Don Rickles passes
A number of you have sent the sad news that Don Rickles has passed at the tender age of 90 years. Of course, like most of his generation, Mr. Warmth was a veteran, he served in the Navy during World War II on the USS Cyrene (AGP-13), a motor torpedo boat tender. According to Wiki, Cyrene served in the Pacific towards the end of the war;
Cyrene was launched 8 February 1944 as Cape Farewell, sponsored by Mrs. G. L. Coppage. She was acquired by the Navy on 28 April 1944, and was commissioned 27 September 1944 with Commander F. A. Munroe, Jr., United States Naval Reserve, in command.
Departing Norfolk, Virginia 10 November 1944, Cyrene arrived at Manus on 13 December to escort two squadrons of motor torpedo boats to Hollandia, New Guinea. She then sailed on convoy duty to Leyte, arriving 1 January 1945.
Cyrene then served as tender for motor torpedo boats, and on 17 January 1945 became flagship for Commander, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons, 7th Fleet. After the war ended, she sailed from Samar on 21 December 1945 and arrived at San Francisco on 7 January 1946, reporting to the 12th Naval District for repair work in decommissioning small craft. Cyrene was decommissioned 2 July 1946 and delivered to the War Shipping Administration for disposal the same day.
Don Rickles was honorably discharged in 1946, like the Cyrene.
Every night when I go out on stage, there’s always one nagging fear in the back of my mind. I’m always afraid that somewhere out there, there is one person in the audience that I’m not going to offend!
Category: We Remember
R.I.P. Mr Warmth.
/Go “F” Yourself
//he’s have liked that.
Rest in Peace, CPO Sharkey…you hockey puck.
He was also CPO Sharky…a show that I don’t think NBC gave a fair chance.
RIP, dumb-dumb.
That was a very funny show … which NBC spoiled by screwing around with the secondary casting. Nobody had a problem with Mr. Rickles … but they changed the Chief’s CO for the second season, getting rid of Elizabeth Allen (Capt. Quinlan) and putting in Richard X. Slattery (Capt. Buckner). The comedic timing with Rickles and Allen was hilarious, since Sharkey couldn’t handle the idea of a female commanding officer; while Slattery played a great character, I never thought there was much in the way of chemistry between he and Rickles. The classic buck-toothed face Rickles made after every encounter with Jonathan Daly’s character (Lt. Whipple) was always fun to see.
The kind of humor that the show was built around wouldn’t fly with today’s comics … but Rickles could still have pulled it off.
Gonna miss that hockey puck.
(And before anybody asks, yes, I did access sources to remind myself of the other actors and characters, though I do recall much of the series. My memory isn’t as good as it used to be.)
“It’s a belt not a bagel!
It’s a belt not a bagel!
It’s a belt not a bagel”
People think you’re weird when you say things like that and start laughing your head off with no other provocation.
A true original. You’ll be missed, dummy.
“Hey, Hockey Puck!!”
Wasn’t he also the voice over for Mr Potato Head (Toy Story)?
Yes he was… and Crap Game in “Kelly’s Heroes”…
One of a kind and the last of his era.
RIP
Don Rickles, in his prime, made me laugh a lot. PC was not his cup of tea and he made fun of race and ethnicity regularly. When he started on someone, there was never a moment of recovery between whacks. He was a machine when he got on a roll. You knew it was all over for some poor slob the moment he asked him, “Where you from?”
A classic
I have many Arab friends in the audience, Please stand up. Thank you, all right open fire!
I think my favorite role for Don was Crap Game in “Kelly’s Heroes.”
Fair winds and following seas, funny man. I’ll miss your acerbic wit.
OY VEY, another showbiz legend passes away. Rest In Insults, Mr. Rickles!
Fair winds and following seas, S1c Rickles.
My regret is I never had an opportunity to see him in person. I’d wager his stage shows were a lot more hilarious than censored TV shows. Wish I could have booked him for a show, we would have filled the house for sure. RIP Mr. Rickles
I never met him but my mother did back in the late 80’s. She said he was very personable and quite funny off the stage.
He came to Laughlin Nev.to do a show at least once, but I didn’t see him……..
What a day. Buried John Glenn and Don Rickles passes.
Don Rickles crashes ‘The Tonight Show’ while his pal Frank Sinatra is being interviewed by Johnny Carson.
Not responsible for any keyboard or monitor damage from liquid erupting from mouth and/or nose.
I was luck enough to catch his act in Vegas in the early 70’s, he was the funniest guy I ever saw, what a class act. He made fun of everybody! God rest your funny bone Don. You will surely be missed!
Rest in Peace, Brother.