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Re: Broken Pipe - James Whitmore Dead at 87

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Ken Dixon

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Feb 6, 2009, 8:53:44 PM2/6/09
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Bill wrote:
> http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-james-whitmore7-2009feb07,0,1015401.story

He had a helluva run.
I think I'll put Them on the dvd tomorrow and have a bowl in his memory.

Ken in Miami

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smokeys...@gmail.com

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Feb 6, 2009, 9:34:03 PM2/6/09
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On Feb 6, 5:33 pm, Bill <blev...@fastmail.net> wrote:
> http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-james-whitmore7-2009feb0...

James Whitmore was a very fine actor, I remember him best from his
performance in the Shawshank Redemption as the old ex-con who couldn't
handle life outside the prison walls. R.I.P. and thanks for letting us
know, Bill.

Smokey

R. Alan Kirby

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Feb 6, 2009, 9:45:21 PM2/6/09
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A bowl of squadron leader in a ben wade bent pot,in honor of james
whitmore, he will be missed... Buddha.

bluewind

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Feb 6, 2009, 9:51:07 PM2/6/09
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James Whitmore was a fine actor, he was an all American. I still
enjoy his old movies, he was a classic.
I still remember when he did commercials for the Tinder Box back in
the 80's; around Christmas time for TV. He was sitting in his easy
chair smoking his pipe talking about the "simple pleasures," pipe
smoking being one of them.

RIP

Blue

Charles Potter

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Feb 6, 2009, 9:57:40 PM2/6/09
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Bill wrote:
> http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-james-whitmore7-2009feb07,0,1015401.story


I read the whole article and he had a great life. Thanks, Bill. I
remember him in the movies that were mentioned, and of course the
Miracle-Gro commercials. I'll smoke a bowl of Carter Hall in a large
Charatan's Make Freehand Relief in his honor.

Charles

Charles

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Feb 6, 2009, 10:07:21 PM2/6/09
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On Feb 6, 9:57 pm, Charles Potter <cpotter13...@netscape.com> wrote:
> Bill wrote:
> >http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-james-whitmore7-2009feb0...

>
> I read the whole article and he had a great life. Thanks, Bill. I
> remember him in the movies that were mentioned, and of course the
> Miracle-Gro commercials. I'll smoke a bowl of Carter Hall in a large
> Charatan's Make Freehand Relief in his honor.
>
> Charles

I've got all of the old Tinder Box Catalogs with him on the cover and
inside
discussing the joys of pipe smoking. Always enjoyed how he would
smoke
a pipe in a lot of his roles. A bowl of Abingdon in his honor.

Funn

NICHE541

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Feb 7, 2009, 12:06:25 AM2/7/09
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On Feb 6, 7:33 pm, Bill <blev...@fastmail.net> wrote:
> http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-james-whitmore7-2009feb0...

What a great career . I the most vivid memories I have of him are the
Sargent on Battleground and the TVspecial characters Will Rodgers,
Harry Truman and FDR and of course the old inmate on the Shawshank
Redemption. I salute him with a tin of Frog Morton on the Town in my
only Charatan.
John in the Indian Nations

Billy U

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Feb 7, 2009, 12:50:39 AM2/7/09
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Don't forget his appearance on The Twilight Zone!

RIP.

Paul Z

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Feb 7, 2009, 4:19:40 AM2/7/09
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On Feb 6, 7:33 pm, Bill <blev...@fastmail.net> wrote:
> http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-james-whitmore7-2009feb0...

I'll burn some tobacco in honor of his life later in the morning.

Paul Z

Briarroot

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Feb 7, 2009, 3:57:30 PM2/7/09
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Bill wrote:
> http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-james-whitmore7-2009feb07,0,1015401.story


A bowl in honor of a fine man, great actor, US Marine and ... a pipe
smoker! May he rest in peace.


Regards,

Tim Parker ... GL Pease - Barbary Coast in an Amphora blast bulldog

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totalitarianism." - Herman Hesse

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