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RIP: Roger Ebert 1942 – 2013

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Two days ago, Roger Ebert, just put up a blog at the Chicago Sun Times, announcing that he is stepping down from reviewing movies for a while because his cancer came back. Two days later, Roger, sadly passed away all of a sudden. Don’t take this the wrong way, but I think that Roger knew that death was coming for him, this was just his way of preparing for it. In his blog post, “Leave of Presence”, you can tell that he was very careful with his writing so the people wouldn’t be suspicious of what is about to come. He tried his best in that blog post, not to  upset people.

Like I said before, love him or hate him, he is an influential movie critic, and legend. I used to watch his show, “At the Movies”, with Gene Siskel, all the time, when I was younger. I’ve read his reviews in the papers daily, and I would still follow him on a regular basis, until now. Like I said before, there will be nobody else like him. I didn’t agree with all his movie reviews. He gave some negative reviews of some of the movies that I liked, and he said a lot of stuff I disagreed with, but that’s why he always got my respect. He was honest, intelligent, and he wrote the best reviews better than anybody out there. Nobody will be able to top what he did.

From this point on, every time I do a review on a new film, I’m going to give it a thumbs up or a thumbs down. In honor of Roger. Roger is survived by his wife, Chaz Hammelsmith. Roger Ebert was 70 years old.

Kev

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RIP: Reid Flair 1988 – 2013…

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This is very sad news, that I feel that it’s worth posting the obit here. Reid Flair, who is a young professional wrestler, also known as the son of wrestling legend, Ric Flair (pictured above), has passed away. Reid Flair never wrestled in the WWE, but he was an independent wrestler, who worked for different indie wrestling companies, and All Pro Wrestling Japan. While he never made the WWE, he did wrestle two matches in WCW and sat at ringside for his father’s match at Wrestlemania 24. Reid Flair was found dead at a residence in Charlotte, North Carolina, when he just arrived home from Japan. He was 25 years old.

Kev

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RIP: Paul Bearer 1954 – 2013

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Like most people in the wrestling community, I am heartbroken and devastated by this news. Paul Bearer (real name: William Moody), was a childhood hero of mine as well. He was an important figure in the wrestling industry, and he was a huge part of what made wrestling great. He is most famous for being the longtime manager for Undertaker and Kane, he is also the father of those characters story line wise. In the earlier days, he also managed Ravishing Rick Rude, and Stunning Steve Austin (before he was Stone Cold).

Even though William Moody retired from wrestling a long while back, he occasionally made appearances once in a while. His last appearance on WWE RAW was back in April of 2012, during Kane’s feud with Randy Orton (see video below of Paul Bearer’s latest WWE appearance). Paul Bearer has always been one of the greatest characters in wrestling. He started off as a scary and evil character, but now that character is loved by everybody. His white face and his scary high pitched speaking voice.

Now that Paul Bearer, has passed away don’t expect CM Punk to break the Undertaker’s streak at ‘Mania. Undertaker will win again, no matter what happens, in honor of Paul. Even though this story was reported on WWE.com, I hope this isn’t a wrestling angle to hype up this match ’cause that would be dumb of WWE. It wouldn’t surprise me if the WWE turns this into a story line and fake his death ’cause the Undertaker/Kane thing has always been mysterious, something to keep in mind. So I don’t fully trust this news source, yet, but I’m posting the obit anyway. Paul Bearer was 58 years old.

Kev

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RIP: Mindy McCready 1975 – 2013

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Just like a lot of people, I’m not surprised of her death. Country star, Mindy McCready, committed suicide yesterday. While she has had a lot of problems over the years, you shouldn’t really judge her by calling her suicide selfish and all that. It’s just wrong. I also think that scum bag, Dr. Drew, is partly responsible for her death. That prick is killing people with his stupid show, “Celebrity Rehab”. Rodney King, Joey Kovar, Mike Starr, and maybe a few more.  The show is not saving people’s lives as the show claims, and it’s the only reason it needs to be cancelled.

I was never into her music much, but I may have heard her stuff on the radio before. No matter what you think of drug addicts, you need to give them your support and wish nothing but the best of ’em. This really sucks though, for her kids and her families. Mindy McCready, was 37 years old.

Kev

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RIP: Reg Presley (singer of the Troggs) 1941 – 2013

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I’m kind of heartbroken and devastated of this passing. Why? Because the Troggs, were childhood heroes of mine. They were partly responsible when I first discovered rock n’ roll, when I was a child. “Wild Thing” were one of my favorite rock n’ roll songs as a child, as I used to sing along to it and play air guitar with it a lot. The Troggs, should be an important influence in all of us. I’m sure we’ve all heard the music of the Troggs growing up. “Wild Thing” has influenced other famous bands and artists, that many of them started covering the song. The song has of course, been most notably covered by Jimi Hendrix, and the late comedian, Sam Kinnison (see videos below). If you don’t know who the Troggs are, then you don’t know your music history and you need to do some learning. “Wild Thing” maybe just three or four simple bar chords, but you can still write an amazing song no matter how easy the chords are. It’s about the melody! While, “Wild Thing” is what made the band famous for, they were great with all of their music as well.

Reg Presley died of cancer, he was 71 years old.

Kev

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RIP: Patti Page 1927 – 2013

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Patti Page, (real birth name: Clara Ann Fowler) was a famous pop singer from the 1950’s era, who is most well known for songs such as the “Tennessee Waltz”, “How Much Is That Doggie In the Window” and more hits has passed away.

