RIP Richard Simmons

[maumann]

Sally Jesse Raphael is 89. Holy moly.

 

[Slacker]

Pure TV gold. Then, now and forever ....

 

[DanOregon]

No longer sweating with the Oldies. RIP

Man - Dr. Ruth and Richard Simmons on the same day. Tony Robbins doing ok?

 

[three_bags_full]

Pure TV gold. Then, now and forever ....

that was amazing

 

[dixiehack]

Not a good day for people who peaked in about 1985.

This nearly took an extremely dark turn for those who remember Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

 

[nietsroob17]

Dr. Ruth. Now Simmons. Damn.

Damn?

That's a different R. Simmons who enjoyed his heyday in a bygone era. And I'm not talking about Russell.

 

[Twirling Time]

Sally Jesse Raphael is 89. Holy moly.

She showed up on my TV in the wee hours back when local TV broadcasting 24/7 was new and I just assumed she was another one of those knockoff Bible thumpers because of her name.

 

[SFIND]

 

[DanOregon]

Still breathing...

Man, I don't know how many of those Guthy-Renker infomercials I'd watch, wanting to know what the "hook" was. They were never video cassettes - always a "system."

 

[dixiehack]

Man, I don't know how many of those Guthy-Renker infomercials I'd watch, wanting to know what the "hook" was. They were never video cassettes - always a "system."

This unlocked a memory more than three decades old. My freshman English teacher spent several days of class having us watch the "Where There's a Will, There's an A" videos that John Ritter was forever hawking on late night TV. It made no lasting impression on me, but I think it boiled down to "Take lots of notes and have a system for keeping schoolwork organized."

 

[Donny in his element]

Damn?

That's a different R. Simmons who enjoyed his heyday in a bygone era. And I'm not talking about Russell.

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Coincidentally, both are Florida State alums.