Thomas Allen Heald 1972-2009
pedegars
People magazine to Tom's Abe Vigoda, I'm passing this along.
__________
RAPID CITY---Thomas "Tom" Heald, 37, Rapid City, died Monday, May 4,
2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 2, 1972, in
Rapid City, the son of Jim and Shirley (Johannes) Heald. He grew up in
Rapid City and graduated from Stevens High School in 1989. Tom worked
with his father as a survey assistant and was a columnist for the
Rapid City Weekly. He had been a member of the Senior DeMolay. Tom
loved playing trivia games and contests, liked working with his
computer and watching movies.
__________
Complete obit at funeral home home page:
<http://www.osheimschmidt.com/index.cfm>
Obit link currently above "Bubbles" Jensen--somehow, I think Tom would
approve. :)
Direct link to obit page:
<http://snurl.com/hjdw9>
And the obit from the Rapid City Journal (hosted online at
Legacy.com):
<http://www.legacy.com/rapidcity/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonID=126998207>
Pollak, Melissa F.
I'm in shock.
Jon Delfin
Joe Coughlin
David Bruggeman
This sucks.
David
Jim Ellwanger
--
Jim Ellwanger <trai...@ellwanger.tv>
<http://www.ellwanger.tv>
Bryan
Kevin M.
where people who have never actually met get to know one another. Tom
has been one of my closest internet friends for nearly a decade. He
had the keenest, most razor sharp wit I have ever encountered, and he
regularly kicked my ass in Scrabble. You wouldn't think that you could
be emotionally rocked by the death of someone you've never met, but...
Kevin M. (RPCV)
Pete Ahles
Let me add my condolences to Tom's family.
bway...@gmail.com
> RIP Tom Heald... a modern invention is the "internet friendship,"
> where people who have never actually met get to know one another. Tom
> has been one of my closest internet friends for nearly a decade. He
> had the keenest, most razor sharp wit I have ever encountered, and he
> regularly kicked my ass in Scrabble. You wouldn't think that you could
> be emotionally rocked by the death of someone you've never met, but...
Tom made the internet - or at least our little corner of it - a
happier, friendlier place.
-Tim
Jay Lewis
I'm shocked. My condolences to friends and family alike.
--
QWIZX.com - A little bit of everything
Karla Robinson
Dino R. Alexander
He'll be in our thoughts.
~C
From: "pedegars" <redst...@gmail.com>
To: "TVorNotTV" <tvor...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 5:57 AM
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Thomas Allen Heald 1972-2009
>
Mark J.
On May 7, 4:57 am, pedegars <redstate...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have not seen this posted here previously, so at the risk of playing
> People magazine to Tom's Abe Vigoda, I'm passing this along.
>
> __________
> RAPID CITY---Thomas "Tom" Heald, 37, Rapid City, died Monday, May 4,
> 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 2, 1972, in
> Rapid City, the son of Jim and Shirley (Johannes) Heald. He grew up in
> Rapid City and graduated from Stevens High School in 1989. Tom worked
> with his father as a survey assistant and was a columnist for the
> Rapid City Weekly. He had been a member of the Senior DeMolay. Tom
> loved playing trivia games and contests, liked working with his
> computer and watching movies.
First Randy Amasia (on another Internet community), now this, even
though I never met Tom in person and didn't carry on any great off
list chat with him.
Much condolences to his family. Maybe Billy Joel is right.
Terry Knab
should I post up there? Please advise ASAP...and we'll have something up
this afternoon.
Jay Lewis
> Okay guys, I have control over tomalhe.com and his related websites...what
> should I post up there?
How about what's up at http://www.tvornottv.net
Terry Knab
-----Original Message-----
From: tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jay Lewis
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:50 AM
To: tvor...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Thomas Allen Heald 1972-2009
Terry Knab
I've hosted most of Tom's web projects for the last few years and never
charged him a dime for it, on my servers and to properly change it.
I'll try in the next few days to figure out what to do with his sites and so
on...
-----Original Message-----
From: tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jay Lewis
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:50 AM
To: tvor...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Thomas Allen Heald 1972-2009
Joe Hass
Condolences don't do this justice.
> where people who have never actually met get to know one another. Tom
> has been one of my closest internet friends for nearly a decade. He
> had the keenest, most razor sharp wit I have ever encountered, and he
> regularly kicked my ass in Scrabble. You wouldn't think that you could
> be emotionally rocked by the death of someone you've never met, but...
