I met Mongo once when he coached (owned?) the Chicago Slaughter, an indoor football team. He had hands the size of a brick, and that Super Bowl ring on his finger is the most massive piece of jewelry I've ever seen. Nice enough guy, was sad to hear he'd gotten so sick, relieved to hear it's over.

RIP

Damn. ALS is an awful disease. A family member died of ALS a long time ago. It was very painful to witness.

I never watched football, but he was a great "dickhead on the mic" commentator. Overshadowed by Heenan, unfortunately.

Dude could move in the ring too.

Actress Priscilla Pointer who played "Mrs Chadwick" in Mommie Dearest



...and "Mrs Snell" in Carrie among other memorable roles. Amy Irving's real life mom!



Time for a rewatch on both.

Mike Peters. Damn nice fellow.

David Horowitz. Abandoned Stalinism, remained a full-blown authoritarian. Will not be missed.

Dovira wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:50 pm David Horowitz. Abandoned Stalinism, remained a full-blown authoritarian. Will not be missed.

These ghouls aren't going fast enough.

Jill Sobule.

goddess_of_ice wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 8:46 am Jill Sobule.

I came to the PRF to see if anyone had posted about her yet. So awful, a house fire. It should have been Katy Perry.

Nate Jerde from The Ponys. Way too young.