DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[The Captain]

I was born in '35 and literally grew up listening to Jo Stafford.
To say her vocals - along with Sinatra and all the rest of the
singers of that era - still run thru my mind, goes without
saying. I am thankful for my recordings; fond memories.

 

[InspectorMorse]

So sad! I have all of her music in my iTunes! Jonathan Schwartz on XM Radio "High Standards" has had some great Jo Stafford stories in the past- special person!

 

[Pink Dahlia]

Bernie Mac Dead at 50

How sad.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2008/08/09/mac-reaction.html

 

[Feraud]

Just read it this evening. What a bummer. Bernie was a funny guy.

 

[Hondo]

He was a funny guy; I caught his show a few times,
The Bernie Mac Show" Listen Up America! lol
Sad indeed, cherish life, R.I.P.

 

[BAZ]

RIP, but he wasn't that funny.....

 

[Tomasso]

RIP, but he wasn't that funny.....

What a kind comment to make at this time. You are a true gentleman.

 

[ShesSoVaVaVoom]

RIP, but he wasn't that funny.....

if you haven't got anything nice to say...


he was a hard working man and achieved more than most of us ever will. how sad for his family to have to go through the death of a loved one, I'm sure we all know that feeling. still a man in his prime, he will be greatly missed by those that knew him personally, and those that would never get the change to meet him, yet he made them smile all the same.

RIP

 

[BAZ]

It is indeed sad when ANYONE passes away. Respect to him for making a successful
career, actually thought he was good in "Charlie's Angels", but for some
reason his comedic style wasn't MY style.
Said it when he was alive. no reason to change my views now.

 

[saturnoir]

A loss of a great comic talent, and (at times), a really snappy dresser! Bernie could have died an obscure comic playing small houses, but one big break (A Spike Lee documentary about comedians) turned him into a megastar. What a great career, and what an inspiration to us all to take advantage when opportunity knocks!

 

[ShesSoVaVaVoom]

It is indeed sad when ANYONE passes away. Respect to him for making a successful
career, actually thought he was good in "Charlie's Angels", but for some
reason his comedic style wasn't MY style.
Said it when he was alive. no reason to change my views now.

that's perfectly fine that his comedic style wasn't your own, and of course you shouldn't have to change your views because he is no longer alive, but it's usually polite when someone passes to make a positive remark about them.

 

[SamMarlowPI]

he was great in oceans eleven...the scene with matt damon killed me...

 

[Pink Dahlia]

Isaac Hayes Dead at 65

What the heck is going on here!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26125699/

 

[pretty faythe]

exactly, to each their own. I thought he was hilarious!

It is indeed sad when ANYONE passes away. Respect to him for making a successful
career, actually thought he was good in "Charlie's Angels", but for some
reason his comedic style wasn't MY style.
Said it when he was alive. no reason to change my views now.

 

[dahliaoleander]

What the heck is going on here!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26125699/

Mama says these things tend to happen in threes. So keep your eyes peeled.

What a loss though. Bernie and then Isaac.

 

[ShesSoVaVaVoom]

geez what a shock these last couple of days, two artists taken from this world.

RIP

 

[Tomasso]

I met him when he had a restaurant in Chicago in the mid 90's. He sang an aucapella rendition of Shaft at five in the morning.


Bless his soul.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

This post is to acknowledge when a notable individual unrelated to the Golden Era passes away. -HJ

 

[ShortClara]

I am really sad about Bernie. I thought he was just so funny and he made me smile. His TV show was highly underrated I thought, as was "Head of State", the movie he made with Chris Rock. RIP America.

 

[desi_de_lu_lu]

I am really sad about Bernie. I thought he was just so funny and he made me smile. His TV show was highly underrated I thought, as was "Head of State", the movie he made with Chris Rock. RIP America.

I am with you on this one... I am still shocked that someone who had his kind of money in the year 2008 could die of complications of pneumonia. I know he had some kind of lung disorder...but still....

I loved him in all 3 Ocean's movies. He has a sense of humor I can't quite describe.

Wry, ascerbic....with a dash of curmudgeon.