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Subject	Author	Date
Actor Dennis Farina arrested	Carrying a concealed weapon	May 11, 2008, 02:05:24pm
Ex-cop in real life & played one on TV--Should'a known better. Tsk..tsk... (NT) -- JB, May 11, 2008, 03:08:06pm Didn't he do this once before? (NT) -- Jules, May 12, 2008, 07:44:58am
Irena Sendler, savior of 2,500 Jewish children from WWII Nazis, dies	Age 98	May 12, 2008, 07:34:23am
God bless her - a modern saint and a role model for all humanity. (NT) -- Peter, May 12, 2008, 07:43:05am
Today's (Monday, May 12) PHOTO: Cordelia Hornaday Knott, along with hubby Walter, made history! ...	the Chronicler	May 11, 2008, 10:51:16pm
you got it! Good job!! (NT) -- Barbara, May 12, 2008, 07:23:22am
today's Picture: (NT)	Moms Maberly ???	May 11, 2008, 11:22:47pm
ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzZZZZZzZzzzzzzzzzzz (NT) -- ZZZZZZZzzzZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz, May 12, 2008, 02:06:20am Ah, yer makin' fun but she was a pretty jammin' lady in her day. (NT) -- Barbara, May 12, 2008, 07:21:51am
Archive: Actor Lex Barker, Lana Turner hubby #4, and reported closet pedophile, gone 35 years ! ...	Tarzan	May 11, 2008, 01:38:28pm
How many celebrities have died walking on the street? (NT) -- William Frawley, Adlai Stevenson ..., May 12, 2008, 07:01:01am Anne Baxter, Louise Closser Hale...... -- Ricardo, May 12, 2008, 07:05:15am
Archive: Edmond O'Brien, May 9, 1985	Actor	May 09, 2008, 07:08:40am
To show how "ET" has changed, I recall they did a nice obit for Ed O' Brien when he died. (NT) -- Now, they won't even do Richard Widmark, May 09, 2008, 07:09:30am Opening scene to "DOA" (1950) -- "I want to report a murder." "Who was murdered?" "I was.", May 09, 2008, 07:13:25am I think the real question here is would anyone really want to do Richard Widmark? Ewww. (NT) -- TOBY, May 09, 2008, 07:27:39am Sadly there were reports of Alzheimer sticken O'Brien screaming down VA hallways in the end! ... -- Jess Sayin', May 09, 2008, 10:10:03am 69 is kinda young to die from Alzheimers (NT) -- Still, I've heard of people in their 40's stricken with it, May 09, 2008, 11:05:19am His daughter's comments to Congress two weeks after his death... -- from the S.F. Chronicle, May 09, 2008, 12:01:08pm God Bless him, Arthur O'Connell, I believe, was the first celeb connected to Alzheimers death ! >>> -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 01:36:24am Actress Billie Burke also had alzheimer,when she died in 1970. -- Ricardo, May 10, 2008, 04:54:33am That should read, first REPORTED celeb of Alzheimers. Its widely used term wasn't until 1977 >>> -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 08:45:13am It's called early-onset Alzheimer's. (NT) -- nixxnutz, May 10, 2008, 12:05:50pm you must remember in 1985 there were still a lot of old timers still around, -- Mark, May 10, 2008, 08:09:00am Altzheimers used to be called senility (NT) -- I guess that's politically incorrect now, May 10, 2008, 08:48:39am Mae Murray,the silent screen actress died of alzheimer in 1965. -- Ricardo, May 10, 2008, 11:43:00am I'm not 100% certain thats true. -- Senile Buckeye, May 10, 2008, 11:53:13am According to Webster's, Senile means.... -- Not so Senile Buckeye, May 10, 2008, 12:02:54pm Norma Shearer died of Alzheimer in 1983 -- Ricardo, May 10, 2008, 01:51:58pm We can do this all day ! ...Here's a LIST. >>> -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 02:12:39pm A number of football Hall of Famers have died (or are dying) of the disease (NT) -- Presumably from taking countless hits to the head, May 12, 2008, 07:05:10am
