RIP 2012

[Strangler Lewis]

LeRoy Neiman

As a kid, I found him a little weird, but he was pretty cool.

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

LeRoy Neiman

As a kid, I found him a little weird, but he was pretty cool.

yeah, same here. I remember his artwork being touted during one of the olympics and I recall thinking how really strange this fellow with the amazing mustache looked, and how weird his art seemed compared to anything I'd seen before.

back then, I'd always pictured artists doing paintings with these little tiny brushes and were always so delicate with their art, then this odd fellow whips out the same paint brushes my dad would paint the garage with and starts splattering them all over the place then slowly this image would come together and I would just stare at them thinking 'how the (*&#% did he do that?'

I learned to love his work after that.
rest in peace Mr Neiman. thanks for expanding my view of 'art' when you did.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Composer, lyricist Richard Adler (90)

Co-wrote the songs for the musicals "The Pajama Game" and "Damn Yankees". He also staged the birthday celebration for JFK which featured Marilyn Monroe singing "Happy Birthday".

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Tom Davis, probably most famous as a long-time writer for SNL and former comedy partner of Al Franken.

Ain't It Cool has some great clips of his material compiled.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Tom Davis, probably most famous as a long-time writer for SNL and former comedy partner of Al Franken.

Ain't It Cool has some great clips of his material compiled.

Aw, sad. I loved their writing and when they would appear as Fraken and Davis. Funny and good writer!