Which Famous Person That Passed This Year Will You Miss The Most?

[Parche]

Mine is George Carlin......:cry: :cry: :cry: :hi:

[EFerrari]

1. Miriam Makeba! She was unbelievably beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHxkiXALQjU

And here she is with Paul Simon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB26L8nbRiw&NR

:loveya: dear Miriam!

Eta: She worked against apartheid and was exiled from South Africa:

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/11/18/headlines#18

Pata Pata (A lot of you will remember this melody.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCc61z9IFu4&feature=related

[ACTION BASTARD]

2. Harvey Korman!!! A national treasure is lost forever more.

[BeachBaby]

3. He's not famous to you.....

but he's a hero to me.

My godfather - Ray - passed away this past March. Four days before my birthday.

He was a decorated Vietnam vet Marine, on the Honor Guard for Lyndon Johnson, a loving husband and father, and a 2nd dad to me.

We lost him quickly and without much warning. He was only 61 years old - and an absolutely gorgeous, healthy, happy man.

RIP Ray - March 17, 1946 - March 3, 2008

[Parche]

37. hey

sounds like a true loss :cry:

we both have had a bad year in that department :hug: :hug:

[geardaddy]

67. Sorry to hear it.

My dad died in August. :(

[blondeatlast]

4. Harvey Korman and Eartha Kitt. nt

[alsame]

5. Paul Newman. n/t

[Faygo Kid]

35. Absolutely.

Class act all the way.

[Dinger]

6. Same THing Here

As soon as I clicked your thread, Carlin was the first person to come to mind, and it came quick!

[Mollis]

7. Heath Ledger

:(

[tilsammans]

8. Levi Stubbs . . .

. . . of the Four Tops.

A talent that's timeless.

Levi and Tops, :yourock:

[Kajsa]

13. Yes! Levi WAS the voice of

the Four Tops.

What a fantastic singer he was.

Paul Newman and Heath Ledger come next.

[blondeatlast]

34. Damn, I hadn't heard that. So sad. nt

[SharonRB]

9. Carlin and Paul Newman n/t

[Mad_Dem_X]

10. Definitely Heath Ledger.

His death is the one that affected me the most. But I will also miss Carlin and Harvey Korman, and of course Paul Newman.

[Tikki]

11. Suzanne Pleshette and Lois Nettleton....and Stanley Kamel

three of my favorite role models....



Tikki

[BOSSHOG]

12. COOL HAND LUKE HIS OWN BAD SELF

[WinkyDink]

14. Levi Stubbs.

[UrbScotty]

15. Paul Neuman

[Initech]

16. Tie between Carlin and Ledger.

[MrSlayer]

17. Another vote for Carlin.

One of the very best.

[applegrove]

18. Paul Newman.

[Shell Beau]

19. George Carlin. He was one funny dude!

[DainBramaged]

20. Paul Newman

[latebloomer]

21. agreed- Carlin

Though Newman is a huge loss as well I always looked forward to Carlin's next act and his observations about the current state of the world.

Sorely missed.

[Orrex]

22. Bettie Page

Hubba hubba!

[kentauros]

33. I was sad to hear about her death, too

She was great! :D

http://www.shanmonster.com/belly/gallery/bettie/index.html

[Blue_In_AK]

23. Me, too...Carlin.

[PBS Poll-435]

24. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones

nt

[Syrinx]

25. I'm sorry Carlin is gone

But it had been awhile since he was funny. His last couple of HBO specials were so mean-spirited and laughless.

His earlier stuff was brilliant.

[SeattleGirl]

26. George Carlin would definitely be my number one person.

I've loved that man's mind and humor since the first time I heard his first album, so many years ago.

I got to see him live 3 times, and it was indeed a wonderful treat.

RIP, George.

You will be missed.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

63. He was lovely

I got to fly cross-country with him one night.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

27. Roy Scheider

Great actor, star of may favorite movie ever (Jaws), and a good man.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

28. Anita Page

The 98-year-old silent film star who was my frequent pen pal over the last few years. Corresponding with her was a real joy for me.


Also: Paul Newman, the coolest man in film ever,


George Carlin - probably the most unexpected and hardest loss of the year,


and, of course, the great, great Studs Terkel

[Auggie]

29. George Carlin

His "FM/AM" album was released when I was in High School. It was like a "coming of age moment" for me. He became an immediate hero.

[semillama]

30. Kurt Vonnegut.

That was this year, right?

[SteppingRazor]

32. I'm pretty sure that was last year...

but if it was 2008, then I'd strongly second this.

