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Post by jcurio on Feb 20, 2018 15:03:29 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Feb 21, 2018 9:49:54 GMT -6
R.I.P., Billy Graham, dead at 99. Another one of my Dad's heroes gone.
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Post by jcurio on Feb 21, 2018 11:35:09 GMT -6
www.12news.com/mobile/article/news/nation-now/billy-graham-americas-pastor-has-died/465-1a0533c7-c101-4838-9ddc-40d94657c081I was looking for the last time I saw him. The weekend of October 7-10, 2004 at Arrowhead stadium, Kansas City, Mo. I was hoping that I could find “a note” of what me, and 3 friends observed at that stadium. 😊 So far, I have “found” that there WAS one of those nights, where the show was marred because of rain. Weird, I don’t recall it being “evening”, or dark. Probably because of all the stadium lights from the parking lot on in..... but we had umbrellas, and we had to wait to see him come out on stage. I just say wait, because the choir could not do their time slot of singing because of the rain (and the PA system). People were leaving, and this was one reason why I thought THIS would make the news. Anyway, just before Billy Graham was to come out on stage, I mean, we didn’t know if he would be able to, and the presenters had made some note of this, OR logically, my friends and I were thinking this.... And it quit raining. I saw and heard him speak. I clearly remember one of my friends proclaiming “It stopped raining for Billy Graham”. 😲. (I would have NEVER said this out loud. I was newly divorced in 2003 and these were new church friends. I was amazed). It was neat. (I was definitely raised in a “Billy Graham is a great, Jesus-preaching evangelist”. Never bothered to pay much mind to ANY bad words about him. Heard about “excess money” as an adult; is all. Whispers later about his “influence” in the political. Know in my heart that he preached repentance and forgiveness of sins by Jesus Christ. Presidents need repentance and forgiveness, too. God knows their sincerity when it is done).
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Post by swamprat on Apr 14, 2018 9:15:50 GMT -6
R.I.P. Art BellRadio Host Art Bell Dies at 72Updated April 14, 2018 - 1:57 am
Longtime radio host Art Bell died Friday at his Pahrump home, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office announced. He was 72.
Bell’s paranormal-themed show, “Coast to Coast AM,” was syndicated on about 500 North American stations in the 1990s before he left the nightly show in 2002. He broadcast the show from Pahrump’s KNYE 95.1 FM, a station he founded.
Bell retired several times in his career, which included a short-lived show on SiriusXM satellite radio in 2013.
Returning to terrestrial radio afterward was not a difficult decision, he told the Pahrump Valley Times in August 2013.
“That’s easy, because I love it,” he said at the time. “It’s my life, and that’s all I have ever done. I went through a lot of family problems, so that interrupted things, and I was overseas for four years, and that certainly interrupted things. I went back into radio because I love it.”
www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/pahrump-based-radio-host-art-bell-dies-at-72/
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Post by jojustjo on Apr 14, 2018 9:33:04 GMT -6
I lost my oldest son on Wednesday in a car accident. I am so grateful that I had him for 50 years...grateful. May not be on for a bit.
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Post by swamprat on Apr 14, 2018 9:48:33 GMT -6
That's terrible! Jo, please go be with family! We will keep you in our hearts and prayers!
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Post by auntym on Apr 14, 2018 11:49:39 GMT -6
jo, what a nightmare, i'm so sorry, my heart & prayers go out to you & your family
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Post by auntym on Apr 14, 2018 11:51:24 GMT -6
R.I.P. Art Bell
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Post by lois on Apr 14, 2018 13:23:25 GMT -6
Jo... I'm so sorry for your lost. You and your family are in my prayers.
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Post by jcurio on Apr 14, 2018 15:21:56 GMT -6
Oh my. Unbelievable about your son, Jo! I have no idea what to say ..... to offer any type of comfort...
