Rick Hunter
Celestial
Sorry to hear that, he always seemed like a really good guy.
nivek
As Above So Below
Peter Scolari, ‘Bosom Buddies’ and ‘Newhart’ actor, dead at 66
Peter Scolari, who famously starred in the sitcom "Bosom Buddies" alongside Tom Hanks, has died. He was 66. His passing was confirmed by his manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, to Fox News on Friday. The cause of death was cancer after a two-year battle.
"He was a wonderful, wonderful, extraordinary actor," she said. "It's heartbreaking."
The star successfully led a 43-year career in show business. It featured his Emmy-nominated regular role of producer Michael Harris on Bob Newhart’s 1984 comedy "Newhart," his Emmy-winning recurring role as the father of Lena Dunham’s character on HBO’s "Girls," and, most recently, his role as Bishop Thomas Marx on the CBS supernatural drama "Evil," Deadline.com reported.
Scolari, who made his mark on both television and the stage, found fame in the popular, but short-lived, 1980 comedy "Bosom Buddies" alongside Hanks. He went on to appear on Broadway six times with "Hairspray" (2003), "Sly Fox" (2004), "Magic/Bird" (2012), "Bronx Bombers" (2014) and "Wicked" (2016). He also shared the stage with Hanks in 2013’s "Lucky Guy." His final New York stage appearance was in the 2018 Off-Broadway production of "The True."
Many fans fondly remember Scolari from "Bosom Buddies," which is reminiscent of the 1959 comedy "Some Like It Hot."
It followed the misadventures of two men who disguise themselves as women so they can live in the very affordable, but female-only Susan B. Anthony Hotel. While the sitcom only lasted from 1980 until 1982, it led to a real-life lasting friendship between Scolari and Hanks.
A partial roster of other TV credits include "Fosse/Verdon," "Madoff," "The Good Fight," "Murphy Brown," "The West Wing," "ER," "Gotham," "Law & Order: SVU," "Ally McBeal," "From The Earth To The Moon" and "Honey I Shrunk The Kids: The TV Show" – just to name a few, Deadline.com shared. He also made a cameo appearance as a TV host in the 1996 comedy film "That Thing You Do!", which was directed by and starred Hanks, 65.
Scolari is survived by his wife and children Nicholas, Joseph, Keaton and Cali.
wwkirk
Divine
Longtime contactee/experiencer researcher.
hidden experience: my friend, Leo Sprinkle, is gone
From Encyclopedia.com:
R. Leo Sprinkle, psychologist and researcher of UFO contactee experiences, was born on August 31, 1930, in Rocky Ford, Colorado. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Colorado and in 1961 completed his doctorate in counseling psychology at the University of Missouri. After three years in the administrative department at the University of North Dakota, he moved to the University of Wyoming, where he remained until his retirement in 1989.
Sprinkle has traced his interest in UFOs to a sighting he had in 1949. He and his wife also had a sighting in 1956. During the years immediately following the completion of his formal education, he conducted several studies, including an early survey of the members of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena and an initial study of people who had experienced extraterrestrial encounters, both contactees and abductees. He served as a psychological consultant for the Condon Report (1969) on UFOs, which led to further work on several abduction cases through the 1970s.
Sprinkle is best known, however, for the annual conferences he has organized for UFO contactees each summer since in 1980. For a number of years, Sprinkle had corresponded with people who had claimed friendly contact with the entities who drove the flying saucers. Unlike most ufologists, he had not dismissed them; in contrast, he had responded to them sympathetically. The conferences, sponsored by the Institute for UFO Contactee Studies, brought contactees to the university and provided an open forum for them to tell their stories in a nonjudgmental environment. As the number of abduction reports increased in the late 1980s, abductees were welcomed to the summer conferences and it was in these conferences that the sharp distinction between the two groups began to disappear.
Eventually, Sprinkle identified himself as a contactee. He also concluded that UFO activity was part of a larger program of what he termed "cosmic consciousness conditioning." The UFO entities, whether one thinks of them as being from outer space or another dimension, are attempting to move humanity into an understanding of themselves as cosmic citizens.
hidden experience: my friend, Leo Sprinkle, is gone
From Encyclopedia.com:
R. Leo Sprinkle, psychologist and researcher of UFO contactee experiences, was born on August 31, 1930, in Rocky Ford, Colorado. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Colorado and in 1961 completed his doctorate in counseling psychology at the University of Missouri. After three years in the administrative department at the University of North Dakota, he moved to the University of Wyoming, where he remained until his retirement in 1989.
