DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

The Captain · Jul 19, 2008

I was born in '35 and literally grew up listening to Jo Stafford.
To say her vocals - along with Sinatra and all the rest of the
singers of that era - still run thru my mind, goes without
saying. I am thankful for my recordings; fond memories.

InspectorMorse · Jul 19, 2008

So sad! I have all of her music in my iTunes! Jonathan Schwartz on XM Radio "High Standards" has had some great Jo Stafford stories in the past- special person!

Pink Dahlia · Aug 10, 2008

Bernie Mac Dead at 50

How sad.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2008/08/09/mac-reaction.html

Feraud · Aug 10, 2008

Just read it this evening. What a bummer. Bernie was a funny guy.

Hondo · Aug 10, 2008

He was a funny guy; I caught his show a few times,
The Bernie Mac Show" Listen Up America! lol
Sad indeed, cherish life, R.I.P.

BAZ · Aug 10, 2008

RIP, but he wasn't that funny.....

Tomasso · Aug 10, 2008

BAZ said:
RIP, but he wasn't that funny.....

What a kind comment to make at this time. You are a true gentleman.

ShesSoVaVaVoom · Aug 10, 2008

BAZ said:
RIP, but he wasn't that funny.....

if you haven't got anything nice to say...

he was a hard working man and achieved more than most of us ever will. how sad for his family to have to go through the death of a loved one, I'm sure we all know that feeling. still a man in his prime, he will be greatly missed by those that knew him personally, and those that would never get the change to meet him, yet he made them smile all the same.

RIP

BAZ · Aug 10, 2008

It is indeed sad when ANYONE passes away. Respect to him for making a successful
career, actually thought he was good in "Charlie's Angels", but for some
reason his comedic style wasn't MY style.
Said it when he was alive. no reason to change my views now.

saturnoir · Aug 10, 2008

A loss of a great comic talent, and (at times), a really snappy dresser! Bernie could have died an obscure comic playing small houses, but one big break (A Spike Lee documentary about comedians) turned him into a megastar. What a great career, and what an inspiration to us all to take advantage when opportunity knocks!

ShesSoVaVaVoom · Aug 10, 2008

BAZ said:
It is indeed sad when ANYONE passes away. Respect to him for making a successful
career, actually thought he was good in "Charlie's Angels", but for some
reason his comedic style wasn't MY style.
Said it when he was alive. no reason to change my views now.

that's perfectly fine that his comedic style wasn't your own, and of course you shouldn't have to change your views because he is no longer alive, but it's usually polite when someone passes to make a positive remark about them.

SamMarlowPI · Aug 10, 2008

he was great in oceans eleven...the scene with matt damon killed me...

Pink Dahlia · Aug 11, 2008

Isaac Hayes Dead at 65

What the heck is going on here!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26125699/

pretty faythe · Aug 11, 2008

exactly, to each their own. I thought he was hilarious!

BAZ said:
It is indeed sad when ANYONE passes away. Respect to him for making a successful
career, actually thought he was good in "Charlie's Angels", but for some
reason his comedic style wasn't MY style.
Said it when he was alive. no reason to change my views now.

dahliaoleander · Aug 11, 2008

Pink Dahlia said:
What the heck is going on here!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26125699/

Mama says these things tend to happen in threes. So keep your eyes peeled.

What a loss though. Bernie and then Isaac.

ShesSoVaVaVoom · Aug 11, 2008

geez what a shock these last couple of days, two artists taken from this world.

RIP

Tomasso · Aug 11, 2008

I met him when he had a restaurant in Chicago in the mid 90's. He sang an aucapella rendition of Shaft at five in the morning.

Bless his soul.

Hemingway Jones · Aug 11, 2008

This post is to acknowledge when a notable individual unrelated to the Golden Era passes away. -HJ

ShortClara · Aug 11, 2008

I am really sad about Bernie. I thought he was just so funny and he made me smile. His TV show was highly underrated I thought, as was "Head of State", the movie he made with Chris Rock. RIP America.

desi_de_lu_lu · Aug 11, 2008

ShortClara said:
I am really sad about Bernie. I thought he was just so funny and he made me smile. His TV show was highly underrated I thought, as was "Head of State", the movie he made with Chris Rock. RIP America.

I am with you on this one... I am still shocked that someone who had his kind of money in the year 2008 could die of complications of pneumonia. I know he had some kind of lung disorder...but still....

I loved him in all 3 Ocean's movies. He has a sense of humor I can't quite describe.

Wry, ascerbic....with a dash of curmudgeon.

DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

One of the Regulars

One of the Regulars

Call Me a Cab

One Too Many

BAZ

Guest

Incurably Addicted

One of the Regulars

BAZ

Guest

New in Town

One of the Regulars

One Too Many

Call Me a Cab

One Too Many

One of the Regulars

One of the Regulars

Incurably Addicted

I'll Lock Up

One Too Many

Practically Family

Similar threads

Log in

Forum statistics