The Revised Celebrity R.I.P. Thread...

SoCal RHYNO · **Posted:** Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:58 pm

Robert Culp,79, of I Spy and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice fame.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/ ... 6812.story

THE ICEMAN · **Posted:** Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:03 pm

Robert M. White, 85
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/24/local/la-me-robert-white24-2010mar24

MitchWolf · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 4:57 pm

Lynn Redgrave - 67

She had appeared in several films, including Tom Jones (1963), and Georgy Girl (1966) which won her a New York Film Critics Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

She also appeared in The Happy Hooker (1975) as Xaviera Hollander

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Redgrave

Tiamat · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 7:47 pm

I just read about the passing of longtime Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell. This man has been in my life longer than all of my actual friends. He had terminal cancer and was 92 so his passing wasn't a big surprise to anyone but it doesn't make it any easier. All the nights I'd spend laying in bed listening him doing Tiger games on the radio, and that voice and persona are unmistakable when you hear them. I started missing him when he announced last year about his terminal cancer and I definitely am now.

R.I.P. Mr. Harwell.

Nomar · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 10:16 pm

Tiamat wrote:

I just read about the passing of longtime Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell. This man has been in my life longer than all of my actual friends. He had terminal cancer and was 92 so his passing wasn't a big surprise to anyone but it doesn't make it any easier. All the nights I'd spend laying in bed listening him doing Tiger games on the radio, and that voice and persona are unmistakable when you hear them. I started missing him when he announced last year about his terminal cancer and I definitely am now.

R.I.P. Mr. Harwell.

A nice tribute to Mr. Harwell on MLB Network:

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?conte ... id=7417714

THE ICEMAN · **Posted:** Wed May 12, 2010 5:48 am

Legendary artist Frank Frazetta, 82.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/05/frank-frazetta-painted-with-fire-.html

If you have not seen the documentary of his life, "Frazetta: Painting with Fire", I highly recommend it.
Rest well sir.

tiefly · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:54 am **Posts:** 1665

THE ICEMAN wrote:

Legendary artist Frank Frazetta, 82.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/05/frank-frazetta-painted-with-fire-.html

If you have not seen the documentary of his life, "Frazetta: Painting with Fire", I highly recommend it.
Rest well sir.

This news will upset DTHDLR.

THE ICEMAN · **Posted:** Sun May 16, 2010 8:28 pm

Ronnie James Dio, 67

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/05/metal-icon-ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67.html

Tiamat · **Posted:** Mon May 17, 2010 4:25 am

THE ICEMAN wrote:

Ronnie James Dio, 67

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/05/metal-icon-ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67.html

This one, like Ernie Harwell, hit me pretty hard. That's two people that I've had in my life since I was a young kid that I looked up to...gone in the same month. At least with Ernie, everyone kinda saw it coming but with Dio, hearing it yesterday was like getting hit out of nowhere with a ton of bricks. I knew he had the cancer but thought he was beating it. I guess not :cry:

He will be missed but left us decades worth of great music that will live on.
--Tia

THE ICEMAN · **Posted:** Mon May 17, 2010 7:09 pm

Tiamat wrote:

THE ICEMAN wrote:

Ronnie James Dio, 67

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/05/metal-icon-ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67.html

This one, like Ernie Harwell, hit me pretty hard. That's two people that I've had in my life since I was a young kid that I looked up to...gone in the same month. At least with Ernie, everyone kinda saw it coming but with Dio, hearing it yesterday was like getting hit out of nowhere with a ton of bricks. I knew he had the cancer but thought he was beating it. I guess not :cry:

He will be missed but left us decades worth of great music that will live on.
--Tia

I wish I could take credit for this one...

Tiamat · **Posted:** Mon May 17, 2010 11:01 pm

That's awesome and definitely does him justice.

SoCal RHYNO · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 1:29 pm

Jose Lima,37, former MLB all-star pitcher with the Astros,Dodgers,Tigers, etc.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5212413

ANON · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:59 pm **Posts:** 2232

Art Linkletter:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... t=1&f=1001

Noles · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:17 am **Posts:** 108

WASP-12b (okay, it may take another 10 million years, but I won't be around to see it):

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubbl ... eater.html

MitchWolf · **Posted:** Fri May 28, 2010 4:41 pm

Gary Coleman of "Diff'rent Strokes"-42

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Coleman

MiniYoda · **Joined:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:55 pm **Posts:** 733

MitchWolf wrote:

Gary Coleman of "Diff'rent Strokes"-42

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Coleman

they tried to say that the "dad" of the TV show outlived all three kids. Yea, Dana and Gary are dead, but aren't both Todd and Conrad still alive?

