Wanna see something really scary?!?!?! Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers)!!!!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

Then:



Now:

[henslee]

1. chavez, multiple shots of the poor guy is overkill. Yooo are cruel.

Anyway, the guy made me chuckle for the brief time I saw his movie/show. He had a good sense of comedic timing. I like him.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

2. The sweaty one is the kicker!

[DS1]

3. I saw Erin Grey at a convention about 4 years ago

She's still really beautiful, and was alone at a table, flashed me a smile but I was too nervous to go and say hi.

Dammit all to hell.

Never again will that happen.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

35. I thought Gerard dipped her in Wild Turkey and devoured her

[DS1]

45. Nah

Wild Turkey dries out all the good bits

:hide:

[Left Is Write]

4. He's 63.

He's grampa-age.

Can we please give celebrities (and the mere mortals) permission to get older without calling it "scary"?

[kick-ass-bob]

6. it is scary when they put on about 100 lbs though.

My dad didn't put on 100 lbs from age 30 to 63.

[Left Is Write]

7. That doesn't look like 100 pounds to me, but

I'm not an especially good judge of that.

He looks like he could stand to lose about 50 pounds, but I'm not going to make fun of him for that.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

13. I will!

[kick-ass-bob]

17. I work with people who are looking to lose weight

and he has gained at least 75.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

20. at least

i'd say more like 110

[gmoney]

43. I'm with Left is Right on this...

The guy could have any of a number of medical conditions, or just middle age spread that seems to doubly impact people who in their prime made their living being in good physical condition (actors, athletes). Looks to be about the same weight as Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams were at about that age.

Yeah, he's heavy. He knows it, but I imagine his attitude is "I'm Buck Rodgers, so fuck you if you don't like it. Next in line, please." Good for you, Gil. Don't give the haters any play.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

46. Um - Mantle and Williams? I don't think so

Williams:


Mantle:


Gerard:

[terrya]

8. Shatner is a prime example of that.

He's barely recognizable today from "Star Trek"

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

36. PLus there was the whole "Rocket Man" thing

http://www.devilducky.com/media/21099/

[DS1]

9. He didn't put on 100lbs, he just stopped wearing his Buck Rogers corset

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

15. Nor mine

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. He's scary looking. Sorry

[bmbmd]

5. Still not a bad looking guy.

In an alpha male sort of fashion. Time wounds all heels, you know.

[sundog]

10. ...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

16. What are you - Brian Dennehy?

[LaraMN]

11. That just makes me kind of sad.

He looks like a nice old grandfatherly guy. If he weren't bathed in sweat, he'd seem huggable. That much weight looks unhealthy, though- that's the "sad" part.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

34. indubitably - but that's not sweat - it's pan-drippings.

[henslee]

50. ouch.

[Shell Beau]

14. Is that sweat?

:o



Other than that, he doesn't look too bad. He has put on some weight.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. ya think?

[Shell Beau]

22. Well it was just a wild guess!

:P

[eyepaddle]

19. I was scared when I thought he was charging $40 for an autograph

whew, I was relieved when I saw it was for a DVD!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

21. A guy's gotta make a living

[eyepaddle]

25. But Damn--if he prices himself outta the market,

THEN what will he do? ;)

I never really been to ANY kind of convention, let alone one of thesee fan-type ones, what's the going rate for his type of autograph?

And if that limited edition DVD is for the whole series, 40 bucks is a heckuva deal!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

27. For Gerard? A Twinkie wrapped in bacon and a Canadian Club on the rocks

[eyepaddle]

30. Zang!

:rofl:

[RebelOne]

23. We all get old in the end.

Try to imagine what you will look like when you are 63.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

24. I won't eat 3 pizzas a day and wash it down with Dewars

So I bet I'll look a lot like my Father.

[StopTheMorans]

32. .

:rofl: :thumbsup:

[newportdadde]

38. ...

:rofl:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

26. For those who want to lecture me - Gerard won't be 63 until Jan 23

so he's FAIR GAME!!!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001266/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9Z2lsIGdlcmFyZHxmdD0xfG14PTIwfGxtPTUwMHxjbz0xfGh0bWw9MXxubT0x;fc=1;ft=21

[sundog]

28. insensitive asshole

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

29. Actually my asshole is nightmarishly elastic.

Yet as sensitive as Gil Gerard's....

[asthmaticeog]

31. Where the hell is my watch?

[Name removed]

33. Deleted message

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[peekaloo]

37. His universe appears to have expanded.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

41. Heh heh - Milky Way!

[dolo amber]

39. 2 words:

Salad bar.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

42. What did you say?

Bariatric Surgery?

[newportdadde]

40. He needs to start wearing that face plate Buck Roger's enemy wore.

That guy who could phase through walls or whatever it was. Time to loan Gil that prop. Hey he could use that to phase into his pants perhaps....

[MissMillie]

44. Wouldn't it be just terrible if he had some medical condition

that caused him to get puffy like that (like organ failure or something).

It's easy to be quick to judge the guy for letting himself go, but I think we need to stop and think that this may not be something of which he has control.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

48. He doesn't have a condition, however.

"Gil Gerard is open with the fact he put on a lot of weight a few years ago. He talks freely about OA, which stands for Overeaters Anonymous. He supports them and helps OA's and AA's and reformed drug addicts."

http://gilgerard.tripod.com/Starburst.htm

[no name no slogan]

47. eh, I've seen worse

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

49. "illegal manufacture of alcohol" - AWESOME!

:thumbsup:

[Taverner]

51. wonder if he's still a fundie chrstian?

[DS1]

52. He could be Jonathan Winters' stunt-double

Assuming Jonathan Winters is still alive.

I'm too lazy to find out, or care.

[Beer Snob-50]

53. i hope erin grey didn't go to pot like he did!

she made that horredious show palatable.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

54. She still looks good

[LSK]

55. NO FUCKING WAY!!!

That is NOT the same person!!! :wow:

[gmoney]

56. Doesn't this type of hate speech belong on FR?

Not that it BELONGS anywhere...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

57. Hate speech?

[Name removed]

61. Deleted message

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[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

62. You're serious - wow.

Ok - jokes=hate. Gotcha.

[gmoney]

65. Hey, you can joke about him being a lousy actor on a dumb show.

Let's put it another way... you're saying racist jokes aren't hate speech? Sexist jokes? I hate the term "fattist" but it seems to apply here... jokes at the expense of another type of people suck.

Unless the other class is Republicans. Then flame on.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

66. Sorry you were offended.

[HEyHEY]

59. Yeah, we don't need bigotry like this on DU

Shame on Chavez

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

60. Go back to Canada - pinko!

[HEyHEY]

63. I never left Canada - racist!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

64. And I hope you never do - agist!

[qnr]

58. Ah Gil. I remember him and Erin well. He slouches a lot - that makes

it look worse.

[BigMcLargehuge]

67. Locked

This should be the object of your scorn!!


Then - "Who wants to party with the hottest Robot on New Hollywood!!!"


Now

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