https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/850047008371085312
Well, this sucks:
BREAKING: Comedian Don Rickles has passed away at age 90 as a result of kidney failure, rep says. https://t.co/DreDW6LwDZ pic.twitter.com/WLup78Mv3L
— ABC News (@ABC) April 6, 2017
Don Rickles Dead at 90 https://t.co/bPADyOIRzJ
— TMZ (@TMZ) April 6, 2017
TMZ reports:
We’ve learned Don died Thursday morning of kidney failure at his home in Los Angeles. His wife Barbara was by his side.
https://twitter.com/ToddThurman/status/850046382106976257
Aw man. RIP. https://t.co/Y9Z9MjAOmF
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) April 6, 2017
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https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/850050128916381697
AWW… THE LAST OF THE BIG SHOTS. MAY HE RIP.
— Norie Cap (@Norie57) April 6, 2017
Damn it!
The world just got a lot less funny. #RIPDonRickles— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) April 6, 2017
This is very sad
I’ve so many great memories of #DonRickles on Carson and the Dean Martin roasts
RIP to one of the few remaining legends https://t.co/C99oedl7xX
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) April 6, 2017
From a small child he had me in stitches. Love him! RIP DON! Will miss you greatly.
— ???Angela & Hubby?❤️ (@MyGrandkidsRule) April 6, 2017
Recommended
1. A Don Ricles story. My dad loved Don Rickles and always said he wanted to be subjected to a Don Rickles insult.
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) April 6, 2017
2. When my parents were young and broke, my mom, lacking money for a nice birthday present for my dad, wrote to Don Rickles.
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) April 6, 2017
3. She asked if he would call my dad on his birthday and insult him. He did. My dad didn't believe it was Don Rickles on the phone.
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) April 6, 2017
4. Neither of them recall the specific insult. They remember being delighted. I'm honoring the memory of that kindness by telling the story.
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) April 6, 2017