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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 7:28 am
25 Years ago today....
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one

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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:34 am
It scares me that it has been 25 years. Where does the time go?
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 9:20 am
I agree, Jimmer. I remember when I heard this sad news. I was driving home from a meeting and the radio was playing nothing but Beatles tunes, then the DJ came on and said what happened. I had to pull to the side of the road because I was so upset.

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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 5:24 pm
Doesn't seem like 25 years, I agree. My, how time flies.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:03 pm
After he was taken to the site where one of his two sons was killed in a car crash early Wednesday, McDowell was driven past another fatal accident. Only later did he learn that the fiery wreck took the life of his only other child. "You take the most unimaginable hell that a parent could be told and double that," Warren County Deputy Coroner Dwayne Lawrence said. Rory McDowell, 23, and Cory McDowell, 21, both died within a couple of miles from the home they shared with their father in southern Kentucky's rural Warren County. Rory McDowell lost control of his pickup truck coming out of a curve and the vehicle struck a tree shortly before 1:30 a.m., authorities said. There was no visible sign of alcohol involved, sheriff's Capt. Brent Brown said Thursday. "Take the most unimaginable hell that a parent could be told and double that." -- Warren County Deputy Coroner Dwayne Lawrence The father told authorities he had been talking with Rory McDowell on a cell phone about the time of the crash, Brown said. He said that might have been a factor in the crash, as well as excessive speed on a narrow road. He had no further details. About 15 minutes after the first crash, Cory McDowell's 1984 Porsche veered off another rural road, went into a spin, struck a tree and burst into flames, authorities said. The crashes remained under investigation, police said. Authorities said the father had always doted on his sons. "That's all he talked about was his boys," said sheriff's department Sgt. Tim Meyer. "He lived for his boys." Warren County is about 110 miles southwest of Louisville.
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 9:55 pm
Unbelieveable! How horrible.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 6:50 am
That could only be some form of torture for a father. Very sad.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 7:38 am
There are some things in life that really make you shake your head in disbelief that it could be a coincidence and that this kind of tragedy could happen. Awful.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 7:57 am
I read that in the newspaper yesterday and my heart cried for that father. Too sad!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 1:56 pm
Richard Pryor R.I.P. link Richard Pryor, the caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off, died Saturday. He was 65. Pryor died shortly before 8 a.m. of a heart attack after being taken to a hospital from his home in the San Fernando Valley, said his business manager, Karen Finch. He had been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system. "We loved him and will miss you," his ex-wife, Flynn Pryor, said from her Florida home. Pryor was regarded early in his career as one of the most foul-mouthed comics in the business, but he gained a wide following for his expletive-filled but universal and frequently personal insights into modern life and race relations. His audacious style influenced an array of stand-up artists, including Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Damon Wayans, as well as Robin Williams, David Letterman and others. A series of hit comedies in the '70s and '80s, as well as filmed versions of his concert performances, helped make him Pryor one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood. He was one of the first black performers to have enough leverage to cut his own Hollywood deals. In 1983, he signed a $40 million, five-year contract with Columbia Pictures. His films included "Stir Crazy," "Silver Streak," "Which Way Is Up?" and "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip." [...]
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Sweetbabygirl
Member
08-31-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 2:15 pm
My heart is totally broken....one of the funniest comedians EVER!! RIP, Richard. (Runs off crying)
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 2:27 pm
Richard set the standards. Not enough words to describe how great he was. May he rest in peace. I am going to go rent Stir Crzy, I remember watching that with my parents and crying with laughter.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 3:50 pm
He was a great comedian, he could always make you laugh.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 3:53 pm
Awwww but at least he's not suffering anymore.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 3:54 pm
Eugene McCarthy died too. I loved Richard Pryor.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 4:00 pm
God bless his soul. He brought so much laughter into our home and with that, he'll live on forever.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 5:17 pm
My Richard Pryor memory: Back around 1983 RP had a movie out that was nothing but his standup routine. My sister and her new husband had fixed up with BIL's boss and we all went to see the movie. The lights had already gone down we we got there and we had to sit just about in the middle of a full theater. I don't think anyone in that theater had ever laughed so hard or so loud. When it was over, the lights came on, we stood up and discovered we were the only white people in the theater.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 6:20 pm
RIP Richard, you'll be missed. You were an inspiration to a generation of comedians. That horrible disease first took him from us, now he can be at peace.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 7:00 pm
I was surfing thru the channels earlier and saw Richard talking to Larry King, and thought he must be doing the show but he sure looked young. It didnt occur to me that it was old footage brought out because he died! I heard his health wasnt that good, but had no real idea how he was doing. He was so funny and so alive, its hard to beleive this news.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 9:04 pm
He was still so in love with his wife. I saw a fairly recent interview with him and her, and you could just see the love shining through. He couldn't talk, but his eyes told a story!
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 9:37 pm
He was one of a kind and truly a great comic wit. I'm glad his suffering is over.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 3:09 pm
Back in the day, a good friend of ours (hubby and I) had an 8 track of Richard Pryor's stand-up routine. We must have listened to that tape over and over again. It was raunchy, but very funny. Richard will truly be missed! Isn't his daughter an actress?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 5:28 pm
He has a daughter, Rain, who does stand up--I saw her once doing a show about being black and Jewish called "Fried Chicken and Latkes." It was moderately funny....I think she acted in the past but I don't know much about her.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 12, 2005 - 2:21 am
She was on Fame for a while I believe. She played his daughter in the episode of ER that he did a while back as the MS patient.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, December 12, 2005 - 5:25 am
 The man had an endearing, 'little boy whose hand was caught in the cookie jar' quality--even while delivering 'vivid' monologues. He brought laughter into so many lives. I am sorry he is gone but glad his spirit has been freed.
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