Kromlech.eu wrote:It is with great sadness that we write to inform you that Artur Sęk, founder of Kromlech, beloved husband and father, passed away. He was a person known not only in our studio, but even before the creation of Kromlech, among the hobby stores, conventions and Polish Warhammer fans. Our thoughts go to Artur's family and loved ones. We will all miss him dearly.
Artur built everything in Kromlech from ground up, which for almost a decade kept growing and evolving to his joy. Miniatures he personally sculpted, casted and sent appeared all around the world - Juggernauts in Mecha-Armour, Sparkk Energy Cannon, Blitzkrieg 222 Assault vehicles are some among the unique pieces he created, named and brought to you.
For other Kromlech's creations like Orc Tigerwagon, know that at one moment he gave both thumbs up, with a big smile of approval on his face.
He would sing around the workplace or make simple jokes & pranks on some of us - giving us a laugh, asking about our days and moving on to meet others. He never ceased to be a warm person, finding fun and happiness in the world around him, which made him so many great friends.
He was always proud of his family - the one he had in his home, the second in his workplace and the third one of the same importance to him - fans that had shown joy at stores, message boards and social media over what he had done. Moreover, if there was a piece of Warhammer lore, he would know it. His bookshelves are still heavy with the very first Warhammer publications. He believed in his heart in everything good in this hobby.
When you see something which originated from Kromlech, whether it's on a gaming board, hobby desk or collection cabinet - remember that he was the one who brought it to life.
Artur will be greatly missed and fondly remembered. The Kromlech will continue its journey to the future he planned for us, continuing Artur's ideas, driven by the same energy he so graciously gave us.
This is pretty sad for our particular community. He created some really good stuff. All I ever bought from Kromlech were some not-Gravguns when those were all the rage in 7th edition 40k; never even got them painted. Maybe I'll finish that partially painted Command Squad (which is armed with some of those very guns) as a small tribute.
Chris Hickson, a powerlifter, died shortly before 2022. News didn't come out until recently. He was 29. He deadlift 800 at the age of 18 at a weight of around 240-250 pounds. Video in spoiler. At the time, it was expected that he would make a run at the American record at a minimum. For various reasons, he never got much stronger than he was 18 and his in the gym performance never transferred to the platform. For comparison, the other two lifters at the time who were perceived to have a shot at the American deadlift record both surpassed it, either in competition or in the gym.
Apparently comedian Bob Saget has died. He was famous for playing a wholesome TV dad on the show Full House. And he was famous for his filthy, filthy jokes everywhere else.
I plan to watch his Roast later in remembrance, after young ears have gone to bed.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Apparently comedian Bob Saget has died. He was famous for playing a wholesome TV dad on the show Full House. And he was famous for his filthy, filthy jokes everywhere else.
I plan to watch his Roast later in remembrance, after young ears have gone to bed.
I was reading about it - apparently the medical examiner's office is going to be called in. He was 65, but the night prior to his death had been doing a show as part of a long tour he's been doing. So it doesn't sound like there was any obvious cause.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Apparently comedian Bob Saget has died. He was famous for playing a wholesome TV dad on the show Full House. And he was famous for his filthy, filthy jokes everywhere else.
I plan to watch his Roast later in remembrance, after young ears have gone to bed.
I was reading about it - apparently the medical examiner's office is going to be called in. He was 65, but the night prior to his death had been doing a show as part of a long tour he's been doing. So it doesn't sound like there was any obvious cause.
Yeah, from what I was reading, the local PD is not suspecting "drugs or other foul play" which definitely makes the situation more tragic and interesting.
One of my favorite singers of all time, Steinman last year and now Meat Loaf. :( I've loved his music since I was a kid, even the less known stuff like Bat III (which is actually my favorite album of his by a fair bit).
I was at a concert of his about 6 years ago where he collapsed on stage and it was the first time it really dawned on me how old he was and that this day wasn't far off. Even so, still hits hard to hear of the passing of such a Legend.
Just saw earlier this morning, that on 7 February, Douglas Trumbull passed away at age 79.
He was noted for being a special effects guy. His most famous works he's known for are 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Blade Runner. He also directed a few movies (Silent Running and Brainstorm)
Ensis Ferrae wrote: Just saw earlier this morning, that on 7 February, Douglas Trumbull passed away at age 79.
