The R.I.P thread...

[Whirlwind]

Luke Perry of "Beverly Hills 90210" fame just died.
Doubly sad because the cast has all just got together to revive the series. They are filming right now.

I wonder if you lot across the pond even know Mr. Perry? He was big medicine here for a while when that "90210" show was on the air.

And Perry said something years ago that I always bring up whenever people talk about how great it must be to be an actor. On the Howard Stern radio show, Perry told of the time before he was "rich and famous." He said that most people just do not understand how hard it is to be an actor and he told of how sometimes he would go on 50 -- FIFTY! -- auditions/casting calls a week. And he wouldn't get any parts. So fifty times a week he was being told, "We don't want you." Imagine that. Hitting the pavement for fifty different jobs and getting rejected for every single one. And then the same thing next week...and the next...

I am so glad I heard that interview with Luke Perry that day. It made me see the drive and determination an actor must have in order to succeed. I never begrudge a successful actor his success. Good for them.

[Wessexy Witch]

Blimey, that ones a shock. 49 is no age to go. My eldest son will be quite upset, he is  a big fan of the prodigy.

 R.I.P.

Same.
My older son sat at the dinner table last night in his Prodigy shirt.

 

[Master Ray]

Much as it pains me to agree with Space, I'll lay down my arms and say I was also saddened to hear of Luke Perry dying.  Never a fan of that Beverley show, but he was great in Oz, a show well worth checking out.  I believe he was also excellent in a show called Jeremiah, although I never saw it, must get around to it.  Sounds like he was a 'pretty boy actor' with much potential that was never properly mined.

And, damn, 52 is no age.   

[Whirlwind]

Never a fan of that Beverley show, but he was great in Oz, a show well worth checking out.

And, damn, 52 is no age.   

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Strangely enough, I used to watch OZ but don't recall Luke Perry in it. Luke to just about everybody will always be that brooding Dylan from "90210."

Yes, I admit I would watch "90210" now and then. All my girlfriends at that time were watching it and it was a fun, goofy show to watch. It actually was what we call in the States a "watercooler" show -- the next day at work everybody at the watercooler would be talking about it. And, yes, Luke Perry was thee star of that show...and he did a good job with the material he was given.

And maybe dying at age 52 is misleading in Luke's case. On the surface dying at 52 is young...but in Luke Perry's case we all still see Luke Perry as that young high-schooler from "90210" so a Luke Perry at 52 seems kind of old.

As I said in my earlier post, he was actually a likeable guy. He was often on 'The Howard Stern Show' and you got a sense that even with his fame, his money, his People magazine Sexiest Man On Earth award, Luke Perry really was a pretty grounded fellow.

And, yes, his passing is a part of all our younger days disappearing. We are sad for that, too.

[Whirlwind]

Much as it pains me to agree with Space, I'll lay down my arms and say I ....

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Are you serious? So if I post 2+2=4, it would pain you to agree with that? You think I am going to rail against you if you express sadness for a man who died? "Oh, Whirlwind might post back something nasty about me if I acknowledge his post about a death." Dude, man up and let go of your childish grudges. Go watch FROZEN and "let it go." You really don't realize how silly you look, do you?

[Wessexy Witch]

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[Master Ray]

Much as it pains me to agree with Space, I'll lay down my arms and say I ....

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Are you serious? So if I post 2+2=4, it would pain you to agree with that? You think I am going to rail against you if you express sadness for a man who died? "Oh, Whirlwind might post back something nasty about me if I acknowledge his post about a death." Dude, man up and let go of your childish grudges. Go watch FROZEN and "let it go." You really don't realize how silly you look, do you?

And we're back to 'business as usual'.  Shame, I thought a little common ground had been reached... with the potential to put bad stuff behind us.  More fool me, I apologise to others here for falling for this shite once again.

What can I say, at least I tried, eh?   

[Whirlwind]

 Shame, I thought a little common ground had been reached... with the potential to put bad stuff behind us. 

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Common ground? Put bad stuff behind us? You opened your post to me with these exact words:

"Much as it pains me to agree with Space,"

So what you are saying is I will respond to his post even though I think he is a jerk. Wow, what a way to "put bad stuff behind us."

Hey, kid, next time leave out the insult. As I said, you really don't see yourself and how you are, do you? You have no self-awareness. You really think writing the insult "much as it pains me to agree with Space" is a way "to put bad stuff behind us." Good God.

[Viv Savage]

Ok enough. Whirlwind you're becoming insufferable again - either play nicely or don't play at all.

[Tony S]

RIP Gerry Stickells - legendary tour manager for Jimi Hendrix and Queen amongst others 

[Master Ray]

Well, Airwolf is now without a pilot... RIP Jan-Michael Vincent, aged 74.  Loved this show as a kid... and such a great cheesy 80's theme tune!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFLFH8GW4gs

[Whirlwind]

. RIP Jan-Michael Vincent,

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Much as it pains me to agree with Master Ray, yes, rest in peace JMV.

AIRWOLF? No, folks, that is not what Jan Michael Vincent will be remembered for.. Jan Michael Vincent was one hell of a top actor...could have been the face of a generation, and he was for some time. His TV movie TRIBES - about recruits in boot camp on their way to Vietnam - is one of the finest films ever made. Hippie Jan Michael going at it with drill instructor Darren McGavin is what the entire '60s was all about. That film made Jan Michael Vincent a star to be reckoned with. Sure he went on to make some chessy films, but those of us that know his career know he was something special.

And BITE THE BULLET  is one of the best westerns ever made. Gene Hackman, James Coburn...and Jan Michael keeps up with those greats scene for scene.

What a film. TRIBES. I watched it again recently and it still holds up. Fantastic work of art.

[Ghosttrain]

Dick Dale,King of the Surf Guitar.......... R.I.P.

[Ghosttrain]

Bernie Torme......... what a s**t day........

[Tony S]

Bernie Torme......... what a s**t day........

I was so sad to hear about Bernie passing away from double pneumonia 
Loved his guitar playing, and a lovely bloke too.