>
PGage
news. I never met Tom, but reading his posts regularly here for so
many years, it sure felt like I had. I will miss him here.
And (perhaps he would appreciate it) - Neil Avedon was found guilty
(one of the few of his questions I knew the answer to).
But the conversation has just begun...
Ben Scripps
>
> RIP Tom Heald... a modern invention is the "internet friendship,"
> where people who have never actually met get to know one another. Tom
> has been one of my closest internet friends for nearly a decade. He
> had the keenest, most razor sharp wit I have ever encountered, and he
> regularly kicked my ass in Scrabble. You wouldn't think that you could
> be emotionally rocked by the death of someone you've never met, but...
Hear, hear--with all due respect to the many good folk in this group,
there are exactly two people who could make me laugh out loud just
about every time they wrote something. One is Kevin. The other was
Tom. We really have lost more than we'll ever know.
--
--
Ben Scripps
bensc...@gmail.com
John Edwards
> where people who have never actually met get to know one another. Tom
> has been one of my closest internet friends for nearly a decade. He
> had the keenest, most razor sharp wit I have ever encountered, and he
> regularly kicked my ass in Scrabble. You wouldn't think that you could
> be emotionally rocked by the death of someone you've never met, but...
Agreed. I'm in total shock. I don't know that there is anything I can
say to add to what has been said. From the WNN list to the various
incarnations of this group, I've always enjoyed reading to and
laughing at his posts.
My condolences to his family.
John
--
John Edwards
I used to put quotes here.
Sean Healy
morning. And also lost for words. I also thought it must be a joke. I
guess you just never know what life is going to throw at you.
It will be a little sadder knowing that, aside from his direction as
"new chief" status of our community, The Remote Patrol and daily trivia
will not be return - no one could provide both a good laugh and summary
about tonight's TV like Tom could.
When I approached him over a year ago about setting up the tvornottv web
site, in every sense, Tom wanted to make it a community site -
maintained by what he calls his Brain Trust. And at the same time, he
did not want to distract from the mailing list.
I hope our little community can continue strongly in his honor.
And with that, I was the one who switched over the tvornottv.net home
page this morning. I thought a link to his last Remote Patrol was
appropriate. Hopefully, together, we can put up a more permanent
memorial on the web site at a later time... for now, we'll leave up the
test pattern.
Paul Murray
need to chime in.
As a Metafilter member, I'm thinking of the posts that only include a
single period, but that seems inadequate for someone who did so much
for this group.
RIP, Tom.
Steve Baxley
From: "Joe Hass" <hassg...@gmail.com>
To: "TVorNotTV" <tvor...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:45 AM
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Thomas Allen Heald 1972-2009
Wrecks
Patrol and Pridelets every single day for years and years. I don't
know anyone else who could do that.
I'm very sad. I may have to go home from work early today. I don't
think I can justify staying on the clock in my current state. I'm
just too distracted.
-Wrecks
Wrecks
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/kBMDSmraY3W0EIyLuQVELZek6huWYYco6PppacO7UoDlRoUXIzU5PZnVx6P_Mi7Na6EfGliPChYqqr9pE0p7Pocb_IeNBUPd/TOMMY.JPG
Kevin M.
> I'm very sad. I may have to go home from work early today. I don't
> think I can justify staying on the clock in my current state. I'm
> just too distracted.
A played hookie from teaching for a few hours this morning and walked
to the beach (a benefit of living and working in San Diego). Staring
out at the Pacific Ocean and breathing in the salt air, I think I have
mustered up the stamina to complete the rest of the work day. I'll try
to write something when I get home (writing usually helps me work
strong emotions through my system). I want to try to go through old IM
conversations, and pour through some of Tom's blogs and personal
e-mails he sent me... but I'm not ready for that yet.
--
Kevin M. (RPCV)
dsi...@yahoo.com
he'll really, really be missed and RIP.
--Dave Sikula
Ed Dravecky
--
Ed Dravecky III
http://www.fencon.org/
Ron
he would throw in a fake one -- just to see who was watching. I am
shocked and saddened and send my deepest sympathy to his loved ones,
and to all of us.
