Celeb (and Celeb SO's) Obit Thread

**Skitch** · 06-16-2009, 03:34 PM

I've said it since I first heard he died: NINJAS.

**Ezee E** · 06-16-2009, 07:49 PM

I've heard about Misawa, and even made him in WWE No Mercy, but what made him such a good wrestler?

Or what makes a great wrestler to anyone? The most entertaining matches are typically slimmer guys that can do a bit of acrobatic stuff on top of the power.

**Milky Joe** · 06-16-2009, 08:09 PM

Quoting Ezee E (view post)

I've heard about Misawa, and even made him in WWE No Mercy, but what made him such a good wrestler?

Or what makes a great wrestler to anyone? The most entertaining matches are typically slimmer guys that can do a bit of acrobatic stuff on top of the power.

Psychology, sir. Psychology.

**bac0n** · 06-16-2009, 08:43 PM

Misawa was pretty much the complete package. He had charisma, he had technical acumen, he had endurance, he was generous in that he was willing to put other guys over if that told a better story, he was willing to take nasty moves (which is what ultimately caused his death, I'm sorry to say) as well as dish them out.

But I guess his best attribute was, like Milky Joe said, his ring psychology - his ability to tell a story through wrestling - to make the crowd believe that he was in a battle for his life, to rally the crowds behind him when he was on the brink of defeat, and to blow the lid off the joint when he scored that final, hard-fought 1-2-3. He was peerless in that regard.

**Watashi** · 06-23-2009, 07:03 PM

R.I.P. Ed McMahon

**Mara** · 06-25-2009, 05:01 PM

Farrah Fawcett. Only 62, but suffered for a long time before she passed, so it's probably for the best.

**Dukefrukem** · 06-25-2009, 05:12 PM

She had colon cancer didn't she? She's been in and out of the hospital for a while now. Shame.

**Mara** · 06-25-2009, 05:14 PM

From what I heard, she was in a lot of pain for a very long time. She was diagnosed three years ago, and she's been in and out of the hospital for months.

**Kurosawa Fan** · 06-25-2009, 05:16 PM

R.I.P.

She was definitely in pretty rough shape. I'm sure this is a small relief for her and her family.

**lovejuice** · 06-25-2009, 09:57 PM

i hope against hope that this is a rumour. but perhaps the king of pop is now passing away.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Musi...son/index.html

these news are about his being taken to the hospital. i get some "in" source that he can't make it. still. not much to go on at this point. hope i am worng and my friend's wrong.

**[ETM]** · 06-25-2009, 10:09 PM

TMZ.com has already declared him dead...

**Spun Lepton** · 06-25-2009, 10:21 PM

Quoting lovejuice (view post)

i hope against hope that this is a rumour. but perhaps the king of pop is now passing away.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Musi...son/index.html

these news are about his being taken to the hospital. i get some "in" source that he can't make it. still. not much to go on at this point. hope i am worng and my friend's wrong.

Numerous children around the world are sighing in relief.

Awwwwww ... too soon?

**Benny Profane** · 06-25-2009, 10:23 PM

Per cnn reporter: "Michael Jackson has a following very similar to the Grateful Dead"

Yep. Very similar.

**Ivan Drago** · 06-25-2009, 10:29 PM

:cry: R.I.P. both Michael AND Farrah.

**soitgoes...** · 06-25-2009, 10:31 PM

Yep LA Times confirms.

**DavidSeven** · 06-25-2009, 10:31 PM

Michael. Genuinely loved his music. RIP.

Farrah. Never saw her work, but always thought she was smokin' even later on. RIP.

**D_Davis** · 06-25-2009, 10:34 PM

It's sad, but in a way with Jackson, it feels more like a TV character has died, and not a real person.

**Russ** · 06-25-2009, 10:38 PM

RIP.

Glad to see that the responses here, for the most part, are not filled with jokes and innuendo. The thread(s) on RT make me want to vomit. I mean, if you can't show respect, at least show a bit of class.

**Sycophant** · 06-25-2009, 10:38 PM

Quoting Spun Lepton (view post)

Numerous children around the world are sighing in relief.

Awwwwww ... too soon?

More annoyed by your preemptive reaction to nonexistant indignation than your mid-afternoon late night-style joke.

**Dead & Messed Up** · 06-25-2009, 10:42 PM

Quoting Daniel Davis (view post)

It's sad, but in a way with Jackson, it feels more like a TV character has died, and not a real person.

Oddly, when I first heard about the cardiac arrest, I kinda hoped that he would die. Not out of malice, but just because the whole dog and pony show was so exhausting to everybody, including him.

**Benny Profane** · 06-25-2009, 10:46 PM

Poor Farrah. Cold for less than 24 hrs and Michael has to upstage her.

Sanford picked a good week to reveal his affair.

**Mysterious Dude** · 06-25-2009, 10:57 PM

Who owns all the Beatles' songs now?

**DavidSeven** · 06-25-2009, 10:58 PM

BTW. F.U. Rule of Threes.

**shaun** · 06-25-2009, 11:00 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehal1eUG1jk

'I'll Be There' acapella

**Dead & Messed Up** · 06-25-2009, 11:01 PM

Quoting DavidSeven (view post)

BTW. F.U. Rule of Threes.

Why? It seems to apply here.

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