The Official Darth Big Boy, Bearer of Bad Celebrity News RIP Thread

[Nicklab]

Went to his grave not admitting the truth about aliens or the faked moon land...*OUCH*...felt like an invisible force just punched me.

Thinking of Buzz Aldrin are we?  He's still very much alive, albeit under a doctor's care in New Zealand after suffering pulmonary edema at the South Pole, requiring him to be evacuated for medical care.

What can you say about John Glenn though?  Those Mercury missions were at the cutting edge as NASA was trying to catch up with the Soviets.  The term "The Right Stuff" really summed up those original seven astronauts.  And Glenn faced some real danger because there was genuine concern that the heat shield on his spacecraft might not have been secure enough to protect him during re-entry.

And then to continue in service to the country after NASA as a US Senator?  And to return to space at the age of 77?  His example is definitely something that everyone should attempt to live up to.  Godspeed, John Glenn.

[Scockery]

John loved fruit punch. 

[Nicklab]

And rightfully so.  Plus, the majority of conspiracy theorists are quite punchable.

[Dave]

"Godspeed, John Glenn.”   

My wife and I were just talking about John Glenn and what an amazing ass kicker he was, and how people of successive generations (ours) can even begin to match up to a stud like him and some of his peers.

• Fighter pilot in WWII and Korea
• Test pilot
• First American to orbit the earth
• Took a ride on a Space Shuttle and spent nine days in space at age 77
• Served as a Senator for 25 years

Any one of those is a big deal for anyone's legacy.  He did all five without breaking a sweat.

Who, under 50, would you even begin to compare to the likes of John Glenn?  You could probably pick a few business people like Elon Musk that have done some pretty cool things, but its hard to think of anyone even remotely in his league.

[JediJman]

Trump maybe?

I keed I keed...

[Rob]

"Godspeed, John Glenn.”   

My wife and I were just talking about John Glenn and what an amazing ass kicker he was, and how people of successive generations (ours) can even begin to match up to a stud like him and some of his peers.

• Fighter pilot in WWII and Korea
• Test pilot
• First American to orbit the earth
• Took a ride on a Space Shuttle and spent nine days in space at age 77
• Served as a Senator for 25 years

Any one of those is a big deal for anyone's legacy.  He did all five without breaking a sweat.

Who, under 50, would you even begin to compare to the likes of John Glenn?  You could probably pick a few business people like Elon Musk that have done some pretty cool things, but its hard to think of anyone even remotely in his league.

I keep hearing him described as the last, inarguable American hero.  I'm having a hard time coming up with an argument against the idea.

[Scockery]

Whatever

[Jesse James]

Yeah, I'm cynical.

No ****?   

[Dave]

Wow.  If you can't appreciate John Glenn for the brave dude he was and his service to this country, regardless of someone's politics, you've got more than cynicism in your soul.

[Scockery]

Whatever

[Rob]

Whatever

You're going to find yourself on a very lonely island with that idea.

[Jesse James]

Apparently I missed something.   

[Rob]

Apparently I missed something.   

Apparently John Glenn isn't quite 100% universally adored.

[Jayson]

Alan Thicke (Jason Seaver, Growing Pains) dead a 69 

[JediJman]

 

I always liked him.  He was a great dad on Growing Pains.