To Whom Are You Drinking Right Now?

[DaveO]

Tiki-taka certainly uses the possession style that Cruyff popularized, but he was famous while at Ajax for "total football" (which he didn't invent, but he gets full credit for spreading to the modern game). Prior to this, positions were very rigid - you had attackers, midfielders, and defenders. In total football, the positions are more fluid, and the current influence can be seen in teams using outside defenders as flank players to support the offense.

Thank you.

[DanielK]

Thank you.

Whenever you see a defender cross from the side of the box while a midfielder drops back to cover the gap, or a defensive midfielder make a run into the box while a forward drops behind him to clog the center of the field in case of a turnover, raise a glass to Cruyff.

[Pat]

Garry Shandling, 66

The deaths seem to be coming at an alarmingly fast rate.

[DaveO]

Whenever you see a defender cross from the side of the box while a midfielder drops back to cover the gap, or a defensive midfielder make a run into the box while a forward drops behind him to clog the center of the field in case of a turnover, raise a glass to Cruyff.

Thank you.  Very accurate.  When I watched Cruyff in the US he was also a masterful short passer, then mover into empty space getting the ball back and further advancing it.  I guess that is a type of precursor to the tiki-taka style...but he is far better known for the total game with skilled players capable of playing all positions and flowing through the field.

So last evening I toasted Cruyff while watching Maryland slowly but surely get buried by Kansas.  (wait till next year)

[DonRocks]

Garry Shandling, 66

The deaths seem to be coming at an alarmingly fast rate.

And now it's Patty Duke, 69.

[Pat]

And now it's Patty Duke, 69.

NOOOOO!  

[bookluvingbabe]

Jennifer Frey, former WaPo reporter.

I always loved her stuff and missed her when she left the Post.

Only 47 and survivors include her 17 year old daughter.

Damn...

[MC Horoscope]

Ronnie Corbett (of The Two Ronnies)

Here's a classic clip, Mastermind

[Pat]

Jennifer Frey, former WaPo reporter.

I always loved her stuff and missed her when she left the Post.

Only 47 and survivors include her 17 year old daughter.

Damn...

I hadn't seen this.  I loved her writing.   Very sad.

[MC Horoscope]

Merle Haggard, RIP

http://www.wsmv.com/story/31658132/country-music-legend-merle-haggard-dies-at-79

Silver Wings

His influence was felt in Cajun country. This is a French version of Okie from Muskogee called I'm Happy to be a Cajun from Church Point:

http://www.npmusic.org/Un_Tit_Repeat_Dessus_le_Cadien_de_Church_Point.mp3

"And the love is the biggest thrill of all!"

[Pool Boy]

To the daughter of friends of ours. She fought a battle with cancer and lost. She was just 9. Fcuk cancer.

[DonRocks]

On 4/6/2016 at 0:39 PM, Pool Boy said:

To the daughter of friends of ours. She fought a battle with cancer and lost. She was just 9. Fcuk cancer.

I'm really sorry Thomas.

[The Hersch]

Bob Dylan at 75.

[Smita Nordwall]

On 4/6/2016 at 3:39 PM, Pool Boy said:

Fcuk cancer.

To my amazing mother-by-marriage.  She was strength and grace in the fight against brain cancer. 

[reedm]

A nickel on the grass for JSnake. I never met the young man, but it is apparent he left this world far too soon. RIP

[DaveO]

I'll raise a glass to Muhammed Ali who passed away several days ago.  He was an epochal figure for our times, though the prime period when he was a world wide revered figure peaked during the 1960's and 70's and inched its way into the earlier 1980's.  By the mid '80's he was diagnosed with Parkinson's.  Its impact hampered and then eliminated his ability to effectively communicate with the outside world for the last 30 years.  He was also a highly controversial figure in the United States during the 60's and 70's.  But Ali had a lovable and transformative soul.  So so many of those that hated Ali from his earliest controversial period grew to love and appreciate the man.  He was a man of love, dignity and respected all races and creeds in a universal way.  The 3 people who will speak at his funeral include ex President Clinton, Bryant Gumbel and Billy Crystal (of all people).  No members of Islam there despite his highly controversial conversion to Islam in 1964.  Ali transcended all races and creeds.

