Another one

[yendi]

Turns out George Plimpton died, too. Every time I come back to the computer, someone else I admired is dead. This sucks. :-(

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[divalea.livejournal.com]

Aw, shit! Stay away from your computer! You're a KILLER!


I like a mourning meme started at The V on Delphi. Instead of maudlin messages and oh shits, people post pictures.

[terracinque.livejournal.com]

I realize this would be hard to quantify, but it seems like the celebrity death rate has been unusually high this year.

[terracinque.livejournal.com]

And, despite his many accomplishments, my fondest memory of Plimpton is when he played Tom Hanks's father in Volunteers.

Hanks: Father, these men are coming to break my hips!

Plimpton: I think this will be a character-building experience for you. You'll become a better person. And in the meantime, you can use one of those, oh, what do they call them? A walker.

[dwivian]

Wanna see something else die?

http://www.texaschainsawmovie.com/

They're redoing another classic.....

[pinballsorceror.livejournal.com]

This is another sad passing on. This guy really did a lot with his life, and not just entertain. He shouldn't just be remembered as a kindly old man, but he was a kindly person his whole life. If I were a celebrity, he is the kind of celebrity I'd want to be. This is someone who saw JFK's assassination among other things, a very full existence.

[sirinek.livejournal.com]

Plimpton died in his sleep in his mid 70s, which can't be that horrible. Better than a heart attack in his 50's like the two celebrity deaths before him. Its still sad though.

ijk says she is meeting 'Shade (and I assume, you) at the Monkey this weekend. Do you have any details? :)

celeb deaths in 3s

[rapha.livejournal.com]

Herb Gardner, author of such hit Broadway comedies as "A Thousand Clowns" and the Tony-winning "I'm Not Rappaport," has died. He was 68.

So is that the third? Or is dependent upon Yendi admiring him or not?

[lonesomenumber1]

This is someone who saw JFK's assassination among other things, a very full existence.

It was RFK. Plimpton was one of the men who wrestled Sirhan Sirhan to the ground. (I wouldn't nitpick but that's a pretty big deal, I think.)

Re: celeb deaths in 3s

[yendi]

Well, since I adored I Love Rappaport, he definitely qualifies as someone I admired. That's a shame.

[yendi]

I like that idea! It's a much better way to celebrate what they did!

[yendi]

I know about this one, but I've actually got high hopes for it.

[yendi]

I'm still pretty clueless on the whole plan, alas.

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

I just found that out this afternoon. Funny thing is, a fortnight or so ago I mentioned to a guy who works in my building, whom I've seen a few times, that he kept reminding me of George Plimpton....

*sigh*

He was interesting on E.R., too.

feel free

[pinballsorceror.livejournal.com]

Feel free to knit-pick man, It's important I get my facts straight, thanks for the correction.