Ron Casalotti
Wayne, NJ
David Bruggeman
David
From: Ron <roncas...@gmail.com>
To: TVorNotTV <tvor...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2009 2:58:08 PM
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Thomas Allen Heald 1972-2009
Jennifer Gill
>>> David Bruggeman <bru...@yahoo.com> 5/7/2009 2:04 PM >>>
Tom Wolper
good TV and he did a great job of keeping the community together. I
hope his family knows how much we appreciate the things he has done.
Tom W
scruffy
world today.
hopefully he is enjoying an afterlife colortini with another tom.
Bob in Jersey
Ben Scripps, to Kevin M.:
> Hear, hear--with all due respect to the many good folk
> in this group, there are exactly two people who could
> make me laugh out loud just about every time they wrote
> something. One is Kevin. The other was Tom. We really
> have lost more than we'll ever know.
I almost fell out of my chair after seeing pedegars' original post.
Not that I read this list as often as certain sites based in or near
north Jersey, but I'll definitely second the part about LOL moments...Sir
Tom was always good for them.
This must have happened real damn suddenly...if I knew I had to go into
hospital, enough days out, I'd certainly have told someone on this and
the other lists I read, even if only privately...
And I'd have sworn he was closer to my age (mid/late 40s)...
--
BOB
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Karla:
>
> This is just awful. Has anyone told Aaron?
I did.
--
BOB
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Donz5
> Ben Scripps, to Kevin M.:
>
> > Hear, hear--with all due respect to the many good folk
> > in this group, there are exactly two people who could
> > make me laugh out loud just about every time they wrote
> > something. One is Kevin. The other was Tom. We really
> > have lost more than we'll ever know.
>
> I almost fell out of my chair after seeing pedegars' original post.
>
> Not that I read this list as often as certain sites based in or near
> north Jersey, but I'll definitely second the part about LOL moments...Sir
> Tom was always good for them.
>
> This must have happened real damn suddenly...if I knew I had to go into
> hospital, enough days out, I'd certainly have told someone on this and
> the other lists I read, even if only privately...
Any word as to cause of death?
Tom and I collaborated some in the late '90s with a daily "This Dave
in History" for which the boys at the Late Show web site had asked.
One day my dad was in town visiting, and out of the blue Tom called,
for reasons I don't remember; maybe to just say hello. We had never
talked before (or since), and when we did that day, it unfortunately
came at an inopportune time.
I finally saw a photo of him, and he didn't seem to be in the best of
shape.
Damn damn damn.
>
> And I'd have sworn he was closer to my age (mid/late 40s)...
>
> --
> BOB
> ____________________________________________________________
Bob in Jersey
You'd have to have joined that group to look at it. I wonder if he was
sole mod there...
--
BOB
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Michael
couldn't help feeling validated whenever Tom responded to one of my
feeble attempts at wit with a superior barb of his own. I'll be
missing everything he brought to the site. My sympathies and best
wishes to his family, friends and colleagues - even those friends and
colleagues who never met him face to face but were enriched by his
words.
>
> - Show quoted text -
Steve Timko
>
> Damn -- this is shocking news.
>
> Any word as to cause of death?
Maybe I'm in denial. I'd like to think he's pulling an Andy Kaufman on us.
Trevor Trevor
Not that I talk much on this list, but I'm almost speechless now.
Trevor
Jon Delfin
>On May 7, 3:48 pm, Bob in Jersey <bob.in.jer...@juno.com> wrote:
>> Ben Scripps, to Kevin M.:
>>
>> > Hear, hear--with all due respect to the many good folk
>> > in this group, there are exactly two people who could
>> > make me laugh out loud just about every time they wrote
>> > something. One is Kevin. The other was Tom. We really
>> > have lost more than we'll ever know.
>>
>> I almost fell out of my chair after seeing pedegars' original post.
>>
>> Not that I read this list as often as certain sites based in or near
>> north Jersey, but I'll definitely second the part about LOL moments...Sir
>> Tom was always good for them.
>>
>> This must have happened real damn suddenly...if I knew I had to go into
>> hospital, enough days out, I'd certainly have told someone on this and
>> the other lists I read, even if only privately...
>
>Damn -- this is shocking news.
>
>Any word as to cause of death?
