Sad news on Paul Newman

Reportedly gravely ill with terminal lung cancer :'(

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/06/paul-newman-is.html

 

A man whose constitution as a human being matched his ability as a performer.

Best of wishes to him and his.

 

"The Hustler" . . . Best Picture, 1961.

What you say . . . it didn't win?

As Dick Cheney would say, "So?"

It should have.

 

I heard he was great in The Hustler.

 

. . . with George C. Scott being the baddest bad guy on film, and Jackie Gleason in his best film role. Unparalleled.

 

Paul Newman once taught me to drive a race car.
It was only a few laps, but it was pretty cool.
Made for a good story.

 

For all the major things he's been in, I've always had a soft spot for a little movie called "Nobody's Fool" that came out in 1994. Just always liked it.

 

. . . and I hope we can postpone that discussion, for a good while.

 

I can't believe he's 83. So so sad. :'(

 

Aw man ...

Newman's Own is one of our customers, so we used to get tickets to Watkins Glen when he raced there. Met him for the first time when I was 9 or 10, and you'd better believe I had a crush on him for a long time after that.

An e-mail sent by his spokesman neither confirms nor denies the rumor.

All the best to Paul and Joanne.

 

Damn, I'm eating a salad with some of his damn fine olive oil and vinegar dressing right now. Godspeed, Mr. Newman.