Judge Smails
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Sam Rubin, KTLA announcer for decades here in LA. Heart attack. 64
LLWS Legend Sean Burroughs
I coach LL and the thought has crossed my mind…90+ degree heat now…barking directions…heart rate up from the excitement…
Cinematic icon. RIPFilmmaker Roger Corman, 98.
I'd say "rest in peace", but he might not want to. He may want to go on tour.
And how. Also, the laughable prosecution didn't help. I could have done considerably better.***The LAPD done did screwed up.**Not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Guilty by a preponderance of the evidence.*not guilty
The day OJ died the local sports station talked about the case most of the day. The late afternoon co-host floated the son theory and a couple of callers did also. Of course even if somehow true, OJ might still be guilty of covering up a felony crime.And how. Also, the laughable prosecution didn't help. I could have done considerably better.***The LAPD done did screwed up.**Not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Guilty by a preponderance of the evidence.*not guilty
Had quite an alarming and disconcerting experience the other day at the VA. I was in a lounge area waiting for one of the staff to come in to watch some shorts (films.) Around 10 other men & women there - age range ~ 40 to 75 - shooting the breeze. I had my noise canceling headphones on listening to a podcast so I missed the beginning.
All of a sudden one of the guys (little younger than me) started getting really animated & speaking loudly. I slid a cup off one ear to hear what was going on. It was like listening to an old time gospel preacher, he’d shout something and everyone would be encouraging him (“that’s right” “there you go” “right? that’s what I’m saying!”
Man believed O.J.’s son Jason murdered Ron & Nicole. Was looking up conspiracy sites on his phone & reading out the “evidence.”
It was at that moment it dawned on me I was the only white person in the room. I glanced around at everyone, sure that someone would give me a side eye or a nod. Nope, not once - everyone was transfixed on the dude reading the crackpot theories out loud.
When the O.J. verdict came out, polls showed 80% of Americans saw it live. About 47% of whites thought he was guilty and the jury got got it wrong. 78% of blacks said in October 1995 he was innocent and the jury did their job.
After the civil case concluded a few years later, that racial gap had narrowed. Far more people (on either side of the Q) thought he was guilty, but a significant gap still existed.
Finally the staff member came in, picked up on what they were discussing, smiled & started hooking up her laptop. Like me, she decided silence was the better part of valor.
30 years ago I could (kinda sorta) understand - there weren’t any CSI shows, the technology was a bit newish. A match having a 1 in 10 billion chance of being a false positive is convincing to me but that was only part of it. The prosecution did a bad job. Plus it was only a few years after Rodney King. Clearly (a couple of them admitted later) it was jury nullification, pay back for decades of corruption within LAPD.
But to hold that opinion today? Man, that’s a tough one to reconcile.
Obviously the people in that room had probably experienced decades of a life I am unfamiliar with; once quite overt, now more along the lines of micro aggressions.
There was nothing I could have said that would have swayed anyone. Super weird for me.
(thought about starting a thread but figured it would quickly devolve)
RIP. Man, was she a beauty in that iconic brief scene. Besides the vicious attack scaring the bejeezus out of us, it was also the first time many folks saw gratuitous (almost) nudity on film.Susan Backlinie, first victim in 'Jaws' film, dead at 77
Wow. I wasn't ready for that. Dang.Wow, only 61. One of my favorite musicians and producers. Pitchfork article:Steve Albini
Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61
The Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more, died of a heart attackpitchfork.com
Spielberg must've conducted some serious lobbying to keep that movie rated PG.RIP. Man, was she a beauty in that iconic brief scene. Besides the vicious attack scaring the bejeezus out of us, it was also the first time many folks saw gratuitous (almost) nudity on film.Susan Backlinie, first victim in 'Jaws' film, dead at 77
For sure - he must have known that an R rating would have significantly capped its viewership upside. The fact that it scared a large swath of the entire US population from venturing into the ocean was all you needed to know that it was more than your typical PG movie (at least in 1975 standards).Spielberg must've conducted some serious lobbying to keep that movie rated PG.RIP. Man, was she a beauty in that iconic brief scene. Besides the vicious attack scaring the bejeezus out of us, it was also the first time many folks saw gratuitous (almost) nudity on film.Susan Backlinie, first victim in 'Jaws' film, dead at 77
The day of the OJ verdict I was working on a project at the Department of Education in DC. Frankly I was a bit scared. The floor was over 50% black Fed Govt workers, and more than about 50 of them had said they were going to riot if OJ was found guilty. My specific office area was 90% black. I think that was 1995, and mind you all of us had seen what happened to Reginald Denny in the 1992 LA riots just three years prior. About 20 of us white folk locked ourselves in an interior office waiting for the jury to announce. No internet or phones. The amounts of praise Jesus and Hallelujahs heard from outside our door told us the verdict. I forget what time is was ... seems like early afternoon... but man were we happy we got out of there in one piece. People that say racial tensions are bad now have no idea. It was worse then, and I'm sure it was worse far before that.The day OJ died the local sports station talked about the case most of the day. The late afternoon co-host floated the son theory and a couple of callers did also. Of course even if somehow true, OJ might still be guilty of covering up a felony crime.And how. Also, the laughable prosecution didn't help. I could have done considerably better.***The LAPD done did screwed up.**Not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Guilty by a preponderance of the evidence.*not guilty
Had quite an alarming and disconcerting experience the other day at the VA. I was in a lounge area waiting for one of the staff to come in to watch some shorts (films.) Around 10 other men & women there - age range ~ 40 to 75 - shooting the breeze. I had my noise canceling headphones on listening to a podcast so I missed the beginning.
