RIP 2018
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I think I'll get over this one pretty quick brudda......
.....and there we go. Easy.
I'm with @jegga on this one. Not a particular fan of her views, but she did what she did honestly and openly, and provided good quality challenges to keeping Councils and CCO honest. Good for her for standing up for her beliefs.
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@canefan Thanks for the memories Stan.
The marvel movie resurgence has significantly heightened his legacy
Not too mention his bank balance..
Maybe not the bank balance, unfortunately. From just last month:
Stan Lee Breaks His Silence: Those I Trusted Betrayed Me
Millions missing. Elder-abuse allegations. The last days of Marvel wizard Stan Lee have been mired in controversy. Here, Lee—alongside his daughter—speaks out for the first time.
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William Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "All the President's Men", and of course "The Princess Bride".
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Ricky Jay - probably the worlds best close up magician ever.
If you can find it, I highly recommend the recording of his broadway show "Ricky Jay and his 52 assistants"
*edit - A full movie lenth documentary about him is on youtube at bottom of this post
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RIP George HW
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12169681
He flew dive bombers off a carrier during world war 2 and was shot down once .
That’s pretty bloody badass imho .
Also responsible for one of the all time greatest sledges in response to the amoral Ted Kennedy
His speech attacking George Bush senior in 1988, for example, would have been deadlier delivered by someone else. “As the [Reagan] administration secretly plotted to sell arms to Iran,” he asked, “Where was George?” Republican bumper-stickers replied: “Dry, Sober and Home with his Wife”.
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@bovidae Utu is my favourite, but then again it was filmed in the Bay and a bunch of my family are in it (lots in the Church scene, it's the church at Waipatu marae where I was christened, and a few as part of Te Wheke's gang) and their commune at Waimarama is right next to the marae.
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