colonial Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Tony Mendez ... David Letterman's longtime cue card guy, passed away July 29 at age 76. His career came to an abrupt end shortly before Dave's retirement when he got into an altercation with a writer. Also handled cue cards at SNL for years and was a Broadway dancer for a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) RIP Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones. Watts was 80 years old. Condolences to his family and friends xxx. Edited August 24, 2021 by The Natural 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 8/21/2021 at 6:42 PM, J.T. said: I have been avoiding talking about Sonny Chiba for a couple of days now. He was one of my childhood idols and for him to pass away the same year as my father, at the same age as my father, and from complications from COVID the same way my father did really fucking hurt. You don't get the John McClaines or the John Wicks if you don't have Tsurugi Takuma; the template for the hero made of absolute will who refuses to submit under any circumstances and you don't get Tsurugi Takuma without the artistic performance, magnetic charisma, and martial arts ability of Sonny. RIP, Chiba-san. I've been the same way. Growing up, the only asian dudes to see on American TV were not super awesome. It became clear to me at an early age if we wanted to see badass asian guys we had to rent movies from Asia. Lots of Kungfu flicks. Sonny Chiba was the first Japanese guy I'd ever seen that I thought - that guy is fucking awesome. He became my hero. I wanted to be Sonny Chiba. I mean I'd seen Bruce Lee and The Deadly Venoms and all those cats, but I'm Japanese. I wanted some one Japanese. I hadn't seen the really good heroic Mifune performances yet, so Chiba became my guy. And I was content for him to be my secret dude, that I would show to only a select group of folks I felt close to. "Hey we're going to watch this movie called Street Fighter, this guy is important." If they passed that it was on to Samurai Reincarnation. Kill Bill came out and I remember taking my girlfriend at the time, and telling her how excited I was that Tarantino was doing this ode to all the movies I watched as a kid. She loved the movies. I remember the moment Sonny Chiba came up on the screen and my heart swelled. There was this diffused light that made him look like a fucking angel, and looking back he's maybe the first(only?) male character in the whole movie that's genuinely nice to Beatrix Kiddo. Part of me was scared that it would just a be pleasant cameo and no one would remember he was even in it. But he stole the show. Just magnetic and charming as ever, with just enough edge that you know he probably was cable of throwing down in his younger days. After the movie my girlfriend brought him up and was like "that guy was one of the best parts of the movie, I wanted more of him." I thought "well good news: I got tapes." We've been married for 15 years. My little brother texted me when the news broke that he'd passed away. And I felt a pretty big hole in my chest. Some people you wish you could tell how goddamn important their work was to your life, and he was one of them. David Bowie was another for me. Jack Nicholson another. When he goes I'll be a mess. I remember being in highschool and my little sister who was 4 or 5 at the time was OBSESSED with Street Fighter. I totally let her watch it with me all the time. And we'd play this game where we'd do a big standoff and she'd do that crazy breathing and bring her hands over her face like Chiba would do. Then she'd come running at me for the kill. Anyway, I'm rambling at this point. The point is, I've got really great memories of my loved ones and several of them involve this man in someway, and I just wanted to share. Fuckin Legend. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, jaedmc said: I've been the same way. Growing up, the only asian dudes to see on American TV were not super awesome. It became clear to me at an early age if we wanted to see badass asian guys we had to rent movies from Asia. Lots of Kungfu flicks. Sonny Chiba was the first Japanese guy I'd ever seen that I thought - that guy is fucking awesome. He became my hero. I wanted to be Sonny Chiba. I mean I'd seen Bruce Lee and The Deadly Venoms and all those cats, but I'm Japanese. I wanted some one Japanese. I hadn't seen the really good heroic Mifune performances yet, so Chiba became my guy. And I was content for him to be my secret dude, that I would show to only a select group of folks I felt close to. "Hey we're going to watch this movie called Street Fighter, this guy is important." If they passed that it was on to Samurai Reincarnation. Kill Bill came out and I remember taking my girlfriend at the time, and telling her how excited I was that Tarantino was doing this ode to all the movies I watched as a kid. She loved the movies. I remember the moment Sonny Chiba came up on the screen and my heart swelled. There was this diffused light that made him look like a fucking angel, and looking back he's maybe the first(only?) male character in the whole movie that's genuinely nice to Beatrix Kiddo. Part of me was scared that it would just a be pleasant cameo and no one would remember he was even in it. But he stole the show. Just magnetic and charming as ever, with just enough edge that you know he probably was cable of throwing down in his younger days. After the movie my girlfriend brought him up and was like "that guy was one of the best parts of the movie, I wanted more of him." I thought "well good news: I got tapes." We've been married for 15 years. My little brother texted me when the news broke that he'd passed away. And I felt a pretty big hole in my chest. Some people you wish you could tell how goddamn important their work was to your life, and he was one of them. David Bowie was another for me. Jack Nicholson another. When he goes I'll be a mess. I remember being in highschool and my little sister who was 4 or 5 at the time was OBSESSED with Street Fighter. I totally let her watch it with me all the time. And we'd play this game where we'd do a big standoff and she'd do that crazy breathing and bring her hands over her face like Chiba would do. Then she'd come running at me for the kill. Anyway, I'm rambling at this point. The point is, I've got really great memories of my loved ones and several of them involve this man in someway, and I just wanted to share. Fuckin Legend. Cool tribute. That pic reminds me he was pretty good as Duke Togo, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joel Martin Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Michael Nader (Dynasty, All My Children) has passed away at 76. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Miss you, Sean Lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Matthew Mindler - who was the young boy in the movie Our Idiot Brother - was found dead after being reported missing on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Ed Asner has passed away at age 91. I believe this leaves Bette White as the last living cast member of The Mary Tyler Moore Show 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eivion Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 I absolutely loved hearing his voice in so many cartoons. I love JK Simmons, but Asner is J. Jonah Jameson to me. Can't hear anyone else Granny Goodness either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Great ML Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 1:41 PM, Eivion said: I absolutely loved hearing his voice in so many cartoons. I love JK Simmons, but Asner is J. Jonah Jameson to me. Can't hear anyone else Granny Goodness either. The way he delivered the line, "I ALWAYS LOCK MY FILES!" in JFK was amazing. Foster Brooks would have been proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Joan Washington, a dialect coach on films including The Witches and Red Sparrow has died. Condolences to Richard E Grant and daughter Olivia at this saddest of times xxx. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Willard Scott has died at the age of 87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Breaking news: Girls Aloud Sarah Harding has died from breast cancer, she was only 39. Condolences to Sarah's family and friends at this difficult time. Fuck cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 16 hours ago, RIPPA said: Willard Scott has died at the age of 87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 One of the leading men of the French New Wave, and later a kind of French Steve McQueen. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) I didnt see it isolated on youtube, but he was also one of the many cameos in that Casino Royale. Edited September 6, 2021 by odessasteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 R.I.P. Michael K. Williams - best known as Omar Little from "the Wire" found dead in his New York Apartment. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Oof. Hopefully these deaths don’t come in 3s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Bad news. Michael K. Williams (Omar from The Wire) passed away. The single most electrifying character in TV history, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 You've got to be fucking kidding me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidNatural Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 This one hurts. So good in everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I'm done. Good night, see you tomorrow, fuck this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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