Yes he was a one of a kind amazingly talented boxer...never before or since has one so big been so fast and artful in the ring...and yet so violent and brutal as the sport demands.  But beyond that Muhammed Ali was the toast of the entire world, the planet's most famous and revered individual, and one who broke bread and shared time with among others Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama not to mention some mean arse big hitters like Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and George Foreman.  Just imagine that...an individual who shared center stage with a brutish Sonny Liston and a holy Mother Teresa and fit the part in both places.

[DonRocks]

"All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated...As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher only, but upon the congregation to come: so this bell calls us all: but how much more me, who am brought so near the door by this sickness....No man is an island, entire of itself...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

-- John Donne, 1624

[Pat]

On November 3, 2009 at 8:42 PM, jparrott said:

Len Bias. I was 8 and playing in my yard when I heard. Grew up a lot that day. The ESPN doc airing right now brings a lot of that back.

30 years ago today. I remember this so vividly. I was a grad student at Maryland.  We got a notice in our mailboxes not to talk to the media.  I watched him play at Cole Field House a few times.  He wore a fur coat to walk across campus. I remember someone pointing him out to me once.

Post article

[DonRocks]

On 6/14/2016 at 2:39 PM, DonRocks said:

"All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated...As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher only, but upon the congregation to come: so this bell calls us all: but how much more me, who am brought so near the door by this sickness....No man is an island, entire of itself...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

-- John Donne, 1624

To the Orlando first responders:

"After Orlando Shooting, First Responders Grapple with Psychological Toll" by Morgan Winsor, Julie Barzilay, and Dr, Amy Glick on abcnews.go.com

[MC Horoscope]

Ralph Stanley. What a treasure of a musician and singer he was!

This was him on banjo singing that high harmony on the song Rank Stranger. His brother Carter Stanley is singing lead.

This song is an old one by Albert E. Brumley, the same preacher who wrote songs you know like I'll Fly Away, Turn Your Radio On, I'll Meet You in the Morning. Well, if you listen to country music you might know them.

[MC Horoscope]

Ralph Stanley singing Man of Constant Sorrow.

 

[The Hersch]

Today, Midsummer Day, also the Feast of Saint John the Baptist, is Kiko's eighth birthday. I don't have any Irish whiskey in the house, so a Campari and soda will have to do.

[DonRocks]

To Jerika Bolen

[DIShGo]

To DonRocks. Fifty-five years ago today, Eva and Hilleary Rockwell heard the happy words, "It's a boy!" I am glad they did. The world is a better place with Don in it.

[Tweaked]

We are the music-makers, and the dreamers of dreams

[goldenticket]

To Gene Wilder. Thanks for all the laughter and love.

I will raise a glass of Fizzy Lifting Drink in his honor a bit later.

[John William G]

To Fred Hellerman.  From today's Times:  "Fred Hellerman, a singer, guitarist and songwriter and the last surviving member of the Weavers, the quartet that in the 1950s helped usher in the folk music revival, died on Thursday at his home in Weston, Conn. He was 89."

I'll listen to the Weavers a bit today and remember my visits to the Village in the 1960s.

[DonRocks]

To Amir Abdul-Khaliq

[Keithstg]

To Richard Keane and Bill Meehan.

[DaveO]

To my old friend Dave Nelson who was murdered in the World Trade Center 15 years ago.

[DonRocks]

2 hours ago, Keithstg said:

To Richard Keane and Bill Meehan.

20 minutes ago, DaveO said:

To my old friend Dave Nelson who was murdered in the World Trade Center 15 years ago.

Absolutely to all who were directly and indirectly affected by the attacks. And I'll also go ahead and wish a happy 48th birthday to Member Number One.

