He was young. When I first started skating in 1996 Tracy was the man, fast, and a absolute booming shot....breaking plexi-glass with a roller puck is no small feat. Homeless since age 13 he lived in an abandon house on Lafayette Ave...somewhere West of Spring. He told me he was stealing electricity and had Nintendos hooked up in the house, which he would charge neighborhood kids to play. The roller hockey boom hit in the 90's due to the skyrocketing popularity of hockey and lack of ice rinks locally. Tracy was a fixture at All-American when it opened up...reffing...keeping stats...and playing, he lived in the rink. One night he climbed through the drop ceiling into the pro-shop and stole some things...probably because he needed gear and couldn't afford it, or needed money to eat. After that I saw him a few times between 1997 and 2010 when he moved into the Skatium, which was a shambles until he arrived and cleaned it up. For the last ten years he has been the guy there ....keeping stats....renting sound systems and recently he had installed 20 arcade games and was finally turning a profit off of them. I can't help but wonder if in another world he would have had health insurance and might have had his diabetes under control. Thanks for listening, he was one of a kind.
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402Sounds like he lived a full if not wholly satisfying life. Lots of people have the latter without the former.CaptSMRT wrote: Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:24 amHe was young. When I first started skating in 1996 Tracy was the man, fast, and a absolute booming shot....breaking plexi-glass with a roller puck is no small feat. Homeless since age 13 he lived in an abandon house on Lafayette Ave...somewhere West of Spring. He told me he was stealing electricity and had Nintendos hooked up in the house, which he would charge neighborhood kids to play. The roller hockey boom hit in the 90's due to the skyrocketing popularity of hockey and lack of ice rinks locally. Tracy was a fixture at All-American when it opened up...reffing...keeping stats...and playing, he lived in the rink. One night he climbed through the drop ceiling into the pro-shop and stole some things...probably because he needed gear and couldn't afford it, or needed money to eat. After that I saw him a few times between 1997 and 2010 when he moved into the Skatium, which was a shambles until he arrived and cleaned it up. For the last ten years he has been the guy there ....keeping stats....renting sound systems and recently he had installed 20 arcade games and was finally turning a profit off of them. I can't help but wonder if in another world he would have had health insurance and might have had his diabetes under control. Thanks for listening, he was one of a kind.
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403The ultimate Wipeout ... TMZ.com: Contestant Dies After Completing Course
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404...at the hospital. like the adage goes, "no one dies at Disneyland." probably stuck his corpsecicle in a dominos heat bag until the ambulance got there so he could die in the ER.
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405Surely you're not suggesting that the "2 paramedics on-site, plus a safety producer and paramedic coordinator" shared an extra-large specialty pie & a side of hot wings before they made a "delivery" to the closest ER?T.C. wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 7:18 am...at the hospital. like the adage goes, "no one dies at Disneyland." probably stuck his corpsecicle in a dominos heat bag until the ambulance got there so he could die in the ER.
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406One E.R. Doc to the other:JMC-STL wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:47 amSurely you're not suggesting that the "2 paramedics on-site, plus a safety producer and paramedic coordinator" shared an extra-large specialty pie & a side of hot wings before they made a "delivery" to the closest ER?T.C. wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 7:18 am...at the hospital. like the adage goes, "no one dies at Disneyland." probably stuck his corpsecicle in a dominos heat bag until the ambulance got there so he could die in the ER.
"Man, if this dude came straight from WIPEOUT, why does he reek of marinara and Tabasco.... with a slight hint of sweet basil?"
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407R.I.P. to a brave & quietly passionate young man ... CBS News: Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn has died at age 37 after battle with ALS
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408You've probably had a bucket of ice-water thrown on you over the years... not having anything to do with ALS though.JMC-STL wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:10 am R.I.P. to a brave & quietly passionate young man ... CBS News: Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn has died at age 37 after battle with ALS
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409It's Mrs. JMC's traditional wedding anniversary gift to me. In our early years, she'd dump it in my lap. No need for that any more.Turk Sanderson wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:10 pmYou've probably had a bucket of ice-water thrown on you over the years... not having anything to do with ALS though.JMC-STL wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:10 amR.I.P. to a brave & quietly passionate young man ... CBS News: Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn has died at age 37 after battle with ALS
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410Riposare in Pace ... Variety.com: Daria Nicolodi, Star of Dario Argento’s ‘Deep Red’ and ‘Inferno,’ Dies at 70
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411Adios, D10S ... BBC News: Diego Maradona: Footballer laid to rest as Argentina grieves
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412What an awesome player...JMC-STL wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:35 pm Adios, D10S ... BBC News: Diego Maradona: Footballer laid to rest as Argentina grieves
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413She could only fool herself so many times ... NYT: Dena Dietrich, Who Found TV Fame as Mother Nature, Dies at 91
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414Meh...She couldn't make lightning go straight either.JMC-STL wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:28 pm She could only fool herself so many times ... NYT: Dena Dietrich, Who Found TV Fame as Mother Nature, Dies at 91
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415Had a rough date night with her, did you? Sorry it didn't work out.Turk Sanderson wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:59 pmMeh...She couldn't make lightning go straight either.JMC-STL wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:28 pmShe could only fool herself so many times ... NYT: Dena Dietrich, Who Found TV Fame as Mother Nature, Dies at 91
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416He walked right into this one ... FootwearNews.com: Tony Hsieh, Zappos Luminary Who Revolutionized the Shoe Business, Dies at 46
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417Charlie can now Kiss An Angel of his own ... NYT: Charley Pride, Country Music’s First Black Superstar, Dies at 86
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419No, No, NO-oooooo ... NOT MARY ANN!!! ... Variety.com: Dawn Wells, ‘Gilligan’s Island’s’ Mary Ann, Dies of COVID at 82
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4202020 SUCKS!!!JMC-STL wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 6:40 pm No, No, NO-oooooo ... NOT MARY ANN!!! ... Variety.com: Dawn Wells, ‘Gilligan’s Island’s’ Mary Ann, Dies of COVID at 82
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421Only Ginger is left to keep the rescue fire going ... NY Post: Tina Louise, last surviving ‘Gilligan’s Island’ star, reveals truth about Dawn Wells
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422RIP 2020...you were the longest year everyone will ever forget
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423what clickbait. “the truth” is that they got along fine and liked each other. also, i don’t think you can refer to Tina Louise as an “enduring beauty” right below a current-ish picture of her showing quite the opposite. fucking media.JMC-STL wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:27 pm Only Ginger is left to keep the rescue fire going ... NY Post: Tina Louise, last surviving ‘Gilligan’s Island’ star, reveals truth about Dawn Wells
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424How DARE you denigrate fucking by comparing it to the New York Post!T.C. wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:33 amwhat clickbait. “the truth” is that they got along fine and liked each other. also, i don’t think you can refer to Tina Louise as an “enduring beauty” right below a current-ish picture of her showing quite the opposite. fucking media.JMC-STL wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:27 pmOnly Ginger is left to keep the rescue fire going ... NY Post: Tina Louise, last surviving ‘Gilligan’s Island’ star, reveals truth about Dawn Wells
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425R.I.P. - Sheena, Queen of the Jungle ... TMZ: Bond Girl & 'That '70s Show' Star Tanya Roberts Dead at 65