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Re: RIP Junior Edwards - Swamp People :(

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Junior Edwards, an alligator hunter who starred in the History Channel docuseries Swamp People, has died.

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For a few years, I got hooked on watching this show early on in its run. I used to travel to the area for work frequently, as it was getting its start. Some of my coworkers, who were based between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, knew many of the people featured in this show personally, so it was interesting to hear some of their second-hand backstories.



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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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WKRP actress Loni Anderson, 80.
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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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NEDodger wrote: Sun Aug 03, 2025 6:08 pm WKRP actress Loni Anderson, 80.
She was a crush for me growing up.
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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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Loni Anderson sadly didn't quite make it to 80. She was just 2 days from turning 80.
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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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NEDodger wrote: Sun Aug 03, 2025 6:08 pm WKRP actress Loni Anderson, 80.
I wondered whey they were talking WKRP this morning on 1620.
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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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NEDodger wrote: Sun Aug 03, 2025 6:08 pm WKRP actress Loni Anderson, 80.
WKRP was one of the best shows ever. I believe 4 of the 8 main cast have passed away.


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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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jag42 wrote: Mon Aug 04, 2025 5:25 pm
NEDodger wrote: Sun Aug 03, 2025 6:08 pm WKRP actress Loni Anderson, 80.
WKRP was one of the best shows ever. I believe 4 of the 8 main cast have passed away.


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Interesting.

Had to see what I could find.

Using IMDB and looking at the cast that were in over 80 episodes


Gary Sandy ( Andy Travis) 90 episodes
Gordon Jump (Arthur Carlson) 90 episodes Passed 2003
Loni Anderson ( Jennifer Marlowe) 89 Episodes Passed 2025
Howard Hesseman ( Dr Johnny Fever) 90 Episodes Passed 2022
Richard Sanders ( Les Nessman) 89 episodes
Frank Bonner ( Herb Tarlek) 89 episodes Passed 2021
Tim Reid ( Venus Flytrap) 87 episodes
Jan Smithers (Bailey Quarters) 86 episodes
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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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Today would have been Loni’s 80th birthday.
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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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NEDodger wrote: Sun Aug 03, 2025 6:08 pm WKRP actress Loni Anderson, 80.
I always remember her from this. lol
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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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Re: RIP Loni Anderson :(

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nebugeater wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 6:02 am
jag42 wrote: Mon Aug 04, 2025 5:25 pm
NEDodger wrote: Sun Aug 03, 2025 6:08 pm WKRP actress Loni Anderson, 80.
WKRP was one of the best shows ever. I believe 4 of the 8 main cast have passed away.


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Interesting.

Had to see what I could find.

Using IMDB and looking at the cast that were in over 80 episodes


Gary Sandy ( Andy Travis) 90 episodes
Gordon Jump (Arthur Carlson) 90 episodes Passed 2003
Loni Anderson ( Jennifer Marlowe) 89 Episodes Passed 2025
Howard Hesseman ( Dr Johnny Fever) 90 Episodes Passed 2022
Richard Sanders ( Les Nessman) 89 episodes
Frank Bonner ( Herb Tarlek) 89 episodes Passed 2021
Tim Reid ( Venus Flytrap) 87 episodes
Jan Smithers (Bailey Quarters) 86 episodes
Bailey and Jennifer. Kind of like my generations Mary Ann and Ginger. (though I watched a lot of Gilligan's Island reruns as a kid)
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Re: RIP Polly Holiday :(

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Polly Holiday, 88.

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Re: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(

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Charlie Kirk shot and killed at event in Utah.

31 years.
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Re: RIP Robert Redford :(

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Re: RIP Robert Redford :(

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Damn, now that is a hollywood legend.
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Re: RIP Matt Vrsal :(

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Matt Vrsal - 95 Husker, Piezon’s Pizza owner, regular guest on 1620.