All of a sudden one of the guys (little younger than me) started getting really animated & speaking loudly. I slid a cup off one ear to hear what was going on. It was like listening to an old time gospel preacher, he’d shout something and everyone would be encouraging him (“that’s right” “there you go” “right? that’s what I’m saying!”
Man believed O.J.’s son Jason murdered Ron & Nicole. Was looking up conspiracy sites on his phone & reading out the “evidence.”
It was at that moment it dawned on me I was the only white person in the room. I glanced around at everyone, sure that someone would give me a side eye or a nod. Nope, not once - everyone was transfixed on the dude reading the crackpot theories out loud.
When the O.J. verdict came out, polls showed 80% of Americans saw it live. About 47% of whites thought he was guilty and the jury got got it wrong. 78% of blacks said in October 1995 he was innocent and the jury did their job.
After the civil case concluded a few years later, that racial gap had narrowed. Far more people (on either side of the Q) thought he was guilty, but a significant gap still existed.
Finally the staff member came in, picked up on what they were discussing, smiled & started hooking up her laptop. Like me, she decided silence was the better part of valor.
30 years ago I could (kinda sorta) understand - there weren’t any CSI shows, the technology was a bit newish. A match having a 1 in 10 billion chance of being a false positive is convincing to me but that was only part of it. The prosecution did a bad job. Plus it was only a few years after Rodney King. Clearly (a couple of them admitted later) it was jury nullification, pay back for decades of corruption within LAPD.
But to hold that opinion today? Man, that’s a tough one to reconcile.
Obviously the people in that room had probably experienced decades of a life I am unfamiliar with; once quite overt, now more along the lines of micro aggressions.
There was nothing I could have said that would have swayed anyone. Super weird for me.
(thought about starting a thread but figured it would quickly devolve)
Like a lot of conspiracy theories there will always be those who want them to be true for whatever reasons of their own.
The day of the OJ verdict I was working on a project at the Department of Education in DC. Frankly I was a bit scared. The floor was over 50% black Fed Govt workers, and more than about 50 of them had said they were going to riot if OJ was found guilty. My specific office area was 90% black. I think that was 1995, and mind you all of us had seen what happened to Reginald Denny in the 1992 LA riots just three years prior. About 20 of us white folk locked ourselves in an interior office waiting for the jury to announce. No internet or phones. The amounts of praise Jesus and Hallelujahs heard from outside our door told us the verdict. I forget what time is was ... seems like early afternoon... but man were we happy we got out of there in one piece. People that say racial tensions are bad now have no idea. It was worse then, and I'm sure it was worse far before that.The day OJ died the local sports station talked about the case most of the day. The late afternoon co-host floated the son theory and a couple of callers did also. Of course even if somehow true, OJ might still be guilty of covering up a felony crime.And how. Also, the laughable prosecution didn't help. I could have done considerably better.***The LAPD done did screwed up.**Not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Guilty by a preponderance of the evidence.*not guilty
Had quite an alarming and disconcerting experience the other day at the VA. I was in a lounge area waiting for one of the staff to come in to watch some shorts (films.) Around 10 other men & women there - age range ~ 40 to 75 - shooting the breeze. I had my noise canceling headphones on listening to a podcast so I missed the beginning.