[dcandohio]

To my dad. 89 years young, diagnosed with cancer, who just announced he is refusing chemo.  And he told us all, upon making his decision, that he hoped he did not disappoint us. No way Dad, no way. ?

[DonRocks]

On 9/20/2016 at 1:36 AM, dcandohio said:

To my dad. 89 years young, diagnosed with cancer, who just announced he is refusing chemo.  And he told us all, upon making his decision, that he hoped he did not disappoint us. No way Dad, no way. ?

I would do the exact same thing.

Get him in hospices now while he's healthy. It'll be the best decision you make.

I have a friend with a 90-year-old father who is diagnosed with rapidly worsening congestive heart failure, and he made the same choice. Modern medicine is great at keeping people alive; not so great at keeping them alive *with quality of life*.

[Al Dente]

I'm drinking a cup of coffee and thinking about my friend Gary who died early this morning at home from cancer. He had a long struggle with brain tumors. He was as kind and sincere as they come.

[Keithstg]

To Arnold Palmer and Jose Fernandez. Two transcendent talents.

[MC Horoscope]

Buck Wheat!

"Stanley Dural, Jr. - Founder of Buckwheat Zydeco, Dies at 68" by Jon Pareles on nytimes.com

He was a jolly guy! I had the pleasure of introducing him and his band, Ils Sont Partis (They're Off!), at the Twist and Shout club in Bethesda, in French! He got a kick out of that and said I could introduce him any time he came to town! He was a big draw at Twist and Shout 1 and 2 and the Tornado Alley. A natural progression from Clifton Chenier's blues to Buck's soul and Rhythm and Blues base. I even remember him playing organ in Clif's Red Hot Louisiana Band when Clif was getting sick. What an entertainer! One of us? No, he was one of a kind!

[The Hersch]

To Neville Marriner, RIP.

[goodeats]

CUBS WIN!!!! To ending 71 years of waiting and on a terrific double play....

[DonRocks]

1 hour ago, goodeats said:

CUBS WIN!!!! To ending 71 years of waiting and on a terrific double play....

It has been fated that the Cubs are going all the way this year - I'm happy for you, Mary!

Not being facetious, but has it only been 71 years? Hell, the Nationals are nearly 20% of the way to that!

[sheldman]

Thank you, Leonard Cohen.  I am drinking to you.

---

Leonard Cohen (mchoroscope)

[John William G]

Leon Russell, great song writer, piano player and singer.  Here is one of his best songs, “A Song for You,” which he first recorded in 1970.  Russell was one day older than me.  So many people I have known and/or admired are dying.

[DaveO]

21 hours ago, John William G said:

Leon Russell, great song writer, piano player and singer.  Here is one of his best songs, “A Song for You,” which he first recorded in 1970.  Russell was one day older than me.  So many people I have known and/or admired are dying.

I'm a few years younger.  At this stage 5,6,7,8 years aren't much different.  My contemporaries are also passing away.  Always depressing news.  Always. 

Leon Russell:  I enjoyed his works.  Talented musician and fun singer.  He could handle different types of music and blend them.

[dcs]

Mose Allison.  Mose Allison, a Fount of Jazz and Blues, Dies at 89, by Nate Chinen, NOV. 15, 2016, on nytimes.com

[Pat]

Something happy:  Max Scherzer, on his second Cy Young Award!

[dcandohio]

 Americas mom, Florence Henderson  

[saf]

Ron Glass.

Dookie Chase.

[dcandohio]

John Glenn.  

A Buckeye, and a real American hero.  I had the distinct pleasure of meeting him at one of the thousands of events he attended at Ohio State over the course of his career.   He was unassuming, and sweet, and humble.  Huge loss for America, but especially for our OSU community.

[DaveO]

21 hours ago, dcandohio said:

John Glenn.  

A Buckeye, and a real American hero.  I had the distinct pleasure of meeting him at one of the thousands of events he attended at Ohio State over the course of his career.   He was unassuming, and sweet, and humble.  Huge loss for America, but especially for our OSU community.

