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RIP Alan Thicke

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Borla, Dec 13, 2016.

  1. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    Alan Thicke Dead at 69


    :(


    Lots of you are probably, like me, the right age to have grown up watching him as a TV dad. He also regularly visited one of the Sirius/XM radio shows I often listen to. Seemed like a nice guy, very sad. :(
     
    Borla, Dec 13, 2016
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  2. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    He was Leo's foster dad for a few years as a Seaver. I'm SO OVER 2016!!
     
    Japchae, Dec 13, 2016
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  3. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
    At this point I'm convinced 2016 is just trolling us.
    RIP Alan.
     
    Last edited: Dec 14, 2016
    redravin, Dec 14, 2016
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  4. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    I can still hear his distinct voice in my head...
     
    rogue49, Dec 14, 2016
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  5. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    To your room Ben!
     
    Borla, Dec 14, 2016
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  6. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    Are you sure it wasn't Mike?
    (He was always the mischief maker back then....and he certainly needs some reflection time IRL these days...;))
     
    rogue49, Dec 14, 2016
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  7. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    The last several years he's been on Covino and Rich on Sirius/XM, and has done a ton of voiceovers for them. He always says "To your room Ben!" in those.
     
    Borla, Dec 14, 2016
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  8. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    Or maybe he was scared of Kirk Cameron who played Mike...I know I would be. He's now "a bit" righteous and aggressive. ;)
    I'm sure, AT had an "entertaining" time dealing with his attitude...because Thicke was not a boy scout (despite his character)
     
    rogue49, Dec 14, 2016
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  9. Leto

    Leto Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Toronto
    damn 2016. Is it just our population cohort? Greg Lake last week, Alan Thick yesterday? Are all us boomers getting old and vulnerable at once? Big news item on TV tonight about the dangers of playing hockey as an older man (ahem....) and the occurance of heart attacks.
     
    Leto, Dec 15, 2016
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  10. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    Friends of mine made the series Totally Thicke. They said he was a lovely man.
     
    Charlatan, Dec 15, 2016
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  11. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    Yesterday I totally forgot that a second radio show I occasionally listen to (Dan Lebatard on ESPN) also regularly had Alan Thicke on as a guest. He'd often do celebrity picks against the experts and such. They played tons of material that he's done for them over the years, he seemed hilarious and self-deprecating.

    News reports are even claiming that as the EMTs loaded him up in the ambulance he told his son to snap a picture, make sure to get the ice rink in the background (he played hockey there regularly), and that he was fine. Sad deal. :(
     
    Borla, Dec 15, 2016
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  12. Fangirl

    Fangirl Very Tilted

    Location:
    Arizona
    Fangirl, Dec 15, 2016
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