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Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 8:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
Drinking and driving will NEVER get the attention it deserves, because it is just TOO common, and people don't want to see harsher punishments for things they themselves do. People identify (if secretly) with drunk drivers, and there is a subconscious sympathy for them, therefore no real outrage at what a disgusting and preventable crime it really is.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Friday, April 10, 2009 - 8:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
It amazes me that some people don't think driving after a few beers is drinking and driving. I know people who think they can "handle" it.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Friday, April 10, 2009 - 8:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons dies at 61

MINNEAPOLIS – Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy game and a pioneer of role-playing entertainment, died after a two-year battle with cancer, his family said Thursday. He was 61.

Arneson's daughter, Malia Weinhagen of Maplewood, said her father died peacefully Tuesday in hospice care in St. Paul.

Arneson and Gary Gygax 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. It eventually was turned into video games, books and movies. Gygax died in March 2008.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Friday, April 10, 2009 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
The driver that killed Nick Adenhart and 2 of his friends, will be charged with 3 counts of murder, among other things. He will be arraigned Monday, and is being held without bail.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, April 10, 2009 - 3:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Thanks for that update, Scooter! I gather he was driving on a suspended license from a previous DUI and has previous controlled substance, burlary (or robbery) and driving on suspended license in the past, too.

You know, I don't even follow baseball, but this is just so WRONG and sad.. and yesterday's paper was printed too early so here was this great picture of Nick, pitching in that last game and no inkling, of course, of the tragedy that occurred overnight.

Today's paper has lots of coverage that you cannot read without tears, in the sports section and the headline on the paper it self is "ANGELS MOURN". and the young woman was only 20, the other guy 25 and the injured one only 24.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
Marilyn Chambers, whose showbiz career detoured from "99 and 44/100 percent pure" Ivory Snow girl to the decidedly not pure Behind the Green Door, has been found dead.

The Los Angeles coroner's office says Chambers' body was discovered Sunday night in her rural home by her daughter. An autopsy is being performed to determine how the 56-year-old actress died.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 12:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Harry Kalas has died
Philadelphia Daily News

Legendary Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas has died. He was 73.

"We lost our voice today," team president David Montgomery said. "He knows the game and made a tremendous contribution to the sport and to our organization . . .

"Anybody who has played for us, it's an immediate point of connection with the club. He is the Phillies."

The Phillies were told the news at 1:20 p.m.

Montgomery described the team as "stunned."

Kalas collapsed in the press box and was was found at about 12:30 p.m. by Rob Brooks, the Phillies' director of broadcasting. Emergency medical personnel were called and took Kalas to George Washington Medical Center. [...]

as a native Philadelphian, I grew up listening to Harry EVERYWHERE--baseball games, ads, everything. It really feels like the passing of an era, like it felt when Chick Hearn died in LA

Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
Looooong drive, it's outta here!! RIP Harry....

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
I haven't broken the news about Marilyn Chambers to Colossus yet. This one is not going to go over well.

Harry Kalas . . . awww. He was a true legend, I hate that we are losing these old-time baseball broadcasting giants. There are some voices that are irreplaceable and simply draw you back into your childhood and all its memories. For me, Harry Carey was the one - my Granddaddy was the all-time Cubs fan, my memories of him are of every Saturday afternoon with the Spanish Peanuts and Budweiser beer and the Cubs game on the console television. Happy days with no troubles.

My condolences to Phillie fans. For real.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 6:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Retired pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych has died of an apparent accident at his home.

The Bird

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 7:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I remember taking my youngest brother to watch him pitch against the A's. How sad! What a sad day for baseball.

Mack
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07-23-2002

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
Oh my...The Bird. I played baseball as a kid but never really have gotten into watching it on TV. I remember getting hooked on The Bird though and, for a short period of time, watched every time he was pitching. Brought some real entertainment to a game that can be akin to pre-operative anesthetics. (My apologies to you baseball fans out there.)

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 7:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
I am reeling today over the death of Mark Fidrych. He brought fun back to Detroit and baseball. I loved that boy and admired the man. My heart breaks and I grieve.

I lived in San Diego in 1976. The 1976 All Star Game started San Diego's Randy Jones against Detroit's Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. I considered it baseball's personal gift to me. Best baseball memory ever!

Goddess, I haven't told hubby about Marilyn Chambers yet either. A double whammy for him.

Wink
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10-06-2000

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
We saw him at Tiger Stadium back in 1976....one of my favourite baseball memories ....he was such an entertaining and talented player. We have a mini baseball bat with his autograph that we got for my then 2 month old son.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 9:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
Rocky Hill, a founding member of bearded rock giants ZZ Top passed away last Friday.

Hill was the brains behind the ZZ Top's 1983 hit Legs as well as many other songs from the legendary group's catalog.

Unfortunately, the story doesn't end there!

Dusty Hill, brother of Rocky and current guitarist for ZZ Top had cut off contact with his brother over five years due to feelings of ill will Rocky had towards Dusty's wife. The altercation eventually led to the ZZ Top guitarist disowning his brother!

After contact was diminished, Rocky began drinking heavily and fell ill with cirrhosis of the liver!!

A friend of the Hill brothers spoke to reporters in Dusty's defense: "At that point Rocky was a raging alcoholic". They hadn’t spoken until about 3 months ago when Dusty finally contacted Rocky. [Rocky] went into the hospital because he was pretty bad off."

The brothers never reunited face to face before Rocky's passing, but Dusty reportedly plans to attend his brother's memorial service tomorrow in Texas.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Bea Arthur has died. .

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
:-( Very sad. Everything she touched turned to gold. I loved her in Auntie Mame with Lucille Ball. Here's a clip of her singing BOSOM BUDDIES with Angela Landsbury:
click here

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
MB, that clip is fantastic. Thank you for posting it, I love them both.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Oh! I didn't know she had cancer.. just seemed like she could go on forever ..


quote:

'Golden Girls' Star Bea Arthur Dies at 86
By LYNN ELBER, AP
posted: 40 MINUTES AGOcomments: 45filed under: Obits, TV NewsPrintShareText SizeAAALOS ANGELES (April 24) -- Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86.
Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, Watt said, declining to give further details.




Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 3:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    


BEA ARTHER

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
R.I.P. Bea. "Thanks for being a friend." My DD just heard the news and is really upset. She saw Bea in person a few years ago. I didn't realize she was 86. She'll live on in all those shows we continue to watch.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 5:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Wonderful Article on Bea Arthur and her Career.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
GAL, thanks for sharing that with us. I enjoyed reading about her life.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOved her. Great woman. Thoughts going out to her family

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
That's a terrific article Gal, thanks for sharing!