In Memoriam-Gone by not forgotten 2

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Juan Joya Borja "El risitas" died today at 65 due to a long ilness

you probably will recognice him as the spanish laught guy meme.. he was a comedian and actor .. despite the stupid of his stories his hysterical laught was so contagious that it was imposible to not fall into it..  he was utterly famous in spain in 2000-2001 and weirdly became more widelly as the memes using one of his videos became wide spread..

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I just heard that this guy passed away. And I can recommend his book, especially if you're into the history of the Apollo space program.

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I hadn't even heard that he had passed until I saw your post.

The man flew to the moon and back; you'd think that his passing would at least have made the news. 

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I just heard that this guy passed away. And I can recommend his book, especially if you're into the history of the Apollo space program.

Oh .. sad to find that..

I followed him on Twitter and was such a nice guy and allways fun and interesting to listen to what he had to say

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Shit! Shit shit shit. I never looked and had no idea he was on twitter

But thanks for letting me know so I can at least look, assuming his social media accounts weren't nuked.

I was growing up during Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Reading his book, and those from Chris Kraft and Gene Kranz gave me a much better idea what had been going on behind the scenes. The last time I visited the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle, I had the opportunity to literally put my hands on some of the consoles used in the flight centers back then. Like others, I'm drawn to artifacts...I like to feel history viscerally.

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R.I.P. Charles Grodin.

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Frank Bonner, of WKRP in Cincinnati, dead at 79. RIP.

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R.I.P. John Paragon, who played Jambi the genie on Pee-wee's Playhouse.

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R.I.P. Philece Sampler.

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R.I.P. Richard Donner.

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R.I.P. "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff.

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R.I.P. ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill.

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Saw that a few minutes ago. Man, that sucks. I know that a lot of people trash on ZZ, and I wouldn't deny that they phoned in more than a few songs, but the sound and the energy just flat-out jammed.

He lives on in the legacy of his music.

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R.I.P. Ron Popeil.

But wait, there's more!

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R.I.P. Markie Post.

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R.I.P. Sonny Chiba; martial arts star

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R.I.P. Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.

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R.I.P. Ed Asner.

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R.I.P. Willard Scott.

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Time marches on :-/

At some point in life, you wonder which of the icons you admire will show up in an obituary, and which might outlive you...I'm putting my money on Keith Richards.

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RIP Norm Macdonald. I was a big fan of his comedy. Hitler's Dog was IMO the best standup special in recent memory. He also did some great voiceover work. He was great as Death on Family Guy, Yaphit on the Orville and Pigeon on Mike Tyson Mysteries.

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"I looked in the mirror the other day and I say to my wife, 'Honey, when I look in the mirror, all I see is a fat, ugly, old man, and I need you to give me a compliment'. 'Alright, then', she says, 'your eyesight is damn near perfect!'"

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A little late, but:

R.I.P. Sir Clive Sinclair. I never owned one of his computers, but they were everywhere back in the day.

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They were indeed; I had a ZX Spectrum in the early eighties. It had 16 kb of RAM which I later increased to 48kb.

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16kb? What decadence!

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R.I.P. Peter Scolari.

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R.I.P. Michael Nesmith.

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That one was quite a shock; I used to watch The Monkees on TV as a child ☹️

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I don't usually get too bummed when celebrities die—and she lived such a long, good life that this hardly counts as a tragedy—but I'll admit to feeling a bit teary over the death of Betty White. I have a soft spot for The Golden Girls (in fact, I was gifted this set of Golden Girls Tiki mugs just last week for Christmas!) and will probably treat myself to a mini marathon of the show some time in the coming days here. What a great lady, and what a huge "fuck you" from 2021 on its way out the door.

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R.I.P. legendary comic book artist Neal Adams.

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R.I.P. actor Ray Liotta and Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode.

It's been a bad week.

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A few days late but: R.I.P. Vangelis. I like electronic music, and some of his tracks are among my favourites. He also had an interest in space exploration, which influenced some of his projects, such as the soundtrack for Cosmos.

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R.I.P. actor Ray Liotta

Ah, that's a shame. Vice City was my first "adult" game so this stings a bit.

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R.I.P. Nichelle Nichols.

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R.I.P. Coolio.

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Farewell, Louise Fletcher

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R.I.P. Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy.

R.I.P. watermelon smashing comedian Gallagher.

R.I.P. Keith Levene, of the Clash and Public Image Ltd.

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R.I.P. Kirstie Alley.

She was my favorite Vulcan. 

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R.I.P. Lisa Marie Presley.

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R.I.P Detective Munch.

Richard Belzer, 78 years old.

One of a kind. 'Homicide: Life on the Street' remains one of the best cop shows.

"Remember: Photocopies are not admissible as memories" (different show)