Fifth Avenue Forum

Posted: **Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:47 pm**

Man, these stories make me glad I don't really have grandparents.
really?
Can't lose the what you don't have. Seeing how distraught people get over it and knowing I dont have that issue is a silver lining.

This is how I felt when my dad died last year. The only interaction I ever had with him was in court, suing for child support.

My mom let me know he died via text message, if that's any indication of just how few fcks we gave.

Posted: **Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:48 pm**

I am sure there was a greater benefit. That's why I said it's a silver lining. Its a strictly personal feeling that I'm happy I don't have anything to lose.

Posted: **Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:53 pm**

Youngest kid from Partridge Family dead at 52. C'mon get happy?

http://www.tmz.com/2015/04/28/suzanne-c ... hter-dies/

Posted: **Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:55 pm**

Louie, Louie singer, Jack Ely...he gotta go now.

RIP

http://koin.com/2015/04/28/louie-louie- ... smen-dies/

Posted: **Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:58 pm**

Heard that song just a few hours ago.

RIP

Posted: **Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:54 pm**

RIP Verne Gagne, former wrestler/wrestling promoter who founded the AWA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verne_Gagne

Posted: **Tue Apr 28, 2015 11:46 pm**

Ahem, halfway up the previous page.

Posted: **Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:35 pm**

Louie, Louie singer, Jack Ely...he gotta go now.

RIP

http://koin.com/2015/04/28/louie-louie- ... smen-dies/

I forgot about this for the longest time, but Louie Louie might be the first song played on the radio that contains an unedited F bomb.

http://www.fivefeetoffury.com/2015/04/2 ... irty-song/

Posted: **Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:37 pm**

Ahem, halfway up the previous page.

****, I did miss this, didn't I?

Posted: **Fri May 01, 2015 10:51 am**

Stand By Me singer Ben E. King dead at age 76.

RIP

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... ies-at-76/

Posted: **Fri May 01, 2015 11:25 am**

Posted: **Sun May 03, 2015 4:19 pm**

Frank Olivo, aka Philly's least favorite substitute Santa, dead at age 66.

Frank Olivo, the Santa Claus who got pelted with snowballs at the Eagles game that winter day in 1968, died Thursday, April 30, at Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown.

Mr. Olivo, 66, of Glenolden, had battled heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments for 25 years, and had been seriously ill since mid-January.

A South Philadelphia native, Mr. Olivo, known as "Frankie," was a barber, worked for years in the casino industry in Atlantic City, sold cars, and was in the mortgage business.

But the infamous - and unexpected - role the 19-year-old Bishop Neumann High School graduate played one snowy day at Franklin Field in December 1968, when the Eagles lost to the Minnesota Vikings, tagged him for life and made him a Philadelphia icon.

"It made the national network, for crying out loud," said Richard Monastra, a cousin who was in the stands. He watched as angry Eagles fans let loose what he called a "tsunami of snowballs" when Mr. Olivo walked the length of the field with the cheerleaders at halftime as loudspeakers played "Here Comes Santa Claus."

Former Gov. Ed Rendell, who was at the game, said Friday night, "He is indelibly etched in Philadelphia sports history. For as long as there is professional football, the story of the Eagles fans pelting Santa Claus will always be told."

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150 ... _game.html

Posted: **Sun May 03, 2015 4:24 pm**

Lookout, Dick Allen.

Posted: **Tue May 05, 2015 4:01 pm**

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/entertain ... index.html

Posted: **Tue May 05, 2015 4:07 pm**

She'll always be J Peterman's mother to me.

Bosco!

Posted: **Tue May 12, 2015 2:28 pm**

Boxer Tony Ayala, Jr. found dead in his gym at age 52.

See, going to the gym is bad for you.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/ ... 258068.php

RIP

Posted: **Thu May 14, 2015 12:32 pm**

Rest in peace Fran

http://www.statecollege.com/news/local- ... y,1463995/

Posted: **Thu May 14, 2015 3:25 pm**

Rest in peace Fran

http://www.statecollege.com/news/local- ... y,1463995/

A voice from my youth. Every great moment from the 80s and 90s that I remember has his voice as the soundtrack.

Posted: **Thu May 14, 2015 3:42 pm**

Rest in peace Fran

http://www.statecollege.com/news/local- ... y,1463995/

A voice from my youth. Every great moment from the 80s and 90s that I remember has his voice as the soundtrack.

I always think of the PSU/Miami call that starts this vid from 1999 when I think of Fran Fisher

Posted: **Fri May 15, 2015 2:17 am**

RIP BB King.

Posted: **Fri May 15, 2015 2:43 am**

RIP BB King.

Sh*t

Ben E. King and BB King within a month

Two absolute legends

Posted: **Fri May 15, 2015 4:25 am**

The thrill is gone......

Posted: **Fri May 15, 2015 6:00 am**

Are you nervous yet, Paul King?

Posted: **Fri May 15, 2015 6:35 am**

RIP. Boy, this one hurts. Wanted to see him so badly like 8-10 years ago and never was able to.

Posted: **Fri May 15, 2015 7:53 am**

R.I.P. Mr. King.