Paul Newman

[bigoak]

Man, just two weeks ago I was in the pits at the Nationwide race here in Montreal getting some awesome back in the day type stories from Stan Barrett (if you don't know who he is, google him, probably the coolest guy I've ever met). Paul featured prominently in a few of those stories (he's the godfather of Stan's son Stanton).

Only ever heard good things about the man from everyone who met him...

BTW...Sailor...what kind of Canadian are you...Paul's best movie was clearly...SLAPSHOT!!!

Best wishes to the family.

[peterc]

I just ran across this 'Paul Newman' Nissan Skyline ad the other day....

http://jalopnik.com/5038699/paul-newman-thinks-the-1984-nissan-skyline-is-terrific

Great ad. Did anyone notice how they hyphenated his name? New-Man, .

He will be missed by many.

cheers

p

[Pablo]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was one of my favorites. He was a definute hero up there with Jonh Wayne and Steve McQueen. It will be a sad day. Best wishes to the family.

[Z train]

I met him & Bob Sharp at the same time back in the day.

This sucks.

[mlc240z]

really sad news.

had to happen sometime, but another who i hoped was timeless.

set the bar very high for class acts.

always seemed like a guy you could have a beer with and engage about everyday stuff.

too many great roles to list.

best wishes

[Phred]

He IS timeless.

I met him twice. Although I'm sure he wouldn't remember, I will. The first time was a quirk. I was living in Gleneden Beach, Ore. when he was making "Sometimes A Great Notion" released also as "Never Give An Inch". Around 1970 I think. I had crashed my Bugeye into an earth bank near where he was living while doing the film. I was by myself standing next to the crumpled Frogeye. He drove by on his way to the filming location, and stopped. He got out of his Corvette, and came up and asked if I was ok. I just complained as how much it was going to cost to fix. He said something like "take care, and you'll be ok". I felt stupid after I thought about what I had said. It was weird to be able to see him up close like a normal guy. A few years later at Road Atlanta, I was at the Datsun sponsered test day prior to the SCCA runoffs. I was sitting on a guardrail in the old pits during practice, and he just walked up and sat down. We shared a few sentence's about who was going fast and who wasn't. I didn't mention our meeting a few years earlier. Around racer's, when there wasn't any spectators around, he was just another guy. When all the spectators showed up on race day he pretty much just stayed in the motorhome. Great memories. I'll always remember him as he was. Very special.

Phred

[Poindexter]

What a class act. He and my aunt were neighbors in CT- they had starred in several movies together in the 50's and 60's and were still great friends. When my aunt passed away he and Joanne both came to her funeral and took the time to speak to us- just as human beings, not as a Hollywood megastar. Then later, a few years ago when my Mom passed away (from cancer caused by 40 years of smoking too ) he wrote us a wonderful note with remembrances of the short conversation he and my Mom had at the funeral- 12 years earlier!

It's bringing back memories of my Mom's passing, so I hope that he has an easy passing, surrounded by his family, and no pain. What a wonderful man.

Please don't smoke people. The outcome is almost always the same. And it ain't pretty. TETS. (thus endeth the sermon)

[240ZX]

May he be an inspiration to all of us.......he's had a grand life and touched many!

Tom

[jmark]

Sad news to hear.

[JonnyRock]

He'll always be Luke with pretty Cool Hand to me. From everything I've heard, he is a stand-up guy. I hope his last days are his best.