[DEADPOOL]'s Summer of Death

2009-09-21 Thread satrngrl
Sad to say, it feels like it all started with Tom. --Deb oh, bite me. usual (cr)AP disclaimer applies. By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK – We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens. But all through the summer of 2009 came a ceasele

Re: [DEADPOOL]'s Summer of Death

2009-09-21 Thread damonbeau
>>>On June 4, the "Kung Fu" actor David Carradine, 72, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. On June 23, Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight" show sidekick to Johnny Carson, died at the age of 86. Arguably an editing error -- since the word show was right there next to Tonight, there's no reason they

speaking of celebrity deaths: healthwatch, again, The Huff

2009-09-21 Thread danny burstein
(and I don't mean Ariana) --- >From: "Matthew Kruk" >Newsgroups: alt.obituaries >Subject: Healthwatch: David Hasselhoff, hospitalized after dinking binge >collapse http://www.themoneytimes.com/featured/20090921/david-hasselhoff-has-alcohol-poisoning-again-h

Re: [DEADPOOL]'s Summer of Death

2009-09-21 Thread satrngrl
Hence the disclaimer. Apparently, this summer also marked the death of the copy editor. --Deb --- On Mon, 9/21/09, damonb...@gmail.com wrote: > From: damonb...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [DEADPOOL]'s Summer of Death > To: wnndl@googlegroups.com > Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 10:58 AM > >

Re: [DEADPOOL]'s Summer of Death

2009-09-21 Thread Jim O'Connell
I think the show once called simply "Tonight", but it was long before Ed and Johnny - or rather, Johnny and Ed - came along. >> On June 23, Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight" show >> sidekick to Johnny Carson, died at the age of 86. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You recei

Re: [DEADPOOL]'s Summer of Death

2009-09-21 Thread Glenda Collins
Did anyone think as baby boomers age the frequency of these deaths will increase? Just an observation. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 21, 2009, at 10:24 AM, satrn...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Sad to say, it feels like it all started with Tom. --Deb oh, bite me. usual (cr)AP disclaimer applies. By

media update: CBS Fails to Stop Dan Rather’s Suit

2009-09-21 Thread danny burstein
[ny times] A New York judge on Monday rejected CBS's bid to dismiss Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit asserting that he was fired over an election-year report on former President George W. Bush's Vietnam War-era military service. ... rest: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/business/media/2

Re: [DEADPOOL]'s Summer of Death

2009-09-21 Thread Joseph Nebus
Further adventures in the death of the copy editor: On Sep 22, 2009, at 1:24 AM, satrn...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer > Two days later, Les Paul died at the age of 94. His contributions to > music can't be underestimated; he developed multitrack record

Re: [DEADPOOL]'s Summer of Death

2009-09-21 Thread damonbeau
> > > By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer > > Two days later, Les Paul died at the age of 94. His contributions to > > music can't be underestimated; he developed multitrack recording and > > the solid-body electric guitar. > > His contributions can't be *over*estimated, if the intent is

[misc] looks like we'll have to keep working tomorrow

2009-09-21 Thread danny burstein
Don't recognize any of our names on the new MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" list: "A newspaper reporter who refuses to forget decades-old murders and a law professor trying to get people to forget the way they think about severe mental illness are among 24 recipients of this year's MacArthu

Re: [misc] looks like we'll have to keep working tomorrow

2009-09-21 Thread Steve Rhodes
Here's the full list http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.5410503/k.11CB/Meet_the_2009_Fellows.htm and the NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/arts/22macarthur.html James Longley made the excellent documentary Iraq in Fragments which should have won the Oscar -- Steve Rhodes

RE: [DEADPOOL]'s Summer of Death

2009-09-21 Thread Rychard Withers
Is Elton on tour? And did you see he wants to adopt? Poor Doomed. Child. -Original Message- From: wnndl@googlegroups.com [mailto:wn...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Glenda Collins Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 1:18 PM To: wnndl@googlegroups.com Cc: wnndl@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: