Dr. Morbius (Bill Weber) RIP

But I'd still rather have him around to complain about Biden.

Remember in '12 when Dan secretly donated to Obama everytime Morbs criticized Barry?

That was cool.

Referring to the prez as Yam tonight in Morbs' honor

✊

Spoiler: He would not have been thrilled by a Biden win.

― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), woensdag 4 november 2020 0:43 (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Morbs and I sure had our differences, but not on this. And I miss him dearly not hammering the following home: no one should be "thrilled" by a Biden win. Biden's merely 'not Trump'. Now let's hope 'not Trump' beats 'is Trump', but shit man, USA has got so much shit to sort out, a single 'not Trump' term is not going to cut it.

word

he was consistently disappointed by the two-party system that’s for sure. never accepted the compromises entailed - beyond the point where most people would just throw up their hands and hold their noses - WELL beyond

To quote Hadrian, word ^^

I've been away from here for a while, so I missed the news. Rest in peace, Morbs.

rage in peace

god, morbs would be so fucking pissed (and not surprised) about this election

that would have been true of any outcome though (which is the correct position)

otm x 2

hi Tuomas. good to see you.

Rich Hazelton and Pseu Braun are remembering Bill right now on Rich's show.

Forgot that was coming. Just walked by Rick’s place earlier today/streetteam

Rich. I don’t really know him, know his significant other better

This is great, thanks for the reminder

Pour one out for Bill tonight.

Hope he haunts the bastard

Both bastards

haha, was gonna say "which one?"

I don't have the heart to piss on the US Politics thread parade but someone should, in his memory.

otm.

ha simon that’s perfect. cheers morbs, it’s still awful here, but i hope better where you are! *clink*

STFU FRED

still on that glacier

Miss you morbs

Tonight doesn't feel as euphoric without your reality check, Morbs.

sat through an interminable msnbc circle-jerk waiting for bidens speech & thought how morbs would hate it & how he wd be correct

Morbs would be watching Duck Soup right now

Morbs would be cooking Lib Soup right now

morbs would be banned right now

yep, he'd be on the naughty step with alphie.. guaranteed!

if milo hasn't been banned today, Morbz wouldn't have managed it

no wait, he probably would have achieved a nickname for Harris that managed to be racist, sexist, and some previously undiscovered -ist, and yet completely elided all the actual problems she might bring to the role

I mean, Cop-mala works fine, no need to improve on a classic

was anyone else surprised that Justice Stevens didn't hand Biden his robe and say "I quit" the second the VP oath was done?

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:35 PM

The Love Parade is an utter goddamn delight.

Thanks, Morbsy.

One month.

Jesus, already?

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it feels like it was last week. Miss you, Bill.

what's funny is just as i posted that, my partner texted me a crossword clue: Classic Buster Keaton Film set in Civil War times. The General, i knew, but only because i watched it the night i found out, for the first time.

I've never seen it but I still thought of him when the clue turned up.

same here :)

sad not to be able to enrage morbs in person by slyly tutting at the film's politics (pro-confederacy)

Love that list Eric compiled.

been meaning to post this little essay that Desus Nice wrote -- for ny mag's list of ny establishments that closed in 2020 -- about the baseball bar foley's in manhattan. one of bill's favorite bars... another place in new york i never would've made it to if he hadn't insisted on me meeting him there

Desus Nice:

I’ve lived here my whole life, and this is the most heartbreaking loss I’ve ever experienced. Foley’s is a bar on 33rd Street; I used to work at a night club a couple blocks away, and I would go there and watch Yankees games. I was there for ’09 when they won the World Series. And every time I left MSG, I would go to Foley’s. I’ve been there after years of Knicks losses. In New York, things you love are going to come and go, but, man, I know once we get the vaccine and we’re back watching the Knicks lose by 35 points, I’m gonna wanna go to Foley’s afterward.

They had so much memorabilia. They had seats from the old Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium on the back of the bar. They had a Hall of Fame for Irish American sportscasters, players, and managers. They had some of the oldest urinals in NYC. Their urinals were from, like, the George Washington era, and Foley’s would put ice in the urinals so when you went to pee, you’d be like, Wow, I’m melting ice in the oldest urinal in New York City. What a flex. There’s a wall in the back with autographed baseballs from famous players and celebrities. When I used to go there in ’05, I would tell the owner, “One day, Imma have a baseball there.” He was always like, “You’re never gonna have a baseball there.” And last year, I got one. The look on his face was kind of just like, Yeah, I knew you’d eventually make it. I just wanted to push you. What I wanna do right now is maybe make a really shitty movie that people really like and then reopen Foley’s. Foley’s will live again. But not on 33rd Street. —As told to Jane Starr Drinkard

https://www.curbed.com/article/iconic-nyc-businesses-closed-2020-pandemic.html

we watched game 6 of the 2017 world series between the dodgers and astros there. he asked me to take a photo of him so he could post it on facebook

https://i.imgur.com/mtqP7aL.jpeg