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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 2:53 pm
he was also in herbie fully loaded. I just watched it the other night, and he was the owner of the demolition derby. so sad.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 8:53 pm
Most of you young ones probably don't even know this name, but, if you are over 50 like me, you will remember the Cowsills. Barry Cowsill was found dead in New Orleans the end of December. Just heard the story today on Entertainment Tonight. He was my favorite Cowsill when I was a teen. He was reported missing when Hurricane Katrina hit the city.
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 9:27 pm
Click here for more on Barry and the Cowsills, and yes, I vaguely remember them. http://cowsill.com/cowsills/
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 2:09 am
I remember the Cowsills! I am singing "I Loved the Flower Girl" in my head right now! so sad.}
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:00 am
Rod Dedeaux, 91; Led USC Teams to 11 National Baseball Championships By Shav Glick, Times Staff Writer Rod Dedeaux, whose 45 years as USC's baseball coach produced 11 national and 28 conference championship teams, died Thursday at Glendale Adventist Medical Center. He was 91. Dedeaux, whose teams included scores of players who later attained major league greatness, including Tom Seaver, Mark McGwire, Randy Johnson and Dave Kingman, suffered a serious stroke on Dec. 2. He died of complications from the stroke. Los Angeles Times
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:04 am
Singer Lou Rawls dies of cancer at 72 http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10737897/
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:07 am
Lou Rawls Dies of Cancer MSNBC
Lou Rawls, the velvet-voiced singer who started as a church choir boy and went on to sell more than 40 million albums and win three Grammy Awards in a career that spanned nearly five decades and a range of genres, has died, his publicist said. He was 72. Rawls died early Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was hospitalized last month for treatment of lung and brain cancer, his publicist Paul Shefrin said. His wife Nina was at his bedside when he died, Shefrin said. The family and Shefrin said Rawls was 72, although other records indicate he was 70.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:27 am
His wonderful voice will be missed.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:30 am
I saw a story on some show about the family's search for Barry Cowsill after the hurricane. Apparently, he was into drugs and did not stay in contact. I'm sorry to hear it did not end well. I saw the Cowsills perform at the Hemisfair in San Antonio way back when.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:30 am
Yes, Mr. Rawls had such a unique and mellow voice... I do remember the Cowsills..."Indian Lake is a scene you should make with your little one...just keep it in mind when you're looking to find your place in the summer sun."
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:54 am
My husband used to sing Rawls' "You'll Never Find" to me when we were dating. He just called and told me that he wanted to sing me a song and started singing it. That was his way of telling me about Mr. Rawls' passing. Remember the Cowsills singing Hair too.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 9:19 am
"If I Coulda Woulda Shoulda" Love Lou Rawls music. 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 10:40 am
A friend, who has recently met Susan Cowsill, passed this along to an email list:
quote:NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Barry Cowsill, a member of the popular 1960s singing family The Cowsills, was found dead on a wharf nearly four months after he disappeared when Hurricane Katrina flooded the city. He was 51. Cowsill's body, recovered Dec. 28 from the Chartres Street Wharf, was identified with dental records Tuesday, said Dr. Louis Cataldie, head of the state hurricane morgue in Carville. The coroner had not determined the cause of death but believed it was related to the devastating storm, which struck the city Aug. 29. Cowsill, who lived on and off in New Orleans, had not been heard from since he left phone messages for his sister Sept. 1, his family's Web site said. "They tell us he'd been dead for quite some time," Richard Cowsill, his brother, said in a telephone interview Thursday. "We love him and we're going to miss him, but he's in a much better place, in my mother's arms." The Cowsills - the inspiration for the TV series "The Partridge Family," recorded a series of top hits between 1967 and 1970, including "The Rain, The Park and Other Things" and "Hair." They also were spokespersons for the American Dairy Association, appearing in commercials and print ads for milk. Four Cowsill brothers played in the band: Barry on bass, Bill on guitar, Bob on guitar and organ, and John on drums. Their mother, Barbara, and little sister, Susan, eventually joined the group. The Cowsills got their start in Newport, R.I., where by 1965 they had a regular gig at a club. They were spotted by a producer for NBC's "Today" show who booked them for an appearance that led to a record deal. The band broke up in the 1970s, amid acrimony that left some members estranged from each other for several years. "It wasn't just the end of a business, it was the end of a family," Bob Cowsill said in a 1990 interview. Barbara Cowsill died in 1985. In addition to his siblings, Cowsill is survived by two daughters and a son. Richard Cowsill said no memorial service was planned and that his brother would be cremated. "He always said when I leave this place, you better party. And that's what we're planning to do," he said.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Saturday, January 07, 2006 - 7:02 am
Poor Barry, it sounds like he had a troubled time of it. The Cowsills sounded so good together. I had no idea that there was so much unhappiness in the family and that Barry had disappeared like that.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 10:40 am
Shelly Winters has passed away. I just heard this on CBC news.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 10:43 am
I've always enjoyed Shelley Winters. She lead a very colorful life. Her autobiography was very interesting.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 10:45 am

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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 10:47 am
I can't find anything online yet, and the CBC News caster said it as if she just heard it in her ear, live. She said more details will follow as they come in.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 10:53 am
CBC News is saying her publicist has said she died today of heart failure in a hospital in Beverly Hills. She was 85.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 11:25 am
Actress Shelley Winters dead at 85

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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 11:31 am
Awww
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 11:41 am
Sometimes, you hear the name of a person passing, and it just takes your breath away. Shelley Winters was one of those people to me; there is nothing she has done that I did not like. She will be missed.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 11:44 am
  !!! Her autobiography "Shelley" is a must-read. One of the dishiest and funniest of all time. Right up there with Joan Collins'. This news makes me sad.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 12:11 pm
I was hoping to find a larger photo of Shelley Winters from her youth. But, as you can see from this one, she had IT! She put on weight for a role (I forget which one.) and was never able to shed it. That's why I hate to see lovely women do that to themselves for a movie part. Sometimes it becomes too much for them to ever lose.
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 12:15 pm
1948

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