Quote:Bob Schroeck wrote:Sad
Mary Tyler Moore.
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
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2017's "cursed thread"
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RIP Mike Connors, star of Mannix
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... at-91.html -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ed-77.html
RIP Sir John Hurt, aka Garrick Ollivander, The War Doctor, Kane of the Nostromo, and so many more. -- Sucrose Octanitrate. Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
RIP Barbara Hale, who played Della Street on Perry Mason
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/b ... son-893891 -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
RIP Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco
(Namco brought the world Pac-Man, amongst other games.) -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
RIP Frank Pellegrino
"Sopranos, Law & Order and Goodfellas actor co-owned exclusive NYC restaurant Rao's" -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
RIP Irwin Corey, July 29, 1914 – February 6, 2017
One of the greatest stand-up comedians, his most famous character was "The World’s Foremost Authority" -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
That sucks.
Personal note: I played laser tag with Richard one of the times he was out here, when he invited along the Trek group my girlfriend was part of at the time. It was an interesting experience. -- "You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor 
Two pieces of bad news. But I hadn't been aware that Corey had still been alive...
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
RIP Richard B. Wright, award-winning author and a master of the Mundane Made Awesome story
-- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
RIP John Wetton, prog-rock bassist best known as the frontman of Asia
RIP Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet and co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
http://globalnews.ca/news/3235445/tara- ... 55078350=1
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, a goddaughter of HRH the Prince of Wales.
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
One of the remaining 'Band of Brothers' has passed onhttp://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/10/ed ... -obituary/
___________________________ "I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
For those of us looking back on this thread at the end of the year (or decade) and who don't recognize the references:
Timote Wrote:One of the remaining 'Band of Brothers' has passed on Edward Tipper, who fought at the Battle of Normandy Pyeknu Wrote:Sad news for music vocalist fans: Al Jarreau, multiple Grammy-award-winning vocalist -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Kim Jong-nam, half-brother to the leader of North Korea, has been assassinated
-- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Today is not a good day for CBC on-air personalities
RIP Bill Kelly http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/st ... -1.3984826 There's an as-yet-unconfirmed report on the Steve Jackson Games forums that Loren Wiseman has passed away. http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=148415 -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Well, fuck.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
RIP Dick Bruna
You might not know his name, but you've almost certainly seen his work -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
Canadian lighthouse to U.S. Warship approaching it: "This is a lighthouse. Your call!"
Bill Paxton
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? - Albert Einstein
The People's Court is in recess.http://www.yahoo.com/tv/peoples-court- ... 37700.html
___________________________ "I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin
RIP Neil Fingleton, actor and "Britain's tallest man", at age 36
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02 ... dies-aged/ -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 |
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