Sad news. I remember seeing him on Mork and Mindy, The Tonight Show, and elswhere. Always had me in tears.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/groundbreaking-comic-jonathan-winters-dies-at-87-1.1235364
Quote from: Barthheart on April 12, 2013, 02:06:42 PM
Sad news. I remember seeing him on Mork and Mindy, The Tonight Show, and elswhere. Always had me in tears.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/groundbreaking-comic-jonathan-winters-dies-at-87-1.1235364
I remember him! One of those faces that just makes you laugh
That is sad but he made it to a great age. I think for a while there they had him locked up.
RIP. He was a riot.
I think that makes #3.
Quote from: DoctorQuest on April 12, 2013, 02:47:58 PM
RIP. He was a riot.
I think that makes #3.
I'm getting old enough myself to have trouble keeping track- Who are #1 and #2?
He was incredibly talented. RIP.
He was hilarious and a great storyteller. RIP.
Quote from: Staggerwing on April 12, 2013, 07:46:47 PM
Quote from: DoctorQuest on April 12, 2013, 02:47:58 PM
RIP. He was a riot.
I think that makes #3.
I'm getting old enough myself to have trouble keeping track- Who are #1 and #2?
Celebrities always seem to go in groups of three. Margaret Thatcher and Annette Funicello. Just a very strange coincidence.
I knew about the Rule of Three. I just lost track. Thanks.
It was always great when he visited the Tonight Show. No one could get Johnnie Carson to crack up, like Winters. Once he got the giggles, no one could resist.
Who is Johnnie Carson?
He was an original member of Paul McCartney's old backup band, The Ruttles.
Quote from: besilarius on April 13, 2013, 05:58:18 PM
He was an original member of Paul McCartney's old backup band, The Ruttles.
Ah. I was thinking the mechanic. Thanks for clearing it up.
Only one "t" in Rutles
Quote from: LongBlade on April 13, 2013, 07:21:41 PM
Quote from: besilarius on April 13, 2013, 05:58:18 PM
He was an original member of Paul McCartney's old backup band, The Ruttles.
Ah. I was thinking the mechanic. Thanks for clearing it up.
He was Paul McCartney's mechanic?
Quote from: undercovergeek on April 13, 2013, 08:03:17 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on April 13, 2013, 07:21:41 PM
Quote from: besilarius on April 13, 2013, 05:58:18 PM
He was an original member of Paul McCartney's old backup band, The Ruttles.
Ah. I was thinking the mechanic. Thanks for clearing it up.
He was Paul McCartney's mechanic?
Close, but the other way around. Remember that album cover with him facing backward? That was him.
Here is an excellant article about Jonathan Winters by none other than Robin Williams.....
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/arts/television/robin-williams-recalls-the-lessons-of-jonathan-winters.html?_r=1&
(link found in post on BGG)
Quote from: Barthheart on April 18, 2013, 05:43:27 AM
Here is an excellant article about Jonathan Winters by none other than Robin Williams.....
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/arts/television/robin-williams-recalls-the-lessons-of-jonathan-winters.html?_r=1&
(link found in post on BGG)
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.