Re: tOfficial 2024 Celebrity/Notable Deaths Thread

[DWags]

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/09/peter-higgs-physicist-who-discovered-higgs-boson-dies-aged-94

For those who don't follow physics this guy is similar to Einstein in importance in physics.

Interesting. Should have used MSU’s cyclatron.

[tGreenWay]

State of Michigan basketball great Winfred Walton, a ‘96 McDonald’s AA, died following a car accident. He was 46.

https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2024/04/winfred-walton-a-1996-mcdonalds-all-american-who-committed-to-syracuse-has-died-at-age-46.html?outputType=amp

I watched him play a couple times he was unbelievable. As an administrator in the Detroit area I knew a lot of athletic directors.. of course, I had no proof of this, but I had people telling me that he had quite a sizable bag if he chose Syracuse. Doesn’t make it true . Don’t wanna speak ill of the dead, he seemed like a nice kid who could really play.

Dave Bing was always actively recruiting for Syracuse in southeast Michigan. No idea how he pulled in talent. Mateen posted that Walton told him he was going to MSU to play with him. Grades sent him west when he couldn’t get into Syracuse. I wonder if it had an impact on him going to EL.

[tGreenWay]

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/09/peter-higgs-physicist-who-discovered-higgs-boson-dies-aged-94

For those who don't follow physics this guy is similar to Einstein in importance in physics.

Interesting. Should have used MSU’s cyclatron.

Couldn’t. There weren’t any boson this far east. Shouldve gone to Wyoming or South Dakota.

[Trapper Gus]

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/09/peter-higgs-physicist-who-discovered-higgs-boson-dies-aged-94

For those who don't follow physics this guy is similar to Einstein in importance in physics.

Interesting. Should have used MSU’s cyclatron.

Don't know if the older MSU cyclatron could reach Higgs level energies. Higgs in an interesting particle as it is mostly described as a field, however it is the "mass" particle. The SO thinks I should lose a few trillion Higgs particles.

[kingstonlake]

OJ ran out of juice.

https://abc7.com/amp/orenthal-james-simpson-oj-dead-cancer/14646553/

[Robert J Sakimano]

OJ ran out of juice.

https://abc7.com/amp/orenthal-james-simpson-oj-dead-cancer/14646553/

this one cuts deep.

[DWags]

I guess we’ll never know now.

[Motown Spartan]

A little less oxygen being wasted today.

[Floyd Robertson]

I guess we’ll never know now.

Maybe Kato or others that OJ confided in will finally come clean.

[kingstonlake]

OJ ran out of juice.

https://abc7.com/amp/orenthal-james-simpson-oj-dead-cancer/14646553/

this one cuts deep.

That was a funny pun. Thanks for taking a stab at it.

[DWags]

Some news Hertz, some doesn’t.

(Will anyone under 50 get this?).

[Cameron]

OJ was a spokesman for Hertz rent-a-car for a while?

[DWags]

OJ was a spokesman for Hertz rent-a-car for a while?

THE spokesman. He was jumping over people at airports.

[duffy munn]

I know Wags watched OJ at Spartan Stadium but I watched him run for 273 on thanksgiving day 1976. Dude was special on the football field.

[tGreenWay]

I know Wags watched OJ at Spartan Stadium but I watched him run for 273 on thanksgiving day 1976. Dude was special on the football field.

Yep, I was there, too. He really slashed through the Lions’ defense.

[DWags]

I know Wags watched OJ at Spartan Stadium but I watched him run for 273 on thanksgiving day 1976. Dude was special on the football field.

Indeed. Two things in my life I wish I had greater memory. I was there with pops for the game. Also, I guess in 1962 I was 30 yards from JFK. I ws like 1 or just turned 2 so, obviously I don't remember, but I count it as one of the presidents I saw live.

[DWags]

I know Wags watched OJ at Spartan Stadium but I watched him run for 273 on thanksgiving day 1976. Dude was special on the football field.

Cut em right up. Almost decapitated them if I recall.





Yep, I was there, too. He really slashed through the Lions’ defense.

[AvgMSUJoe]

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[kingstonlake]

I know Wags watched OJ at Spartan Stadium but I watched him run for 273 on thanksgiving day 1976. Dude was special on the football field.

Yep, I was there, too. He really slashed through the Lions’ defense.