She was born in Claremore, Oklahoma, who grew up with a poor family. She got her start at singing at the age of 18, when she became a featured singer for a 15 minute radio program for KTUL, which was sponsored by the, “Page Milk Company”. That is where she got her staged name, Patti Page, from. From there, that got her an offer to join the, Jimmy Joy Band, which she accepted and went on tour with them. The tour with the Jimmy Joy Band, helped get Patti, a record contract to Mercury Records. That is when she went solo.

She recorded her first single with them in 1947 called, “Confess”, which became a huge hit. The song peaked at No. 12, in the Top 15 Billboard hits. She also made other hits such as “With My Eyes Wide Open, I’m Dreaming”, “All My Love (Bolero)”, “I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine”, and “Back In Your Own Backyard”.

In 1950, she recorded a cover of Pee Wee King’s “Tennessee Waltz’s”, which her version of that song became her second no. 1 hit. It was her most popular and best selling single. Over the years she continued to make hit singles and she often performed on television such as the Dean Martin Show, Ed Sullivan, Johnny Cash Show, and many others.

Before her death, she continued to make music and perform live. Patti Page passed away at a nursing home in California. She was 85 years old.

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RIP: Larry Hagman 1931 – 2012

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I used to love watching, “Dallas” re-runs when I was younger. I was pretty obsessed with the show, and J.R. Ewing has always been my favorite TV character. He’s one of the most badass villains out there. I wish NETFLIX would get the rights to make this show streamable, ’cause I would re-watch it again. J.R. Ewing, was the shit. He was a pretty tough dude, who you wouldn’t want to mess with.

Larry Hagman was born in Weatherford, Texas. His mother was a, Broadway actress, and his father was a lawyer. After Larry graduated high school, he was turned on into acting in drama because his mother was into it. He started taking drama classes and then started taking comedy roles on the stage, in which he got good feedback on. Hagman’s acting career didn’t start until he moved to Dallas, Texas, appearing in small roles in plays and he even had a role in “South Pacific”, with his mother, Mary Martin.

At age 25, Hagman made his TV debut in a show called, “Decoy”. After starring as guest appearances in TV series, he finally got himself a big TV role, in “I Dream of Jeannie”, in which he plays an astronaut who falls in love with a 2,000 year old genie. In 1977 Hagman was offered two big roles, one was, “”The Waverly Wonders”, and the other was, “Dallas”. He obviously, picked Dallas, in which he played J.R. Ewing. A character that made him an iconic star.

After “Dallas”, Hagman continued to have small roles in different shows and he appeared in a large number of big screen movies. He had a cameo in “Superman: The Movie”, and he also played a role, in the film, “Nixon”.

Larry Hagman, maybe gone, but his legacy will live on forever. He was 81 years old.

Kev

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RIP: Mitch Lucker (singer of Suicide Silence) 1984 – 2012

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I’m not really into this kind of metal music. I love metal, but not the death and hardcore kind of stuff. I thought I would pay my respects, anyway. Mitch Lucker, singer of the deathcore band, Suicide Silent, was killed in a Motorcyle accident. I don’t know much about Suicide Silence, but it’s always sad when someone from the music industry passes. I’ll send my deepest sympathy, to the rest of the guys in Suicide Silence, and to the metal community. Mitch Lucker, was just 28 years old.

Kev

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RIP: Natina Reed 1979 – 2012

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I’m not into this kind of music but I feel this is worth posting as a way to send out my condolences. R&B singer and rapper, Natina Reed, who is most famous for the R&B group, Blaque, and for starring in the movie, “Bring It On”, was killed in a hit and run, while walking on a highway in Atlanta, Georgia. Her wikipedia doesn’t have much in her bio, but she was killed two days before her birthday, which her birthday is today actually. Too bad she won’t be around to see it. Hit run accidents are horrible, and I wish people would be more careful and learn how to drive better. Get them to learn that they don’t own the road for themselves. She was too young to go and still had a whole life ahead of her. She has a 10 year old son who is going to grow up without his mother. I do remember, Blaque, they played their songs on pop radio, all the time. I’m sure you’ve heard of them too. Even if you’re not into this type of music at all, you should still pay your respects. Natina, was 32 years old.

Kev

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RIP: Sammi Kane Kraft 1992 – 2012

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I thought this was a pretty sad story, that I thought that this is worth an obit on here! Sammi Kane Kraft, who is most famous for playing the role of Amanda Whurlitzer in the “Bad News Bears” remake starring, Bill Bob Thornton. The role of Amanda Whurlitzer was originally played by Tatum O’ Neal in the original, 1976, film. Sammi Kane was hired for the role because, as a real life baseball player herself, she threw an impressive 75 mph fastball while as a pitcher, during a casting call. While acting for the film, Billy Bob Thornton, wasn’t just her coach for the movie, he was also her coach behind the scenes, as he gave her a few acting tips for the role as well.

Sammi Kane was killed in a car wreck in Los Angeles, but she wasn’t the driver. It was drunk driving related, and the driver, Molly Kate Adams, was arrested. Before Sammi Kane’s death, she just enrolled herself at Santa Montica College. She was also a musician, guitarist, and singer/songwriter who would regularly play out at small venues. Sammi Kane’s role in “Bad News Bears” remake, was her only big movie role. She was 20 years old.

Read the full story, here.

Kev