The RIP thread

[c_hawkbob]

RIP Hot Lips. Lorretta Swit passed today.

[River Dog]

RIP Hot Lips. Lorretta Swit passed today.

I saw that. She was 87 years old. Sure makes you feel old, doesn't it?

I'm not sure if she would fall into the category, but the role she played, Hot Lips Houlihan in the hit sitcom MASH, at least had the potential of type casting her in the same way that Adam West (original Batman) and Max Baer (Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies) where type cast to where they couldn't land another acting job.

RIP.

[curmudgeon]

Sly Stone. RIP…….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-1s2gqDs_U

[c_hawkbob]

RIP Sly.

[c_hawkbob]

RIP Brian Wilson. The Beach Boys were the first live concert I ever went to, back when they were the hottest ticket in town.

[curmudgeon]

Heroes who provided the soundtrack of my youth are leaving us. Sad……..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQWTneirnPc

[River Dog]

I'm not a huge music fan and even less so when it comes to musicians and their bios, so I was surprised when I saw Brian Wilson's obit last night that he had battled some pretty severe mental illness for most of his adult life. It must have been a miserable life for him to have endured.

RIP.

[curmudgeon]

Lou Christie, most noted for his #1 1966 hit “Lightning Strikes:. RIP…….

[curmudgeon]

Mick Ralphs. Mott the Hoople, Bad Company. RIP…….

[curmudgeon]

Bobby Sherman. RiP. They’re dropping like flies…….

[c_hawkbob]

Jerry "The King" Ruth passed away on July 1st, dude ruled the drag strips when I was young. RIP.

[Aseahawkfan]

R.I.P. Michael Madsen. I enjoyed his work in Tarantino's films and other works like Donnie Brasco.

[c_hawkbob]

Now Julian McMahon as well. RIP.

[Aseahawkfan]

R.I.P Ozzy Osbourne. The music of my youth from Black Sabbath to his solo albums.

R.I.P. Malcolm Jamal-Warner. The Cosby Show was "the" family show when I was young. Even with Bill doing strange predatory acts, it shouldn't sully the accomplishments of other member's of the show.

[Stream Hawk]

Both of these.

Ozzy, though, was such a legend.

[c_hawkbob]

Wow, Ozzy. One of the most influential figures in R&R history. RIP Prince of Darkness.

RIP Theo H. too. Tragic way to go.

[River Dog]

I see where Hulk Hogan died of a cardiac arrest at age 71. I wonder if steroids had anything to do with it.

RIP.

[Aseahawkfan]

R.I.P. Hulk Hogan. Never my favorite wrestler, but definitely a big part of rise of goofy professional wrestling. I found it entertaining as a child when I thought it was real.

[River Dog]

R.I.P. Hulk Hogan. Never my favorite wrestler, but definitely a big part of rise of goofy professional wrestling. I found it entertaining as a child when I thought it was real.

Yeah, my dad used to say that professional wrestling was the only sport in which they didn't practice, they rehearsed. But my ex-wife was convinced that it was genuine and would watch it religiously, so I actually saw quite a bit of the Hulk during the mid-late 80's. He made a brief appearance in one of the Rocky movies.

[c_hawkbob]

RIP Loni Anderson.

[NorthHawk]

I hate time...
There was always a discussion topic amongst me and my cohorts of who was more attractive - Loni Anderson or Jan Smithers.
I didn't see Loni Anderson much after WKRP but she played that character very well.

[River Dog]

I hate time...
There was always a discussion topic amongst me and my cohorts of who was more attractive - Loni Anderson or Jan Smithers.
I didn't see Loni Anderson much after WKRP but she played that character very well.

The curse of living a long life is that you have to bear witness to a lot of your friends, relatives, icons and idols pass away. I learned this from watching my mother survive all of her brothers and sisters, having to watch Joe DiMaggio and Johnny Carson pass away, etc.

As far as your discussion topic, I always preferred the simpler, girl next door woman that was still attractive vs. the high class movie star type, ie Mary Ann over Ginger, Bailey Quarters over Jennifer Marlowe, etc., I suppose because I always assumed that the high-class woman was out of my league.

WKRP was one of my favorite sitcoms with a lot of great acting, ie Les Nessman, Johnny Fever, Herb Tarlick, et al. RIP Lonnie.

[Aseahawkfan]

I hate time...
There was always a discussion topic amongst me and my cohorts of who was more attractive - Loni Anderson or Jan Smithers.
I didn't see Loni Anderson much after WKRP but she played that character very well.

Haha. I preferred Jan Smithers/Bailey. Loni/Jennifer was beautiful too. You couldn't really go wrong.

R.I.P. Loni Anderson. One of the beauties of our youth.

[Aseahawkfan]

The curse of living a long life is that you have to bear witness to a lot of your friends, relatives, icons and idols pass away. I learned this from watching my mother survive all of her brothers and sisters, having to watch Joe DiMaggio and Johnny Carson pass away, etc.

As far as your discussion topic, I always preferred the simpler, girl next door woman that was still attractive vs. the high class movie star type, ie Mary Ann over Ginger, Bailey Quarters over Jennifer Marlowe, etc., I suppose because I always assumed that the high-class woman was out of my league.

WKRP was one of my favorite sitcoms with a lot of great acting, ie Les Nessman, Johnny Fever, Herb Tarlick, et al. RIP Lonnie.

I liked WKRP. Johnny Fever was hilarious. He and Venus had great chemistry.

The actress playing Bailey was a model before becoming an actress. That's TV for you. Even the girl next door types are models beautiful.

[River Dog]

I liked WKRP. Johnny Fever was hilarious. He and Venus had great chemistry.

