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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Found out that a former colleague of mine, who went into early retirement last autumn, shot himself last month.

    Loved the guy, we had many laughs, never saw him down or annoyed. No idea what happened. RIP Terje.

    A peculiar thing is that I don t usually dream about work, but around newyears , I dreamt I walked in through the gate at work, and saw him going out (even though we always worked at the same hours)and I wished him a Happy New Year, but he just stared at me, and didn t reply. That stuck with me just before I woke up. Eerie.

    That's terrible, @Thunderfinger. Sorry to read that, mate.

    Yeah, it s a tragedy. Thanks. He was 62, and his parents are still alive. I feel especially sorry for them.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I'm very sorry to hear that, @Thunderfinger, must've been quite a surprise to receive news like that. Terrible. Always here to chat if you need it.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,162
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Found out that a former colleague of mine, who went into early retirement last autumn, shot himself last month.

    Loved the guy, we had many laughs, never saw him down or annoyed. No idea what happened. RIP Terje.

    A peculiar thing is that I don t usually dream about work, but around newyears , I dreamt I walked in through the gate at work, and saw him going out (even though we always worked at the same hours)and I wished him a Happy New Year, but he just stared at me, and didn t reply. That stuck with me just before I woke up. Eerie.

    Wow! I'm sorry to hear that, @Thunderfinger.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    @Thunderfinger thoughts and prayers for you, yours and his loved ones. I know those thoughts can hurt people.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Thanks, all. Appreciate it, no need to worry about me. I can cope.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    @Thunderfinger Very sorry to hear that, condolences my friend.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited January 2022 Posts: 18,270
    I'm very sorry to hear about the shocking death of your work colleague, @Thunderfinger. Sadly we often never know what people around us are struggling with below the surface or bottling up inside. I'm always here to send a PM to if anyone is ever finding things tough.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Sorry to hear that, @Thunderfinger. I hope the man's family can overcome that painful event.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    edited January 2022 Posts: 9,030
    I suppose I know how you feel, @Thunderfinger...rare as this may seem. But I had a very bad stretch in that regard around 1987. Three people I knew quite well tried to commit suicide, and two of those succeeded, including my own brother-in-law who, suffering from severe depression, somehow managed to obtain an illegal handgun for that purpose, and it turned out likely that he had intended to also kill his wife (my sister) and their daughters... which fortunately did not come about. The other one was a fellow trainee lawyer at the time, who for some strange reason stopped his car in a remote place in a forest, doused the interior with gasoline and lit a match. Self-destructive as it can get. The third one, a female friend of mine (not a girlfriend) who slashed her wrists (for reasons unbeknownst to me) was fortunately rescued in time. And the positive part is: I've never had any such occurrence among my acquaintances since then. But it left its mark.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    I suppose I know how you feel, @Thunderfinger...rare as this may seem. But I had a very bad stretch in that regard around 1987. Three people I knew quite well tried to commit suicide, and two of those succeeded, including my own brother-in-law who, suffering from severe depression, somehow managed to obtain an illegal handgun for that purpose, and it turned out likely that he had intended to also kill his wife (my sister) and their daughters... which fortunately did not come about. The other one was a fellow trainee lawyer at the time, who for some strange reason stopped his car in a remote place in a forest, doused the interior with gasoline and lit a match. Self-destructive as it can get. The third one, a female friend of mine (not a girlfriend) who slashed her wrists (for reasons unbeknownst to me) was fortunately rescued in time. And the positive part is: I've never had any such occurrence among my acquaintances since then. But it left its mark.

    What a horrible year. The amount of miseries do sometimes peak.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Found out that a former colleague of mine, who went into early retirement last autumn, shot himself last month.

    Loved the guy, we had many laughs, never saw him down or annoyed. No idea what happened. RIP Terje.

