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Rest In Peace, Bernie Mac.
RIP BMac! Heaven just got a little more entertaining.
Bernie Mac will truly be missed. I consider him to be the best, most original, creative, and funniest of the Kings of Comedy. He made me cringe with his dirtiness and political-incorrectness, but most importantly, he made me laugh.
RIP, Bernie.
Dane Cooks stand up is hilarious. I am going to watch him on youtube right now!!
Rest in peace Bernie Mack.
I was in tears this morning when I heard the news. As a fellow Chicagoan, he will be missed. I just saw him about a month ago outside of Macys' and we spoke..
My husband works part time for the White Sox where he he has season tickets. My husband always says how down to earth he is and just plain nice (and a good tipper).
Damn, he was too young. Too young.
Best Mac routine in Kings of Comedy for me (shaking my head all the way going, ' you.so.wrong.Bernie'): How ' mutherfucker' could be used as a Noun, Verb and Adjective.
On the show- the funniest episode for me was when the little boy joined the gymnastics team, and he became "king of the ribbons!"
He led a good life, affected a lot of people- though not always perfect. He exists in perfection now.
RIP Bernie Mac
I have never heard of sarcodoidosis before Bernie, but apparently Black people are more prone to get it than whites and Black women are twice as likely to get it than Black men. How many people have heard of sarcoidosis before? From the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/health/c...
"This is primary an illness of adults in the 20- to 40-year-old range. African-Americans are more prone to the condition than whites (the incidence rate among blacks is 35.5 cases per 100,000; among whites it's 10.9 per 100,000). African-American women are twice as likely as African-American men to be struck with the illness."
me either. (??)
I went to Wiki. Unfortunately, this disorder has no known causative organism, which makes it more difficult to diagnose, although treatment is available. The term SARCO = flesh is a reference to the fleshy nodules which develop. The article mentioned, as was previously posted, the devastating effect of fatigue and sleeplessness on the condition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoidosis
Again, CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY!! GOD COMFORT!!
I will say this, brother was a hustler. He was getting gigs all over the place. Perhaps that was what wore him down and made him susceptible to sarcoidosis.
This makes me think about Robin Harris' shockingly early death, too.
What a waste.
I was recently recounting one of my favorite jokes from a comedy special he hosted on the early days of BET. He and Myra Jay were trading insults, and when she got her turn on stage, she said of Robin, "You know how people have 'Welcome' mats in front of their houses? Robin house so small, his mat just say, "Well, . . . ."
Doesn't translate so well typed out, but believe me, it was funny as hell.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_en_mo...
I am just in shock over this. I wonder whether he was sick when Obama told him his jokes were off-center...
I pray for him and his wife and children, and those adoptees he helped to raise.
" We got some whore's in this family" - The Obama fundraiser.
The others begin as geniuses...and then SELL OUT. That's why Eddie Murphy and his ilk are still around.
I'm sorry about Bernie. I wish his family peace. I'll go call my sis and tell her I love her, too.
Rest In Peace!
R.I.P.
Bernie was a hero to all of us. He remained true to where he came from and true to all of us. He made us think and was funny in a side-splitting way. He was able to maintain his dignity--always, and his sense of personal style was always impeccable. He will be greatly missed. My prayers are with his friends and family.
RIP Bernie. You'll be missed.
I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU MUTHAF@#$^&~!!!!
I was in tears of laughter even as I only understood every other word he said.
KICK IT!!
Bernie Mac dead at 50.
Damn.
Then his career took off, and when he did get his own show, he and Larry Wilmore (a producer and writer) decided to put together an original show. They did not shy away from the tragedy that often is in some families, such as his sister's drug use. Or the paranoid feelings that kick in when teenagers start dating, or what to do when your kid is a bit of a geek. He dropped the "Dumb Dad" routine that is so common in sitcoms, and became a Father Knows Best with attitude in an easy chair.
Although George Carlin was a very different type of stand-up, both he and Mac were originals. Both are gonna be missed. Thankfully, we have YouTube.
I know Jesse and Tavis are nervous right.
Those guys from the Uhuru movement better watch their backs.
I'm just sayin'
He/she is smoking Sherm.