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Posted on Jul 13, 2010 by Carlo — Goodnight Sweet Prince — No comments

Goodnight Sweet King: George Steinbrenner (1930 – 2010)

Whether you love or hate the Yankees, you need to respect their hustle. George Steinbrenner, the man responsible for putting together (at least the money for) the modern Yankee Dynasty, has passed away this morning at the age of 80 via a heart attack.

I grew up a Yankees fan, well because I was born in Brooklyn, and I didn’t have much say, but as I grew older I realized that King George revolutionized (for better or worse) baseball.

The past 30 years in baseball saw player salaries going through the roof, in part (or completely due to) Steinbrenner’s style. Buy talent then pay talent well to stay. The Yankees had the money to invest and boy did George make sure they did it.

While he’s made some questionable moves during his career, he still brought 7 Championships and 11 Pennants to New York, so all you haters (Mets fans) can go chew a dick.

“We are winners, we don’t sit with losers.”

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Posted on Jun 04, 2010 by Carlo — Goodnight Sweet Prince — No comments

Good Night Sweet Prince: Richard Dunn

Who?

BLASPHEMY.

Richard Dunn was recurring character Richard Dunn on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! He died earlier this morning from a heart attack and stroke. He was 75.

Because I like Dunn much more than most people we feature on this segment, I’ve put together a little video retrospective of my favorite Richard Dunn Moment.

R.I.P. Pep-Pep

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Posted on Jun 03, 2010 by Carlo — Goodnight Sweet Prince — No comments

Good Night Sweet Prince: Rue McClanahan

Another one bites the dust….

My favorite Golden Girl Rue McClanahan died this morning of a stroke at age 76. I will always remember her as Blanche the sex crazed post-menopausal woman who used her southern belle charm to lure men into her (cob)webs of lust.

Oh Blanche, you were my favorite because I wanted to bang you. Any any guy who says they didn’t is a liar. What wonderful things you would have taught me about life, love, and dry, dry sex.

However, this brings the Golden Girls death count to 3/4. Check out this info graphic I made:

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Posted on May 29, 2010 by MightyVin — Goodnight Sweet Prince / Movies & TV — 1 comment

Goodnight Sweet Prince: Dennis Hopper (1936 – 2010)

Pop quiz hot shot! A legendary actor dies on a Saturday, you write for a blog which takes Saturdays off… what do you do?… WHAT DO YOU DO!?

Well, this we HAVE to bring to you.

According to Mail Online:

Hollywood star Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74 after a long battle with prostate cancer.

The hard-living screen icon died at his home in Venice, Los Angeles at 8:15 a.m surrounded by family and friends, a close friend of the star’s confirmed today.

From Easy Rider to Blue Velvet, Hopper was one of Hollywood’s greatest bad boys, without having really been a bad boy. More just he had an amazing cool style about him. A style so cool and enviable that even in his worst films (Waterworld) he could come out of it looking swish.

Our friends at MetaCafe have posted a great retrospective video of Hopper. Which does beg the question: Were they waiting for him to die and just had this made in reserve?

But seriously, come on, he even looks fucking cool in THIS:

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Posted on May 28, 2010 by Daye — Goodnight Sweet Prince / Movies & TV — No comments

Goodnight Sweet Prince: Gary Coleman (1968 – 2010)

WHATCHU TALKIN BOUT GRIM REAPER?!

SALT LAKE CITY — Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, has died after suffering an intercranial hemorrhage. He was 42.

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said life support was terminated and Coleman died at 12:05 p.m. MDT.

Coleman suffered the hemorrhage Wednesday at his Santaquin home, 55 miles south of Salt Lake City. He was admitted to the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and was conscious and lucid until midday Thursday, when his condition worsened and he slipped into unconsciousness. Coleman was then placed on life support. (Via MSNBC.com)

I think these 2 video clips sum up his life really well:

First, Here’s Gary getting knocked out from our favorite movie ‘Dirty Work‘ :

Then Gary gets on TOP of a car in order to make a point:

I guess God needed a child star with a congenital kidney disease caused by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

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Posted on May 14, 2010 by Daye — Goodnight Sweet Prince — 2 comments

Goodnight Sweet Prince: Law & Order (1990 – 2010)

End Of An Era: Law & Order Officially Canceled

Why lord why?? I LOVE this show. The “Ripped from the Headlines” episode are fantastically stupid. And I don’t think I want to live in a world where I will not be seeing new episodes that follow this basic outline:

The cold open, lead-in of the show usually is a slice of life in New York (walking a dog in Manhattan, jogging in Central Park, etc.) unrelated to the main story until the character(s) in the scene suddenly discover, witness, or become victims of a crime (usually a murder). The scene cuts to the police’s preliminary crime scene examination wherein the featured detectives make their first observations and proffer theories followed by a witticism or two, before the title sequence begins.

