Oh NO!---not Captain Lou Albano!!! 1933--2009

[Philosoraptor]

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623810/20091014/story.jhtml



I am calling for a house resolution honoring Captain Lou, a commorative stamp, and a national day of mourning.

Oct 14 2009 1:55 PM EDT

Captain Lou Albano, Famed Pro Wrestling Manager, Dead At 76
Albano's appearance in Cyndi Lauper videos made him an '80s pop-culture icon.
By Gil Kaufman

For pro wrestling fans of a certain age, Captain Lou Albano was a larger-than-life figure who helped turn what was once a low-rent, cable-access sport into a pop-culture phenomenon. The World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer died on Wednesday morning (October 14) at the age of 76, according to the WWE and Wrestler's Rescue, an organization that helps raise money for retired wrestlers' health care.

Wrestler's Rescue reported that Albano had been in hospice care earlier this week, but no cause of death has been revealed.

Born Louis Vincent Albano on July 29, 1933, in Mount Vernon, New York, the former football player and bouncer entered the wrestling game in the late 1950s. His four-decade wrestling career kicked off when he created the tag team known as the Sicilians, playing a stereotypical Italian gangster alongside partner Tony Altimore. The pair won a few regional tag-team championships and briefly held the United States Tag Team title before losing it in 1967 to Bruno Sammartino and Spiros Arion.

[flakey_foont]

1. RIP, Captain Lou

the Guiding Light

[flvegan]

2. Damn.

RIP, Capt. Lou. Thanks for all the good memories.

[hfojvt]

3. never heard of him

did he manage Kenny Jay?

[Philosoraptor]

4. He had rubber bands stuck to his face for our entertainment

[Rude Dog]

5. As I saw on Twitter...

"I will never Do the Mario again."

[pipi_k]

6. Oh shit, not Captain Lou!!!!

One of my favorites from the 80s...


along with Sgt Slaughter, George "the animal" Steele, Mil Mascaras, Andre the Giant, etc.

[Berry Cool]

7. Our '80s icons are dying too soon.

AIDS didn't help in that department.

RIP, Captain Lou! We'll never forget you shaking your finger at Cyndi, the same way my mom shook her finger at my baby sis when she came home at some ungodly hour.

[Soylent Brice]

8. the end

RIP cap'n

[eShirl]

9. oh Daddy Dear, you know you're still #1

http://www.mtv.com/videos/cyndi-lauper/18157/girls-just-want-to-have-fun.jhtml

[autorank]

10. Does it get any better?

A stamp indeed. k*r

[friendly_iconoclast]

11. Captain Lou, we salute you!

n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

12. Just heard this on the radio.....

I know a few people who will be in deep mourning...

[no_hypocrisy]

13. Met him at a bar 25 years. Personable guy.

[edbermac]

14. Very funny in a movie called Wise Guys.

With Joe Piscopo and Danny DeVito, directed by Brian DePalma

[Norrin Radd]

15. rip

[d_b]

16. RIP Captain

[Philosoraptor]

17. ...............

[wicket]

18. RIP Captain Lou

[wicket]

19. dupe

delete

[Philosoraptor]

20. ...............

[eShirl]

21. kick for the evening crowd

[Crabby Appleton]

22. RIP Captain Lou

[SIMPLYB1980]

23. I will miss him. He did a great Mario!

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/10/14/rip-captain-lou-albano-doer-of-the-mario/

"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 Powergeneration'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."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w2fi_f5OLY

[DainBramaged]

24. I LOVED that man, what a great performer and a gentleman....

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Prophet 451]

25. Alas, poor Captain

Met him a couple of times. Always a pleasent man, always remained a gentleman even when blind drunk (which, really, is the mark of a true gentleman). At least, unlike so many of the stars of the 70s and 80s, he lived to a ripe old age.

[L0oniX]

26. K & R

[OneBlueSky]

27. Captain Lou once did a benefit appearance at my sister's restaurant . . .

to help raise money for some cause or other . . . she said he a really nice guy, very down to earth and committed to helping others . . .

RIP, Captain Lou . . .