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Re: RIP Robert Redford :(

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nebugeater wrote: Tue Sep 16, 2025 8:21 am Robert Redford

Age 89

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/entertai ... ford-death



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I don’t know if this is common knowledge now, but several years ago he secretly spent a considerable amount of time in Omaha when his son was getting a transplant at UNMC. A relative of mine was a nurse there and we were informed after the fact.
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Re: RIP Robert Redford :(

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ricko wrote: Fri Sep 26, 2025 6:39 pm
nebugeater wrote: Tue Sep 16, 2025 8:21 am Robert Redford

Age 89

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/entertai ... ford-death



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I don’t know if this is common knowledge now, but several years ago he secretly spent a considerable amount of time in Omaha when his son was getting a transplant at UNMC. A relative of mine was a nurse there and we were informed after the fact.
That is interesting. Glad he was able to stay under the radar while he was here for serious reasons. Do you have any idea how long he was here?
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Re: RIP Robert Redford :(

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nebugeater wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 6:43 am
ricko wrote: Fri Sep 26, 2025 6:39 pm
nebugeater wrote: Tue Sep 16, 2025 8:21 am Robert Redford

Age 89

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/entertai ... ford-death



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I don’t know if this is common knowledge now, but several years ago he secretly spent a considerable amount of time in Omaha when his son was getting a transplant at UNMC. A relative of mine was a nurse there and we were informed after the fact.
That is interesting. Glad he was able to stay under the radar while he was here for serious reasons. Do you have any idea how long he was here?
Sorry, no; I can’t even remember when this happened, but he was notoriously private when it came to his family life.
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Re: RIP Jane Goodall :(

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Animal researcher Jane Goodall, 91.
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Re: RIP Diane Keaton :(

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https://www.ketv.com/article/diane-keat ... aQQV9MiO3Q

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 79, according to reports
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Re: RIP Ace Frehley :(

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KISS Cofounder Ace Frehley Dies at 74 Weeks After Suffering Fall in Studio: Report
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Re: RIP Ace Frehley :(

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S.O.Boy wrote: Thu Oct 16, 2025 6:23 pm https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment ... ngNewsSerp

KISS Cofounder Ace Frehley Dies at 74 Weeks After Suffering Fall in Studio: Report
He died 74 weeks after the fall?
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EricHaley wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 12:13 am
S.O.Boy wrote: Thu Oct 16, 2025 6:23 pm https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment ... ngNewsSerp

KISS Cofounder Ace Frehley Dies at 74 Weeks After Suffering Fall in Studio: Report
He died 74 weeks after the fall?
:lol: :lol:
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Re: RIP Ace Frehley :(

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EricHaley wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 12:13 am
S.O.Boy wrote: Thu Oct 16, 2025 6:23 pm https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment ... ngNewsSerp

KISS Cofounder Ace Frehley Dies at 74 Weeks After Suffering Fall in Studio: Report
He died 74 weeks after the fall?
Hopefully reporter learns about punctuation. I think they wanted to say
KISS Cofounder Ace Frehley Dies at 74. Weeks After Suffering Fall in Studio
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Re: RIP June Lockhart :(

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June Lockhart. TV mom in Lassie and Lost in Space. She was 100
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Re: RIP Dick Cheney :(

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Dick Cheney. 84
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Re: RIP Dick Cheney :(

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bbinks wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 5:37 am Dick Cheney. 84
Born in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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remline wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 10:26 am Born in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Re: RIP Diane Ladd :(

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Diane Ladd...Oscar-nominated actress and mother of Oscar-winner Laura Dern. 89.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/di ... rcna241701
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Re: RIP Diane Ladd :(

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Hawkeye wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 11:29 am Diane Ladd...Oscar-nominated actress and mother of Oscar-winner Laura Dern. 89.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/di ... rcna241701
Shouldn't it be RIP Diane Ladd, not RIP Laura Dern?
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Re: RIP Diane Ladd :(

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Greg S wrote: Wed Nov 05, 2025 9:34 am
Hawkeye wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 11:29 am Diane Ladd...Oscar-nominated actress and mother of Oscar-winner Laura Dern. 89.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/di ... rcna241701
Shouldn't it be RIP Diane Ladd, not RIP Laura Dern?
I fixed it. Didn't read the post close enough when I changed the title originally.
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Re: RIP Paul Tagliabue :(

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Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84
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Re: RIP Rob Reiner :(

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Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, found dead in their L.A. home with knife wounds.
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Re: RIP Rob Reiner :(

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Rob Reiner, 78. Actor and director.
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Incredibly tragic.
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Re: RIP Greg Biffle :(

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Dang, Greg Biffle and Family.
WCNC wrote:STATESVILLE, N.C. — Several people, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, were killed when a plane crashed at the Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday, according to sources close to Biffle's family.
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Brad wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 1:30 pm Dang, Greg Biffle and Family.
WCNC wrote:STATESVILLE, N.C. — Several people, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, were killed when a plane crashed at the Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday, according to sources close to Biffle's family.
My thoughts as well. He was one of my guys back in the day :(
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