Tom resisted sharing news of his medical state as best he could. Whenever he would say something about it, to me or to the list, that was significant. It's possible that he thought that whatever happened was just another situation, and that he would get past it as he had the others.
jd
Kevin M.
http://www.tvornottv.net/2009/05/07/thomas-allen-heald-1972-2009/
--
Kevin M. (RPCV)
K.M. Richards
the short time that I have been here, I looked forward to Tom's Remote
Patrol posts and I will miss his quirky sense of humor (which is so
close to mine that I "got" all of the jokes).
I shall miss him too.
KMR
PGage
>
> This was the best I could muster up. If nothing else, there is a great picture:
>
> http://www.tvornottv.net/2009/05/07/thomas-allen-heald-1972-2009/
Really nice Kevin. The Snyder benediction is just perfect. I they call
what I am now verklempt.
Brad Beam
From: "pedegars" <redst...@gmail.com>
> Complete obit at funeral home home page:
As we approach Mother's Day, my thoughts go out to Mother Heald.
Her appearances in "Remote Control" and in Tom's regular e-missives always
captured the inaneness and stupidity of that business we call TV. (A
Thursday quote -- "Why is 'Saturday Night Live' on tonight?")
She raised a son with a caustic wit that, more often than not, made us laugh
at ourselves more than the supposed target. ("Barney Frank doesn't want to
have sex with you either on REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER.") His measured
snarkiness stands as a testament to good parental guidance.
I can only guess that Mother Heald smiled, and perhaps chuckled, every time
Tom asked for permission to quote her in one of those interweb letters he
always sent out.
So to the Family Heald, my deepest condolences. From now on, it will be a
little more difficult to laugh, but a little easier to smile and remember.
And to Mother Heald, Happy Mother's Day. You raised two fine boys.
TAH
1972
2009
Pete Ahles
David Bruggeman wrote:
> One of the fake listings dealt with what Tom Snyder was doing in
> retirement. It got back to Tom S., he got a kick out of it and
> mentioned it on his website. Too bad I can't find it right now...
>
> David
>
>
I found it in [This Week at the TV Barn] 3/12/01
TOM SNYDER, at home in California
Mo 3/12 Dinner with The Companion
Tu 3/13 Frisbee(tm) in the park with Oliver
We 3/14 recount all $200,000 made during 1971 skyjacking as "D.B. Cooper"
Th 3/15 Grocery shopping, out of Ovaltine and Kiwi shoe polish
Fr 3/16 Take The Companion to a movie and complain about all the swearing,
leave halfway through, go home and pop "The Last Days of Pompeii" in the DVD
player. Man, they knew how to make movies back then, didn't they?
Sue Trowbridge
group, but I collaborated with Tom for many years on Aaron's TV Barn
newsletter and always admired his wit, though sometimes I must admit I
was a bit perturbed by his lack of punctuality in submitting his
content. But when it did arrive, I always got a smile out of his
clever contributions. I have gathered some of them below, for those of
you who remember when the lineups used to include "the fake one."
--Sue Trowbridge
OPRAH on VACATION, Harpo
Mo 1/2 You Go Girlfriend!
Tu 1/3 Wooooooooooooooo!
We 1/4 Oh Lordy.
Th 1/5 Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm.
Fr 1/6 Every busboy here gets a new car!
THE DAVID MORSE SHOW, Dot TV
Mo 6/26 .--. .- .-. .. ... / .... .. .-.. - --- -.
--..-- / ... .... ..
. .-.. -.. ... / .- -. -.. / -.-- .- .-. -. . .-.. .-..
Tu 6/27 . .-.. .- -.-- -. . / -... --- --- ... .-.. . .-. --..-- / .-.
.. -.-. .... .- .-. -.. / .... .- -. -.. .- .-..
We 6/28 .--- --- -. / -.. . .-.. ..-. .. -. --..-- / -.- . ...- ..
-. /
... .--. .- -.-. . -.--
Th 6/29 -- .- .-. .. --- / -.-. .- -. - --- -. . --..-- / ...
- ..- .--.
.. -.. / .... ..- -- .- -. / - .-. .. -.-. -.- ...
Fr 6/30 .--- .- -.-. -.- / .... .- -. -. .- / .- -.
-.. / .- / ..-. .-..
--- -.-. -.- / --- ..-. / ... . .- --. ..- .-.. .-.. ...
THE PAT ROBERTSON WEATHER REPORT, 700 CLUB
Mo 7/10 Sunny, highs in the 70s, the anti-Christ is Jewish.
