Mark Maynard - don knotts is dead

02/25/06

08:20:41 pm, by mark - Art and Culture

don knotts is dead

Don Knotts died of lung cancer last night in Los Angeles. Even though my plans to meet him never quite worked out, he was one of my favorite men in the world, and he will be sorely missed. (As coincidence would have it, Linette just today gave me a belated Birthday gift – a frame for the Don Knotts print given to me by my friend Dave in Seattle.) I wish I could have told him this in person, but his work really did improve the quality of my otherwise depressive young life, and I will always appreciate him for that. Here’s hoping that he’s somewhere better now, and that his work is always remembered.

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Comment from: Anonymatt [Member]

I'm not surprised you put up a post to commemorate Don Knotts.

I am surprised that you apparently are more interested in Dick Cheney's dick size, as evidenced by your subsequent comments. On two different threads.

Permalink 02/25/06 @ 20:53

Comment from: mark [Member]

We have to go on living, Matt.

Permalink 02/25/06 @ 21:03

Comment from: Otto Walkes [Member]

Herr Limpit ist ja tot. Schade. Ist doch 'ne traurige Sache, dieser Krebs. Er schlaeft nun unter den Wellen ... in ewiger Ruhe.

Permalink 02/25/06 @ 21:38

Comment from: mark [Member]

According to the Google translator, this is what Otto said:

Mr. Limpit is dead. Harm. Nevertheless ' ne sad thing is, this cancer. It sleeps now under the waves... in eternal peace.

I found it beautiful.

Permalink 02/25/06 @ 21:44

Comment from: mark [Member]

Well, so much for giving the man the kind of send-off that he deserves.... I just looked at the webstats program and saw that someone a few minutes ago found this post by searching, "don knotts penis size." Who does that? Who hears about a man passing away and then feels compelled to search for stories about his penis size?

Permalink 02/25/06 @ 21:53

Comment from: Brian [Member]

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is dead! The prophecy has come true!!!

Permalink 02/25/06 @ 22:12

Comment from: kez [Member]

knotts was an original...

Permalink 02/25/06 @ 22:54

Comment from: Anonymatt [Member]

Who hears a story about Don Knotts passing away and then feels compelled to search for stories about Dick Cheney's penis? Mark, apparently.

Permalink 02/26/06 @ 08:34

Comment from: me [Member]

I thought of you when I heard the horrible news. And by the way the translation was great, except for the "Schade" part. It means, it's a pity or how unfortunate.

Permalink 02/26/06 @ 11:51

Comment from: Dick Cheney's Extending Taint [Member]

I thought I'd pass the following on to you, Mark, so you can also grieve how close you might have been to getting an interview with Mr. Knotts. From Michelle C's blog:

"I also wanted to mention that I just found out that my neighbor's sister was married to Don Knotts. My neighbor is probably in her early 40's, so Don Knotts seriously robbed the cradle. Wasn't he in his 80's or something? Ewww."

Permalink 03/03/06 @ 03:14

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