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MarqHusker

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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1176 on: March 15, 2025, 10:08:18 AM »
Former US Senator of Wyoming Alan Simpson died af 93.

Simpson was a character and had such a sharp wit.   Was probably the easiest quote for the press during the 1990s.  My parents became friends w Alan and his wife Ann in Cody.   I got to see him many times he actually gave me his Black's law dictionary from the 1950s and signed it.   
He played football for Wyoming but before Bob Devaney was coach.

His friendship w the late Congressman/Cabinet member Norman Mineta who was interned at Heart Mtn Japanese internment camp near Cody during WWII was very impactful.  That site is a must visit if you're in the Area.    Extremely well done.
 
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1177 on: March 15, 2025, 02:00:13 PM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on March 15, 2025, 10:08:18 AM
Former US Senator of Wyoming Alan Simpson died af 93.

Simpson was a character and had such a sharp wit.  Was probably the easiest quote for the press during the 1990s.  My parents became friends w Alan and his wife Ann in Cody.  I got to see him many times he actually gave me his Black's law dictionary from the 1950s and signed it. 
He played football for Wyoming but before Bob Devaney was coach.

His friendship w the late Congressman/Cabinet member Norman Mineta who was interned at Heart Mtn Japanese internment camp near Cody during WWII was very impactful.  That site is a must visit if you're in the Area.    Extremely well done.
 
He was the cause of the Eagles losing Feldner and breaking up for awhile.

Glen Frey insisted on the Eagles paying at a fund raiser for Simpson and Feldner was not happy about it.  They ended up in a fist fight and never played together again.  Simpson was evil :93:
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1178 on: March 15, 2025, 02:45:03 PM »
Lol, never heard that before.   I think the Eagles had plenty of personality problems of their own, w Frey as the primary antagonist. 

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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1179 on: March 15, 2025, 04:14:02 PM »
Quote from: Riffraft on March 15, 2025, 02:00:13 PM
He was the cause of the Eagles losing Feldner and breaking up for awhile.

Glen Fry insisted on the Eagles paying at a fund raiser for Simpson and Feldner was not happy about it.  They ended up in a fist fight and never played together again.  Simpson was evil :93:
you have the story right but the politician wrong. The band played a fundraising show for Senator Alan Cranston and Felder didn't care for Cranston or perhaps political pandering. And Frey thought Felder was smug and indifferent to Cranston or so the story goes
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1180 on: March 16, 2025, 01:02:11 PM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on March 15, 2025, 04:14:02 PM
you have the story right but the politician wrong. The band played a fundraising show for Senator Alan Cranston and Felder didn't care for Cranston or perhaps political pandering. And Frey thought Felder was smug and indifferent to Cranston or so the story goes
You are right.  Can't believe I remembered the story wrong. 
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1181 on: March 16, 2025, 01:14:33 PM »
those seedy politicians all look the same ;)
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1182 on: March 22, 2025, 12:20:14 AM »
George Foreman
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1183 on: March 22, 2025, 12:23:13 AM »
Throw one on the grill
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« Reply #1184 on: March 22, 2025, 08:48:09 AM »
Terror in the ring and all around good guy outside of it by all accounts - RIP George
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« Reply #1185 on: March 22, 2025, 12:58:38 PM »
Frazier's kryptonite.  
Big bully turned nice grandpa.  
Must have been a huge challenge to face him in either iteration.  
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1186 on: April 02, 2025, 01:25:35 AM »
Val KIlmer

great actor

RIP
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1187 on: April 02, 2025, 07:28:00 AM »
Another 80’s icon gone. RIP Val.  
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1188 on: April 02, 2025, 08:11:25 AM »
That's right, Ice... Man.  I am dangerous.

RIP

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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1189 on: April 02, 2025, 08:48:26 AM »
He's God's wingman now. 

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