Tributes Thread

18081838586127

Comments

  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,341MI6 Agent
    Jerry Lewis has died aged 91, RIP

    Love the King of Comedy!
    Japanese proverb say, "Bird never make nest in bare tree".
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    RIP Jerry Lewis - simply a very funny man -{
    YNWA 97
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    RIP Jerry Lewis another comedy legend passes.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,882Chief of Staff
    Not only have we lost Jerry Lewis, but another great comedian as well--Dick Gregory, who died at 84. Before Richard Pryor came on the scene, there was Gregory talking about racism and using comedy to raise consciousness. RIP to them both.
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,882Chief of Staff
    Tobe Hooper, who directed the original (and best) versions of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist, has died at 74. RIP, Horror Master!
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    RIP Tobe Hooper.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,648MI6 Agent
    I have The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on DVD and still need to watch it. Not sure I've the stomach for it though! :o
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,294MI6 Agent
    I met Hooper last month in London , he looked kinda frail , nice man :(
  • IanFryerIanFryer Posts: 327MI6 Agent
    Shame, I liked a lot of his work. Have just been writing about Lifeforce, his great forgotten 80s SF horror epic. Stiffed at the box office but it's *really* good.
  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,341MI6 Agent
    I met Hooper last month in London , he looked kinda frail , nice man :(

    Yes, I missed him at the con, went over to his queue about 2-3pm but was told he was on lunch break and got varying estimates of when he would be back, so decided to give him a miss... regret that decision now...
    Japanese proverb say, "Bird never make nest in bare tree".
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,294MI6 Agent
    I met Hooper last month in London , he looked kinda frail , nice man :(

    Yes, I missed him at the con, went over to his queue about 2-3pm but was told he was on lunch break and got varying estimates of when he would be back, so decided to give him a miss... regret that decision now...

    Its always something , the guest leaves early , the guest gets sick , the guest dies (the latter should be valid enough excuse to miss a con I would think , holy sarcasm).......never a sure thing to go to cons , always a gamble.

    I gave up on Stamp , feared Id have to wait hrs , shouldve done pre order.......
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,709MI6 Agent
    It's sixteen years since the horrible terrorist attacks on the US today. I think the victims are on the minds of many today.
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,294MI6 Agent
    Gangster actor Frank Vincent :(
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,294MI6 Agent
    Walkens buddy Harry Dean Stanton died , he was in Kellys Heroes with Telly , Len Lesser , Rickles
  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,341MI6 Agent
    Let's not forget Alien, Twin Peaks and a host of other memorable roles, RIP Harry.

    Sad news about Frank Vincent too - I've never looked at a baseball bat the same way since Casino!
    Japanese proverb say, "Bird never make nest in bare tree".
  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    Rip Harry, I hate this thread and the thought that so many fine actors and big stars are at that age where they could be on here anytime :#
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,294MI6 Agent
    Legendary wrestling manager Bobby Heenan , he had been ill for some yrs so not a shock but still :(|)
  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,882Chief of Staff
    Sad news for the Bond community: Bernie Casey, the American pro football player who became an actor--and who was Felix Leiter in Never Say Never Again--has died at the age of 78. RIP. :#
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    That's really sad to hear, I know our friend and long-time member BlackLeiter has Bernie as his avatar and will also be sad to hear this news. I also loved Bernie in The Martian Chronicles based on the Ray Bradbury short stories. RIP.
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    RIP Bernie Casey.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • The Red KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,119MI6 Agent
    RIP Bernie -{
    "Any of the opposition around..?"
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    That's really sad to hear, I know our friend and long-time member BlackLeiter has Bernie as his avatar and will also be sad to hear this news. I also loved Bernie in The Martian Chronicles based on the Ray Bradbury short stories. RIP.

    You are so right my friend. The original Blackleiter is dead. RIP Bernie. You were a class act and a wonderful addition to the world of Bond. -{
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,648MI6 Agent
    Sad to hear of the death of the first black Leiter Bernie Casey. -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,341MI6 Agent
    Bernie was also great in The Man Who Fell to Earth, RIP
    Japanese proverb say, "Bird never make nest in bare tree".
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,239MI6 Agent
    Randy Scouse Git has died.

    Tony Booth was great as Alf Garnett's foil in the 60s sitcom. (It was remade in the States with Archie Bunker.) That said, Garnett had the better lines, while Booth only got to say 'Ah, come on!'

    Wish they'd repeat it, maybe late night on BBC4 to show they're not racist but ironic and knowing about it - like an opium den for respected elder gentlemen or something.

    The Monkees wrote their song having heard Alf berate his son in law in such terms.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,341MI6 Agent
    Also was Tony Blair's father in law.

    RIP also to "our Vera", Liz Dawn who played Vera Duckworth for ages on Coronation Street.
    Japanese proverb say, "Bird never make nest in bare tree".
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,988Quartermasters
    RIP Hugh Hefner, aged 91 :( An American original - he freed the press like none before him, and changed the world.

    Have a rest, sir. You've earned it -{
    Check out my Amazon author page! Mark Loeffelholz
    "I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
    "Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,294MI6 Agent
    Had a feeling he would not make it out this yr with him being quite Ill lately , RIP........
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    RIP Hugh Hefner, while I have never read or purchased your magazines ;%
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,698MI6 Agent
    Higgins wrote:
    RIP Hugh Hefner, while I have never read or purchased your magazines ;%

    I've been given a few of his magazines, but only read the articles. ;%
    Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
Sign In or Register to comment.