Jay North, TV’s mischievous Dennis the Menace, dies at 73

 maryte wrote:

I wondered. 
I met him, back in the Shriekback days. Nice guy.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Yes, but Dave hasn't been with the band in a while.

 maryte wrote:

Didn't I see that you were going to see them on this tour?

Dave Allen of Gang of Four

Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam

 konz wrote:

That movie about himself was interesting. Unhappy guy.

 konz wrote:

He had a ton of great movies. My favorite was The Doors.
To Val, we salute you!

Val Kilmer

Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

 Red_Dragon wrote:

The original Shogun.  

Richard Chamberlain

Larry Tamblyn, Founder of The Standells

George Forman

Jesse Colin Young

 ptooey wrote:

It's easy to see how some people get elected no matter what their politics may be. I sure never voted for him and was embarrassed by him when he was the minority whip, doing the party's dirty work (Anita Hill for example), but he spoke at our high school graduation and —maybe it was the cussing— had us all laughing. I went to a town hall at the Eagles one time and by that time he had an entourage of hecklers that followed him from town to town, not even Wyoming residents. He destroyed them and really the room went silent because it was such a thorough beating. Al told the audience, "ah don't worry. We're like Tom & Jerry*: they'll be at tomorrow's event ready to do it all again and I'll give it to 'em again." 

*Or Itchy and Scratchy, sure.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:


I only had one chance encounter with him at hiccup's college graduation over 30 years ago. He sat in the grass and shot the shit with us for 15 minutes and it was one of the most entertaining conversations I've ever had.


Edit: I have a COMPLETELY inappropriate story about his daughter in law, though. Definitely for another time.

 ptooey wrote:

If he met you once, you were a lifelong friend. His daughter has the same —freakish— ability to remember names and family situations years or decades later as though you had just had coffee with her yesterday. 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Damn. He was one of a kind.

Al Simpson