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Stage and screen star, Hal Holbrook. His portrayal of Mark Twain will always stand out. Definitely a fine, fine actor! To me, his most memorable performance was as Deep Throat in the excellent movie All The President's Men. Will never forget the one garage seen when he tells Robert Redford to "follow the money".
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Recall that he said if you want to live in a free society you may have to accept things you personally don't like.
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Inventor of recording studio boards generally acclaimed to be the best, Rupert Neve.
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I found him to be neither entertaining nor dynamic . . . just a boor.
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I found him to be neither entertaining nor dynamic . . . just a boor. But he definitely was well known! I found him to be entertaining, although I did not listen to him very much.
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Well known? So were Hitler and Manson . . . Just saying. 
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Well known? So were Hitler and Manson . . . Just saying.  As you say, "well known" is hardly a criteria that commands even the least bit of respect in and of itself, Trump being another example.
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Well known? So were Hitler and Manson . . . Just saying.  Yeah, and so were Jesus Christ, Moses, et all!
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Well known? So were Hitler and Manson . . . Just saying.  As you say, "well known" is hardly a criteria that commands even the least bit of respect in and of itself, Trump being another example. I sure did not imply that at all! But he was respected by some folks. Not everyone, but some. I have yet to see someone who is respected by everyone. Disagreements are common and good.
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Marty:
You did say that RL was ENTERTAINING. To me, "well known" and "entertaining" are not mutually inclusive (e.g Hitler, Manson).
If so, that is setting the bar very low as a standard for entertainment, IMHO.
P.S. FWIW, I would consider neither Jesus nor Moses to be "entertaining" in any way either (i.e. to use your examples).
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Marty:
You did say that RL was ENTERTAINING. To me, "well known" and "entertaining" are not mutually inclusive (e.g Hitler, Manson).
If so, that is setting the bar very low as a standard for entertainment, IMHO.
P.S. FWIW, I would consider neither Jesus nor Moses to be "entertaining" in any way either (i.e. to use your examples). While not mutually exclusive, WELL KNOWN and ENTERTAINING are not necessarily directly connected. As for Jesus and Moses, you just said that "well known" and "entertaining" are not mutually inclusive, but then you say "I would consider neither Jesus nor Moses to be "entertaining" in any way either". Unless you have a different definition of WELL KNOWN, obviously Jesus and Moses are well known. According to you, they are also entertaining.
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Well known? So were Hitler and Manson . . . Just saying.  As you say, "well known" is hardly a criteria that commands even the least bit of respect in and of itself, Trump being another example. I sure did not imply that at all! You'r quite right. Sorry for putting words in your mouth.
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Re: . . . not necessarily directly connected.
Marty:
That is what "NOT mutually inclusive" means . . . which is what I said in my earlier post.
I thought my point was stated clearly the first time, so I will leave at that.
(P.S. I stand by my original remark about Jesus and Moses which was limited to their "entertainment" value, not about how well known they may or may not be.)
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Be that as it may, I still stand by my original statement about Rush Limbaugh: He was not the most agreeable person in the world, but was certainly entertaining and dynamic. And by "agreeable", I mean that not everyone agreed with him. Fair enough. But there are others who found him to be entertaining and dynamic.
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I never had occasion to listen to Rush Limbaugh until I went to look after my dad when he was near his end. Fox News was on non-stop and I finally heard Limbaugh, whom my dad worshiped.
He defined the word vitriol for me, even if he was well-spoken and persuasive. I had to sneak into the other room to listen to a bit of Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon Days to calm myself.
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A literary person of many facets, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, dies at 101 years of age.
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