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Sid Terror	FORRY ACKERMAN		Lead	[-]
Posts: 603 11/03/08 10:07:09	Tags : None The last time that Mortimer and I saw him, Forry was not doing well. I just figured I'd let everyone know that I got a phone call today. Things have gone from bad to worse. The story I got is a little sketchy, but in the last couple days something went bad with Forry's heart. Though he is accepting a few visitors today and he is apparently in good spirits and is able to recognise people, it is grave enough that he may not make it through the night if he is given his usual medication. So send some good thoughts his way. I fear that Uncle Forry will not be with us very much longer. _______ UPDATE I've talked to some more people... Some that have gone to see Forry, some that have even called from at his house visiting him. The news is not getting any better. Forry has made peace with the fact that he only possibly has a day or two left. He has been accepting visits from close friends and has been chatting with them to impart a few final stories and say good bye. His house is officially in Hospice mode. If you are a close friend who wants to say good bye, contact him. You know his number. This is a time I've long been dreading. Goodbye Uncle Forry. --Sid Terror Horror Drunx: Hollywood Chapter Leader
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Mort Daddy		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 906 11/03/08 22:30:42	Forry is one of a kind. I don't claim to know him on a personal level whatsoever, but I can say with a shadow of a doubt, there would be no Horror Drunx organzation without him. Forry was all inclusive, not one exclusive bone in his body. He will be missed by so many.
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deathdolly		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 619 11/03/08 23:04:36	Forry will always be the man responsible for my love for the horror genre. Famous Monsters of Filmland was one of my best friends growing up as a lonely little ghoul girl. Reading that magazine, I always felt a kinship "out there" and that I'd meet up with like minded people eventually. And I did. When Forry's time comes, may he go with dignity, peace and knowing how much he is loved.
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Jason Grove		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 339 11/04/08 00:05:29	I think that Forry has come to realize just how important and influential he has been to so many people. He knows he has led an extraordinary life and is grateful. He didn't create a love for the horror genre, that has to come from within to begin with. But you can't find anyone that has done more to support peoples interest and give them possitive ways to nurture it. He's educated hundreds of thousands of people and gave them direction on how to grow. Many people owe their careers to Forry for that reason. And Forry always seemed to do it all unselfishly out of love for the genre... for all the right reasons. What sickens me is the number of people we are going to see who will be comparing themselves to him... When they are actually the ones who don't support others, don't do anything but stagnate the horror community, and all seem to be involved in it for all the wrong reasons... Because they are turning a fast buck or for other greedy "collector / fanny" reasons. Watch for the Pumpkin Kickers to turn into shameless self promoters using his name after he passes. Rue Morgue has already started. Very suspicious how they only back people who have just died or are about to. Where were they before that, all along? Love, The Screaming Bloody Skull of JASON GROVE Horror Drunx Events Co'ordinator
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Phantom Phreak		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 9 11/04/08 16:51:10	No one can compare themselves to Forry...Peroid! He saw the silent movies. He was there when it all happened. I can't tell you how upsetting this is for me, and I'm sure for all of us. Bless his heart and soul.
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Sid Terror		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 603 11/05/08 03:57:38	It is sad that congestive heart failure is now taking one of the people with the biggest hearts I ever knew. He has held on much longer than many thought he would and now he just wants to say goodbye and go. He has refused to accept medical treatment any longer. --Sid Terror Horror Drunx: Hollywood Chapter Leader
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deathdolly		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 619 11/05/08 04:23:04	Sid Terror wrote: It is sad that congestive heart failure is now taking one of the people with the biggest hearts I ever knew. He has held on much longer than many thought he would and now he just wants to say goodbye and go. He has refused to accept medical treatment any longer.
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The Demon		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 49 11/05/08 07:31:32	My horror loving heart weeps. Forry is in my thoughts and prayers. I never mourn, I never weep; but this news really hits me..... Forry=Forever.
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Zombri		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 787 11/06/08 22:19:07	^v^Washington Horror Drunx^v^ www.myspace.com/horrordrunx_wa
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The Demon		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 49 11/07/08 08:01:32	:o/... Any updates on this glorious man? Most of this world won't hear about this on CNN, or AOL news, but there is a much more heartfelt community of admirers pining to know. <333
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Sid Terror		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 603 11/07/08 08:01:36	Forry is still holding on. Don Glut went by and saw him again this morning at about 10. Although later in the day some British website already announced him dead, they are in error. Don called back and checked and Forry was still amongst the living as of this evening (Nov 6th). The reports of his death were premature but it is only a matter of days or even hours. --Sid Terror Horror Drunx: Hollywood Chapter Leader
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StormerCenobitch		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 137 11/07/08 19:48:15	such horrible, sad news... I hope he goes in peace
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ConradTheDestroyer		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 189 11/08/08 17:03:17	Every horror publication owes this man. Best of luck in your travels, Forry. Conrad the Destroyer FL HORROR DRUNX Chapter Leader
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Sid Terror		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 603 11/15/08 09:16:52	GOOD NEWS! With all the positive feedback and letters and phone calls he has been receiving, (not to mention personal visits from film industry people he has inspired) Uncle Forry it seems, has had a new lease on life. He has pulled himself from the depths and there has been a big improvement in his health situation. He has begun eating and taking his needed medication and reports from the Acker-mini mansion are that he is bright and alert. To paraphrase Harrison Ford at the end of BLADE RUNNER: "We didn't know just how much time we would have together... But then again, who does?" Uncle Forry is definitely a man who lives on his own terms and wasn't ready to write the fade out in his final chapter yet! Besides, METROPOLIS is his favorite film of all time and they just found almost another half an hour that had been missing since the 1920's... And he still hasn't seen the fully restored version! C'mon... This guy is a living breating Sciene-Fiction fanatic machine! Here is hoping to a continued upswing in Forry's health. Let us hope he remains with us for a very long time. You are an inspiration to us all! A toast to you! --Sid Terror Horror Drunx: Hollywood Chapter Leader
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HD Admin		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 522 11/24/08 05:00:07	TO WISH FORREST J. ACKERMAN A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW...
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Phantom Phreak		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 9 12/05/08 17:23:49	I've just received the news that our Uncle Forry has passed...What a sad day for all. Everyone in the horror and sci-fi community have so much to be thankfull for in this one person alone. Godspeed, Uncle Forry. Your Signature ...
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MonsterDick		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5 01/21/09 22:16:32	RIP to a GREAT man!!!! Goodbye Forry:(
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