Rip richard simmons
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Oh no! This is terrible!
And unfortunately celebrity deaths tend to happen in threes.
R.I.P.
And unfortunately celebrity deaths tend to happen in threes.
R.I.P.
SCEMan
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How could you not make fun of him? That was the fun part of his public persona. Kinda like Liberace.
Oh no! I wish I was wrong about celebrity death's coming in threes.
That is way too young to go.
R.I.P.
Way too young. I remember watching an interview where she was open about her fighting breast cancer. Good actress RIP
Men, make sure the women in your life are having a mammogram performed every year. Early detection is key to survival.
My Better 3/4s and I traveled that journey a few years ago. She had a very aggressive breast cancer. She's doing fine. Early detection.
My Better 3/4s and I traveled that journey a few years ago. She had a very aggressive breast cancer. She's doing fine. Early detection.
I know he wasn't pleased with it, but one of my favourite memories of Richard Simmons was when he was on Howard Stern's WWOR-TV show in the early 1990s. Howard was brutal, but Richard refused to give in. I actually felt bad for him. That show was quite an eye-opener compared to my sleepy little retirement town in Florida!
I'd like to think that his efforts actually helped people. At the very least, I think he brought hope to many.
@Chauncey Gardiner : You both have my respect. and I'll get after my better half about scheduling her appointment this week. Thanks for the reminder!
During my time at the cancer center, I found that patients' outlook on life mattered more than what DX was on their charts. I still remember walking a woman my age (early 20s at the time) back for surgery. By all accounts, relatively minor cancer, good expected prognosis. Within a few months, she passed. At the same time I remember one of our "regulars" who had practically been a patient since the place opened. A tough older woman with an infectious laugh and always smiling through the pain. She always claimed she was too mean to die...but she was the sweetest, kindest person you could ever meet, no matter what was happening with her.
I'd like to think that his efforts actually helped people. At the very least, I think he brought hope to many.
@Chauncey Gardiner : You both have my respect. and I'll get after my better half about scheduling her appointment this week. Thanks for the reminder!
During my time at the cancer center, I found that patients' outlook on life mattered more than what DX was on their charts. I still remember walking a woman my age (early 20s at the time) back for surgery. By all accounts, relatively minor cancer, good expected prognosis. Within a few months, she passed. At the same time I remember one of our "regulars" who had practically been a patient since the place opened. A tough older woman with an infectious laugh and always smiling through the pain. She always claimed she was too mean to die...but she was the sweetest, kindest person you could ever meet, no matter what was happening with her.
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Saw the episode of Richard Simmons in Whose Line is it Anyways. He was hilarious. Guy was a happy ball of energy that helped people lose weight. He’ll be missed.
Richard Simmons was a good Joe.
What most folks don't know is that in his very early days, Simmons was a stand-up comedian. He was extremely popular, extremely funny, and extremely morbidly obese. One night, after a show, he was returning to his car. And, someone left a note on his windshield. It was from a fan. The note basically praised him for being so talented and funny. But then turned into a plea for him to lose weight because the fan was genuinely worried that Simmons would die at a very young age from a massive heart attack.
Well, Simmons was touched by the note. Decided then and there he was going to get healthy and lose a massive amount of weight. Trouble is, every exercise class he went to at first was geared towards men. And, try as he might, he just wasn't seeing any significant results. Desperate, he decided to try a cardio-heavy Women's exercise class. He loved it! He realized it was just what he needed. There was one problem though....
Soon after taking the class, the instructor asked to speak with him in private. She then informed him that she had gotten numerous complaints from the other members of the class. Not that Simmons was leering at them, or making passes at them, or being inappropriate towards them in any way. No, they were extremely uncomfortable with having a man work out with them. The instructor apologized but insisted he not return. She then refunded the full amount that Simmons had paid for the class.
Shocked at this sort of discrimination, Simmons used the experience as motivation to become an exercise guru years down the road. After losing his massive amount of weight and keeping it off, Simmons vowed to help everyone (regardless of gender) to lose weight. His funny, comedic approach borrowed from his early career as a stand-up comedian. Though through the decades, he practically never spoke of his early career. But he was a HUGE inspiration to many.
Well, Simmons was touched by the note. Decided then and there he was going to get healthy and lose a massive amount of weight. Trouble is, every exercise class he went to at first was geared towards men. And, try as he might, he just wasn't seeing any significant results. Desperate, he decided to try a cardio-heavy Women's exercise class. He loved it! He realized it was just what he needed. There was one problem though....
Soon after taking the class, the instructor asked to speak with him in private. She then informed him that she had gotten numerous complaints from the other members of the class. Not that Simmons was leering at them, or making passes at them, or being inappropriate towards them in any way. No, they were extremely uncomfortable with having a man work out with them. The instructor apologized but insisted he not return. She then refunded the full amount that Simmons had paid for the class.
Shocked at this sort of discrimination, Simmons used the experience as motivation to become an exercise guru years down the road. After losing his massive amount of weight and keeping it off, Simmons vowed to help everyone (regardless of gender) to lose weight. His funny, comedic approach borrowed from his early career as a stand-up comedian. Though through the decades, he practically never spoke of his early career. But he was a HUGE inspiration to many.
Remember the young son from ALF?
Yeah.... He's no longer with us either:
R.I.P.
Yeah.... He's no longer with us either:
R.I.P.
The show itself was horrendously troubled.
The Alf puppet kept breaking down constantly. Causing HUGE filming delays. On an already tight and very long working-schedule. The owner and puppeter who brought ALF to life was apparently a raging jerk and a Prima Donna who treated both the crew and the cast like absolute garbage. The cast grew to despise working on the show, and grew to despise each other too. The crew hated working on the show too.
The dad on the show commented in an online interview how the very last episode went. The actress who played the daughter long ago developed a severe drug addiction. Things were at the point where no one cared though. Every scene was done in one take, and filmed continuously. Everyone just wanted to get it over with by then. Bizarrely, the ALF puppet didn't malfunction. Not even once. Final scene was done.... No applause, no farewell party, no cake, no send-off of any kind. No one even spoke to each other. The dad said that once the director confirmed that it was a wrap, he (dad) simply walked away. Didn't say a word to anyone. Got in his convertible and drove off the set as quickly as he could.
Setting like that, likely contributed to that poor little boy's mental health issues.
