The R.I.P. Thread

[Sardines]

Chuck Woolery, Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ Dies at 83

He also did some acting and was a singer in a band that had a Top 40 hit, "Naturally Stoned," in 1968.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Two and two

 

[gandalfe]

The real Alice of Arlo Guthrie’s 'Alice’s Restaurant' dies at 83

The hippie-era icon who inspired folk singer Arlo Guthrie’s epic, Berkshire's based anti-establishment song “Alice’s Restaurant” has died. Alice Brock took her final breath at a hospice home in Wellfleet on Thursday

www.wbur.org

 

[gandalfe]

“We love because it's the only true adventure.”
― Nikki Giovanni

Rest in power, sister.

Nikki Giovanni, revolutionary poet and voice of Black resilience, dies at 81

Nikki Giovanni, revolutionary poet, Virginia Tech professor, and voice of Black resilience, dies at 81 after multiple cancer battles.

thegrio.com

 

[gandalfe]

The Amazing Kreskin, Mentalist and 1970s Television Star, Dies at 89

His display of mysterious mind-reading powers on TV made him a pop culture phenomenon in the 1970s.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Sardines]

Jimmy Carter

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Passes Away at 100

Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He was 100, the longest-lived president in U.S. history.

www.cartercenter.org

very sad

 

[Sardines]

The Amazing Kreskin, Mentalist and 1970s Television Star, Dies at 89

His display of mysterious mind-reading powers on TV made him a pop culture phenomenon in the 1970s.

www.nytimes.com

I saw this one coming

 

[gandalfe]

Jimmy Carter

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Passes Away at 100

Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He was 100, the longest-lived president in U.S. history.

www.cartercenter.org

very sad

Jimmy Carter makes me wish there was a heaven, because he deserves it.

 

[Rubashov]

Jimmy Carter makes me wish there was a heaven, because he deserves it.

A great American, never stopped serving. Vale Jimmy Carter.

 

[Sardines]

A great American, never stopped serving. Vale Jimmy Carter.

Imagine someone who became President of the United States with the goal of serving the United States and ALL of its people. Just like Stockton's assist record, it just can't happen today.

 

[Rubashov]

Imagine someone who became President of the United States with the goal of serving the United States and ALL of its people. Just like Stockton's assist record, it just can't happen today.

The last honest, decent man to serve as President too.

 

[gandalfe]

The last honest, decent man to serve as President too.

Only president to spend time inside a nuclear reactor. It was only 89 seconds, but...

From Wikipedia:

On December 12, 1952, an accident with the experimental NRX reactor at Atomic Energy of Canada's Chalk River Laboratories caused a partial meltdown, resulting in millions of liters of radioactive water flooding the reactor building's basement. This left the reactor's core ruined.. Carter was ordered to Chalk River to lead a U.S. maintenance crew that joined other American and Canadian service personnel to assist in the shutdown of the reactor. The painstaking process required each team member to don protective gear and be lowered individually into the reactor for 90 seconds at a time, limiting their exposure to radioactivity while they disassembled the crippled reactor. When Carter was lowered in, his job was simply to turn a single screw. During and after his presidency, Carter said that his experience at Chalk River had shaped his views on atomic energy and led him to cease the development of a neutron bomb.

 

[str8line]

Jimmy Carter makes me wish there was a heaven, because he deserves it.

There are a couple of cool recent Jimmy Carter documentaries out. I watched them both on Delta flights and they're quite good. Best man of our times without a doubt in my opinion.

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President | Greenwich Entertainment

Search for screenings / showtimes and book tickets for Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. See the release date and trailer. The Official Showtimes Destination brought to you by Greenwich Entertainment

www.jimmycartermovie.com

CARTERLAND | A Groundbreaking New Jimmy Carter Documentary

In the mid 1970's, a leader decades ahead of his time is locked in a struggle for the future of America. His name is Jimmy Carter.

carterlandmovie.com