Archive; John Wayne Gacy, May 10, 1994	Serial killer	May 10, 2008, 02:43:51pm
Obit -- pt.2, May 10, 2008, 02:44:40pm Rosalynn Carter meets John Wayne Gacy -- A loyal Democrat!, May 10, 2008, 02:46:23pm Didn't she also shake hands with Jim (Koolaid) Jones? (NT) -- "Jimmy, these are my new friends.", May 12, 2008, 07:03:31am
Nearly 900 students buried due to 7.8 China earthquake	Loren	May 12, 2008, 05:17:54am
Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Rocks Central China; 900 Students Buried, 107 Dead -- CHONGQING, May 12, 2008, 05:37:26am
Happy MOTHERS Day !!! ...Here's my Top 10 "Mommy Movie Memories" ! >>>	the Chronicler	May 11, 2008, 12:04:17am
Mother's Day turns 100! -- Happy Mothers Day!, May 11, 2008, 07:44:05am I Remember Mama...still a huge fave after sixty years (NT) -- Peggy, May 11, 2008, 09:31:57am Peggy, "I Remember Mama" is on TCM this afternoon! (NT) -- "Mildred Pierce" too!, May 11, 2008, 12:25:36pm To all mothers out there, from B.J. Thomas -- obitchecker, May 11, 2008, 10:03:02am Some of my favorite Mom movies are... -- Joan, May 11, 2008, 02:56:25pm Here's another ... -- Who else??, May 11, 2008, 03:04:26pm Here's another song for all the mothers! -- "Mother & Child Reunion", May 11, 2008, 08:31:22pm What? No Freaky Friday? -- David S., May 12, 2008, 05:27:18am
Boy dies in cow crash horror	Newmains, North Lanarkshire, UK	May 10, 2008, 07:16:28am
I notice that UK newspapers use the word "horror" a lot (NT) -- !, May 10, 2008, 08:43:53am Police name dead road crash boy -- BBC News, May 12, 2008, 04:30:31am
Bacharach is 80 today (May 12) Other birthdays today...	Happy birthdyas!	May 11, 2008, 07:35:04pm
Yogi Berra is 83 today! (NT) -- Happy birthday!, May 11, 2008, 07:36:10pm In honor of Billy Swan's birthday- -- "I Can Help", May 11, 2008, 07:37:30pm "I'm a Man"- Spencer Davis group -- Lead singer, Steve Winwood, May 11, 2008, 07:39:14pm Burt Bacharach medley -- ., May 11, 2008, 07:41:54pm Swan wrote this Clyde McPhatter hit twelve years earlier -- obitchecker, May 12, 2008, 04:12:37am Happy 98th B-Day Giulietta Simionato;Singer Jamelao 95;James Bacon is 94 Albert Murray turns 92! (NT) -- jlp, May 12, 2008, 03:08:33am
Witold Woyda, Olympic Fencer	Dead at 68	May 11, 2008, 11:19:43pm
Joseph Egan, Lawyer Who Fought Nuclear Waste Site	Dead at 53	May 11, 2008, 11:17:18pm
Anyone see the Penn & Teller "BS" show that claimed that nuclear power was the safest energy source? (NT) -- ?, May 11, 2008, 11:18:30pm
Diana Barnato Walker, Acclaimed Pilot	Dead at 90	May 11, 2008, 11:15:24pm
Wow, Happy 4MILLION Hit, folks!	We hit milestone, tonight!	May 11, 2008, 10:04:50pm
Elsie Castellaneta, Mother of Dan Castellaneta (voice of Homer Simpson)	Died in Jan.	May 11, 2008, 08:41:36pm
Edmund Barham, Opera singer	Dead at 56	May 11, 2008, 07:10:02pm
Michael de Larrabeiti, Writer best known for The Borrible Trilogy	Dead at 73	May 11, 2008, 07:08:11pm
Fred Haines, Screenwriter, film and theatre director	Dead at 72	May 11, 2008, 07:02:48pm
Gospel singer Dottie Joyce Rambo killed in bus crash	She was 74	May 11, 2008, 11:43:15am
"If That Isn't Love" -- Dottie Rambo, May 11, 2008, 11:45:20am Bless her Heart. May she RIP I wish her family & loved one's strength at this shocking and sad time. (NT) -- Jean, May 11, 2008, 03:21:33pm I just looked, and she was supposed to be at..... -- Jean, May 11, 2008, 03:26:59pm Hey I live in the Denton area... -- Lori, May 11, 2008, 05:59:07pm
New book about the first actor to play a vampire on film- Max Schreck	Nosferatu	May 11, 2008, 03:47:48pm
2000's Merhige film "Shadow of the Vampire" cast Willem Dafoe in an enlightening take on Schreck!... -- the Count, May 11, 2008, 05:19:53pm
