest In Peace, you poor SOB, and lifelong source of nightmares.


Ned Beatty (July 6, 1937- June 13, 2021)

at least you had the satisfaction of outliving the b@stard.


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4:45p, 6/13/21


He spilled the beans on Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch and now he's gone.
The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
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In reply to BearForce2 • 5:03p, 6/13/21

Thanks for sharing this: I'm pretty sure Hillary's the one who inspired the phrase "getting away with murder". And that's on top of the emails, Benghazi and the pedophile ring!
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In reply to Big C • 5:45p, 6/13/21
Big C said:

Thanks for sharing this: I'm pretty sure Hillary's where they came up with the phrase "getting away with murder". And that's on top of the emails, Benghazi and the pedophile ring!

The inner circle is next, starting with George Stephanopoulos. .
The difference between a right wing conspiracy and the truth is about 20 months.
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In reply to bearister • 10:19a, 6/14/21
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1:21p, 6/18/21
R.I.P. mother of Little Elvis


Nicolas Cage's mother Joy Vogelsang dead at 85



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In reply to Yogi263 • 3:09p, 6/19/21
Dog The Bounty Hunter said:
The champ is down



Major killed him and left him by the body of his Secret Service handler.

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In reply to bearister • 7:21a, 6/21/21
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Dog The Bounty Hunter said:
The champ is down



Major killed him and left him by the body of his Secret Service handler.



No, according to BearForceIdiot it was The Clintons who did it.
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1:09p, 6/23/21
Fresh in from the Well Ain't that a Crying F@ucking Shame Dept.

John McAfee dies by suicide inside prison in Barcelona


https://nypost.com/2021/06/23/john-mcafee-dies-by-suicide-inside-prison-in-barcelona/

Johnny, we hardly knew ye.
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In reply to bearister • 11:28p, 6/23/21
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Fresh in from the Well Ain't that a Crying F@ucking Shame Dept.

John McAfee dies by suicide inside prison in Barcelona


https://nypost.com/2021/06/23/john-mcafee-dies-by-suicide-inside-prison-in-barcelona/

Johnny, we hardly knew ye.

Sad ending, but not surprising.



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