Praying, for you and yours
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Post by skywalker on Apr 14, 2018 15:35:06 GMT -6
So sorry about your son, jo. As you mourn his death be sure to also celebrate his life. In the time he was here I'm sure he made the world a better place.
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Post by jojustjo on Apr 14, 2018 18:40:43 GMT -6
I thank all of you for your kind words. Sky I am the most fortunate person on the face of the earth to have had him for 50 years and to still have his brother and sister to hang onto His life was a celebration...cause he was the happiest man I've ever known and by God's blessing this happened so very quickly that I know he didn't even have time to think..just react. He lost control of his car hitting a patch of gravel (going too fast probably)...pronounced at the scene. If that's not mercy..I don't know what is. Thanks again all.
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Post by plutronus on Apr 15, 2018 19:42:45 GMT -6
I lost my oldest son on Wednesday in a car accident. I am so grateful that I had him for 50 years...grateful. May not be on for a bit. Oh God, that is so sad.....as you hold him in your heart, know that he is near... Sincerely...walt
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Post by paulette on Apr 15, 2018 20:32:35 GMT -6
My empathy and sympathy for you. So sorry for your loss.
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Post by auntym on Apr 17, 2018 12:15:30 GMT -6
www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/harry-anderson-night-court-actor-dead-at-65-w519223 Harry Anderson, 'Night Court' Actor, Dead at 65 Comedian and magician also played "Harry the Hat" on 'Cheers'By Daniel Kreps / www.rollingstone.com/contributor/daniel-kreps4-17-2018 Harry Anderson, the actor, comedian and magician best known for playing Judge Harry Stone on the sitcom Night Court, died Monday at his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 65. "This morning at 6:41 a.m. the Asheville Police Department responded to the home of actor Harry Anderson where he was found deceased," the Asheville Police Department confirmed told the Hollywood Reporter. "No foul play is suspected." Anderson started his career as a magician before turning to comedy and, eventually, acting. "I started in magic and then I got out on the street and realized I can make more money on the street hustling with the shell game," Anderson told Johnny Carson in 1988. "So I hustled until I got my jaw broken and then I sat around with my mouth wired shut for six weeks and figured out maybe linking rings were safer. And went back to the magic, and on the street, comedy was a great tool." Known for incorporating magic and con artistry into his comedy routines and acting roles – including his numerous appearances on Cheers as "flimflam man" Harry "The Hat" Gittes – Anderson was first introduced to mainstream audiences thanks to his reoccurring guest role on Saturday Night Live in the first half of the Eighties. Following the success of his Cheers appearances, the actor remained in NBC's heralded Must See TV block when he was cast as the lead in Night Court, where he played a judge tasked with overhearing the bizarre cases that entered a Manhattan circuit court on the night shift. The series aired for nine seasons, with Anderson earning three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series over Night Court's run. Rolling Stone readers also named Night Court one of the 10 Best TV Shows of the 1980s. Actress Markie Post, who played opposite of Anderson for seven seasons, tweeted "I am devastated. I’ll talk about you later, Harry, but for now, I’m devastated." Fellow Night Court actress Marsha Warfield posted a video remembrance to Anderson on Facebook. In addition to Night Court, Anderson appeared in the TV miniseries version of Stephen King's It and starred as columnist Dave Barry in the sitcom Dave's World, which ran for four seasons. Anderson also made guest appearances on Tales From the Crypt, Comedy Bang! Bang! and The John Larroquette Show, where he reunited with that former Night Court actor. Larroquette tweeted following news of Anderson's death, "Heartbroken." Anderson's last television appearance was a quasi-Night Court reunion on 30 Rock in 2008. Judd Apatow tweeted, "I interviewed Harry Anderson when I was 15 years old and he was so kind, and frank and hilarious. The interview is in my book Sick In The Head. He was a one of a kind talent who made millions so happy." www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/harry-anderson-night-court-actor-dead-at-65-w519223Actor Harry Anderson found dead in North Carolina home, police say edition.cnn.com/2018/04/16/us/harry-anderson-death/index.html?sr=twCNN041718harry-anderson-death0650AMVODtop
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2018 2:20:06 GMT -6
Jo, I loves you. Your son is in a better place now... but I already know that you know that...