Roy Snelling, Expert on ants, wasps and bees	Dead at 73	May 11, 2008, 05:17:16pm
Healthwatch: Henri Pachard	Cancer	May 11, 2008, 04:09:25pm
One of his few non- porn credits: producer of "Putney Swope" (1969), directed by Robert Downey, Sr. (NT) -- ., May 11, 2008, 04:10:36pm
Hey Chronicler, do you have the Sundance Channel? Breezy is on next week. (NT)	Lori	May 10, 2008, 07:24:39pm
Hey Lori ! >>> -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 07:53:00pm Ok you beat me to the Breezy announcement. (more inside) -- Lori, May 10, 2008, 08:16:21pm No TV view in 30 years?? Lucky you, you get to see Kay lenz's boobies this time! ..And in color too! -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 09:02:00pm Oh BTW, thanks darlin' for giving me the heads up on the flick! Hope a lot in here see it ! (NT) -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 09:08:48pm BTW, I'll be taking notes on locales from the film. Soon I hope to take continuity shots on my own! (NT) -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 09:11:53pm I know, the "cut" version is all I knew from my childhood (more inside) -- Lori, May 11, 2008, 02:58:02pm
Today's photo: Percival B. Chainsaw (NT)	The Happy Reaper	May 10, 2008, 11:35:13pm
Hardy-Har-Har ...the hack jokes are getting old! (NT) -- Lippy & Hardy, May 11, 2008, 09:42:48am ......not as old as the photos or your prissy attitude. (NT) -- The Happy Reaper, May 11, 2008, 10:02:19am Whose "prissy attitude" would that be? (NT) -- geazer, May 11, 2008, 11:56:12am Personally, I think Sunday's pic looks like a younger Jeff Corey, the actor! -- Another Blacklister, May 11, 2008, 12:59:56pm SWAG : Harvey Samuel Firestone. (NT) -- Teller, May 11, 2008, 12:46:50pm No, I wouldn't duplicate a picture in the same month. -- Barbara, May 11, 2008, 01:11:19pm It's tough to give a hint without giving it away altogether -- Annette, May 11, 2008, 01:22:56pm It's James Dole (1877- 1958) founder of Dole Pineapple Co. (NT) -- ., May 11, 2008, 01:26:37pm Oh, it IS ! -- Link, May 11, 2008, 01:41:34pm Who was the ZZTop-looking guy Saturday ?? (NT) -- Did we name him??, May 11, 2008, 01:46:30pm That was Joseph Campbell, founder of the Campbell Soup Company. (NT) -- (Store enough in that beard for a snack later!), May 11, 2008, 02:02:42pm Oh, it IS! -- Mmmm-mmm-good, May 11, 2008, 02:49:30pm
Archive; Timothy Carey, May 11, 1994	Actor	May 11, 2008, 01:32:02pm
Scene from "The World's Greatest Sinnner" (1962) -- Frank Zappa did the score!, May 11, 2008, 01:34:17pm My fave films were "The Killing", and the classic "Paths of Glory", which was on last week ! >>> -- the Chronicler, May 11, 2008, 02:44:10pm
Ron Parise, Astronaut-astronomer	Dead at 56	May 11, 2008, 10:29:49am
Photo -- Link, May 11, 2008, 02:06:59pm
Medical helicopter crash kills doctor, nurse, pilot	Wisconsin	May 11, 2008, 01:23:40pm
Pic of Dr. Darren Bean -- Link, May 11, 2008, 01:24:42pm
Archive: Noel Redding, May 11, 2003	Bassist for the Jimi Hendrix Experience	May 11, 2008, 01:20:21pm
"Purple Haze" -- Are you experianced?, May 11, 2008, 01:21:34pm
Archive; Bob Marley, May 11, 1981	Reggae superstar	May 11, 2008, 01:17:22pm
"I Shot the Sherrif" -- But I did not shoot the deputy!, May 11, 2008, 01:18:18pm
Archive: Lester Flatt, May 11, 1979	Bluegrass musician	May 11, 2008, 01:13:30pm
Flatt & Scruggs in action! -- ., May 11, 2008, 01:15:01pm
Archive: Lex Barker, May 11, 1973	Actor	May 11, 2008, 01:10:42pm
Tribute -- ., May 11, 2008, 01:11:25pm
3 dead in U of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight copter crash	La Cross, WI	May 11, 2008, 01:10:24pm
Archive: Bob Marley gone 28 years, and buried with his favorite red Fender Stratocaster! ...	Natty Dread	May 11, 2008, 01:09:04pm
