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Morty wrote:Bob Elliot, one half of the "Bob and Ray" comedy team died. Father of comedian Chris Elliot.
Bob and Ray did some very funny stuff in their time. They pioneered the satire of radio conventions of speech.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/arts/ ... .html?_r=0

“We were both sort of straight men reacting against the other.”

frank - up in grand blanc wrote:

Morty wrote:Bob Elliot, one half of the "Bob and Ray" comedy team died. Father of comedian Chris Elliot.
Bob and Ray did some very funny stuff in their time. They pioneered the satire of radio conventions of speech.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/arts/ ... .html?_r=0

This quote from Bob Elliot nailed it:

“We were both sort of straight men reacting against the other.”

These guys were to radio what Laurel and Hardy were to film: low-key hilarity built borne from a premise of banality. Bob & Ray sketches will appear in XM radio comedy rotation and are a true highlight.

The Suburban Avenger wrote:Maurice White has moved to the great beyond after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's. He was 74.

"September" always reminds me of Billie Wilson singing along from behind the bar during the salad days at HJ's on Field.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/earth-wind-fire-founder-maurice-white-dead-74-36722290

Morty wrote:

frank - up in grand blanc wrote:

Morty wrote:Bob Elliot, one half of the "Bob and Ray" comedy team died. Father of comedian Chris Elliot.
Bob and Ray did some very funny stuff in their time. They pioneered the satire of radio conventions of speech.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/arts/ ... .html?_r=0

This quote from Bob Elliot nailed it:

“We were both sort of straight men reacting against the other.”

These guys were to radio what Laurel and Hardy were to film: low-key hilarity built borne from a premise of banality. Bob & Ray sketches will appear in XM radio comedy rotation and are a true highlight.

Yes, in a way that few people can enjoy today. Most form of entertainment have to hit you over the head these days, subtlety is a lost art.

The Beav wrote:

Morty wrote:

frank - up in grand blanc wrote:

Morty wrote:Bob Elliot, one half of the "Bob and Ray" comedy team died. Father of comedian Chris Elliot.
Bob and Ray did some very funny stuff in their time. They pioneered the satire of radio conventions of speech.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/arts/ ... .html?_r=0

This quote from Bob Elliot nailed it:

“We were both sort of straight men reacting against the other.”

These guys were to radio what Laurel and Hardy were to film: low-key hilarity built borne from a premise of banality. Bob & Ray sketches will appear in XM radio comedy rotation and are a true highlight.

Yes, in a way that few people can enjoy today. Most form of entertainment have to hit you over the head these days, subtlety is a lost art.

Wonder if he's hanging by his thumbs?

Dave Mirra, the versatile BMX freestyle rider who owned the most X Games medals in history through the summer of 2013, died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police in Greenville, North Carolina.

Authorities said they responded to an apparent suicide and discovered his body in a truck.

Mirra, 41, was married with two children. He had been visiting friends in the area, officials said.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/1471 ... h-carolina

meme wrote:Dan Hicks of Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks. Dead at 74

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dan-hicks-hot-licks-singer-dead-at-74-20160207

middle aged female wrote:RIP Harper Lee; I hope you find Atticus, Jem, Dill and even Boo waiting for you on the other side.