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Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :

[Frown]

How depressing. I thought he was fabulous.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=9&u=/ap/20030810/ap_on_en_mo/obit_hines

[Frown]

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

Dang... that's so sad... he was awesome...

Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :

damn

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Oh my goodness, how very, very sad.

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

His movie with Baryshnikov was amazing.

Always liked seeing him.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

JenniK loved White Knights as well, although I thought it was only ok. The dancing was amazing, the acting less so....

Too bad, I loved watching him dance...

Kwea

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

Wow. I just saw him on Will and Grace. [Frown]

He was too young to die...

Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :

[Frown]

Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :

He was in one of my FAVORITE MOVIES of all times...

It's old, and it has Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines, they play cops in Chicago (or NY),

RUNNING SCARED

If you want to hold a "we'll miss you Mr. Hines" moment, watch this movie. It's awesome.

<T>

Posted by Emperor Palpatine (Member # 3544) on :

That sucks. [Frown]

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

I've got Running Scared and White Nights on DVD, time to break 'em out.

I seem to be doing a lot of retrospective viewing this year. This is getting depressing.

[ August 10, 2003, 07:28 PM: Message edited by: Chris Bridges ]

Posted by filetted (Member # 5048) on :

wow. that's a shocker!

always one of those sub-surface (movie-wise) amazing talents.

agreed on Running Scared. Surprisingly good (though I haven't seen it in years).

flish

Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :

Gregory Hines was a fabulous dancer. I loved watching him tap. [Big Grin]

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

Just finished Running Scared.

I was laughing and crying at the same time, which is a good way to say goodbye, I think.

Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :

This makes me so very sad. Although I never met him, this hits very close to home because I share a mentor with Gregory Hines.

In college (the first time around), I was on the staff of the campus newspaper. I showed up not knowing whether I could write or not. Somehow, the staff advisor saw potential in my writing and became the first person to encourage me as a writer. As I got to know Mr. M, he began to tell stories about his time in New York City, where he had his own theater and, to make ends meet, taught at one of the professional children's high schools there. One of his students there was Gregory Hines. They remained friends over the years, to the point where the last time I heard, they were still in e-mail contact nearly every day. Several times in the past couple of years, I have found e-petitions for some cause or another in my inbox from Mr. M, that he had received from Mr. Hines. In fact, I have read interviews with Mr. Hines in which he credits Mr. M with being the most influential person in his life, aside from his own father.

So, I am sad because Gregory Hines is gone, and I will miss his performances. I was certainly a fan. And I am also sad because a friend and mentor of mine has lost a friend of many years.