He was noted for being a special effects guy. His most famous works he's known for are 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Blade Runner. He also directed a few movies (Silent Running and Brainstorm)
thats a bugger, wee Turnip really didn't get Close Encounters but the ships, especially the big ship, was (and still are) forking awesome, not as clumsy or random as CGI. An elegant kind of sfx, for a more... civilized age
porkuslime wrote: Sally Kellerman, who played the original "Major "hot Lips" Houlihan, in the M*A*S*H movie, has passed at 84
She was also in the second Pilot of Star Trek, the original series
She also had a role in the Rodney Dangerfield movie Back to School.
Something funny I've heard about the famous (or infamous) tent-dropping scene from the MASH movie: when that tent dropped and she was standing there naked, she almost laughed out loud because Gary Burghoff ("Radar" O'Reilly) was standing behind the camera, also completely naked (not sure if that was to make her feel less uncomfortable about being naked herself or why he would do that).
Scott Hall, professional wrestler known for his work as Razor Ramon in WWE and under his own name in WCW, passed away last night at the age of 63. WWE.com as a source.
To quote his Hall of Fame induction speech from 2014...
"Hard work pays off
Dreams come true
Bad times don't last
But bad guys do"
Louie Simmons, founder of Westside Barbell died a few days ago.
He was a "controversial" figure in the world of strength sports, but some of his contributions were undoubtedly valuable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Simmons
Wow.. I know its the drummer and all, but that still seems no age.
I saw FF play so many times at the festival circuit in the UK in the 00s, they were always a great live act.
There needs to be some kind of foundation setup to protect and keep Eddie Vedder alive as the last of the 'Seattle Sound' vocalists (although I guess you would also class Dave Grohl within that) - just so many of them have passed away now.
June Brown, aka the Grand Ole Dame of Albert Square has passed away at the ripe age of 95.
From a few years ago, here is some frankly magnificent footage of Lady Gaga meeting her Living Spirit Totem.
If any of you have your own little girls, they could do a helluva lot worse than follow in June’s footsteps.
Raise a drink to her IDGAF magnificence.
Sure, Eastender’s won’t mean much if anything to other Dakkanauts. I mean in terms of low rent tv it’s already low ranking before you realise it’s a crappy Soap Opera.
How she didn’t win the BAFTA for her solo monologue episode, I’ll never know. It’s a tour de force of acting competence. Maybe the powers that be sneered because “it’s just a soap opera”.
The following link is only a fraction of the episode as I can’t currently find the full episode. But man. Seriously. Just amazing acting chops.
Rest in peace, June Brown. You’ve bloody earned it. You were also on screen with Jeremy “Boba Fett” Bulloch in the 3rd Doctor adventure “The Time Warrior”.
He's probably best known for the song "Convoy" from 1975, but he did a bunch of other songs. I have a CD of some of his greatest hits; I'll probably have to put it on and listen to it soon.
well thats plop, I knew he had a hand in many big events but until I wiki'd him I was unaware of quite how much, FF, Avengers, Titans, Superman, Wonder Woman, the first Crisis, Infinity Gauntlet and more, one heck of a legacy
Just heard about this on a Tremors fan page on Facebook. Really sad. I'll probably need to watch Tremors again now (not that I need an excuse, I love the movie!). Fred Ward was in a lot of other good movies too, including The Right Stuff (where he played the part of Gus Grissom). RIP to him, and my condolences to his family and friends.
Thats a big old bucket of pish and wind. might well dig out my flipper version of Goodfellas (one of the first DVD I done purchased that you have to turn over half way in !), or maybe Cop Land (a criminally under-rated ensemble piece)
Even though Goodfellas is my favourite film I've never really rated Ray Liotta as an actor (his performance in Goodfellas was great of course). Maybe I just haven't watched some of his more memorable performances.
Sad to hear of his passing at a relatively young age though.
British scientist Dr Peter Scott-Morgan was diagnosed with a motor neurone disease back in 2017. In a bid to extend his life, the scientist worked to become the world’s first Cyborg. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out.
Today, I got a text message that nobody wants to get, informing me that my grandfather (on my mother's side) passed on last night. The cause was most likely complications from ALS. His health had definitely been in decline because of that, with him mostly losing the ability to speak in the last few months due to nerve damage, so this isn't totally unexpected, but it's still rough. So now, in the last two years, I've lost both of my grandfathers.
ZergSmasher wrote: Today, I got a text message that nobody wants to get, informing me that my grandfather (on my mother's side) passed on last night. The cause was most likely complications from ALS. His health had definitely been in decline because of that, with him mostly losing the ability to speak in the last few months due to nerve damage, so this isn't totally unexpected, but it's still rough. So now, in the last two years, I've lost both of my grandfathers.
