Off-Topic Gone too soon.

[Tony4Canes]

Wow didn’t know had ALS

 

[rsa coral gables]

Wow didn’t know had ALS

my wife was almost in tears last night. apparently died within 10 months of diagnosis

 

[JD08]

 

[hotshot]

Bill Mazeroski dies at 89. Pirates hero of the 1960 WS with his Game 7 walk off HR at old Forbes Field against the NYY.

 

[Tony4Canes]

 

[rsa coral gables]

a legend. one of the very best, from lyrics, to musicality to production. and a conservative

 

[Tony4Canes]

 

[L A M P]

Kid was good at Purdue. Hate that he didn’t get help.

 

[TemplarCane]

What was his line? "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." Something like that?

Loved "Lnesome Dove."

 

[Empirical Cane]

The "Great Santini" departs.

Another of his movies I really liked was "The Apostle." With Farrah Fawcett, Walton Goggins, Billy Bob Thornton, June Carter Cash, Miranda Richardson, and Billy Joe Shaver.

Lonesome Dove Augustus McCrae was great.

Made me want to be a cowboy.

 

[Empirical Cane]

It's hard to not like that smell.

I don't even know if we still use it or not - but that stuff really could break up a party.

We've upgraded to fuel air...daisy cutters.

I'm pretty sure napalm is war crime territory now.

Don't worry, I'll write you a character reference.

I got you boo boo.

 

[AUcane]

Holy crap that's heartbreaking. RIP to a dude and prayers for his family.

 

[UMFarArcher]

We've upgraded to fuel air...daisy cutters.

I'm pretty sure napalm is war crime territory now.

Don't worry, I'll write you a character reference.

I got you boo boo.

Well, I really did like that stuff. Really sticky!

To help protect fire bases, we'd put a cratering charge in the bottom with a few steel plates on top to act like the wad on a shotgun shell. IF we had the steel. Otherwise - maybe some plywood - or even nothing.

We'd tip that 55-gallon barrel over at a 30-45 degree angle pointing outside, a third of it buried below ground level, fill it with almost half full of gasoline, and shave that GI soap into the mix until it got really sticky.

They start to press - pop that puppy and smoke 'em.

Personally, I preferred the White Phosphorus grenades - and always had two. Same coverage area, but as long as there was oxygen - it burned!

 

[JD08]

Best known for Revenge of the Nerds, but you do you, NBC.

 

[hotshot]

Best known for Revenge of the Nerds, but you do you, NBC.

RIP, Robert Carradine. "Revenge of the Nerds" was all I knew him from.

Background: Brother of Keith and David Carradine, he was known for a diverse career ranging from John Wayne films to popular television.

Previous Health Struggles: He was involved in a serious car accident in 2015, which his ex-wife alleged was a result of his mental health struggles, a claim he partially addressed by admitting to a "psychotic state" at the time.

Cause of Death: Confirmed as suicide following a long-term struggle with bipolar disorder.

 

[JD08]

 

[Tony4Canes]

 

[DoctorKrazey]

Bill Mazeroski dies at 89. Pirates hero of the 1960 WS with his Game 7 walk off HR at old Forbes Field against the NYY.

My dad was a huge Yankees fan and Mickey Mantle was his favorite player. He was still a teen living on Staten Island when the Yankees lost that World Series and used to tell me how heartbreaking it was.

 

[hotshot]

My dad was a huge Yankees fan and Mickey Mantle was his favorite player. He was still a teen living on Staten Island when the Yankees lost that World Series and used to tell me how heartbreaking it was.

Pirates squeaked by in their four wins. The Yanks won their three by huge amounts. NYY outscored the Pirates 55-27 in the 7 games.

It was frustrating to see that but ... that's the game.

 

[Tony4Canes]