RIP "Grandpa Munster" Al Lewis

[flamingyouth]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060204/ap_on_en_tv/obit_lewis

[hyphenate]

1. I thought he died about a year ago

He used to do a lot of the nostalgia conventions.

[maveric]

2. He was a very progressive guy. Was on Howard Stern a lot too.

The article didnt mention that he's also a Phd.
Bye bye Granpa! We'll miss you.

[terrya]

3. Wow...too bad

I was watching "Married to the Mob" a few weeks back on Comedy Central...and yep, he was in it.

Al Lewis was working well past "The Munsters". And good for him. I'm glad he was still getting work.

[flamingyouth]

4. I know he was typecast as Grandpa but I loved him in that role.

I watched those reruns religiously as a kid. As an adult they can be a little tiresome, but he was hilarious. :D

[terrya]

11. Oh, I agree.

I loved him as Grandpa Munster. :-)

And it wasn't the only time he worked with Fred Gywnne. They were also together in "Car 54, Where Are You". I'm glad they were able to work together twice.

[flamingyouth]

17. That's right! I forgot about that!

He really was great and will be missed. :)

[Fenris]

5. Oh no!

:cry:

[flamingyouth]

6. Remember when we watched like 10 Munsters in a row?

:cry:

[Fenris]

7. Yes. It grew tiresome.

Not enough Al. :(

[flamingyouth]

9. "Run! It's the scary monster family!"

Yeah, a bit. ;)

[Fenris]

12. I always wondered why the town didn't attempt to kill them.

Pitchforks and torches and all. ;)

[GalleryGod]

8. 'Nite, Grandpa ! You were the best !

:cry:

[Call Me Wesley]

10. Safe travels, Al Lewis!

May you be free from suffering.

[asthmaticeog]

13. NO!

Oh, that's a real shame - that man was a stone HOOT. Very righteous, very cool. Though he was pushing 100 and in poor health, this news still SUCKS.

[Maddy McCall]

14. Awwww. I loved Grandpa.

He just made the show. Well, another chunk of my childhood down the tubes. :cry:

[no name no slogan]

15. Aw crap

He was truly a progressive voice, as well as an ordained rabbi, which many people who only knew him from The Munsters did not know.

He also never minced words when he spoke the truth to power.

RIP Al Lewis. I miss you already.

[DanCa]

16. Wow 95!

Question are all the Munsters past now? Or are Marilynn and Eddie still around. I hope that doesn't sound morbid. I am still processing the news.

[newyawker99]

18. Oh no!

Rest in peace Mr Lewis.


:-(

[GOPisEvil]

19. What?! Noooo! Dammit.

x(

[Kire]

20. CNN just said he was "83"

not quite, guys, he was 95

[flamingyouth]

30. 83?

Uh, no, CNN. :D

[Kire]

31. Check out this Kos diary about balanced reporting

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/2/4/18719/73644

[mvd]

21. RIP

Very cool guy. It seems strange that he's gone.

[dolo amber]

22. Every female on my mother's side looked just like him

At least I can look forward to that when I get old. RIP. :(

[tigereye]

26. snort

I suspect you will NOT look like that, Dolo.

[Burma Jones]

23. He had the best radio show on WBAI

I loved listening to him Saturday Afternoons.

What a great life, we should all live it so well....


Thanks Al Lewis.....

[peekaloo]

24. He was my favorite Munster.

:-(

RIP......man we're losing a lot of progressive thinkers.

[sasquatch]

25. It's very strange to me that he outlived "Mr. Munster" by over a decade

[tigereye]

27. how fascinating!

I had no idea... rabbi, restauranteur, DJ, basketball scout, wow. He even liked the Ramones.

What a cool guy. We seem to be losing a lot of wild progressives this year.

[alarcojon]

28. RIP Al Lewis

I didn't know he did all this other stuff - basketball scout, Green party candidate, PhD. Sounds like a cool guy who had a great ride.

[Beware the Beast Man]

29. Aww, man!

He was a good guy, from what I have seen and heard. Very involved in civil rights and liberal causes. When he got the crowd to chant "Fuck the FCC" at that Howard Stern rally years ago, I nearly died laughing.

[El Fuego]

32. Aw, that is too bad.

[latebloomer]

33. VERY far-left guy

I too used to listen to his WBAI Saturday show. He kept on rabblerousing well into his 90s. He was very involved in prisoners' rights issues in recent years. Quite a guy.

[Kool Kitty]

34. He did have a great show on WBAI.

I was listening today and I think they said that Randy Credico is holding (doing?) a tribute to him on Tuesday at Rocky Sullivan's in NYC.