Inquisitor Gideon wrote: You should never celebrate any death. Especially one taken in violence.
Why not? Should we have not celebrated Hitler's death? Do you genuinely think that no person has ever been so awful that their death is a good thing? Or are you just interested in whitewashing the legacy of this particular donkey-cave?
I do regret the violence a bit though, in that he was shot and died fairly quickly. It would have been much better for him to experience the kind of slow and painful death suffered by the victims of the war criminals he was an apologist for.
Inquisitor Gideon wrote: Because i've had to experience death through violence. I don't care who the person was, it's not something you wish for anyone to have to experience.
Then we'll just have to agree to disagree on this. There are many people I want to experience death through violence because of the moral lines they have crossed. Mass murderers, war criminals, etc. And Abe's defense of war criminals and contributions to Japan's denialism problem was well over that line. He personally denied Japan's WWII atrocities and he made it part of his party's explicitly stated platform that those atrocities did not happen. But don't trust me on this, go ask some families of the victims of Japanese war crimes how many tears they shed when the people responsible were executed.
But if seeing the honest truth about this donkey-cave is unacceptable I'd be perfectly happy to delete my posts on the subject if all other mentions of him are also removed from this thread. It is completely inappropriate to whitewash his legacy and give him the honor of a place in a memorial thread. Let him die alone and forgotten and dump the body in an unmarked grave.
Funny how this year, it's wrong to be happy about the death of someone who was probably a pretty awful human being, yet last year everybody was in the memorial thread celebrating when Rush Limbaugh died. Admittedly Limbaugh was largely considered a trash person too (mostly for reasons we can't talk about on Dakka), but the double standard is very obvious. But that's none of my business...
Then we'll just have to agree to disagree on this. There are many people I want to experience death through violence because of the moral lines they have crossed. Mass murderers, war criminals, etc. And Abe's defense of war criminals and contributions to Japan's denialism problem was well over that line. He personally denied Japan's WWII atrocities and he made it part of his party's explicitly stated platform that those atrocities did not happen. But don't trust me on this, go ask some families of the victims of Japanese war crimes how many tears they shed when the people responsible were executed.
Yeah, and I'm sure no American politician has ever denied atrocities committed by US servicemen. Do you call for their blood as well?
But if seeing the honest truth about this donkey-cave is unacceptable I'd be perfectly happy to delete my posts on the subject if all other mentions of him are also removed from this thread
Dakka isn't mandated to play by your rules, you can't just come in here and silence discussion on something like this just because you don't like the person who died.
creeping-deth87 wrote: Yeah, and I'm sure no American politician has ever denied atrocities committed by US servicemen. Do you call for their blood as well?
Do not compare US war crimes to Japan's atrocities in WWII. And go do some reading on the subject if you think the two are even remotely comparable, your ignorance on the subject is contributing to Japan's attempts to bury their shameful past.
But yes, if you would like to give me the names of some dead US politicians who defended atrocities on that level I will quite happily celebrate their deaths as well.
Dakka isn't mandated to play by your rules, you can't just come in here and silence discussion on something like this just because you don't like the person who died.
Grow up.
Then you can deal with a little celebration of the death of a notorious war crimes apologist.
RIP to the creator of one of the most iconic pieces of movie music in history. I actually had no idea he was still alive! He really got to see his work go pretty far!
Pretty sure rumors of Sam Neill's death have been very much exaggerated. Or was that what that "zarjaz nor scrotnig" thing was telling us and the joke flew over my head?
ZergSmasher wrote: Pretty sure rumors of Sam Neill's death have been very much exaggerated. Or was that what that "zarjaz nor scrotnig" thing was telling us and the joke flew over my head?
Alan Grant was a comics writer, and a damn good one. Dr. Grant from JP's name is absolute coincidence. End of the film tells me so.
Inquisitor Gideon wrote: Then you are a very weird person and i feel like you should take some time to take some much needed self-reflection.
No, there is nothing weird or strange about not feeling bad and even being glad that someone who both was an apologist for atrocities and advocated for going back to a culture and government that committed said atrocities. It is strange that you have a problem with people expressing their hate for him though.
This is the one this year that really hurt. He turned out to be kind of a fething idiot and ultimately his own decisions may have helped bring his death to pass, but Meat Loaf is one of the absolute greatest rock singers to ever live and probably my personal favorite. RIP
ZergSmasher wrote: Pretty sure rumors of Sam Neill's death have been very much exaggerated. Or was that what that "zarjaz nor scrotnig" thing was telling us and the joke flew over my head?