    A peculiar thing is that I don t usually dream about work, but around newyears , I dreamt I walked in through the gate at work, and saw him going out (even though we always worked at the same hours)and I wished him a Happy New Year, but he just stared at me, and didn t reply. That stuck with me just before I woke up. Eerie.

    That's some really terrible news, man. My condolences.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Oh, crap.

    https://deadline.com/2022/01/howard-hesseman-dead-wkrp-in-cincinnati-actor-was-81-obituary-1234922699/

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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,030
    Famed production designer Rolf Zehetbauer, best known internationally for his work on Cabaret (which earned him an Oscar) and Das Boot, as well as movies directed by Bergman and Fassbinder, and at least nationally for his ground-breaking work on the 1966 sci-fi TV series Raumpatrouille, died at the age of 92 on 23rd January.
  • GerardGerard
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    Comic book writer and editor Brian Augustyn has passed away, aged 67 :

    https://www.cbr.com/brian-augustyn-batman-gotham-gaslight-flash-obituary/

    Damn ! I had met him way back when in the '90s at the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention in London. He'll be missed.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    RIP
    Monica Vitti
    She was 90.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    RIP
    Monica Vitti
    She was 90.

    Sad news. I must watch Modesty Blaise in her honour.
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
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    One of the best if not THE best Italian actress to ever live. RIP.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Oh no, she was my very favourite actress :( :( :(

    She was a living legend.

    I’ll be watching L’eclisse in her honour very soon.



    Riposa in pace, Monica.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    edited February 2022 Posts: 2,844
    Several years ago, I remember reading that she suffered from Alzheimer’s disease (which in part led her to retire from public life). And while any lost is painful, the past ten years or so must have been especially hard for her friends and family.
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    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/monica-vitti-dies-aged-90-cause/
    RIP
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited February 2022 Posts: 25,110
    Only just heard Bob Wall passed away a few days ago aged 82.

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    Bob with Bruce and Chuck.

    Legend, certainly for me growing up.

    The Way of the Dragon scene.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Douglas Trumbull, the legendary special effects master who helped create the worlds of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner and Star Trek: The Motion Picture has passed away at the age of 79:

    https://deadline.com/2022/02/douglas-trumbull-dies-vfx-2001-blade-runner-close-encounters-1234928699/
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    Thanks for the link @Creasy47.

    Since 2OO1 is my favorite film of all time (and always will be), for me, this is especially hard to take. A legend.
    RIP Mr. Trumbull.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Dwayne wrote: »
    Thanks for the link @Creasy47.

    Since 2OO1 is my favorite film of all time (and always will be), for me, this is especially hard to take. A legend.
    RIP Mr. Trumbull.

    Right there with you, albeit with Blade Runner. A definite master of his craft.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Douglas Trumbull one of the very best, love all the films he was involved in and directed.

    Douglas Trumbull on Silent Running
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    Thanks for that post on SILENT RUNNING @Fire_and_Ice_Returns. One of my favorite films and a very underrated SCI-FI effort. The ending of that film is among the most poignant in film history (IMO) and has always haunted me.

    If you’ve ever read Michael Benson’s SPACE ODYSSEY (2018), there is a very moving account of Trumbull’s sometimes contentious relationship with Kubrick post 2OO1 and how he found himself at his memorial service in 1999.

    …he realized that Stanley was still outside. Slipping quietly back out the door, he took at chair, sat down by the open grave, and spoke to his old mentor…



    As for me, all I can say is "Thank You."
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Obviously a master of his craft.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    Yet another Tribute:
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited February 2022 Posts: 25,110
    @Dwayne I first saw Silent Running over 40 yeras ago and it captured my imagination, I own the film on numerous formats its a film I revist often over the years. I will look out for Michael Benson’s SPACE ODYSSEY (2018).
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Ivan Reitman R. I. P. Oh dear huge part of my childhood.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    Another all time great @Fire_and_Ice_Returns.
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ivan-reitman-dead-animal-house-ghostbusters-1235092959/
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