The police are represented in the show by the police lieutenant of Manhattan’s fictional 27th Precinct and two homicide detectives, a senior partner and a junior partner. The detectives investigate the crime, collect evidence and interview witnesses, then regularly report to the lieutenant. The evidence leads to the arrest of one or more suspects. The matter then is taken over by the prosecutors of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, comprising the executive assistant district attorney (ADA) and an assistant prosecutor, who answer to the district attorney. They discuss deals, prepare the witnesses and evidence, and conduct the people’s case in the trial. Both the detectives and prosecutors work with the medical examiner’s office, the crime laboratory, and psychiatrists from the police and district attorney offices.

The detectives often have few or no good clues—they might not even know the victim’s identity—and must chase several dead ends before finding a likely suspect. Towards the middle of a show, the police begin working with the prosecutors to make the arrest, and an arraignment scene follows. The police may reappear to testify in court or to arrest another suspect, but most investigation in the second segment is done by the assistant DAs, who always consult with the district attorney for advice on the case.

-Wikipedia

I guess God needed the Law & Order ‘clang‘ sound made by Mike Post.

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Posted on Apr 20, 2010 by Carlo — Goodnight Sweet Prince — No comments

Goodnight Sweet Prince: Guru 1966 – 2010

Guru, of Gangstarr fame, died yesterday of cancer after being in a coma induced by a heart attack a few months back.

In a music genre so filled with accepted garbage, Guru was an emcee’s emcee. Always perfecting the art of lyricism, and working hard to ensure that content prevailed in the world of hip hop.

Guru is one of my favorite emcees of all time. His deep voice, no nonsense flow, and intelligently constructed lyrics put him years above any other rapper.

RIP GURU.

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Posted on Apr 15, 2010 by JaneBlow — Goodnight Sweet Prince — No comments

Goodnight Sweet Prince: Peter Steele 1962-2010

The news first spread in a series of Twitter posts from former Fuse VJ Juliya ‘Mistress Juliya’ Chernetsky and radio personality Full Metal Jackie. Which led to the usual spread of confusion and RIP messages like wildfire through the internet and in fan’s hearts.

The famous goth metal bassist died at age 48, and I cannot find any sources on how.  I do know that Type O has played other death stunts in the past – but this one seems legit.  Type O Negative has always been dear to my heart because they are a native Brooklyn, NY band and often used references to their concrete jungle.  One of my favorites is Stay Out of My Dreams.

What is your favorite Type O song or Memory?

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Posted on Mar 16, 2010 by Carlo — Goodnight Sweet Prince — No comments

Goodnight Sweet Prince: He Pingping and Peter Graves

WHO? You know that tiny guy. The Chinese one! This guy:

He died yesterday.

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Posted on Mar 10, 2010 by chris — Goodnight Sweet Prince / Movies & TV — 1 comment

Good Night Sweet Prince: Corey Haim (1971 – 2010)

Canadian. Teen Idol. Legend.

Best known for starring in films like Lucas, Murphy’s Romance, The Lost Boys, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream, Haim skyrocketed to success as one of “The Two Coreys.” Not ironically he later starred in a reality show of that very name with fellow Corey, Corey Feldman. According to TMZ Feldman was found dead of an apparent overdose early this morning.

Actor Corey Haim died this morning of an apparent overdose — possibly accidental — according to LAPD. He was 38. Police tell us they were called to St. Joseph’s hospital in Burbank, CA shortly before 4AM PT to investigate. (Via TMZ.coM)

This is indeed a sad day. At least we still have Wesley Snipes.

“What was that? A little vampire humor? Well, it wasn’t funny!”

Here’s a stalkery  fan video of Haim, because dust in the wind just isn’t appropriate here:

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