Another Famous Person Died Thread

“Phoebe Snow...a young 61”

“Hub Schlafly”

“she was only 58.”

“bin Hidin'”

“His Pakistani protection money from Bush ran dry, Byebye!”

“What a historic day. Bin Laden is meeting his 72 Virginians, and not doing so well at their hands.”

“good fvcking riddance. but honestly, i'm not going to believe it without photographic evidence, especially with this suspicious burial at sea. this killing was only done for obama's re-election.”

“What news to hear when the alarm went off at 4:00 a.m.! I only wish it could have happened almost a decade ago.
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“i wish it were done two decades ago. *sigh*”

“I think the burial at see makes good sense. Anywhere oh land it could be a shrine - people would come visit.”

“Yeah, it would be almost as popular as Jim Morrison's grave.”

“I drive by E.A. Poe's grave rather often.

Bin Laden.............NEVER MORE!!”

“Quote the Donald,"Even more!"”

“A shrine would be a great place for intelligence gathering purposes.

How about a shrine in a urinal at ground zero?”

“http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110505/ap_en_ot/us_obit_jackie_cooper

Jackie Cooper”

“To hell with the pictures, I want to see the death certificate! :)
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“Mark Haines”

“=/= famous”

“Mark is famous, he took no chit from the piggies.”

“re Crash "=/= famous"

If one does not pay attention to the news then yes, you might not know who he was or his contributions over the years. Had he been some idol contestant I suspect no such comment from you.

Haines has been an icon in financial news for over 20 years. He was akin to Cavuto, Dobbs, or Varney.”

“oh my. arent we culturally sophisticated. playing the american idol card, are we? are you going to smugly announce that you dont have a television next? ~stares at spirit coyote~

financial news =/= famous. he may have been important, he may have been significant, i may be a philistine for not knowing who the guys is. he is still not famous”

“I don't know who he is..not a clue.”

“He was akin to Cavuto, Dobbs, or Varney

also not famous.

Tiger Woods is famous
Cher is famous
Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric - famous

those guys you refer to are not famous - well known perhaps, but not famous.

To be famous you need to be recognized OUTSIDE the realm in which you live/act or make your living.”

“Crash - Since Haines does not fit your bill of "famous", and I have somehow smug for taking umbrage at that, you're treatment of the death of Harvey Pekar is noted........”

“at least pekar had a movie made about his life”

“Huguette Clark, recluse and mystery, died on May 24th.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/huguette-clark-copper-heiress-and-recluse-dies-at-104/2011/05/24/AFxfXrAH_story.html”

“anyone who has "been a recluse" for longer than nowslimmer has been alive is automatically disqualified from this thread”

“Whatever. Don't care.

She's interesting, unlike all this b1tchy picking at each other.”

“RA - "To be famous you need to be recognized OUTSIDE the realm in which you live/act or make your living"

LOL, tell that to Crash. I had never even heard the name Harvey Pekar, let alone know what he did. But, I can see how a comic book writer is more famous than a financial journalist to some.....”

“You're the only one sounding butthurt, crash.”

“Oh sweet Jesus, we are now debating what "famous" is.

These folks are probably crapping their pants that this may go the wrong way for them.

”

“ butthurt

i refer you to my last graphic, dog.


this is merely banter between two old friends. chinmusic has been the dorky older brother that i never had for the past several years. ive watched him grow from the guy tripping and cursing over every tree root on the trail, to the guy that i have to yellow-blaze to keep up with. who on trailtalk can you call a true friend?”

“Waaay too defensive - yep, you're butthurt.”

“Crash - Is that last guy in your two pics suppose to be famous?”

“Gee Crash, you can't seem to buy a buddy on either site today! I'll be your friend!”

“I understand what CB is saying...Chin and my politics are something left off the trail and he is a great hiking friend. Online we do butt heads sometimes but that is where the BS is left when we see each other.”

“I just forget who you are..........”

“Stovestomper wins best post of the thread.”

“The 60-year-old star of Grease and Taxi, who publicly struggled with drugs and alcohol over the last decade, died Friday at a Los Angeles-area hospital. He had been in a coma for more than two weeks after being found unconscious in his home.”

“how long have you been waiting to use that pic stovie? lol”

“I thought I posted this yesterday. Gil Scott Heron RIP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b2F-XX0Ol0”

“Where is Crash?”

“Ped, you did post it. Maybe they stabbed some chinnese made american flags it that post and it saled away in the cyber wind.”

“Weird. Must be those evil mods!

Chin - maybe I should build a case before I'm told he doesn't make the cut.

“You can go into Ginsberg and the Beat poets and Dylan, but Gil Scott-Heron is the manifestation of the modern word,” Chuck D, the leader of Public Enemy, told The New Yorker in 2010. [from the New York Times' Obituary]”

“Kevorkian Dies at Age 83...”

“Jack Kevorkian”

“He died doing what he loved best.......”