All of a sudden one of the guys (little younger than me) started getting really animated & speaking loudly. I slid a cup off one ear to hear what was going on. It was like listening to an old time gospel preacher, he’d shout something and everyone would be encouraging him (“that’s right” “there you go” “right? that’s what I’m saying!”
Man believed O.J.’s son Jason murdered Ron & Nicole. Was looking up conspiracy sites on his phone & reading out the “evidence.”
It was at that moment it dawned on me I was the only white person in the room. I glanced around at everyone, sure that someone would give me a side eye or a nod. Nope, not once - everyone was transfixed on the dude reading the crackpot theories out loud.
When the O.J. verdict came out, polls showed 80% of Americans saw it live. About 47% of whites thought he was guilty and the jury got got it wrong. 78% of blacks said in October 1995 he was innocent and the jury did their job.
After the civil case concluded a few years later, that racial gap had narrowed. Far more people (on either side of the Q) thought he was guilty, but a significant gap still existed.
Finally the staff member came in, picked up on what they were discussing, smiled & started hooking up her laptop. Like me, she decided silence was the better part of valor.
30 years ago I could (kinda sorta) understand - there weren’t any CSI shows, the technology was a bit newish. A match having a 1 in 10 billion chance of being a false positive is convincing to me but that was only part of it. The prosecution did a bad job. Plus it was only a few years after Rodney King. Clearly (a couple of them admitted later) it was jury nullification, pay back for decades of corruption within LAPD.
But to hold that opinion today? Man, that’s a tough one to reconcile.
Obviously the people in that room had probably experienced decades of a life I am unfamiliar with; once quite overt, now more along the lines of micro aggressions.
There was nothing I could have said that would have swayed anyone. Super weird for me.
(thought about starting a thread but figured it would quickly devolve)
Like a lot of conspiracy theories there will always be those who want them to be true for whatever reasons of their own.
One of my favorite things he did was this show that ran from 88 to 90 called Sunday Night (I think the name changed the second year). They had a killer house band with people like Hiram Bullock, Omar Hakim, and then they'd have all these incredible guest musicians on too.Smooth Jazz alto saxophonist David Sanborn, 78, passed away yesterday after a lengthy illness.
The day of the OJ verdict I was working on a project at the Department of Education in DC. Frankly I was a bit scared. The floor was over 50% black Fed Govt workers, and more than about 50 of them had said they were going to riot if OJ was found guilty. My specific office area was 90% black. I think that was 1995, and mind you all of us had seen what happened to Reginald Denny in the 1992 LA riots just three years prior. About 20 of us white folk locked ourselves in an interior office waiting for the jury to announce. No internet or phones. The amounts of praise Jesus and Hallelujahs heard from outside our door told us the verdict. I forget what time is was ... seems like early afternoon... but man were we happy we got out of there in one piece. People that say racial tensions are bad now have no idea. It was worse then, and I'm sure it was worse far before that.The day OJ died the local sports station talked about the case most of the day. The late afternoon co-host floated the son theory and a couple of callers did also. Of course even if somehow true, OJ might still be guilty of covering up a felony crime.And how. Also, the laughable prosecution didn't help. I could have done considerably better.***The LAPD done did screwed up.**Not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Guilty by a preponderance of the evidence.*not guilty
Had quite an alarming and disconcerting experience the other day at the VA. I was in a lounge area waiting for one of the staff to come in to watch some shorts (films.) Around 10 other men & women there - age range ~ 40 to 75 - shooting the breeze. I had my noise canceling headphones on listening to a podcast so I missed the beginning.
All of a sudden one of the guys (little younger than me) started getting really animated & speaking loudly. I slid a cup off one ear to hear what was going on. It was like listening to an old time gospel preacher, he’d shout something and everyone would be encouraging him (“that’s right” “there you go” “right? that’s what I’m saying!”
Man believed O.J.’s son Jason murdered Ron & Nicole. Was looking up conspiracy sites on his phone & reading out the “evidence.”
It was at that moment it dawned on me I was the only white person in the room. I glanced around at everyone, sure that someone would give me a side eye or a nod. Nope, not once - everyone was transfixed on the dude reading the crackpot theories out loud.
When the O.J. verdict came out, polls showed 80% of Americans saw it live. About 47% of whites thought he was guilty and the jury got got it wrong. 78% of blacks said in October 1995 he was innocent and the jury did their job.
After the civil case concluded a few years later, that racial gap had narrowed. Far more people (on either side of the Q) thought he was guilty, but a significant gap still existed.
