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  • el D 8:07 pm on December 15, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: anal, creepy feeling all over, Oral, RIP   

    Speaking of dickeys filling gaping holes… 

    Audio oddly not safe for work.

    This man seemed to know alot about that subject. Of course, he also knew alot about using the teevee to convince middle America that he would drop dead unless they sent him a shitload of their hard-earned money. He did it all for the Jeebus.

    Did I mention his name was Oral?

    So yeah. RIP or whatevs.

    [Wonkette]

     
  • el D 8:04 pm on November 16, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: RIP,   

    RIP Ken Ober 1957-2009 

    The man who introduced us to the likes of Colin Quinn, Adam Sandler, Denis Leary and of course, Kari Wührer.

    Did anyone else watch Remote Control as much as I did in junior high?

    Cause of death still unknown.

    [CNN]

     
  • el D 2:08 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: jerry reed, , RIP   

    Jerry Reed 1937-2008 

    courtesy of dustyjumpwings

    courtesy of dustyjumpwings

    A sad, sad day for the Dude.

    I can’t really describe how much Jerry Reed meant to me over the years. I must have listened to his greatest hits album more than any other in college. I still know the words to all those songs by heart. And let me tell you, they’re not easy songs to remember. Let’s just say Jerry had a knack for cramming alot of lyrics into very short songs.

    Just the other night, I was with Elbows and our respective better-halves at The Green Turtle in Sneads Ferry, NC enjoying some dinner. Two guys were playing guitar and singing country songs. They entertained us with some Waylon, some Merle, and even a little Jimmy Buffett. They were taking requests and I thought about yelling out, “Jerry Reed!”. But I was too busy enjoying my She Crab Soup. Now I wish I had. I would’ve loved to hear some East Bound and Down.

    I’m pretty busy at work right now…but I’ll probably expound on this later.

    Until then…a moment of silence for the “Guitar Man”.

    courtesy of thestranger

    courtesy of thestranger

     
    • whynblog 9:09 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      It’s sad to think that most people will remember him as Burt’s sidekick in the Smokey and the Bandit movies. A great accomplishment in and of itself but pales in comparison to songs he wrote and performed like “The Claw” and “Jerry’s Breakdown”. Jerry not only owned a guitar, he owned the guitar.

    • littlelarry 11:24 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      R.I.P. Good Sir. Your tunes will forever keep me rolling out and trucking.

    • Mylephnt 9:33 am on September 3, 2008 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Why is he wearing assless jeans in the second photo?

    • el duderino 9:44 am on September 3, 2008 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      You shut your mouth when you’re talking about Jerry.

  • el D 12:09 am on June 25, 2008 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: , george carlin, RIP   

    George Carlin 1937-2008 

    I loved this guy. The man had 14 HBO specials. Most of which I had seen before I was 15 years old. I used to have this segment memorized word-for-word. I remember reciting it verbatim to my baseball team on road trips. My teammates were impressed I could recall it all. The adults were shocked my parents let me watch that much HBO. Hey, it’s easier than giving the sex talk.

    The clip above it fantastic. It’s quintessential Carlin. The bit about air travel kills me every time. Especially the last few moments.

    By far, the bit that stands out the most is the one he once did on the little weird things that we all experience on a daily basis. Picking up suitcases that you think are full, but they’re really empty. And so just for a split second…you feel really strong. Or how if you stand at just the right distance from a chain-link fence, it goes 3-D. “How do they do that?!?!?” Or when you’re talking to yourself when someone suddenly walks into a room…and you have to pretend you’re singing. And you hope the person really believes there’s a song called What Does She Think I Am, Some Kind Of A Putz? Or ice-cream throat…

    …you know when you eat it too fast and you get that little numb spot in the back your throat. But you can’t do anything about it because you can’t reach it to rub it. So you just have to wait for it to go away. And then it does. Then what do we do? EAT MORE ICE-CREAM! WHAT ARE WE FUCKIN’ STUPID????

    But my favorite part of that bit was the following, because as a little kid, I thought I was the only one on Earth who had experienced it…

    You ever fall asleep in the late afternoon…and you wake up after dark…and you don’t know what goddamn day it is???

    That line still kills me to this day.

    Lenny Bruce blazed a trail and George Carlin paved it. I’m gonna miss him.

    NSFW – Headphones strongly recommended.

     
  • el D 9:12 am on June 14, 2008 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: RIP, tim russert   

    In the tall grass…in the weeds. 

    I don’t want to continue to dwell on the horrible news that came out of NBC yesterday, but ‘Lil Russ’s passing is really starting to sink in. It’s become very obvious to me that this upcoming election just won’t be nearly as exciting as it would’ve been. What’s watching election returns without Russert pulling out his whiteboard and crunching the numbers?

    He’s already missed, to be sure. But just wait until November. That’s when it’s really going to hit home. Nobody can fill those shoes. Let’s just hope it doesn’t come down to Florida again. Because there won’t be anyone there to explain it all to us.

     
    • Elbows 8:58 pm on June 15, 2008 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      There’s no goddamn way I’m watching Dan Rather’s coverage. (I thought CBS fired him, but he still seems to keep showing up places.)

      Olberman…you’re our only hope.

    • el duderino 9:50 pm on June 15, 2008 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I love Olberman. But he’s way too partial to replace TR. Even he knows that.

  • el D 2:49 pm on June 13, 2008 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: RIP   

    Tim Russert 1950-2008 

    Unbelievable. A very sad day this has turned out to be. This guy was one of the best. So young, too. With a young son left behind. I still can’t believe it.

    Go here for the full story.

     
  • el D 12:40 pm on June 2, 2008 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: , RIP   

    The third: Bo Diddley 1928-2008 

    Let’s hope it stops here.

     
  • el D 9:30 pm on May 29, 2008 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: funnymen, RIP   

    Harvey Korman 1927-2008 

    Damn. At this rate, I’m not sure I want to know who the third is going to be.

    I don’t know about you guys, but when I was a kid, The Carol Burnett Show was on every night in my house. My parents couldn’t get enough of it. The theme song is still stuck in my head to this day. There were few things funnier to me than Harvey Korman. His sidekick on that show, as you may know, was Tim Conway, of Dorf fame. Tim has kept fairly busy in recent years, even appearing in the series finale of 30 Rock. But Harvey had kept a pretty low profile since the old days. Too bad. The man was just funny.

    Rest easy, Harv. After the jump, remembering two of his best roles. (More …)

     
  • el D 10:08 pm on May 28, 2008 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: RIP   

    Sydney Pollack 1934-2008 

     
    • Mylephnt 4:28 pm on May 30, 2008 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I haven’t seen Three Days of the Condor or Bobby Deerfield. Are either worth watching?

    • el duderino 11:20 am on June 2, 2008 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Three Days of the Condor is great. Bobby Deerfield I saw when i was pretty young. But I remember it being pretty good as well.

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