ALL THINGS: We Hardly Knew Ye?

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Wrestler and manager Paul Jones passes away

A fixture of the Mid-Atlantic territory throughout the 1960s and '70s, Jones found success as both a competitor and a manager. He won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title on three occasions, and formed championship tag teams with the likes of Ricky Steamboat, Wahoo McDaniel and Baron von Raschke.

When his ring career ended, Jones became a villainous manager, and formed the Paul Jones' Army, which included the likes of The Powers of Pain, Abdullah the Butcher and Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
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Mike Myers, Ludacris And Marlee Matlin Are Among The Many Stars Celebrating The Memory Of Verne Troyer
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Troyer’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus director Terry Gilliam shared a lengthy tribute to the actor on Facebook.

“Verne.. you bastard! How could you do this?” began Gilliam. “You’ve abandoned us!. The world is going to rat ***** and you decide to p*ss off and join the choir invisible!!.. Just when we need you more than ever!!!”

“I was one of the lucky people that got to call Verne Troyer a friend,” he continued. “We worked together on Fear and Loathing and Doctor Parnassus. Verne was probably the most extraordinary person I ever met. He had an amazing spirit, an energy that filled the space of a 7 foot tall, 300 pound gorilla. He was fearless and crazy, sweet and vulnerable, and one of the few people I could accidentally trip over and wouldn’t get beaten up too brutally. He had a well-earned temper, he didn’t suffer fools, but he understood the big joke that life can be. He has left a massive hole in my universe. Goodbye Verne, give the bastards hell wherever you are.”
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Had the opportunity to fist bump him and say hello at a Slash's Snakepit gig a long time ago. He actually saved my life. I was drunk and stoopid and went in hot, and his security came out of nowhere. I don't know how many it would have taken to tool me up, but they had enough. Anyway, he waved em off and we had a nice moment. Rest in Peace big man, you will be missed.
 
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