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R.I.P. to the oldest conjoined twins, Lori and George(formerly named Dori) Shappell, who died Sunday at the age of 62. https://www.wfla.com/news/national/worlds-oldest-conjoined-twins-dead-at-62/?fbclid=IwAR0ZqKfuiO7nAf4dPs_KVZ5D1--qRBHeCMAkC3cvb_sEv4f8YEDDbBQsJ7o_aem_ASNo8MYZPbZ4_uHcsivApILXfo-rY4z...

It is being reported the O.J. Simpson has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 76.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/399 ... amily-says

R.I.P. Bob Labonte, father of Nascar Hall of Famers Bobby and Terry Labonte.
https://www.speedsport.com/nascar/nasca ... rs-passes/

I'm thinking of heading down I-75 to the Lima-Sidney area. Does anybody have info on how busy the B&O and Big Four lines are nowadays? Especially in the afternoon when the eclipse is happening. If I-75 is anything like I-57 in IL was in 2017, you'd make better time walking. I had to get off and tak...

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Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:56 pm

https://youtu.be/4_-Ys_1LMaU?si=SdUXcdNunBr22nF3

That link doesn't prove that the body found in Boone Lake was his.


However, it was later confirmed to be him. R.I.P. Shoestring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvD30avmgY

R.I.P. Canadian actor/comin Joe Flaherty, who died yesterday at the age of 82. He was a founding member of the Canadian sketch series, SCTV.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/02/12423446 ... herty-dies

R.I.P. Actress Barbara Baltavin, who died from congestive heart failure at the age of 85 yesterday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/barba ... 2778&ei=26

R.I.P actor Chance Perdomo, who died in a motorcyle crash. He was 27. https://www.woodtv.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-chance-perdomo-star-of-chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-and-gen-v-dies-in-motorcycle-crash-at-27/?fbclid=IwAR3vvhy9RUwOxYNY3JvDMT60KSVzzvQQkvgNaBYDpJGMxHTHCIwzDPaA4qw_aem...

R.I.P. Award winning actor, Louis Gossett Jr., who died yesterday at the age of 87.
https://variety.com/2024/film/obituarie ... 235955575/

R.I.P. Singer/Actor Steve Lawrence, who died on 3/7/24 at the age of 88.
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/ste ... 235933991/

Here are a couple of works of art I saw last weekend on the NS Chicago Line at milepost CD 447. DSC_0660.JPG DSC_0690.JPG The last one is not graffiti. That is a cause container that hub group has. If you post that photo on social media and use #causecontainer they’ll donate money to a certain caus...

R.I.P. "All By Myself" and "Hungry Eyes" singer, Eric Carmen, who died yesterday at the age of 74.
https://variety.com/2024/music/obituari ... 235938937/

Here are a couple of works of art I saw last weekend on the NS Chicago Line at milepost CD 447.

That reminds me of when I rode the trolley around Memphis, TN back in 2006. Some guy with his little girl was on there and pointed to the brake wheel inside the car and told her that this was how the driver steered the trolley.

R.I.P. musician and comedian, Roni Stoneman, who died yesterday at the age of 85.
https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/ ... -1938-2024

A teen student was hit and killed by a NS train yesterday morning near Lincolnway E. and Robinson St. in South Bend.
https://wsbt.com/news/local/police-inve ... ash-victim#

3 BNSF engines and 57 loaded coal cars were involved in a derailment last week near Cairo, NE.
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... ebraska-2/

Folk singer, Melanie Safka has died at the age of 76.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/melanie-p ... dies-at-76

R.I.P. "Star Trek: Enterprise" actor Gary Graham, who was 73.

https://people.com/star-trek-enterprise ... 73-8548168