Was it the 45 year anniversary of you holding seasons tickets?

[DWags]

Very interesting theory about OJ’s son and the murders. OJ son was a sous chef never really punched out for work that night. Sous chef were known to carry their own knives back-and-forth to work with them. Evidently, he had some problems with rage. We haven’t heard anything about about him since

But I still think it was OJ

[Motown Spartan]

Some people say that if it wasn’t for Rodney King, OJ would have been found guilty.

[The Pantry]

Kato Kaelin Reacts to O.J. Simpson Death, Honors His Friend Nicole Brown Simpson: 'A Shining Light'

[tGreenWay]

Yep, I was there, too. He really slashed through the Lions’ defense.

Was it the 45 year anniversary of you holding seasons tickets?

Maybe.

[The Pantry]

[DWags]

You guys think this is legit?

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[tGreenWay]

I mean, seems like everyone in LA is seeking media attention for one reason or another in order to jumpstart their celebrity, so I’m usually skeptical. However, this anecdote has a few specifics, so I’m inclined to think it’s true.

[Nordic]

I mean, seems like everyone in LA is seeking media attention for one reason or another in order to jumpstart their celebrity, so I’m usually skeptical. However, this anecdote has a few specifics, so I’m inclined to think it’s true.

Seems plausible. Lacks some details and unless those families come forward, it’s a dead issue. Not sure why they would or even could at this point.

Question, do NDAs run out due to death? Seems odd if so. Maybe she just doesn’t GAF as anyone with hands in the NDA is dead.

[Travis of the Cosmos]

I mean, seems like everyone in LA is seeking media attention for one reason or another in order to jumpstart their celebrity, so I’m usually skeptical. However, this anecdote has a few specifics, so I’m inclined to think it’s true.

Seems plausible. Lacks some details and unless those families come forward, it’s a dead issue. Not sure why they would or even could at this point.

Question, do NDAs run out due to death? Seems odd if so. Maybe she just doesn’t GAF as anyone with hands in the NDA is dead.

Yeah I don’t think the nda in that case would be between her and OJ. Her and the school, or her and the lawyers, sure. But expiring because he died? That doesn’t make sense.

Also man I dunno about the school paying off families because they were that interested in oj playing football in what like 1968? Thst happening in 2024, maybe. Back then though? I dunno about all that

[tGreenWay]

I mean, seems like everyone in LA is seeking media attention for one reason or another in order to jumpstart their celebrity, so I’m usually skeptical. However, this anecdote has a few specifics, so I’m inclined to think it’s true.

Seems plausible. Lacks some details and unless those families come forward, it’s a dead issue. Not sure why they would or even could at this point.

Question, do NDAs run out due to death? Seems odd if so. Maybe she just doesn’t GAF as anyone with hands in the NDA is dead.

That’s what I was thinking. The woman who came forward isn’t in a position to tell the primary parts of the story. It’s not hers to tell and the women OJ allegedly attacked may have moved on with their lives to the point they don’t want to be involved in what could be a small-scale circus.

No idea how an NDA works, but it seems as if it would die with the person. Or maybe the contract specifically says it’s in effective for as long as OJ is alive. The only thing I know for sure is a dead person can’t be libeled/slandered.

[tGreenWay]

Seems plausible. Lacks some details and unless those families come forward, it’s a dead issue. Not sure why they would or even could at this point.

Question, do NDAs run out due to death? Seems odd if so. Maybe she just doesn’t GAF as anyone with hands in the NDA is dead.

Yeah I don’t think the nda in that case would be between her and OJ. Her and the school, or her and the lawyers, sure. But expiring because he died? That doesn’t make sense.

Also man I dunno about the school paying off families because they were that interested in oj playing football in what like 1968? Thst happening in 2024, maybe. Back then though? I dunno about all that

First, you bring up a great point about who her nda is with. As for paying off people to keep quiet? I have a feeling that’s been going on as long as there’s been rich people.

[tGreenWay]

[duffy munn]

Seems plausible. Lacks some details and unless those families come forward, it’s a dead issue. Not sure why they would or even could at this point.

Question, do NDAs run out due to death? Seems odd if so. Maybe she just doesn’t GAF as anyone with hands in the NDA is dead.

