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We’re Just Talkin’ ‘Bout Isaac Hayes

So he died? by StealthBeagle	Aug 10th, 2008 04:09:00 PM
I guess?
Hello there, children! by cutest_of_borg	Aug 10th, 2008 04:09:09 PM
rip
Even Xenu couldnt stop this by Baron Karza	Aug 10th, 2008 04:09:14 PM
RIP
I specializes in your asshole, Kyle! by therealkumar	Aug 10th, 2008 04:09:59 PM

Fuck fuck fuck... by Rufus_T_Firefly	Aug 10th, 2008 04:10:40 PM
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.
Damn by Mr Slippy Fist	Aug 10th, 2008 04:11:37 PM
This sucks. First Bernie Mac, now Issac Hayes. I guess there will be no chance of a Chef return on South Park. RIP Issac.
What, Matt and Trey should feel sorry? by moondoggy2u	Aug 10th, 2008 04:12:32 PM
Uh, ASSUMING the reasons for Hayes' departure from South Park are true, then they were absolutely justified in having Chef eaten by Lions.
sure does suck.. by soup74	Aug 10th, 2008 04:14:45 PM
and as much as matt and trey ripped on him that episode (actually, they more ripped on scientology..again.) they did leave the door open if he ever wanted to return. guess that will never happen. its a shame.
HE by tme2nsb	Aug 10th, 2008 04:14:58 PM

IS NEXT by tme2nsb	Aug 10th, 2008 04:15:14 PM
Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes, Sam Jackson! http://tinyurl.com/6munxl
SAM JACKSON IS NEXT by tme2nsb	Aug 10th, 2008 04:15:24 PM
http://tinyurl.com/6munxl
SO IT IS WRITTEN by tme2nsb	Aug 10th, 2008 04:15:34 PM

Though the South Park visual is bad by ChorleyFM	Aug 10th, 2008 04:16:40 PM
the actual message wasn't. It was actually a pretty heartfelt goodbye from the characters. While the evisceration of Chef allowed for two jokes, the Simpsons and ROTS parodies.
fudge!! by smylexx	Aug 10th, 2008 04:18:03 PM

What? He did the Shaft theme so you give his obit a shitty title by Samson_K	Aug 10th, 2008 04:19:18 PM

Wesley Snipes next please.. by Baron Karza	Aug 10th, 2008 04:21:04 PM
Keep Sam Jackson around until he is like 105.
i met the man. by earlfist	Aug 10th, 2008 04:21:35 PM
in late '97 i was in conversation with a guy whilst we both waited outside londons selfridges store for our respective ladies. It was about two minutes of small talk until i woke up with the phrase"fuck your isaac hayes" i really should of been quicker as only the week before i had been eulogising about the hot buttered soul album and in particular his legendary version of by the time i get to phoenix. I became the geek fan instantly and mr hayes was gracious funny throughout. He hot me into an invite for his gig that night which i would of attended had i not hot dumped that very evening. Anyway for a few brief minutes this failed musician connected with this genius . My guess. Great guy.
RIP ISAAC HAYES by phaedrus007	Aug 10th, 2008 04:24:04 PM

