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Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

Postby DegenerationX » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:36 pm

According to KNBC news. Very sad day. He was 67. :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Re: Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

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Re: Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

Postby Sun Devil » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:02 pm

My favorite Huell moment was when he went to the border and blocked the border guard from witnessing the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBb2p8GHlnE
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Re: Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

Postby MaryS » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:05 pm

I kind of wondered when he announced his retirement last fall. His "job" seemed to be something he still enjoyed too much to quit.
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Re: Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

Postby Fredo » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:36 pm

What a shame..I use to get a kick out of his reaction to rocks,desolate highways, and the plain ole folk.
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Re: Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

Postby DegenerationX » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:47 pm

The reason it was so enjoyable to watch him was his southern charm, the ability to make any stupid thing interesting and unlike 99.17 % of the people here he was not a KIA. He went into everything naive and that provided the best responses from the people he was interviewing . He was prepped for every show but it came so natural to get the best a answers out of people. There will not be anything close to the shows he provided.
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Re: Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

Postby Stefan » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:58 pm

He could make watching grass grow interesting.

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Re: Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

Postby AlphaGaijin » Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:34 pm

Very sad. I always enjoyed watching his shows. Huell was one of a kind!!!
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Re: Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

Postby Crazykid » Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:57 pm

best was when he went in a bar in placerville ca. and a couple of clampers were there getting trashed and he went up to them and started asking questions
and they were so drunk you couldnt understand a word they said.
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Re: Tragic Day Huell Howser Dies

Postby Tuxtin » Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:53 pm

R.I.P., Huell; you were one of a kind.

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