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Richard Simmons - RIP - 07-13-24
« on: July 13, 2024, 02:06:00 PM »
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Dave D

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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2024, 02:07:47 PM »
Really?

I just read about todayyesterday being his 76th birthday.

R.I.P
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oldtimer1

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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2024, 02:19:27 PM »
What name did he use to post here?  I have some guesses.
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2024, 02:39:55 PM »
Quote from: oldtimer1 on July 13, 2024, 02:19:27 PM
What name did he use to post here?  I have some guesses.

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a_pupil

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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2024, 02:43:49 PM »
I never got how this guy became famous. He didn't look particularly fit.
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2024, 03:03:27 PM »
Quote from: a_pupil on July 13, 2024, 02:43:49 PM
I never got how this guy became famous. He didn't look particularly fit.

Knowing what we now know about Hollywood I have a couple of guesses on how he landed tv shows.
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oldtimer1

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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2024, 03:32:48 PM »
Quote from: a_pupil on July 13, 2024, 02:43:49 PM
I never got how this guy became famous. He didn't look particularly fit.

True, an exercise guy that was chubby and out of shape. WTF?  Heard in his later years his live in lover took control of his finances.  His family and friends were concerned he was being ripped off.
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2024, 03:34:42 PM »
Quote from: oldtimer1 on July 13, 2024, 03:32:48 PM
True, an exercise guy that was chubby and out of shape. WTF?  Heard in his later years his live in lover took control of his finances.  His family and friends were concerned he was being ripped sucked off.

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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2024, 04:06:47 PM »
Quote from: oldtimer1 on July 13, 2024, 03:32:48 PM
True, an exercise guy that was chubby and out of shape. WTF?  Heard in his later years his live in lover took control of his finances.  His family and friends were concerned he was being ripped off.
Don't bring Goodrum into this...
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2024, 04:07:29 PM »
Quite the busy news night. Trump really stole Richard’s thunder tonight

Bleedin’ > Sweatin’
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2024, 04:20:21 PM »
Quote from: a_pupil on July 13, 2024, 02:43:49 PM
I never got how this guy became famous. He didn't look particularly fit.

He was the grandfather of social media influencing. 

By recognizing the importance of and targeting the housewife/home bound audience long before anyone else.  Trial blazer actually.
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2024, 04:48:12 PM »
Quote from: LurkerNoMore on July 13, 2024, 04:20:21 PM
He was the grandfather of social media influencing. 

By recognizing the importance of and targeting the housewife/home bound audience long before anyone else.  Trial blazer actually.
I`d say Jack LaLanne beat him to it my friend.

Jack had an exercise show for years back in the day.
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2024, 04:53:07 PM »
Richard got deal-a-mealed a shitty hand later in life, but he really did care for those fatties. His genius lied in making them comfortable to do things, even if it was just hand raises in their walkers, etc...

Daddy's girl wasn't really a bad girl*, just misunderstood sometimes.

RIP.

* Explained here, very funny -

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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2024, 05:14:12 PM »
Quote from: wes on July 13, 2024, 04:48:12 PM
I`d say Jack LaLanne beat him to it my friend.

Jack had an exercise show for years back in the day.

In some ways, yes.  But Richard was the innovator with taking his program (and himself) mainstream and out of the suburbs housewife's living room.
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2024, 05:20:16 PM »
Quote from: LurkerNoMore on July 13, 2024, 05:14:12 PM
In some ways, yes.  But Richard was the innovator with taking his program (and himself) mainstream and out of the suburbs housewife's living room.

lol, i remember the deal a meal cards....weight loss based off of weekly calorie intake vs daily deficit.. ive dieted like this.. he knew his shit for the most part imo
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2024, 07:55:22 PM »
The guy was an American success story.

I think he had a terminal health issue for years and went out of the spotlight but seemed like a good egg.


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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2024, 08:06:23 PM »
I really respect what he's done to help people lose weight. I remember him growing up. He was kind and gentle man.  R.I.P.
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2024, 09:39:02 PM »
Quote from: SOMEPARTS on July 13, 2024, 07:55:22 PM
The guy was an American success story.

I think he had a terminal health issue for years and went out of the spotlight but seemed like a good egg.




I remember that episode when it aired.

He seemed like a decent man.

PIP
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2024, 09:52:38 PM »
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2024, 06:05:54 AM »
Quote from: tatoo on July 13, 2024, 05:20:16 PM
lol, i remember the deal a meal cards....weight loss based off of weekly calorie intake vs daily deficit.. ive dieted like this.. he knew his shit for the most part imo

Yes and he did it in a way that made it easy for people to follow.  No more writing things down or keeping tracks.  You just used the cards. 
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Re: Richard Simmons - RIP - 07-13-24
« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2024, 06:20:14 AM »
 tony little still lives.
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Re: Richard Simmons - RIP - 07-13-24
« Reply #21 on: July 14, 2024, 08:06:47 AM »
he was a good guy and had good intentions i do not recall anyone ever saying he ripped them off or was a piece of shit person which is rare
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Re: Richard Simmons RIP
« Reply #22 on: July 14, 2024, 04:03:50 PM »
Quote from: Wiggs on July 13, 2024, 08:06:23 PM
I really respect what he's done to help people lose weight. I remember him growing up. He was kind and gentle man.  R.I.P.

Wiggs, this place surprises me sometimes. That was a very kind thing to say. I respect that you posted that.
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Re: Richard Simmons - RIP - 07-13-24
« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2024, 04:09:27 PM »
He was relatable for chubster people because he was a once-fat feller who got himself into healthy shape.

The guy was never marketed as a superspecimen or anything.

Just a slimmed-down everyman who happened to be light in the loafers.
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Re: Richard Simmons - RIP - 07-13-24
« Reply #24 on: July 14, 2024, 04:37:27 PM »
Quote from: Fortress on July 14, 2024, 04:09:27 PM
He was relatable for chubster people because he was a once-fat feller who got himself into healthy shape.

The guy was never marketed as a superspecimen or anything.

Just a slimmed-down everyman who happened to be light in the loafers.

Has it been proven he has a small cock?
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