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Fatality: 2022

Tony Dow, probably best known for portraying Wally on the “Leave it to Beaver” show, has left us at 77, claimed by cancer. :(

RIP, Mr. Dow, and thanks for sharing your talents very memorably.
 
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rootabaga said:
Tony Dow, probably best known for portraying Wally on the “Leave it to Beaver” show, has left us at 77, claimed by cancer. :(

RIP, Mr. Dow, and thanks for sharing your talents very memorably.
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I usually stay away from here these days, but came by specifically for Tony Dow. As when Ken Osmond, AKA Eddie Haskell, died a couple years ago, I feel like a piece of my childhood has just died. I watch LITB every weekday, thanks to both FETV and MeTV, who each air back-to-back episodes daily. It's nice watching something that's funny without ever getting laughs based on sex, or insults, or personal attacks.

Until he died and I read various articles about him, I had forgotten that Dow was one of the first celebrities to openly speak about his battles with depression. He was a champion for mental health and worked to take the [ridiculous] stigma off of mental health problems.

I hope Wally and Eddie, now reunited with Ward and June Cleaver, are having a great time up in heaven. RIP...
 
MoodyBlues said:
I usually stay away from here these days, but came by specifically for Tony Dow. As when Ken Osmond, AKA Eddie Haskell, died a couple years ago, I feel like a piece of my childhood has just died. I watch LITB every weekday, thanks to both FETV and MeTV, who each air back-to-back episodes daily. It's nice watching something that's funny without ever getting laughs based on sex, or insults, or personal attacks.

Until he died and I read various articles about him, I had forgotten that Dow was one of the first celebrities to openly speak about his battles with depression. He was a champion for mental health and worked to take the [ridiculous] stigma off of mental health problems.

I hope Wally and Eddie, now reunited with Ward and June Cleaver, are having a great time up in heaven. RIP...
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I agree, it was a great show. I've not watched any reruns but it was a show the entire family enjoyed and rarely missed. I bet it is fun to watch again... to be entertained and not insulted.

Please don't continue to mostly stay away. Your added flavor has always improved the stew.
 
olbriar said:
I agree, it was a great show. I've not watched any reruns but it was a show the entire family enjoyed and rarely missed. I bet it is fun to watch again... to be entertained and not insulted.
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I was just out of diapers when the show started, and didn't start watching it in real time until its later seasons. But it was always on in daily reruns here in LA, and that's where I saw it from the beginning. Now, thanks to the two channels mentioned earlier, I record and watch 4 episodes daily, and absolutely love it. It's a two hour break from reality. :)

You might want to try watching it now, @olbriar. I've suggested this to a few other baby boomers I know IRL, and they were really glad I did. The show covered everything from alcoholism and breastfeeding to mourning the loss of beloved pets. I know it has a reputation for being a sugar-coated version of an ideal America that never actually existed, but I disagree. Yes, the Cleavers were an upper-middle class family living in an all-white neighborhood, and they were generally a happy, unified family. But they had problems, too. I've actually re-parented myself by watching it. That may sound weird, but whatever. I mean that by watching how situations *could* be handled--in a way so vastly different than what I saw in my own life--it's been kind of cathartic. If you decide to watch, I strongly suggest starting at the beginning. The characters evolve a LOT after the first few episodes, but to really get it all you need to start with S1E1.

Please don't continue to mostly stay away. Your added flavor has always improved the stew.
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That's very sweet. Thanks. I stay away for the same reason I'm not watching any news right now. I just don't want real-world intrusions that are depressing, you know? But we'll see... :)
 
MoodyBlues said:
I was just out of diapers when the show started, and didn't start watching it in real time until its later seasons. But it was always on in daily reruns here in LA, and that's where I saw it from the beginning. Now, thanks to the two channels mentioned earlier, I record and watch 4 episodes daily, and absolutely love it. It's a two hour break from reality. :)

You might want to try watching it now, @olbriar. I've suggested this to a few other baby boomers I know IRL, and they were really glad I did. The show covered everything from alcoholism and breastfeeding to mourning the loss of beloved pets. I know it has a reputation for being a sugar-coated version of an ideal America that never actually existed, but I disagree. Yes, the Cleavers were an upper-middle class family living in an all-white neighborhood, and they were generally a happy, unified family. But they had problems, too. I've actually re-parented myself by watching it. That may sound weird, but whatever. I mean that by watching how situations *could* be handled--in a way so vastly different than what I saw in my own life--it's been kind of cathartic. If you decide to watch, I strongly suggest starting at the beginning. The characters evolve a LOT after the first few episodes, but to really get it all you need to start with S1E1.


