RIP

 

Sad Day.

 

 

Maybe this will cheer us up.

 

You mean, if it didn't cheer us up earlier when Knucks posted it?  

RIP Mr Spock

Not a trekkie either, but Spock was an iconic character who has always reminded me of the simpler times and of my happy, small town childhood.  You played him oh so well Mr. Nimoy.  RIP.

Edited February 27, 201511 yr by Wmcmanus

Lived long and prospered

Interesting dude!

 

RIP Mr Spock

Don't forget the master of disguise 'Great Paris' from Mission: Impossible!

Edited February 28, 201511 yr by blessingx

RIP

RIP Mr Nimoy.

Fuckity-Fuck-Fuck-FUCK!

 

x2 

[tweet]

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP

— Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy)

February 23, 2015

Dislike!

 

If one was to somehow average out the impact any actor has had on me, Leonard Nemoy probably wins. Definitely the loss of whom I have felt most in the 16 months or so that this thread has existed.

Edited February 28, 201511 yr by cetoole

Good piece - Remembering Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock, One of History’s Greatest TV Characters
http://www.vulture.com/2015/02/remembering-leonard-nimoys-mr-spock.html?mid=twitter_nymag
 
"The show's affinity for Shakespearean flourishes is well-documented, but in in a sense, Spock himself might be the most Bard-like character of them all: He's a green-blooded Othello who has to be twice as good as the full-blooded human officers to earn their respect, and who must tamp down his natural passions despite constant racist needling and doubts about his loyalty."

Edited February 28, 201511 yr by blessingx

Canadians are "Spocking" their fives.

If one was to somehow average out the impact any actor has had on me, Leonard Nemoy probably wins. Definitely the loss of whom I have felt most in the 16 months or so that this thread has existed.

 

His death has hit me a lot harder than I'd expected. 

RIP Minnie Minoso, another pioneer in terms of race relations in professional sports.  http://www.wsj.com/articles/minnie-minoso-mlbs-first-black-latino-star-dies-1425232870

My dad, who grew up watching him play and was a huge White Sox fan for his entire life, just thought the world of him and always felt that he should have made the Hall of Fame.  They had their chance again this year (via the veterans committee) and yet again blew it.  Now that he's dead, I'm sure the schmucks will finally elect him in like they did several years ago with Ron Santo.

RIP Orin Keepnews

 

Weird, but the last time I saw Clark Terry, I sat next to Orin, he fell asleep and his head rested on my shoulder till the set was over.

He was a huge part of jazz in America.

 

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/orrin-keepnews-jazz-producer-and-historian-dead-at-91-20150301

RIP Minnie and Orin. (

Wow Steve, reading the RS obit, he was pretty huge in jazz circles. RIP Orin. And thanks for getting some very awesome music to our ears.

Wow, RIP Orin Keepnews.  Indeed, he is responsible for a lot of great music sounding great.  I just got a Clark Terry album "Serenade To A Bus Seat" and that's Keepnews....will be even more a special listen now.....

Damn. R.I.P. Albert Maysles.

With his brother, undeniably foundational documentarians and filmmakers. Salesman, Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens, When We Were Kings, Iris, etc. Brave dude. 

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOctxi_tvG8

His record of achievements is phonominal and spans many decades before and after Star Trek.  What an immensely talented and versatile actor and producer.

 

RIP Mr. Spock...

Well, crap.  Terry Pratchett died.

Crap indeed. I'd like to think at least he got to find out if Death really does use ALL CAPS. Time to reread the entire discworld saga.

Edited March 12, 201511 yr by Grahame