[2025] Gone But Not Forgotten

pdxKingsFan

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whitechocolate

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Throwback post. We are so lucky to have had him in our world. RIP.
whitechocolate said:
Mulholland Dr. (2001), David Lynch​



I may have been able to get this film in a later round, but it's my favorite movie so I had to make sure I had it on my list. I won't go into detail because I think this is a movie one should see knowing as little about it as possible. The viewer should just buckle in and enjoy the ride. What I can tell you is that Naomi Watts puts on an absolute acting clinic. She shows an incredible range with plenty of nuance. And David Lynch is at his best, adeptly showing off his trademark style. He creates a very rich picture. Of what, I won't say. But it relies heavily on visual cues, so keep your eyes open.

P.S. The scene containing the screenshot I included is my favorite in all of cinema.
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Here we go again...



RIP John Sykes. Had the distinction of being in the final Thin Lizzy incarnation before the death of Phil Lynott and playing on their final studio album and also the distinction of being the guitarist in the version of Whitesnake that recorded their s/t 1987 record that spawned the 1987 recording of Here I Go Again (fans of the song may know the line "Like a drifter I was born to walk alone" replaced the less memorable "Like a hobo..." verse), Still of the Night, Give Me All Your Love, and Is This Love?. Sykes has co-writing credits on all 3 of the latter hits. Prior to the album's release, David Coverdale fired the entire band for a more MTV friendly band but it also spelled the end of their contributions to hard rock music as the follow up album only had two semi-hits and one of them was also a re-recording of an older Whitesnake song.

Sykes would then go on to form Blue Murder and then tour and perform as a solo act, but his run in Whitesnake really spawned the most memorable recordings of his career and some of the biggest hits of the time when bands like Whitesnake and Def Leppard ruled the charts. Aside from Tawny Kitaen his playing is really the most memorable thing about the band.

https://metalinjection.net/this-is-just-a-tribute/john-sykes-thin-lizzy-whitesnake-etc-dead-at-65

 
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pdxKingsFan said:
And sadly we lost Bon Uecker as well. While he was actually the primary broadcaster for the Brewers he is perhaps better known as the Cleveland Indians announcer in Major League. He was also the dad on TV's Mr. Belvedere and appeared during WrestleMania III as special guest ring announcer.

RIP.

https://twitter.com/statuses/1879918076206231672

https://www.wisn.com/article/bob-uecker-iconic-milwaukee-brewers-broadcaster-dies-at-90/63443603

USA Today - 6 Best Uecker Majore League Quotes
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I missed this a few days ago being more preoccupied by Lynch's passing, but Uecker's a legend.

Can't tell you how many times I've said "juuust a bit outside" whenever something, anything very clearly misses its mark.

Pretty cool how a back-up catcher and career .200 hitter wound up in Cooperstown as the Brewer's "Mr. Baseball" and one of the sport's greatest ambassadors thanks to a mix of charisma, a pure love of the game, and just always being the funniest guy in the room.
 
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Löwenherz said:
Can't tell you how many times I've said "juuust a bit outside" whenever something, anything very clearly misses its mark.
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Absolutely. Such a great line. That whole sequence is amazing "Boy how can these guys lay off pitches that close?" lol.

I saw the movie when my dad came to pick me up on my last day of my miserable freshman year. I knew I was never going back to that place and it was probably one of the five happiest days in my life.
 
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