another great one has passed….RIP.

Ex-Harlem Globetrotters star Meadowlark Lemon dies

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Meadowlark Lemon, the “clown prince” of basketball’s barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters, whose blend of hook shots and humor brought joy to millions of fans around the world, has died. He was 83.

Lemon’s wife and daughter confirmed to the team that he died Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz., Globetrotters spokesman Brett Meister said Monday. Meister did not know the cause of death.

Though skilled enough to play professionally, Lemon instead wanted to entertain, his dream of playing for the Globetrotters hatched after watching a newsreel of the all-black team at a cinema house when he was 11.

Lemon ended up becoming arguably its most popular player, a showman known as much for his confetti-in-the-water-bucket routine and slapstick comedy as his half-court hook shots and no-look, behind-the-back passes.

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and watch out for the Christmas Kangaroo, just like last year (and every year before)!

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hoping to over the christmas break, hoping to also avoid spoilers in the meantime!

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Wow. I think she’d be more powerful than Charlton Heston and Will Smith combined!

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I love it – Frosty Tree Kaiju!

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I’ve now lived in Seattle over 20 years (doh! twenty!) and have seen many bands (kind of a ‘Seattle requirement’, similar to having work to do with technology or building airplanes, and drinking a LOT of coffee) – but aside from visiting bands from other places, there have been a few local bands that rose way above the pack. Manooghi hi was definitely one of them, but only 1.5 albums came out and they seem to have disappeared….I think the drummer lives in SF, I have seen one of the singers around locally but not sure about the rest….sad…. 🙁

here’s one from their prime…besides the links above from when we saw them live – got to see them at least 3-4 times, so that was at least something……

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I watched a bunch of these on YT earlier this week – these two were by far the funniest….

looks like a 20th anniversary special is coming up in Jan….cool!

‘MADtv’ 20th Anniversary Reunion Special Happening This January

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Wally *always* wins. 🙂

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The Coin-Op Comeback: Classic Arcades Get an Extra Life

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