DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[Hurricane Jack]

Michael Madsen, 67 died July 3rd. An actor who appeared in over 300 films & a favorite of Quentin Tarantino.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Michael Madsen, 67 died July 3rd. An actor who appeared in over 300 films & a favorite of Quentin Tarantino.

 

[Turnip]

Ozzy Osbourne passed away yesterday at the age of 76.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Hulk Hogan dead @ 71 of cardiac arrest.

 

[Trenchfriend]

R.I.P.!

 

[Frunobulax]

Hulk Hogan dead @ 71 of cardiac arrest.

Damn. And just read Chuck Mangione at 84.

 

[Tiki Tom]

Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.
Hulk was just one of those cultural characters who seemed to have been around forever and seemed like he would go on forever. A bit of a shock. R.I.P.
As for Chuck Mangione, in Part because I liked his music and that of others (Herb Alpert) I was definitely branded as a hopeless nerd during high school. Hopeless. I still like their music. R.I.P.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Damn. And just read Chuck Mangione at 84.

Just saw where Connie Francis died last wk on the 16th @ age 87.

 

[Zombie_61]

Damn. And just read Chuck Mangione at 84.

Sadly, the thing I remember most about Chuck Mangione was his hit "Feels so Good", but not because it was such a good song. It was, but a local movie theater that had been operating in Whittier since 1929 that was on it's way out of business was hanging on by selling tickets to old (but not good) movies for $1, and they had a cassette tape with that song, and ONLY that song, on it, playing over and over and over. Eventually the tape got so worn out that it sort of "warbled" the song, but they never replaced it. For years we had to listen to that tape in-between movies, then on October 1, 1987, at 7:42 a.m., the 5.9 Whittier Narrows earthquake struck, damaging the theater and much of Whittier. It was damaged, but suddenly after sitting largely untouched for nearly three years it was suddenly announced that the theater was beyond repair and would need to be demolished. Rumors of chicanery and payoffs spread, then after several months suddenly the destruction company started tearing down the theater in an unconventional way that never exposed the alleged damage that led to it's destruction, but rendered it unrebuildable without being completely removed and starting a rebuild from scratch. So, now on that property sits a Walgreen's, an auto repair facility, and a community park.

 

[Frunobulax]

Sadly, the thing I remember most about Chuck Mangione was his hit "Feels so Good", but not because it was such a good song. It was, but a local movie theater that had been operating in Whittier since 1929 that was on it's way out of business was hanging on by selling tickets to old (but not good) movies for $1, and they had a cassette tape with that song, and ONLY that song, on it, playing over and over and over. Eventually the tape got so worn out that it sort of "warbled" the song, but they never replaced it. For years we had to listen to that tape in-between movies, then on October 1, 1987, at 7:42 a.m., the 5.9 Whittier Narrows earthquake struck, damaging the theater and much of Whittier. It was damaged, but suddenly after sitting largely untouched for nearly three years it was suddenly announced that the theater was beyond repair and would need to be demolished. Rumors of chicanery and payoffs spread, then after several months suddenly the destruction company started tearing down the theater in an unconventional way that never exposed the alleged damage that led to it's destruction, but rendered it unrebuildable without being completely removed and starting a rebuild from scratch. So, now on that property sits a Walgreen's, an auto repair facility, and a community park.

I thought it was a hoot he was tapped as an irregular guest star on King of the Hill.

 

[Zombie_61]

I thought it was a hoot he was tapped as an irregular guest star on King of the Hill.

Was he? I've never seen King of the Hill.

 

[BobHufford]

I've never seen King of the Hill

 

[Worf]

Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.
Hulk was just one of those cultural characters who seemed to have been around forever and seemed like he would go on forever. A bit of a shock. R.I.P.
As for Chuck Mangione, in Part because I liked his music and that of others (Herb Alpert) I was definitely branded as a hopeless nerd during high school. Hopeless. I still like their music. R.I.P.

Personally, I never had much use for Hogan, I thought him a mediocre wrestler..... AT BEST. The shirt ripping schtick, the glare the jingoistic flag waving... pheh. I grew up in 50's and 60's watching wrasslin' on Channel 9 in NYC on Friday and Saturday nights. **** Da Bruiser, Bo Bo Brazil, Baron Miquel Secluna, The ORIGINAL Iron Sheik, Argentina Appolo, Ernie Ladd, Chief Jay Strongbow and of course Bruno Samartino. Maybe I'm suffering from Fudd disease and rose colored time machine glasses, but to me Hogan was a stiff, un athletic, steroid gulping buffoon who time proved to be a vile person out of the ring as well... Never would've heard of the bum if he hadn't had a role in the film with that OTHER mythical hero Rocky Balboa.

Pheh!

Worfster

 

[Zombie_61]

Personally, I never had much use for Hogan, I thought him a mediocre wrestler..... AT BEST. The shirt ripping schtick, the glare the jingoistic flag waving... pheh.

I can't say I was ever a fan of "wrestling", really. I knew of Hulk Hogan mostly because of his appearance in Rocky III, but I rarely watched "wrestling" because I found it quite silly. Besides, Sylvester "Junk Yard Dog" Ritter was a far better wrestler than Hogan.

 

[Trenchfriend]

The one thing, I respect, was his consequence. Wasn´t He the impersonified 90s trash?

 

[Frunobulax]

I can't say I was ever a fan of "wrestling", really. I knew of Hulk Hogan mostly because of his appearance in Rocky III, but I rarely watched "wrestling" because I found it quite silly. Besides, Sylvester "Junk Yard Dog" Ritter was a far better wrestler than Hogan.

THUMP

 

[belfastboy]

Personally, I never had much use for Hogan, I thought him a mediocre wrestler..... AT BEST. The shirt ripping schtick, the glare the jingoistic flag waving... pheh. I grew up in 50's and 60's watching wrasslin' on Channel 9 in NYC on Friday and Saturday nights. **** Da Bruiser, Bo Bo Brazil, Baron Miquel Secluna, The ORIGINAL Iron Sheik, Argentina Appolo, Ernie Ladd, Chief Jay Strongbow and of course Bruno Samartino. Maybe I'm suffering from Fudd disease and rose colored time machine glasses, but to me Hogan was a stiff, un athletic, steroid gulping buffoon who time proved to be a vile person out of the ring as well... Never would've heard of the bum if he hadn't had a role in the film with that OTHER mythical hero Rocky Balboa.

Pheh!

Worfster

I loved Bobo Brazil and Bruno!!!! A Canadian favourite was Gene Kiniski....he was the bad guy.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

THUMP

 

[Frunobulax]

I loved Bobo Brazil and Bruno!!!! A Canadian favourite was Gene Kiniski....he was the bad guy.

I got to see Bobo Brazil in the late 60s when my dad took me to a match. Highlight of my life.

Personally, I was partial to Iron Mike Sharp, "Canada's Greatest Athlete."

 

[belfastboy]

I got to see Bobo Brazil in the late 60s when my dad took me to a match. Highlight of my life.

Personally, I was partial to Iron Mike Sharp, "Canada's Greatest Athlete."

Ha, Gene Kiniski claimed that title as well. They needed to have a cage match to settle it!!! Personally, I loved Stampede Wrestling from Calgary on Friday nights....they televised the midget tag team events.