As in speedfreak?Omphalos wrote:That poor guy was a tweaker.
inhuien wrote:As in speedfreak?Omphalos wrote:That poor guy was a tweaker.
Peter Falk
TV's Columbo has died
by:FRAZIER MOORE, The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives.
Thanks to Falk's affectionately genuine portrayal, Lt. Columbo established himself for all time as a champion of any viewer who ever felt less than graceful, elegant or well-spoken.
Falk died Thursday [June 23, 2011] at age 83 in his Beverly Hills, Calif., home, according to a statement released Friday by family friend Larry Larson. In a court document filed in December 2008, Falk's daughter Catherine Falk said her father was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
But Columbo lives on as the ideal of anyone with a smudge on his tie, whose car isn't the sportiest, who typically seems clueless, who gets dissed by fancy people.
As a police detective, Columbo's interview technique was famously disjointed, with his inevitable awkward after-thought ("Ahhh, there's just one more thing...") trying the patience of his suspect when he was already halfway out the door.
Columbo was underestimated, patronized or simply overlooked by nearly everyone he met — especially the culprit.
And yet Columbo, drawing on inner pluck for only he (and an actor as skilled as Falk) could have accounted, always prevailed. Contrary to all evidence (that is, until he nailed the bad guy), Columbo always knew what he was doing.
Even more inspiring for viewers, he was unconcerned with how other people saw him. He seemed to be perfectly happy with himself, his life, his pet bassett, Dog, his wheezing Peugeot, and his never-seen wife. A squat man chewing cigars in a rumpled trench coat, he stands tall among TV's most self-assured heroes.
What viewer won't take solace forever from the lessons that Columbo taught by his enduring example?
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Freakzilla wrote:To me, he's Grandpa from The Princess Bride. I'm not old enough to remember Columbo.
Freakzilla wrote:To me, he's Grandpa from The Princess Bride. I'm not old enough to remember Columbo.
Robspierre wrote:Anne McCaffrey passed away.
Rob
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s has died at age 80.
The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor announced that Cheetah died Dec. 24 of kidney failure.
Sanctuary outreach director Debbie Cobb on Wednesday told The Tampa Tribune ( ) that Cheetah was outgoing, loved finger painting and liked to see people laugh. She says he seemed to be tuned into human feelings. http://bit.ly/rRuTeJ
Based on the works of author Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Tarzan stories, which have spawned scores of books and films over the years, chronicle the adventures of a man who was raised by apes in Africa.
Cheetah was the comic relief in the Tarzan films that starred American Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weissmuller. Cobb says Cheetah came to the sanctuary from Weissmuller's estate sometime around 1960.
Cobb says Cheetah wasn't a troublemaker. Still, sanctuary volunteer Ron Priest says that when the chimp didn't like what was going on, he would throw feces.
Still, sanctuary volunteer Ron Priest says that when the chimp didn't like what was going on, he would throw feces.
Hunchback Jack wrote:Yeah, that's a real shame. One of the greats. Lived to be 92, though, which isn't a bad run.
Not to be morbid, but which Grand Masters of SF are still with us? I know Fred Pohl is. Larry Niven, although he's quite a bit younger (70s?). Anyone else?
HBJ
Hunchback Jack wrote:Yeah, that's a real shame. One of the greats. Lived to be 92, though, which isn't a bad run.
Not to be morbid, but which Grand Masters of SF are still with us? I know Fred Pohl is. Larry Niven, although he's quite a bit younger (70s?). Anyone else?
HBJ
Serkanner wrote:rest in peace Frederik Pohl, one of the greatest. 1919-2013
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Omphalos wrote:I really enjoyed the blog he kept, after he retired. He will be missed.
Anyone ever read his books? Gateway is one of my favorite novels of all time. I kind of liked Man Plus. It was a really wierd super-man book.
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