Bill Melendez died.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 4, 2008 7:57 PM PDT
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Who?
For those of you not named Natto , Bill Melendez was the animator for the comic strip Peanuts.
NOT the illustrator - that was Charles Schulz - but this would be the fellow largely responsible for giving #5 (The dancing kid) his smooth (and all too rare 'round these parts) moves.
He was also , apparently , the voice - sort of - of Snoopy.
I'm betting this doesn't mean diddly to any but a handful of us "octogenarians"...let us bow our balding heads.
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by victor frankenstein on Sep 4, 2008 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So now the three creative forces behind a brilliant scene (not to mention the entire show) are gone:
The creator – Charles Schultz
The composer – Vince Guaraldi
The animator – Bill Melendez
Zooperstars, they quack me up!
by Goofus on Sep 9, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rest in peace, Bill. You certainly brightened my childhood.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen. - Bob Lemon, 1981
by Lyle on Sep 5, 2008 2:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t tagged “OT”.
Ban.
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below.500
by S.F. Giangst on Sep 5, 2008 2:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
RIP
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2008 4:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, brother.
Michael Ambort: Dude hits TATERS.
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Sep 5, 2008 5:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cue Sad Sack tune
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 5, 2008 8:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn’t the “Christmas Time is Here” instrumental be more appropriate?
by Natto on Sep 5, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
indeed it would
Xmas time is here is hauntingly beautiful
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 5, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Am I the only one who thinks “Don’t Know Why” by Norah Jones is a slight rip-off of it?
Zooperstars, they quack me up!
by Goofus on Sep 5, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SAD
I grew up on Peanuts, and I looked forward to their TV specials every year.
by Jakespaar on Sep 6, 2008 3:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
R.I.P
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
by daveinexile on Sep 8, 2008 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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