~hugz~
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Post by jojustjo on Apr 18, 2018 11:20:57 GMT -6
Thanks
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Post by swamprat on May 10, 2018 14:21:30 GMT -6
RIP Brad Steiger
May 09, 2018
Legendary paranormal author and investigator Brad Steiger has passed away at the age of 82. An incredibly prodigious author, Steiger penned more than 170 books on not only the strange and unusual, but also biographies of Hollywood icons and true crime cases. In total, a jaw-dropping 17 million copies of his various works were sold throughout his incredible writing career.
First appearing in print with articles on the unexplained in 1956, Steiger's first book, 'Ghosts, Ghouls and Other Peculiar People,' was published in 1965. He continued writing books all the way up until this year with the forthcoming 'Haunted: Malevolent Ghosts, Night Terrors, and Threatening Phantoms' due to be released in October. In the early 1970's, he also penned a weekly newspaper column, 'The Strange World of Brad Steiger' that was carried in 80 American newspapers as well as in publications from Toyko to Bombay.
A bonafide icon in the world of the paranormal, Steiger inspired countless readers to become investigators and writers of their own with many of today's prominent researchers crediting him with sparking their interest in the subject. To that end and to his enormous credit, Steiger wrote fluently and thoughtfully about a vast array of paranormal topics including UFOs, ghosts, cryptids, supernatural experiences, conspiracies, and nearly every other genre that can be found within the milieu of the odd.
A frequent guest on Coast to Coast AM, Steiger could not only speak to the substance of these various paranormal topics, but was also a masterful storyteller, recounting tales about them which left audiences riveted. Additionally, he possessed a wealth of wisdom concerning the strange and unusual which came via decades of researching the unexplainable and that he was happy to share with newcomers to these often-maddening realms.
He is survived by his beloved wife Sherry, five children, ten grandchildren, and multiple generations of paranormal enthusiasts to whom his influence cannot be understated.
www.coasttocoastam.com/article/rip-brad-steiger/
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Post by paulette on May 11, 2018 12:27:56 GMT -6
I lost my oldest son on Wednesday in a car accident. I am so grateful that I had him for 50 years...grateful. May not be on for a bit. So sorry jo - Your gratitude for having him for 50 years speaks to your mother's heart. At times you will probably be angry and sad as well. Stay in touch with us.
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Post by auntym on May 14, 2018 12:18:49 GMT -6
www.cnn.com/2018/05/14/entertainment/margot-kidder-superman-actress-dead/index.html?sr=twCNN051418margot-kidder-superman-actress-dead0146PMStory Margot Kidder, 'Superman' actress, dead at 69By Lisa Respers France, CNN / www.cnn.com/profiles/lisa-france Mon May 14, 2018 (CNN)Margot Kidder, who found fame as Lois Lane in the 1978 film "Superman," died Sunday at her home in Montana, her manager confirmed to CNN. She was 69 years old. According to her manager, the actress died peacefully in her sleep. Kidder starred opposite Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent and his alter ego Superman in the original film as well as the three sequels: "Superman II" in 1980, "Superman III" in 1983 and "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" in 1987. Reeve died in 2004 of complications from an infection, nine years after becoming a quadriplegic following a horse riding accident. In 2016, Kidder told entertainment website Hey U Guys that her chemistry with Reeve was authentic "because we came from similar backgrounds and he looked like one of my brothers." "So the energy we had was one of brother and sister, which was often bickering, that took the place of romantic energy," she said. "No one noticed the difference one from the other -- it worked. We didn't have to create a different reality." Born in the Northwest Territories of Canada, she made her professional acting debut on the TV series "Wojeck" in 1969 and had her first film role in the 1968 Canadian movie "The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar." Hollywood soon beckoned and a move to Los