TVCH FORUMS HOME . JOIN . FAN CLUBS . ABOUT US . CONTACT . CHAT  
Bomis   Quick Links   TOPICS . TREE-VIEW . SEARCH . HELP! . NEWS . PROFILE
Archive through October 17, 2005

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: Free Expression: Passings (ARCHIVES): Archive through October 17, 2005 users admin

Author Message
Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Monday, October 03, 2005 - 5:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Dang

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Monday, October 03, 2005 - 5:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
dang is right ...

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Monday, October 03, 2005 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
loved his rhymes on Match Game, he was a great man!

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Monday, October 03, 2005 - 6:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I loved him in The Wiz.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 9:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    

LOUIS NYE

Some of you might remember him from his days on the Tonight Show with Steve Allen. He was 90 when he passed away yesterday.

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 9:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I didn't even realize he was still alive!

Weinermr
Member

08-18-2001

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
When I worked at the Pottery Shack in Laguna Beach (late '70's) Louis Nye came in to shop one day. I remember all the celebs that came in to the Pottery Shack. I will miss him. He was funny.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 11:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
He had such a sweet countenence about him.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I can't remember what show I know him from

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Go to IMDb, Pamy, perhaps his site will help you remember. I saw that most recently he did quite a few shows of 'Curb Your Enthusiam' in '02.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 6:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
thx, I always forget about that place

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I don't know how many of you know Ronnie Barker, he was a huge comedian in the UK. He died last week, aged 76. He really was a legend in Britain.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4307216.stm

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 1:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
C. DeLores Tucker dies at 78
Lifetime of activism with many firsts
Philadelphia Inquirer

Political activist C. DeLores Tucker, 78, who marched arm in arm with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was the first African American to serve as secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and in later years protested against obscenities in rap music, died yesterday.

The West Mount Airy resident spent her entire life fighting for civil rights; it was a struggle she carried out with poise and elegance. She was known for wearing turbans with her matching ensembles, even when taking to the streets or being arrested.

Within hours of her death - of undisclosed causes at Suburban Woods Health and Rehabilitation Center in Norristown - many of the area's highest-ranking politicians issued statements.

"The cause of civil rights was a lifelong crusade for C. DeLores Tucker," Mayor Street said. "Her continued work promoting and protecting the legacy of Dr. King and the nonviolent movement for change will never be forgotten."

"America has lost one of the great civil rights activists of our time... . She did it with dedication, class, grace and dignity," Gov. Rendell said.

"I think the state, the nation and the world will long remember a woman who stood up for all people and who dedicated her life to helping others," said Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll.

"She was an unstoppable bell ringer for social change," said U.S. Rep. Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.).

"At a time when women and people of color often were relegated to second-class citizenship, she rose above and challenged those assertions, demanding to be engaged based on her intellect and passion," said State Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D., Phila.).

Known for thunderous speeches reflective of her father, the Rev. Whitfield Nottage of the old Ebenezer Community Tabernacle in North Philadelphia, Mrs. Tucker took to the stump at age 16 - protesting from the back of a flatbed truck outside the old Bellevue Stratford hotel because it refused entrance to black athletes. [...]

during my childhood in philadelphia, ms. tucker was as ubiquitous as soft pretzels and cheesesteaks. i didn't necessarily agree with her stance about rap lyrics, but i know her positions were born in a place of love and a desire for radical equality. RIP ms. tucker

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 1:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I never agreed with her stance about rap lyrics either.

Darrellh
Member

07-21-2004

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
Ex-'SNL' Comedian's Death Ruled a Suicide
Monday October 17 11:24 AM ET


Actor and comedian Charles Rocket, who had roles in a variety of movies and TV series and briefly gained notoriety for uttering an obscenity on "Saturday Night Live," committed suicide, the state medical examiner ruled.

Rocket, 56, whose real name was Charles Claverie, was found dead in a field near his home in Canterbury on Oct 7. His throat had been cut, the medical examiner said.

"An investigation determined there was no criminal aspect to this case," State Police Sgt. J. Paul Vance said Monday.


Rocket was a cast member on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" during the 1980-81 season. The profanity incident happened during a spoof of the "Who Shot J.R.?" plot line on "Dallas," which created a nationwide sensation at the time.

"Dallas" star Charlene Tilton was the "SNL" guest host that week. Rocket, who came on stage in a wheelchair, uttered the profanity after he was asked what it was like to have been shot.

The incident sparked complaints from viewers and prompted NBC to issue an apology. Rocket was later dismissed along with other cast members and writers on the show amid weak ratings at the time.

He went on to appear in numerous TV shows, including "Moonlighting" and "Max Headroom," and provided voices for cartoon series. His movie credits included "Earth Girls are Easy," "Dumb and Dumber" and "Dances With Wolves," according to the Internet Movie Database.

Before his time on "Saturday Night Live," Rocket was an anchorman at television stations in Colorado and Rhode Island and played an influential role in the Providence, R.I., arts scene decades ago, friends said.

"I just think he was one of the nicest and funniest people I ever met," said Chip Young, who co-wrote a column on Rocket in a Providence paper. "He had so many friends and influenced so many people."


Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I read that this morning, D. How sad! I always liked him, especially on Moonlighting. I have a dear friend who looks so much like him.

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 1:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I have no idea who this is. Can someone provide a pic?

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I don't know how to post pics, or I would do it for you, Mocha.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Mamie, you'll have to tell me if this is the Charles Rocket...

C

Max
Moderator

08-12-2000

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 2:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Wow. I recognize him, although I don't remember the SNL incident. I do remember seeing him in other parts (couldn't tell you what) and thinking he had a very funny, sarcastic sense of humor. It's sad that so many comedians are really so terribly sad inside. What a terrible way to end it all. :-(

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Hmm not sure if I've seen him before. It's such a shame when someone feels that's the only option to them, and some days I can understand that. Hopefully his soul is at peace now.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
What a horrible way to die. So full of self hate too!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 2:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Let's see, he's been in Dances With Wolves and lots of big name movies plus he had a recurring role on Touched by Angels as Adam. But, to tell the truth, I don't remember him either.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Oh, I do remember him as Adam!

Max
Moderator

08-12-2000

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 2:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
That's what it was! Touched by an Angel!! Thanks, Vee. I couldn't place where I'd seen him most, but that's it.