The woman who can't forget	Woman recalls every detail of her life	May 11, 2008, 11:59:10am
Wow, the condensed journals, obsesive details, etc. I never sawf such a thing from a "non-Autistic"! (NT) -- Charlie Babbitt, May 11, 2008, 12:23:16pm
Weldon Hamilton, Bataan Death March survivor	Dead at 86	May 11, 2008, 11:48:01am
Update on P. Swayze	Xx	May 06, 2008, 10:14:32pm
He is dying , he knows it, we know it, everybody knows it...Leave him alone!!! (NT) -- pearl, May 07, 2008, 07:28:24am Aren't we all? (NT) -- Mo Tahl, May 07, 2008, 07:41:13am I pray he's not in pain. Bless him. (NT) -- Jean, May 07, 2008, 10:34:42am this is a message board, ... -- .. he is a celebrity..., May 07, 2008, 11:48:05am I agree. There is no better forum than this to talk about...a dying celebrity. (NT) -- TOBY, May 07, 2008, 01:08:53pm Patrick Swayze made "Ghost" here at Paramount ... -- Buckeye, May 07, 2008, 01:57:53pm For what it's worth--he doesn't look so bad, considering.... (NT) -- JB, May 07, 2008, 03:50:11pm He doesn't look that much worse than me and I don't drink, smoke, use drugs or have cancer. -- The Happy Reaper, May 07, 2008, 07:06:42pm Thank you for saying that Happy. Many people like to point fingers, without looking in a mirror (NT) -- Francesca, May 08, 2008, 07:41:33am Hi Frannie, How are you!!! (NT) -- Jean, May 08, 2008, 08:15:47am Jean, sorry didn't answer sooner. -- Francesca, May 10, 2008, 10:15:26pm I pray for you everyday sweetheart. You be well, ya hear? And Happy Mother's Day! (NT) -- Jean, May 11, 2008, 10:39:04am Post your photo with the rest of us Reaper and we'll see... (NT) -- Buckeye, May 08, 2008, 12:16:20pm I was referring to the vultures who follow him around and take pictures of him.. -- pearl, May 11, 2008, 09:36:31am
Birthdays, May 11-	Happy birthdays!	May 10, 2008, 07:59:38pm
In honor of Eric Burdon's birthday -- "The House of the Rising Sun", May 10, 2008, 08:00:56pm "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" -- The Animals, May 10, 2008, 08:04:45pm Happy 92nd Birthday! Actress/Writer Peggy Lynch (NT) -- jlp, May 11, 2008, 05:33:06am Happy 53rd Birthday to Mark Herndon, drummer for country group Alabama (NT) -- Co` latha breith sona dhuibh!, May 11, 2008, 10:37:08am
CHris Gampel: actor: IMDB & IBDB	Rusty	May 11, 2008, 03:17:24am
Met him after a Yale Rep play --nice guy. (NT) -- JamesK, May 11, 2008, 08:37:19am
Marvin Ziporyn, Psychiatrist examined Richard Speck, wrote book about him	Dead at 85	May 11, 2008, 07:36:20am
Hugh Bradner, Inventor of wetsuit	Dead at 92	May 11, 2008, 07:28:46am
Joseph Miko, Filmed the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, then had to flee	Dead at 87	May 11, 2008, 07:21:57am
He was camera operator on the Arch Hall, Jr. classic "The Sadist" -- Here's a clip!, May 11, 2008, 07:25:22am
Shuji Nozawa: Actor, Stuntman, Real Estate Tycoon, US Citizen sent to Manzanar	Rusty	May 11, 2008, 03:13:30am
Delta bluesman David "Honeyboy" Edwards outlasts them all	Turns 93 next month	May 10, 2008, 08:07:22pm
Nice profile in the May issue of Downbeat magazine ... -- Ed Tracey, May 10, 2008, 08:16:40pm
Archive; Ernie Fields, May 11, 1997	Bandleader	May 10, 2008, 08:09:22pm
"In the Mood" -- Rockin' the Glenn Miller classic!, May 10, 2008, 08:10:14pm
If you get Showtime, it's debuting "An American Crime" today, about torture victim Sylvia Likens (NT)	Killed by Gertrude Banizewski	May 10, 2008, 10:08:05am
Just watched it. (NT) -- Devastating., May 10, 2008, 07:46:53pm
Archive: Craig Stevens, May 10, 2000	Actor	May 10, 2008, 04:02:15pm
