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Lone_Star_Dem

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25. Enjoy your journey to the stars, Mr. Ebert.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 10:51 PM

Apr 2013

I hope you end up at one of brightest and most interesting ones in all the multiverse.

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Roger Ebert: "I Do Not Fear Death" [View all] Hissyspit Apr 2013 OP

k&r... spanone Apr 2013 #1

This is a fantastic piece! zappaman Apr 2013 #2

Absolutely Roger Ebert malaise Apr 2013 #3

Mr. Ebert — who said he saw 500 films a year and reviewed half of them elleng Apr 2013 #4

K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #5

K&R! nt sheshe2 Apr 2013 #6

k/r 840high Apr 2013 #7

We all thought he was our Roger Ebert locks Apr 2013 #8

No worries about no children, Roger left us so much. Rest in peace you dear soul. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #9

How beautifully and succinctly put..... llmart Apr 2013 #10

Oh my god, he's dead? Dpm12 Apr 2013 #11

Absolutely beautiful. hifiguy Apr 2013 #12

K&R. SalmonChantedEvening Apr 2013 #13

He will really be missed. I loved his essays and reviews. So much kindness Flaxbee Apr 2013 #14

I just wish he was still around to generate more. lunasun Apr 2013 #26

RIP dear man. Well done. vanlassie Apr 2013 #15

I am 64 and totally agree HockeyMom Apr 2013 #16

As an aside, tavalon Apr 2013 #34

The movie that made Ebert want to become a film critic: LVdem Apr 2013 #17

His reviews are what turned me on to classic and foreign films. KatyaR Apr 2013 #18

I was at a critic's review pre-showing in Chicago and that is what he was doing lunasun Apr 2013 #28

K&R idwiyo Apr 2013 #19

I've only cried after the death of one other celebrity. liberalmuse Apr 2013 #20

Crying for a good person's passing is never bad. tavalon Apr 2013 #35

K&R me b zola Apr 2013 #21

One Word- ruffburr Apr 2013 #22

kick nt Hissyspit Apr 2013 #23

Great Film Critic, but apparently a Better Philosopher Martin Eden Apr 2013 #24

Enjoy your journey to the stars, Mr. Ebert. Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2013 #25

Robert Ebert RIP PufPuf23 Apr 2013 #27

Holy crap. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #29

Actually, I believe that was his second career when he lost his voice tavalon Apr 2013 #33

Well crud. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #41

I read this before, but it rings true today more than it ever will again. Moostache Apr 2013 #30

"Kindness covers all my political beliefs".. How Cha Apr 2013 #31

How many are able to write such a moving eulogy a couple of years before their death tavalon Apr 2013 #32

Belle, très belle panzerfaust Apr 2013 #36

I like his message of contributing joy... midnight Apr 2013 #37

thanks earthbot1 Apr 2013 #38

Even in death, he keeps giving us wise words to live by. RIP 66 dmhlt Apr 2013 #39

I can't help but wonder....what was the last movie he saw?? cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #40

The last movie he reviewed was "The Host". EOTE Apr 2013 #44

Thank you for posting this.. russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #42

What a wonderful human being Roger was YoungDemCA Apr 2013 #43

Breathtaking wisdom. colorado_ufo Apr 2013 #45

I knew Roger Ebert back in the sixties and seventies AikidoSoul Apr 2013 #46