Angeles led to roles on TV shows including "McQueen," "Mod Squad" and "Nichols." But playing scrappy reporter and Superman's love interest Lois Lane was her breakout role. Kidder told Hey U Guys she thought the film would be a flop. "Nothing prepares anyone for that sudden thing of being world famous, it was such a shock," she said. "It wasn't something I really liked or something I was very good at. I didn't realize how good the movie was until I seen it at the premier in Washington." She also starred in "The Amityville Horror" in 1979 and worked steadily in television and on stage. After three marriages and thousands of dollars in medical bills, Kidder found herself homeless in 1996 as she struggled with bipolar disorder. Her story grabbed the hearts of fans and Hollywood with many reaching out to help Kidder, who eventually got back on her feet and went on to become a mental health advocate. Tributes to the actress poured in on social media Monday. www.cnn.com/2018/05/14/entertainment/margot-kidder-superman-actress-dead/index.html?sr=twCNN051418margot-kidder-superman-actress-dead0146PMStory ROLLINGSTONE: www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/margot-kidder-superman-actress-dead-at-69-w520293
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Post by paulette on May 15, 2018 10:44:03 GMT -6
She was good. I hope they leave the cause of death alone. We don't need to know.
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Post by auntym on May 22, 2018 17:21:22 GMT -6
variety.com/2018/tv/news/clint-walker-dead-dies-cheyenne-dirty-dozen-1202819083/May 22, 2018
Clint Walker, Star of TV Western ‘Cheyenne,’ Dies at 90By Carmel Dagan / CREDIT: SNAP/REX/Shutterstock Clint Walker, who starred in the television Western “Cheyenne” and had a key supporting role in the WWII film “The Dirty Dozen,” died on Monday in Northern California, according to the New York Times. He was 90. For seven seasons from 1955-61, he played Cheyenne Bodie, a rambunctious wanderer in the post-Civil War West, on the ABC series “Cheyenne.” (He also guested as the character on “Maverick.”) The actor’s seriocomic confrontation with star Lee Marvin was one of the highlights of the classic 1967 war picture “The Dirty Dozen.” After “Cheyenne” ended, Walker made some guest appearances on TV — “77 Sunset Strip,” “Kraft Suspense Theatre” and “The Lucy Show,” in an episode called “Lucy and Clint Walker.” But the actor became more interested in movies both theatrical and for TV. In 1964, he had a supporting role in the Doris Day-Rock Hudson comedy “Send Me No Flowers.” His acting was not distinguished, but he did participate in a memorable sight gag in which the enormous man popped out of an exceptionally small car. Impressively, Frank Sinatra, directing the thought-provoking WWII film “None but the Brave” (1965), cast Walker in the lead as a Marine captain who, along with his men (including one played by Sinatra), reaches a detente of mutual benefit with the Japanese troops, led by a lieutenant played by Tatsuya Mihasi, who have come to inhabit the same Pacific island. He next starred in bear-vs.-man adventure Western “Night of the Grizzy,” but a more interesting choice, perhaps, was “Maya,” in which Walker played a hunter in India whose son, played by Jay North, flees into the jungle after a quarrel with his father, who must seek far and wide for the teen. Walker in 1967 joined the all-star cast of WWII classic “The Dirty Dozen.” The actor played one of the 12 miscreants rescued/recruited from military prisons for a particularly hazardous mission. Lee Marvin was a big man, but Walker was far bigger, and in their famous scene together, Marvin’s character enjoins Walker’s Samson Posey to take a swing at him; a reluctant Posey, essentially a gentle soul (except when pushed) says, “I don’t want to hurt you, Major.” Major Reisman, provoking him, responds: “You’re not gonna hurt me, I’m gonna hurt you.” To use him as an example of how the Dozen need to learn self-defense, Marvin’s Reismam gives Walker’s Posey his knife and starts pushing him, starts to enrage Posey. So Posey, pushed to the limit, thrusts the knife at Marvin, who grabs it and flips Posey to the ground, subduing him. In the 1969 Western “More Dead Than Alive,” Walker was first credited, above Vincent Price and Anne Francis. The New York Times paid him a half-baked compliment: “There is something