Theme to "Peter Gunn" (NT) -- Coolest TV theme ever!, May 10, 2008, 04:03:47pm Oops, here 'tis! -- !, May 10, 2008, 04:04:13pm The thing I always thought sad, of Stevens and his wife Alexis Smith ... -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 06:53:05pm
Milton Altman, Retiree said to be oldest Cubs fan	Dead at 106	May 10, 2008, 05:32:48pm
Archive: Jennifer Stahl, May 10, 2001	Actress, pot dealer	May 10, 2008, 03:59:12pm
Birthdays- May 9	Happy birthdays!	May 09, 2008, 10:47:28pm
Happy 97th Birthday Writer Bel Kaupman;Composer Milton Babbitt is 92! (NT) -- jlp, May 10, 2008, 05:41:35am Make that May 10th birthdays (NT) -- Thanks!, May 10, 2008, 08:41:26am In honor of Donovan's birthday- -- "Sushine Superman", May 10, 2008, 08:45:35am "In the Name of Love" -- U 2 (Bono's birthday), May 10, 2008, 09:09:28am "Catch The Wind" -- obitchecker, May 10, 2008, 03:37:00pm "Mellow Yellow" -- "I'm just mad about Saffron", May 10, 2008, 03:42:56pm
Hulk Hogan's son sentenced to 8 months for crash	Florida	May 09, 2008, 05:52:58pm
That sounds fair. ....riiiiiight. ... -- Creepy Hogan Family strikes again., May 09, 2008, 10:45:49pm This phase was just the 'appetizer'. Civil trial is where the big action will be -- Mr. X, May 10, 2008, 01:24:34am I totally agree with you Mr X -- James M, May 10, 2008, 04:31:58am I like that Hulk HAD to wear that thing on his head. -- JB, May 10, 2008, 08:19:52am What, and have his deluded fans see that he's bald (NT) -- Like everyone else doesn't know that, May 10, 2008, 10:11:02am John Graziano knew Nick liked to drive fast and no doubt wanted him to on that day. -- The Happy Reaper, May 10, 2008, 03:16:37pm
Archive; Susan Oliver, May 10, 1990	Actress	May 10, 2008, 02:37:17pm
As the green dancing girl in "Star Trek" -- Pic, May 10, 2008, 02:41:18pm
Judy Grable, Pro wrestler	Dead at 82	May 10, 2008, 02:20:22pm
Judy Grable & Princess Little Cloud -- Pic, May 10, 2008, 02:25:10pm Try this -- Link, May 10, 2008, 02:26:46pm
(way off topic) - TCM showing 3 classic drug exploitation films...	wazzzy	May 08, 2008, 08:10:58pm
These are classics! Thanks for the "heads up" (pun intended), wazzzy !! ...BTW >>> -- the Chronicler, May 08, 2008, 08:41:58pm I saw them last night. Awesome! (NT) -- Thank wazzzzy, May 10, 2008, 08:56:27am Best part in "Reefer" is the story of the kid who killed his family with an axe while high on weed (NT) -- Mary Jane, May 10, 2008, 09:02:03am Nah. It's "faster! play faster!" (NT) -- great LOL line, May 10, 2008, 11:47:53am I have yet to know an axe-weilding POT-HEAD! ...Legalize weed NOW ! (NT) -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 01:23:21pm If you couldn't get the fridge open..I can see the ax! -- Peggy, May 10, 2008, 01:29:09pm I still have to chop wood for my bonfires. -- Teller, May 10, 2008, 01:37:50pm
Marie Fleming, Mother of football great Ernie Davis (her son died in 1963)	Dead at 89	May 09, 2008, 12:11:17pm
Ernie Davis meets Pres. Kennedy, 1961 -- Pic, May 09, 2008, 12:12:11pm The 45th anniversary of his death is a week from Sunday -- 5/18 (NT) -- Ben Schwartzwalder, May 10, 2008, 10:15:31am What other football players have died from cancer related diseases during their prime career years -- obitchecker, May 10, 2008, 11:07:11am correction, Umbricht died in 1964, not '63 (NT) -- obitchecker, May 10, 2008, 11:09:46am Can't believe yu forgot Brian Piccalo! (NT) -- Brian's song, May 10, 2008, 11:17:11am Oops, course I know about Brian. Two football players, but I know there were others less well known (NT) -- obitchecker, May 10, 2008, 11:25:01am Ricky Bell kinda falls into this category. Trivia- who was Ricky Bell's brother? -- Mr. X, May 10, 2008, 11:17:55am That's easy - R&B Singer Archie Bell. (NT) -- Know it all Buckeye, May 10, 2008, 01:31:42pm
