RIP Paul Newman

[ICantSpellDawg]

Paul Newman has passed away. Even though the man was a notorious enabler of NARAL and Planned Parenthood, I respected his independence, charity -giving and victor-mature like musky attraction.

RIP

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080927/D93F42900.html

I'm going to go fill my face with eggs drenched in salad dressing on his behalf, just like he liked it.

[m52nickerson]

Rest in Peace Mr. Newman.

He was a great, who can forget a movie like Slapshot?

[Fragony]

Legend, RIP.

[KukriKhan]

Eerie. I just caught the last half of Torn Curtain, a Hitchcock spy-thriller, yesterday on TV - and now this.

RIP

[Gregoshi]

Bummer. RIP Paul.

[Reverend Joe]

All of my heroes are dying... Syd Barrett, Kurt Vonnegut, Bo Diddley and now Paul Newman.

"Sometimes, nothin' can be a real cool hand." RIP. Gotta get that in a tatoo now.

[Martok]

RIP Mr. Newman. You will be missed.

[lars573]

Meh. Not caring at all. He was, as they say, before my time.

[caravel]

Great actor. I always remember him from the classic film Cool Hand Luke.

RIP

[Mouzafphaerre]

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[Reverend Joe]

Meh. Not caring at all. He was, as they say, before my time.

So don't bother the people who do care.

[lars573]

He was 83 and had been sick for a while. How can you be upset, exactly?

[Banquo's Ghost]

He was 83 and had been sick for a while. How can you be upset, exactly?

It is sad when a person who has given one so much pleasure - and incidentally, very substantial amounts to charity - passes away, however inevitable.

You have made your point. Tradition on this forum is that we do not disrupt condolence threads until after the funeral is held, if at all.

Thank you kindly, and may Mr Newman rest in peace.

[InsaneApache]

A true superstar.

"I's a shaking the bush boss" in Cool Hand Luke was class.

Also one hell of a guy and philanthropist.

They threw away the mold when he was made.

[Adrian II]

It's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for me, always has been ever since I saw it in, oh, 1971 (give or take a few hundred years). It wasn't a Western at all, it was the quintessential 1970's flick. It was the best of times and it was the worst of times, and Newman was the man, relaxed (his scenes with Katherine Ross were the best), funny ("I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals"), confident (remember the knife fight?), good-looking and so .. Dutch! Remember the bike ride? The deep nostalgia for lost freedoms that ran through that movie was something my entire generation identified with. It's too late now to say thank you, but I guess he knew. Oh yeah, he knew.

[Papewaio]

The Sting, would be up there as one of my all time favourites.

[Martok]

The Hudsucker Proxy. I loved him as the ruthless corporate businessman Sidney Mussberger.

[Louis VI the Fat]

The Sting is his most memorable movie for me too. I really liked that movie.

Rest in Peace, Newman!

[Banquo's Ghost]

I am very fond of the movies noted above too, but I have a great liking for "The Road to Perdition" where those blue eyes were made to be so very, very cold.

[Don Corleone]

One of the best movies I ever saw about what goes on in America's political sphere, with the incestuous relationship between the press and the politicians, was "With Malice Towards None". erh, Absence of Malice (thanks X-man).

I strongly advise anyone who's curious about what's going on behind "leaked stories" to check it out. Though, in the 25 years since it came out, we have of course devolved past that and the process is much, much more crass and base than portrayed in the film. Basically, we've all become shills.

Other movies Mr. Newman gave fine performances in that I haven't seen mentioned yet:

-Fat Man and Little Boy: I've heard people ask "What was Oppenheimer thinking... why didn't he just tell the Pentagon NO". Watch this film, and Newman's portrayal of the general in charge, and tell me you wouldn't wet yourself trying to tell him no.

-Color of Money. By no means high-brow entertainment, but still rather entertaining. I think Newman gave a great performance.

And it would be terrible not to remember him for what he would have wanted to be remembered as... philanthropist. When you have some free time, go read what the Hole In the Wall Gang was all about. It's amazing what one man was able to accomplish. The children of inner city Hartford and New Haven lost a good friend.

Sleep well, and thank you for everything sir.

[Papewaio]

I am very fond of the movies noted above too, but I have a great liking for "The Road to Perdition" where those blue eyes were made to be so very, very cold.

My Grandfather had those blue blue eyes, as does my uncles, my father, my younger, taller, blonder, brother All have some really deep sky blue eyes.

I got a sarcastic attitude instead.