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Tue Jun-10-08 07:13 PM
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| 29. My wife didn't want to go to the Detroit Grand Prix until she heard Paul Newman might be there. |
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At the time, we were just engaged. A pal at work comped me a pair of VIP passes and off we were to Belle Isle. We were treated like royalty, complimentary t-shirts, goodie bags, the works. We had great seats, looking over a sharp left turn where we later on got covered in rubber soot from the tires. Still, my wife wasn't happy.
After a few minutes and a few glasses of wine, I escorted her to the lady's room. On the way, through the throng of people milling about, she saw a couple of guys riding in a golf cart, about a 100 yards away, and she grabs my arm and yells, "Look! There he is! It's Paul Newman! Look at those blue eyes!" Now she was happy.
That's been 13 or 14 years ago. She still talks about it.
And, in all seriousness, we both love Paul and Joanne. Our prayers will be with them.
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| -Ailing Paul Newman Turns Over $120 Million To Charity |
CatWoman |
Jun-10-08 04:45 PM |
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Dick Cheney WOULD have given that much, except.......... |
DFW |
Jun-10-08 04:47 PM |
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And also, he had "other priorities." |
Idealist Hippie |
Jun-10-08 05:14 PM |
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What do you mean, "ailing Paul Newman"?????? |
aquart |
Jun-10-08 04:49 PM |
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yikes |
CountAllVotes |
Jun-10-08 04:51 PM |
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I saw the photo of him on Martha Stewart's site. He doesn't look good. |
grace0418 |
Jun-10-08 05:26 PM |
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I don't think anyone survives once they get that look. |
aquart |
Jun-11-08 02:26 AM |
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I was shocked. |
Mystery2Me |
Jun-11-08 10:56 AM |
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I feel bad about that |
demnan |
Jun-10-08 04:50 PM |
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great actor and great man |
spanone |
Jun-10-08 04:50 PM |
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great actor---greater man |
left is right |
Jun-10-08 06:40 PM |
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He'll always be Cool Hand Luke to me. :) |
BlooInBloo |
Jun-10-08 04:51 PM |
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Butch Cassidy to me... |
XOKCowboy |
Jun-10-08 04:56 PM |
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Sid Mussburger? |
FatDave |
Jun-10-08 05:22 PM |
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I forgot about the Hudsucker Proxy! |
XOKCowboy |
Jun-10-08 11:05 PM |
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I love that movie |
Sydnie |
Jun-11-08 07:28 AM |
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Ben Quick to me. |
lpbk2713 |
Jun-10-08 05:26 PM |
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what we have here |
CatWoman |
Jun-10-08 05:08 PM |
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:) Hi sweetie! |
BlooInBloo |
Jun-10-08 05:10 PM |
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LOL!!!! |
CatWoman |
Jun-10-08 05:10 PM |
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Fast Eddie Felson to me first |
Blue_Tires |
Jun-10-08 11:03 PM |
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and who could ever forget Henry Gondorf |
XOKCowboy |
Jun-10-08 11:07 PM |
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"Cuttin' the heads off parkin' meters.." (NT) |
Tesha |
Jun-11-08 07:36 AM |
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I'm sorry to hear that PN is ill---BUT lung cancer can be survived--my father |
lulu in NC |
Jun-10-08 04:51 PM |
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Paul Newman is my favorite actor. |
panader0 |
Jun-10-08 04:52 PM |
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What a great man... |
XOKCowboy |
Jun-10-08 04:53 PM |
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His publicist denied that he's sick |
Tangerine LaBamba |
Jun-10-08 04:54 PM |
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Wow, they've been married over fifty years? |
Ilsa |
Jun-10-08 04:54 PM |
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and they have five grown daughters |
CatWoman |
Jun-10-08 05:09 PM |
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I think that Joanne has always taken good care of her skin. |
yardwork |
Jun-10-08 05:16 PM |
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the mold was broken after those two were made |
Blue_Tires |
Jun-10-08 11:05 PM |
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OMG ... somehow he's always seemed young ... like Dick Clark until the stroke |
LSparkle |
Jun-10-08 05:06 PM |