That’s what I was thinking. The woman who came forward isn’t in a position to tell the primary parts of the story. It’s not hers to tell and the women OJ allegedly attacked may have moved on with their lives to the point they don’t want to be involved in what could be a small-scale circus.

No idea how an NDA works, but it seems as if it would die with the person. Or maybe the contract specifically says it’s in effective for as long as OJ is alive. The only thing I know for sure is a dead person can’t be libeled/slandered.

Especially since there is a chance the accusers are dead too

[GRR Spartan]

I know Simpson was no choir boy in HS because a USN friend’s father was his juvenile parole office in SF. He was one of the people who convinced City College of San Francisco to admit Simpson despite his grades and “issues”. He and his father never thought Simpson turned the corner at USC or Buffalo. His father believed Sampson could be a “charmer” when it was needed.

If the alleged NDA’s existed and were signed, it’s not surprising Robert Kardashian was involved. He was a lawyer who was involved with the music business known for suing former business partners.

Point is OJ Simpson was never the clean cut football layer turned actor character he was portrayed as up until his 2nd divorce.

[Motown Spartan]

[tGreenWay]

I’ll always be grateful OJ saved the kitty in the Towering Inferno.

[Pervis Muldoon]

Seems plausible. Lacks some details and unless those families come forward, it’s a dead issue. Not sure why they would or even could at this point.

Question, do NDAs run out due to death? Seems odd if so. Maybe she just doesn’t GAF as anyone with hands in the NDA is dead.

That’s what I was thinking. The woman who came forward isn’t in a position to tell the primary parts of the story. It’s not hers to tell and the women OJ allegedly attacked may have moved on with their lives to the point they don’t want to be involved in what could be a small-scale circus.

No idea how an NDA works, but it seems as if it would die with the person. Or maybe the contract specifically says it’s in effective for as long as OJ is alive. The only thing I know for sure is a dead person can’t be libeled/slandered.

I wonder how those women felt after the murders, and how they felt after the acquittal. It would be tough to know you had information that might have changed the verdict.

[tGreenWay]

That’s what I was thinking. The woman who came forward isn’t in a position to tell the primary parts of the story. It’s not hers to tell and the women OJ allegedly attacked may have moved on with their lives to the point they don’t want to be involved in what could be a small-scale circus.

No idea how an NDA works, but it seems as if it would die with the person. Or maybe the contract specifically says it’s in effective for as long as OJ is alive. The only thing I know for sure is a dead person can’t be libeled/slandered.

I wonder how those women felt after the murders, and how they felt after the acquittal. It would be tough to know you had information that might have changed the verdict.

That’s why I hate that NDAs are allowed in criminal matters, especially violent criminal matters.

[MiamiSpartan]

Yeah I don’t think the nda in that case would be between her and OJ. Her and the school, or her and the lawyers, sure. But expiring because he died? That doesn’t make sense.

Also man I dunno about the school paying off families because they were that interested in oj playing football in what like 1968? Thst happening in 2024, maybe. Back then though? I dunno about all that

First, you bring up a great point about who her nda is with. As for paying off people to keep quiet? I have a feeling that’s been going on as long as there’s been rich people.

Here's the other thing that makes this seem a bit sus. I assume her boss signed an NDA to get the check....and then 2 minutes later he breaks that and spills the beans to her?

Also, while you're right that bribing has been going on forever, I don't know that they would care about bribing the families in an age where no one believed the woman when accusing someone famous. Bribe the cops, prosecutors, etc.? Sure. Hell, probably wouldn't even need to spend anything. Work the old boys network, maybe give out a few comp tickets or have OJ attend someone's kid's birthday party, and poof! "Sorry, ma'am, there isn't enough evidence, so it would just be your word against his and no jury is going to convict him." A fucked up time, but that's how it was.

[The Pantry]

Kato Kaelin thinks O.J. Simpson was guilty, wonders if he did penance before his death

Still blows my mind he was acquitted of murder charges but found liable in civil court?  How the hell can that happen?  

O.J. Simpson Died $114M in Debt to Ron Goldman’s Family — and Legal Battle Looms, Attorney Says

[Trapper Gus]

Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS ‘NewsHour’ nightly newscast, dies at 93

https://apnews.com/article/robert-macneil-dead-e4ec419d2ad26170280287f0688bb145

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