Dr. Morbius (Bill Weber) RIP

Aw, this came up on my Facebook birthday list today. Happy birthday, Morbs.

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April 21 birthdays represent. I'll raise a Negra Modelo in Morbs' memory.

happy birthday, Morbs

Aries-Taurus cusp, that's Morbs

Happy anniversary of your birth, Morbs.

I hadn't noticed this thread until just now, but I watched Mikey and Nicky tonight and thought of Dr. M.

probably fitting that the mets got blown out on his birthday

and that he shares it with jesse orosco

<3

Ace in the POLL!! BILLY WILDER DIRECTS
You're gonna be Jean Arthur to Morb's Marlene, Alfred.

― Ruudside Picnic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 16:23 (twelve years ago) link

Morbs is not sultry.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 16:25 (twelve years ago) link


in season, I am.

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 16:57 (twelve years ago) link

*bane voice*

hahaha

Bill has been gone one year ago today. Watch a classic comedy in his honor. Might I suggest It Happened Tomorrow (René Clair, 1944)? it's on YouTube here.

I knew the day was coming up soon, and as it turns out I'm watching Tsai's Days tonight.

A Days-W.C. Fields double header = the Weberian spirit invoked.

Feels like so much longer.

Soto, I haveIt's a Gift on the film docket tonight!

been thinking about the big man often recently. he’s been passing through my idle thoughts

thanks for the bump on this. i knew it was coming up soon. RIP bill, i miss you.

I dreamed about him the other night.

(Morbs, wherever you are, don't get excited)

<3

Colin Powell's RIPs are not the same without his take.

Think about him all the time, not sure what to say about it. Sometimes think about how to explain to outsiders: “you see my dead gay friend from the internet. Some of my best friends are gay internet friends. Which is exactly what a homophobe might say, but…”

WFMU DJ Pseu Braun just marked the anniversary on a mic break a few minutes ago. She really misses the big lug.

Anyway, all I know that I stand by what I wrote about him last year on Facepalm, whatever that was, and that The Paul Lynde Halloween Special won’t be the same without him.

xpost aw cool

Spending my afternoon working on a John Hughes-centric portion of my dissertation, which Morbs would undoubtedly grumble at. Miss you, man.

was thinking about Hacking Mass the other day and thought of morbs <3

I think about him a lot, in fact I can hear him now. With a bit of distance from his irascibility it's more and more clear how much he loved justice and beauty and everyone, and how fiercely. Miss you, Bill.

So long, Colin Powell. Another war criminal slips the noose.

— Dennis Perrin (@DennisThePerrin) October 18, 2021

I was thinking last night that I Love Baseball is a much quieter place now a days. I think a lot of people were on there just to debate/argue/yell at/with morbs.

Bill has been gone one year ago today. Watch a classic comedy in his honor. Might I suggest It Happened Tomorrow (René Clair, 1944)? it's on YouTube here.

― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 21 October 2021 bookmarkflaglink

Just watched - excellent suggestion. Thanks Kevin, and Bill.

especially since Clair and I aren't simpatico.

I ust had a strong mental image of WIlliam Demarest in his honor, don't have time to watch a whole movie sorry.

Who would Morbs be rooting for in the playoffs?

none of them

i've been thinking about that and i'm pretty sure it'd be the braves, reluctantly. i don't think he actually cared much about the astros cheating (bless him) but like the sox and dodgers they won too recently and he usually just wanted a fresh winner.

been missing morbs in ILBB all year. i disagreed with him on a lot of things and occasionally got into nasty fights with him (including an argument that made me quit ilx for 2 years....which he probably forgot about within a week) but we usually got angry about all the same shit when it came to baseball. he's a big reason i have a soft spot for mets fans.

was just thinking about him

I might have cancer (I expect nothing in response to this, I guess I just want to practice saying it)

also I've never seen a Buster Keaton film - think it might be time!

<33333 surm

definitely try BK
hoping for the best for you

Buster is the man. Good luck, surm, thinking of you.

surm I hope you're wrong and I hope you're well

Love for you and love for More, and everybody who misses him

Morbs ffs autocorrect you suck

Hope everything goes well in the end surm

I can never root for the Braves.

― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, October 18, 2020 9:19 AM

I can only hope my last words are as poetic.

Exactly

Wow