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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:57 am Post subject: RIP Sam Shepard |
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If you're my age, you know him well, if you're younger, he's a guy you've seen in stuff, usually as a tough, laconic older guy. Was also a prolific (over forty written) playwright. Damn. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:01 am Post subject: Re: RIP Sam Shepard |
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Omar Little wrote: | If you're my age, you know him well, if you're younger, he's a guy you've seen in stuff, usually as a tough, laconic older guy. Was also a prolific (over forty written) playwright. Damn. |
Extremely talented man . . . RIP _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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numero-ocho Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:32 am Post subject: |
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I always used to get Sam Shepard mixed up with Sam Elliott.
RIP. "The Right Stuff" was one of my favorite movies growing up. _________________ "Suck it up. Don't be a baby. Do your job." - Kobe Bryant |
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Yes, extremely talented, but a real loner. We lived in the same building in NYC. Avoided eye contact with everyone by wearing shades indoors, even on cloudy days, which eliminated any opportunity for the little people to converse with him. Well, that and his dyspeptic visage. My impression was that he was lost in his own thoughts, and didn't want any interruptions. |
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:38 am Post subject: |
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My first post-college job was working for his agent. He was always a great guy to deal with. One funny quirk was that he lived on a ranch in the middle of nowhere. We had to send mail to his closest neighbor in order to get it to him. Definitely not a Hollywood guy. Great guy and a great body of work. _________________ 14-5-3-12 |
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Someone on Twitter noted that he and Julia Roberts played love interests in The Pelican Brief in 1993, and then played father-daughter in "August: Osage County" in 2013.
He was most definitely a brilliant man. RIP. |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:49 am Post subject: |
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angrypuppy wrote: | Yes, extremely talented, but a real loner. We lived in the same building in NYC. Avoided eye contact with everyone by wearing shades indoors, even on cloudy days, which eliminated any opportunity for the little people to converse with him. Well, that and his dyspeptic visage. My impression was that he was lost in his own thoughts, and didn't want any interruptions. |
Had a friend that ran into him in an airport, and while he started off wary, he was very warm and generous when my friend asked about one of his plays. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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SweetP Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Very talented man. RIP _________________ “There is always light if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it.” --Amanda Gorman |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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angrypuppy wrote: | Yes, extremely talented, but a real loner. We lived in the same building in NYC. Avoided eye contact with everyone by wearing shades indoors, even on cloudy days, which eliminated any opportunity for the little people to converse with him. Well, that and his dyspeptic visage. My impression was that he was lost in his own thoughts, and didn't want any interruptions. |
Makes sense when considering what a prolific playwright he was. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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A real artist in a world where there are so few. RIP. |
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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We have lost so many iconic people even in 2017.
RIP |
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Loved Sam's work. The Right Stuff ((bleep) majestic), Days of Heaven, among others. He was also great in Mud, which was probably the last thing I saw him in. Bloody great actor, RIP Sir. |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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The Grind wrote: | Loved Sam's work. The Right Stuff ((bleep) majestic), Days of Heaven, among others. He was also great in Mud, which was probably the last thing I saw him in. Bloody great actor, RIP Sir. |
Strangely, the most touching and human role I remember him in was Baby Boom. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Omar Little wrote: | The Grind wrote: | Loved Sam's work. The Right Stuff ((bleep) majestic), Days of Heaven, among others. He was also great in Mud, which was probably the last thing I saw him in. Bloody great actor, RIP Sir. |
Strangely, the most touching and human role I remember him in was Baby Boom. |
Which oddly enough I saw for the first time after Harold Ramis died. |
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