Tu 7/11 Partly cloudy with a 20% chance that a plague of locusts will
strike Venezuela.
We 7/12 Rain showers in the evening, The Smurfs are promoting
communism.
Th 7/13 Hurricanes will strike anyone who doesn't drink my energy
shakes.
Fr 7/14 It will be gusty and humid most of the day, oh wait, that's
just
me.
SITCOM, TVLand
Mo 7/17 Jack has to pretend he's married to Aunt Bea to inherit Mr.
Drummond's millions.
Tu 7/18 Lucy and Meathead try to win a talent contest to pay for the
inscription on their parent's anniversary gift.
We 7/19 Cliff, Norm, and Balki try to prevent the governor from eating
the poisoned salsa.
Th 7/20 Rob and Lumpy practice rushing to the hospital.
Fr 7/21 Cousin Itt and Commissioner Gordon date the Pigeon Sisters
NIP / TAYLOR, FX
Mo 9/11 After separating a pair of conjoined twins, Dr. Taylor showers
them with shopping bags filled with confetti.
Tu 9/12 Dr. Taylor's torturous affair with a porn star heats to a
boil,
in which he showers her with shopping bags filled with confetti.
We 9/13 After failing to remove a 900-pound-woman from her vinyl sofa,
Dr. Taylor showers her with 10 shopping bags filled with confetti.
Th 9/14 While performing emergency surgery on Columbian drug mules,
Dr.
Taylor discovers that he's been set up and the contents of the
otherwise
gorgeous Sheila's stomach is two bags worth of confetti.
Fr 9/15 After being cleared as a suspect in the infamous "Clutter"
serial glitterings, Dr. Taylor wakes to find his gold lame boxer
briefs
jammed in a paper shredder.
THE WAR ON , Fox News Channel
Mo 12/26 Kwanzaa
Tu 12/27 Valentine's Day
We 12/28 White Males
Th 12/29 Drugs
Fr 12/30 Wars
Karla Robinson
We miss seeing you round these parts, ma'am. Thanks for stopping by.
KR
Bryan
Bryan
It says this on the funeral home website:
Memorials have been established for the American Diabetes Association and the American
Heart Association.
Tim Northrup
Strange how one can become so connected to someone you've never met,
and don't really "know", but I will miss him terribly.
-- Tim
David Bruggeman
Pollak, Melissa F.
I'm curious. Did anyone ever meet Tom? I probably exchanged only a
handful of emails with him over the years. And yet I've been so sad
today, as if I actually knew him. I will miss his posts which almost
always put a smile on my face. He was such an integral part of this
group that I don't think it will ever be the same.
-----Original Message-----
From: tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Kevin M.
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 7:32 PM
To: tvor...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Thomas Allen Heald 1972-2009
Joe Coughlin
Excellent. Unfortunately, Colortini.com, which I think had Tom S.'s response, is in the ether. From what I remember, people didn't catch on to the "And the Fake One" and contacted Snyder. He read the listings and gave a nice note to Mr. Heald.
Said Snyder at the time:
"I've had several inquiries about a new show I am
supposedly doing for late night. A writer named Tom
Heald wrote some material for a websire named
TVBarn.com. It is run by Aaron Barnhart, who is the
television critic for the Kansas City Star. Mr. Heald, as a
joke, ran a schedule of shows entitled "Tom Snyder, At
Home in California." The topics ranged from "Dinner
with The Companion" to "Frisbee in the Park with
Oliver." Some people got the joke. But some thought it
was for real. I am here to tell you that it isn't. However,
I am not at all peeved at Mr. Heald. Seven years ago a
television writer for the New York Daily News, named
David Bianculli, playfully suggested that CBS put me on
after Dave Letterman. Had he not done that the
LateLateShow probably would never have happened."
You can also listen to a 2006 episode of Paul Goebel's King of TV podcast where Tom called in. You can find that here:
http://handheldcomedy.com/index.php?task=mf&id=174
From: Pete Ahles <pah...@comcast.net>
David Bruggeman wrote:
> One of the fake listings dealt with what Tom Snyder was doing in
> retirement. It got back to Tom S., he got a kick out of it and
> mentioned it on his website. Too bad I can't find it right now...