The actress playing Bailey was a model before becoming an actress. That's TV for you. Even the girl next door types are models beautiful.

But that's not the role she played on WKRP. Despite the fact that Bailey had a great figure, it wasn't highlighted with her like it was with Jennifer Marlow. I also had, and still have to a certain degree, an insecurity when it comes to women that caused me to feel that the glamorous ones like Jennifer were out of my league. Bailey seemed to be the type of girl that might like me.

Howard Hessman, who played Johnny Fever, was a disc jockey in real life, so he had some experience at the role which obviously made the role easier for him to play. Herb Tarlek, the narcissist salesman always trying to hustle Jennifer, was a riot, as was the newscaster, Les Nessman.

It would be hard for me to pick a favorite sitcom of the 70's and 80's. All in the Family was my ATF, but WKRP has to be right up there with Mary Tyler Moore, Barney Miller, Sanford and Son, etc.

[River Dog]

Jim Lovell, former Naval aviator and astronaut, passed away at the age of 97. Long before "Apollo 13", the movie where Tom Hanks played his role, I was very well aware of who he was. As a child, I was a huge space race junkie, watched live every US manned space launch from Alan Sheppard through Project Apollo and to this day, have read lots of books and continue to watch documentaries about that era.

I remember an interview with Tom Hanks talking to Lovell about how he wanted to experience what it was like to be an astronaut, so Lovell put Hanks in the rear seat of a jet fighter and took him up, spun him around, did dives, etc., made him sick to his stomach. As a consultant in the movie Apollo 13, Lovell objected vociferously over director Ron Howard's proposed script depicting an argument between fellow astronauts Fred Haise and Jack Swigart. "That never happened!", roared Lovell, threatening to pull his endorsement of the movie. Howard was able to convince Lovell to give his consent by saying that they needed to show the tension that had to have existed in a life-or-death situation such as they faced in order to keep the audience engaged.

RIP

[HawkSis]

My Dad passed away. I think I mentioned my Mom passed in September. My dad passed 4 1/2 short moths later at age 91. I have been so lucky.

[c_hawkbob]

I'm so sorry for your loss Sis. Losing them both in such a short amount of time is rough. May they both RIP.

[Aseahawkfan]

R.I.P. Hawksis's parents. The loss we will all face one day and miss the most of all.

[River Dog]

My Dad passed away. I think I mentioned my Mom passed in September. My dad passed 4 1/2 short moths later at age 91. I have been so lucky.

I lost my dad to lung cancer 2 days before his 60th birthday. Even though we knew for months he was terminally ill, it hit me like a rock when I got that phone call. It's the worst I've ever felt before or since. We used to go pheasant hunting together, and a week or so after he passed, I had a day where I limited out, and when I got home, I went to the phone to call him to tell him about it, actually started dialing when it struck me that he was no longer there. Mom, on the other hand, was on the plus side of the ledger when she died, passing away 2 months before her 89th birthday.

It's good that you are looking at your parents' longevity as your being lucky as there are so many of us that weren't that fortunate. But it doesn't matter how old they are or how old you are when they pass. It still hurts like hell, gives one that sense of being alone, that your life is somehow changed. Or at least that's how I felt.

You have my deepest sympathies, Sis, and I appreciate the fact that you came in here to grieve a little bit. May both of your parents rest in peace.

[c_hawkbob]

RIP Graham Greene, one of my favorites.

[HawkSis]

Thanks for the condolences, friends. I was fortunate to have two great parents. I retired at 55 to care for them and while I miss them both, seeing their mental and physical decline helps me through my grief, yet it’s there. I teared up today, in fact after coming across a sweet picture. Some days it doesn’t take much.

I’m sorry your Father passed away so young, Riv. That’s tough. I have picked up the phone to call too. I hope you still hunt and think of your Dad. My spouse lost her Mom when she was in her 20’s; her Mom (@ 50) was killed in a car accident. There is a wide delta between sadness that we all must endure and the trauma of losing someone too soon.

Re: Graham Green, I always liked him too. Kinda felt like I knew him. He will be missed.

[River Dog]

Thanks for the condolences, friends. I was fortunate to have two great parents. I retired at 55 to care for them and while I miss them both, seeing their mental and physical decline helps me through my grief, yet it’s there. I teared up today, in fact after coming across a sweet picture. Some days it doesn’t take much.

I’m sorry your Father passed away so young, Riv. That’s tough. I have picked up the phone to call too. I hope you still hunt and think of your Dad. My spouse lost her Mom when she was in her 20’s; her Mom (@ 50) was killed in a car accident. There is a wide delta between sadness that we all must endure and the trauma of losing someone too soon.

Re: Graham Green, I always liked him too. Kinda felt like I knew him. He will be missed.

I haven't gone pheasant hunting for years, mostly because there's not very many decent places to hunt and pheasants aren't as plentiful as before.

My dad smoked cigarettes for nearly all of his adult life. He was born in 1925, and for his generation, if you were a male and didn't smoke, you were thought to be strange. In the 60's when information linking smoking to lung cancer started coming out, he tried to quit but was never successful. He knew it was bad for him, but he was addicted. As I was entering adolescence, he told me that if I ever made it to 21 and hadn't started smoking, he'd give me $100 (in 1960's money). But he added a kicker: He said that after I turned 21 and cashed in my reward, if he saw me smoking, he'd come get his hundred bucks back. It worked. I got my hundred dollars and never have started smoking.

I still have fond memories of both my parents. Recently, I started creating a playlist of music on Spotify and sprinkled in several songs my parents would have liked, ie Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, etc. I've found that to be very refreshing, listening to music that my parents once listened to. It's my way of remembering them.