Archive: Mari Blanchard, May 10, 1970	Actress	May 10, 2008, 11:20:01am
Mari Blanchard in "Abbott & Costello Go to Mars" -- Actually, they went to Venus!, May 10, 2008, 11:21:23am
Archive: Carol Haney, May 10, 1964	Actress, dancer	May 10, 2008, 11:14:27am
Carol Haney sings "Hernando's Hideaway" -- "The Pajama Game", May 10, 2008, 11:16:04am
R. R. Knudson, Writer Whose Subject Was Sports	Dead at 75	May 10, 2008, 11:04:08am
Paul Revere died on this date in 1818 (NT)	The British are coming!	May 10, 2008, 09:17:43am
Israel Bissell outrode Paul Revere, yet didn't get a poem -- H. W. Longfellow, May 10, 2008, 09:22:00am Wasn't he a brush salesman (NT) -- Fuller Brush, May 10, 2008, 09:28:56am Actually, actress Anne Revere was a direct descendant of the American Revolution figure. >>> -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 10:52:49am Appropriate that the rock singer was named Paul Revere, since he fought off another British invasion (NT) -- Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find, May 10, 2008, 11:02:59am
Shouldn't the Myanmar debacle comparisons be to Chernobyl and not Katrina? (NT)	Since the USSR didn't tell people about the meltdown	May 10, 2008, 10:35:20am
Actually, Bush's U.S. Aid got half-way across the world, FASTER than aid to Americans in LOUISIANA!! (NT) -- Keepin' it real !, May 10, 2008, 10:46:49am
Leyla Gencer, Opera singer	Dead at 79	May 10, 2008, 10:44:02am
Ex-manager says OJ Simpson confessed	Of course, this guy's a scumbag, too	May 10, 2008, 10:12:42am
Archive: Deborah Walley, May 10, 2001	Actress	May 10, 2008, 09:13:02am
Deborah Walley sings 'We'll Never Change Them" -- From "Ski Party", May 10, 2008, 09:14:32am
Archive: Joan Crawford, May 10, 1977	Actress	May 10, 2008, 09:03:21am
Joan Crawford interview around the time of "Baby Jane" -- ., May 10, 2008, 09:05:18am
Paul Haeberlin, Famed French chef	Dead at 84	May 10, 2008, 08:59:37am
Archive: Guy Williams, May, 1989	Actor	May 06, 2008, 03:25:03pm
Here's Guy Williams's screen test for 'Lost in Space"! -- ., May 06, 2008, 03:26:03pm Who'da thunk Williams and Lockhart were 'schtuping' during the run of "Lost In Space"?? (NT) -- Ohh, the pain William, the pain!, May 06, 2008, 04:58:24pm I'll bet that Dr. Smith was watching them the whole time. (NT) -- JB, May 07, 2008, 05:52:28am How do we know that they had an affair? (NT) -- Xx, May 07, 2008, 07:47:09am Spoke of it in interviews. She'd divorced, Guy was not. Their on-set 'gitiness' was often apparent! -- the Chronicler, May 07, 2008, 10:03:48am Chronicler--Great pics,as usual! (NT) -- JB, May 07, 2008, 03:46:58pm Just saw this. Thanks JB! (NT) -- the Chronicler, May 10, 2008, 08:54:37am He was brought in as a possible replacement for Pernell Roberts on Bonanza in '64... -- JB, May 07, 2008, 08:00:25am And hard to believe actor Carroll O'Connor was almost cast as ..."DR. SMITH" !!! (NT) -- "Oh the Paaaaaain!", May 07, 2008, 09:42:23am Spare me the details, you calamitous piece of junk! (NT) -- Ed Tracey, May 07, 2008, 08:04:43pm So how do we know that they were having an affair? Did June spill the beans? (NT) -- Xx, May 07, 2008, 08:52:26pm THIS one's for ED ! -- the Chronicler, May 07, 2008, 09:28:44pm
Dr. Murray Jarvik, Nicotine patch inventor dies	Chester Fields	May 10, 2008, 07:08:34am
I guess they couldn't patch him up. (NT) -- Dr. Jarvik, May 10, 2008, 08:14:36am Was he related to Robert Jarvik? (NT) -- Jess' wonderin', May 10, 2008, 08:46:16am Murray Jarvik was Robert Jarvik's uncle (NT) -- ., May 10, 2008, 08:51:59am
Nuala O'Faolain, Writer	Dead at 66	May 10, 2008, 08:50:02am
Today's photo: Jedediah Oatmeal. (NT)	The Happy Reaper	May 09, 2008, 11:16:19pm
