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Anarchistbear said:This is not only a very personal remembrance but a hugely profound THANK YOU to
— Michael Warburton (@For_Film_Fans) June 20, 2026
JAMES BURROWS
who left us yesterday, aged 85.
His work on THE BOB NEWHART SHOW, TAXI, CHEERS, FRASIER, MIKE & MOLLY, and WILL & GRACE provided me with so much joy. pic.twitter.com/WLsAwwFjbx
Burrows passing reflects on the passing of network sitcoms. He set the standard for that genre. RIP.
wifeisafurd said:Anarchistbear said:This is not only a very personal remembrance but a hugely profound THANK YOU to
— Michael Warburton (@For_Film_Fans) June 20, 2026
JAMES BURROWS
who left us yesterday, aged 85.
His work on THE BOB NEWHART SHOW, TAXI, CHEERS, FRASIER, MIKE & MOLLY, and WILL & GRACE provided me with so much joy. pic.twitter.com/WLsAwwFjbx
Burrows passing reflects on the passing of network sitcoms. He set the standard for that genre. RIP.
We grew up in the age of sitcoms. Some were really, really funny but I'll also never forget the ones that were fairly funny and based on the most absurd of premises, such as Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, Hogan's Heroes, Gilligan's Island, etc.
Good times.
(Hey, that's another one!)
Since we don't have a "Still Alive" thread, I'll announce here that Mitch McConnell is still alive.
https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-fall-health-senate-d708e9a1f18763fbb961fd3879227ce3
https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-fall-health-senate-d708e9a1f18763fbb961fd3879227ce3
wifeisafurd said:Anarchistbear said:This is not only a very personal remembrance but a hugely profound THANK YOU to
— Michael Warburton (@For_Film_Fans) June 20, 2026
JAMES BURROWS
who left us yesterday, aged 85.
His work on THE BOB NEWHART SHOW, TAXI, CHEERS, FRASIER, MIKE & MOLLY, and WILL & GRACE provided me with so much joy. pic.twitter.com/WLsAwwFjbx
Burrows passing reflects on the passing of network sitcoms. He set the standard for that genre. RIP.
Hard to imagine a modern sitcom referencing Ingmar Bergman as a premise for "who's on first"
“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Thursday, July 10, 2026:
Wednesday, July 16, 2026:
Hal Williams Dies: Beloved 'Sanford And Son' Actor Was 91 https://t.co/5h5RVM3yaX
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) July 16, 2026
The greatest English player from the last 50 years has passed away.
Chris Anne Affleck, who gave birth to her son Ben in Berkeley, dies at 83
Chris Anne Affleck, the mother of Oscar winners Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck, died June 2, her family announced. She was 83 and diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December. https://t.co/I5981Kec2G pic.twitter.com/3pVKGAiKx6
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 24, 2026
Glen Hansard has passed. RIP
https://apnews.com/article/glen-hansard-dies-dublin-motorcycle-crash-2df53656c036a9e39f91514d25538311
https://apnews.com/article/glen-hansard-dies-dublin-motorcycle-crash-2df53656c036a9e39f91514d25538311
“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
bearister said:
Whatever you do, don't type the name of his character into Google images without adding another word to narrow down the options.
Vincent Pastore in the finale of ‘The Curse’ pic.twitter.com/JBm72HPClY
— Sopranos World (@SopranosWorld) January 15, 2024
Oh man, this one hurts. He was a great actor
Nirmal Purja was confirmed killed in an avalanche in Pakistan. One of the greatest climbers the world has ever known. He scaled the 14 tallest peaks on earth in 189 days. Then he did it all over again without supplemental oxygen. He was featured in the Netflix film "14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible"
okaydo said:bearister said:
Whatever you do, don't type the name of his character into Google images without adding another word to narrow down the options.
Word it has he died with a Mickey Mantle baseball hidden in his corpse
Free Wags.
Also Free Dwight Way and ProBonoBear415.
Also Free Dwight Way and ProBonoBear415.
BearlySane88 said:
Nirmal Purja was confirmed killed in an avalanche in Pakistan. One of the greatest climbers the world has ever known. He scaled the 14 tallest peaks on earth in 189 days. Then he did it all over again without supplemental oxygen. He was featured in the Netflix film "14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible"
Just watched it last night....So impressive, and so filled with life...You had the impression he looked death in the face every day....
Yeah, I made the same error. Pretty much a medical school class on anatomy type of adventure.
“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
okaydo said:bearister said:
Whatever you do, don't type the name of his character into Google images without adding another word to narrow down the options.
Vincent Pastore had a long run making it to 80 for a paisano actor playing a Mafioso. Many of his brothers in The Godfather got done in relatively early by the veal, meatballs, linguini, spaghetti, cannoli and liberal amounts of the red. The actors that played these characters and the age they passed into that Big Social Club in the Sky*:
Clemenza 55
Barzini 65
Sollozzo 47
Fredo 42
Luca Brasi 66
Frankie Pentangeli 71
Willie Cicci 52
*Tony Soprano carried out the tradition by entering the celestial Bada Bing at age 51.
“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
^The Italian diet and lifestyle is a lot healthier than the Italian-American diet and lifestyle. Sicily and the Mezzogiorno are not the same as NJ...
