Another one bites the dust. (Robert Palmer)

matsumatsu
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
Robert Palmer is dead.



Personally, I've enjoyed the recent raft of celebrity deaths, seems to even things out somehow.



Cash, Ritter, Palmer...



yet Alan Alda lives... Is there no justice?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 12
    screedscreed Posts: 1,077member
    My God, man, butter doesn't melt in your mouth, does it?!







    Screed
  • Reply 2 of 12
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Alan Alda rules. And so does Don Knotts.



    But yeah, seems like baby boomers are dropping like flies. And not in freak accidents, but of maladies.
  • Reply 3 of 12
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    Correction, Alan Alda ruled then he turned into a sensitive care worn caricature of Hawkeye. Actor as caricature of role, or, in Alda's case, as the evolution of what his character might have become, ick... utterly dickless, especially that sensitive male crap he does at every opportunity.
  • Reply 4 of 12
    finboyfinboy Posts: 383member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Eugene

    Alan Alda rules. And so does Don Knotts.



    But yeah, seems like baby boomers are dropping like flies. And not in freak accidents, but of maladies.



    Don Knotts is a comedic genius. He will be remembered generations from now.



    Alan Alda is a hack who knows some people.



    The difference is night and day.



    Robert Palmer will be sorely missed as an artist and a human being.
  • Reply 5 of 12
    superkarate monkeydeathcarsuperkarate monkeydeathcar Posts: 2,407member
    george plimpton died and oddly enough alan alda's big break came playing george plimpton in the movie "Paper Lion" a story about when plimpton actually suited up and played quarterback for the detroit lions (albeit preseason) in the 60's. all i remember of the movie was alda threw like a girl. but plimpton probably did to.



    my rule for alda his movies with woody were good although woody always casts him as a schlemiel. as for mash if mclean stevenson is in it i'll watch, it got pathetic in the end.





    (edit = i misspelled threw as through.....sigh...)
  • Reply 6 of 12
    709709 Posts: 2,016member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar

    ...although woody always casts him as a schlemiel.



    Hmm, I always saw him as a schlimazel.
  • Reply 7 of 12
    superkarate monkeydeathcarsuperkarate monkeydeathcar Posts: 2,407member
    schlemiel is a dolt, schlimazel is unlucky.

    hmmm.....

    actually he's always kind of unctuous in woody's movies,



    maybe he's an unctuous schlemiel, or schlimazel if you like.
  • Reply 8 of 12
    709709 Posts: 2,016member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar

    schlemiel is a dolt, schlimazel is unlucky.



    I know.
  • Reply 9 of 12
    kelibkelib Posts: 740member
    And yet Keith Richards lives 8)
  • Reply 10 of 12
    kelibkelib Posts: 740member
    2x
  • Reply 11 of 12
    jambojambo Posts: 3,036member
    MOD EDIT: I edited the thread title to make it a bit more descriptive and locked the duplicate thread.



    Just so you know.



    J 8)
  • Reply 12 of 12
    superkarate monkeydeathcarsuperkarate monkeydeathcar Posts: 2,407member
    before he had a mess o' hits, palmer made a great record called "sneakin sally through the alley" which was my introduction to not only palmer's great voice, but to little feat as well. his album "pressure drop" is great too.



    they are in iTMS, check them out, they are much funkier than the sound he became famous for.

    also power station is a great guilty pleasure of mine as well.
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