Sir Creep

*Reads very lengthy obit, listing many of his appearances on stage and screen* Obit doesn't mention Father Ted.

Let's lump all these folks into one thread. Not all of them are past NFL players, though a chunk of them are (Steve Gleason, Tim Shaw, OJ Brigance, etc). Lest we forget the Pete Frates of the world, Jason Becker or even Stephen Hawking (though he's covered plenty elsewhere), or the late Sam Shepard. Not every affliction needs it's own thread, but this one is pretty well-defined and the progression easy enough to follow. And with that, a Tim Shaw update. He looks good enough, not even in a wheelchair at this point, so I think we can give him a pass to 2019 before we need to check in on him. SC

Having not long ago lost a former Miss Valenzuela who was homeless for 15 years, and now a former Miss Nigeria, let's give them a heavenly pageant to reunite. Former Miss Nigeria and sister to famous actor Hank Anuku, Rita Anuku, has died. Rita, who won the Miss Nigeria pageant in 1986, died yesterday July 2nd in a hospital in Abuja after a battle with cancer. The mother of four was just 47 years old. SC http://lindaikeji.blogspot.com/2015/07/former-miss-nigeria-and-hank-anukus.html?m=1

I’m surprised we didn’t hear about it.

That’s some shite right there unless you loop the last Yes back to the top.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who says he remains in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma , announced Thursday he has been diagnosed with "very non-serious skin cancer ." Hogan had some skin removed last month from his forehead as part of regular trips he makes to the dermatologist. The governor said it turned out to be basal-cell and squamous-cell skin cancer, but not melanoma, which is a serious form of skin cancer. Yeah yeah....cancer isn't serious. Until it is. SC

What KNOCKERS! RIP

If you had ‘Two players from the 1981 World Series in back to back days’ you can mark your bingo card. After Fernando Valenzuela died on Tuesday, news broke on Thursday that his former World Series rival Rudy May had also passed away. The two pitchers dueled in the 1981 World Series. At the time of their deaths, Valenzuela was 63 years old and May was 80.

JustMango is whit I’d have gave ‘I’m.

We have a Last of the Mohicans thread, it would have been nice to show it some love with this obit.

Assisted Suicide to be precise, and it would have been nice to see that thread get some love.

KMFDM’s 40th anniversary tour last night. The song selection and performance was fine, and we met all the band members, but the sound wasn’t very good. This was at St Andrew’s Hall in the D, which I’ve never known as having a bad sound; so blaming their sound guy, who we were ‘advising’ what needed doing but he ignored us. SC

So many obits proclaim 'she was the first woman to (insert accomplishment)', that these neophyte ladies deserve their own place in DL. (African Americans sans 'americans' will be getting one too, probably by week's end.) So with that.... Sunset “Sunny” Hale, the first woman in polo history to win the U.S. Open in a male-dominated sport, died Sunday night in Norman, Okla. Hale, 48, died due to complications from cancer. The world’s greatest women’s polo player founded the Women’s Championship Tournament (WCT) that opened the door and broke down barriers for other girls and women to pursue their passion. She helped revive the U.S. Women’s Open in 2011. SC

Seems we should have a thread for renowned physicians, nurses and the like. Quentin Young, a Chicago physician renowned for his passionate advocacy for equality in health care — and whose patients included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Studs Terkel, and former mayor Harold Washington — has died. The retired 92-year-old internist for many years ran a private practice in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, where a young Barack Obama was a patient in the 1990s. The doctor and future president became close, a relationship that evolved into discussions about health care policy, and a shared interest in reform. SC

I guess the Good Times are over.

I remember having the exact baseball card posted above now that is old lol.

4256 hits for Rose, 1 hit for The Reaper. They can do what they want at HOF now. I’m just glad he didn’t get the satisfaction of being inducted while he was alive. All that said, he was a great ballplayer. I admired him when I was a lad. And I was a huge Expos fan too. Alas… RIP

Team Gris Gris is miffed that they didn’t send their team in this year. RIP — KK was a real man’s man. No—not like that… SC

The second best wee town in Scotchland.

October 19

It’s like you people have taken a joke thread and tried making it serious lmao.

They thought he knew about ground strokes before; get a load of his knowledge of ground strokes now!

When did the fucking thing start over there…1920? The hell is wrong with MATHS over there? Or maybe you were enlisting 6-year olds. Since @Joltin Joe ‘likes’ your post, maybe he could chime in with his formulae.