Dropping Like Flies

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The Segway

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You dropped your segway? Dude!

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Milton Glaser
Legendary Graphic Designer

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Carl Reiner, 98

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He was the best in many ways...


Rest In Peace, sir. Well done


Only sorry he won’t get to see Trump defeated...that was sort of his goal..to make it until November 3

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Carl Reiner, 98

that sucks...true legend of entertainment

I've loved reading his tweets as of late 

This pic is just awesome

What he and Mel has been doing in their 90s...I'm hoping I can do in my 70s
The force of this guy was immeasurable

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Johnny Mandel

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Johnny Mandel

Thought that said Manziel for a second.

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His career died years ago..

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Johnny Mandel

he did write that memorable M.A.S.H. theme song "Suicide Is Painless"


The back story on that is fairly interesting
The song was written specifically for Ken Prymus, the actor playing Private Seidman, who sang it during the faux-suicide of Walter "Painless Pole" Waldowski (John Schuck) in the film's "Last Supper" scene. Director Robert Altman had two stipulations about the song for Mandel: it had to be called "Suicide Is Painless" and it had to be the "stupidest song ever written". Altman attempted to write the lyrics himself, but upon finding it too difficult for his 45-year-old brain to write "stupid enough,"he gave the task to his 14-year-old-son Michael, who wrote the lyrics in five minutes.

in the 1980s, Robert Altman said that while he only made $70,000 for having directed the movie, his son had earned more than $1 million for having co-written the song.

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His career died years ago..

He could yet rise from the ashes like a drug-addled phoenix out of Arizona.

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The Bill Evans’ versions are very moving..... for a stupid song

Of course Bill Evans was said to be the longest suicide ever..and his brother and wife preceded him in death..by suicide
 So the song meant something to him

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The Bill Evans’ versions are very moving..... for a stupid song

Thanks for the tip...never heard that
also...only the lyrics were stupid...the music Mandel wrote is amazing and always evokes a feeling of sorrow when I hear it

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A must hear album... my favorite by Bill Evans..released around right after he died


Definitely unique...a very very moving album..I get mega goosebumps just typing about it

It has Suicide is painless

An album for late nights when one is only one up

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Must_Believe_in_Spring_(Bill_Evans_album)