Sprinkle has traced his interest in UFOs to a sighting he had in 1949. He and his wife also had a sighting in 1956. During the years immediately following the completion of his formal education, he conducted several studies, including an early survey of the members of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena and an initial study of people who had experienced extraterrestrial encounters, both contactees and abductees. He served as a psychological consultant for the Condon Report (1969) on UFOs, which led to further work on several abduction cases through the 1970s.
Sprinkle is best known, however, for the annual conferences he has organized for UFO contactees each summer since in 1980. For a number of years, Sprinkle had corresponded with people who had claimed friendly contact with the entities who drove the flying saucers. Unlike most ufologists, he had not dismissed them; in contrast, he had responded to them sympathetically. The conferences, sponsored by the Institute for UFO Contactee Studies, brought contactees to the university and provided an open forum for them to tell their stories in a nonjudgmental environment. As the number of abduction reports increased in the late 1980s, abductees were welcomed to the summer conferences and it was in these conferences that the sharp distinction between the two groups began to disappear.
Eventually, Sprinkle identified himself as a contactee. He also concluded that UFO activity was part of a larger program of what he termed "cosmic consciousness conditioning." The UFO entities, whether one thinks of them as being from outer space or another dimension, are attempting to move humanity into an understanding of themselves as cosmic citizens.
The shadow
The shadow knows!
A hero died today.
The shadow
The shadow knows!
wwkirk
Divine
Bob Dole's posthumous joke.
'Absolute legend' Bob Dole pokes fun at Democrats one last time in farewell letter
"As I make the final walk on my life’s journey, I do so without fear. Because I know that I will, again, not be walking alone," Dole said in a farewell letter that was read by his daughter Robin at his funeral in Washington, D.C. on Friday. "I know that God will be walking with me," the late senator wrote. "I also confess that I’m a bit curious to learn and find if I am correct in thinking that heaven will look a lot like Kansas and to see, like others who have gone before me, if I will still be able to vote in Chicago."
The shadow
The shadow knows!
nivek
As Above So Below
Legendary Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez, who won eight Latin Grammys and sold more than 65 million albums worldwide, dies at 81
Vicente Fernández, the beloved Mexican singer and winner of three Grammys and nine Latin Grammys, has died at the age of 81. Fernández inspired a generation of performers including his son Alejandro Fernández and was known for hits such as El Roy, Volver, Volver, and Lástima Que Seas Ajena. He passed away on Sunday. His command of the ranchera and mariachi styles of music attracted fans far beyond Mexico's borders.
Vicente Fernández, the beloved Mexican singer and winner of three Grammys and nine Latin Grammys, has died at the age of 81. Fernández inspired a generation of performers including his son Alejandro Fernández and was known for hits such as El Roy, Volver, Volver, and Lástima Que Seas Ajena. He passed away on Sunday. His command of the ranchera and mariachi styles of music attracted fans far beyond Mexico's borders.
The shadow
The shadow knows!
wwkirk
Divine
I've never seen Interview With a Vampire. I've decided to take a peek in the near future.
The shadow
The shadow knows!
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Richard Marcinko, Navy vet and designer of famed SEAL Team Six, dies at 81 - UPI.com
DEC. 27, 2021 / 8:26 AM
Richard Marcinko, Navy vet and designer of famed SEAL Team Six, dies at 81
By Zarrin Ahmed
Richard Marcinko is seen in his official Navy photo in 1978. Two years later, he became the first commander of the Navy's famed SEAL Team SIx. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy
Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Richard Marcinko, a Vietnam veteran, author and the first commander of the U.S. Navy's famed SEAL Team Six counter-terrorism unit, died on Saturday, according to his family. He was 81.
The Navy SEAL Museum's Facebook page and his son Matt Marcinko reported his death on social media on Sunday. They said he died on Christmas Day.
"We lost a hero, who's also known as The Rogue Warrior, the retired Navy SEAL commander and the creator of SEAL Team Six, my father, Richard Marcinko. His legacy will live forever," Matt Marcinko said in a tweet. "The man has died a true legend."
"Dick Marcinko played a very unique part in SEAL history, leaving a legacy like no other," the museum said in a post to its Facebook page. "'Demo Dick' is considered the United States' premier counter-terrorism operator. We send our deepest sympathies to his family, teammates, and friends."
Marcinko led a number of missions during the Vietnam War, including an assault on Ilo Ilo Hon in 1967 that killed many enemy troops and Viet Cong.
"The North Vietnamese Army placed a bounty on his head, payable to anyone who could capture and kill him," the museum said.
"Marcinko was never caught; he went on to be awarded the first of four Bronze Stars, as well as a Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and the Silver Star."
In 1979, Marcinko was one of two members of the Navy chosen for a task force to develop a plan to free 52 American hostages who were being held at the U.S. Embassy in Iran in an episode that would later be known as the Iran Hostage Crisis.
