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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-21-09 02:44 PM
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Remembering those we lost during the 2009 "Summer of Death"
Edited on Mon Sep-21-09 03:01 PM by CatWoman
Early May saw the passing of the beloved Dom DeLuise, 75. But the portly entertainer was only a springtime harbinger of what was to follow.

On June 4, the "Kung Fu" actor David Carradine, 72, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. On June 23, Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight" show sidekick to Johnny Carson, died at the age of 86.

Just two days later, two icons of Generation X died. First was the news that Farrah Fawcett, the `70s sex symbol and "Charlie's Angels" star had died of cancer at 62. Late in the day, came the more unbelievable reports that Jackson had died.

Before the end of June, the TV pitchman Billy Mays died. Like Jackson, he was just 50.

Early July saw the passing of Robert S. McNamara, 93.

Cronkite, who memorably commented in 1968 that Vietnam appeared an unwinnable stalemate, died on July 17. A voice of authority and the premier TV anchorman of the century, Cronkite's death was felt across journalism.

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/21/the-end-of-2009s-summer-o_n_293097.html

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davepc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-21-09 02:55 PM
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1. Old and sick people die, details at 11.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-21-09 02:57 PM
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2. 50 is only old if your young and stupid.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-21-09 03:01 PM
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3. *BAM*
:hi
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davepc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-21-09 07:48 PM
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6. everybody on that list was 50?
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-21-09 03:11 PM
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4. The whole year has been awash with death
Not just the summer. :cry:
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-21-09 03:14 PM
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5. hey!!!
About your Chargers!!

did you see Rachel's report on teams that give the most to the GOP?

:hi:
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-21-09 08:30 PM
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7. I have always hated the Spanos family
One of the worst owners ever. But they are my team, win or lose. But the Spanos clan always have been The Suckage - I have been rooting for their demise since they first took over the team decades ago. :hi:
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