"YOU ARE THE DUKE OF NEW YORK!..." by KnightShift	Aug 10th, 2008 04:24:32 PM
"...A-NUMBER ONE!" One of the greatest movie bad guys ever. Only Hayes could have infused the Duke with such presence and menace.
We should be mad at that fruity little club for scrambling his b by SpyGuy	Aug 10th, 2008 04:25:17 PM
No point in doing a Darth Chef episode now unless the character ends up on a funeral pyre then appears as a ghostly image of his classic Chef self next to Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Rest in Peace, you baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad mutha. by IForgotAbout19	Aug 10th, 2008 04:27:32 PM
Although I don't have much knowledge (yet) of Hayes' music beyond the "Shaft" theme, I consider him an absolute icon - from Chef to Truck Turner, and he will be greatly missed. There's my bullshit about it...
This is how Theme from Shaft makes us all feel by kentrel	Aug 10th, 2008 04:29:03 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =lvSIYJpzlD8
Hopefully wherever he is now . . . by Kneprock	Aug 10th, 2008 04:29:32 PM
He is making sweet love down by the fire.
RIP Issac Hayes AKA Black Moses by Amadeo Zeller	Aug 10th, 2008 04:30:00 PM
Damn! This is one fucked up weekend. It's gon' leave a muthafucka' numb for real.
Shut yo' mouth!! by Hercules	Aug 10th, 2008 04:30:31 PM
RIP
Isaac is why I like living in Memphis by jawsfan	Aug 10th, 2008 04:30:48 PM
Live here and you can bump into all kinds of musicians just walking around in everyday life. I bumped into Hayes at a Walgreen's near my house a few years ago. We chatted for a few minutes. This was pre-"South Park" but post-"EFNY".
What the fuck by Jackie Boy	Aug 10th, 2008 04:31:34 PM
B.B. King tomorrow?
Conspiracy, my brotha...c-o-n....spiracy by terry1978	Aug 10th, 2008 04:31:37 PM
Bernie first, now Issac. I've seen that Undercover Brother movie....I know who's behind this.
WOW by THE KNIGHT	Aug 10th, 2008 04:32:55 PM
R.I.P.
He was a bad mother..... by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 10th, 2008 04:33:54 PM
shush your mouth. But I'm talking about Isaac Hayes.
R.I.P by Ezekiel 2517	Aug 10th, 2008 04:34:45 PM
One of the greats. Sad day.
How could you forget "Shaft"? by Ezekiel 2517	Aug 10th, 2008 04:37:00 PM
and "Truck Turner" - one of the dopest blaxploitations out there.
good luck in .. by DOCTORDETRO1T	Aug 10th, 2008 04:37:07 PM
wherever you go when a scientologist dies. r.i.p thanks for the theme to shaft and cheff aid
they didn't vehemence him in that episode by DOCTORDETRO1T	Aug 10th, 2008 04:38:40 PM
they blamed scientology for blinding him.
Unconcious.....!!?? by RokurGepta	Aug 10th, 2008 04:39:44 PM
Scientologists get beamed up to a spaceship
And we can dig it. by sonofbronson	Aug 10th, 2008 04:41:12 PM
Just yesterday I pulled my Shaft LP out of the closet and played the title track. Little did I know. Thanks for the great tunes Isaac.
he also cameoed in escape from l.a. by DOCTORDETRO1T	Aug 10th, 2008 04:42:16 PM

all his cameos on the chef aid songs ruled by DOCTORDETRO1T	Aug 10th, 2008 04:43:20 PM
especially gopher boy and the rancid song
i think he was blind man or something, sitting on a chair by DOCTORDETRO1T	Aug 10th, 2008 04:45:08 PM
he was definately in it
by Lauryn2000	Aug 10th, 2008 04:48:32 PM
Damn....another one...rest in peace...Chef!!
Well, no more salty African American balls for me.... by FlickaPoo	Aug 10th, 2008 04:48:57 PM
...I guess....have a good flight buddy...
So what did he do to piss off Obama? by I Dunno	Aug 10th, 2008 04:49:52 PM

This has been a depressing weekend by Eternal Watcher	Aug 10th, 2008 04:50:09 PM
First Bernie Mac, and now Isaac Hayes. Both of these good guys will be truly missed.
Wondering who will be the third - Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes, ..... by BobbyBowfinger	Aug 10th, 2008 04:52:22 PM

very sad. An Icon passes by G100	Aug 10th, 2008 04:58:50 PM
People are well justified in pointing out his great body of musical work and all the other great projects the man did including his selfless devotion to literacy and great work in south park and other movies. Has to be said though, Shaft is a bona fide timeless classic that will never grow old. Witness the amazing use of it in an episode of The Wire with Herc and Carver to name just one example. Some things will be cool till the end of time. Shaft is one of them.
Stunned to say the least... by DarthFloyd	Aug 10th, 2008 05:00:07 PM
First Bernie Mac, now Issac Hayes? Honestly, Death, WTF??? Rest in Peace Mr Hayes.
ssssssometimes. by Logo Lou	Aug 10th, 2008 05:00:14 PM
TACS.
this sucks chocolate salty balls by Mr_X	Aug 10th, 2008 05:03:12 PM
rip dude, may xenu look after you.. or something like that.
damn! by newc0253	Aug 10th, 2008 05:04:44 PM
RIP, sir, RIP.
Morgan Freeman Just Narrowly Escaped the Grim Reaper by SamuelLappDance	Aug 10th, 2008 05:05:10 PM
Wow.
Let us all hold up our Chocolate Salty Balls in tribute! by irrelevntelefant	Aug 10th, 2008 05:05:30 PM

they're right under your... by irrelevntelefant	Aug 10th, 2008 05:06:04 PM
I'm just talking bout SHAFT!
"hello children" by disfigurehead	Aug 10th, 2008 05:07:08 PM