Alan Grant was a comics writer, and a damn good one. Dr. Grant from JP's name is absolute coincidence. End of the film tells me so.
Farewell to David Warner. He got his head sliced off The Omen, preferred Shakespeare in Klingon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and was a Russian Sub-Mariner Duran Duran fan in Doctor Who among many, many things. but I'll always think of him first as Evil Genius in Time Bandits.
MarkNorfolk wrote: Farewell to David Warner. He got his head sliced off The Omen, preferred Shakespeare in Klingon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and was a Russian Sub-Mariner Duran Duran fan in Doctor Who among many, many things. but I'll always think of him first as Evil Genius in Time Bandits.
MarkNorfolk wrote: Farewell to David Warner. He got his head sliced off The Omen, preferred Shakespeare in Klingon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and was a Russian Sub-Mariner Duran Duran fan in Doctor Who among many, many things. but I'll always think of him first as Evil Genius in Time Bandits.
Inquisitor Gideon wrote: Then you are a very weird person and i feel like you should take some time to take some much needed self-reflection.
No, there is nothing weird or strange about not feeling bad and even being glad that someone who both was an apologist for atrocities and advocated for going back to a culture and government that committed said atrocities. It is strange that you have a problem with people expressing their hate for him though.
It is a nearly universal rule of manners not to speak ill of the dead, especially at a memorial (or online memorial thread).
With the corollary being if you can't say something nice say nothing at all.
There's a time and place to discuss Abe's actions and policies WRT Japan and World War 2, but a memorial is not that time or place.
A really nice article here from the Star Trek website. Truly a pioneer, genuine amazing person. As someone who always preferred Star Trek, it's a real shame.
Learned yesterday of the passing of the voice of baseball, or at least the Voice of the Dodgers, Vin Scully passed away at 94.
He had an amazing career, which saw him broadcast games where the oldest person was born during the Civil War, and the youngest was born in 1994. (He broadcast a spring training game in which Connie Mack was managing, and his final broadcast one of the players, Julio Urias was born in 1994)
Very sad to hear of the passing of Raymond Briggs, Father Christmas and The Bear were some of my absolute favourites.
Of course to me more importantly was When the Wind Blows, which really I think is a must read for any 40k fan. If you ever want to better appreciate the lore and atmosphere of 40k, then this is a book which should really be a part of a 40k reading list.
She was also in the movie Birth, in which she delivered probably one of the best scenes in the movie near the end.
I definitely feel sorry for the people whose entire house and belongings were destroyed by the wreck. Not so much sympathy for self destructive behavior, unfortunately.
Just Tony wrote: I definitely feel sorry for the people whose entire house and belongings were destroyed by the wreck. Not so much sympathy for self destructive behavior, unfortunately.
The vehicle crashed into a house? Only thing I have seen just said there was an accident but no details about it.
The only thing I recall seeing her in was the Psycho remake which we went to out of morbid curiosity. I know the other films but either haven't seen it or don't really remember it.
She put in some excellent turns in the mid-late 90,s,Donnie Brasco, I know...last Summer. and Six Days, Seven Nights, as Harrison Ford as a rom-com lead is funny beyond the script level (but props to him for sticking with her despite the fuss about her hand-holding choice at the time)
On August 5, 2022, Heche was involved in a sequence of two car crashes in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, first when the Mini Cooper she was driving hit a garage at an apartment complex, and second when she crashed into a house, resulting in a fire that left her severely burned.[101][102][103] A video recorded in the moments before the final crash shows Heche's vehicle navigating a neighborhood street at a very high speed, followed a few seconds later by the sound of a crash.[104][105] The vehicle collision and resulting house fire required 59 firefighters to handle, who took 65 minutes to fully extinguish the fire and rescue Heche from the vehicle. The house was left structurally compromised and uninhabitable.[106] The tenant of the house sustained minor injuries, but suffered extensive property loss.[107][108]
Law enforcement officials said that Heche was "deemed to be under the influence and acting erratically" at the time of the crashes.[102] The Los Angeles Police Department said that a preliminary blood analysis confirmed the presence of narcotics in Heche's system, although more comprehensive toxicology tests that could take weeks are required to identify specific drugs.[109][110]
Hopefully some of her organs are viable for donation.
My condolences to not only the royal family but also everyone in the UK. Her Majesty, from everything I've heard over the years, was truly a great person and I'm sure she will be missed.
