Dick Clark dead at age 82

[JulesMaximus]

Finally!

No more seem him suffering on New Years Eve Live. It was painful watching him.

:thumbsup: Not that I ever watched that show but at least now I won't have to hear Howard Stern goofing on him the next day. :biggrin:

 

[FoBoT]

 

[UberNeuman]

After 82 seasons Dick Clark has been cancelled.

\rip

 

[Ichinisan]

Couldn't have been old age.

 

[Sinsear]

RIP

 

[Ichinisan]

Senselessly so.

I don't get it. How does this relate to the Dana Carvey sketch about Gerald Ford?

 

[lokiju]

Sad but he had a long life.

In other news Ryan Seacrest can now become the official New Years eve host, which honestly is long overdue.

 

[KK]

I noticed the last couple years he was slurring his words pretty bad, did he have a history of drinking issues? Atleast he probably had a DD I hope.

 

[SKORPI0]

I noticed the last couple years he was slurring his words pretty bad, did he have a history of drinking issues? Atleast he probably had a DD I hope.

He had a stroke Dec 2004. :whiste:

 

[CrackRabbit]

beaten to it.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

It had a good beat and I could dance to it...

I'll give it a 57.

:thumbsup:

The 'youts' have no idea what you mean.

 

[MotionMan]

RIP. It was indeed painful watching him deteriorate after his stroke.

The first few years after the stroke were a lot worse than recent years (My wife is a speech therapist, so I got the clinical description of his speech problems every year).

Ryan Seacrest must be crying shamelessly. ^_^

So true. LOL.

MotionMan

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[BabaBooey]

not a bad run. he had a good life.

I agree,he will be missed.

 

[ViRGE]

In other news Ryan Seacrest can now become the official New Years eve host, which honestly is long overdue.

It's more than just New Year's Eve. Seacrest is Clark's hand picked successor for his entire enterprise (or what hasn't been sold off, at least).

 

[amdhunter]

Damn.

 

[Perknose]

I don't get it. How does this relate to the Dana Carvey sketch about Gerald Ford?

Srsly? It's a long -running ATOT meme.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2152358&highlight=wolves

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=78430&highlight=wolves

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=23769007&postcount=16

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=22961&highlight=wolves

 

[yinan]

I always thought he was a robot or some kind of Disney animatronic.

 

[Fritzo]

Whoa.....maybe that's what the Mayans were talking about????

 

[Zedtom]

The American Bandstand would air live on Saturday mornings. In the late 1960's the 45 RPM record was the product of choice for a new single being released by a musical group. A group that had a new record could receive a huge boost to their sales by having it played on Dick Clark's show, or even better performing live, (lip synching ).

The show would generate publicity that preceded the release of the 45 on the next Monday. Record companies and promoters loved the exposure the dance show gave their performers.

 

[eplebnista]

May he RIP.