And an additional acknowledgement to his wife, Annie:  Beautiful story

[DaveO]

Carrie Fisher:  She played an all time iconic role.  Her personality, writing skills, and human honesty were bigger

[Bart]

For the Deadhead Star Wars fans 

 

[dcs]

2 hours ago, Bart said:

For the Deadhead Star Wars fans 

 

Apparently, she was friendly with John Perry Barlow.

[DIShGo]

16 hours ago, DaveO said:

Carrie Fisher:  She played an all time iconic role.  Her personality, writing skills, and human honesty were bigger

And to her mom...

 

[DaveO]

10 hours ago, DIShGo said:

And to her mom...

Very rough.  Family tragedy played out in public.  My heart goes out to her granddaughter/Carrie Fisher's daughter. 

[DonRocks]

10 hours ago, DIShGo said:

And to her mom...

Oh my *God* - I'm just now finding out that Debbie Reynolds died too, *one day* after Carrie Fisher - I thought you had posted this out of consolation for a grieving parent.

I once met with a Hospice counselor, who told me that she went to make her rounds at the live-in Hospice center in Arlington. She walked in, and there was a very elderly patient - end-stage cancer - and her leg was in a cast: She had broken it the day before.

The counselor looked at her and said, "Life is *so* *unfair*."

As she was about to receive a hug, the patient looked back at her and smiled, and she said, "Oh, my dear, who ever said that life was supposed to be *fair*?"

That was thirteen years ago, and I remember the story as if it had been told to me today.

NO CHILD SHOULD PREDECEASE THEIR PARENTS. And for Carrie Fisher's death to be *the last thing* on Debbie Reynolds' mind (and I verified that she *did* know about it) is unspeakably cruel - I remember when Len Bias died, Larry Bird said, "It's the cruelest thing I've ever heard."

It's pointless to compare tragedies, but to me, this seems crueler still - it should have happened the other way around. And life is *not* fair.

I'm going to watch "Singin' in the Rain" tonight to honor both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. I thought I had seen, heard, or experienced everything, but this may be the single most tragic thing that I've ever heard - not that Debbie Reynolds died, but that she died knowing what had happened to her daughter. This is even worse than what happened to Elizabeth Edwards, which in my mind ranked right up there; the *only* redeeming thing about this is that Debbie Reynolds was tortured by mental anguish for only a few days. Having lived through a parent surviving the death of her daughter for nearly fifteen years, I think this may be for the best; she was never going to get over this - not even close. In fact, Reynolds' passing was most likely a welcome friend.

Can we end this fucking year already?

[dracisk]

Apparently Todd Fisher, Debbie's son and Carrie's brother, told the Associated Press that his mother said "I want to be with Carrie" shortly before her death. So, so sad.

Also loved reading about the story behind this photo of a young Carrie watching Debbie perform.

[MC Horoscope]

Historian Michael Beschloss said on C-Span this Thursday that inaugurations are celebrations of democracy, not winning a race. I will raise a toast for democracy, and humility. Not victory.

[DonRocks]

17 minutes ago, MC Horoscope said:

I will drink to democracy, and humility. Not victory.

So will I, but you took the Harvard comma a step too far.

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---

An enigmatic point to ponder: Our two most famous Presidents did not go to college.

[MC Horoscope]

Ha!

[Bart]

I'm resting my aching feet and raising a glass or 6 to all those others on the Mall today.  What a turnout!  What a scene!

[DaveO]

16 hours ago, Bart said:

I'm resting my aching feet and raising a glass or 6 to all those others on the Mall today.  What a turnout!  What a scene!

Will drink to you and the reported to be several million around the globe.  Haven't seen reports of violence and in response to that concern saw a comment to the effect that. " They were large groups of mom's, they shared and helped one another" .   or something to that effect.

[Bart]

46 minutes ago, DaveO said:

Will drink to you and the reported to be several million around the globe.  Haven't seen reports of violence and in response to that concern saw a comment to the effect that. " They were large groups of mom's, they shared and helped one another" .   or something to that effect.

