posty

Just watched the sequel to USS Callister…. It was 90 minutes and it was really good IMO…

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2025/05/02/ruth-buzzi-dies-the-rowan--martin-laugh-in-star-was-88/ Actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame in the 1968 to 1973 NBC variety/sketch comedy Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, died on May 1. She was 88. “Ruthie left us while peacefully sleeping yesterday evening at home. She’d been in hospice care, disabled from a stroke in 2022 following a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s ten years earlier,” read a message from her family on Facebook. Born July 24, 1936 in Westerly, Rhode Island, Ruth Buzzi’s first job in show business was at age 19, traveling with singer Rudy Vallee in a live musical and comedy act during her summer break from college. She moved to New York City after graduation and was hired for a lead role in an off-Broadway musical revue, the first of 19 in which she performed around the East Coast. Buzzi debuted on television in variety series The Garry Moore Show in 1964, and she was a member of the ensemble on the The Entertainers in 1965. Following a guest spot on sitcom The Monkees in 1967, she landed the recurring role of Margie “Pete” Peterson on the Marlo Thomas comedy That Girl. Other guest appearances followed, including Night Gallery, Here’s Lucy and Love, American Style until her big break came with Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in. “We laughed, and laughed, and laughed. It never even felt like I was going to work. It was pure spontaneous fun,” said Buzzi at a session on Laugh-In at the Television Critics Winter Press Tour in 2011. Buzzi was one of only four cast members who were regulars on the breakout hit for its entire six season run. Among her recurring characters on Laugh-In were spinster Gladys Ormphby; Busy-Buzzi, a gossip columnist; Doris Swizzler, a cocktail-lounge patron who always got smashed with husband Leonard ( Martin); one of the Burbank Airlines Stewardesses; and Flicker Farkle. Following Laugh-In, Buzzi appeared opposite Jim Nabors in the Saturday morning comedy The Lost Saucer from Sid and Marty Krofft from 1975 to 1976. In 1979, she co-starred on the Canadian children’s comedy show Whatever Turns You On. And she was active both as a guest star and a voice actor in dozens of TV series (including CHiPs, Alice, Days of Our Lives, Trapper John, M.D., The Carol Burnett Show, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Berenstain Bears and The Pink Panther). Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday. In 1993, Buzzi joined the cast of Sesame Street as shopkeeper, Ruthie, as part of the Around the Corner set expansion. She also voiced Suzie Kabloozie and her pet cat, Feff in animated inserts that were shown on the show from 1994 to 2008. Buzzi also appeared in numerous TV commercials, including Clorox 2, Clairol and Ban roll-on deodorant, and she voiced Granny Goodwitch for Sugar Crisp cereal. She had a nightclub act across the United States, including at The Sahara and MGM Grand hotels in Las Vegas. She appeared eight times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. And her film resume included Chu Chu and the Philly Flash, Freaky Friday, The North Avenue Irregulars and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again. Memorial arrangements will be made by Lacy Funeral Home on Stephenville, Texas. with the details to be announced. The family requests donating to Alzheimer’s research (www.alz.org) in lieu of flowers.

He is 20 years old... Good thing he wasn't sitting above the Green Monster...

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/entertainment/jill-sobule-death Jill Sobule, singer of 1995 hit tracks “I Kissed a Girl” and “Supermodel,” has died at the age of 66. Sobule died early Thursday morning in a house fire, according to a statement from her publicity firm. The Denver-born singer’s song “I Kissed a Girl,” off of her 1995 self-titled album, became the first openly LGBTQ-themed song to chart on the Billboard Top 20. She is perhaps best known for her single “Supermodel,” also off her self-titled album, which was her second. “Supermodel” was prominently featured in the popular 1995 movie “Clueless,” helping Sobule break through to the mainstream. John Porter, Jill’s manager, said in a statement that Sobule was “a force of nature and human rights advocate whose music is woven into our culture” and that he hopes her “music, memory, & legacy continue to live on and inspire others.” Sobule’s musical career spanned over three decades, starting in the 1990s with her debut album “Things Here are Different,” which was produced by rock legend and record producer Todd Rundgren. The record was known for its track “Too Cool to Fall in Love.” Her musical oeuvre includes 12 albums that take on issues including the death penalty, disordered eating and LGBTQ+ issues, among other topics. She performed with Neil Young, Cyndi Lauper and Tom Morello, among many others. Sobule released her seventh studio album “California Years” in 2009 and then went on an extended break from releasing music. In 2018, she released what is now her final album, “Nostalgia Kills.” “I was my own procrastinatrix, is what I call it,” she told Billboard in a 2018 interview about her long break between albums. “I started loving music again — loving listening, loving writing and the original spirit of why I did this in the first place, I suppose.” Sobule added that she loved to perform, “and I love telling the stories of the songs.” According to her website, Sobule was set to perform this weekend in Colorado, with further dates planned throughout the US into the summer and fall. Her PR firm’s statement said there will be a formal memorial celebrating the singer’s life and legacy later this year. Sobule is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, her nephews, cousins and friends.

Same here... Hopefully no one will quote "him"...

A slug that had salt dumped on it is funnier than "him"...

Way too intelligent to be seafoam...

News sure does travel slow...

Right…. Still the men…

Be born…

The 100 men did...

Yes... He is hitting the links early again...

With Bronny now a year under his belt, it is a lock...

Damn shame that LeFlop, err LeBron, was ousted in the first round again... I miss the Lakers teams with Magic/Kareen/Worthy/etc. and Kobe/Shaq/etc.

RIP Razzle...

Standard time...

Not really...

They don't get burned out because they already have no life to begin with... Their TDS is just as off the charts...

Most of the episodes are...

A pocket 7-10 really sucks... Came close a couple of times when the pin went in front of the other, but never converted it... Or the "Big 4"... I had never left the "Greek Church", but I never threw a ball back in the day like it is done today...

Navel lint...

Have you watched any of season 7 yet? I have watched the first five episodes so far... Still haven't watched USS Callister yet...

Could have been a medical emergency...

LOL Also hang themselves with a shotgun...