The Death Thread

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

1 hour ago, ewsieg said:

was his illness well known as well or something he kept out of public?

I would guess he kept it secret, as no one that I've seen has disclosed the nature of the illness since he died.

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

now I'm seeing that it was "recurrent ventricular tachycardia, complicated by type II myotonic dystrophy".

[Biff Mayhem]

 

[oblong]

These are the times I've laughed the hardest... meaning I really thought I was going to pass out.

1) The Naked Gun when he went to the bathroom 

2) Dumb and Dumber

3) First time I heard the Jerky Boys, 1993 or so.  They were bootlegs floating around

4) Gilbert Gottfried on Norm's podcast.  They were discussing Michael Douglas, how he said he got throat cancer, Gottfried throwing out that "it's a small price to pay to *censor* Catherine Zeta Jone's *censor*"... , then adds "I'd *censor* her *censor* for lupus".    Then it delved into the Jerry Louis telethons and Tony Orlando and him making one of the kids sing the chorus to Ghostbusters....

 

[gehringer_2]

Darth Vader's light saber is extinguished. James Earl Jones has passed away at 93.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/09/09/james-earl-jones-dead-star-wars-lion-king/75149628007/

[Motor City Sonics]

On 4/13/2022 at 9:20 AM, oblong said:

These are the times I've laughed the hardest... meaning I really thought I was going to pass out.

1) The Naked Gun when he went to the bathroom 

2) Dumb and Dumber

3) First time I heard the Jerky Boys, 1993 or so.  They were bootlegs floating around

4) Gilbert Gottfried on Norm's podcast.  They were discussing Michael Douglas, how he said he got throat cancer, Gottfried throwing out that "it's a small price to pay to *censor* Catherine Zeta Jone's *censor*"... , then adds "I'd *censor* her *censor* for lupus".    Then it delved into the Jerry Louis telethons and Tony Orlando and him making one of the kids sing the chorus to Ghostbusters....

 

Gilbert's roast of George Takei is extremely NSFW and politically incorrect, but George was not the least bit offended.  

The bit about different nights in prison is my favorite. 

 

[Motor City Sonics]

John Amos of Good Times (and Roots & The West Wing) has died

 

 

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, Motor City Sonics said:

John Amos of Good Times (and Roots & The West Wing) has died

 

 

John got himself fired for complaining too loudly when he thought the 'Good Times' scripts were too unrealistic. It cost him. But accepting the cost of doing what you believe is right is a damn rare thing anymore. RIP

[Motor City Sonics]

13 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

John got himself fired for complaining too loudly when he thought the 'Good Times' scripts were too unrealistic. It cost him. But accepting the cost of doing what you believe is right is a damn rare thing anymore. RIP

Was it a firing?   I thought he and Norman Lear just kind of agreed to part ways.  I think it wasn't over scripts, but how Jimmie Walker acted.   Amos couldn't stand the JJ character and thought he was too "Stepin Fetchit"  (silly animated black character).  He didn't think they focused another on the other characters.      I guess it became a firing when they killed off the character.   But yes, he stood up for what he believed.       He and Normal patched things up and when they did that live Good Times thing a few years ago he played Alderman Fred Davis.    Andre Braugher played James Evans Sr -- and I can't believe he's gone.   

Amos died back on August 21st and it wasn't announced until yesterday.   One of his daughters didn't even know until she read about it yesterday.   That's kind of strange. 

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

That's kind of strange. 

his son and daughter had been at odds over John's care, I don't remember it reached Court action or not, but in any case there is/was some bad blood between family members so maybe not so strange.

[Motor City Sonics]

3 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

his son and daughter had been at odds over John's care, I don't remember it reached Court action or not, but in any case there is/was some bad blood between family members so maybe not so strange.

Seems like anyone famous, doesn't it?

[oblong]

I think Amos fought for his character to die rather than just leave because he didnt want to perpetuate the stereotype of a black man leaving his family.

[Biff Mayhem]

3 hours ago, oblong said:

I think Amos fought for his character to die rather than just leave because he didnt want to perpetuate the stereotype of a black man leaving his family.

I love that. 
 

I thought he really died when his character died on good times. Then there he was a fast food restaurant owner hiring that sweet kid Akeem. 

[oblong]

here's his best scene on The West Wing

 

[1776]

On 10/1/2024 at 7:08 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

John Amos of Good Times (and Roots & The West Wing) has died

 

 

I remember this episode very well. 

[Motor City Sonics]

1 hour ago, 1776 said:

I remember this episode very well. 

Yeah,  after MASH killed off Henry Blake,  it made killing off a main character an option - so producers could use that in negotiations (see: Valerie Harper)

[LaceyLou]

RIP Teri Garr. 

I once saw her at the Boston Pops as the narrator of Peter and the Wolf. Loved it!

[Motor City Sonics]

I adored Teri Garr. 

There is a Martin Scorsese comedy (yeah, I know), and it's a DARK comedy (it's Scorsese) from 1985 called After Hours.  There are some serious laugh out loud moments in it and Teri has a very small but very memorable part in the movie as a Monkees-obsessed waitress.  The part had to have been written for her.  It's perfect.     It's a slow-burn of a movie but it has plenty of little payoffs throughout.   I highly recommend it.  If you liked The King Of Comedy, you'll love this.  Same kind of tone and New York is a character in the movie too.     There's even a Cheech & Chong cameo.    Cheech & Chong in a Scorsese pic, what's not to love? 

 

[CMRivdogs]

Quincy Jones has left us at 91. Just think of the artist he worked with. Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, Count Basie and of course the We Are The World production. Thank you for your music

 

[oblong]

If you haven’t watched the special on Netflix on We are the world, you should. It’s amazing. 

[chasfh]

On 10/31/2024 at 7:22 AM, Motor City Sonics said:

I adored Teri Garr. 

There is a Martin Scorsese comedy (yeah, I know), and it's a DARK comedy (it's Scorsese) from 1985 called After Hours.  There are some serious laugh out loud moments in it and Teri has a very small but very memorable part in the movie as a Monkees-obsessed waitress.  The part had to have been written for her.  It's perfect.     It's a slow-burn of a movie but it has plenty of little payoffs throughout.   I highly recommend it.  If you liked The King Of Comedy, you'll love this.  Same kind of tone and New York is a character in the movie too.     There's even a Cheech & Chong cameo.    Cheech & Chong in a Scorsese pic, what's not to love? 

 

Teri Garr was actually in the Monkees Head! 

 

 

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

 

[chasfh]

Darn, now we’ll never see the reboot. 

 

[oblong]

CBS Sunday Morning does a great segment each year that is clever in how it links up and threads together the people we've lost.  This was obviously done before Jimmy Carter passed.