winning about his taciturn earnestness as an actor, although real emotion seldom breaks through.” The Times was more impressed with his performance in the comedy Western “Sam Whiskey,” the Burt Reynolds-Angie Dickinson vehicle in which Walker was third billed. He followed that film with a much zanier comedy Western, “The Great Train Robbery,” also with Zero Mostel and Kim Novak, and began a transition to TV movies thereafter, aside from an execrable 1972 feature called “Villa,” starring Telly Savalas as the Mexican bandit. Walker starred in the 1971 ABC Western movie “Yuma,” among his other TV work. In 1974, he gave series TV another stab, starring as an Alaskan state patrolman in “Kolchak,” but its run was brief. He made more TV movies with names like “Killdozer” and “Snowbeast.” Walker starred with Kim Cattrall in 1977’s “Deadly Harvest,” about a famine plaguing the entire world. The actor reprised the role of Cheyenne Bodie for an episode of “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues” in 1995 and retired after voicing Nick Nitro for the movie “Small Soldiers” in 1998. Walker was also a singer. He sang a number of tunes on a 1957 episode of “Cheyenne,” issued a Christmas album in 1959, performed on an episode of “The Jack Benny Program” in 1963 and sang in the film “Night of the Grizzly.” Though often taken for a Southerner, Norman Eugene Walker was born in Hartford, Illinois and left school at the end of WWII to enlist in the Merchant Marine, His first credited feature role was the Sardinian captain in Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” (1956). Walker’s first feature starring roles came in the Westerns “Fort Dobbs,” “Yellowstone Kelly” and “Gold of the Seven Saints” (1958, 1959, 1961, all directed by Gordon Douglas). The handsome, blue-eyed actor was a beefy 6-foot-6; the terms “mountain of a man” or “man-mountain” were often used to describe him. Walker won a Golden Boot Award in 1997 and a Star on the Walk of Fame decades earlier, in 1960. He was married three times. He is survived by third wife, Susan Cavallari, and a daughter, Valerie, by his first wife, Verna Garver. His twin sister died in 2000.
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Post by auntym on May 26, 2018 12:13:47 GMT -6
www.nasa.gov/press-release/family-release-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-skylab-astronaut-alan-bean R.I.P ALAN BEAN...May 26, 2018 RELEASE 18-044 Family Release Regarding the Passing of Apollo, Skylab Astronaut Alan Bean
The following is an obituary article released on the behalf of Alan Bean’s family: Alan Bean, Apollo Moonwalker and Artist, Dies at 86HOUSTON, Texas — Apollo and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth human to walk on the moon and an accomplished artist, has died. Bean, 86, died on Saturday, May 26, at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. His death followed his suddenly falling ill while on travel in Fort Wayne, Indiana two weeks before. “Alan was the strongest and kindest man I ever knew. He was the love of my life and I miss him dearly,” said Leslie Bean, Alan Bean’s wife of 40 years. “A native Texan, Alan died peacefully in Houston surrounded by those who loved him.” A test pilot in the U.S. Navy, Bean was one of 14 trainees selected by NASA for its third group of astronauts in October 1963. He flew twice into space, first as the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, the second moon landing mission, in November 1969, and then as commander of the second crewed flight to the United States’ first space station, Skylab, in July 1973. “Alan and I have been best friends for 55 years — ever since the day we became astronauts,” said Walt Cunningham, who flew on Apollo 7. “When I became head of the Skylab Branch of the Astronaut Office, we worked together and Alan eventually commanded the second Skylab mission.” “We have never lived more than a couple of miles apart, even after we left NASA. And for years, Alan and I never missed a month where we did not have a cheeseburger together at Miller’s Café in Houston. We are accustomed to losing friends in our business but this is a tough one,” said Cunningham. On Nov. 19, 1969, Bean, together with Apollo 12 commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, landed on the Ocean of Storms and became the fourth human to walk on the moon. During two moonwalks Bean helped