OT: Dan Gallagher DEAD
Colin Plant
Now I wished I'd taped those Shootout episodes last year. Damn.
But seriously, he was always a pleasant guy.
I remember him back when he used to host that show Test Pattern on
MuchMusic where you could win a toaster.
Last paragraph really was a bummer. Maybe I'll go get myself some
chicken wings right now. Yah, that's the ticket.
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Dan Gallagher Dead At 43
TV, Radio Personality Was Suffering From Pneumonia
TORONTO, Posted 12:10 p.m. EST January 21, 2001 -- Toronto TV and radio
personality Dan Gallagher -- described by friends as generous and fun
with a "bigger-than-life" attitude -- has died after a brief illness. He
was 43.
His brother, Brett Gallagher, found him dead in the living room of his
east Toronto house Saturday afternoon.
Police don't suspect foul play. They said Gallagher likely died of
natural causes. An autopsy was scheduled for Sunday.
Colleagues said Gallagher had been ailing while on a trip to Barbados
two weeks ago and he told friends this week that he was suffering from
pneumonia.
"We heard he was feeling better and were expecting him to show up to do
his show in the afternoon and when he didn't show or answer calls, his
brother Brett went to his house," said Bill Carroll, CFRB news director
and a longtime friend of Gallagher. "There was no answer so he called
the cops to break in."
Gallagher's career began as a DJ at the Bullring Pub on the University
of Guelph Campus. Soon after he began working in a promotional capacity
for Labatt Breweries, before moving to CBC to host a rock `n' roll show.
Not long after that, he and his partner, John Brunton, created a game
show called Test Pattern, of which 195 episodes were aired on MuchMusic.
Shortly after that he became a veejay for MuchMusic and hosted the Pepsi
Power Hour.
After leaving MuchMusic, he once again returned to CBC as host of Dan
Gallagher's Video Hits. He had several acting stints on Canadian
productions over they years, including Kids in The Hall and Street
Legal. He also spent a season hosting Hockey Night in Canada's The Shoot
Out.
He also fronted a radio talk-show on Toronto's Talk 640. For the last
year and a half he has been hosting a weekend show that included the
Travel Show, Tech Talk and Home Improvement on Toronto's CFRB 1010.
"It's funny, in person, he was the same way he was on TV and radio,"
Carroll said. "He was outgoing; bigger than life. You never really saw
him down. And he had an extremely generous nature, he was the guy who
was always there for you."
Carroll met Gallagher when they were both secondary students at Stephen
Leacock C.I. in the mid-1970s.
"They have this great TV production program and we were both there for
that," Carroll said. "But he's the kind of guy you like right from the
start."
Carroll fondly recalled work Gallagher did for the student council.
"He booked bands, and I remember overhearing him with all the confidence
of someone in their 40s booking gigs for the school and I knew I wanted
to know him better."
"If you remember the guy from TV, you remember a big man -- so a lot of
people will assume that had something to do with his death," Carroll
said. "But he's undergone a complete lifestyle change and lost a lot of
weight. He was eating really healthy. I think that's why this has come
as quite a shock to his family."
Jim Dandy
big man celebrity at an early age. If you're carrying 25 extra pounds and
you're in front of the camera, the bell tolls for thee.
James D.
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Dennis Prouse
"Jim Dandy" <a3a0...@telus.net> wrote in message
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> Well despite the fact that he had supposedly lost weight, there goes
another
> big man celebrity at an early age. If you're carrying 25 extra pounds and
> you're in front of the camera, the bell tolls for thee.
25 pounds? I could easily afford to lose 15, and I'm in no danger of dying.
Try 100 or so -- that's the range Dan was in. This is a sad story.
I'm glad I have my gear to go to the gym today. Everytime I hear these
stories about John Candy, Chris Farley, etc., it makes me run just a little
harder on the treadmill.
Jim Dandy
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>
> "Jim Dandy" <a3a0...@telus.net> wrote in message
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> > Well despite the fact that he had supposedly lost weight, there goes
> another
> > big man celebrity at an early age. If you're carrying 25 extra pounds
and
> > you're in front of the camera, the bell tolls for thee.
>
> 25 pounds? I could easily afford to lose 15, and I'm in no danger of
dying.
That's what they all say.
bong......... bong
db
Cowichan Bay Water Works
how long?? and there are a few others....Marlon Brando..he's quite large
now......I think one does need to pay attention to their health, of course,
but when its your time.....its your time!
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Mike McGillivray
-would- have taken up a lot of the net!
Mike
p.s. sorry if I offended anyone.
feeniksŠ
heavy, I'd imagine his illness in combination with his overall health
contributed here...
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merlinator
for a long time. Someone in a hockey game goes down and right away the play
by playman and the color man are diagnosing his injury. I always wonder of
the guys wife, girlfriend or family listening in while they go through the
litany of injuries he may have.
I feel much better now.
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Dennis Prouse
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> So, I guess he's off the prospect list for replacing Potvin. He
> -would- have taken up a lot of the net!
>
> Mike
>
> p.s. sorry if I offended anyone.
None taken. Seriously, I have always found big goalies tough to play
against psychologically -- they seem to take up a lot of net, and if they
just stay on their feet and play the angles, a lot of pucks just hit them.
You'll see a lot of big goalies be very successful at the beer league level
using this technique. At the pro level, where the puck movement is
unbelievable, it doesn't work quite as well...
feeniksŠ
remember, you know, when you get a group of regular people posting in one
place, that at any time, someone else might be reading. It goes with the
adage, "If you can't say something nice...."
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Jobber
Chicken Neck.....
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