On 4/27/2023 at 11:42 AM, DRW50 said:

It was her partnership with Jerry that really made viewers fond of her, I think. They had a lovely relationship.

I think viewers fell in love with both of them then. They had the odds against them and I don't mean just in terms of his lack of dancing skill. She was the new girl on the show, the fans didn't know her, she wasn't American, and they thought they knew more than they wanted to about Jerry. I think their friendship, her patience with him, his (suprising to many) humility, self-deprecation and kindness, and the love for his family made the viewers keep voting for them to stay. Then they did the father/daughter style Tennessee Waltz and she taught him and his daughter to dance for the daughter's upcoming wedding. I know I saw a side to the man watching him then that I hadn't expected. I still didn't watch his show but I was more aware of the man himself.
 

Edited April 28, 20232 yr by applcin

Jerry Springer was one of my main morning shows during the summer when I was a kid 😂😂

RIP

 

Kym Johnson-Herjavec's tribute to Jerry:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrjwqrtybRt/

Her appearance today on Australian tv being interviewed about him:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrkFkKMuFPI/

 

Edited April 28, 20232 yr by applcin

 

I never stopped being fond of Jerry.

 

Cancer.

3 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

Cancer.

I played their records over and over back in the day. I still do but in CD form.

 

Gordon Lightfoot has died.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gordon-lightfoot-dead-1.6828991

 

My gay ass loved the cover version of "If You Could Read My Mind" by Stars on 54 growing up. Even being Canadian, I never really heard or listened to his music (that I know of), but I'm still thankful for that song at the very least.

Aw, Gordon. He had so many health problems over the years that I think he was happy just to be alive. He felt like he was on borrowed time for years. I love “Sundown“ and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald“. I’m glad that he was able to overcome all that and perform again in his later years.

Former world and Olympic sprint champion Tori Bowie dies at 32 | Sport | The Guardian

 

I remember him as Major Reinhardt from the 1970s WWII drama "Secret Army".