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Post subject: Don Rickles Passed Away 04/06/2017
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:54 am
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Funny man Don Rickles died of kidney failure at the age of 90 Thursday, April 6, 2017.

R.I.P. and thanks for the laughs Mr. Rickles.

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Post subject: Re: Don Rickles Passed Away 04/06/2017
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:57 am
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A lot of people have forgotten, he was the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story films.

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I thought this was a great story from his Wikipedia page:

While working in the "Murray Franklin's" nightclub in Miami Beach, Florida early in his career, Rickles spotted Frank Sinatra and remarked to him, "I just saw your movie The Pride and the Passion and I want to tell you, the cannon's acting was great." He added, "Make yourself at home, Frank. Hit somebody!" Sinatra, whose pet name for Rickles was "bullet-head", enjoyed him so much that he encouraged other celebrities to see Rickles' act and be insulted by him. Sinatra's support helped Rickles become a popular headline performer in Las Vegas.

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Post subject: Re: Don Rickles Passed Away 04/06/2017
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:09 am
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Thanks, for the added info on D.R. strings10927. That was great.

I remember (somewhat) the first time I saw him on TV. Even then it was over the top with insults that at first surprised me, and I can remember thinking his schtick was stepping into murky territory. He took some time to get used to and later on he perfected his presentation to where only Rickles could. He soon became accepted and understood where others failed. We found out what a good man he was. I'm not so sure today's me audience is as willing to laugh at themselves so much anymore. Sad.

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Post subject: Re: Don Rickles Passed Away 04/06/2017
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:39 pm
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Post subject: Re: Don Rickles Passed Away 04/06/2017
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:24 pm
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Many of my officer oriented swipes were his, RIP.


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Post subject: Re: Don Rickles Passed Away 04/06/2017
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:11 pm
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"You get a cookie"! Johnny Carson gave Don the nickname "bullet head" one night on the "Tonight Show". RIP Don, one of the last of his era.

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R.I.P. Don
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