Someone get a doctor to SLJ ASAP by br1947	Aug 10th, 2008 05:16:54 PM
damnit, it always comes in 3s, somebody better be watching out for Sam Jackson!!! Does make me very sad, I was hoping for a return of Chef at some point.
So long Chef by batzilla	Aug 10th, 2008 05:17:25 PM
"Hello children" indeed. What a drag.
SAMUEL L. JACKSON IS NEXT by Shia LaBeoufs Uncle	Aug 10th, 2008 05:18:17 PM
The Curse of the Soul Men drudges on.
The Duke is Dead by a rolling stone	Aug 10th, 2008 05:18:25 PM
Long live the Duke.
to paraphrase Paul Couse from A house.. by emeraldboy	Aug 10th, 2008 05:19:29 PM
Bernie Mac, bernie Brillsteen and Isaac Hayse. All dead yet still alive Endless time, Endless art. Douglas Adams Died on a treadmill too. very weird. But true.
Chef really is dead now by Orionsangels	Aug 10th, 2008 05:20:05 PM
That episode where Chef dies now, takes on new meaning. It really is the end of Chef.
You're the Duke! Duke of NY!.....A #1 by Orionsangels	Aug 10th, 2008 05:20:59 PM
Said the British president from Escape from NY.
This talkback is deader than Isaac Hayes .... by Luscious.868	Aug 10th, 2008 05:21:07 PM
Russert, Carlin, Mac and now Isaac Hayes. Why? Why these fine men and not Amy Winehouse? Why?
"vehemence with which they wrote him off the show" by photoboy	Aug 10th, 2008 05:23:58 PM
I thought they were actually very respectful of Hayes, sure the majority of the episode demonised Chef, but the message at the end was to remember him how he was, rather than what he became after those evil Scientologists brainwashed him. At any rate, RIP Isaac Hayes.
Muthafuck..!! The Duke is Dead!! by Stalkeye	Aug 10th, 2008 05:24:24 PM
First mac now "Ike" as Carpenter fondly refers him as.Fuck this is sad news indeed. I'll be popping my EFNY Special edition DVD tonight in honor of his passing, that and it's one of my all time favorite movies. Rest in Peace A number one.
he will be missed by princess432	Aug 10th, 2008 05:25:35 PM
I love the theme for Shaft. A great short fillm to lift your spirits:http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=YSuEhu6Elxc
The only time I have ever disliked Matt & Trey........ by Riley Martin	Aug 10th, 2008 05:26:34 PM
...was the way they killed off Chef, and the circumstances behind it. It wasn't funny...just mean spirited. As much as I am a fan of their work, I hope they're feeling like shit now. Just for the day.
The Sammy Davis version of "Shaft" rules!! by Uncle Stan	Aug 10th, 2008 05:26:44 PM

