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Postby Orlando Penguin » Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:25 pm

Jose Flores, a horse racing jockey, died today after injuries sustained in a spill in a race on Monday at Parx in Philly.

I grew up very close to Penn National near Harrisburg and my friend's father was a jockey agent and one of the guys he represented was Flores so as a result, I got to meet and drink with Jose a couple of times. Those times were during the height of his career -- led Penn National in wins 4 times in 6 years and was 2nd and 3rd in those other 2 years. He had 4,650 wins and at age 57, he was trying to get to the 5,000 wins plateau. Incredibly hard worker even at his advanced age and built an amazing career. His mounts earned $64.2 million.
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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:48 pm

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Postby shafnutz05 » Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:27 pm

Very sad. Those guys, from everything I hear, are some of the hardest workers in the world.
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Postby tjand72 » Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:43 pm

Gacy was Pogo the Clown.

tif - Love that story!
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Postby Orlando Penguin » Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:55 am

Wayne Huizenga, former owner of all the Miami teams, heads to the big Waste Management dumpster in the sky.
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Postby tifosi77 » Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:49 pm

I lived very briefly in Fort Lauderdale when I was around 13, and I recall hearing his name as a prominent businessman in the news. When Huizenga first came to pro sports as an owner, I was like "The garbage guy?" Equal parts unfair and totally accurate. RIP
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Postby Gabe » Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:27 pm

I went to the Panthers v Vegas game in Sunrise this season. Prior to the game, they honored Huizenga as the original owner and had a little ceremony. He stayed up in the press box and his kid accepted the award. He did not look good then.
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Postby shafnutz05 » Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:22 pm

Wayne Huizenga is the only person to found three Fortune 500 companies. Not bad.
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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Fri Mar 23, 2018 6:57 pm

Sen. Zell Miller (D/R) -GA died
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Postby columbia » Fri Mar 23, 2018 6:59 pm

Yep. My HS buddy’s Uncle Jimmy is still kicking, however. :)
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Postby shafnutz05 » Sat Mar 24, 2018 7:42 am

Sen. Zell Miller (D/R) -GA died
I was a big Zell fan during the 2004 election cycle...I know that's shocking to most here :lol: He was a cantankerous dude.
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Postby Willie Kool » Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:45 pm

RIP Craigslist personals ads.
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Postby blackjack68 » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:32 pm

RIP Craigslist personals ads.
Should we ask how you know this?
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Postby Willie Kool » Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:32 pm

RIP Craigslist personals ads.
Should we ask how you know this?
No, you probably should not.
I saw it on cnn.com
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Postby nocera » Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:51 pm

My grandmother passed away this afternoon. I’m not posting for sympathy or condolences, though those are certainly appreciated. I’m posting because we lost a huge Pens fan today. She started following the team when my dad and I got season tickets around 2000. She would tape all the games just in case we were on TV and she fell in love with the Pens. I’m going to miss her calling me to ask when they play next and what channel it’ll be on. And I’ll especially miss her ranting to me about how much she hates “that Ovechkin idiot.”
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Postby shafnutz05 » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:01 pm

So sorry to hear that, nocera.
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Postby Cagsjr724 » Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:52 pm

Sorry for your loss nocera.
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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:01 pm

Sorry nocera
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Postby tifosi77 » Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:05 pm

RIP gran.
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Postby Gaucho » Sat Mar 31, 2018 5:37 am

RIP gran.
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Postby nocera » Sun Apr 01, 2018 12:29 am

Thanks all!
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Postby AuthorTony » Sun Apr 01, 2018 8:39 pm

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ ... tor-741199
RIP Steven Bochco
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Postby blackjack68 » Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:50 pm

Hill Street Blues, LA Law, NYPD Blue

The guy owned the 80s and early 90s TV landscape for adults.
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Postby iamjs » Sun Apr 01, 2018 11:36 pm

I thought he died years ago.
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Postby Dickie Dunn » Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:08 am

You left out Doogie Howser! Bochco graduated from CMU when it was still just an Institute of Technology. No idea that he had leukemia.
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