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Monday, November 14, 2016

Tom Neyman star of "Manos" the Hands Of Fate has passed away...

Tom Neyman, the actor and father most known for playing the role of The Master in Manos: The Hands of Fate, passed away last night, November 12, 2016. The news was confirmed by his daughter, Jackey Raye Neyman Jones, in a Facebook post that reads: “My dad, The Master from Manos The Hands of Fate passed away last night when his heart stopped. He has now transcended to become Manos. I miss my dad. He was such a gentle, sweet, humble and loving man.”

Thursday, July 28, 2016

RIP Jerry Doyle aka Mr.Garibaldi...

Actor Jerry Doyle, best known for his role in the sci-fi series Babylon 5, has died at the age of 60. Doyle appeared in all five series of the 1990s show as Chief Warrant Officer Michael Garibaldi. He also made guest appearances on other popular shows, such as Beverly Hills 90210, NYPD Blue and Martial Law, and was the host of a nationally-syndicated daily radio show in the US. A spokesman for Doyle's family said the cause of his death was not yet known. Fellow Babylon 5 actor Bruce Boxleitner tweeted that he was "so devastated at the news of the untimely death of my good friend", while astronaut Scott Kelly said the news was "very sad to hear".
From the BBC

That means that so far we have have lost the following folks;

Natalie Cole

Pat harrington Jr

Angus Scrimm

David Bowie

Alan Rickman

Dan Haggerty

Glenn Frey

Abe Vigoda

Bob Elliott

Vanity

George Gaynes

Harper Lee

George Kennedy

Frank Sinatra Jr.

Garry Shandling

James Noble

Patty Duke

Erik Bauersfeld

Merle Haggard

Doris Roberts

Prince

Darwyn Cooke

Alan Young

Muhammad Ali

Ronnie Claire Edwards

Anton Yelchin

Noel Neill

Garry Marshall

And now Mr. Garibaldi?

Friday, May 13, 2016

Rest In Peace Katherine Dunn, author of one of my favorite books ever GEEK LOVE. If you haven't read it you should.

“Then there are those who feel their own strangeness and are terrified by it. They struggle toward normalcy. They suffer to exactly that degree that they are unable to appear normal to others, or to convince themselves that their aberration does not exist. These are true freaks, who appear, almost always, conventional and dull.” ― Katherine Dunn, Geek Love

Katherine Dunn, famous for her 1989 novel "Geek Love," died Thursday at home in Portland, Ore., her son told Willamette Weekly. Dunn, 70, died from complications from lung cancer.-From the Los Angels Times

Monday, December 28, 2015

Sad and bewildering news. How can Lemmy Kilmister be dead?

From GEEKS OF DOOM

From Motorhead's Facebook Page

There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. He had learnt of the disease on December 26th, and was at home, sitting in front of his favorite video game from The Rainbow which had recently made it’s way down the street, with his family.

We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren’t words.

We will say more in the coming days, but for now, please…play Motörhead loud, play Hawkwind loud, play Lemmy’s music LOUD.

Have a drink or few.

Share stories.

Celebrate the LIFE this lovely, wonderful man celebrated so vibrantly himself.

HE WOULD WANT EXACTLY THAT.

Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister

1945 – 2015

Born to lose, lived to win.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Thank you Richard Matheson, thank you for some of the greatest storiesof my childhood.

From CNN

Richard Matheson, a prolific American science fiction author and screenwriter whose stories were made into movies and TV episodes, has died. He was 87. He died at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday, according to his son...

Sometimes I am stunned over how much of my childhood this man was responsible for.

He wrote the script for the original THE NIGHT STALKER movie as well as it's sequel THE NIGHT STRANGLER.

THE RAVEN (1963)

The classic TWILIGHT ZONE episode NIGHTMARE AT 20,000 FEET.

SOMEWHERE IN TIME

BLOOD SON aka DRINK MY RED BLOOD (One of my favorite short stories of all time.)

And the infamous TRILOGY OF TERROR

Friday, April 12, 2013

Rest In Peace Jonathan Winters you were one damn funny guy...

From USA Today

The world of comedy has lost a legend.

Jonathan Winters, who was known for his improv work that inspired many a contemporary stand-up comic including Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and others, has died. He was 87.

Longtime family friend Joe Petro III says Winters died Thursday evening at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes, reports AP.

And actually all the guys in the follow clip were awesome parts of my childhood...

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They were part of my routine of Doctor Who - Cartoons - more Doctor Who - Sneak Previews - then bad horror films...</p> <p> Here is a little something in honor of the two</p> <p style='text-align: center'>  </p> <p style='text-align: center'> <iframe width='420' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/0szx6NONRz0' height='315' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen=''/></p> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://albruno3.blogspot.com/2013/04/roger-ebert-passed-away-today.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://albruno3.blogspot.com/2013/04/roger-ebert-passed-away-today.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-04-04T16:27:00-04:00'>April 04, 2013</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://albruno3.blogspot.com/2013/04/roger-ebert-passed-away-today.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post/8913009842235805193/1115103729342613788' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-99667543'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8913009842235805193&postID=1115103729342613788&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=8913009842235805193&postID=1115103729342613788&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=8913009842235805193&postID=1115103729342613788&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 12px; background-image: url(http://assets.tumblr.com/images/input_bg.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: normal; background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">You know if you had told me in 1986 I would shed a tear for one of the Beastie Boys I would not have believed you but these guys were a great group and they made some fantastic and unforgettable music.</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><img alt="" src="http://images.postling.com/1/10f/g_400xN.47151.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></span></p><p><a href="http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/04/report-beastie-boys-rapper-mca-dies/?hpt=hp_t3" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">Here is what CNN had to report...</span></a></p><p><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">Adam "MCA" Yauch, a member of the legendary New York rap trio Beastie Boys, has died, Rolling Stone magazine reported Friday afternoon. Yauch (pictured) revealed in July 2009 that he had surgery for a cancer in a salivary gland and a lymph node. Information on the cause of Yauch's death wasn't immediately available. Yauch's death would come less than a month after the Beastie Boys were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Because of his fight with cancer, Yauch did not attend...</span></em></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eBShN8qT4lk" width="420">

Friday, June 24, 2011

(Sad Gews) Gene Colan has passed away

From Brutal as Hell

We just heard the sad news that the esteemed comic book artist Gene Colan died yesterday aged 84. According to Comic Book Resources he had been suffering from a broken hip and liver problems. Poignantly, his death comes almost exactly a year after that of his late wife Adrienne Colan, who died June 21st 2010. ..