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Strange Famous · 10-18-2007, 09:50 AM

Joey Bishop died yesterday I just read.

RIP

BREAKING NEWS
Updated: 1:16 p.m. ET Oct. 18, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack, has died at 89.

He was the group’s last surviving member. Peter Lawford died in 1984, Sammy Davis Jr. in 1990, Dean Martin in 1995, and Sinatra in 1998.

Bishop died Wednesday night of multiple causes at his home in Newport Beach, publicist and longtime friend Warren Cowan said Thursday.

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Willravel · 10-18-2007, 10:08 AM

They really were an amazing group and I still think that without any member, including Bishop, the whole thing wouldn't have worked.

He'll be missed.

flstf · 10-18-2007, 10:58 AM

Time marches on. The last of the rat packers. A picture of when Vegas was still Vegas.

World's King · 10-18-2007, 11:42 AM

I'm gonna watch the 'original' Ocean's Eleven in his honor...

Thanks for the laughs...

Craven Morehead · 10-18-2007, 03:08 PM

Can you imagine what it was like when the Rat Pack was together? Not on stage but after that? I can only shake my head and smile at the thought. I'll bet there are stories that will never be told. But should.

H Dog 14 · 10-19-2007, 08:18 AM

Ironic that the place the Rat Pack called their "East Coast Home" (The Atlantic City Sands) was imploded yesterday to make way for a new mega-casino.

majik_6 · 10-27-2007, 08:11 PM

Sad stuff. It's truly the end of an era.

Not only are the Rat Pack gone, but there aren't many entertainers of that ilk still around.

Makes me really appreciate the Tony Bennett show I saw last month.

casual user · 10-27-2007, 08:21 PM

i didn't know much about them considering they're kind of before my time

LazyBoy · 10-28-2007, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by casual user

i didn't know much about them considering they're kind of before my time

Same here, but for some reason its still overwhelmingly sad...

-Will

10-18-2007, 09:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	the end of the Rat Pack Joey Bishop died yesterday I just read. RIP BREAKING NEWS Updated: 1:16 p.m. ET Oct. 18, 2007 LOS ANGELES - Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack, has died at 89. He was the group’s last surviving member. Peter Lawford died in 1984, Sammy Davis Jr. in 1990, Dean Martin in 1995, and Sinatra in 1998. Bishop died Wednesday night of multiple causes at his home in Newport Beach, publicist and longtime friend Warren Cowan said Thursday. ... __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

10-18-2007, 11:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	I'm gonna watch the 'original' Ocean's Eleven in his honor... Thanks for the laughs... __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

10-27-2007, 08:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
majik_6 narcissist Location: looking in a mirror	Sad stuff. It's truly the end of an era. Not only are the Rat Pack gone, but there aren't many entertainers of that ilk still around. Makes me really appreciate the Tony Bennett show I saw last month. __________________ it's all about self-indulgence

10-18-2007, 10:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	They really were an amazing group and I still think that without any member, including Bishop, the whole thing wouldn't have worked. He'll be missed.

10-18-2007, 10:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
flstf Easy Rider Location: Moscow on the Ohio	Time marches on. The last of the rat packers. A picture of when Vegas was still Vegas.

10-18-2007, 03:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Craven Morehead Custom User Title	Can you imagine what it was like when the Rat Pack was together? Not on stage but after that? I can only shake my head and smile at the thought. I'll bet there are stories that will never be told. But should.

10-19-2007, 08:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
H Dog 14 Upright Location: NJ	Ironic that the place the Rat Pack called their "East Coast Home" (The Atlantic City Sands) was imploded yesterday to make way for a new mega-casino.

10-27-2007, 08:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
casual user Crazy Location: everywhere and nowhere	i didn't know much about them considering they're kind of before my time