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Bob2112
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06-12-2002

Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 12:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bob2112 a private message Print Post    
Longtime WGN radio host Wally Phillips dead at 82

Not sure how well he was known outside Chicago, but he started at WGN about a month after I was born and my parents had his show on every morning until I graduated high school. He was just there in the background as far back as I can remember.


Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Bob, of course I remember Wally too. Just wondering . . . how many times did he marry (and therefore divorce) the same woman? Pretty sure he married her at least three times and maybe it was four. So that would be divorced at least twice.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 4:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
I remember Wally Phillips. He was a part of my childhood.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
I certainly remember him too. I never really listened to him much myself, but my family listened to WGN through the years so he was a very familiar name around here. I do listen to WGN these days for a little while at night before bed...Steve & Johnnie during the week...Nick D. and Brian on the weekends.

Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 6:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cablejockey a private message Print Post    
"Killing Fields" Survivor Dith Pran, Dies At 63. He survived the regime of Pol Pot but succumbed to pancreatic cancer today in a New Jersey hospital. http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/407340

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 8:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
His story has stayed with me through the years. It was so hard to watch, but I'm glad I did.

Jhonise
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07-10-2003

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 9:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhonise a private message Print Post    
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/arts/02levert.html?ref=arts

Sean Levert, One-Third of the 1980s R&B Trio LeVert, Dies at 39

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sean Levert, one-third of the 1980s R&B trio LeVert and a son of the lead singer of the O’Jays, Eddie Levert, died on Sunday after falling ill while serving a jail term. He was 39.

An autopsy was inconclusive about a cause of death, according to the Cuyahoga County coroner’s office, but foul play has been ruled out. He died at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland late Sunday, less than an hour after he was taken there from the jail, said the coroner, Frank Miller. Mr. Levert was sentenced last week to one year and 10 months in jail for failing to pay $89,025 in child support.

Sean and Gerald Levert formed LeVert in the 1980s with a childhood friend, Marc Gordon. Their hits included “Baby I’m Ready,” “(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind” and “Casanova.” “Casanova” was nominated for a Grammy in 1988 for best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocal. It was also nominated for best R&B song.

Gerald Levert had success as a solo artist after leaving their trio; he died in 2006 at age 40 of an accidental mix of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

Sean Levert found a new partner last year and was trying to revive the group.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I'm still shocked by Sean's death.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I'm no Cassanova, me and Romeo ain't never been friends....

I remember that song...

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
loved that group. Very sad.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, April 04, 2008 - 7:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I'm still shocked by
Martin Luther King Jr.'s death as well as:
John F. Kennedy
Marilyn Monroe
Elvis Presley
Steve Irwin
Mike Abney - my SIL
and a multitude of other people who died way before they should have.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 8:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Charlton Heston has died. He has been ill for some time.

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
God bless Charlton Heston and his family.

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 9:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
omg he is my number one hunk of all time. so glad he shared himself with us.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, April 06, 2008 - 8:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    




Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, April 06, 2008 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Sorry, the last photo was to go under the top two. Can anyone fix it for me, please?

Tess
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04-13-2001

Sunday, April 06, 2008 - 4:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
I didn't see this yesterday. I met Mr. Heston when I first came to MN. He did a book signing at the store where I worked and I snuck downstairs from my office over lunch. He had the bluest eyes, far more so in person than on screen and he spent quite a bit of time talking to me. Perhaps he was surprised that a 24 year old girl knew all his films. I think he is the last of my old time favorites to go.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Sunday, April 06, 2008 - 7:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
When I think of him, my two favorite movies of his are Planet of the Apes and Soylent Green. Probably not your standard choices. But those are the two films of his that had a lasting impact on me.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Sunday, April 06, 2008 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Something I have always remembered was that one of my parents first dates was to the movie The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston.

RIP

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, April 07, 2008 - 7:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
'Soylent Green is people.' Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, April 07, 2008 - 8:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
My dad took me to see Soylent Green. I also remember Edward G. Robinson being in it. What an original film. It's absolutely unforgettable!

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Monday, April 07, 2008 - 10:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
I remember him, also, in the movie "Earthquake" when they put seats in the theaters that actually shook when the earthquakes happened on the screen.

Anyone else remember that? You could smoke in the theater back then.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, April 07, 2008 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I spent many Sunday afternoons watching movies like Ben Hur and the Ten Commandments. I just bought the Ten Commandments DVD's 2 years ago and couldn't find anyone who would start watching them and finish them with me! What do they know? I suppose they're better movies if you grew up with them. Oh, and Tony Curtis!! Yow!!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, April 07, 2008 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Wait, they actually put in moving seats for only one movie? Seems like a lot of work! But sounds cool!

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Monday, April 07, 2008 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Julie...I think it was, like, the first five or ten rows or something. But, yeah...they actually put them in just for that movie.