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Tim Curry has died

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Re: Tim Curry has died

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Post by silverlinex »

zemvpferreira wrote: post #86
WalterBright wrote: post #62

> Curry had a stroke while receiving a massage This happened to an acquaintance of mine. He had a pain in his neck, and went to a chiropractor. The chiropractor massaged his neck, which released a blot clot that went into his brain and gave him a stroke. His life afterwards was severely degraded. He was only in his 40s. I'll never let a chiropractor touch me.

Hear hear. An alarming amount of people around me have had serious health scares directly caused by manipulation. A friend of a friend was nearly left paraplegic after a sports "straightening" by a well-known local specialist. A close friend who had an extremely aggressive breast cancer at 35 (and is given to natural cures etc etc) took up acupuncture as a secondary treatment. All well and good until the third sessio…

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wiglaf1979 wrote: post #95
zemvpferreira wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hear hear. An alarming amount of people around me have had serious health scares directly caused by manipulation. A friend of a friend was nearly left paraplegic after a sports "straightening" by a well-known local specialist. A close friend who had an extremely aggressive breast cancer at 35 (and is given to natural cures etc etc) took up acupuncture as a secondary treatment. All well and good until the third sessio…

I forget which comedian said it in a bit they did but it's always stuck with me. Something along the lines of "If alternative medicine worked we would just call it medicine."

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Re: Tim Curry has died

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Post by onraglanroad »

ChemoKills wrote: post #113
stickfigure wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"I personally know more skydivers injured by parachutes than whatever they are supposed to prevent"

I said killed Stickfigure changed his comment from “drivers”/“airbags” to “skydivers”/“parachutes” What I would say to “parachutes” is that evidently so many people do not go skydiving - why? If doctors were peddling skydiving as a cure to anything, I would be just as skeptical as when they suggest radiating yourself to death.

> millions are radiated to death through capitalist medical systems that drive sales and prioritize profit over cures

This would be a reasonable belief if the USA was the only developed country to use chemo and none of the more Socialist European countries did. In fact, I'd be very wary of any such treatment.

But the reality is that all countries use it as a last resort. So the idea that doctors are recommending it for profit is obviously wrong: a Scottish doctor makes zero more money whatever treatment they recommend, so your theory is obviously wrong.

Re: Tim Curry has died

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Post by RajT88 »

pragma_x wrote: post #111
zemvpferreira wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hear hear. An alarming amount of people around me have had serious health scares directly caused by manipulation. A friend of a friend was nearly left paraplegic after a sports "straightening" by a well-known local specialist. A close friend who had an extremely aggressive breast cancer at 35 (and is given to natural cures etc etc) took up acupuncture as a secondary treatment. All well and good until the third sessio…

Yikes. I've tried accupuncture. It _can_ work wonders for pain. But as a cure-all? Total quackery. Sorry your friend was approached like that in a time of need.

I have tried it a couple of times. For muscle tightness, there is some science behind why it works (and indeed this worked for me). Did it work better than a very painful massage session? No. But it was a lot less painful!

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Post by miksteyp »

As a One Piece fan I truly believe Oda took inspirations from Tim Curry's works. I mean I don't think it's a coincidence that he played the Pirate King, a clown, a transvestite and a navy admiral - all of which are prominent roles in One Piece. Rest in paradise.

Re: Tim Curry has died

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Post by RajT88 »

erickhill wrote: post #41

I know most folks think of other films, but his performance in Ridley Scott's Legend as the grumble-cackling lust driven red-faced demon is a core memory for me. Grew up watching and admiring that film and especially Mr. Curry's portrayal of that character so many times. Because of him.

Curry would turn up in some strange places.

Less beloved was the 90's sci-show "Earth 2" (also featuring Clancy Brown).

Re: Tim Curry has died

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Post by jzb »

esafak wrote: post #45

I've read that Rocky Horror screenings were something of an event, though I have not experienced it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show_...

I spent more Friday and Saturday nights at the Tivoli in St. Louis at RHPS showings in my teen years than I can count. Quite literally, I lost track somewhere around 80 showings. (Not all at the Tivoli, but most.)

The first time I went to see it I was 16, I think, and being able to shout at the screen, throw toast and rice, generally just be loud and roudy as a teen, was fantastic.

Finally took my daughter (she's 20) to see it about some months ago during an anniversary screening... I got shushed by somebody two rows ahead for yelling a few lines. Nobody in the theatre knew about audience participation. Still fairly bummed about that. She'll probably never get the full audience participation experience, and that's sad.

RHPS was not my introduction to Tim Curry, though: Clue was. But I didn't put the two together until seeing Clue again after seeing RHPS a few times.

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Post by AceJohnny2 »

TallGuyShort wrote: post #20

I often chuckle at the observation that Tim Curry and Michael Caine's respective roles in the Muppet films were so beloved because Michael Caine acted like all the muppets were real actors, and Tim Curry acted like he was a muppet. He would have an impressive range of serious / comedic roles anyway, but I admire the ability for an actor that successful to be able to put himself be in such a silly role that well too.

It is a popular story and I love it, but Tim Curry himself has denied it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/movies/muppet-treasure-is...

> Curry emphatically denied that interpretation. “I saw the Muppets as actors with distinct personalities,” he said. “It’s astonishing how quickly you see them as people.”

Re: Tim Curry has died

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Post by Sohcahtoa82 »

baggachipz wrote: post #115
wiglaf1979 wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anyone doing wellness checks on Cher? Mel Brooks? William Shatner?

I think parent (and definitely me) is thinking of a very specific 80-year-old.

He'll get Weekend at Bernie's'ed for months.

We're already seeing a test of the playbook with a certain turtle-like man.

Re: Tim Curry has died

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Post by v-erne »

a4isms wrote: post #50
cestith wrote: post #35

Annie, Clue, Command & Conquer, Criminal Minds, Legend, Muppets Treasure Island, Rocky Horror Picture Show He was an icon. It’s said you can tell a lot about a person by from where they recognize him.

Smaller role, but he was brilliant in "Oscar" with Marissa Tomei and some guy who was nominated for an Oscar in 1977 for the screenplay to "Rocky." Absolutely nobody else could make the word "elocution" sound so luxuriously redolent of desire.

Oh that's right I almost forgot that this film exists - his astounding pronunciation and boogie woogie tailors are two highlights of this strange stage play adaptation. I have to .. no .. i must watch it again.
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