gonzoron Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 31 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said: When my wife and I left the funeral home after my father's viewing, I made the comment "you know there were a lot more stories told, and laughs shared, than there were tears shed". At the end of the day, that's what it's all about. I want to upvote this, but I'm all out of votes for today. I actually laughed at one of @TrojanDad's comments earlier, I think it locked the system up!
DanteEstonia Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, swordfish said: I hope I'm not this inept when George Soros passes....... Soros is 89 and cancer-free.
Muda69 Posted September 13, 2019 Author Posted September 13, 2019 Eddie Money Dead at 70 After Cancer Complications: https://www.tmz.com/2019/09/13/eddie-money-dead-esophageal-cancer-dies/ Quote the '70s and '80s hitmaker known for "Take Me Home Tonight" and "Baby Hold On" -- has died ... TMZ has confirmed. The singer died Friday following complications from stage 4 esophageal cancer. His family said, "The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music." Truly an American Icon. He will be missed. 1
gonzoron Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Muda69 said: Truly an American Icon. RIP Eddie Money. I think American Icon is quite a stretch though. One hit wonder is closer to the truth.
Muda69 Posted September 13, 2019 Author Posted September 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, gonzoron said: RIP Eddie Money. I think American Icon is quite a stretch though. One hit wonder is closer to the truth. "One hit wonder"? Hardly: https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8529899/eddie-money-biggest-billboard-chart-hits Quote Money tallied 23 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, between 1978 and 1992. Of those, 11 reached the top 40, with two climbing to the top 10: "Take Me Home Tonight," which interpolates The Ronettes' 1963 No. 2 Hot 100 classic "Be My Baby" (No. 4, 1986), and "Walk on Water" (No. 9, 1988). Eddie Money's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits 1, "Take Me Home Tonight," No. 4, Nov. 15, 1986 2, "Walk on Water," No. 9, Dec. 24, 1988 3, "Peace in Our Time," No. 11, Feb. 10, 1990 4, "I Wanna Go Back," No. 14, March 14, 1987 5, "Think I'm in Love," No. 16, Sept. 18, 1982 6, "Baby Hold On," No. 11, June 10, 1978 7, "Endless Nights," No. 21, June 27, 1987 8, "The Love in Your Eyes," No. 24, March 18, 1989 9, "Two Tickets to Paradise," No. 22, Sept. 9, 1978 10, "Maybe I'm a Fool," No. 22, April 7, 1979
gonzoron Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, Muda69 said: "One hit wonder"? Hardly: https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8529899/eddie-money-biggest-billboard-chart-hits I only remember 4 of those songs. Still not icon status. Except maybe to teenyboppers at the time.
Muda69 Posted September 13, 2019 Author Posted September 13, 2019 48 minutes ago, gonzoron said: I only remember 4 of those songs. Still not icon status. Except maybe to teenyboppers at the time. Truly an American icon, your poor memory notwithstanding. 1 1
gonzoron Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 34 minutes ago, Muda69 said: Truly an American icon Nope, your poor taste in music notwithstanding. 2
Muda69 Posted September 14, 2019 Author Posted September 14, 2019 14 hours ago, gonzoron said: Nope, your poor taste in music notwithstanding. I love you too, Gonzo. 1
gonzoron Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 1:04 PM, Muda69 said: I don't like you. 5 minutes ago, Muda69 said: I love you too, Gonzo. Another flip-flop. It's what we've come to expect. 1
Muda69 Posted September 14, 2019 Author Posted September 14, 2019 3 hours ago, gonzoron said: Another flip-flop. It's what we've come to expect. As is you and Night Hawk's de-facto forum stalking of me. It's what we've come to expect. 2
Irishman Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 Another icon from the post disco era and punk era passes. The Cars had such an unusual sound, but it sounded great. RIP Ric https://www.thedailybeast.com/ric-ocasek-the-cars-frontman-found-dead-in-manhattan-report 1
Muda69 Posted September 16, 2019 Author Posted September 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Irishman said: Another icon from the post disco era and punk era passes. The Cars had such an unusual sound, but it sounded great. RIP Ric https://www.thedailybeast.com/ric-ocasek-the-cars-frontman-found-dead-in-manhattan-report A sad day. Truly an American Icon. He will be missed. 1 1
Muda69 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Posted December 19, 2019 Herman Boone, Football Coach Of 'Remember The Titans' Fame, Dies: https://www.npr.org/2019/12/19/789784211/herman-boone-football-coach-of-remember-the-titans-fame-dies Quote Herman Boone, the high school football coach who inspired the Denzel Washington film Remember the Titans, has died, according to Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia. Boone, who was 84, died just seven months after the death of Bill Yoast, his fellow coach at T.C. Williams High School. In 1971, Boone, who was black, and Yoast, who was white, formed a new community around football, attempting to heal the wounds of segregation with a newly integrated team – and winning a state championship in the process. ..... Truly an American Icon. He will be missed. 1
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