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WOW...that Howard Stern interview is freaky. Especially when Howard says to Phil "this is the woman you'll spend eternity with." A Death Hag's dream!

I just started reading the Mike Thomas...

I'm sad to hear that she was troubled. It seems like that's an occupational hazard for many brilliant comedians.

Someone tweeted (Jon Lovitz, I think?) that she was vastly underrated. I totally...

Yesterday's New York Post had a great article about Andy Kaufman:

http://nypost.com/2014/09/28/why-andy-kaufman-might-still-be-alive/

I never believed he faked his own death. However, his...

Did anyone see this article? Latest suspect is a mentally ill individual who was a Yale grad student at the time of the murders:...

I remember it well. I was in my bedroom listening to Howard Stern's radio program on WNBC while doing homework, when his sidekick, Robin Quivers, announced the news. I was in high school, and...

I believe the woman who played Agnes was Louise Fletcher, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

Looks like today's a sad anniversary for the Chubbuck family...I found this reminder on a blog I love ("A Geek's First Journal," which is a blog of entries taken from the author's adolescent diary of...

While no details are available yet, Sammy Wanjiru, the 24-year-old Kenyan runner who blazed to marathon glory at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, has died. Considered by many to be one of the greatest...

Very cool - at long last, a picture! People on this message board do some great detective work!

Susan may have also appeared in a 1981 ABC Afterschool Special called "Tough Girl." She is listed in the credits, although her name is spelled "Vicery" (that may be a typo).
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I'm not a doctor. I'm not a casting director. You may be right on those points. But when I saw the Oprah segment, I was struck by the confessional nature of the show. You'd think Kirstie was...

EXACTLY RIGHT. The double standard continues to thrive, at least in Hollywood.

For example....do you think Jack Nicholson would ever go on Oprah to apologize for all the weight HE'S gained? I...

Turns out you are right....according to www.davidlynch.com, the song was written and sung by Peter Ivers.

Anyone interested in the early 80s new wave music scene, or the 1970s Saturday Night Live/National Lampoon crowd should read this book! It offers an interesting glimpse of Peter Ivers' time at...

BUMPING ... I thought it was appropriate, since March 3, 2009 is the 26th anniversary of his death.

From WIKIPEDIA:

Peter Scott Ivers (September 1946 - March 3, 1983) was an American...

HQ, my heart goes out to you.

Please, please get some support for yourself at this time. Contact your local domestic violence agency - talk to one of the counselors, think about trying a support...

I remember watching Debbie on Captain Kangaroo...As a kid, she always seemed so cheery and fun! Thirty years later, I am in disbelief that her life had such a sad ending. To think that so many...

A few others I looooved....

Tarzan, Tonto and Frankenstein (Kevin Nealon, Jon Lovitz, Phil Hartman)
Stevie Wonder played by Eddie Murphy
Ross Perot played by Dana Carvey
Pat Stevens played by...

I do not remember it myself, but I find it interesting that he was friends with Doug Kenney (National Lampoon founder) and John Belushi. Such talented men! Such tragic ends!!

I am eagerly...

This is a fascinating story...Peter Ivers hosted "New Wave Theatre" on USA Network in the early 80s, in addition to writing/performing his own music. He wrote the Lady in the Radiator song for David...

Here's a fairly recent article about Al Fong:
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=3027224

BTW, I'm finding a lot of this gymnastics info from the following website (so check it out!!):

http://www.gymnpics.com/gymnasticgreats/

Hilary died in a car accident just shy of her 20th birthday, after her gymnastics career had ended.

However, the diaries she left behind are apparently quite heartbreaking:
...

I just posted a new thread on another tragic gymnast (this time from the U.S.): Julissa Gomez.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julissa_Gomez

http://www.gymnpics.com/gymnasticgreats/memorial/gomez.htm

This link contains an interview and photo:

http://www.worldgymrank.com/IOC05.html

http://www.gymnpics.com/gymnasticgreats/memorial/giurca.htm

I didn't know Debbie from "Captain Kangaroo" had died.

I just did a google search on Deborah Weems...what a sad story about an obviously talented, beautiful actress.

Only 28 years old, he collapsed died less than 30 minutes into today's Men's Marathon U.S. Olympic Trials in NYC. Cause of death not yet know, but it is believed to be heart-related.

Rest in...

Speaking of Buckwheat...and fraudulents claims about who was on the Little Rascals....

I remember something odd that happened in the middle or late 80s...at any rate, it occurred AFTER Eddie...

I read her biography years ago ... called "Louise Brooks" , I believe (how appropriate), but I don't remember the author's name. Anyway, it was an excellent book.

She was intelligent and very...

When I was a kid, I read some story about backmasked messages in rock music, and it scared the bejesus out of me every time I heard one of those songs. The ones that (allegedly) had backmasked...

ABSOLUTELY...she was breathtaking!

Gig Young killed his wife, then himself.

If I didn't know better, I'd think the addition of this message board was part of a plot to get me fired from my job. I have to monitor my FAD habit at work like my mother used to monitor how much I...