RIP Thurl Ravenscroft

You’rrrrrrrrre Grrrreat!!!
Though I must admit I prefer you singing the Grinch song.
Lileks will be very sad today.

17 Responses to “RIP Thurl Ravenscroft”

1. it comes in pints? says:

   May 24, 2005 at 10:07 am

   “Bring our yer Dead”

   A moment of silence, please. Ernest T. Bass has died at the age of 85. For those who might not recognize him in a beard, he also played Dr. Lilloman in High Anxiety. Also passing today, Tony the Tiger. He…

2. Ken Summers says:

   May 24, 2005 at 10:10 am

   I see you only found half the story, bud.

3. tree hugging sister says:

   May 24, 2005 at 10:14 am

   Damn. No voice like that in this generation. He was such a hoot everytime I saw him on the telly, too.

4. Mr. Bingley says:

   May 24, 2005 at 10:34 am

   Ah, didn’t see that other fellow. Thanks Ken.

5. Ken Summers says:

   May 24, 2005 at 10:37 am

   Oddly, I actually heard about Morris first and was writing it up when I heard about Ravenscroft, which had been reported earlier. I just happened to pop over here before I posted to see yours.

6. Ken Summers says:

   May 24, 2005 at 10:38 am

   Heh. I loved Bass’s line “I am a Irishter. And Irishters hate Englishters”

7. Mr. Bingley says:

   May 24, 2005 at 10:42 am

   Heheh, that’s pretty good.
   “Thurl”. Nobody names their kids kick-ass names like that anymore. Now they name them after friggin’ fruit.

8. Ken Summers says:

   May 24, 2005 at 10:52 am

   How come they never name kids after the China Gooseberry?

9. Crusader says:

   May 24, 2005 at 10:56 am

   No more Gopher, either. Doodles will be crushed….

10. it comes in pints? says:

    May 24, 2005 at 11:18 am

    “Bring our yer Dead””Chunkin’ rocks at the windows of heaven”

    UPDATE: Thanks Lisa! That’s just too precious not to use. ANOTHER UPDATE: While talking to a colleague about Ernest T. Bass, I happened on this page and this page, as well as this picture (and oddly, the text for that…

11. Ken Summers says:

    May 24, 2005 at 11:39 am

    No more Atom Ant, either.

12. Mr. Bingley says:

    May 24, 2005 at 1:02 pm

    “Hope he’s chunkin’ rocks at the windows of heaven.”
    omg Lisa, that’s precious!

13. Nightfly says:

    May 24, 2005 at 1:16 pm

    Besides the obit up over at the Hive, I offer this in Thurl’s honor – spoken originally about a character he voiced>/a> for Disney:
    “Don’t feel sorry for Paul and Babe. I hear they’re up Alaska way, and mighty happy. And those Northern Lights you see? That’s just Paul and Babe havin’ fun, ox-ing around, knockin’ the Aurora Borealis outta the countryside.”
    His voice was truly 63 ax-handles high; a great talent and a good man.

14. Lisa says:

    May 24, 2005 at 2:38 pm

    Well, I didn’t think they’d let him be the crossing guard, considering the way he acted LAST time.

15. Ken Summers says:

    May 24, 2005 at 8:22 pm

    Yeah Lisa, that Crossing Guard gig didn’t go as expected, did it?

16. Ken Summers says:

    May 26, 2005 at 11:13 pm

    Ha! Leave it to Daughter Number Two (who knows absolutely everything there is to know about the Haunted Mansion) to know that Thurl Ravenscroft was the bass when the ghosts sang “Green Grinning Ghosts” in the mansion.
    She knew he did Tony the Tiger, but had no idea about the Grinch.

17. tree hugging sister says:

    May 26, 2005 at 11:24 pm

    OH my GAWD, that’s my second favoritest place (Pirates being the foist) in the park and I had no idea. Genius baby girl. We sa-LUTE you.