In Memoriam

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William Hurt has died.
One of my favorite actors of all time. I can still quote almost all of BODY HEAT.
May the universe welcome you, William.
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I was too young to watch Body Heat when it came out, but I loved him in Broadcast News.
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MJ2004 wrote: Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:22 am I was too young to watch Body Heat when it came out, but I loved him in Broadcast News.
Well worth the search. Him and Kathleen Turner really scorched on scene, and as a noir detective movie it is almost flawless. Ted Danson is brilliant in his role, and Mickey Rourke plays a small time thief to perfection.
It was just too steamy for any sort of awards.
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Ouch! :cry:
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A sad day for American politics.
Biden has ordered the flag to be flown at half staff in all federal buildings. His popularity will drop two more points.
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Why would doing that lower his popularity?
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ptmcmahon wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 4:18 pm Why would doing that lower his popularity?
Because that's generally how 25-30% of the U.S. population responds when Biden does anything.
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Oh ok, thought there was some backstory I didn't know about.
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Because of what Dry said. For some reason, the kneejerk reaction of all Americans when a president does something decent is to dislike him for that.
You would not know, you are Canadian! ;)
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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died after a long illness. He was 67.
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He was one of my favorites. RIP.
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I did not recognize him by name, and then I saw the picture. He was brilliant. Indeed, may the universe welcome him.
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This clip takes five minutes of your time. Gottfried at his loony best.

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That clip was great. The other "tribute" I saw online was from the roast of Hef a few weeks after 9/11.

He pivots during it to do a rendition of "The Aristocrats.". I won't post here because of how blue it was - but I will say the other comedians were rolling on the floor laughing - which is the true tribute to how masterful he was at his craft.
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