And now, a few minutes of Andy Rooney

Goose!

Andy Rooney, commentator for 60 minutes for 33 years, died at the age of 92 in NYC, from complications from minor surgery. Some say he was the "most celebrated curmudgeon", still others "crusty", but in life, he was a representative of a generation long gone. He was a World War 2 veteran, a writer, and famous for his commentary at the end of 60 Minutes, which could sometimes be quite controversial. Rooney left 60 minutes a month ago, here's his last commentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGci9ec4BDA

Uriel

Heard about this on the radio this morning.

He had just retired, that sucks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMm4nSxPCOA

Goodbye Andy.

Maximum

Hope I manage to be 1/10th as awesome as him when I become and old fart.

RIP Andy, your eyebrows will be missed.

HeadCreeps

Aww damn, that sucks. About a month ago was the first time I had ever heard one of his commentaries.

Centipede Damascus

I'll always remember him as the guy who always complained about the kids these days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HU2ZfrI2Hk

Goose!

He was the voice of a generation, but not this generation, no.

B_R

Centipede Damascus wrote:

I'll always remember him as the guy who always complained about the kids these days.

But he isn't actually complaining in your video?

Lucky Cynic

Goose! wrote:

He was the voice of a generation, but not this generation, no.

This.

Centipede Damascus

B_R wrote:

Centipede Damascus wrote:

I'll always remember him as the guy who always complained about the kids these days.

But he isn't actually complaining in your video?

what, yes he is. he's complaining that he is out of the loop when it comes to music. "they're selling millions of songs by singers I've never heard of", he says.

FortyTwo

oh well I seem to have forgotten how to embed things

Goose!

Forty that is just laziness, its still page 1 and you posted the same exact video.

JayKaos

Man. Sad to see him go, and I hadn't watched his last appearance until now, and I just love that the very last thing he says on 60 minutes is "If you recognize me in a restaurant, please, just let me eat my dinner."

FortyTwo

Goose! wrote:

Forty that is just laziness, its still page 1 and you posted the same exact video.

I honestly didn't notice.

Bucketman

I always liked him, like listening to your grandfather talk about things

KrunkMcGrunk

I wish Andy Rooney was my grandpa.

Druhim

Centipede Damascus wrote: »

B_R wrote:

Centipede Damascus wrote:

I'll always remember him as the guy who always complained about the kids these days.

But he isn't actually complaining in your video?

what, yes he is. he's complaining that he is out of the loop when it comes to music. "they're selling millions of songs by singers I've never heard of", he says.

You're failing to get that his point is more musing on what seems to him to be the oddity that we can share so much in common across age groups but be so vastly different in musical tastes. I do find it a rather trite point he's making because music is tremendously cultural. But he's not really complaining as he is musing, "why is it this way? oh well, let's just call it even."

DrZiplock

He's always been a writer and essayist that I respected. Say what you will, but the man was good at his job and especially in his prime, he was a hell of a writer.

Borommakot

I'm going pour out a forty in honor of Andy Rooney and complain about wasteful kids while I do it.

Tonkka

Oh man.

One less grump out on the front porch.

Druhim

I need to step it up.

Tonkka

To the max.

PiptheFair

was gonna say, dru now holds the title of grumpiest old codger