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RMH999 Wrote:Actor Adam West I was already planning to watch Return of the Caped Crusaders again today - now it won't be quite as fun.
(And his ATT article is written in the first person... I'll think of something.)
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RIP Sam Panopoulos, the man who first put pineapple on pizza
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Quote:RMH999 wrote: Actor Adam West
I was already planning to watch Return of the Caped Crusaders again today - now it won't be quite as fun.
(And his ATT article is written in the first person... I'll think of something.)
Boingboing has a delightful anecdote about West today -- complete with photographic documentation. It's worth a read.
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Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has died.
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I don't know how many of you outside the New York City area will recognize the name, but pioneer TV journalist Gabe Pressman died this morning.
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RIP Prof. Jerry Nelson, inventor of the segmented-mirror design that allows large telescopes to work.
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RIP Stewart Wieck, co-creator of the original Mage: The Ascension
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Whoa. I worked with Stewart when I was writing GURPS Mage. I wouldn't call him a friend, but he was certainly an industry acquaintance. Wow.
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RIP Michael Nyqvist
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RIP Michael Bond, creator of the Paddington Bear series.
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