Lots of moms and other assorted females, but lots of dudes too.

As far as the "sharing and helping each other" goes,  I was somewhere on the mall near 7th St and a group of people were chanting "WE NEED AN EPI PEN, WE NEED AN EPI PEN" an a minute or two later, a woman came running through the crowd to the rescue.  Very cool. 

 

[ktmoomau]

I toasted Saturday night with my Mom after a long day of feet pounding, and chant signing, and will do so again tonight with a friend who couldn't go Saturday- to the future- a future that Saturday looked glorious to me, despite the current forecast.

[Tweaked]

Marking the passing of Butch Trucks, founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. I saw him play with his own band last year at the Howard Theater, about 50 people showed up, but they still brought it for 2 hours+

 

[Bart]

Wow.  Sad.  I'll be cranking the Allmans on the train ride home tonight in his honor.

[DonRocks]

To Mary Tyler Moore - here's looking at her in polar-opposite lights: "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Ordinary People."

Not to mention "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

"A Life in Photos: Mary Tyler Moore Was a Fixture on Hill for Diabetes Research" on rollcall.com

[Pat]

to mtm {meow}

 

[DaveO]

Possibly my prime years for tv watching/being influenced by tv overlapped with the two series in which she starred, running with a relatively short break from '61 to '77.  My god we watched MTM age from 23-40.  Always beautiful classy elegant.  An exceptional tv personna.   Those characters inhabit our brains and souls as if they are real life.

Spent the latter part of yesterday afternoon in a falsetto voice mindlessly repeating with a voice that attempted to shimmer---" oh Rob"--and then she had a better meatier role as Mary Richards

I feel like "they" just hit me in the guts insofar as tv world goes.

Mary Tyler Moore, oh my goodness. She was a lovely fetching terrific character in The Dick Van Dyke Show and then a memorable admirable ground breaking character in the MTM show.  Simply an icon of earlier TV days.  Sad day for American popular culture.  Also an admirable film actress when in the movies, but as a TV actress my goodness sort of American TV royalty and evidently co stars adored her creating sync between the TV characters and the real person.  RIP

[The Hersch]

Back during the run of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" it was usually the high point of my week. I used to get together with my oldest friend every Saturday night to watch it. Rob Sheffield has a nice appreciation in Rolling Stone.

[Tweaked]

Richard Hatch (Battlestar Galactica...both series)

 

[Brian R]

3 hours ago, Tweaked said:

Richard Hatch (Battlestar Galactica...both series)

Aw, man.  That was the Star Wars substitute for us kids living in Germany with families that refused to pay $5 for the English language version in the German theaters (versus 25 cents for movies on base).  I used to play that theme on the trumpet as a kid.

[DIShGo]

to my valentine. I'm the lucky one...

[StarStraf]

Grandma Lila - She passed last Saturday at the age of 99 - She had lost many restaurant privileges (in much the same way a two year old does) but the last month enjoyed some meals out at iHop, McDonalds, and the fast food Italian at Tysons on a trip there.  She lived life to the fullest, traveled the world, thru wonderful dinner parties, and loved a gin & tonic while looking out over the beach.  

(Her failing health is why I haven't been on the board much in the last six months)

http://www.johnsoncountychapel.com/obituaries/Lila-Skaer/#!/Obituary

[DonRocks]

20 minutes ago, StarStraf said:

Grandma Lila - She passed last Saturday at the age of 99 - She had lost many restaurant privileges (in much the same way a two year old does) but the last month enjoyed some meals out at iHop, McDonalds, and the fast food Italian at Tysons on a trip there.  She lived life to the fullest, traveled the world, thru wonderful dinner parties, and loved a gin & tonic while looking out over the beach.  

(Her failing health is why I haven't been on the board much in the last six months)

http://www.johnsoncountychapel.com/obituaries/Lila-Skaer/#!/Obituary

Damn it, Star, I am *so sorry* - we have all cherished your Grandma Reports in your reviews. 

