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Larry Viezel

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Oct 23, 2003, 1:04:30 AM10/23/03
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Fred "Rerun" Berry has died at age 52.

Of all the deaths this year, this one has me on the verge of tears. Fred
Berry's career was always about making people smile. Plain and simple. The
world has lost something that was dedicated to making it a happier place to be.

Hay hay hay :-(

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BertSchnik

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Oct 23, 2003, 1:29:41 AM10/23/03
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That sucks, I used to watch Whats Happening a lot when I was a kid. :(

RIP

Bill

PS Did'nt Dwayne say "Hay hay hay"?

Scott McDee

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Oct 23, 2003, 2:17:11 AM10/23/03
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In article <20031023012941...@mb-m29.aol.com>, berts...@aol.com
(BertSchnik) says...

Nope, that was Rerun.

Its funny, the news item on this also mentions he worked for
hollywoodiscalling.com

interesting site.

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BertSchnik

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Oct 23, 2003, 4:42:53 AM10/23/03
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< Nope, that was Rerun>

You sure? I always thought Rerun was the heavy guy, Rog was the guy with the
glasses and the snotty sister, and Dwaye always said "Hay hay hay" when he came
into the soda shop...

Curse my swiss-cheese memory! ARRGH!

Bill


Larry Viezel

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Oct 23, 2003, 8:32:52 AM10/23/03
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In article <20031023044253...@mb-m10.aol.com>, berts...@aol.com
(BertSchnik) says...

Dwayne Wayne always said it. But I remember eventually it was used as a general
purpose greeting from Rerun as well. When Fred Berry would call people at
hollywoodiscalling, he would often used that as his hello as well.

Larry.

L.A.var

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Oct 23, 2003, 6:48:20 PM10/23/03
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After marking down Wild & Untamed Things' next show date (10/31/2003) on a
calendar, Scott McDee <Mc...@ex-deliveryboy.com> proceeded to chug a beer and
then belch "The Star Spangled Banner" before babbling:
>
>the news item on this also mentions he worked for an interesting site.
>http://www.hollywoodiscalling.com
>

He was supposedly most recently seen in David Spade's "Child Star" movie, and
playing himself, I think. I was glad to see when they revived his original
series in syndication during the mid-'80s, he returned as Rerun for at least
the first(?) season of "What's Happening Now!"

Dying at age 52... Damn; that is WAY too young.


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Gwendolyn Ann Smith

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Oct 23, 2003, 7:13:31 PM10/23/03
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In article <1pcbtgj1fq1...@news.rockynewsgroup.org>,
L.A.var <La...@Sux2Bme.com> wrote:

> He was supposedly most recently seen in David Spade's "Child Star" movie, and
> playing himself, I think. I was glad to see when they revived his original
> series in syndication during the mid-'80s, he returned as Rerun for at least
> the first(?) season of "What's Happening Now!"
>
> Dying at age 52... Damn; that is WAY too young.

Jack Elam also passed away, today, at the age of 82. He was known for
his wandering eye and "tough guy" look, and made a career in westerns.

Cheers,
Gwen Smith

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L.A.var

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Oct 24, 2003, 12:20:30 PM10/24/03
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After marking down Wild & Untamed Things' next show date (10/31/2003) on a
calendar, Gwendolyn Ann Smith <gw...@gwensmith.com> proceeded to chug a beer and
then belch "The Star Spangled Banner" before babbling:
>
>Jack Elam also passed away, today, at the age of 82. He was known for his
>wandering eye and "tough guy" look, and made a career in westerns.
>

No shit?!? Damn! And I just saw him in a western last night...the 1973 flick,
"Pat Garret & Billy The Kid." Eerily enough, I couldn't help but to wonder if
he was still alive now. Guess I have my answer. :-\


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Tech Crew - Wild & Untamed Things (http://wut.rhps.org)
Laemmle's Fallbrook 7 Theatre - Fallbrook Ave. @ Vanowen St. in West Hills, CA.

(NEXT SHOW: NEXT FRIDAY--HALLOWEEN NIGHT, OCTOBER 31st!)

Gwendolyn Ann Smith

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Oct 24, 2003, 2:13:23 PM10/24/03
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In article <1qj9mz6hdiv...@news.rockynewsgroup.org>,
L.A.var <La...@Sux2Bme.com> wrote:

> >Jack Elam also passed away, today, at the age of 82. He was known for his
> >wandering eye and "tough guy" look, and made a career in westerns.
> >
>
> No shit?!? Damn! And I just saw him in a western last night...the 1973
> flick, "Pat Garret & Billy The Kid." Eerily enough, I couldn't help but to
> wonder if he was still alive now. Guess I have my answer. :-\

Sans fecal matter.

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Mark Tomaino

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Oct 25, 2003, 12:03:50 PM10/25/03
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I loved What's
Happenin.
He was also at Retrofest in 99 where our cast met him and watched a demo of his
dance troupe popping and locking. He also did an episode of
Star Date where he went out with a girl who was not associated with show
business and they filmed it....My company provided singles for that show. He
was talented and it amazed me his ability to move.

RIP
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Kevin

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Oct 26, 2003, 1:02:37 PM10/26/03
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So did anyone shout out "Hey Riff, show us Jack Elam" last night??
It was "show us Rerun" or "Johnny Cash" at the show in Flint MI.

Kevin

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