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Hundreds of storm chasers using their GPS coordinates pay tribute to Bill Paxton on Sunday.
R.I.P. Bill Paxton 1955 – 2017
27 Monday Feb 2017
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Such sad and surprising news. He will be missed 😦 I’m watching Twister right now in memory of him.
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My husband just told me that hundreds of storm chasers in the Midwest turned their GPS’s on and have formed the initials BP in tribute to him.
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Yeah. I saw the story on Facebook
http://gizmodo.com/storm-chasers-unite-to-give-bill-paxton-an-epic-tribute-1792765560
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That’s where my husband saw it. So incredible!
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I still can’t believe it. He was one of my favorites.
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And such a thoroughly nice man.😕
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Yes.
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What?!!!!! He’s one of my favorite actors. OMG!
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*Sniff*😥
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I just was watching Mighty Joe Young last night. My favorite of his is True Lies. LOL! I crack up every time I watch it.
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Oh My Gosh! I’d forgotten his turn in True Lies! He was hysterical!🤣
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LOL! I loved the ending when Jamie and Arnold scared him off with that tube of lipstick.
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Brilliant!
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Hudson (Aliens) and Chet (Weird Science): two of my favorite Bill Paxton roles. May he rest in peace.
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Definitely those two are on the list of his best. I also loved him in Apollo 13 and Twister.
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Don’t forget Frailty. My son and watched that when he was 8 and he still loves that movie. It was the first film Paxton directed.
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Oh Absolutely! Another winner!
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My son and I are paying are respects by watching it right now. 😌
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What a great way to pay tribute!
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One of my favorite current actors—this was awful news today.
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Same here Lelia. I loved him in every movie he was ever in. The only thing I missed him in was his HBO series Big Love.😕
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I loved him in Twister and Titanic!! I can’t believe he is gone!
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He was definitely too young.😕
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He’s definitely going to be missed.😔
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My mom was looking at her phone and simply said, “Who’s Bill Paxton?”
My Response: “OMG, no, he died???” I could only imagine that would be the only news big enough she would ask who a complete stranger to her was. 😦 I did not want to wake up in a world without him today.
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He was definitely one of my favorite actors.😔
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What an awesome tribute!
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Thank You!
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Reblogged this on firefly465 and commented:
R.I.P. Bill Paxton
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He played some good parts, and always seemed to come across as a very decent man too. Sad to die so young.
Best wishes, Pete.
(Don’t forget, you should be having that rest! x)
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Thanks Pete. When I heard the news I had to put up a quick post.
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Jennifer Anniston broke the news from the Oscar stage last night and I couldn’t believe it. Loved him in Aliens. He was a young guy too.
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I’m glad he was included!
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Son of a B**h! Brock Lovett: Three years, I’ve thought of nothing except Titanic; but I never got it… I never let it in.
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😕
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Bill Paxton has a reserved place in th Bradscribe Hall of Fame
His characters contributed th most quotes to my site
Th ONLY actor to have characters killed off by th Terminator, Aliens and th Predator
He will b certainly missed in this quadrant
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Such a great actor and such a nice guy. It’s just not right.😕
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I’m still so shocked by his passing. That was a classy thing those storm chasers did.
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It was indeed!
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Wonderful tribute from the storm chasers. He will be missed.
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That was really amazing!
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Isn’t it amazing what people can do when they are united for a good cause.
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Truly inspiring!
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Love him 😔😔😔
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It’s just not right.😕
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Agreed
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Wow at that whole storm chaser GPS tribute. That is pretty amazing. Sad loss however. 😦
– Lashaan
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Wasn’t that awesome? God. 61 years old is too young.😔
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Far too young. A sad loss.
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Unbelievable.😔
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That was a really nice gesture from the storm chasers 🙂 Faith in humanity restored!
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It’s definitely a good example of how there’s more good people in the world than bad!😊
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I love seeing these, it really makes me feel a bit more hopeful for the future 🙂 And yes, I hope you’re right! We need more good people in this world.
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