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[mdrunning]

Hall of Fame San Francisco 49er linebacker Dave Wilcox, 80. A tough and durable player, Wilcox missed just one game in his 11-year career.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Singer and actor Harry Belafonte, 96. Probably the most famous for the song "Day-O."

[Mackus]

Singer and actor Harry Belafonte, 96. Probably the most famous for the song "Day-O."

 

How dare you besmirch Jump in the Line like this!

[BSLMikeLowe]

Former talk show host and mayor of Cincinnati, Jerry Springer, 79.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Former talk show host and mayor of Cincinnati, Jerry Springer, 79.

He was a carnival barker. 

Part of me says, "Hey, people wanted to watch... so the niche was filled, and if he got rich by it... so be it." 

Another part of me thinks aiming to the lowest common denominator, and exploiting people (even people who yearned to be exploited) is about as low as it gets. 

That's my final thought. 

[russsnyder]

He was a carnival barker.

Part of me says, "Hey, people wanted to watch... so the niche was filled, and if he got rich by it... so be it."

Another part of me thinks aiming to the lowest common denominator, and exploiting people (even people who yearned to be exploited) is about as low as it gets.

That's my final thought.

I think a good chunk of his show was actually fake

RIP.

"Jerry, Jerry, Jerry,....!!"

[BSLMikeLowe]

I think a good chunk of his show was actually fake

RIP.

"Jerry, Jerry, Jerry,....!!"

 

I definitely think the "fights" were scripted. It was pure trash and I'll never understand the appeal. But to each their own.

[Mike B]

I never got the attraction to his show, and I agree, it had to be 75% fake.

 

That said, RIP to the mayor of Cincinnati.

[mdrunning]

Dysfunction was at the core of Jerry Springer's show. You don't have to create a three-ring circus when it's already there night in and night out. That was the whole point of the show.

[mdrunning]

Former St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Mike Shannon, 83. Following his playing career, he spent the next 50 years as a broadcaster for the team.

[mdrunning]

Canadian-born singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, 84. 

 

I count myself among his fans.

[You Play to Win the Game]

RIP Gordon Lightfoot. Damn.

[1970]

If you could read my mind, Love, what a tale my thoughts could tell…

[CantonJester]

The Maritime Sailors' Cathedral in Detroit rang 30 times today. 

 

Rest in Peace Gordon.

[mdrunning]

The Maritime Sailors' Cathedral in Detroit rang 30 times today. 

 

Rest in Peace Gordon.

Good one!

Sundown was always my favorite Lightfoot tune.

[Mackus]

The Maritime Sailors' Cathedral in Detroit rang 30 times today.

Rest in Peace Gordon.

This is great.

[CantonJester]

I probably should've sourced my statement so folks didn't think I came up with that on my own. 

 

If songwriting is a science, Gordon Lightfoot would've been a lead researcher at Bell Labs (Canada Division). 

[CantonJester]

There's a train down at the station

It's come to carry my bones away

Two engines on

Twenty-one coaches long

End to end

Twenty-one coaches bend

The watchman's out

Kicking the bums about

 

- The Watchman's Gone

[Mike B]

I probably should've sourced my statement so folks didn't think I came up with that on my own. 

 

If songwriting is a science, Gordon Lightfoot would've been a lead researcher at Bell Labs (Canada Division). 

Lightfoot was a great story teller through his music.  A very talented man.  RIP.

[russsnyder]

Vida Blue 73.