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Mak1
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08-12-2002

Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
What a brave and inspirational lady, although I bet she didn't think of herself in that way.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
The truly remarkable rarely feel that they are.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82


NEW YORK - William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism as he observed, abetted and cheered on the right's post-World War II rise from the fringes to the White House, died Wednesday. He was 82.

His assistant Linda Bridges said Buckley was found dead by his cook at his home in Stamford, Conn. The cause of death was unknown, but he had been ill with emphysema, she said.

Editor, columnist, novelist, debater, TV talk show star of "Firing Line," harpsichordist, trans-oceanic sailor and even a good-natured loser in a New York mayor's race, Buckley worked at a daunting pace, taking as little as 20 minutes to write a column for his magazine, the National Review.

Yet on the platform he was all handsome, reptilian languor, flexing his imposing vocabulary ever so slowly, accenting each point with an arched brow or rolling tongue and savoring an opponent's discomfort with wide-eyed glee.

"I am, I fully grant, a phenomenon, but not because of any speed in composition," he wrote in The New York Times Book Review in 1986. "I asked myself the other day, `Who else, on so many issues, has been so right so much of the time?' I couldn't think of anyone."

<snip>

Buckley founded the biweekly magazine National Review in 1955, declaring that he proposed to stand "athwart history, yelling `Stop' at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who urge it." Not only did he help revive conservative ideology, especially unbending anti-Communism and free market economics, his persona was a dynamic break from such dour right-wing predecessors as Sen. Robert Taft.

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Born Nov. 24, 1925, in New York City, William Frank Buckley Jr. was the sixth of 10 children of a a multimillionaire with oil holdings in seven countries. The son spent his early childhood in France and England, in exclusive Roman Catholic schools.

His prominent family also included his brother James, who became a one-term senator from New York in the 1970s; his socialite wife, Pat, who died in April 2007; and their son, Christopher, a noted author and satirist ("Thank You for Smoking."

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
I can't believe it. Didn't realize how old he was, though. I still picture him talking away on Firing Line or some talk show late at night . . . I used to marvel at his delivery and unparalleled command of the English language, (even if I didn't follow everything he was saying). And his arched eyebrow! Heh. Thanks for posting that (sad) news, D.

ETA: Had no idea Thank You For Smoking was written by his son!!

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Friday, February 29, 2008 - 1:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
Mike Smith, lead singer of the Dave Clark Five, died Thursday of pneumonia at a hospital outside of London. He was 64. Along with his bandmates, Smith had been scheduled to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Mar. 10.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, February 29, 2008 - 3:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    

MIKE SMITH

He was a cutie-pie!

Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

Saturday, March 01, 2008 - 7:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cablejockey a private message Print Post    
His life hasnt been very good in the past 5 years. He fell in 2003 and was paralyzed from the chest down, and now this....
He contributed a lot to music and its too bad he couldnt see his bands induction to the Hall of Fame.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Sunday, March 02, 2008 - 4:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Body of top model Katoucha found
http://tinyurl.com/2n6gh7

PARIS -- The body of Katoucha Niane, one of the first African women to attain international stardom as a model and a vocal opponent of female genital mutilation, was found in the Seine River, police said Friday.

Known simply as Katoucha, the former top model for Yves Saint Laurent and other top designers was found Thursday near the Garigliano bridge in Paris, judicial police in Paris said.

An autopsy showed no signs of foul play, pointing to the possibility that the 47-year-old may have fallen accidentally into the river, they said. She had been missing since January and was last seen returning home from a party. She lived in a houseboat near Paris' Alexandre III bridge, and her handbag was later found on the boat.

The Guinean-born model told The Associated Press in 1994 that she ran away to Europe at 17 aiming to be a model. Her big break came when Jules-Francois Crahay, then the designer at Lanvin, spotted her in a line-up. The label hired her as a fitting model. Her first catwalk modeling was for Thierry Mugler at the start of the 1980s. <snipped>

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Bisc Here: Actually, when I first read this, I thought it must be a woman model that I read about in the Readers Digest Bonus Section several years. Telling of her own life experiences with female genital mutilation and, used as a servant by relatives, then getting abandoned in Britain where she happened to be discovered. Gripping story. But after reading this article, I don't believe it's the same woman.

Still, a beautiful and intelligent woman has passed away. Sadly.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 02, 2008 - 9:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Same woman. Her book was called 'Katoucha, In My Flesh'.

Dolphinschild
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06-21-2006

Sunday, March 02, 2008 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dolphinschild a private message Print Post    
Biscottiii here is the Wiki on her


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

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Sunday, March 02, 2008 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Oh No! Now I'm really sad! Thanks OG and Dolphin for clarifying. In that Readers Digest condensed book they showed a closeup of her, her husband and baby. Stunningly beautiful.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 7:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
Mourned

Jeff Healey, the blind, Grammy-nominated jazz-rock and blue musician, died Sunday, following a lifelong battle with cancer, according to his band mate Colin Bray. He was 41.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Heard that this morning...such a wonderful talented person too.

Here are a couple youtubes on some of his more known work.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MJh3KaIKDAw

and

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tRov2XscQJc&feature=related

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Very sad news!

My friend Dan introduced me to Jeff's music years ago. Age 41 is way too young to go.

Dolphinschild
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06-21-2006

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 9:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dolphinschild a private message Print Post    
OH NO! How sad the world is missing another talented artist and a beautiful soul. I feel so sad for his loved ones. May he rest in peace and his family heal from their loss.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That is very sad news. What a shame.

Shadoe
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11-04-2004

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 3:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shadoe a private message Print Post    
Could he ever put on a great show. I was fortunate enough to have seen him perform a few times, and also at his roadhouse here in Toronto.
He literally oozed music.

Dahli
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11-27-2000

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dahli a private message Print Post    
Oh wow... what a loss, I loved Jeff and his music, Angel Eyes, is 'our song'

Jhonise
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07-10-2003

Monday, March 03, 2008 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhonise a private message Print Post    


Wink
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10-06-2000

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 11:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
This is a huge loss to the Canadian music community. He was a wonderful mentor to many up and coming musicians and will be very sadly missed.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
MILWAUKEE - Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69.

He had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife, Gail Gygax.

Gygax and Dave Arneson developed Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice became a hit, particularly among teenage boys, and eventually was turned into video games, books and movies.

Gygax always enjoyed hearing from the game's legion of devoted fans, many of whom would stop by the family's home in Lake Geneva, about 55 miles southwest of Milwaukee, his wife said. Despite his declining health, he hosted weekly games of Dungeons & Dragons as recently as January, she said.

"It really meant a lot to him to hear from people from over the years about how he helped them become a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, what he gave them," Gygax said. "He really enjoyed that."

Dungeons & Dragons players create fictional characters and carry out their adventures with the help of complicated rules. The quintessential geek pastime, it spawned a wealth of copycat games and later inspired a whole genre of computer games that's still growing in popularity.

Funeral arrangements are pending. Besides his wife, Gygax is survived by six children.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 12:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Oh wow. I loved D/D.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 1:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I was sitting here reading that thinking "teenage boys?" D&D is a family game here! 69 is too young.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
My basement used to be full of those teenage boys playing D&D.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, March 07, 2008 - 8:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Here is another missing top model from Africa who wrote a book about her mutilation. She has disappeared from Belgium. What's going on here?

Waris Dirie