[pedonbio]

I want to take note of the passing of Elizabeth Edwards. While the obits will list her good works, and she is much more a political figure than a porn figure, I admire her for the way she changed that dreary figure, the long-suffering political wife.

Probably the worst example of the political wife is the woman who is married to Senator Vitter of Louisiana. She lectured Hilliary Clinton on what a submissive hag Hillary must be to put up with Bill's infidelity. Then it turned out that her sweet hubby was not only paying hookers, he's paying them to do the **39** thing. And she stood by her (well-diapered) man!

None of that shit for Liz! Yeah, John is a bazillionaire, but making babies off the ranch is grounds for a public reprimand, and she gave it to him. Given all the phoneys in politics, she was the real article.

EDIT: BTW, didn't John's Daddy ever tell him that there are ways to avoid making babies with strange women?

 

[luvdemwhoppers]

John Leslie, actor and director of adult films, he died of a heart attack Sunday, December 5.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504126

that's a  shocker.. puSSyMan gone. The older I get the more I realize the grim
reaper doesn't ask for an appointment.

[gOOber]

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[pedonbio]

The last word on Elizabeth Edwards: A friend sent me a quote--"I plan to live my life in such a way that Westboro Baptist Church will protest my funeral."

[DruulEmpire]

I said it before, I'll say it again -- she should have been the candidate.

[Shara]

Some of the best scenes from his Police Squad/Naked Gun/Airplane! days here.

a bit late but: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[rtpoe]

I was perusing the NY Times slide show of Notable Deaths of 2010 recently. To my dismay, I missed the passing of Leslie Buck back in April.

Who is Leslie Buck, you might ask?

He designed this (you might have to be a New Yorker to really understand):

[pedonbio]

I was perusing the NY Times slide show of Notable Deaths of 2010 recently. To my dismay, I missed the passing of Leslie Buck back in April.

Who is Leslie Buck, you might ask?

He designed this (you might have to be a New Yorker to really understand):

It is essential to our exsistence!

[RandomX]

Aww, you always forget someone had to invent those things that you take for granted.

Perhaps if you want to commemorate him, you can buy a ceramic version at uncommongoods.com

[rtpoe]

http://www.navalhistory.org/2010/12/16/rip-chief-bob-feller/

He didn't have to enlist; as the sole provider for his family he had an automatic draft deferment. But there was a war on, and on Dec 9, 1941, he signed up in the Navy.

Feller was first assigned as a physical training instructor. However, his desire to go into combat led him to volunteer for gunners’ school in 1942. Chief Petty Officer Feller was placed in command of a 40mm antiaircraft mount aboard the USS Alabama and served through the campaigns in the North Atlantic and throughout the Pacific theater. He earned five campaign ribbons and eight battle stars.

Assigned to the Third Fleet, the Alabama was in constant action, and (in order) in the battles of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands, in the Marianas, in Peleliu, in New Guinea, then back to the Marianas, this time in the battle for Truk. It was also engaged in the capture and occupation of Guam, and the epic struggle for Saipan, in the landings in the Western Caroline Islands and supported the invasion of Okinawa. After the surrender documents were signed, the Alabama led the Fleet into Tokyo Bay.

Remarkably, the Alabama never lost a man in an enemy action. It was known as the "Lucky A."

"Every time I went out to pitch I thought about how lucky I was to serve my country and come back with all my limbs," Feller said. "I did what I thought I should. You'll never hear me cry about it."

Oh, he was a pretty good ballplayer, too....

http://baseballhall.org/hof/feller-bob
http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/fellebo01.php

[3deroticer]

Blake Edwards of victor/victoria, and S.O.B. died today!!!!

He gave us comedy and naked Julie Andrews!

[evilkirk]

As Clouseau said: "There is a time to laugh, and a time not to laugh, and this is not one of them."

[3deroticer]

Steve Landesberg

was mention in another thread! The guy from "Barney Miller"
I wonder if Barney Miller is on Hulu or netflix?

[rtpoe]

The NY Times has a very nice slide show (mentioned above) for many of the notables who passed on this year:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/obituaries/20100329_NOTABLEDEATHS.html

They include not only entertainers and sportsmen, but people from the world of fine arts, business, politics (Richard C. Holbrooke), science (Benoit Mandelbrot), and literature (Jose Saramago).

They also have further essays and appreciations here:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/12/26/magazine/2010lives.html?ref=obituaries

Though some are too recent to have been included:

Jonah "Bud" Greenspan, Olympic filmmaker: "Sometimes the essence of the Olympic Games can be found in people who don’t stand on the victory podium."

Fred Foy, radio announcer: "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty 'Hi-Yo Silver!' ... The Lone Ranger!"

And there are those that they seem to have forgot:

Harold Gould,  character actor. White hair, big mustache.... First pick for Mr. Cunningham on "Happy Days", he turned out to be unavailable...

Morrie Yohai, inventor of Cheez Doodles

Edward Uhl, inventor of the bazooka

Leonard Skinner, gym teacher and realtor: Born Forby Leonard Skinner, he worked at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, FL. He enforced the rules on hair length far too often for the likes of a couple of students who had a rock band. The band couldn't decide on a name until they settled on that of their nemesis - only they changed all the vowels to "Y" in the hopes that they wouldn't get sued....

[TheZookie007]

They include not only entertainers and sportsmen, but people from the world of fine arts, business, politics (Richard C. Holbrooke), science (Benoit Mandelbrot), and literature (Jose Saramago).

Wow, the father of fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot, is dead? To those who are not of a mathematical bent, if it weren't for Mandelbrot's development of what became known as "the Mandelbrot set", most if not all 3D animation would look a whole lot less lifelike than it does.

Leonard Skinner, gym teacher and realtor: Born Forby Leonard Skinner, he worked at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, FL. He enforced the rules on hair length far too often for the likes of a couple of students who had a rock band. The band couldn't decide on a name until they settled on that of their nemesis - only they changed all the vowels to "Y" in the hopes that they wouldn't get sued....

Damn.