Finally the staff member came in, picked up on what they were discussing, smiled & started hooking up her laptop. Like me, she decided silence was the better part of valor.
30 years ago I could (kinda sorta) understand - there weren’t any CSI shows, the technology was a bit newish. A match having a 1 in 10 billion chance of being a false positive is convincing to me but that was only part of it. The prosecution did a bad job. Plus it was only a few years after Rodney King. Clearly (a couple of them admitted later) it was jury nullification, pay back for decades of corruption within LAPD.
But to hold that opinion today? Man, that’s a tough one to reconcile.
Obviously the people in that room had probably experienced decades of a life I am unfamiliar with; once quite overt, now more along the lines of micro aggressions.
There was nothing I could have said that would have swayed anyone. Super weird for me.
(thought about starting a thread but figured it would quickly devolve)
Like a lot of conspiracy theories there will always be those who want them to be true for whatever reasons of their own.
That is certainly an interesting take.
Didn't he play at Woodstock as a teenager? He was like the Emmylou Harris of sax players in the 70s & 80s - seemed like he was on half of every record released.Smooth Jazz alto saxophonist David Sanborn, 78, passed away yesterday after a lengthy illness.
Reading stories about him I'm just now realizing he'd played on so many memorable songs. I remember his TV show but most distinctly remember his frequent appearances on Letterman. Always loved his sound. RIP legend.Smooth Jazz alto saxophonist David Sanborn, 78, passed away yesterday after a lengthy illness.
Didn't [Sanborn] play at Woodstock as a teenager?
One of my favorite things he did was this show that ran from 88 to 90 called Sunday Night (I think the name changed the second year). They had a killer house band with people like Hiram Bullock, Omar Hakim, and then they'd have all these incredible guest musicians on too.Smooth Jazz alto saxophonist David Sanborn, 78, passed away yesterday after a lengthy illness.
Here's a web page listing some good performances from that show. I'd make sure to catch it every time it was on.
Cinematic icon. RIPFilmmaker Roger Corman, 98.
I'd say "rest in peace", but he might not want to. He may want to go on tour.
He was awesome. Those VIncent Price movies may be cheesy, but they're an excellent type of cheese.Cinematic icon. RIPFilmmaker Roger Corman, 98.
I'd say "rest in peace", but he might not want to. He may want to go on tour.
Had no idea.
“A remarkable judge of talent, he hired such aspiring filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese.”
Damn!
Roger Corman: 'King of the Bs' who directed 'Little Shop of Horrors' has died at 98
He hired young filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese.fortune.com
He was truly one of a kind. RIPCinematic icon. RIPFilmmaker Roger Corman, 98.
I'd say "rest in peace", but he might not want to. He may want to go on tour.
Had no idea.
“A remarkable judge of talent, he hired such aspiring filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese.”
Damn!
Roger Corman: 'King of the Bs' who directed 'Little Shop of Horrors' has died at 98
He hired young filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese.fortune.com
Drummer John Barbata, who played with the Turtles, CSNY and Jefferson Airplane/Starship, died at age 79. RIP.
He played on Happy Together, Ohio and Miracles. And he was asked to join the Eagles when they were forming but declined.
John Barbata, Jefferson Starship Drummer, Dies at 79
Jefferson Starship drummer John Barbata died in May 2024.ultimateclassicrock.com
Drummer John Barbata, who played with the Turtles, CSNY and Jefferson Airplane/Starship, died at age 79. RIP.
He played on Happy Together, Ohio and Miracles. And he was asked to join the Eagles when they were forming but declined.
John Barbata, Jefferson Starship Drummer, Dies at 79
Jefferson Starship drummer John Barbata died in May 2024.ultimateclassicrock.com
Also played on the excellent Turtles' tune "Elenore".
[Barbata] played on Happy Together, Ohio and Miracles
Roman Gabriel, Rams and Eagles QB in the 60s and 70s, is dead according to his son on twitter.
Always came up in conversations of the best eagles qbs when I was a kid.
i remember seeing this in the local paper here 2-4 weeks ago? i think he went to nc state, which is why it was covered in the local papers. i just love the old QBs that had the single bar face mask. something old school nfl about that look.Roman Gabriel, Rams and Eagles QB in the 60s and 70s, is dead according to his son on twitter.
Always came up in conversations of the best eagles qbs when I was a kid.
