Bummer...

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I heard that last night and was bummed.

Rodney was a funny guy.....Caddyshack will always be remembered.

RIP Rodney Dangerfield.

funny guy, and he DID get respect.

My wife and I were happy for 20 years, then we met.

RIP

Died on the same day as my grandma. I wonder if they walked through the pearly gates together?

That sucks, Caddy Shack adn back to school are classics. I love this guy.......
I tell ya I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetery plot. The guy said, 'There goes the neighborhood!' "
"When I was born, I was so ugly that the doctor slapped my mother."
"When I started in show business, I played one club that was so far out, my act was reviewed in Field and Stream."
"Every time I get in an elevator, the operator says the same thing to me: 'Basement?' "
"When my parents got divorced, there was a custody fight over me. ... and no one showed up."
"I never got girls when I was a kid. One girl told me, 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. There was nobody home."
"When I was 3 years old, my parents got a dog. I was jealous of the dog, so they got rid of me."
"When we got married, the first thing my wife did was put everything under both names -- hers and her mother's."
"With my wife, I don't get no respect. The other night there was a knock on the front door. My wife told me to hide in the closet."
"With my wife, I get no respect. I fell asleep with a cigarette in my hand. She lit it."

I TELL YA I GET NO RESPECT..


GOT MY BOY A BB GUN FOR CHRISTMAS..


HE GOT ME A T SHIRT WITH A BULLS EYE ON THE BACK..


OH.. I TELL YA I GET NO RESPECT..


I GO TO THE DOCTOR , HE TELLS ME I AM FAT AND NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT..


I SAY I WANT ANOTHER OPINION ..


HE SAYS OK.. YOUR UGLY TOO..




RODNEY WAS THE KING..

Respect In Peace....

Originally posted by Rappin Mikey
Died on the same day as my grandma. I wonder if they walked through the pearly gates together?

Sorry to hear about your grandmother mikey

I caught a 30 pound striper last week and he was flopping around on the deck like a b#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g bronco. I asked him what are you doing trying to get away. He said hell no I am trying to get inot the fish box, I would never live it down if my friends found out I got caught by you. I tell ya I get no respect...:laughs:

I caught a striper last week on a home made popper. The thing was half way in his stomach. I said hey pretty good lure huh and he said no I was trying to swallow it whole so nobody couold see that I actually bite on this broom stick. I get no respect..





Rodney you were the king.

Mike my condolences go out to you and rick and the rest of your family !
as far as rodney
rodney was 82 years old ! and lived good through 81 of them . not too bad if you ask me seems pretty fair .

He was a comic original... that's for sure!

I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to see his act live a couple of times...

The guy was just plain hilarious!

I'll never forget about the way he used to hog tie hecklers during his act!

Rodney had an answer for just about everything!...

He will be missed as a comic legend.

He was the BEST............ A sad day....................

If the only movie he ever did was Caddyshack, he still would be considered one of the greatest. Best comedy ever.

Sorry to hear of your Grandmother's passing, Mike. My condolences to all.
We also lost Gordon Cooper this week. One of the original seven astronauts.

He will certainly be missed. Caddy Shack is a classic. Back to School was also pretty good. How about that " Triple Lindy " he pulled off.

"Hey, your dingy scratched my anchor"

copied from official rodney.com site




Comedy Legend Rodney Dangerfield Passes Away


LOS ANGELES---Beloved comedian Rodney Dangerfield passed away today at 1:20pm at UCLA Medical Center following a difficult recovery from heart valve replacement surgery performed on August 25. He was 82 years old. According to his doctors, Rodney suffered a small stroke post operatively and developed infectious and abdominal complications from which he did not recover.
The Dangerfield family extends their heartfelt thanks to Rodney's team of doctors, especially Dr. Hillel Laks, Dr. Jamie Moriguchi, and Dr. David Kelly as well as all of the devoted nurses in the Cardio Thoracic Intensive Care Unit at UCLA Medical Center who provided such fastidious and compassionate care.

Following his heart surgery, Dangerfield slipped into a coma. However, over the last week, he was showing early signs of neurological improvement due to the innovative Real Time EEG Neurofeedback sessions performed by specialist Margaret Ayers. Ayers was brought in on September 26 by Dangerfield's wife, Joan.

According to Joan Dangerfield, "What Margaret was able to accomplish with Rodney was truly astounding. When Rodney emerged, he kissed me, squeezed my hand, and smiled for his doctors. To her, I will be forever grateful for giving us those moments."

On his last day, Rodney was surrounded by his family, including his children, Brian and Melanie, his father-in-law Smokey, his niece Suzie and his wife, Joan. "As we were all gathered around his bedside, one of Rodney's favorite Frank Sinatra albums was playing in the room. Rodney slipped away during the song "Come Fly With Me."

Dangerfield has bravely faced some health challenges in recent years, including abdominal aortic aneurism surgery in 1992, a double-bypass heart surgery in March of 2000 and an operation three months later to correct another aneurysm. He also suffered a mild heart attack in November of 2001 just before his birthday. In addition, UCLA's chief of neurosurgery performed a rare extracranial-intracranial brain bypass on Dangerfield in April of 2003 to increase blood flow and lessen the risk of the recent heart valve replacement.