Mm-mm-mm, you're closer than you think. (NT) -- Andy Lohraw, May 10, 2008, 06:45:07am I gather it's the founder of Campbell's Soup, then? (NT) -- Ed Tracey, May 10, 2008, 06:53:44am Joseph Campbell. Needed the hint--cannot tell a lie! (NT) -- JB, May 10, 2008, 08:16:07am That was a mmmmm-mmm-mmmm-mmmmm good guess! (NT) -- Though I coulda' had a V8!, May 10, 2008, 08:30:42am
"Little Rascals" Scotty Beckett died on this date in 1968...	Joan	May 10, 2008, 06:50:29am
Archive: Herschel Bernardi, May 9, 1986	Actor	May 09, 2008, 11:21:19am
"ET" reports Bernardi's death in 1986 -- Yes, they did report obits at one time!, May 09, 2008, 11:22:20am Opening credits to his early 70's TV show, "Arnie" -- ., May 09, 2008, 11:23:29am 70's commercial for Starkist Tuna -- "Sorry, Charlie!", May 09, 2008, 11:25:20am for some reason I often confused him and Herb Edelman (NT) -- obitchecker, May 09, 2008, 06:30:52pm "Peter Gunn" was one of my '50's favorites -- Michael, May 09, 2008, 06:33:04pm "Arnie" was a terrific show; he played that role well. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, May 09, 2008, 08:57:56pm Bernardi, one of the great blacklisted actors of the 1950's! Thanks God he got through it. (NT) -- the Chronicler, May 09, 2008, 10:02:39pm Bernardi & Edelman were both 62 when they died! ...PHOTO>>> -- the Chronicler, May 09, 2008, 10:10:52pm
Anybody remember this tune?	The Hombres	May 07, 2008, 07:19:46pm
Sure do. It was 60's Rap song. (NT) -- What came first, The saying or the song?, May 08, 2008, 06:26:50am The spoken intro of "Let It All Hang Out" is a quote from Red Ingle (youtube link) -- geazer, May 08, 2008, 10:16:57am I believe the lead singer of the Hombres died some years ago, right? (NT) -- Mark, May 08, 2008, 05:40:33pm Trivia: A member of the Hombres, B.B. Cunningham, had a brother, Billy Cunningham, in the Box Tops (NT) -- And a member of the Box Tops just died, May 08, 2008, 05:53:33pm The Hombres started out as members of Ronny & The Daytonas' ("GTO", "Sandy") touring band -- geazer, May 08, 2008, 07:46:36pm Drummer Johnny Will Hunter died in 1976; no source mentions how. -- obitchecker, May 08, 2008, 07:59:54pm Hunter committed suicide according to Joel Whitburn's chart book (NT) -- Mark, May 09, 2008, 06:46:12pm okay, must be a more recent edition -- obitchecker, May 09, 2008, 08:09:31pm OMG, Yes! (NT) -- Jean, May 08, 2008, 07:50:22pm
For Buckeye and others interested in Charlie Manson	Rocket	May 09, 2008, 03:37:01pm
Look who's talking. You used to serve him cheeseburgers!! (NT) -- Buckeye, May 09, 2008, 05:40:26pm I think he tried to use that as a defense in his trial! (NT) -- Rcoket, May 09, 2008, 06:58:42pm he's what,,74 now? I figured by now his health would be so bad, he'd be bedridden long ago. -- Mark, May 09, 2008, 06:30:51pm He's kept away from the other prisoners and Rocket really did serve him. (NT) -- No joke Buckeye, May 09, 2008, 07:54:21pm
Televisa crime reporter missing	Mexico City	May 09, 2008, 05:55:15pm
(off topic) ,,,and the USA is clamoring to send it's truckers down there? -- Mark, May 09, 2008, 06:25:34pm
Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old's corpse for weeks	Wisconsin	May 09, 2008, 05:51:47pm
Necedah...that's also the home of Mary Anna Van Hoof who claims to have visions of the Virgin Mary (NT) -- obitchecker, May 09, 2008, 06:21:07pm make that "claimed"....Van Hoof died in 1984, but her shrine remains (NT) -- obitchecker, May 09, 2008, 06:25:22pm
Luigi Malerba, Italian writer	Dead at 81	May 09, 2008, 06:02:49pm
Imdb -- ., May 09, 2008, 06:03:52pm
Willem Brakman, Dutch author	Dead at 85	May 09, 2008, 06:00:21pm
Hint du jour for today's happy fellow	(No, it's not Frank Zappa)	May 09, 2008, 02:49:54pm