Yoda, thought Kimberly was cute WAY before she met the folks at Playboy

mr_ale · **Joined:** Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:49 pm **Posts:** 106

SoCal RHYNO wrote:

Jose Lima,37, former MLB all-star pitcher with the Astros,Dodgers,Tigers, etc.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5212413

Had L.A. at his feet in '04 when he won our first playoff game in 16 years. Of course he had us at his feet 'cause of that, on top of his fine year for us plus his considerable charm.

Next year he was gone, and he wasn't at all happy with the organization when he left, and minced no words about it. So it felt good to read that not only was he back with them in some capacity or other, but that on the Friday night before he died he'd been at the stadium with his son, and got a wild ovation from the crowd.

Gogetem · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:31 am **Posts:** 785

Dennis Hopper, actor 1936-2010.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/ ... ed/?src=mv

Falcon · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:04 pm

Chris Haney, 1951-2010.

A tip of the hat to the co-creator of Trivial Pursuit, who died in Toronto May 31.

http://news.therecord.com/article/720400

stevej84 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:03 pm

Falcon wrote:

Chris Haney, 1951-2010.

A tip of the hat to the co-creator of Trivial Pursuit, who died in Toronto May 31.

http://news.therecord.com/article/720400

If the Trivial Pursuit craze/fad had not occurred, I really doubt that NTN would have had the same level of success in its early years

-BO- · **Joined:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:20 pm **Posts:** 2291

stevej84 wrote:

If the Trivial Pursuit craze/fad had not occurred, I really doubt that NTN would have had the same level of success in its early years

And TP had proper content. Only 1/6th entertainment. And it was a huge success. Imagine that.

NTN's success came when it followed that template, it started to tank when it all of a sudden went 50% entertainment to appease the ignorant who are not their target audience.

It's always been easy to see for those who understand, I just wish BT would pull it's head out of the sand long enough to see it as well.

BO

stevej84 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:47 pm

-BO- wrote:

stevej84 wrote:

If the Trivial Pursuit craze/fad had not occurred, I really doubt that NTN would have had the same level of success in its early years

And TP had proper content. Only 1/6th entertainment. And it was a huge success. Imagine that.

NTN's success came when it followed that template, it started to tank when it all of a sudden went 50% entertainment to appease the ignorant who are not their target audience.
BO

The template with 1/6 entertainment was successful when they could attract new, younger players in the 25-40 age range using that format.

If BT can hook new players in that age range, then they have a long term, reliable end user (player).

I don't know if it is different in Texas but I can't currently get anyone under 40 to take a game board to play any of the current premium games. At the 5 closest sites to where I live, they will wait for the premium general knowledge games (Showdown/Speed and SIX) to finish before grabbing their game boards. Last Thursday during SIX, the younger people watching the game were making comments during the game that they thought it would interest only their mothers or Rain Man.

liljol · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:41 pm **Posts:** 2497

stevej84 wrote:

I don't know if it is different in Texas but I can't get anyone under 40 to take a game board to play any of the current premium games. At 4 out of the 5 closest sites to where I live, they will wait for the premium general knowledge games (Showdown/Speed and SIX) to finish before grabbing their game boards. Last Thursday during SIX, the younger people watching the game were making comments during the game that they thought it would interest only their mothers or Rain Man.

As strange as this will sound, one of the better ranking sites based on activity here in NTN Buzztime's (Just Plain Old) Site-Poor Backyard has lil if any play for any of the premium games.

stevej84 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:05 pm

liljol wrote:

As strange as this will sound, one of the better ranking sites based on activity here in NTN Buzztime's (Just Plain Old) Site-Poor Backyard has lil if any play for any of the premium games.

actually that isn't strange at all. on any given Tuesday at least 40% (this week about 45%) of sites don't even register 1 single player for 1 question of Showdown..and that is the game with the best player numbers.

lewser · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:25 pm **Posts:** 1028

stevej84 wrote:

I don't know if it is different in Texas but I can't currently get anyone under 40 to take a game board to play any of the current premium games. At the 5 closest sites to where I live, they will wait for the premium general knowledge games (Showdown/Speed and SIX) to finish before grabbing their game boards. Last Thursday during SIX, the younger people watching the game were making comments during the game that they thought it would interest only their mothers or Rain Man.

That is because they are halfwits that would be terrible in any game.

New Scaratings

The Revised Celebrity R.I.P. Thread...

Who is online