Re: Obituaries

by **BarcaRulz** Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:54 pm

Keyser Soze wrote:Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Angela's Ashes, has passed away at the age of 78. For those of you that listen to/watch Mike and Mike in the morning on ESPN, Frank was also Mike Greenberg's high school English teacher

That's too bad. I've actually seen the film (haven't read the book yet) and it seems like he had a really hard childhood. May he RIP.

by Keyser Soze Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:01 pm

From what Mike Greenberg said this morning, Frank was an English teach for 30 years who retired to pursue writing. To have your first book win the Pulitzer is pretty damn impressive.

by numbersix_99 Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:37 am

Frank McCourt Tisn't anymore. Heeheehee

by BanksIsDaFuture Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:40 am

I once watched a porno called Angela's Asses

by **Buscemi** Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:47 am

Angela's Asses was one of Peter Griffin's erotic novels.

by A_Roode Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:23 am

numbersix_99 wrote:Frank McCourt Tisn't anymore. Heeheehee

Oh numbersix...

*LOL*

by Donte77 Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:57 pm

A_Roode wrote:
numbersix_99 wrote:Frank McCourt Tisn't anymore. Heeheehee

Oh numbersix...

*LOL*

And from the irish guy no less. Smile

by **geezer9687** Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:09 am

John Hughes, legendary director of 80's teen movies, has passed. Share your favorite Hughes movie here.

Gotta go with Ferris

by numbersix_99 Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:20 am

I'm a big fan of Planes Trains and Automobiles although Ferris was a classic.

by Keyser Soze Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:17 am

Since two of my dogs are named Ferris and Bueller, I think I'll have to with that.

by **silversurfer19** Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:38 am

Probably Planes, Trains, but a big mention should be made for his writing also, he did write Home Alone among many others, after all.

by **Buscemi** Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:39 am

I listed sixteen John Hughes titles in the "RIP John Hughes" thread. Damn, he was prolific.

by Donte77 Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:59 pm

I never realized he had written so many movies. I only associated him with all those great 80's movies. Thanks for the good times John.

I have to go with The Breakfast Club. One of my favorite 80's movies though Uncle Buck and Ferris are on that list also.

As a writer, he wrote National Lampoons Vacation, Euro, and Xmas vacations. WOW!

He wrote Dutch?! I loved that fucking movie.

We really did lose a great one...

by jess_sayin Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:53 am

DJ AM has been found dead in NYC. He was 36 years old.

by BanksIsDaFuture Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:15 pm

WHOA wtf - DJ A.M. is dead?

He just survived that plane crash earlier this year or last year. Damn, that's some Final Destination stuff....

by Donte77 Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:20 pm

I don't know who he is. Did he happen to die in the morning? Cause that would make it REALLY weird.

by A_Roode Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:14 am

BanksIsDaFuture wrote:WHOA wtf - DJ A.M. is dead?

He just survived that plane crash earlier this year or last year. Damn, that's some Final Destination stuff....

They said he was covered in piles of drugs (I exaggerate) so I wonder if the crash has shaken him so badly that he just fell off the wagon and couldn't get back on again...

by **geezer9687** Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:39 am

Blink-182 were in tears over this and payed him a very nice tribute.

Edit: They actually cancelled their show tonight, I'm lucky they even played when I saw them.

by **Buscemi** Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:56 am

The only thing that I know about DJ AM was that he had a channel on AOL Radio. It had a nice mix of New Wave, old school rap and newer dance tracks.

by becs Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:12 pm

Well, i couldn't give two shits about DJ AM, but I do find this highly ironic, because there was an article on the front page when I was logging into my e-mail a couple days ago with an interview of him saying how the plane crash had made him really appreciate being alive.

by Donte77 Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:57 pm

Yeah and apparently he appreciated a good crack pipe too. Sorry I have zero sympathy for rich crackhead pill poppers. To quote, "Good riddance to bad rubbish."

by **Shrykespeare** Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:04 pm

Larry Gelbart, the TV and movie writer and playwright, has died from cancer at age 81.

He is mostly known for his work on M*A*S*H, as well as writing the scripts for Oh God! and Tootsie.

M*A*S*H had some of the best writing of any show ever. Larry is the main reason. Rest in peace, sir.

by **Buscemi** Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:18 pm

Jim Carroll, writer of one of the best memoirs ever written (The Basketball Diaries), has passed away at the age of 60. He died of a heart attack at his home in Manhattan.

He was also a musician and as mentioned in his memoir, a highly regarded high school basketball player. He is survived by his brother and will be missed dearly.

by **Buscemi** Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:43 am

And now Patrick Swayze has also passed away, according to TMZ, after his long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

by **Shrykespeare** Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:50 am

Damn. How ironic is it that our most recent Regulars Box Office league was for him?

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