It's certainly a fascinating historical moment, regardless of how you view the monarchy and their troublesome position. I think the Queen successfully managed to make her place seem worthwhile to the country and her passing is the end of an era. Most people aren't really royalists, apart from the flag waving nutters, but she has had a special place in the history of the country and represented generational continuity. She cemented her place as the nation's grandmother.
If she hadn't been on the throne, I think more talk would have been made of removing them.
I personally quite liked her as an individual, the fact that at age 90 she went down to Grenfell to talk to the survivors when our own PM couldn't be bothered says a lot about her. I'm sadder than I thought I would be at her passing. There's plenty of people quite jovial though, which I fully understand.
Still we are to become Carolingians now, which historically has never had any bad moments as I recall..
ZergSmasher wrote: My condolences to not only the royal family but also everyone in the UK.
Thanks. I'm not a Royalist but things feel very strange this morning...
Definitely a sense of... something. An end of an era. While rationally I knew she had to go sometime (as do we all) I also kinda thought she'd last forever.
Being the geeky gamer that I am, I HAD wondered if the Queen had passed away 2-3 years ago, and we were seeing a reanimated Queen and thus she would outlast us all..
I am saddened and am thinking about my British friends today, though
Also not a Royalist or Monarchist, but have nothing against Queenie.
But this hasn’t really affected me any. I’m of course sad a family has lost its matriarch, not least because it’s three years to the day I lost my Mum, but the National pomp, ceremony and hand wringing leaves me entirely cold.
ZergSmasher wrote: My condolences to not only the royal family but also everyone in the UK.
Thanks. I'm not a Royalist but things feel very strange this morning...
Definitely a sense of... something. An end of an era. While rationally I knew she had to go sometime (as do we all) I also kinda thought she'd last forever.
Same here, in the blizzard of info overload from the media the stat that 85% or so of us have never known another monarch was interesting
I once made this tiny 6mm scale Princess Elizabeth Windsor for my 6mm WW2 collection based on her time serving with the ATS as an ambulance driver and mechanic.
Thought it worth sharing at this time. She’s a genuine legend and much beloved national treasure and leaves a big job to fill.
Honestly, and without Edge? I think her passing is more upsetting to me than Queenie.
Mrs McCluskey was an absolute institution on a truly groundbreaking TV show. The show that taught me about the dangers of drug addiction, AIDS, shoplifting, kiddy fiddlers etc.
Olthannon wrote: Great shame to hear of the passing of Kim Jung Gi. Fantastic artist.
I only found out today. Hard not to be a fan of that guy. I got back into drawing a few years ago after having not picked up a pencil for the better part of 20 years and while skimming youtube for art videos I was Kim vs Jim Lee video where they had to draw batman. Jim was very uncomfortable using just a pen. Kim slayed it. Very sad to hear he's gone, only 47 too.
I seem to have grown up with Robbie - all the way from his alternative comedy roots like Laugh? I nearly Paid My License Fee! and Comic Strip Presents... through to Cracker. Harry Potter was the least of his work.
I'm not a Harry Potter fan so his role in that is mostly irrelevant to me (although I know Hagrid was a well-loved character in that series). I mostly think of him as Valentin Zukovsky, in the 007 movies GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough. I do remember him being in Krull (along with a young Liam Neeson), and like Tannhauser42 above I also love that movie.
To folks of my vintage, will always be best known for the Robin of Sherwood theme. A landmark TV series which heavily influenced modern interpretations of Robin Hood.
"Dead Kennedys' drummer D.H. Peligro (Darren Henley) passed away in his Los Angeles home yesterday, October 28th. Police on the scene stated that he died from trauma to the head caused by an accidental fall".
Kevin won us over with Batman: The animated series, and I'll never forget the first time I enjoyed "On Leather Wings" as a youngster. It was a big screen adventure that somehow worked wonders on the small screen. Kevin's performance, as well as others such as Meredith, Marc and Rene, made it an instant classic.
Robbie Coltrane, I know I'm a month late late commenting here, but I finally placed why he's always looked so familiar to me. He starred in one of my favorite childhood movies with Gene Wilder, Nuns on the Run. I still quote that movie to this day, including when I was trying to explain the holy Trinity to a group of kids in my wife's Sunday School class. "He's small, green, and split three ways" was not what she wanted me to say.