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What a guy.....a life, well lived. |
Old and In the Way |
Jun-10-08 05:12 PM |
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I met him and Joanne Woodward once. They are truly kind, straightforward people. |
yardwork |
Jun-10-08 05:13 PM |
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He's always donated the profits from his food |
Warpy |
Jun-10-08 05:40 PM |
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A gracious gentleman with an equally talented & wonderful wife |
mentalsolstice |
Jun-10-08 06:18 PM |
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As a teen, Newman was a family friend who babysat for some in my family. He's as real |
blm |
Jun-10-08 06:23 PM |
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My wife didn't want to go to the Detroit Grand Prix until she heard Paul Newman might be there. |
Octafish |
Jun-10-08 07:13 PM |
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Ah, Champ Car. Do you remember who won he race? -nt |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jun-10-08 07:33 PM |
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I misremembered Michael Andretti...CART. |
Octafish |
Jun-10-08 09:53 PM |
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Wow Mansell and Senna is old school F1 |
XOKCowboy |
Jun-10-08 11:17 PM |
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That was the Age of the Titans. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jun-11-08 01:02 PM |
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1995. Jacques Villeneuve's year. -nt |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jun-11-08 01:00 PM |
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If it was 13 or 14 years ago, I was there too. I worked on the Indycar circuit for 7 years... |
A HERETIC I AM |
Jun-10-08 10:31 PM |
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Great story.. |
XOKCowboy |
Jun-10-08 11:19 PM |
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Love Newman |
lovuian |
Jun-10-08 10:59 PM |
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sad about his health |
JI7 |
Jun-10-08 11:03 PM |
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Don't forget Absence Of Malice |
TOJ |
Jun-10-08 11:07 PM |
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The Verdict was a good one, too |
Blue_Tires |
Jun-11-08 11:30 AM |
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i don't like the headline "ailing paul newman turns over $120 million to charity" |
CasualWatcher9 |
Jun-10-08 11:20 PM |
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I used the original headline with the linked story |
CatWoman |
Jun-10-08 11:22 PM |
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don't get me wrong! i wasn't saying that about you.... |
CasualWatcher9 |
Jun-10-08 11:31 PM |
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I wish there were a way to |
libodem |
Jun-10-08 11:27 PM |
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Damn! I didn't know he was ill. What a wonderful thing he's done for others less fortunate. |
Breeze54 |
Jun-10-08 11:47 PM |
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Ah, those intense blue eyes! They're a great couple -- I didn't know he was sick. nt |
Hekate |
Jun-11-08 02:35 AM |
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I got to look into Paul's gorgeous blue eyes in real life and I tell ya they were incredible. |
TheGoldenRule |
Jun-11-08 02:53 AM |
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Actually,he does not own the Newmans Own |
conscious evolution |
Jun-11-08 05:53 AM |
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Thank heaven for lousy salad dressing. |
King Sandbox |
Jun-11-08 07:13 AM |
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Lung cancer? Oh, no.....awful. Prognosis with that cancer isn't good, I've read. |
indie_ana_500 |
Jun-11-08 07:18 AM |
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What a great man |
underpants |
Jun-11-08 07:43 AM |
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"The Verdict", "Nobody's Fool", my two favorite movies with him. |
King Coal |
Jun-11-08 07:45 AM |
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Good man, good liberal |
NewJeffCT |
Jun-11-08 07:55 AM |
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Money isn't everything.....and Paul Newman shames those that worship it |
Ikonoklast |
Jun-11-08 07:57 AM |
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Be well, Paul |
Summer93 |
Jun-11-08 08:11 AM |
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His health must really be declining. It was announced late May he wouldn't direct |
mnhtnbb |
Jun-11-08 08:34 AM |
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Paul Newman has always been one of the good guys . . . |
OneBlueSky |
Jun-11-08 10:26 AM |
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Imagine how much money other food companies make and DON'T donate to charity. |
progressoid |
Jun-11-08 10:55 AM |
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