oh man end of an era
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 20:20 (seven years ago) link
My parents made me watch The McLaughlin Group a lot. I always found him to be a bit of a humorless grump, tbh.
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 20:22 (seven years ago) link
for some reason the McLaughlin Group was regular sunday morning viewing over pancakes at our house growing up
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 20:22 (seven years ago) link
^^Same here. Motor Week=>This Old House=>New Yankee Workshop=>Gardening Shows=>McLaughlin Group=>Tony Brown's Journal=>Firing Line WERE our Sundays for years and years.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 16 August 2016 21:56 (seven years ago) link
And of course there's this: https://video.yahoo.com/sinatra-group-000000236.html
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 16 August 2016 22:03 (seven years ago) link
McL Group was probably the last poli-panel showi hatewatched, in the '80s. no idea it was still going.
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 16 August 2016 22:05 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, in the obit I read they said he'd just missed his first taping in 34 years.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 16 August 2016 22:14 (seven years ago) link
i'm going to resist looking up if any of the old regulars are still alive (mor-TON Kondracke, Jack Definitely Dead Germond, E Drew)
Dana Carvey did his McLaughlin for at least a couple seasons
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 16 August 2016 22:17 (seven years ago) link
Pat Buchanan outlived everyone
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 22:18 (seven years ago) link
Eleanor Swellenor's still around--maybe she wasn't an original. I checked in last maybe a year ago. What did he make of Trump?
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 22:23 (seven years ago) link
I swear I don't think I ever knew McL been a Jesuit, let alone Nixon's Priest. wtf happened there?
anyway, i wish i still believed in hell so he'd burn in it with Novak
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 August 2016 14:30 (seven years ago) link
Arthur Hiller
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arthur-hiller-dead-love-story-720777
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 17 August 2016 21:41 (seven years ago) link
you did well with The In-Laws
i will run to the subway "serpentine!" in your honor
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 August 2016 21:43 (seven years ago) link
Is "The Hospital" any good?
― 8 Whisps (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 17 August 2016 21:49 (seven years ago) link
patchy, well acted by Scott, Rigg; main problem is Paddy Chayefsky's typical reactionary-liberal hysteria
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 August 2016 21:57 (seven years ago) link
RIP Jack Riley
http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-jack-riley-bob-newhart-patient-and-rugrats-dad-241406
― nomar, Friday, 19 August 2016 21:26 (seven years ago) link
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7480170/matt-roberts-dead-3-doors-down-guitarist
Guy from 3 Doors Down. Had never known his name, tbh, but sorta shocked that he was close to my age.
― how's life, Saturday, 20 August 2016 23:02 (seven years ago) link
Rot in hell, fucko
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7480171/lou-pearlman-dead
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 21 August 2016 03:17 (seven years ago) link
Garfunkel's cousin!?
― two crickets sassing each other (dowd), Sunday, 21 August 2016 03:44 (seven years ago) link
Several of Pearlman's belongings, including his college degrees, were purchased by AV Club journalist and film critic Nathan Rabin during the eBay auction.[57]
― johnny crunch, Monday, 22 August 2016 13:35 (seven years ago) link
Toots Thielemans, RIPhttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/arts/music/toots-thielemans-jazz-harmonica-player-is-dead.html
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Monday, 22 August 2016 15:01 (seven years ago) link
^ was going to post that :)
great inhttp://iv1.lisimg.com/image/137142/647full-the-sugarland-express-poster.jpg
amongst many other movies, obv.
― Ludo, Monday, 22 August 2016 19:17 (seven years ago) link
solo in Midnight Cowboy still shines
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 August 2016 19:42 (seven years ago) link
not many can boast playing with Reinhardt, Parker and doing the theme music to Sesame Street .. and of course Midnight Cowboy, which still sometimes makes me a bit weepy.
― calzino, Monday, 22 August 2016 20:09 (seven years ago) link
Seeing reports that Gilly Smith of Gong has passed.
― nickn, Tuesday, 23 August 2016 06:11 (seven years ago) link
Steven Hill aka Adam Schiff on Law and Order.
― tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 23 August 2016 17:09 (seven years ago) link
Sonia Rykiel :(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37184920
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Thursday, 25 August 2016 11:03 (seven years ago) link
Aw, boooooooo.
― corbyn-based life form (suzy), Thursday, 25 August 2016 11:44 (seven years ago) link
Legendary jazz engineer Rudy Van Gelder.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/blog_files/a/6a00e553a80e108834015391917f99970b-800wi.jpg
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Thursday, 25 August 2016 17:30 (seven years ago) link
RIP RVG ;_;
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.), Thursday, 25 August 2016 17:36 (seven years ago) link
RIP big guy
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcbssanfran.files.wordpress.com%2F2016%2F08%2Fwarren_hinckle_chronicle_082516.jpg%3Fw%3D770&f=1
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 25 August 2016 17:38 (seven years ago) link
Character actor/voice guy/Alice regular Marvin Kaplan.
― a 47-year-old chainsaw artist from South Carolina (Phil D.), Thursday, 25 August 2016 20:10 (seven years ago) link
also, choo choo from Top Cat
― beer say hi to me (stevie), Friday, 26 August 2016 08:33 (seven years ago) link
Warren Hinckle, former editor of Ramparts magazine, early New Left journalisthttp://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-hinckle-obit-20160824-snap-story.html
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 26 August 2016 09:27 (seven years ago) link
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.)
― 8 Whisps (Myonga Vön Bontee), Friday, 26 August 2016 17:05 (seven years ago) link
Juan Gabriel
http://abc7.com/news/juan-gabriel-legendary-mexican-singer-songwriter-dies-at-66/1488496/
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 28 August 2016 22:50 (seven years ago) link
Hearing some chatter that Pele suffered a stroke while traveling in Scotland and has passed away.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 29 August 2016 13:57 (seven years ago) link
Being disputed but:https://twitter.com/KarenBradleyMP
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 29 August 2016 13:59 (seven years ago) link
Account suspended. So...
― two crickets sassing each other (dowd), Monday, 29 August 2016 14:37 (seven years ago) link
― Hop on Pop. 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 29 August 2016 16:27 (seven years ago) link
@APEntertainmentBREAKING: Gene Wilder, star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and Mel Brooks comedies, is dead at 83, his family says.
― mookieproof, Monday, 29 August 2016 19:22 (seven years ago) link
Resisting temptation to post one of those godawful gifs.
― Hop on Pop. 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 29 August 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
ah fuck
― Οὖτις, Monday, 29 August 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
damn ;_;
― ælərdaɪs (jim in vancouver), Monday, 29 August 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
fuck you 2016
― nomar, Monday, 29 August 2016 19:26 (seven years ago) link
^^^ I thought maybe that 2016 had stopped sucking in that regard, but no.
― and all the politicians making crazy sounds (snoball), Monday, 29 August 2016 19:42 (seven years ago) link
Oh, fuck 2016.
― jane burkini (suzy), Monday, 29 August 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
Gene Wilder is a big sad one for me, goddammit all.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Monday, 29 August 2016 20:32 (seven years ago) link
aww, gene should have his own thread. someone start one.
― scott seward, Monday, 29 August 2016 20:33 (seven years ago) link
i made an ironic Wonka meme on Saturday to celebrate a sports result, so i blame myself
― Len Bincowank (Noodle Vague), Monday, 29 August 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link