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IratePrimate · **Joined:** June, 12, 2006 - 12:32pm **Posts:** 9532

Ray Bradbury dead at 91

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** June, 13, 2012 - 7:37am

Henry Hill (former mobster, basis for Ray Liotta's character in Goodfellas)
6-11-1943 to 6-12-2012 (undisclosed illness)

Nate · **Posted:** June, 13, 2012 - 12:59pm

When they write undisclosed illness, is it messed up for me to think he was murdered?

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** June, 18, 2012 - 7:20am

Rodney King (famous for being beaten by cops which resulted in a police brutality case)
4-2-1965 to 6-17-2012 (drowned in his pool)

Phil · **Posted:** June, 18, 2012 - 8:16am

It's crazy, I can remember seeing that footage of the beating when it happened and not really understanding it but knowing it wasn't good. He drowned huh? I guess he had to be drunk or something?

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** June, 18, 2012 - 8:43am

Phil wrote:

It's crazy, I can remember seeing that footage of the beating when it happened and not really understanding it but knowing it wasn't good. He drowned huh? I guess he had to be drunk or something?

Yeah I think I read he was drunk and high.
Wasn't exactly a model citizen. Got arrested like 10 more times after that beating.

Its crazy how back then it was amazing someone had a camera and caught that on tape.
Now we'd all be expecting to see some footage out there somewhere.

Phil · **Posted:** June, 18, 2012 - 9:21am

Johnny Manf wrote:

Phil wrote:

It's crazy, I can remember seeing that footage of the beating when it happened and not really understanding it but knowing it wasn't good. He drowned huh? I guess he had to be drunk or something?

Yeah I think I read he was drunk and high.
Wasn't exactly a model citizen. Got arrested like 10 more times after that beating.

Its crazy how back then it was amazing someone had a camera and caught that on tape.
Now we'd all be expecting to see some footage out there somewhere.

Yeah, I'm sure he was a maniac.

But yeah, not only would there have been footage of that, but there probably would have been footage from multiple cameras today. Some probably from the idiot police themselves!

Frank · **Posted:** June, 18, 2012 - 4:59pm

i like how rodney king has a publicity photo hah.

seriously, its strange how times have changed. that type of footage just didn't happen because cameras weren't literally in your pocket like they are today. now you get the tazer attack of the week.

William Smith · **Joined:** June, 17, 2007 - 10:18pm **Posts:** 3226

Big loss to humanity

Nick · **Posted:** June, 18, 2012 - 8:18pm

I still find it super weird that he was engaged to one of the jurors from the civil suit he won against the city of LA that got him a few million dollars.

It still blows my mind that those cops got acquitted. Even if King was resisting earlier he clearly was not resisting then and they were just beating him. Also even if he was a criminal or a scumbag or whatever he still did not deserve that beating.

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** June, 27, 2012 - 7:17am

Nora Ephron (writer, director. Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail)
5-19-1941 to 6-26-2012 (leukemia)

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** July, 3, 2012 - 11:24am

Andy Griffith (actor)
6-1-1926 to 7-3-2012 (natural causes)

Stillies · **Joined:** April, 7, 2007 - 12:11pm **Posts:** 8776

Ernest Borgnine (Actor)
1917-2012 (95) (Renal Failure)

Nick · **Posted:** July, 14, 2012 - 3:18am

Sylvester Stallone's son was found dead. I've seen a lot of people saying drug overdose but no true confirmation.

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** July, 14, 2012 - 9:36am

It was his son Sage who played his son in Rocky V. He was 36. Wow.

Phil · **Posted:** July, 14, 2012 - 3:31pm

Poor Sly.

Big T OTW · **Posted:** July, 15, 2012 - 6:48pm

Damn, that sucks for Sly. I wondered what ever happened to his son Sage after Rocky V.

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** July, 24, 2012 - 9:21pm

Sherman Hemsley (actor, The Jeffersons)
2-1-1938 to 7-24-2012 (natural causes)

Louie B · **Posted:** July, 25, 2012 - 7:42am

You know whats odd we grew up in a time where The Jefferson's and What's Happening were airing in reruns. When I was a kid I loved these shows along with the Cosby's. I still have the beginning of What's Happening burned into my memory.

Bowie · **Posted:** July, 25, 2012 - 7:45am

Rerun chasing after the old pickup truck? Me too.

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** August, 20, 2012 - 7:21am

Tony Scott (director, Top Gun, Unstoppable, brother of Ridley Scott)
6-1-1944 to 8-19-2012 (suicide)

Phil · **Posted:** August, 20, 2012 - 9:09am

Whoa suicide? Seems kinda crazy to do that at such an age.

Johnny Manf · **Posted:** August, 20, 2012 - 9:21am

Yeah he jumped off a bridge about 30 minutes from where Mike lives.
He left a note. Wonder if that will ever be released.

Frank · **Posted:** August, 20, 2012 - 10:12am

oh i didnt even realize it was a suicide either. im sure the note won't be released. im sure its private.

Pitstop · **Joined:** June, 7, 2005 - 10:55pm **Posts:** 304

apparently he was recently diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer

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