The Carnegie Foundation - one of the largest tax exempt foundations in existance - has an unspoken charter to influence the education of our children in a way that aligns most closely with socialism.
Can't say that I will miss Prof. Pausch.
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Re: Randy Pausch died today.....
by roccman » Sun 27 Jul 2008, 23:40:33
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Jerry Reed Died
by PrairieMule » Thu 04 Sep 2008, 21:12:37
The Alabama Wildman passed on Monday. Wow this bums me out.
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Godspeed Jerry.
She got the Goldmine, I got the shaft
Keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down Snowman.
Godspeed Jerry.
She got the Goldmine, I got the shaft
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Re: Jerry Reed Died
by PenultimateManStanding » Thu 04 Sep 2008, 21:26:23
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrairieMule', 'T')he Alabama Wildman passed on Monday. Wow this bums me out. Keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down Snowman.
Godspeed Jerry. She got the Goldmine, I got the shaft
Godspeed Jerry. She got the Goldmine, I got the shaft
I always got him mixed up with Ray Stevens. RIP.
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Re: Jerry Reed Died
by Lore » Thu 04 Sep 2008, 21:41:02
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Re: Jerry Reed Died
by SpringCreekFarm » Thu 04 Sep 2008, 21:41:15
Very sad. He was a monster talent on guitar and other stringed instruments.
One of my favorite movie parts is when he drives over those motorcycles after getting his ass kicked in Smokey and the Bandit. Now that's payback!
One of my favorite movie parts is when he drives over those motorcycles after getting his ass kicked in Smokey and the Bandit. Now that's payback!
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Re: Jerry Reed Died
by wisconsin_cur » Fri 05 Sep 2008, 01:00:56
Among the first albums that I stole from my dad's collection and listed to over and over again were his. He was and remains my rock-a-billy hero.
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Re: Jerry Reed Died
by Pops » Fri 05 Sep 2008, 11:02:19
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Re: RIP Paul Newman
by Pops » Sat 27 Sep 2008, 21:06:33
The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves -- in their separate, and individual capacities.
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Re: RIP Paul Newman
by PenultimateManStanding » Sat 27 Sep 2008, 21:35:59
What a talent. Great guy. I remember a story about him putting a Porsche engine in a VW bug and driving to Vegas passing fancy cars and laughing.
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Re: RIP Paul Newman
by smallpoxgirl » Sat 27 Sep 2008, 21:37:23
No more salad dressing? 
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Sifting through the ashes every day
What we thought would never end
Now is nothing more than a memory
The way things were before
I lost my way" - OCMS
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Re: RIP Paul Newman
by drew » Sat 27 Sep 2008, 21:46:02
He was a legitimate car racer with real talent.
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Re: RIP Paul Newman
by RedStateGreen » Sat 27 Sep 2008, 21:56:29
My boys and I just watched The Sting again last night. He made that movie ... what talent. Seems like all the greats are passing on.
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Re: RIP Paul Newman
by PenultimateManStanding » Sat 27 Sep 2008, 23:12:15
Hud will finish downloading in a few minutes. One of Newman's famous anti-hero roles.
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Re: RIP Paul Newman
by messageinabottle » Sun 28 Sep 2008, 10:48:41
The last great movie I saw with him in it was "message in a bottle" based on adaptation of the novel by Nicholas Sparks.
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Re: RIP Paul Newman
by countrygal » Sun 28 Sep 2008, 12:57:17
Next stop: Judgment day.
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Richard Wright - DEAD!
by vision-master » Sun 28 Sep 2008, 18:23:29
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$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')t is with extreme sadness that REG must report the death of Richard Wright.
LONDON - Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65. Wright's spokesman said in a statement: "The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer.
link$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')t is with extreme sadness that REG must report the death of Richard Wright.
LONDON - Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65. Wright's spokesman said in a statement: "The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer.
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Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 Jul 1943 – 15 Sep 2008) was a pianist and keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd.[1] Wright's richly textured keyboard layers were a vital ingredient and a distinctive characteristic of Pink Floyd's sound. In addition, Wright frequently sang background and occasionally lead vocals onstage and in the studio with Pink Floyd (most notably on the songs "Time", "Echoes", and on the Syd Barrett composition "Astronomy Domine").
Though not as prolific a songwriter as his bandmates Roger Waters and David Gilmour, he wrote significant parts of the music for classic albums such as Meddle, The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, as well as for Pink Floyd's final studio album The Division Bell.
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