Remember Them Now

[meesterperfect]

I think this thread is meant to be for people who are still alive, and just been forgotten in recent times.

I thought it was either way.
In that case:
MARCIA BRADY

 

[negator]

john kricfalusi? he created the ren & stimpy show. i've always had the dread feeling that he could go at any moment. brilliant, uncompromising, sketchy, master of the absurd. we need him now more than ever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kricfalusi

 

[Roughneck]

* Joe Haldeman - fellow Vietnam Veteran, prolific and gifted writer of wonderful science fiction.

* Dr. Ron Paul - I don't agree with him on all issues, but I respect the man for his principled, consistent, ever steady stand on issues. If there ever was a moral politician, it is Dr. Ron Paul.

Is this thread limited to only "celebrities" ?

 

[DrMotorcity]

Is this thread limited to only "celebrities" ?

It sure doesn't look that way now!!!

 

[DrMotorcity]

Also Earl Weaver, The great Orioles manager. He knew the game and wasn't afraid to disagree and fight if necessary. Check him out.

http://www.consumptionjunction.com/content/detail.asp?ID=69126&type=1&page=2

According to the late American League umpire, Ron Luciano, the four most contentious managers he had to deal with were, in order:

1. Earl Weaver
2. Earl Weaver
3. Earl Weaver
4. Earl Weaver

The fifth was one-time Baltimore Oriole star Frank Robinson, who played for Earl Weaver, and would himself go on to manage in the major leagues. He was Weaver's "protégé," Luciano insisted.:cussing: :ban2:

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Stan Musial
(b. November 21, 1920, Donora, Pennsylvania)

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee who played all 22 seasons of his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals, and one of the most respected players, both on and off the field.

Major League baseball debut: September 17, 1941.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War.

Among Stan the Man's achievements in the game of baseball:
* .331 Career batting average
* Hit 475 homeruns
* Led the National League in batting average seven times
* 3-time National League MVP
* Played in 24 All-Star games (two games were played each year in the 1959 to 1962 seasons.)

Stan Musial. Check him out.

"Here stands baseball's perfect warrior. Here stands baseball's perfect knight."

 

[D-rock]

Stan Musial
(b. November 21, 1920, Donora, Pennsylvania)

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee who played all 22 seasons of his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals, and one of the most respected players, both on and off the field.

Major League baseball debut: September 17, 1941.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War.

Among Stan the Man's achievements in the game of baseball:
* .331 Career batting average
* Hit 475 homeruns
* Led the National League in batting average seven times
* 3-time National League MVP
* Played in 24 All-Star games (two games were played each year in the 1959 to 1962 seasons.)

Stan Musial. Check him out.

"Here stands baseball's perfect warrior. Here stands baseball's perfect knight."

I always wondered if he was the first person named Stan that had the nickname "Stan the Man".

 

[DrMotorcity]

I always wondered if he was the first person named Stan that had the nickname "Stan the Man".

Yes he was. And thanks for the "good" rep.

 

[dick van cock]

Charles Durning​

a brilliant character actor with a wide range of roles on his resume: From the dramatic (Dog Day Afternoon) to the comedic (Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Durning

I simply love the man! :hatsoff:

 

[DrMotorcity]

Also Earl Weaver, The great Orioles manager. He knew the game and wasn't afraid to disagree and fight if necessary. Check him out.

http://www.consumptionjunction.com/content/detail.asp?ID=69126&type=1&page=2

One more anecdote about the Earl of Baltimore. When asked as to how he would like to be remembered, he remarked the he would want his grave marker to read "Here lies the sorest loser that ever lived."

 

[negator]

phillip jose farmer, author of "speculative fiction"
if you like sci-fi, absurdity, philosophy, sex, mysteries, cabals, conspiracy theories, secret histories, conundrums, and rebellion, you owe it to yourself to read anything written by this guy. i first read a short story of his in harlan ellison's compedium "dangerous visions" and have since devoured nearly everything he has written. he was instrumental in the formulating of my personal world view and i consider him "my guy".

http://www.pjfarmer.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Jose_Farmer

 

[negator]

"Reality is nothing but a collective hunch."
-lily tomlin

 

[DrMotorcity]

Walter Cronkite (b 11-4-1916, St. Joseph, Mo.) journalist and long time anchor person of the CBS Evening News, from April 16, 1962 to March 6, 1981, and during his long career had come to be known as
"The most trusted man in America."

And that's the way it is...​