RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 1:14 am

Harry Reid, 82.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 1:26 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:29 am RIP John Madden. NFL LEGEND. I miss John and Pat Summerall calling NFL games- first on CBS then Fox..they were the greatest duo ever..

Oh wow. Didn’t that documentary on him just come out like 3 days ago?

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 1:56 am

Brad wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 1:26 am
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:29 am RIP John Madden. NFL LEGEND. I miss John and Pat Summerall calling NFL games- first on CBS then Fox..they were the greatest duo ever..
Oh wow. Didn’t that documentary on him just come out like 3 days ago?

It did- aired on Christmas Day…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Post by **Brad** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:28 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:29 am RIP John Madden. NFL LEGEND. I miss John and Pat Summerall calling NFL games- first on CBS then Fox..they were the greatest duo ever..

Rob Anderson from Creighton tweeted out a link to this Madden story in Sports Illustrated from 1990.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/06/30/nfl-j ... peter-king

si.com wrote:DAY 2 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT TO OMAHA

“Sometimes I just like to break up the trip, and Omaha's kind of halfway [across the country],” Madden said. “So I stayed in Omaha one night, and we went to see the minor league baseball team play. Anyway, they have a raffle for a case of pork and beans. It's the seventh inning, and everybody's excited. They pick the winner, and the guy's sitting right behind home plate. His name is Elmer something, and he's jumping up and down. To him it was like a trip to Hawaii or a new car or something. It was just a case of pork and beans. That was great.”

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:13 am

Brad wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:28 pm
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:29 am RIP John Madden. NFL LEGEND. I miss John and Pat Summerall calling NFL games- first on CBS then Fox..they were the greatest duo ever..
Rob Anderson from Creighton tweeted out a link to this Madden story in Sports Illustrated from 1990.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/06/30/nfl-j ... peter-king

si.com wrote:DAY 2 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT TO OMAHA

“Sometimes I just like to break up the trip, and Omaha's kind of halfway [across the country],” Madden said. “So I stayed in Omaha one night, and we went to see the minor league baseball team play. Anyway, they have a raffle for a case of pork and beans. It's the seventh inning, and everybody's excited. They pick the winner, and the guy's sitting right behind home plate. His name is Elmer something, and he's jumping up and down. To him it was like a trip to Hawaii or a new car or something. It was just a case of pork and beans. That was great.”

This is awesome

…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:32 pm

Betty White, 99

Post by **Brad** » Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:53 pm

jessep28 wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:32 pm Betty White, 99

Seems to be real this time... What a life!

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:04 pm

Brad wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:53 pm
jessep28 wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:32 pm Betty White, 99
Seems to be real this time... What a life!

This announcement appears to be the real deal.. Just weeks before her 100th birthday..

RIP…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:14 pm

Wow, that one seems out of the blue, surprising somehow, even though she was 99. Crazy.

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 12:52 am

Bob Saget, 65.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 12:52 am

Bob Saget dead at 65

https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/09/bob-sage ... ull-house/

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:05 am

Bob Saget? I did not see that coming.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:49 pm

He was on Todd-n-Tyler last month and mentioned that apparently he and Norm MacDonald were best friends. Sad for all the families around them.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:59 pm

Woodgreentim · Post by **Woodgreentim** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:02 pm

saget in the aristocrats lets you see the real him. super dark but very talented. can see why he was so respected. very honest.

bigredmed1 · Post by **bigredmed1** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:05 pm

Woodgreentim wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:02 pm saget in the aristocrats lets you see the real him. super dark but very talented. can see why he was so respected. very honest.

That was one sick set. His Comedy Central roast was also pretty dark, but funny.

Woodgreentim · Post by **Woodgreentim** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:29 pm

bigredmed1 wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:05 pm
Woodgreentim wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:02 pm saget in the aristocrats lets you see the real him. super dark but very talented. can see why he was so respected. very honest.
That was one sick set. His Comedy Central roast was also pretty dark, but funny.

well it was a doc where he just told his version of the joke but yeah

just rewatched giraldo dismantle saget on the roast. brutal pairing.