>
> David
>
>
I found it in [This Week at the TV Barn] 3/12/01
TOM SNYDER, at home in California
Mo 3/12 Dinner with The Companion
Tu 3/13 Frisbee(tm) in the park with Oliver
We 3/14 recount all $200,000 made during 1971 skyjacking as "D.B. Cooper"
Th 3/15 Grocery shopping, out of Ovaltine and Kiwi shoe polish
Fr 3/16 Take The Companion to a movie and complain about all the swearing,
leave halfway through, go home and pop "The Last Days of Pompeii" in the DVD
player. Man, they knew how to make movies back then, didn't they?
--
+++++++++++++++
Joe Coughlin
Happy Accidents
http://inturnaround.vox.com
Donz5
> A beautiful tribute, Kevin.
>
> I'm curious. Did anyone ever meet Tom? I probably exchanged only a
> handful of emails with him over the years. And yet I've been so sad
> today, as if I actually knew him. I will miss his posts which almost
> always put a smile on my face. He was such an integral part of this
> group that I don't think it will ever be the same.
http://picasaweb.google.com/tvbarn/TomHeald?feat=directlink
sall...@gmail.com
> Oh my God. How long can I stay in the "denial" phase?
Let's see who can do so the longest.
It simply cannot be true. It's another of Tom's jokes, right? He'd do
anything to get out of writing more Remote Patrols during sweeps,
right?
Sally
David Lynch
not two, but three threads on a forum I frequent (they landed in three
different subforums.)
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 04:57, pedegars <redst...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have not seen this posted here previously, so at the risk of playing
> People magazine to Tom's Abe Vigoda, I'm passing this along.
>
> __________
> RAPID CITY---Thomas "Tom" Heald, 37, Rapid City, died Monday, May 4,
> 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 2, 1972, in
> Rapid City, the son of Jim and Shirley (Johannes) Heald. He grew up in
> Rapid City and graduated from Stevens High School in 1989. Tom worked
> with his father as a survey assistant and was a columnist for the
> Rapid City Weekly. He had been a member of the Senior DeMolay. Tom
> loved playing trivia games and contests, liked working with his
> computer and watching movies.
> __________
>
>
> Obit link currently above "Bubbles" Jensen--somehow, I think Tom would
> approve. :)
>
> Direct link to obit page:
>
> <http://snurl.com/hjdw9>
>
> And the obit from the Rapid City Journal (hosted online at
> Legacy.com):
>
> <http://www.legacy.com/rapidcity/Obituaries.asp?
> Page=LifeStory&PersonID=126998207>
>
>
> >
>
David J. Lynch
djl...@gmail.com
Jon Delfin
>A beautiful tribute, Kevin.
>
>I'm curious. Did anyone ever meet Tom?
[raising my hand]
Tom came to NYC for a conference a few years ago, and in between workshops, he found his way to the Upper West Side. How you imagine him from his writing, that's ... well, that's exactly who he was in person. Funny and cynical and insightful. Editing the Remote Patrol/TV Picks columns meant a lot of back and forth with him, and I miss that.
Thanks to Kevin from me as well.
jd
Doug Eastick
10+ years of only getting half of his written wit. damn.
televisiongirl
Kevin M.
to this single thread (over 60 posts) about Thomas Allen Heald. Aaron
Barnhart was kind enough to link to what I wrote on the TVorNotTV
website, and he twitted (twittered? tweaked? twatted?) that he would
write about Tom tomorrow over at TV Barn.
It was heartwarming that so many people appreciated what I wrote, but
in the end, it speaks more about Tom than me. Looking at the log, Tom
posted 5332 times to this message board. The second most frequent
contributor is still 2000 posts behind him, so we as a group have some
mighty big shoes to fill.
Tom's desire for both the website and this message board was to have a
place where a wide ranging group of TV watchers could share their
thoughts and debate ideas about the state of the medium. I hope we as
a group can continue that tradition.
And "According to Jim" is one of the worst shows in the history of
television. It is apropos of nothing, but I think Tom would want that
said.
--
Kevin M. (RPCV)
Trevor Trevor
Michael
eulogy. It's helping me to process this sadness - a little.
Terry Knab
Earlier today, I contacted Barry Mitchell (The accordion guy from WNN) and notified him. He in turn notified ABC who requested a photo of Tom, and I got him one to give to ABC. In all likelihood, WNN will be airing something about this tonight, so be on the lookout for it.
