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Comedian John Pinette, 50, dies at Pa. hotel
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chubby stand-up comedian and hapless carjacking victim from the final episode of "Seinfeld," John Pinette has died. He was 50.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office says Pinette died at a Pittsburgh hotel on Saturday.
Pinette appeared in movies including "The Punisher" and had a trio of stand-up shows released on DVD but was perhaps best known as the portly carjacking victim whose plight lands the "Seinfeld" stars before a judge for failing to help under a "good Samaritan" law.
Agent Nick Nuciforo says Pinette had been working on another stand-up project when he died.
The medical examiner's office says Pinette's death was from natural causes.
Ah, that sucks about Pinette. Funny man.
The buffet owners around the world are very, very relieved.
McDonalds lost its employee of the century.
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Originally Posted by Tinthalas Tigris
Dunno about the McD thing, but the buffet thing was one of Pinette's bits.
The McDonald's comment was a part of his bit on people waiting until they are at the front of the line before deciding on what they want to order.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUlf1F05gTA
I know :)
Ultimate Warrior dead at 54
:( Hope he enjoys his journey to Parts Unknown
He'll take control of the cockpit on the plane to the underworld, crash it into Hades' throne and rule forever with the gods at his sides.
RIP Jesse Winchester. Master at work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uKGWpqnS8E
Bob Hoskins.
Ironically at dinner last night I mentioned to my fiancee that the only movie he'd hated making was the Super Mario movie.
I guess the other valiant died then what will the rabbit do.
Put leashes on Jet-Li.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9SG-zYvPjk
Acting master class right here
Maya Angelou, dies at 86. I didn't realize she was that old, still a sad loss.
Alice from Brady Bunch, Ann Davis, passed at 88
Rik Mayall, bugger!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27770266
WHAT???
Was just about to post this. Noooooooooooo! :(:(:(:(:(
Rue Mcclanahan
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rue-mccl...rs-dies-at-76/
Rick: Vyvyan, why did you throw the toilet out of the window?Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverblade-T-E
Vyvyan: To lower the rent!
Rick: What are you talking about?
Vyvyan: Now we can go to the rent tribunal! You don't have to pay as much for a house with an outside lavvy!
lol! ;)
loved the scene when mike knocks the golf ball into the toilet, Neil throws it back and Vivienne catches it...squish... :evil:
I've only seen small parts of it, but this is definitely one show I would laugh heartily at if they were to add it to netflix or amazon prime or somesuch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverblade-T-E
Merrick
hehe ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlt1vgj3j-I
Young Ones prove that someone at the BBC were willing to take a risk on four VERY odd characters. And won bigtime. It's still awesome today :grinyes:
Yeah, the fringe stuff is often great :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawlin
Alas the stuffy pervert supporting elitists wankers who run it from on high stifle anything they can their pathetic claws in, Young Ones was on BBC2 which got less of the bosses attention, hence good ;)
example in past few years of management RUINING something was remake of "The Survivors" series (set after a plague wipes out much of Humanity, original 70s one was awesome and creepy/gnarly as hell) and a scifi tale of Humans having ot settle another star sytem as fallout form war triggered by climate change etc made Earth uninhabitable
they made them so horribly "Middle England Middle Class" it was pathetic and they were failures, ick.
Boring schmaltz, as tense as a wet towel etc
Horrible waste compared to many of the great efforts the Beeb has put out over the years, such as "Old men at the Zoo", The Edge of Darkness etc
watch the original BBC version of "Edge of Darkness", freakin' awesome.
(note, lot of great scifi and other material did come from Middle Class England, I'm referring to an odd, stodgy outlook/social strata etc.)
Aw. The original cougar was the last Golden Girl still around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laeadil
http://youtu.be/p_JIV0iQ2bY
Is Betty White still alive?Quote:
Originally Posted by PPatty
She's even in a new TV series.
Rue died some time ago, didn't she? Googlesezyes.
Maybe you're thinking of Bea Arthur?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grindel
This article is from 2010. Just look at the date.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laeadil
Ah yeah, I guess I had forgotten she died. My apologies, I stand corrected.
Just another reminder that I am always, always right.
You are a republican?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grindel
Forgot about her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Destructis
Just heard about this a few minutes ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mileron
I didn't realize he was only 82. I was guessing 94.
