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Post by marty on Aug 11, 2021 22:27:16 GMT
Tough guy actor William Smith passed this week.He started his career as a little kid in Ghost Of Frankenstein back in the 40's.Had a classic fight with Rod Taylor in Darker Than Amber. He was also Falconetti in Rich Man Poor Man, and the Russian Colonel in Red Dawn. Good bad guy.
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Post by beanguy on Aug 12, 2021 4:23:12 GMT
Ron Popeil the Veg o Matic guy, dead at 86. Burial or cremation, I hope.
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Post by delclayman on Aug 13, 2021 5:43:16 GMT
Ron Popeil the Veg o Matic guy, dead at 86. Burial or cremation, I hope. I would have thought he would have wanted to chopped up in a blender he sold
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Post by zenman on Aug 14, 2021 2:05:15 GMT
Ron Popeil the Veg o Matic guy, dead at 86. Burial or cremation, I hope. Compostable organic matter, I assume.
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Post by edog40 on Aug 14, 2021 18:32:33 GMT
8 years ago today we lost Allen Lanier.
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Post by Buck on Aug 16, 2021 1:25:39 GMT
8 years ago today we lost Allen Lanier. Geez. By this time in life, I've lost many loved ones, family and friends. For some reason, I don't remember or commemorate the day people die. I couldn't tell you the day either of my brothers died. Same with my dad, and my in-laws. I observe their birthdays. Another thing is, I never delete deceased people from my contacts. They're always there. Some on speed dial. It's a comfort and a reminder to still see them in the digital rolodex that is the contacts app.
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Post by delclayman on Aug 16, 2021 1:34:42 GMT
8 years ago today we lost Allen Lanier. Geez. By this time in life, I've lost many loved ones, family and friends. For some reason, I don't remember or commemorate the day people die. I couldn't tell you the day either of my brothers died. Same with my dad, and my in-laws. I observe their birthdays. Another thing is, I never delete deceased people from my contacts. They're always there. Some on speed dial. It's a comfort and a reminder to still see them in the digital rolodex that is the contacts app. Buck, well said. I am very much the of the same mindset. I try to celebrate “the life” and not so much the loss.. I suppose there are two exceptions to that philosophy for me though. The date of my daughters death and the date my shift and sector partner was killed when I was a cop. With those two it’s not so much “wallowing” in the sadness of the loss, but assuring that they are never forgotten. I think that is why this string in your forum is a good thing. We all use it together to remember and pay respectful tribute to those who passed on..
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Post by Buck on Aug 16, 2021 2:17:53 GMT
Geez. By this time in life, I've lost many loved ones, family and friends. For some reason, I don't remember or commemorate the day people die. I couldn't tell you the day either of my brothers died. Same with my dad, and my in-laws. I observe their birthdays. Another thing is, I never delete deceased people from my contacts. They're always there. Some on speed dial. It's a comfort and a reminder to still see them in the digital rolodex that is the contacts app. Buck I am very much the same. I try to celebrate “the life” and not so much the loss.. I suppose there are two exceptions to that philosophy for me though. The date of my daughters death and the date my shift and sector partner was killed when I was a cop. With those two it’s not so much “wallowing” in the sadness of the loss, but assuring that they are never forgotten. I think that is why this string in your forum is a good thing. We all use it together to remember and pay respectful tribute to those who passed on.. Del, I certainly understand remembering death dates, and the Closing Chord thread operates on them. Such rememberances are important to history, and history is important to civilization, I think, in the big zoomed out picture.
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Post by edog40 on Aug 16, 2021 4:19:41 GMT
Allen’s memorial came up on my Facebook feed and was apropos to this thread, so it was passed on (pun not intended).
I remember my dad’s and ex wife’s death days, whether I want to or not as they were my personal 9-11’s and nothing was the same afterwards.
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 16, 2021 13:36:13 GMT
8 years ago today we lost Allen Lanier. Geez. By this time in life, I've lost many loved ones, family and friends. For some reason, I don't remember or commemorate the day people die. I couldn't tell you the day either of my brothers died. Same with my dad, and my in-laws. I observe their birthdays. Another thing is, I never delete deceased people from my contacts. They're always there. Some on speed dial. It's a comfort and a reminder to still see them in the digital rolodex that is the contacts app. I can't bring myself to take my friend Charlie out of my phone. He took his life in December 2019, and I don't think I'll ever be able to let go of that little reminder that he was once a bright shining star in my life. There is too much finality in taking that away. I miss him dearly, and as much as seeing his name occasionally makes me feel grief, I also remember what a wonderful person he was, and how blessed his presence made me feel. There's a lot of sweet in that bitter.
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Post by sirrastus on Aug 22, 2021 14:23:39 GMT
Don Everly dead at 84.R.I.P.
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Post by Buck on Aug 24, 2021 6:08:54 GMT
The Everlys were a big deal to me in the day as a grade schooler. The world turns and now they're gone.
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Post by marty on Aug 24, 2021 16:52:07 GMT
Just read that Charlie Watts passed.
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Post by Rich on Aug 24, 2021 16:52:41 GMT
Charlie Watts...Stones..Damn just read that now too.
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Post by edog40 on Aug 24, 2021 16:54:07 GMT
Even though he was the oldest, I thought that Charlie would be the last to go. I wonder if that’s it for the Stones now?
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