Knuckledragger Posted May 24 Report Posted May 24 RIP documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock. His reputation got rather tarnished in the last however many years. He was a raging alcoholic, which greatly skewed his breakout documentary Super Size Me. He also had a nasty history of at best being a serial sex pest and philanderer and at worst committing sexual assault. With all of that said, he did help kick start the documentary boom of the 00s. Also he named the right town where Osama Bin Laden was hiding and wouldn't be found until years later. 2
skullguise Posted May 27 Report Posted May 27 RIP Bill....got to see him live with the Celtics in that great 1986 year.....
Wmcmanus Posted May 28 Author Report Posted May 28 Fuck, just saw that. RIP, Bill Walton, you crazy man, you, and I mean that in the best possible way. He was always a trip to listen to. Fuck cancer, and colon cancer in particular. "But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good." - Bill Walton
TMoney Posted May 29 Report Posted May 29 RIP Big Red. You were a weird dude, that is for sure. Pretty good ball player before his injury too. 2
HemiSam Posted June 6 Report Posted June 6 Godspeed, Parnelli Jones... One heck of a run, sir! https://www.hagerty.com/media/motorsports/when-i-talked-with-parnelli-jones-it-wasnt-about-racing/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_NA_EML_UN_UN_DailyDriver_Thursday&hashed_email=5a40c51c3d4254d5f58319200ca2ac8bb44b94437291b38bd1d989d5554293b0&dtm_em=5a40c51c3d4254d5f58319200ca2ac8bb44b94437291b38bd1d989d5554293b0 HS 2
mikeymad Posted June 6 Report Posted June 6 RIP Mr Jones - Truly a legion in the world of racing. So much so that you are known just by your first name. Godspeed indeed. 1
naamanf Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 Guessing he had a heart attack. Nobody was flying that plane. 1
TMoney Posted June 12 Report Posted June 12 RIP to Jerry West. Maybe (up until today) my favorite living athlete. Jerry lead the Lakers against the Celtics and Knicks in the finals 8 times before finally winning in his 9th time. That sisaphesian-effort alone makes him almost some kind of Greek tragic hero. To get near the top of the mountaintop that many times and still get back up and go again is inspiring. After retiring as a player he built not one but two great Laker dynasties, the Showtime™ Magic-Kareem teams and the Shaq-Kobe teams. He would later serve as a front office executive for other teams, including my Golden State Warriors during the Curry championship years. I think what allowed him to succeed in every era of the game was his respect for the current players and the changing game. Rather than insist things be done “his way” or the way it was done when he was a player, he adapted and respected the players as the skills the league valued and the style of play changed. There is no common thread to the championship winning teams he constructed, because he was the kind of thinker who evaluated and respected the tools he had at his disposal with fresh eyes and with a lack of deference to old dogma. He was able to build teams around many of the league’s most unique talents. Kareem, the great stoic. Shaq and Kobe, the best of frenemies, and Curry a one-of-one player who heralded a new era of three point shooting. We will miss you, Jerry. 7
Voltron Posted June 19 Report Posted June 19 (edited) This one hurts. RIP to Willie Mays, the greatest baseball player ever. He was supposed to be in Birmingham to be celebrated along with the Negro Leagues where he got his start this week but he had canceled that trip the other day. The Giants will play the Cardinals in old timey uniforms at the still standing Rickwood Field tomorrow and I'm sure they're going to have an extra big tribute to the Say Hey Kid. He was a childhood and lifelong hero I got to meet briefly and this was one case where meeting your heroes only increased my respect for him. Well before my time, he was a customer of my grandfather's French laundry. That would have been a fun stop on the delivery / pick-up route. Anyway, RIP to the true legend. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/willie-mays-dead-obituary-17815215.php Edited June 19 by Voltron 11
robm321 Posted June 19 Report Posted June 19 This is a big one. RIP Willie Mays, a SF Giant staple and absolute legend. 3 1
guzziguy Posted June 19 Report Posted June 19 This is a hard one. It doesn't matter which team one rooted for, everyone was a fan of Willie Mays. RIP. 4
Voltron Posted June 19 Report Posted June 19 Found my pic with Willie, my friend Johnnie and two random women 9 2
morphsci Posted June 19 Report Posted June 19 One of the true class acts in both sports and life. We lost a great one. Say hey to the big guy for me. You will be missed. 3
Wmcmanus Posted June 19 Author Report Posted June 19 Leon McBryde, one of my favorite Santa performers and a good friend of mine over the past 15 years or so. He was famous first as Buttons the Clown in the Ringling Brothers circus, and later in life as the professional Santa Claus at The Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas. He and his friend Stephen Gillham worked as a "Brothers Claus" team teaching all of the tricks of the trade at most of the large Santa training venues. Suffice it to say, he was one of a kind. https://famousclowns.org/circus-clowns/leon-mcbryde-aka-buttons-biography/ https://santaclaushall.com/2017-inductees/leon-a-mcbryde/ 12
Knuckledragger Posted June 20 Report Posted June 20 RIP Donald Sutherland, who passed at the tender age of 88. 1 9
Grahame Posted June 20 Report Posted June 20 RIP Mr Sutherland https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9rrvdq3g9zo Obit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52070783.amp 3
skullguise Posted June 20 Report Posted June 20 Holy crap, some big names recently..... Donald Sutherland is a minor deity in my book. Oddly, my two favorite movies of his are Eye Of The Needle and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. He had a level of golden touch IMO.... 3
HemiSam Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 Godspeed, James Chance (aka James White) of James Chance and the Contortions. Quite the saxophonist amongst other talents... HS 2
dsavitsk Posted June 29 Report Posted June 29 Martin Mull, Arrested Development and Roseanne actor, dies aged 80 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jun/28/martin-mull-dead-arrested-development-roseanne-actor 9
Knuckledragger Posted June 29 Report Posted June 29 Was just gonna post about him. I watched Fernwood Tonight (and later America Tonight) not when it was a new show, but as reruns on Nike at Nite (which had some amazing content in the early days.) Not everything he did was funny (his comedic music albums were ...mixed at best) but his screen presence was amazing. 2
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