Right now, there are a lot of to-dos to be done, but at some point, you're going to enter a realm of quietness that's more quiet than anything you've ever experienced. Then, a month or two will go by. That is the time when I'm going to share with you something that will help you immensely,

For now, I hope I can speak for everyone when I say "I'm really sorry." It's so easy to say, "She lived a long life," or "She passed peacefully," but the truth is that some things in life just suck, and there's no way to get around it, other than to go straight through it.

I'm sorry.

PS - You have my permission and blessing to knock the shit out of anyone who says (with the best of intentions), "She's in a better place now."

[saf]

1 hour ago, StarStraf said:

Grandma Lila - She passed last Saturday at the age of 99

I'm sorry - it's so hard, even at 99. 

[dcandohio]

So sorry.  I very much enjoyed your grandma reports on restaurants… Both of my parents have severe mobility problems and it affects more people than we realize.  Make sure you take care of yourself. 

[Pat]

I'm so sorry. I always enjoyed your Grandma stories and am happy you got all the time together you did.

Take care.

[MC Horoscope]

Robert Osborne of TCM (Turner Classic Movies)

Guy really knew his stuff. His intros were so enjoyable!

[DaveO]

To Chuck Barry

 

[dcs]

John Lennon said, “If you tried to give rock ’n’ roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry.’”  If you want to read someone give a brutally frank recounting of one's life in progress, read Chuck's autobiography.  The guitars were off the wall last night at the Townshend Bar at Café Kindred and the tributes abounded.

[DaveO]

When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened this was the featured song with Chuck Berry and "some back up band"

 

[Keithstg]

To Don Rickles. One of the all-time greats.

[bookluvingbabe]

A twofer tonight.

To Chris Cornell, whose music brought my so much pure pleasure over the years.  

And to Tommy Bell, one of BLB-4th grader's favorite ock climbing instructors who was killed in a bicycle accident yesterday.  

[Pat]

Jim Vance   This made me so sad, and I haven't watched local news in ages. He was just such a DC institution, it's hard to believe he's gone.  On a trivial note,  I didn't realize until I read the obituary that he was born in the same town my father was...

[Keithstg]

To my dog, Fred. From humble beginnings at parts unknown to the NY Avenue shelter and through 12 years with our family in DC, NY, VA, ME and parts inbetween he was a constant presence, a perpetually wagging tail and incorrigible around any food within leap's reach. Fred was so loved, and will be so missed.

[DonRocks]

36 minutes ago, Keithstg said:

To my dog, Fred. From humble beginnings at parts unknown to the NY Avenue shelter and through 12 years with our family in DC, NY, VA, ME and parts inbetween he was a constant presence, a perpetually wagging tail and incorrigible around any food within leap's reach. Fred was so loved, and will be so missed.

Ah, hell, Keith - I'm so sorry, truly. I wish you'd share your favorite picture of Fred with us here.

[Keithstg]

To Richard Keane and Bill Meehan. 16 years.

[DonRocks]

To Robert Power, beloved father of Mary Ann, aka DIShGo. Mary Ann was flying down to visit him tomorrow for Thanksgiving - she, and especially her sister Jane who lived nearby, were loving, devoted daughters who always looked after him. He also has a large, extended family.

Mr. Power didn't care much for films, but when I asked what his favorite movies were, Mary Ann told me he really liked Gene Autry, though his favorite film was "It's a Wonderful Life." Mr. Power also represented our country in World War II as a member of the United States Army.

Perhaps more than anything else, he would want to be remembered as "the husband of Margaret Power," the great love of his life, whom he will soon be joining in Marion, IL.

As I type this, we're drinking a 1926 Madeira in honor of Mr. Power's birth year.

[DonRocks]

On 11/17/2017 at 12:09 PM, DonRocks said:

To Robert Power, beloved father of Mary Ann, aka DIShGo. Mary Ann was flying down to visit him tomorrow for Thanksgiving - she, and especially her sister Jane who lived nearby, were loving, devoted daughters who always looked after him. He also has a large, extended family.