The result was an attempt to rescue the hostages that went bad in the Iranian desert. Eight members of the military rescue team were killed when one of the rescue helicopters crashed into a transport plane during preparation for the mission.
The failure prompted the Navy to create a full-time counter-terrorism squad that would become SEAL Team SIx, and Marcinko was assigned to develop and command the elite unit. More than 30 years later, the unit was one of several that were involved in a secret mission to kill terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in 2011.
The Navy had only two SEAL teams at the time of the unit's formation, but the name SEAL Team Six was intended to make enemies believe there were more. During its creation, Marcinko hand selected members from existing SEAL teams and underwater demolition teams and the unit eventually became the Navy's premier counter-terrorism and hostage rescue unit.
Marcinko commanded SEAL Team Six from 1980 to 1983.
After departing from the unit, Marcinko was assigned to develop a unit to measure the Navy's susceptibility to terrorism, which became known as Red Cell.
In 1990, Marcinko was convicted of conspiracy in a kickback scheme and was sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison. He later became an author and wrote a number of fictional novels based on his military experience.
DEC. 27, 2021 / 8:26 AM
Richard Marcinko, Navy vet and designer of famed SEAL Team Six, dies at 81
By Zarrin Ahmed
Richard Marcinko is seen in his official Navy photo in 1978. Two years later, he became the first commander of the Navy's famed SEAL Team SIx. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy
Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Richard Marcinko, a Vietnam veteran, author and the first commander of the U.S. Navy's famed SEAL Team Six counter-terrorism unit, died on Saturday, according to his family. He was 81.
The Navy SEAL Museum's Facebook page and his son Matt Marcinko reported his death on social media on Sunday. They said he died on Christmas Day.
"We lost a hero, who's also known as The Rogue Warrior, the retired Navy SEAL commander and the creator of SEAL Team Six, my father, Richard Marcinko. His legacy will live forever," Matt Marcinko said in a tweet. "The man has died a true legend."
"Dick Marcinko played a very unique part in SEAL history, leaving a legacy like no other," the museum said in a post to its Facebook page. "'Demo Dick' is considered the United States' premier counter-terrorism operator. We send our deepest sympathies to his family, teammates, and friends."
Marcinko led a number of missions during the Vietnam War, including an assault on Ilo Ilo Hon in 1967 that killed many enemy troops and Viet Cong.
"The North Vietnamese Army placed a bounty on his head, payable to anyone who could capture and kill him," the museum said.
"Marcinko was never caught; he went on to be awarded the first of four Bronze Stars, as well as a Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and the Silver Star."
In 1979, Marcinko was one of two members of the Navy chosen for a task force to develop a plan to free 52 American hostages who were being held at the U.S. Embassy in Iran in an episode that would later be known as the Iran Hostage Crisis.
The result was an attempt to rescue the hostages that went bad in the Iranian desert. Eight members of the military rescue team were killed when one of the rescue helicopters crashed into a transport plane during preparation for the mission.
The failure prompted the Navy to create a full-time counter-terrorism squad that would become SEAL Team SIx, and Marcinko was assigned to develop and command the elite unit. More than 30 years later, the unit was one of several that were involved in a secret mission to kill terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in 2011.
The Navy had only two SEAL teams at the time of the unit's formation, but the name SEAL Team Six was intended to make enemies believe there were more. During its creation, Marcinko hand selected members from existing SEAL teams and underwater demolition teams and the unit eventually became the Navy's premier counter-terrorism and hostage rescue unit.
Marcinko commanded SEAL Team Six from 1980 to 1983.
After departing from the unit, Marcinko was assigned to develop a unit to measure the Navy's susceptibility to terrorism, which became known as Red Cell.
In 1990, Marcinko was convicted of conspiracy in a kickback scheme and was sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison. He later became an author and wrote a number of fictional novels based on his military experience.
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
This is the guy that makes a great example. Despite the uniform and curricula vitae he's very human with faults. Something to remember with eyewitness testimony. Doesn't mean a person is lying but it definitely means they are capable of doing so for their own reasons, maybe in a way hard to detect.
The shadow
The shadow knows!
Creator of Japan’s longest-running manga, Golgo 13, passes away, leaves fans one last gift
My 14 year old introduced me to Duke Togo "golgo 13" the Japanese Bond. Never misses. Handy with the ladies. His creator died at 83.
Golgo 13 will go on drawn by his assistant.
His work will live on!
My 14 year old introduced me to Duke Togo "golgo 13" the Japanese Bond. Never misses. Handy with the ladies. His creator died at 83.
Golgo 13 will go on drawn by his assistant.
His work will live on!
