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Mune - Student  |
God speed Johnny. http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/23/carson.obit/index.html (CNN) -- Johnny Carson, host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" for nearly 30 years, died Sunday of emphysema. "He passed away this morning," Carson's nephew, Jeffrey Sotzing, told CNN. Carson, a longtime smoker, was 79 and had announced in 2002 that he was suffering from the disease. Carson was host of the late-night talk show from October 1, 1962, to May 22, 1992, taking over from Jack Paar and handing off to Jay Leno after 4,531 episodes. "It is a sad day for his family and for the country," "Late Show" host David Letterman said in a statement Sunday. "He was the best -- a star and a gentleman." Carson kept a low profile after leaving "The Tonight Show" in 1992. "He has been greatly missed since his retirement" Letterman said. "Thank God for videotapes and DVDs. In this regard, he will always be around." Born John William Carson on October 23, 1925, in Corning, Iowa, he is survived by his fourth wife, Alexis, and sons Christopher and Cory from his first marriage, to Joan "Jody" Wolcott. Another son, Richard, died in a car accident in 1991. Despite decades on television, Carson was never open publicly with the details of his personal life. "Nobody got to know him," said comedian Joan Rivers, who often substituted for Carson as a "Tonight Show" guest host. "He was very private." _______________ Captain Barkeep. This post was edited by Mune on Jan 24 2005 09:16pm. |
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Krytikyl - Student 
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Goodbye Johnny, You will be missed here on Earth. May the angels guide you on your way to that Great Tonight Show in heaven where you will keep all our lost loved ones laughing as you did here for so many years. God Speed Mr. Carson, God Speed. _______________ Padawan for life to Motrec. Godspeed to all that enter my realm. The human race is mentally slowing down, and it makes me sick. |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger 
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Never heard of the guy. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Tallepyon - Student 
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Devlin - Student 
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Yeah, I had just heard the sad news last night. Rest in peace Johnny, you'll be missed. _______________ Be at peace, and you will discover things you never dreamed possible. |
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Koyi Donita - Student 
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I missed him when he left T.V. and I'll miss him even more now that he's gone. God speed indeed to Johnny Carson. _______________ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Rom. 1:16 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Rom. 10:17 I love my babyface. Smilykrazy is my baby and I love her. ...Swimming through the void we hear the Word, we lose ourselves but we find it all... System Of A Down. 
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Jade Jedi - Retired 
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A great loss, Rest in Peace Johnny. _______________ *CLICKEH->Never risk the Fett Man|*Download my Saber here. Made by master craftsman Pink Floyd_Mintaka + his 2002 & 4000 comment's [Laz's 700th comment][BDKawika's 600th comment] & Owner of a TOWEL award!!|Master: Sared Padawans: Rage-Ball and Dante Eagle.|*Jade Jedi at The Jedi Academy Archives "There's only one Return and it's not of the King it's of the Jedi" Randal Clerks 2 The top 10 reasons why I procrastinate: 1. |
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Gradius - Ex-Student 
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Yeah, I saw it on CNN News webpage today. Rest in peace John. _______________ - Proud padawan of Kueller. - We really are at the beginning of it all. The trick, of course, is to make sure we never find the end. - Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything - <gen-e-sis-happy> Liek, you can train, liek, a n00b, but he'll just be a trained n00b... --> Wise words! - "daer SOE me likes your a company i am having your some money for letting me do stuff cos mes the best amd i do it all meself" - Slider |
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Dicemaster - Student 
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Rest in Peace johnny _______________ Dicemaster |
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