deploy several surface experiments and installed the first nuclear-powered generator station on the moon to provide the power source. He and Conrad inspected a robotic Surveyor spacecraft and collected 75 pounds (34 kilograms) of rocks and lunar soil for study back on Earth. “Alan and Pete were extremely engaged in the planning for their exploration of the Surveyor III landing site in the Ocean of Storms and, particularly, in the enhanced field training activity that came with the success of Apollo 11. This commitment paid off with Alan's and Pete's collection of a fantastic suite of lunar samples, a scientific gift that keeps on giving today and in the future,” said Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot and the only geologist to walk on the moon. “Their description of bright green concentrations of olivine (peridot) as ‘ginger ale bottle glass,’ however, gave geologists in Mission Control all a big laugh, as we knew exactly what they had discovered.” “When Alan's third career as the artist of Apollo moved forward, he would call me to ask about some detail about lunar soil, color or equipment he wanted to have represented exactly in a painting. Other times, he wanted to discuss items in the description he was writing to go with a painting. His enthusiasm about space and art never waned. Alan Bean is one of the great renaissance men of his generation — engineer, fighter pilot, astronaut and artist,” said Schmitt. Four years after Apollo 12, Bean commanded the second crew to live and work on board the Skylab orbital workshop. During the then-record-setting 59-day, 24.4 million-mile flight, Bean and his two crewmates generated 18 miles of computer tape during surveys of Earth’s resources and 76,000 photographs of the Sun to help scientists better understand its effects on the solar system. In total, Bean logged 69 days, 15 hours and 45 minutes in space, including 31 hours and 31 minutes on the moon’s surface. Bean retired from the Navy in 1975 and NASA in 1981. In the four decades since, he devoted his time to creating an artistic record of humanity’s first exploration of another world. His Apollo-themed paintings featured canvases textured with lunar boot prints and were made using acrylics embedded with small pieces of his moon dust-stained mission patches. “Alan Bean was the most extraordinary person I ever met,” said astronaut Mike Massimino, who flew on two space shuttle missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope. “He was a one of a kind combination of technical achievement as an astronaut and artistic achievement as a painter.” “But what was truly extraordinary was his deep caring for others and his willingness to inspire and teach by sharing his personal journey so openly. Anyone who had the opportunity to know Alan was a better person for it, and we were better astronauts by following his example. I am so grateful he was my mentor and friend, and I will miss him terribly. He was a great man and this is a great loss,” Massimino said. Born March 15, 1932, in Wheeler, Texas, Bean received a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Texas in 1955. He attended the Navy Test Pilot School and accumulated more than 5,500 hours of flying time in 27 different types of aircraft. He is survived by his wife Leslie, a sister Paula Stott, and two children from a prior marriage, a daughter Amy Sue and son Clay. www.nasa.gov/press-release/family-release-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-skylab-astronaut-alan-bean************************ NASA Verified account @nasa
We're saddened by the passing of astronaut Alan Bean. The fourth person to walk on the Moon, he spent 10+ hours on the lunar surface during Apollo 12. Bean was spacecraft commander of Skylab Mission II & devoted his retirement to painting. ALAN BEAN
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Post by jcurio on May 26, 2018 14:55:47 GMT -6
Just looked at a picture of Clint Walker standing next to Burt Reynolds on a movie set. I had forgotten what a big, imposing guy he was. 😊
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Post by swamprat on Jun 21, 2018 9:54:04 GMT -6
Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, dies at 46By Associated Press | Jun 21, 2018
Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, dies at 46, Photo Date: 4/12/17 WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died.
