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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 12:31 PM

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Robert Stack, the guy who made all those stories of female abduction creepy on Unsolved Mystery, is dead at the age of 85 of heart failure. This is really sad. I used to watch Unsolved Mysteries every Sunday night (or whenever it came on). The show actually introduced me to my terror of aliens, ghosts, and big foots...feet (?). This is shocking...and pretty sad.

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 12:48 PM

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he needs YOUR help to figure out how this happened...

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 2:54 PM

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he needs YOUR help to figure out how this happened...

classic. a more perfect response does not exist...

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 4:15 PM

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*takes a bow*

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Posted Friday, May 16, 2003 at 6:43 AM

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i used to watch that show ALL of the time when i was little and it didnt scare me one bit. but as i got older it did start to scare me and i cant watch it to this day.

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Posted Friday, May 16, 2003 at 7:11 AM

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We also must not forget Robert Stack's other great contributions, namely his contribution to American film when he portrayed the voice of Ultra Magnus in Transformers the Movie.

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Posted Friday, May 16, 2003 at 7:25 AM

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The IMDB also has him credited with the following:

Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) .... Dr. Ellison [a personal favorite of mine]
Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996) (voice) .... Agent Flemming
Caddyshack II (1988) .... Chandler Young [not as good as the original]
and
Airplane! (1980) .... Capt. Rex Kramer [that honky mofo messin' wit' mah ole lady best be runnin' cold upside his head, pretty J!]

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Posted Friday, May 16, 2003 at 8:34 AM

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holy shit! unsolved mysteries comes on lifetime. im obsessed with lifetime. therefore, i mourn.

thank you for being a friend.

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Posted Friday, May 16, 2003 at 11:31 AM

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... and we shan't forget his watershed performance in Sirk's Written on the Wind... simply amazing.

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Posted Friday, May 16, 2003 at 1:59 PM

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That bastard owed me $15...

We'll miss you Mr. Hooper.

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Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at 11:14 PM

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What ever happened to MikeD? Has he been on the board lately? I just thought about it and decided that only the ghost of Robert Stack may be able to help us.

(Edited by richarddawson at 10:15 pm on May. 21, 2003)

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Posted Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 12:11 AM

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What ever happened to MikeD? Has he been on the board lately? I just thought about it and decided that only the ghost of Robert Stack may be able to help us.

Well...if Robert Stack is involved, that means that Mike D has either been...

A. Kidnapped by his agro-male ex-lover!
B. Abducted by aliens after investigating that strange light in the backyard of his trailor!
C. Shocked into a coma after seeing the ghosts of the indians whose graveyard was demolished when his trailor moved in!
D. Mauled by Big Foot!
or...
E. Reunited with his Austrian birth mother!

Unsolved Mysteries rocked.

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Posted Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 12:13 AM

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Well...if Robert Stack is involved, that means that Mike D has either been...

A. Kidnapped by his agro-male ex-lover!
B. Abducted by aliens after investigating that strange light in the backyard of his trailor!
C. Shocked into a coma after seeing the ghosts of the indians whose graveyard was demolished when his trailor moved in!
D. Mauled by Big Foot!
or...
E. Reunited with his Austrian birth mother!

Unsolved Mysteries rocked.

I chose A, though I almost went with B.

(Edited by richarddawson at 11:14 pm on May. 21, 2003)

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Posted Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 10:25 AM

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Sorry to ruin your fun, but I saw him at the Verde/Jetpack show last thursday. I believe he said he was on his way to Vegas the next day. Or maybe it was NOLA... I think JC is also involved in this vaccation in some way.

I miss them both deeply and hope they come back soon.

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Posted Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 11:49 AM

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I believe he said he was on his way to Vegas the next day. Or maybe it was NOLA... I think JC is also involved in this vaccation in some way.

Mmhmm, just as we suspected.

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Posted Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 12:43 PM

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No, JC is in Vegas. I saw Mike last night and harassed him to post. I'm sure we'll be hearing from him soon.

I TOTALLY AGREE!

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Posted Friday, May 23, 2003 at 11:54 AM

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I'm back. I flew to New Orleans and stayed there for 2 days and two nights, then drove from New Orleans to Las Vegas, which took 3 days, then spent two days and two nights in Las Vegas. I had a great time, but I'm glad to be back home. I missed you guys!

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Posted Friday, May 23, 2003 at 11:58 AM

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Sorry to ruin your fun, but I saw him at the Verde/Jetpack show last thursday. I believe he said he was on his way to Vegas the next day. Or maybe it was NOLA... I think JC is also involved in this vaccation in some way.

I miss them both deeply and hope they come back soon.

Ditto. I've been trying to get in touch with lw for a couple of weeks. Now, I know. Thanks for the clarification.