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Bill Paxton Dead At 61
TMZ ^ | 2/25/2017 | TMZ Staff

Posted on 02/26/2017 8:33:32 AM PST by Bronzewound

We're told the actor died suddenly Saturday due to complications from surgery.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: actor; dies; hollywood; illpaxton; paxton
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To: Slyfox
"Twister" is the best movie to watch when your area is in a tornado watch and it is real windy.

When "Twister" was still in the theaters, a Lee's Summit, MO family went to see the movie, and while they were out, their house was blown off its foundation by a "Microburst."

Mark

161 posted on 02/27/2017 12:43:39 AM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: Verginius Rufus
Why would I watch a movie about Apollo 13? I already know how it turned out.

I was a "space nerd" (I was born the day of John Glen's Mercury launch) when I was growing up, and I remember my family being glued to the TV set when news of the explosion came out.

I don't think that most people are aware of the miracles that allowed the crew to make it home. It was really an eye opener, and even knowing how the mission ended in real life didn't reduce the level of tension in the movie. And it was amazing to get a glimpse into the lives and actions of the people who helped them get home.

Mark

162 posted on 02/27/2017 12:48:44 AM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: MarkL
I'm old enough to remember Sputnik, and to remember my father telling me that no one had ever seen the far side of the moon. When the Soviets sent back the first photos of the far side of the moon, my mother thought they were faked.

I guess I should watch the Apollo 13 movie to see how Forrest Gump handles being an astronaut.

163 posted on 02/27/2017 6:18:31 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Bronzewound
Rest in Peace Bill, Godspeed to you.

"Battle is the Great Redeemer. It is the fiery crucible in which true heroes are forged. The one place where all men truly share the same rank, regardless of what kind of parasitic scum they were going in."

164 posted on 02/27/2017 2:03:40 PM PST by Mat_Helm
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To: diggerwillow

They play it all the time on the Golf Channel. Watched it many times. Really a good story. If you want to know how golf got so popular in America, check it out. RIP Bill Paxton.


165 posted on 02/27/2017 2:13:19 PM PST by fhayek
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To: rainee
will always watch it no matter what...


166 posted on 02/27/2017 2:17:33 PM PST by drewh
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To: MarkL
When "Twister" was still in the theaters, a Lee's Summit, MO family went to see the movie, and while they were out, their house was blown off its foundation by a "Microburst."

Yikes. Well, I have actually watched it under my said condition twice. Both times tornadoes landed within about 20 miles of my house. I got bigtime chills both times.

167 posted on 02/27/2017 5:40:49 PM PST by Slyfox (Where's Reagan when we need him? Look in the mirror - the spirit of The Gipper lives within you.)
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To: Bronzewound

Holy crap! Someone messed up severely. 61. Damn.

Game over, man. Game over.

RIP.


168 posted on 02/28/2017 9:45:31 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets; All

My motto is never make a conscious choice to go into a hospital. If i need emergency surgery i am already at big risk of dying. No other time am i setting foot in there.


169 posted on 02/28/2017 9:48:43 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

IE - Iatrogenic deaths.


170 posted on 02/28/2017 9:51:55 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

In Bills case

This year thousands of men will die following their doctor’s advice.

They killed off my father in law by scaring him into surgery.


171 posted on 02/28/2017 9:53:35 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: mewzilla

He wasn’t in an accident, so it was elective.

The thing is often the body can grow its own bypasses. Happened to my dad. Doc said at some point he had a very minor heart attack, he remembers the night where he had an issue, and the doc could see on his imaging his body created another artery to bypass the problem spot.


172 posted on 02/28/2017 9:58:41 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: MarkL

He got to know James Cameron in Terminator, and Cameron remembered him for a role when Aliens came up.


173 posted on 02/28/2017 10:00:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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