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:18 am

Singer Meat Loaf, 74.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:26 pm

bbinks wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:18 am Singer Meat Loaf, 74.

Paradise by the Dashboard light

And

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:53 pm

Off to a bad year..

Louie Anderson.. 68

Complications from cancer.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:14 am

I watched Louie Anderson when he hosted "Family Feud" during the first 3 seasons from 1999 to 2002. I wish they'd kept him as host all these years.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 6:42 pm

actor Howard Hessman - Johnny Fever WKRP

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:41 pm

WKRP is one of my all time favorites. Godspeed, Dr Fever!

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:58 am

Kirk Baily, who played Ug on "Salute Your Shorts" on Nickelodeon in the early 90's. He had lung cancer. He was 59.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:58 pm

Larry Porter - Long time World-Herald reporter

Gene Cammarota - Local Restaurant Owner, Chef, Teacher, Radio Show Host.

NEDodger · Post by **NEDodger** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 12:28 am

Emilio Delgado, who played "Luis" on Sesame Street for over 40 years. 81 years old, from blood cancer.

NEDodger · Post by **NEDodger** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:58 pm

William Hurt, 71. Wide, Oscar-winning acting career and better known recently as General Thunderbolt Ross in the MCU. Cancer.

JDJase · Post by **JDJase** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:45 pm

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 84.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:42 am

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Mar 26, 2022 1:14 pm

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Has Passed Away At 50, Musicians Pay Tribute

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has passed away at 50 according to a statement from the band. Foo Fighters were currently on tour in South America and were scheduled to perform in Columbia.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:07 am

Taylor Hawkins (Foo fighters) - Somebody to love (Queen cover) live @ lollapalooza chile 2022
415,170 views - Mar 25, 2022

Emily Saxton - 1 day ago
Rest Easy Taylor. Foo Fighters music won't be the same without you.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:54 am

Today we lost one of the best guy's in the Railroad/Railroad Preservation community, Jim Wrinn, Jim has been the longtime editor of Trains Magazine.
Jim passed away at age 61 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Jim's connection to Omaha is that he married Cate Kratville from Omaha. They were married on the back of her Dad's train car which is the "Cornhusker Club" in the basement of the Durham Museum. Cate's Dad was a famous Historian/Author/Photographer from Omaha.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:28 pm

Saw this posted by Mannheim Steamroller

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Chip’s good friend Bill Fries passed away today. Bill and Chip teamed up to create the fictional CW McCall — voiced by Fries — for a series of award-winning commercials, including the #1 classic hit, “Convoy”.

Chip just spoke about his friend, “Bill Fries, ‘Breaker Breaker 19’ is how that big song started— selling millions of copies worldwide. It made an impressive impact on millions of people. I had a great time writing with ‘Willy’. I’d go over to his house and we’d talk about the topic of a song while having a ‘silver bullet’— Bill’s name for a martini. I wrote the music separately and I never heard his words until we got into the studio. What a wordsmith and what a voice. You won’t have to keep the pedal to the metal anymore. Rest up Willy, you deserve it.”

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Sun Apr 03, 2022 6:13 pm

Estelle Harris who played Jason Alexander's mom on "Seinfeld". She was 93.

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Tue Apr 12, 2022 7:42 pm

Gilbert Gottfried. He was 67.

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:09 pm

KFAB just reported that Brad Ashford has passed away.

It was fairly recent that he had announced that he was fighting brain cancer.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 2:35 pm

In Nebraska Legislature and Congress, Brad Ashford was dedicated to improving Omaha

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 5:18 pm

Nebraska State Sen. Rich Pahls dies

State Sen. Rich Pahls of Omaha, who previously served as a city councilman, has died. Pahls, 78, returned to the Nebraska Legislature in 2020 to represent Dist. 31 after he was voted in while serving as Omaha’s 5th District City Councilman. He had been previously elected to serve in the Unicameral in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:48 pm

Former colleagues remember state senator Rich Pahls

Former colleagues remember state senator Rich Pahls

NEDodger · Post by **NEDodger** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:14 pm

Country music star Naomi Judd. 76 years old.