Okay... by Bruce Leroy	Aug 10th, 2008 05:32:42 PM
Enough! First the excellent Bernie Mack (may he rest in peace) and now Mr. Isaac Hayes. The man IS a true icon. My condolences to both his family and friends. I'm going to listen to my Hot buttered soul LP now...damn.
"Exercise will kill ya" by rben	Aug 10th, 2008 05:48:01 PM
that's why i do it at a packed gym where people and defibs abound, and not alone at some hollywood mansion. no offense but this is one of those times i think "thank god i'm poor"...
sigh... Rest in Peace by cifra	Aug 10th, 2008 05:54:52 PM
first Bernie Mac and now this... Hayes was already a living legend, though. What a week...
Good to see some genuine nice words by SpencerTrilby	Aug 10th, 2008 05:54:56 PM
Last years have been so controversial, it's good to see fellow talkbackers focusing on the real deal. And God knows Hayes had an incredible career to speak about for the ages. May he rest in peace.
Enough already. by Flyingcircus	Aug 10th, 2008 05:55:08 PM
This is one of the worst "death years" ever. Stop.
Also, Mori, the first embedded vid is kinda messy by SpencerTrilby	Aug 10th, 2008 05:58:55 PM
Doesn't work for me.
Breakthrough artist by matineer	Aug 10th, 2008 06:01:44 PM
Can't forget "Shaft" winning the Oscar. What a talent and icon.
Goodbye Children by picardsucks	Aug 10th, 2008 06:03:28 PM
sucks I was hoping he would play the Duke in the upcoming EFNY remake
Those making fun of the man are trash. by Mr402	Aug 10th, 2008 06:09:26 PM
Folks these days know him as Chef but those that knew about what he was long ago know that he was a god amongst men. When my dad found out it floored him. His music was ahead of it's time. Memphis wont be the same without him.
Layin' down by the fire... by IForgotAbout19	Aug 10th, 2008 06:15:50 PM
Forever...
The scene in Truck Turner by IForgotAbout19	Aug 10th, 2008 06:16:47 PM
When he's making sweet love to his woman, and HIS OWN soundtrack starts singing. Legendary.
Who's takin' out the brothers? by MetalMickey	Aug 10th, 2008 06:16:58 PM
Morgan Freeman was just a warning. Who's number three? Poitier? Stevie Wonder? The Cos? My money's on Belafonte. Maybe Carlin decided Heaven was too square. This is all bloody awful.
Someone post a guard on Melvin Van Peebles! by MetalMickey	Aug 10th, 2008 06:18:46 PM

