Captain Lou Albano Passes Away at Age 76 :(

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Captain Lou Albano, the WWE Hall of Fame inductee who parlayed his
wrestling career into becoming the live-action face of Mario in "The
Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" died Wednesday at age of 76.

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Albano's tenure on the "Super Show!" included memorable sketch
segments leading into the program's cartoon series that hosted cameos
by Magic Johnson, Sgt. Slaughter and "Baywatch" actress Nicole Eggert,
among others. For cartoon-watching kids between 1989 and 1991, the show
was a part of the early Nintendo Power generation's weekly TV
watch list. Each episode, including both "Super Mario Bros." and
"Legend of Zelda" stories, concluded with Albano's lively rendition of
"The Mario" behind the scrolling credits.
As an icon of popular entertainment at the time, with his tied up
beard and idiosycratic facial jewelry, Albano presided over a golden
era in the childhoods of many gamers, as well as wrestling fans, and
the comic relief, as well as the perceivably never-ending stream of
power-ups he exhibited in his performances will outlive him long into
the future.

This is a sad day indeed. To honor his memory, I give you this link to an awesome music video he did with Cyndi Lauper in conjunction with The Goonies. Warning: link is 12 minutes long but well worth it.

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...Who?

ALL TOGETHER NOW!!!

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Mae Bedlam wrote:

Lapin wrote:

...Who?

Goddammit, Mikey, how many times do you think that's going to be fu—

Oh, you're not Mikey. Um.

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Yeah you better feel sad!

Aw, man. I loved this guys to bits when I was little. Him and Andre the Giant. :unskilled78:

Not written by me, but...

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Lou Albano lay on his deathbed with his friends and relatives beside him. In the sombre atmosphere that hung over the room like a Koopa Kid, none of Lou's companions could hold back the tears. Holding the hand of his beloved, he realises his time is drawing near. A smile slowly creeps across his weakened face, he wants to leave this younger generation with what they were fond of most- he's in no condition to wrestle, but he can still do the Mario. He begins to slowly swing his arms from side to side, and when he starts to struggle, his companions quickly come to aid him. In his last breaths, he realises what he has to do, quiet whisper emits from the mouth of this gentle giant, "Swing your arms... from side to side, come on... it's time to go..." Fearing the worst, his friends continue in unison, "Do the Mario!" Now something can be heard from Lou, quieter than a whisper, barely more
than a breath, "Take one step...", a quick response, "And then again", and somehow, everyone is at ease. There's not a hint of sadness in the air, and the gathering of friends and relatives becomes a circle of
joy, "Let's do the Mario, all together now!"

But in spite of this, a sharp silence falls upon the room, only to be lifted by Lou's response with a comforting, if quiet, "You got it!... It's the Mario!" He isn't aware of it, but everyone else can see it, his eyes are
clouding over, he is growing short of breath, but the Captain battles on. "Do the... Mario! Swing... your... arms... from side... to side..."

Everyone can do nothing but listen to this great man's last words as they help him slowly, soothingly, swing his arms. "Come on...", his arms simply go limp, he has finally caught on that this is it. His final show. Captain Lou Albano's got to usher in a new generation. He gasps desperately to get his last words out, strangely appropriate to both him and his adoring audience, "It's... time... to go..."

What, nobody cursing 2009?

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Mafiosa wrote:

Oh god, I'm going to hell for laughing at this thread as hard as I am right now.

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I fucking love you.

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Lou Albano lay on his deathbed with his friends and relatives beside him. In the sombre atmosphere that hung over the room like a Koopa Kid, none of Lou's companions could hold back the tears. Holding the hand of his beloved, he realises his time is drawing near. A smile slowly creeps across his weakened face, he wants to leave this younger generation with what they were fond of most- he's in no condition to wrestle, but he can still do the Mario. He begins to slowly swing his arms from side to side, and when he starts to struggle, his companions quickly come to aid him. In his last breaths, he realises what he has to do, quiet whisper emits from the mouth of this gentle giant, "Swing your arms... from side to side, come on... it's time to go..." Fearing the worst, his friends continue in unison, "Do the Mario!" Now something can be heard from Lou, quieter than a whisper, barely more
than a breath, "Take one step...", a quick response, "And then again", and somehow, everyone is at ease. There's not a hint of sadness in the air, and the gathering of friends and relatives becomes a circle of
joy, "Let's do the Mario, all together now!"

But in spite of this, a sharp silence falls upon the room, only to be lifted by Lou's response with a comforting, if quiet, "You got it!... It's the Mario!" He isn't aware of it, but everyone else can see it, his eyes are
clouding over, he is growing short of breath, but the Captain battles on. "Do the... Mario! Swing... your... arms... from side... to side..."

Everyone can do nothing but listen to this great man's last words as they help him slowly, soothingly, swing his arms. "Come on...", his arms simply go limp, he has finally caught on that this is it. His final show. Captain Lou Albano's got to usher in a new generation. He gasps desperately to get his last words out, strangely appropriate to both him and his adoring audience, "It's... time... to go..."

This too.

This decade sucks. We're losing a lot of great heroes...