He was a fixture of sunday afternoons during my childhood.
I may not have liked most of the music he played, being that it was top 40 hits, but he had a GREAT radio voice.
Supposedly there was a hoax involving Jeremy Clarkson over the weekend. Don't know the details, but something between a gag of his and Piers Morgan.
Will look it up later, unless someone beats me to it.
Same here, I always looked forward to American Top 40, even though I only liked maybe a third of the songs ever on it. He did have a great voice for radio.Quote:
Originally Posted by Merrick ap'Milandra
Tony Gwynn, Hall of Fame Baseball player dead at 54.
This is really sad. I loved watching this guy play baseball, he was a hitting machine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Destructis
Looks like this week we had a two fer.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28275535 Tommy Ramone of the Ramones
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28274488 David Legeno from the Harry Potter movies
People who visit Death Valley in July are asking for a lot. That's like going to prison with a cork in your butt hole and singing "The Heat is On" in the shower on your first day.Quote:
Originally Posted by FilanFyretracker
My guess is Stuart Scott. Something about his speech last night at the Espys makes me think he isn't doing well.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=112...sportscenterFB
That's the first thing I thought. Not only did that sound a lot like a good bye, it sounded a lot like he doesn't have much time left. I wasn't even aware he had cancer but that explains why the last few times I saw him on TV he didn't look very well. It's sad to see anyone go so early due to cancer.
Yep, the whole "Dying to cancer means beating it" pretty much gives it away :(Quote:
Originally Posted by aazdazen
RIP, Johnny Winter, the greatest albino blues guitarist ever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMClreF1zyY
Fucking awesome speech. If you saw the post and link and said you would watch it later, stop what you are doing and watch it now.Quote:
Originally Posted by aazdazen
James Garner, 86
https://tv.yahoo.com/news/report-jam...071200469.html
Crap, really liked James Garner :(
My mechanic uncle was *so* like him in looks, laid back humour and charm.
Never missed the Rockford Files, and then watched it more in syndication. James Garner was awesome! R.I.P.
RIP Thomas Berger, who wasn't as widely read as some of his contemporaries, but worthy to stand among any of them. I've had a soft spot for Little Big Man since reading it for school way back when. Like Lonesome Dove, Little Big Man is a great Western for people who don't normally read the genre; I suspect many people on this board would enjoy it.
http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/978038529...1_s260x420.jpg
Robin Williams, apparent suicide. :(
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5670050.html
The former Mrs. Bogart now.
http://6abc.com/entertainment/estate...-at-89/255054/
89 to a stroke.
I've always been a big fan of Lauren Bacall, she was a fantastic actress.
When Charon came calling, I wonder if he put his lips together and blew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MheNUWyROv8Quote:
Originally Posted by PPatty
RIP, indeed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28923074
well he was 90, But still not a good month for Hollywood.Quote:
British actor and film director Richard Attenborough has died at the age of 90.
He died at lunchtime on Sunday, his son told BBC News.
Lord Attenborough was one of Britain's leading actors, before becoming a highly successful director.
He appeared in films including Brighton Rock, World War Two thriller The Great Escape and later in dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic Park.
Wow. Giants falling in droves. The Oscars will have to be extended for an hour next year, just to fit in all of the "In the memory of" pieces.
Another one of those people I thought would always be there...
No, they'll just snip out any of the "lessers" from the list, like they do every year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawlin
Erm... both Lauren Bacall, Richard Attenborough and Robin Williams demand a pretty lengthy segment. If there ever was a need for a longer segment, it would be this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delores Mulva
There have always been deaths of major Hollywood figures that merely get a photo during the In Memory segment, and, like DM said "lessers" always seem to be left out. There may be a segment on Williams, but I bet not for Bacall and Attenborough, although I do agree that all 3 deserve serious recognition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawlin
R.I.P. Joan Rivers
https://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/ce...215344477.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Aennyil
If you haven't already, I highly recommend watching the Joan Rivers documentary on Netflix.
She was one amazing lady, and there is going to be a humungous divet in the world without her.
Again, watch the documentary.
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Joan's last interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXg1fM4_ZMQ#t=268
Wow turn in my gay card but I love Bianca and haven't seen that yet!
