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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 4:59 pm
Very moving.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 7:17 pm
I watched the 60 Minutes Ed Bradley tribute. You could tell that he was well loved and that everything said about him was heartfelt.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 7:37 pm
I'm sorry I didn't see it. He was amazing.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 7:49 pm
What a great life and great man, he will be so missed...60mins did a great job with this tribute.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Monday, November 13, 2006 - 6:27 am
I watched. Excellent show. I teared up many times but many times I also smiled. He will be missed.
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Tigerfan
Member
11-06-2003
| Monday, November 13, 2006 - 6:56 am
We watched. What a beautiful Human Being he is/was. I teared up many times as well, and yes, laughed too. Fantastic tribute.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, November 13, 2006 - 12:48 pm
We watched, too. Wasn't Ed Bradly an amazing and interesting man?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, November 13, 2006 - 5:41 pm
Crap! Sorry I missed that. Should have figured they would do a tribute.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, November 13, 2006 - 7:49 pm
It was absolutely lovely. I'm so glad I caught it.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, November 13, 2006 - 8:13 pm
Me, too.
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Loyolamom
Member
05-10-2005
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 10:16 am
I don't know if this appropriate because it's sports related but Bo Schembechler, the former Michigan football coach, passed away earlier today. http://espn.go.com/
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 10:29 am
Oh my goodness! I am so sorry to hear that. Bo Schembechler was a legend.
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 12:15 pm
That is a real shocker. And UM is playing probably it's biggest game ever against Ohio State tomorrow. Too sad.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 8:43 am
The director Robert Altman died.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 9:45 am
Bummer. 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 8:56 pm
He was my LEAST fave director, but I agree, bummer. 
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 9:09 pm
You didn't like Mash? I always felt like Altman marched to a different drummer and sometimes he was brilliant and sometimes he flopped. I haven't gotten to see Prairie Home Companion yet but I know I will enjoy it.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 9:13 am
I loved the Player.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 10:22 am
I loved Nashville
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 12:36 pm
Mash was okay, and I really enjoyed a Prairie Home Companion, but that's about it. I found his style not to my taste. His way of slapping bits together instead of threading the story along always disconcerted me. But I know he has a huge following. I love escaping into the characters but his stuff was superficial to me and like Woody Allen, its more about the whole gang rather than anyone in particular.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 12:45 pm
It's funny....I was talking to friend last night about Altman and saying how much I liked him (especially Nashville, Gosford Park, Short Cuts, The Player, Vincent and Theo, McCabe and Mrs. Miller), we could just as easily name films he made that were spectacularly bad (Kansas City, Popeye, Dr. T and the Women, Prêt-à-Porter). That said, even his bad films were interesting in their failures because he always danced on the razor's edge with his filmmaking.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 12:47 pm
Oh I liked Popeye.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 2:00 pm
Like Tishala said... even his failures were more interesting that much of the stuff coming out of hollywood.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 3:30 pm
Mocha, just this morning I told my daughter that regardless of what the critics thought, I liked Popeye. 'He's large'. Loved Shelly Duvall singing that song.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 6:44 am
Betty Comden died.
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