Thank you Mr Conroy, thank you for helping us keep the Bat faith in the face of increasingly farcical 90's live action films with outstanding work in BTAS and onwards
Conroy's story "Becoming Batman" is a must-read and a real tear jerker. It's about how he channeled his rage as a gay man in the 70s and 80s through the Stonewall riots and AIDS epidemic and public indifference and ridicule into the anger for the part.
cuda1179 wrote: Robbie Coltrane, I know I'm a month late late commenting here, but I finally placed why he's always looked so familiar to me. He starred in one of my favorite childhood movies with Gene Wilder, Nuns on the Run. I still quote that movie to this day, including when I was trying to explain the holy Trinity to a group of kids in my wife's Sunday School class. "He's small, green, and split three ways" was not what she wanted me to say.
It was Eric Idle of Monty Python fame. But it is an ace film spectacles, testicles, Wallet and watch
Gert wrote: Man, JDF is a loss. Power Rangers was huge for me when I was young, probably my first nerd thing.
What's even more tragic about it is that it was a suicide, and the guy was only 49 years old. Suicide is never the answer, no matter how bad things look. It just hurts everyone else.
Gert wrote: Man, JDF is a loss. Power Rangers was huge for me when I was young, probably my first nerd thing.
What's even more tragic about it is that it was a suicide, and the guy was only 49 years old. Suicide is never the answer, no matter how bad things look. It just hurts everyone else.
That is really upsetting, I'm annoyed at the sites that do not report this fact.
Depression and suicidal thoughts can hit anyone, if you need help please seek and remember that you are not alone.
Not reporting a suicide hides that fact and stigmatizes people who might otherwise seek help.
Forget the politics, this (from Wikipedia) is what he's really known for...
During a 1963 political breakfast, Brown met Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), and the two discussed selling Sanders' chicken in Brown's chain of barbecue restaurants.By 1964, Brown persuaded Jack C. Massey to purchase KFC from Sanders for $2 million (equivalent to $17,474,249 in 2021). The investment group changed the restaurant's format from the diner-style restaurant envisioned by Sanders to a fast-food take out model. Giving all their restaurants a distinct red-and-white striped color pattern, the group opened over 1,500 restaurants, including locations in all 50 U.S. states and several international locations. By 1967, KFC had become the nation's sixth largest restaurant chain by volume and first offered its stock for public purchase in 1969.
Helluva life he lead. If anyone wants me, I’ll be listening to his music,
Was just heading to post on this as well. An absolutely sublime guitarist, Dr Feelgood were such an incredible band.
Pub rock was a genre that smashed on to the scene and led the way for Punk. Wilco's stage presence was such an influence. Seemed like a genuinely canny bloke to boot.
I'm just glad we had him around for a few more years after that cancer scare a few years back.
One of my all time favourite tracks is Going Back Home so it's been on a few times since I heard the news.
What's vaguely amusing to me is that I had no idea until hearing of his death today that Trivett from Walker and Theo from Die Hard were played by the same guy. RIP to Mr. Gilyard, and my condolences to his family and friends.
Yeah, we introduced our boys to Look Who's Talking only a few weeks back and they loved it - although were slightly grossed out by some of the more biological bits...
Just Tony wrote: https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/stuart-margolin-emmy-award-winning-rockford-files-actor-dead-at-82/ar-AA15cCUV?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=801b7bdb25a248d7ab08f67b35090810
I loved The Rockford Files repeats on 1970's BBC. A show I think of first regarding James Garner, rather than Bret Maverick).
Kind of a very specific sports niche but early pioneer of MMA, Stephan Bonnar has passed away at 45. Cause of death not released, but he had been battling health problems, as well as losing eveything in a fire at his Vegas home a year or so ago.
Long story short :
Bonnar burst on the scene as a cast member of the groundbreaking reality show profiling the lives of upcoming MMA fighters. He made the show’s finals and fought Forrest Griffin. The ensuing slugfest drew a massive spike in viewership for the UFC’s broadcaster, Spike. While Bonnar lost a unanimous decision, he was awarded a UFC contract by UFC President Dana White, who later credited the bout for singlehandedly saving the promotion at a time when it was hemorrhaging money.
I remember this fight, and coming into work the next day and talking to co-workers that I rarely had talked to before and all of us just going wild talking about this fight. Over the years we still get together for a few UFC PPVs a year.
Hush! The year's not over for everyone quite yet. There's still time for 2022 to do some more damage (e.g., California could fall into the Pacific Ocean, etc.). Don't tempt fate like that!
spectacles, testicles, Wallet and watch