Ignaz Schwinn -- The Happy Reaper, May 09, 2008, 03:32:34pm yawn (NT) -- Judge Wapner's left kidney, May 09, 2008, 04:58:14pm What's wrong? Tired from all that biking? (NT) -- The Happy Reaper, May 09, 2008, 05:51:22pm
Archive: Alan King, May 9, 2004	Comedian	May 09, 2008, 11:32:38am
Charlie Rose interviews Alan King, 1996 -- ., May 09, 2008, 11:33:35am What an UNDERrated actor he was, "The Anderson Tapes", "Night and the City", "Memories of Me", etc! -- the Chronicler, May 09, 2008, 04:19:04pm
'Jersey Boys' Actor John Altieri Dies of pneumonia	geazer	May 08, 2008, 07:04:15pm
I just saw "Jersey Boys" on Broadway. It was incredible. (NT) -- Joan, May 08, 2008, 07:29:18pm Was he in the cast? What a shame. Sounds like he was a victim of AIDs (NT) -- .., May 08, 2008, 07:51:31pm not necessarily.... -- JamesK, May 08, 2008, 08:16:27pm No, he wasn't in the play I saw on Broadway. -- Joan, May 09, 2008, 03:34:07pm About "Jersey Boys." -- Todd, May 08, 2008, 08:08:36pm Jersey Boys Blog -- Jean, May 08, 2008, 07:54:15pm "In Loving Memory" - YouTube... -- Joan, May 09, 2008, 02:45:55am
Gino Gelormino, Former Featherweight And Junior-Lightweight Boxer	Dead at 47 (construction accident)	May 09, 2008, 02:03:42pm
Glenn Canary, Brother of "Bonanza" & "All My Children" actor David Canary	Judge Wapner's podiatrist	May 09, 2008, 01:49:21pm
The Canary boys are the great-great-nephews of Martha Jane Canary, a.k.a., Calamity Jane. (NT) -- Wild Bill, May 09, 2008, 01:53:15pm Calamity Jane appeared in a Bonanza episode in 1963, 4 years before her descendant joined the cast (NT) -- Candy, May 09, 2008, 01:56:11pm Here's a pic of David Canary's porn star daughter, Belladonna -- Link, May 09, 2008, 02:01:14pm
D.C. Minner, Jazz, blues musician	Dead at 73	May 09, 2008, 06:36:02am
He was very loved and now mourned here in Tulsa (NT) -- Peggy, May 09, 2008, 01:28:09pm
Train quarantined in Canada after passenger dies	Northern Ontario	May 09, 2008, 09:44:15am
One dead and 280 quarantined. UPDATED -- TORONTO/OTTAWA, May 09, 2008, 10:36:46am Police don't think woman's death, other illnesses on Via train are connected -- FOLEYET, Ont, May 09, 2008, 11:45:20am
Beverly Rowland, Actress	Dead at 79	May 09, 2008, 11:14:38am
Appeared in "Halloween 4" -- Imdb, May 09, 2008, 11:16:04am photo -- Rocket, May 09, 2008, 11:41:58am
Archive: Timothy Farrell, May 9, 1989	Actor in Ed Wood movies	May 09, 2008, 11:29:20am
Elijah Spencer, One of Wisconsin's oldest residents	Dead at 108	May 09, 2008, 09:05:36am
TV Moms & Kids honored at Event! ...Great PHOTOS >>>	the Chronicler	May 08, 2008, 02:25:58pm
Lordy, have you seen "Daddy's little Linda" ?? -- Uncle Tonoose, May 08, 2008, 02:35:17pm Very nice and smart woman. Met her at a convention. Maybe if you posted a real picture of yourself -- Rusty, May 08, 2008, 05:00:25pm Funny, I thought she look great and healthy. (NT) -- Cher, May 08, 2008, 05:48:33pm Angela is a sweetheart, as our all of the "The Sound of Music" kids. I have met them several times! (NT) -- Lori, May 08, 2008, 06:49:39pm Erin Moran is just scary. -- Todd, May 08, 2008, 07:34:10pm As far as I know, nothing became of that. She also claimed that Henry Winkler "touched her". -- Cher, May 08, 2008, 07:50:39pm Tom Bosley recently repeated that claim of Moran's molestation in a recent interview. BTW, he is ... -- Fonz, May 08, 2008, 08:30:46pm Have You Seen Her On Celebrity Fit Club On VH1? -- David S., May 08, 2008, 08:40:25pm WOW!! Is 90 the new 60? Anne Archer's mom looks GREAT! (I'm sure Mike Wallace looks hot, too.) (NT) -- Rhonda, May 09, 2008, 08:09:20am

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