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Post by jimsteel on Oct 2, 2024 20:40:54 GMT -5
 Artistes The actor Richard “Kinky” Friedman has d ied. He was 79.“Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends,” said it. “Kinkster endured tremendous pain & unthinkable loss in recent years but he never lost his fighting spirit and quick wit.” “Kinky will live on as his books are read and his songs are sung,” said the post. His name was John and he went to the University of Texas at Austin. The exact day he d ied was not given.However, Kinky also ran for governor of Texas as an independent candidate in 2006. With 12% of the vote, he came in fourth place out of six candidates. PROFILE IN MUSIC King Arthur & the Carrots was Kinky’s first band, which he started at UT. They only made one record in 1966, which was Schwinn 24/Beach Party Boo Boo. Surf music was made fun of by King Arthur & The Carrots. Ginky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys was Richard’s second band. They were formed in 1973. |
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Post by Dustin on Oct 2, 2024 21:11:40 GMT -5
Artistes The actor Richard “Kinky” Friedman has d ied. He was 79.“Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends,” said it. “Kinkster endured tremendous pain & unthinkable loss in recent years but he never lost his fighting spirit and quick wit.” “Kinky will live on as his books are read and his songs are sung,” said the post. His name was John and he went to the University of Texas at Austin. The exact day he d ied was not given.However, Kinky also ran for governor of Texas as an independent candidate in 2006. With 12% of the vote, he came in fourth place out of six candidates. PROFILE IN MUSIC King Arthur & the Carrots was Kinky’s first band, which he started at UT. They only made one record in 1966, which was Schwinn 24/Beach Party Boo Boo. Surf music was made fun of by King Arthur & The Carrots. Ginky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys was Richard’s second band. They were formed in 1973. He died in June. |
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Post by on_the_edge on Oct 3, 2024 2:37:44 GMT -5
Always sad when someone dies but more so when they do twice  |
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Post by TTX on Oct 3, 2024 4:13:55 GMT -5
Sometimes death news travels slowly to the Jim Reaper.
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 3, 2024 9:11:50 GMT -5
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(903x739:905x741)/ron-hale-general-hospital-100224-2-7cb8e732cdcc4d33af3077e11fdc969b.jpg) Ron Hale, General Hospital Star, Dies at 78 Born Ronald Hale Thigpen, Hale portrayed Roger Coleridge on ABC’s Ryan's Hope for the entirety of its run, as well as the father of mobster Sonny Corinthos in the network's long-running soap opera, General Hospital. He died on Aug. 27, according to an obituary. |
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 3, 2024 17:42:51 GMT -5
 Bob Yerkes, Circus Trainer and ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘Remo Williams’ Stuntman, Dies at 92 An outstanding trapeze aerialist and beloved coach, he also worked in ‘Return of the Jedi,’ ‘Breakout,’ ‘Commando’ and ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit.’ |
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 4, 2024 10:13:07 GMT -5
 Robert Watts, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ Producer, Dies at 86 The London native helped George Lucas get through the first film in the series, then worked on the next two and on the first three Indiana Jones movies. |
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 4, 2024 15:45:39 GMT -5
 OnlyFans Model Found Dead After Partying On Yacht An OnlyFans model drowned in the waters off of Key Biscayne in Miami after partying on a chartered yacht. Adriana Vieira, 31, jumped into the water near the Rickenbacker Causeway on September 21 and never resurfaced, the City of Miami Police Department confirmed to Newsweek. Emergency crews responded to the scene around 8:30 p.m. |
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Post by WTIC on Oct 4, 2024 15:55:44 GMT -5
 Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, dies at 95 Hi If I remember correctly, wasn't there a rumor a long time ago that the Gerber baby was actually... Nixon? No?  Todd C WTIC |
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Post by TTX on Oct 4, 2024 15:57:48 GMT -5
Very sad. RIP.
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