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frisbeehead |
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It's customary to have both a thread about a deceased person and a notice in Deathpool.
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Creeping Ivy |
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True. And at least I remember Fred Travalena.
But, seriously, this needs to be the end of celebrity deaths for a while. Gina needs a rest. |
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frisbeehead |
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Think of the excitement if someone blew up the Academy Awards.
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CBRetriever |
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dunno if even newposter could do all the C and D list celebrities
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factoryhurl |
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c and d list celebs would be appreciated over the wtf deaths newposter treats us to.
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Zzunk |
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Apple boss Steve Jobs has returned to work, according to a report. CNBC's Jim Goldman said the Mac guru reported for duty at Apple's Cupertino headquarters on Monday. Goldman said he met a wall of silence when asking the company's PR machine about his whereabouts, but claimed Apple employees confirmed Jobs' was at work yesterday. Meanwhile, Reuters reported that Jobs "was seen leaving the main Apple building in Cupertino and getting into a black car alone that was driven off by men in black suits with ear-pieces". Jobs was originally scheduled to resume his CEO position at the end of June, after announcing in January that he was stepping aside for six motnhs. Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook has been standing in for the Apple co-founder, who revealed he was suffering from a hormonal imbalance last year. Reports last week claimed Jobs received a liver transplant about two months ago to treat an undisclosed medical condition. The Wall Street Journal first reported the story on Friday, claiming Jobs received the transplant in Tennessee. The newspaper said he was recovering well and is expected to return to work later this month on a part-time basis. I thought Steve Jobs had pancreatic cancer, so I put him on my list. Was it a diversion
tactic?
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QualityBobby |
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He will be immortal. An Apple OS never dies.
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PeachessandCreeams |
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German dance legend Pina Bausch dies at 68The director of the Wuppertal Tanztheater said Tuesday that Bausch had passed away unexpectedly earlier that morning. The choreographer had just last week been diagnosed with cancer, but had continued with her work up until her death.
Bausch formed the successful Wuppertal Tanzheater in 1973, turning the Ruhr Valley town into an international dance mecca.
Though Bausch tended to avoid the limelight, she became known to many people outside the dance world with her appearance in Pedro Almodovar's Oscar-winning film "Talk to Her." The film also pays homage to her work.
Bausch's oeuvre explores memories, questions of identity and the difficulty of human understanding. Frequently, she thematizes the difficulty of relations between the sexes. Men and women can flirt tenderly at one moment, then fling each other violently across the room the next.
"It is about life and about finding a language to describe life," she said. The choreographer, on the whole, usually avoided pinning down or labeling her creations, preferring to let her audiences make up their minds.
In 2007 she was awarded the Kyoto Prize - one of the top prizes in the culture and arts field - in recognition of her work in breaking down the boundaries between dance and theater, and pioneering a new direction for theatrical art. She was the first woman to receive the accolade in the category art and philosophy.
Breaking with convention
Bold and visually arresting, her first works were roundly criticized by traditional ballet fans. She became notorious for having her company dance on dirt, on leaves, in ankle-deep water, as well as for bringing them into direct contact with the audience.
But she began to attract attention abroad with her performances at the World Theater Festival in Nancy, France, in 1977. This was the start of a flourishing international career.
The grande dame of modern dance was famed for her collaborative way of working. She would start by directing a barrage of questions at her dancers, who would respond with words, gestures, and improvised dance. "I'm not interested in how people move, but what moves them," she once famously stated.
Bausch was strongly influenced by Kurt Jooss, a pioneer of German expressionist dance, with whom she began studying at the age of 14. He was to have a strong influence over her work. The psychological ballets of Anthony Tudor, whom she encountered during a scholarship at the Juilliard School in New York, also made a marked impression on her.
Although she led her company for over 35 years, she didn't talk of retiring. Upon receiving the Kyoto Prize less than two years ago, the choreographer said she still had "an awful lot of plans."
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4444691,00.html |
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AmbersDaughter |
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Awww Shit!
I missed out on this. I would be so happy if someone could figure out a way that all of us who missed posting in this thread could have a way we could participate somehow. You have no idea how depressed I am that I missed out on this most excellent thread. Damn.
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06/30/09 2:32 PM.
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Zzunk |
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I vote to pro-rate AmbersDaughter deathpool list (no credit for those already dead this year) with the condition that she eliminate newposter.
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swine flu sally |
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Ed O'Neill who played Al Bundy on Married with Children.
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NlGHTCRAWLER |
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Why are we posting every obituary from "famous people" all over the globe? Like someone had some obscure German ballerina in their Pool!!! Grrrrr...
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Shutterbug78 |
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Zzunk wrote: While I completely agree with the sentiment on newposter, are you trying to make Gina's head explode? |
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GameShowMyAss |
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um, that "obscure German ballerina" almost made my list this year. (She butted in front of Tawny at the airport once.) My list is about to BLOW UP I can feel it. |
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FourWholeChickens |
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doubtful anyone had her, but that chick at the southpole who found her own boob cancer died last week. lost in the Ed/Farrah/MJ shuffle.
Dr. Jerry Nielsen FitzGerald captured the world's attention in 1999. She was at the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station when she discovered a lump in her breast. Isolated by bad weather, she followed instructions over the internet to perform a biopsy on herself and then began cancer treatment with drugs delivered in an air-drop. In so doing, she came to personify courage in the face of adversity. Her sister-in-law told CNN: "She would want to be remembered for the adventure and, you know, living every day, and not just the sickness." Her cancer went into remission but reappeared in 2005, her husband told the Associated Press. She died at the age of 57. |
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ginaf20697 |
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Shutterbug78 wrote: Seriously, never mind the fact that it's not fair to everyone else. Wait until December and STFU. |
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NlGHTCRAWLER |
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lolpwnt
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QualityBobby |
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, considered one of the best lightweights to step in the ring, has been found dead. Presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo confirmed Arguello's death early Wednesday. The 57-year-old Arguello was elected mayor of Managua last year. He turned pro in 1968 and won his first title by knocking out Ruben Olivares for the featherweight crown. He later captured the super featherweight and lightweight belts, becoming the sixth boxer to win titles in three weight classes. |
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Pahrump Mania |
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Aaron Pryor has outlived Alexis Arguello - who would have ever guessed?
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Eric in San Diego |
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