Born Jacob Cohen on November 22, 1921 in Babylon, Long Island, NY, the King of "No Respect" and classic one-liners began his career at the age of 15 when he started writing jokes. At 17, he started performing at amateur nights under the name "Jack Roy." At 19, he had two jobs, one as a comic who couldn't make a living, and the other as a singing waiter. Rodney traveled the comedy circuit for 10 years, but reluctantly gave up showbiz for a more stable income, selling aluminum siding.

It wasn't until the age of 40 that Dangerfield made the decision to relaunch his career as a performer and comedy writer for the second time. He spent his days in a business office and his nights working in New York clubs. Determined, Rodney opened his own club, the now famous Dangerfield's on First Avenue in Manhattan. One of the first comedy clubs, Dangerfield's was a huge success and, virtually paved the way for comedy club venues across the country. Rodney introduced many of today's comedy stars to live audiences and television for the first time on his HBO Young Comedians Specials such as Tim Allen, Roseanne, Jim Carrey, Sam Kinison, Jerry Seinfeld, Louie Anderson, Jeff Foxworthy, Bob Saget, Rita Rudner, Robert Townsend, Andy Kaufman, Bob Nelson, Andrew Dice Clay, Carol Leifer, and others.

Dangerfield's feature film credits include starring in the classic hit film comedy, "Caddyshack," as well as "Easy Money," which he co-wrote, the mega-hit "Back to School," (one of the first comedy features to gross over $100 million), and Paramount's "LadyBugs." Critics also praised his realistic portrayal as the "father from hell" in Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers." He went on to star in several other films, including "Meet Wally Sparks," "My Five Wives," "Little Nicky," with Adam Sandler ,and "The 4th Tenor."

Besides being a Las Vegas headliner for over 20 years, Dangerfield also made countless appearances on talk and television variety shows. His first big break was on the "Ed Sullivan Show" which he did 16 times. Rodney also appeared on "This is Your Life," "What's My Line," "The Dean Martin Show," "Saturday Night Live," and a record 70 times on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson." He has also appeared a record 28 times on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," being one of the only entertainers to have an open invitation to appear on the show. He has also appeared on "LateNight w/ Conan O'Brien," "The Simpsons," "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn," The Single Guy, "Home Improvement," among many others.

Rodney was the first entertainer to personally own a Website on the Internet, www.rodney.com. Launched in February of 1995, his state-of-the-art site has won numerous awards and distinctions as one of the most visited sites on the World Wide Web.

Prolific and active until his recent surgery, Dangerfield had made appearances on "Still Standing"(CBS), and "The Family Guy" (Fox Television). He also made a cameo appearance in the forthcoming 20th Century Fox feature, "The Onion." In addition, Rodney had also been the subject of a forthcoming documentary on his life, entitled "Rodney Exposed." He also took on the role of executive producer of the MGM remake of his blockbuster comedy, "Back to School."

Most recently, Rodney released his autobiography in June of this year, "It's Not Easy Bein' Me," A Lifetime of No Respect, but Plenty of Sex and Drugs (Harper/Collins) to rave reviews, becoming a national bestseller. Earlier this year, he had also sold the movie rights to the book. In addition, Dangerfield has recorded a special album of love songs, "Romeo Rodney," which was scheduled to be released on Valentine's Day of next year, only to surpass the famous gift of the airlifted hot tub he surprised his wife Joan with in 2003.

Dangerfield won a Grammy Award for his comedy album, "No Respect," and was the recipient of the "Lifetime Creative Achievement Award" from the 1994 American Comedy Awards and was recently honored with the "Comedy Idol Award" by Comedy Central. His famous trademark white shirt and red tie are on permanent display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

Dangerfield leaves his wife Joan (married since 1993), and two children from a previous marriage, Brian and Melanie, and 2 grandchildren, Joshua and Matthew. Memorial services are currently being planned in Los Angeles and will be announced shortly.

Lyrics to Come Fly With Me:
Come fly with me, let's fly let's fly away
If you can use, some exotic booze
There's a bar in far bombay
Come fly with me, we'll fly we'll fly away

Come fly with me, let's float down to peru
In lama land, there's a one man band
And he'll toot his flute for you
Come fly with me, we'll float down in the blue

Once I get you up there, where the air is rarefied
We'll just glide, starry eyed
Once I get you up there, I'll be holding you so near
You may here, angels cheer - because were together

Weather wise it's such a lovely day
You just say the words, and we'll beat the birds
Down to acapulco bay
It's perfect, for a flying honeymoon - they say
Come fly with me, we'll fly we'll fly away

My wife likes to talk during sex.......so she called me on the phone!:call:


:laughs: :bl: :hihi: :laugha: I think he was the funniest standup ever!:D

This one's for Rodney :cheers:

Someone should publish a book of his one-liners.

"My wife is so stupid she thought we had to get married again when we had our second child!"

"For our anniversary my wife said she wanted to go somewhere she's never been. So I took her to the kitchen."

"You knw my doctor - Dr. Vinnie Boom Batz"

R.I.P.