Bianca rules - I normally sorta kinda watch but not really pay attention to Rupaul's Drag Race every season. This season I was laser focused on the show, especially Bianca.Quote:
Originally Posted by Backster
I'm calling a reverse death pool.
Andy Kaufman, within the next 12 months it'll be revealed that he faked his death and is actually still alive.
Is that based on anything other than a hunch?
Yeah, mostly the fact that he was repeatedly telling people he was going to fake his death and in 20 or 30 years, come back and break the joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khieran
This is year 30.
Nah. Lung Cancer is a bitch no matter who it gets. And it never gives refunds :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Merrick ap'Milandra
Was it lung cancer he had? I thought it was pancreatic.
For some reason I was remembering Pancreatic cancer too, but Wikipedia shows lung cancerQuote:
Originally Posted by Tinthalas Tigris
Well, crap... another SNL alum is taken away from the world. Jan Hooks died after a lengthy illness.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/ar...-57-.html?_r=0
I really liked her. She was a talented member of the cast during some of the show's best seasons.
I remember her best from Designing WomenQuote:
Originally Posted by Khieran
Elizabeth Pena, from La Bamba, *Batteries Not Included, and Modern Family. 55, no details.
I liked her in the few things I remember seeing her in.
I liked her best in something where she wasn't even seen: as the voice of Mirage in "The Incredibles". Danenel, she apparently did the voice work in Disney Infinity for Mirage. Did you have any contact with the voice work stuff?
My dad gave me Batteries Not Included when I was pretty young, I watched that VHS so many times I am surprised I didn't wear it out. Still have it actually... just no VHS player.
I remember her from Jacob's Ladder... very strange movie, but she was great in it.
Kinda sad to see these people that are within just a few years of my age dying :(
She was very cute and fun to watch as an actress. Way too young.
For my next pick: Ben Bradlee
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Originally Posted by PPatty
And it's official:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...y.html?hpid=z1
Jack Bruce, Cream bassist :(
In his memory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hftgytmgQgE
That Ginger Baker survived him must be due to Keith Richards-like soaking of his DNA in every drug available :grinyes:
Cream, for me anyway, is one of the greatest bands ever, but hardly remembered by anyone. Swlabr is one of my favorite Cream songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42uhlJvQpgc
That statement is a little strong. Kids in their early 20s and younger might not know them, but most people in the USA, Canada and U.K. in their mid-30s to late 60s probably remember them, I'm sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonlainy
Yeah, it probably is a bit strong. I think they were as innovative as most any other 60s band, and really changed rock music. I know they're in the R&R HoF, and are very well deserving.Quote:
Originally Posted by PPatty
Just about any kid who picks up a guitar/bass discovers Cream. It's one of those "Ooooh, so THAT'S where that song is from..."-moments :grinyes:
My father (in his early 70's) listens almost exclusively to music from the 50's and 60's. When in the car with him yesterday, he was listening to Sirius 60's, so I asked him if they had been playing more Cream songs that day because of the death. He had no idea who Cream was, even when I brought up Sunshine of Your Love and White Room. Obviously one data point doesn't disprove the statement (and the fact that I knew who Cream was lends support to it), but seeing someone who is such a fan of the music of the era not remember them at all makes me doubt that they're well-known.Quote:
Originally Posted by PPatty
I'd be willing to wager that most people today automatically assume Sunshine of Your Love and White Room go directly to Eric Clapton and leave the other two members out.
I'd probably go so far as to say that the youngins who are just discovering the Eric Clapton unplugged albums are not far off from discovering Cream. They're just a hop, skip and a jump away from each other.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin
-- There was a time shortly after Stairway to Heaven was no longer heard at Guitar Center on the hour every hour, that Tears in Heaven made its circulation. Shortly after that, Stairway to Heaven made its way back into the Guitar Center test drive. Its been a while since I've been into a Guitar Center at all, but I'm sure Tears has made its way back in again.
Cream doesn't the same notoriety as the Beatles or Rolling Stones, but trust me ... they were well known.
Badge, Crossroads and Strangebrew - all good songs.
Acker Bilk has died :(
grew up with this tune, one of mum's faves, and it's still awesome.
Sigh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzx664u5DA