From:
tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of televisiongirl
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:11 PM
To: tvor...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Thomas Allen Heald 1972-2009
This is just so sad. So sorry for his family, his friends on and off line - this is so awful.
Terry Knab
World News Now did indeed air a tribute to Tom…and I have the clip uploading to YouTube as I’m typing this.
It was very classy and fitting =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTDrGTY6S38 (its still processing, but should be available in a few minutes)
Wrecks
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/EzZsVLTidOVFB0Q4UT8HMg?feat=directlink
Kevin M.
> World News Now did indeed air a tribute to Tom…and I have the clip uploading
> to YouTube as I’m typing this.
>
>
>
> It was very classy and fitting =)
>
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTDrGTY6S38 (its still processing, but
> should be available in a few minutes)
One of Tom's most prized possessions is the hat seen in the clip.
Given to him by one of the folks behind the TV series "Night Court,"
the hat was actually used in an episode of the show where Judge Stone
found himself locked up in a holding cell surrounded by men who all
thought they were Napoleon.
--
Kevin M. (RPCV)
Donz5
truly seemed to appreciate Tom's enthusiasm.
PGage
> to YouTube as I’m typing this.
> It was very classy and fitting =)
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTDrGTY6S38
Very nice.
The sign-off is particularly sweet and surprisingly moving. If you
watch it, be sure to stay all the way through past the end of the
Accordian song.
Ed Dravecky
> TOM SNYDER, at home in California
> Mo 3/12 Dinner with The Companion
> Tu 3/13 Frisbee(tm) in the park with Oliver
> We 3/14 recount all $200,000 made during 1971 skyjacking as "D.B. Cooper"
> Th 3/15 Grocery shopping, out of Ovaltine and Kiwi shoe polish
> Fr 3/16 Take The Companion to a movie and complain about all the swearing,
> leave halfway through, go home and pop "The Last Days of Pompeii" in the DVD
> player. Man, they knew how to make movies back then, didn't they?
Oh, I needed that laugh. I need to find a way to work 'recount all
$200,000 made during 1971 skyjacking as "D.B. Cooper"' into future
to-do lists, project plans, and meeting agendas.
--
Ed Dravecky III
http://www.fencon.org/
JW
> to YouTube as I'm typing this.
>
> It was very classy and fitting =)
>
> should be available in a few minutes)
Thanks, Terry.
stan
Tom's jokes.
-Stan
Wesley McGee
Sad...
I rather feel guilty for not contributing anything to the site, even though he invited me to do so when it launched.
Bryan
Terry Knab
of Dick Clark hosting Who wants to be a Millionaire.
It actually got Dick Clark himself by surprise!
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From: tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Ron
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 1:58 PM
To: TVorNotTV
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Thomas Allen Heald 1972-2009
OMG! I remember when he first started helping out with TV listings and
he would throw in a fake one -- just to see who was watching. I am
shocked and saddened and send my deepest sympathy to his loved ones,
and to all of us.
Ron Casalotti
Wayne, NJ
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Kelly Hughes
Kevin M.
I have not seen this posted here previously, so at the risk of playing
People magazine to Tom's Abe Vigoda, I'm passing this along.
__________
RAPID CITY---Thomas "Tom" Heald, 37, Rapid City, died Monday, May 4,
2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 2, 1972, in
Rapid City, the son of Jim and Shirley (Johannes) Heald. He grew up in
Rapid City and graduated from Stevens High School in 1989. Tom worked
with his father as a survey assistant and was a columnist for the
Rapid City Weekly. He had been a member of the Senior DeMolay. Tom
loved playing trivia games and contests, liked working with his
computer and watching movies.
__________
Complete obit at funeral home home page:
<http://www.osheimschmidt.com/index.cfm>
Obit link currently above "Bubbles" Jensen--somehow, I think Tom would
approve. :)
Direct link to obit page:
<http://snurl.com/hjdw9>
And the obit from the Rapid City Journal (hosted online at
Legacy.com):
<http://www.legacy.com/rapidcity/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonID=126998207>
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Thanks for the reminder - I do love that phrase about the conversation continuing. Not at all a bad epitaph.Was there a published remembrance somewhere on the internet this weekend?
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From: 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com]
>My thanks, in particular, to those who have continued the haikus.
Thank you for appreciating the effort.
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