That's very sweet. Thanks. I stay away for the same reason I'm not watching any news right now. I just don't want real-world intrusions that are depressing, you know? But we'll see... :)
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We adore you big sis :)
 
You could say quite a lot about Bill Russell, who died today at 88. A storied career and a guy who spoke up for equality at the most appropriate times…I think I’ll just let Michael Jordan say it best:

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RIP, Mr. Russell, and thanks for entertaining your fans and frustrating your opponents…both on and off the court.
 
I just heard that Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed communications officer Uhura on the original “Star Trek” series, died Saturday night in Silver City, N.M. She was 89 years old.
The note I read included this tidbit: “She once explained that she had planned to leave the show after one season for a career on Broadway, but during a chance meeting with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., he convinced her to stay on TV.”
She was a pioneer in TV and a solid actress, and while I don’t doubt she would have somehow made Broadway work, I do wonder if she would have been so well known.
It also makes me think that only three of TOS regular cast members are still with us: Walter Koenig, George Takei, and of course, William Shatner (who recently left his wallet in a bin of corn in Gilroy, California).
Anyway, RIP, Ms. Nichols, and thanks for sharing your talents. You were a pleasure to watch.
 
rootabaga said:
I just heard that Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed communications officer Uhura on the original “Star Trek” series, died Saturday night in Silver City, N.M. She was 89 years old.
The note I read included this tidbit: “She once explained that she had planned to leave the show after one season for a career on Broadway, but during a chance meeting with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., he convinced her to stay on TV.”
She was a pioneer in TV and a solid actress, and while I don’t doubt she would have somehow made Broadway work, I do wonder if she would have been so well known.
It also makes me think that only three of TOS regular cast members are still with us: Walter Koenig, George Takei, and of course, William Shatner (who recently left his wallet in a bin of corn in Gilroy, California).
Anyway, RIP, Ms. Nichols, and thanks for sharing your talents. You were a pleasure to watch.
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She was big in NASA Astronaut recruiting.
 
ocnbrze said:
RIP Vin Scully

i would not have had the love of Dodger baseball, if it were not for you. you were the best sports annoucer i have ever heard. Your words were music to my ears. i will truly miss you.

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I’ve never been a Dodger fan, but I always loved Vin Scully. He and Harry Carey were the most fun announcers around, though for pure knowledge of the game the tip would go to Vin. (He probably died happy given the thrashing his Dodgers have just been giving the Giants!)
RIP, Mr. Scully, and thanks for being a voice anyone could love.

Good farewell article from the “hometown” paper:
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2050-10-10/vin-scully-dodgers-dead
 
man the LA sports talk radio has been so great to listen to today. they were playing all of Vin's greatest sports calls. they were telling some really great stories that i have not heard of before. it was great to hear callers talk such love for the man.

one of things i did not know, Vin Scully called what is now called "the Catch" where Joe Montana threw the NFC winning touchdown to Dwight Clark.

you guys who have not grown up in LA might not understand just how much Vin Scully has meant to LA. he was and will always be LA.

edit: ok well the NFL is preventing the call from be shown here. check it out in youtube to here it. i had no idea that he made that call.
 
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Beyond a doubt, Judith was by far my favorite female artist. Perfect pitch..PERFECT!!! A person should treat themselves to a YouTube journey through her career. She was an amazing artist and that quality did not diminish through the years. She will be missed but her music will live on and leave an impression for many years. RIP and thank you for touching my soul.
 
olbriar said:
Beyond a doubt, Judith was by far my favorite female artist. Perfect pitch..PERFECT!!! A person should treat themselves to a YouTube journey through her career. She was an amazing artist and that quality did not diminish through the years. She will be missed but her music will live on and leave an impression for many years. RIP and thank you for touching my soul.
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Nicely said.

It is an amazingly transcending, breathy, clear, simple vocal delivery on wonderful songs. She did have a great background for it.

I had read some great comments on recent You Tube uploads and added some.

I then put her in my top 5 of favourite female vocalists.

Happy that she was still so loved and appreciated, yet very sad.
 
Though I was never a fan, both Celine and Streisand had / have amazing voices. Everyone knows the artists I'm speaking of with just part of their full name used. Nobody knows Judith or Durham and most don't know the Seekers. Perhaps that's partly due to promotion. I don't think it's due to talent or the lack of. Sorry, I'm a big fan boy, and could continue to drift this thread but won't. RIP Judith Durham
 
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