Mr. Power didn't care much for films, but when I asked what his favorite movies were, Mary Ann told me he really liked Gene Autry, though his favorite film was "It's a Wonderful Life." Mr. Power also represented our country in World War II as a member of the United States Army.

Perhaps more than anything else, he would want to be remembered as "the husband of Margaret Power," the great love of his life, whom he will soon be joining in Marion, IL.

As I type this, we're drinking a 1926 Madeira in honor of Mr. Power's birth year.

Robert Power

I am *so glad* that you'll be reunited with your wife - it may be largely symbolic, but so what.

The U.S. Army Air Corps - the same service as Louis Zamperini.

[DonRocks]

On 11/21/2017 at 8:06 PM, DonRocks said:

Robert Power

I am *so glad* that you'll be reunited with your wife - it may be largely symbolic, but so what.

The U.S. Army Air Corps - the same service as Louis Zamperini.

To Wayne Karl (see Jon's and Allan's moving tributes)

To Mila Katsman (beloved mother of Sasha)

Three of my very best friends have lost parents within the past month - two just yesterday. When life is good, it can be really good, but sometimes, life just sucks.

[Poivrot Farci]

A toast my sister (WWF Germany) a dear friend at USAID and another from Miriam’s Kitchen/GW Hospital who have selflessly and nobly been to the least prosperous places on earth -plundered by empires and devastated by nature- in a daunting effort to snuff out little bits of rampant crimes against humanity, nature and animals; merciless corruption, civil rights abuses and hopelessly inadequate medicine all while witnessing elements of daily life that would totally reset your standard of reality and comfort. Their contributions to humanity are sobering. The depths of my shame as an American citizen are worth mollifying with triple pours of liquor and donations.

 

[Pool Boy]

On 1/12/2018 at 9:47 PM, Poivrot Farci said:

A toast my sister (WWF Germany) a dear friend at USAID and another from Miriam’s Kitchen/GW Hospital who have selflessly and nobly been to the least prosperous places on earth -plundered by empires and devastated by nature- in a daunting effort to snuff out little bits of rampant crimes against humanity, nature and animals; merciless corruption, civil rights abuses and hopelessly inadequate medicine all while witnessing elements of daily life that would totally reset your standard of reality and comfort. Their contributions to humanity are sobering. The depths of my shame as an American citizen are worth mollifying with triple pours of liquor and donations.

Let me raise a glass too. We all do what we can, when we can, how we can (no matter how painful), but clearly there are those amongst us that are better and more awesome than others. For those, , them, just....let us know that they have a horde behind them willing to do what we all can, in our own small way, to support their awesomeness.

[DaveO]

Stephan Botchko, R.I.P.

He changed the nature of TV series 

Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue all compelling and very different  TV for their eras.  

(Damn.  I watched too much TV)

[DIShGo]

To this wonderful community on its 13th anniversary-- and to its tireless founder, DonRocks, who made this all happen.

[DonRocks]

To Barbara Bush

[DaveO]

8 hours ago, DonRocks said:

To Barbara Bush

Yes.   Admirable woman

[Pool Boy]

To my big brother, Heiko. His memorial service was 9 years ago today.

[DonRocks]

On 4/18/2018 at 1:40 AM, DonRocks said:

To Barbara Bush

"President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized with Infection" on abcnews.go.com 

After hearing of Barbara, I told my friend that President Bush would be gone in a month, and I'm afraid it may come to pass (he has sepsis).

This is the way life is meant to be in the *best* of scenarios: married for SEVENTY-THREE years.

I'd say, "Please come back, President Bush," but instead I'm going to say, "Go give your wife a hug, sir" - I wouldn't want to come back, not after this.

[DonRocks]

To Member Number One

Jamais oublié.

[DonRocks]

To the war hero and great American patriot, Senator John McCain, who did not deserve any of the BS that was said about him.

Some people just plain suck.

[dcs]

Tom Wolfe