Articles tagged with: bernie mac
Paul Newman to ‘Die at Home’, Has ‘Weeks to Live’
It may well be out of character for hecklerspray to be genuine twice in a day, but Paul Newman is a better reason than any to break with tradition. The 83-year-old has reportedly been told he has weeks to live following chemotherapy treatment for lung cancer and, when confronted with the news, he told doctors he wanted to die at home. Just as he has proven time and time again through his long life, Paul Newman is nothing less than a man's man - dictating where death is allowed to get its slimy mitts on him. While we did all hope that Newman would crack a pool cue over cancer's back, it would appear that the insidious little bastard of a disease has managed to one-up Butch Cassidy. While we hope to God, Allah, Buddah, Xenu and everyone else in-between that the reports are as inaccurate as the ones saying Bernie Mac was healthy, recent images of Newman have left us with little hope, showing the legend looking weak and frail - a shell of the man we at hecklerspray have a real love for.
It may well be out of character for hecklerspray to be genuine twice in a day, but Paul Newman is a better reason than any to break with tradition. The 83-year-old has reportedly been told he has weeks to live following chemotherapy treatment for lung cancer and, when confronted with the news, he told doctors he wanted to die at home. Just as he has proven time and time again through his long life, Paul Newman is nothing less than a man's man - dictating where death is allowed to get its slimy mitts on him. While we did all hope that Newman would crack a pool cue over cancer's back, it would appear that the insidious little bastard of a disease has managed to one-up Butch Cassidy. While we hope to God, Allah, Buddah, Xenu and everyone else in-between that the reports are as inaccurate as the ones saying Bernie Mac was healthy, recent images of Newman have left us with little hope, showing the legend looking weak and frail - a shell of the man we at hecklerspray have a real love for.
Bernie Mac: 1957 – 2008
Comedian Bernie Mac died on Saturday after complications arose from his pneumonia. And we'll be the first to hold our hands up and say: we 'effed up. Both in printing a story with contradictory information, entitled 'See - We Told You Bernie Mac Was Going to be Okay', then going on to delete said story from the site when news of Bernie's death broke - it was a kneejerk reaction that, in hindsight, probably wasn't the best of ideas. In frantically trying to minimise the offence caused by the post, we ended up going against what hecklerspray is all about - so for both of these reasons above we say sorry. Just as it was not our intention to say anything truly offensive, it was also not our intention to print misinformation concerning Mac's health. Unfortunately, this is the way it sometimes goes with the Hollywood lark, and relying on the statements of a publicist who is saying the actor was getting better is something we will probably do less of in future, as it's ended up with us looking like a right bunch of idiots.
Comedian Bernie Mac died on Saturday after complications arose from his pneumonia. And we'll be the first to hold our hands up and say: we 'effed up. Both in printing a story with contradictory information, entitled 'See - We Told You Bernie Mac Was Going to be Okay', then going on to delete said story from the site when news of Bernie's death broke - it was a kneejerk reaction that, in hindsight, probably wasn't the best of ideas. In frantically trying to minimise the offence caused by the post, we ended up going against what hecklerspray is all about - so for both of these reasons above we say sorry. Just as it was not our intention to say anything truly offensive, it was also not our intention to print misinformation concerning Mac's health. Unfortunately, this is the way it sometimes goes with the Hollywood lark, and relying on the statements of a publicist who is saying the actor was getting better is something we will probably do less of in future, as it's ended up with us looking like a right bunch of idiots.
Bernie Mac Not Dead. May Be Dying. Probably Not Though.
There are some 'are they-aren't they?' games that we prefer not to play, as they're simply not as much fun as they should be. Assuming that Angelina Jolie has had herself some kids is one version of the game we're more than willing to play. Even when it's as clearly wrong as some people can be. That's almost fun, if you're into that kind of thing. But a new take on the game seems to have been popping up over the course of the year - first we had Patrick Swayze and his cancer that was definitely going to kill him within weeks, then it didn't, leaving the public confused and Swayze looking healthier than ever. Now it's the turn of Bernie "I took over from Bill Murray in Charlie's Angels" Mac to keep the press and public frantically guessing as to whether he's actually alive, dying or dead. Frankly, it's quite a morbid game and we don't want to play much.
There are some 'are they-aren't they?' games that we prefer not to play, as they're simply not as much fun as they should be. Assuming that Angelina Jolie has had herself some kids is one version of the game we're more than willing to play. Even when it's as clearly wrong as some people can be. That's almost fun, if you're into that kind of thing. But a new take on the game seems to have been popping up over the course of the year - first we had Patrick Swayze and his cancer that was definitely going to kill him within weeks, then it didn't, leaving the public confused and Swayze looking healthier than ever. Now it's the turn of Bernie "I took over from Bill Murray in Charlie's Angels" Mac to keep the press and public frantically guessing as to whether he's actually alive, dying or dead. Frankly, it's quite a morbid game and we don't want to play much.