The Gorilla Foundation says the 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in its sleep at the foundation's preserve in California's Sana Cruz mountains on Tuesday.
Koko was born at the San Francisco Zoo, and Dr. Francine Patterson began teaching the gorilla sign language that became part of a Stanford University project in 1974.
The foundation says Koko's capacity for language and empathy opened the minds and hearts of millions.
Koko appeared in many documentaries and twice in National Geographic. The gorilla's 1978 cover featured a photo that the animal had taken of itself in a mirror.
The foundation says it will honor Koko's legacy with a sign language application featuring Koko for the benefit of gorillas and children, as well as other projects.
www.wctv.tv/content/news/Koko-the-gorilla-who-knew-sign-language-dies-at-46-486152891.html
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Post by swamprat on Jun 21, 2018 16:49:20 GMT -6
R.I.P. Charles
Charles Krauthammer, a longtime Fox News contributor, Pulitzer Prize winner, Harvard-trained psychiatrist and best-selling author who came to be known as the dean of conservative commentators, died Thursday. He was 68.
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Post by auntym on Jun 21, 2018 18:42:06 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Aug 16, 2018 8:40:20 GMT -6
Rest in peace, Aretha Franklin.
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Post by auntym on Aug 16, 2018 13:16:10 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Aug 24, 2018 18:00:46 GMT -6
mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/08/in-memory-of-ufo-believer-and-tv-host-robin-leach/ R.I.P ROBIN LEACHIn Memory of UFO Believer and TV Host Robin Leachby Paul Seaburn / mysteriousuniverse.org/author/paulseaburn/August 25, 2018 “It’s something that’s interested me from way back when in England as a newspaper reporter. And a good friend of mine, Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, has told me stories of astronauts coming back to Earth reporting UFOs.”While he was best known for being friends with the rich and famous, Robin Leach, the host for 11 years of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” was also a UFO believer and a friend of paranormal and UFO expert Lee Speigel, who revealed that side of Leach in a Huffington Post article in 2011. Robin Leach, known for his signature sigh-off, “champagne wishes and caviar dreams,” signed off for good on August 24, 2018, at the age of 76. “Truth be told, Leach and I actually went UFO hunting one rainy night in 1976 up in Maine after hearing stories of many local citizens spotting strange nocturnal lights in the sky.”Robin Leach (center) in 2006.Lee Speigel recounted his UFO adventure with Robin Leach while covering a fundraiser for the Keep Memory Alive center in Las Vegas, which raises awareness and funds to support the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Leach was a major fundraiser and a charity auctioneer for the event. “I haven’t ever really raised the subject with celebrities, probably because they’d think I was weird and mad. But we do know that over the years, everybody from presidents of the United States to major dignitaries around the world, and, certainly, some of our NASA space boys — they have claimed to have seen and photographed unexplained flying objects or phenomena.”While Robin Leach didn’t broach the UFO subject with celebrities he interviewed on “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” he did interview John Alexander, a retired Army colonel and author of “UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies and Realities”, for Las Vegas Weekly – an interview set up with the help of Speigel. The colonel told Leach about UFO disclosure at the U.S. presidential and world leader level and secrets he’s learned about Roswell and other real and alleged UFO incidents. Needless to say, Leach was characteristically excited. “I am fascinated with the subject, and you can be certain the next time I run into the retired colonel, we’ll share a glass of fine champagne and maybe a little caviar and talk a little more about the phenomena.”Robin Leach had reportedly been hospitalized since November when he suffered a stroke in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas. Tributes are already pouring in from around the world from the rich and famous who knew him. Did he also get a message from space? After what would be his last conversation with Leach, Lee Speigel said Robin wished for this:
“Maybe for my eventual bucket list, we should try for one more UFO encounter trip!”Champagne wishes, caviar dreams and UFO visits, Robin. mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/08/in-memory-of-ufo-believer-and-tv-host-robin-leach/
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