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Funny story, my wife and I saw a preview for a movie with him in it a while back and she said "I hope that's good, it would suck for his last movie to be a bad one." She said she'd seen his funeral on tv and president Obama was there and everything.
It was Nelson Mandela's funeral.
"Holy Sh*&, you've opened my eyes and changed my mind about this topic, thanks Dakka OT!"
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Trailer Park Supervisor Mr. Lahey (John F. Dunsworth) has died. He was 71.
Gonna have to have a little drinky-poo to get over this one, Bo-bandy.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
This is shaping up to be a bad week for Canada. Gord Downie, frontman for the Tragically Hip, dead at 53. A nation mourns her favorite son.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Here is Gord and the Hip absolutely killing it at Woodstock 99
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We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Such a sad day. We all knew it was coming of course but so, so sad nonetheless. It was such a shock when he announced it. My mum died a couple of weeks ago too, on the same day as Tom Petty so it has been a really crappy month for me.
One of my biggest regrets was not going to see The Hip when they toured the UK a few years ago. I figured they would be back another time but as we now know, it was not to be....
"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 12 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
Mr_Rose wrote: Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
That, along with Smokey and the Bandit, is one of my favorite movies of all time.
Sadly, Sunday, we also lost Della Reese. She was best known as one of the stars of Touched By An Angel, in addition to being an accomplished R&B singer. She was 86.
Warren "Pete" Moore, singer/songwriter, and one of the original members of the legendary Motown group "The Miracles" (alongside Smokey Robinson), passed away at age 78.
Veteran TV presenter Keith Chegwin has died aged 60 after a long illness, his family says.
I maintain the riff in the theme to "Cheggers plays pop" is one of mankind's greatest achievements.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
In memoriam Last night
North voiced Daphne in many incarnations of the series from 1970 to 2003. She passed away aged 71 after a long battle with illness, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
"Operation Yewtree is a police investigation into sexual abuse allegations, predominantly the abuse of children, against the British media personality Jimmy Savile and others. The investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in October 2012. After a period of assessment it became a full criminal investigation, involving inquiries into living people, notably other celebrities, as well as Savile."
Really one for the "Dark side of Hollywood" thread. In the context of Grotsnik's post, a distressing number of British TV and radio personalities of the 80s (contemporary with Keith Chegwin's peak of fame) turned out to have had a dark side.
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~15000 Astra Militarum: 
~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: 
~1900 | Imperial Knights: 
~2000 | Sisters of Battle: 
~3500 | Leagues of Votann: 
~1200 | Tyranids: 
~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: 