Quote:
Recent scientific studies have identified the mountain town of Caltabellotta in Sicily's Sicani Mountains as an emerging longevity "Blue Zone," where the concentration of people in their nineties and hundreds significantly exceeds national averages. Research published in the Journal of Ageing and Longevity attributes this exceptional health profile not to isolated genetics, but to a harmonious combination of environment, traditional diet, and daily lifestyle habits. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
So there's this guy named Xavier Cugat, a famous Latin bandleader.
He was born on January 1, 1900.
On January 1, 2026, two of his ex-wives were still alive.
I only know his name because Cugat is the guy who discovered Desi Arnaz of I Love Lucy fame.
So I'm reading this obituary published today for Abbe Lane, who died in April at age 93.
She got married to Cugat when she was 16 and he was 49.
But it turns out that after they divorced, Cugat married Charo, apparently when she was 15 or 16 and he was 66. Charo is 75 (apparently).
He was born on January 1, 1900.
On January 1, 2026, two of his ex-wives were still alive.
I only know his name because Cugat is the guy who discovered Desi Arnaz of I Love Lucy fame.
So I'm reading this obituary published today for Abbe Lane, who died in April at age 93.
She got married to Cugat when she was 16 and he was 49.
#RIP Abbe Lane. The “Swingingest Sexpot in Show Business” was married to the dominating Xavier Cugat, who told her, “‘Unless I’m behind you on the bandstand, you will not be able to perform, you will just melt away.’ It was not true, but I bought into it.” https://t.co/5iMlTAX2AQ
— Mike Barnes (@MikeBarnes4) August 6, 2026
But it turns out that after they divorced, Cugat married Charo, apparently when she was 15 or 16 and he was 66. Charo is 75 (apparently).
I watched her on Merv in that clip in late 1960's when I was a young teenager.
Charo is 75 years old if using her official U.S. court-established birth date of January 15, 1951. However, her exact age has long been a subject of public dispute, as her original Spanish birth records and passport listed her birth year as 1941, which would make her 85 years old.
Based on my age comparison with her she is 85….easy.
Charo is 75 years old if using her official U.S. court-established birth date of January 15, 1951. However, her exact age has long been a subject of public dispute, as her original Spanish birth records and passport listed her birth year as 1941, which would make her 85 years old.
Based on my age comparison with her she is 85….easy.
“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Charo is from Murcia Spain.
I'll be driving through there on the 22nd from Madrid en route to the coast.
I'll be driving through there on the 22nd from Madrid en route to the coast.
bearister said:
I watched her on Merv in that clip in late 1960's when I was a young teenager.
Charo is 75 years old if using her official U.S. court-established birth date of January 15, 1951. However, her exact age has long been a subject of public dispute, as her original Spanish birth records and passport listed her birth year as 1941, which would make her 85 years old.
Based on my age comparison with her she is 85….easy.
Uh oh. No CUCHI-CUCHI for you.
Sofia Vergara stole Charo's act.
Andy Kaufman with his character Latka Gravas on Taxi stole Bill Dana's act (Jose Jimenez). There is nothing new under the sun.
Andy Kaufman with his character Latka Gravas on Taxi stole Bill Dana's act (Jose Jimenez). There is nothing new under the sun.
“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Coach Don Nelson
Lionel Messi's dad
Lionel Messi's dad
Wow, Don Nelson was truly a great coach... an innovator... great with players (well, most players, most of the time)... and absolutely fantastic with the media... came across as fun, candid, informative, witty and 100% authentic.
Truly a good person and one of the great figures in sports, IMO.
concordtom said:
Coach Don Nelson
Lionel Messi's dad
RIP Nelly. True legend on and off the court
BearlySane88 said:concordtom said:
Coach Don Nelson
Lionel Messi's dad
RIP Nelly. True legend on and off the court
I'm sad about Nellie's passing of course, but the tributes are going to come rolling in... and they will be awesome.
We believe!
“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Nellie passed away in Frisco, TX at 86.
How appropriate.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/don-nelson-second-winningest-coach-nba-history-dies-86-rcna591608
How appropriate.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/don-nelson-second-winningest-coach-nba-history-dies-86-rcna591608
"Don Nelson died today, and while his life was full of accomplishments (basketball and otherwise), if you go out at 86 with a photo like this in your recent past, you probably did it right."
Patrick Wyman
Patrick Wyman
“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside”
—Jim Morrison
“I love Cal deeply, by the way, what are the directions to The Portal from Sproul Plaza?”
Representative Cooter died
https://pagesix.com/2026/08/09/entertainment/dukes-of-hazzard-actor-ben-jones-dead-at-84/?_gl=1*1nsyl7q*_ga*MTA3NjgxOTk3Ni4xNzg0OTQ0ODA5*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3ODYzMjUxNzAkbzE0JGcxJHQxNzg2MzI1MTc5JGo1MSRsMCRoMA..
Just a good old boy never meaning no harm
https://pagesix.com/2026/08/09/entertainment/dukes-of-hazzard-actor-ben-jones-dead-at-84/?_gl=1*1nsyl7q*_ga*MTA3NjgxOTk3Ni4xNzg0OTQ0ODA5*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3ODYzMjUxNzAkbzE0JGcxJHQxNzg2MzI1MTc5JGo1MSRsMCRoMA..
Just a good old boy never meaning no harm
One of my favorite Nelson moments was when he described a standing poker game he had in Maui with Woody Harrelson and Willie Nelson. When asked about his strategy he said they both got increasingly more stoned as the night went on and he didn't start playing against them until late in the evening
Michael Reagan, the adopted son of President and Nancy Reagan, 80 years old.
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