ByeBye lil' buddy! Bob Denver dead at 70

Seems he died last Friday
after a long battle with cancer.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/12573160.htm

yeah yeah he'll always be remembered in that gawd awful red shirt
and Kangol white hat...


For a pre-school beatnik like me back in the 70's;
he was the kool kat who talked about Thelonious Monk well before
I even knew what Be-Bop be, Daddy-o!




Maynard G. Krebs was my counter culture role model back before I
had even read the Beats!

And even though I would soon learn that
bongoes & turtlenecks had LITTLE
to do with the Beats...
I would always identify the culture with that free spirited kind of attitude;
and a happy anarchy of stoned Grace, that I first saw in his characterization.



Figures!!!


(I just needed something to post about besides the
overwhelming Katrina tragedy)










[Edited on Sep 06, 2005 by DapperGatsby]

damn

Sorry, I forgot that other
wacked out opus of his oevre:

"Far Out Space Nuts":



http://www.bobdenver.com/Bob_s_Other_Series/Far_Out_Space_Nuts/far_out_space_nuts.html

Oh, I loved Far Out Space Nuts. Great TV.

That's sad to hear.

That's very sad. RIP

We will all miss you Bob

Awwww.

I, for one, will be hitting my friends in the head with my hat in his memory.

he was the best!

maynard g krebbs was my idol growing up!




damn!

I used to watch The many loves of Dobie Gillis . . . . Denver's character represented the whole "beat" movement. The sales of bongo drums were at an all-time high, probably thanks to him! And who can forget Tuesday Weld as Thalia Menninger? Yum!

One of the most recognizable character actors . . . he'll surely be missed!

You are always a funny man, good Sir without an underscore!

I think I'm gonna smoke a lil' something myself in his honor!
Didn't he get busted a few times...
his goldfish pond was where he hid his plants right?!?!

It'll help me get thru tonight while I go volunteer
and help the new evacuees spilling into my city.

Cheers!

Didn't this guy die in a plane crash like... 10 years ago?

You're thinking of that rumor about Alfalfa
who died while running guns for Nigerian rebels....
or was that Buckwheat?!?!

No, I think his rumor was that he was the second gunman in Dallas.
Or did he die in 'Nam with Mikey of
"He likes it! He likes it!" cereal fame!

Or was that Eddie from the Beaver show?!?!
That 70's porn star!


[Edited on Sep 06, 2005 by DapperGatsby]

No dude, I looked it up. I was thinking JOHN Denver.

This makes me so sad.

sadness.

I grew up on Gilligan's Island.

R.I.P. Lil' buddy

I concur. I liked Gilligan, but I think krebbs was the cool-io-ist.

That is so depressing when someone that made you laugh as a kid passes on. He will be missed.

Fire in my face
Like a red hot griddle
Pants got wet
As I started to piddle
Mystery of flight's
Just a funny, funny riddle
And now I'm an ocean bouy


Yes, I'm going to hell for that. And you're coming with me for giggling.

But on to BOB Denver. Even though I was never a big Gilligan fan, I did like the guy. Especially during his turn as a beatnick on the short-lived Doby Gillis show. So long, little buddy. May your waters be calm.

i almost forgot about his character on dobie gillis.
r.i.p.

What a shitty week.

This really, really bums me out. I absolutely loved Bob Denver. And those of you who recognize my username can probably guess I was a big Gilligan's Island fan.

I submitted this as a news story before realizing there was already a thread devoted to it. Doh...