Saint Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 NEWS & IDEAS Remembering Joan Rivers' Fearless Career September 04, 2014 "Comedy is truth, and we should not apologize for it." Joan Rivers' first job was as a magician's assistant, but she was fired for making too many jokes. The groundbreaking comedian eventually made a name for herself in a man's world, guest hosting The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and eventually running her own late night extravaganza, The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers. At 81, she was busier than ever, hosting E!'s Fashion Police, running her own online series In Bed With Joan, and promoting her jewelry line on QVC. In her Twitter bio, she called herself "a simple girl with a dream." She was a self-made woman, and it's her doggedness, her commitment to comedy, that made her a loveable character even as she pushed every boundary. We remember her fearless career and inimitable charisma. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanders2340 Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 God bless Joan Rivers' family!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNEEK Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Thank you for the post Saint +1 -- I have been watching the news lately to keep up with her progress / recovery etc - I have been gone most of today and have not had a chance to read the news - I was really hoping she was improving and was going to be with us a few more years - I thought she was doing okay - She was very active and living her life to the fullest up to the end at a ripe age of 81 -- I think most of us would like to be able to follow that type of exit -- with grace dignity - and a legacy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymrat76541 Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 She was a strong lady who made her mark. Rest in peace! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzztop Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 What does this have to do with dinar? Right gymrat? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyTime Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Seems anyone who comes out saying anything negative about Obama ends up dead shortly after. A simple throat procedure that ends up causing one to die? Some interviewer asked Joan the question of, "do you think the United States will see the first *** President or the first woman President?" To which Joan responded by saying, We already have with Obama, so let's just calm down. Then Joan went on to say, you know Michelle is tranny, which the interviewer said, I'm sorry, a what? To which Joan said, a transgender, we all know it, to which the reporter said, oh gosh, and Joan said, oh gosh, it's Okay! Now she's dead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihP_q6UPUDA 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymrat76541 Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) What does this have to do with dinar? Right gymrat? True but she was "HOT" during her younger days! Edited September 4, 2014 by gymrat76541 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatdawg Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Believe it or not, I'll surely miss her self deprecating humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millionaire in training Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I have been praying for her recovery. I know she's in a better place but Im heart broken for Melissa. I remember her back in the late 60's . She was a head of her time so funny and out spoken. I was a little girl at the time but I've been following her carer ever sense. I will miss her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brbrlocke Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 RIP Joan Rivers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripphood Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 No offense millionaire but it's curious how everyone always says, " he or she is in a better place." Thing is, the only way someone who dies ends up in a better place is if that person has accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. I don't know whether Joan was a believer or not but I hope she was. Nevertheless, she will be mIssed. I've enjoyed her snippy delivery all of my life. It's a very sad thing indeed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldiegirl Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) I really liked her a whole lot....she's my kinda girl... Joan Rivers Wanted Paparazzi, Meryl Streep at Her "Showbiz Affair" Funeral Even when speaking about death, Joan Rivers was hilarious, wise, and inimitable. The celebrated comedienne, who passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4, at the age of 81, had talked about aging and death repeatedly over her years in the spotlight. In her 2012 book I Hate Everyone… Starting with Me, the late Rivers even outlined her plans for her funeral. PHOTOS: Joan Rivers' Life and Career, 1933-2014 "When I die (and yes, Melissa, that day will come; and yes, Melissa, everything's in your name,)" Joan wrote, referencing her only child, daughter Melissa Rivers. "I want my funeral to be a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action." She didn't stop there, however -- Joan had every detail, from her outfit to the guests to the special touches, planned out. PHOTOS: Joan Rivers Remembered: Celebrities, Former Costars' Photos, Tributes to Late Star "I want Craft services, I want paparazzi and I want publicists making a scene!" she insisted. "I want it to be Hollywood all the way. I don't want some rabbi rambling on; I want Meryl Streep crying, in five different accents. I don't want a eulogy; I want Bobby Vinton to pick up my head and sing 'Mr. Lonely.' I want to look gorgeous, better dead than I do alive. I want to be buried in a Valentino gown and I want Harry Winston to make me a toe tag. And I want a wind machine so that even in the casket my hair is blowing just like Beyonce's." The famously talkative star also joked to Esquire in May 2007 about her last words: "My last words? They might be, 'But it was a joke. Put down the gun! It was a joke! Arrgh!'" PHOTOS: Joan Rivers Rates Her Biggest Fashion Disasters On aging, she quipped to The Huffington Post in January 2012, "I don't give a damn what people think. If you don't like my opinion, too bad. That's the only good thing about age." She went on to add of her hopes of reincarnation, "I would be the biggest musical comedy star ever. Audra McDonald, I wouldn't mind being her. Or Patti LuPone but with a nose job, and married to Stephen Sondheim: that would be my ideal life." Melissa touched on her mother's storied sense of humor in a statement about her death on Thursday. PHOTOS: Celebrity Deaths in 2014: Stars We've Lost "My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh," she said. "Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon." Edited September 5, 2014 by Goldiegirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadita Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Thank you for the post Saint +1 -- I have been watching the news lately to keep up with her progress / recovery etc - I have been gone most of today and have not had a chance to read the news - I was really hoping she was improving and was going to be with us a few more years - I thought she was doing okay - She was very active and living her life to the fullest up to the end at a ripe age of 81 -- I think most of us would like to be able to follow that type of exit -- with grace dignity - and a legacy Uneek, Agree... would like to live life the fullest minus the nip and tuck.. my prayer has been that I will age gracefully No offense millionaire but it's curious how everyone always says, " he or she is in a better place." Thing is, the only way someone who dies ends up in a better place is if that person has accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. I don't know whether Joan was a believer or not but I hope she was. Nevertheless, she will be mIssed. I've enjoyed her snippy delivery all of my life. It's a very sad thing indeed. Tripp We never know what happens.. I believe God will give every chance He can for someone to be saved, even in the last breath.. I believe He still extends that invitation. He doesn't want anyone to perish.. it's still a mystery to us and it's His secret what He reveals to us, belongs to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalDinar Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 RAP Joan Rest and peace Joan No more BS to deal with girl. Just rest and peace Someday we will All rest Like you once said . Nothing wrong with taking a dirt nap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldiegirl Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I watched a clip on the National news last night. They were running through her career highlights. It showed her talking once about how she laughs at everything. She said, "if you don't laugh how do you get through this life". She lived a good life. Much more than most of us I am sure. She did what she wanted, achieved what she wanted and said what she wanted and was appreciated and loved by many. How many can say that our their life? So many good comedians leaving us lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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