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Gidget

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Way less. I did find something very personal though and I wonder if you even know it is on the web. And I don't know how to tell you outside of here.

Woodpecke®

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I want to go back to school and get Steve as my teacher. He's like really cool and stuff.

Steveh

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Woodpecker - that ship has sailed.

Gidget, my email address is hesske@msun.edu.

Mckryan

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Steve, if you click on your name, your profile comes up with your full name. You can change that by editing your profile.

Woodpecke®

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm always a step behind the latest trends.

Saggkl

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So is everyone else allowed to voice their opinion unless the moderators step in and say something.

Busydizzle

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Saggkl, everyone is allowed to voice their opinions unless it goes against the rules. The moderators always try to use their best judgment when deciding whether they should step in, delete posts, etc.

I don't really understand what brought this question on, though.

Twiggyish

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was just reading an article about Tex Ritter, John's father, and he died suddenly of a heart attack (condition) in 1974. (For what it's worth)

Pamy

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 06:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
John Ritter was one of my favorite actors. You never heard anything bad about him. I remember seeing him at a charity for his brother a long time ago. I can't remember what disease his brother has.
John was one of the good guys and will be missed greatly.

Bastable

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 06:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They are going to do a special segment on "20/20" tonight.

Calgaryperson

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is a sad day for the world of comedy and the family of John Ritter.

Busydizzle

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Pamy, one of the news shows I saw today mentioned that his brother has cerebral plasy.

Squidward

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was listening to the radio last night when the news announcer said there had been a death that stunned Hollywood but first they talked about Johnny Cash. I waited thru the news about cash wondering who in the world else had died. Then, the voice said John Ritter and my heart just sank. I grew up watching him on Three's Company and just loved him. I was happy to see his career rebound beginning with SlingBlade and finally his latest sitcom.
RIP John

Kellirippa

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 08:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just read that John's son Jason Ritter is in the new show Joan of Arcadia...

Busydizzle

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 09:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
To show I'm not a complete idiot: cerebral PALSY

Meli456

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 10:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My dh and I were talking about John Ritter a couple of weeks ago. We figured out that he is the voice of "Clifford, The Big Red Dog" on PBS. It is a tragedy and a great loss.

Bohawkins

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 05:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
His son Jason Ritter is the co-star in the "Freddy vs Jason" movie playing at theatres now. Plus he plays a wheelchair bound athlete in the upcoming "Joan of Arcadia" TV series (as Kellirippa posted).

Pamy

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 06:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Busy! I am still in shock about this. My heart goes out to his family and kids

Neko

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 09:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I found out about both deaths at school Friday morning.
Johnny Cash's death didn't shock me as much, sicne I had known he was in the hospitial during the MTV Music Awards, but John Ritter's floored me because just Thursday night, I had been just thinking about when "8 Simple Rules.." was going to start up again, and that I was happy that it would be on TGIF.

IMO, I'd actually like if they didn't continue on with "8 Simple Rules.."
Beacuse I don't think I'd love it as much without John and I'd much rather remember it with just him on it, not some other actor.

Kalekona

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 02:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Steveh - I think people said Johnny Cash was a contemperary of Tex Ritter because they had appeared together. In fact one of the shows last night showed Tex Ritter introducing Johnny on one of the country music shows from that era.

Bohawkins

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 02:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The person who made the statement that Johnny Cash was not a contemporary of Tex Ritter simply made an error.

Quote from Steveh "Johnny Cash was NOT Tex Ritter's contemporary. Ritter's career was in full swing before Cash was even born and had peaked in the '40s before JC's got started. Ritter was born in 04, Cash in 1930."

Tex Ritter hosted a TV variety show called "Western Ranch Party." It was a popular country and western jamboree in the late '50s. To say Ritter peaked in the '40s when he was able to host a TV show as late as 1958 simply fails to recognize that to be on TV, much less host a show, in that time (when there were few TV venues) was an honor only those at the top of their game could command.

You don't have to be the same age (as the poster implied) to be a contemporary. Johnny Cash appeared on the Western Ranch Party show performing songs with Tex Ritter on at least five shows, and in fact on several was Tex's co-host. I think that would indeed make them contemporaries.

You can buy at least five of those Tex Ritter/Johnny Cash Western Ranch Party videos all over the web including one on the Blockbuster web site.

Kalekona

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 03:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
THAT'S THE SHOW!! thanks i could not remember the name of it.. but i saw the introduction and it was errie to say the least...

Puttergirl

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 04:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nice tribute:
http://www.flowgo.com/flowgo2_view.cfm?page_id=66133