[PassingFair]

40. April 11, 2007

RIP

[Tangerine LaBamba]

64. No, last year

He died on 4.11.07, dammit.

[SteppingRazor]

31. Studs Terkel.

He lived a very full life, and had passed his point of heavy creative output, but it's still a damn shame to see the old man go.

[Withywindle]

49. I second this one.

Chicago especially will never be the same.

I just wish he had lived to see his city on the night of Nov. 4.

[undeterred]

36. Princess Diana.

[PassingFair]

38. ?

Didn't she expire in 1997?

[undeterred]

47. Yeah, but I still miss her.

I wonder what she'd be like now.

[dawgmom]

39. Tim Russert. Every Sunday morning.

I unapologetically loved the guy.

[RandomThoughts]

41. I only knew Tim from TV

And I disagreed with him often, but I liked him.

I thought of this song when he passed.

Fire and Rain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64_303eHaTM

[Rambis]

42. Ronnie Drew

(Not my art hope so I hope artist does not mind)

[two gun sid]

71. I'll miss him most too, Rambis.

Nice artwork.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHQ-vxI8QJg

[Rambis]

73. My favourite all time- 2nd Johnson's motor car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GonUTdh7VBI&feature=related

with honourable mention to The Mero and Fiddler's Green

[two gun sid]

74. They gave three cheers for the IRA in Johnson's motor car!!!

Thanks for that, mo chara. How about my all-time favorite, McAlpine's Fusiliers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbSrx9uH0Tw

[Rambis]

82. there was a great version

on Youtube from a Dubliners reunion- It was obviously professionally produced but I don't know from what year. I managed to get it onto a CD before they took it down. that is the first favourite I had on youtube and Ronnie is langered. Forgetting McAlpine's is like forgetting a first born son! I feel ashamed-

I thought you might enjoy this from Christy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQpTnUAgA5E

Sláinte!

[bigwillq]

43. Heath Ledger

:cry:

[Arugula Latte]

44. Definitely Carlin.

:(

[pitohui]

45. tom disch EOM

>

[mnhtnbb]

46. Gotta go with Paul Newman.

[Broken_Hero]

48. Carlin, nt

[Mojambo]

50. Not even close. Carlin. n/t

[gblady]

51. definitely.....

Heath....














his last photo...

[Kutjara]

52. Majel Barrett.

What's the Enterprise gonna do for a computer now?

[unsavedtrash]

53. Carlin n/t

[pokerfan]

54. George Carlin

Stand-up Philosopher.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCljFYn3zTY

[harmonicon]

55. my friend, Dorothy

She really was very famous in her field, but I won't mention last names of friends on here, so.... god, I miss her way too much. Christmas day last year was the last time we spoke. A massive part of my heart and life are now gone.

[Bucky]

56. Michael Dawson from "Lost"

He just wanted to be a good dad.

[RetroLounge]

57. Paul Newman

Heath Ledger, George Carlin...

RL

[dynasaw]

58. Eartha Kitt

I Want to Be Evil

Santa Baby . . . and what a bod!

[JCMach1]

59. Studs Terkel

There is no replacing an original!

[Shell Beau]

60. I said Carlin earlier, but I want to add Bernie Mac.

2 funny guys!

[racaulk]

61. Estelle Getty

[sakabatou]

62. "Atheism is a non-prophet organization. "

The amazing George Carlin.

[Initech]

79. My all time favorite Carlin quote:

"Drinking and driving simply do not mix, so get your drinking done early and then go driving!"

[Gidney N Cloyd]

65. Randy Salerno

I know most here don't know him. He was a local newscaster in Chicago. He died in an accident at the beginning of 2008. Unfortunately he seems to have been overlooked in all the local retrospectives... so I'm mentioning him here.

[dbt]

66. That cat Isaac Hayes was a bad motherf

:smoke:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

68. Shut your mouth!

[dbt]

69. But I'm talkin' 'bout Isaac!

:evilgrin:

[freestyle]

72. Then we can dig it.

[Initech]

80. Hellllllllllllllllllo children!

[mitchum]

70. Harold...

Pinter

[NoPasaran]

75. Peter Camejo

[JitterbugPerfume]

76. the wonderful Odetta

[Drunken Irishman]

77. Carlin and Paul Newman.

[Initech]

78. Carlin was my idol. He definitely will be missed.

He's at Joe Pesci's house!

[Lost-in-FL]

81. You read my mind. nt

[graywarrior]

83. Carlin