How did this slip away without a reply? He was probably my first hero as a kid, along with Mickey Dolenz. He and the Fearsome Foursome made me a football and lifelong Rams fan! I sent away for an autographed picture, and he signed "A champion always gives 110%". I had to see the John Wayne movie he was in, "The Undefeated", and I thought he was better at football. RIP Roman...
Short time is one of my favorite moviesDabney Coleman
damn, didn't realize he would be that old (92)
He was in a ton of good stuff, but my favorite was "Buffalo Bill" an early 80s sitcom where he was a completely self-absorbed local talk show host. It was pretty unique for it's time and also featured a very young Geena Davis .
Great show. It was too bad that NBC did not give "Buffalo Bill" a chance to grow like they did with "Cheers".Dabney Coleman
damn, didn't realize he would be that old (92)
He was in a ton of good stuff, but my favorite was "Buffalo Bill" an early 80s sitcom where he was a completely self-absorbed local talk show host. It was pretty unique for it's time and also featured a very young Geena Davis .
Dabney Coleman
damn, didn't realize he would be that old (92)
He was in a ton of good stuff, but my favorite was "Buffalo Bill" an early 80s sitcom where he was a completely self-absorbed local talk show host. It was pretty unique for it's time and also featured a very young Geena Davis .
I'll always remember him from War Games, but 9 to 5, Tootsie, and Cloak and Dagger comes to mind as well.Short time is one of my favorite moviesDabney Coleman
damn, didn't realize he would be that old (92)
He was in a ton of good stuff, but my favorite was "Buffalo Bill" an early 80s sitcom where he was a completely self-absorbed local talk show host. It was pretty unique for it's time and also featured a very young Geena Davis .
Yep ....but if you haven't seen short time is a hugely underrated flickI'll always remember him from War Games, but 9 to 5, Tootsie, and Cloak and Dagger comes to mind as well.Short time is one of my favorite moviesDabney Coleman
damn, didn't realize he would be that old (92)
He was in a ton of good stuff, but my favorite was "Buffalo Bill" an early 80s sitcom where he was a completely self-absorbed local talk show host. It was pretty unique for it's time and also featured a very young Geena Davis .
RIP, McKittrick
Always liked this exchange:I'll always remember him from War Games, but 9 to 5, Tootsie, and Cloak and Dagger comes to mind as well.Short time is one of my favorite moviesDabney Coleman
damn, didn't realize he would be that old (92)
He was in a ton of good stuff, but my favorite was "Buffalo Bill" an early 80s sitcom where he was a completely self-absorbed local talk show host. It was pretty unique for it's time and also featured a very young Geena Davis .
RIP, McKittrick
War Games was an amazing 80s movie, ends up with a pretty good messageDabney Coleman
damn, didn't realize he would be that old (92)
He was in a ton of good stuff, but my favorite was "Buffalo Bill" an early 80s sitcom where he was a completely self-absorbed local talk show host. It was pretty unique for it's time and also featured a very young Geena Davis .
Was lucky enough to see Dutch when he was starting out as a Sportscaster. He was a little rough around the edges at first, but it was great to see him blossom and get the TSN gig.RIP Darren Dutchyshen.
https://www.tsn.ca/long-time-tsn-broadcaster-darren-dutchyshen-passes-away-at-57-1.2121798
Sports broadcaster in Canada on TSN and truly one of the best. A year younger than me. Cancer sucks.
Who?RIP 00, one of the baddest mofo’s to play football. on one play you had your cheekbone, nose and eye broken and yet you kept on playing….rip Mr. Otto.
Oh man this guy was great. RipDabney Coleman
damn, didn't realize he would be that old (92)
He was in a ton of good stuff, but my favorite was "Buffalo Bill" an early 80s sitcom where he was a completely self-absorbed local talk show host. It was pretty unique for it's time and also featured a very young Geena Davis .
WarGames... and Cloak & Dagger. Two of my faves in the 80's. RIP
The most logical guy to wear the double zero was always Jim Otto.Longtime Raiders center Jim Otto. He used to be more of a casual-fan name when the Raiders were still a solid franchise.Who?RIP 00, one of the baddest mofo’s to play football. on one play you had your cheekbone, nose and eye broken and yet you kept on playing….rip Mr. Otto.
Not a Raidah fan, but man... gotta respect 15 years in the league and ZERO games missed.RIP 00, one of the baddest mofo’s to play football. on one play you had your cheekbone, nose and eye broken and yet you kept on playing….rip Mr. Otto.
Jon Wysocki - founder and ex-drummer for Staind, 53. Cause of death, liver.