Too Sad by Evil Chicken	Aug 10th, 2008 06:20:30 PM
"Just talkin' bout Shaft!" Godspeed Mr. Hayes. Thanks for the memories. You were A # 1.
The SOUTH PARK episode "Kenny Dies" sums it up best: by SpyGuy	Aug 10th, 2008 06:20:47 PM
"Why would God let Kenny die, Chef? Why? Kenny's my friend. Why can't God take someone else's friend?" "Stan, sometimes God take those closest to us, because it makes him feel better about Himself. He's a very vengeful God, Stan. He's all pissed off about something we did thousands of years ago. He just can't get over it. So he doesn't care who he takes -- children, puppies, it doesn't matter to him, so long as it makes us sad. Do you understand?" "Then why does God give us anything to start with?" "Well, look at it this way: if you want to make a baby cry, first you give it a lollipop, then you take it away. If you never give it a lollipop to begin with, then it would have nothing to cry about. That's like God, who gives us life and love and health just so that he can tear it all away and make us cry, so he can drink the sweet milk of our tears...You see, it's our tears, Stan, that give God his great power." "I think I understand." -- Stan Marsh and Jerome "Chef" McElroy, SOUTH PARK: "Kenny Dies"
RIP Issac Hayes by Lucasblows	Aug 10th, 2008 06:20:50 PM
But, that Return of Chef Episode was classic!
That video is fucked by Mezzanine	Aug 10th, 2008 06:22:20 PM
What was with the gayronic music playing all throughout? Rest in peace, Isaac.
Thanks, Mori... by the dolphins are in the jacuzzi	Aug 10th, 2008 06:22:23 PM
...for making the weekend a little bit less depressing. Once again, the classiest act at AICN. Where were you yesterday? No offense to Herc, but BMac's obit was truly lacking. I never knew that much about Hayes' philanthropy. Makes the loss even greater. Damn, I'm skeptical about that whole "death in 3's" thing, but all the same, as others in the tb have already said, if I were Sam Jackson, I'd be nervous as hell right now. At least Death messed up on Morgan Freeman. Anyway, Hayes and Mac will both be truly missed. Bad muthas, both. RIP.
Isaac in WATTSTAX = Mindblowing by MetalMickey	Aug 10th, 2008 06:27:35 PM
Black Moses was not a boast...but a simple observation that in that exact moment in time, Isaac Hayes was god-like.
Bernie and Issac in the same weekend? by mefrog	Aug 10th, 2008 06:32:13 PM
Shit... what a lousy weekend. RIP.
You are the Duke by kwisatzhaderach	Aug 10th, 2008 06:35:16 PM
You are A-number 1. Rest in peace and thanks for the entertainment.
DAMN YOU OBAMA!!! by TedTwist	Aug 10th, 2008 06:41:41 PM
I understand Bernie Mac, but what the hell did Isaac Hayes ever do to you?!?!?!
Literacy Crusade by XENU TV	Aug 10th, 2008 06:42:06 PM
If only his Literacy Crusade wasn't a Scientology promotional tool, I would salute it as well. Hubbard's Study Tech is built on nonsense and quackery. It's primary objective is to "safepoint" Scientology, meaning to improve Hubbard's image and help spread Scientology through society.
My Favorite Singer of All Time by utz_world	Aug 10th, 2008 06:48:19 PM
When I was roughly 3-4 years old, I was transfixed on a certain album cover with a Black man holding a rope in one hand and a fired gun on the other. On the bottom of that album was the word "Shaft" spelled out in purple and in this funky lettering. Inset on the top of the album was this dude with some shades and a bald head. That was my introduction to Isaac Hayes. For years, I thought that "Shaft" was the only thing the man ever sung. Then, around 1998 or so, a co-worker let me borrow his "Isaac Hayes Greatest Hits" CD which featured the singles versions of all his classics. Then I moved on to his "Hot Buttered Soul" album - one of the 5 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME: 4 songs, 2 of them at least 10 minutes long, but dripping with passion, energy and raw, orchestral SOUL! With a feverish passion, I made my way over to "The Isaac Hayes Movement", "To Be Continued" (which, BTW Moriarty, "Ike's Rap" wasn't quite a "rap" as we know it today, but instead was a spoken word unrhymed monologue before most of his slow records), "Black Moses" and "Joy" (featuring the song "I Love You, That's All- a song with no lyrics but details Ike and his lady GETTING BUSY on New Year's Day. WILD!) I looooved Isaac Hayes. I will miss him terribly but he left us all this great music (and the film "Truck Turner) to remember him always! RIP!
Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac dies... by Underdogthe3rd	Aug 10th, 2008 06:54:18 PM
... and Script girl lives. Definitely a sad day.
RIP Isaac Hayes by the milf lover	Aug 10th, 2008 06:55:05 PM
a damn shame... my condolences to his loved ones...
True, his Wattstax gig at the end is by SpencerTrilby	Aug 10th, 2008 06:58:05 PM
the quintessential showman in action. And even if it's highly connected to a very specific audience, time and place it still manages to get chills from everyone in the audience, regardless of color or era or place of birth even 30 years later. I grew up with Shaft, EFNY et al, but it's not before I saw Wattstax that it really striked me. Genius movie.
The DUKE is A number one! by Darth_Kaos	Aug 10th, 2008 06:58:25 PM
RIP Chef.
Best line! by Craig2574	Aug 10th, 2008 07:01:38 PM
"You want to eat my chocolate salty balls?"
RIP by Darth Thoth	Aug 10th, 2008 07:10:50 PM
Wow. This is really too much man. Bernie and now Isaac. Wow. Shocked is not even the word. What is going on? My goodness... My prayers go out to his family, friends, and fans. May he rest in peace. Thank you Mr. Hayes for having such a profound impact on our world...my life. You left quite a legacy in song and film and television. Thank you for the joy you brought into my life. Thank you. God bless your soul. Hey Moriarty- great obit. Thank you. RIP. I am in utter shock.
Rip Mr. Hayes... by theonecalledshoe	Aug 10th, 2008 07:16:33 PM
good obit there moriarty.
Yeah, vehemence. by BurnHollywood	Aug 10th, 2008 07:25:29 PM
And enough apologies and horseshit "explanations" of why his tasteless, utterly unfunny send-off from an enterprise he helped make a success was actually reverential. I'm not even sure those two confused fools who fart out that childish TV show should even be mentioned on this sad day. RIP Mr. Hayes.
Goodbye, children. by Lashlarue	Aug 10th, 2008 07:32:29 PM
RIP
Very funny in "I'm Gonna Git You Suckah!" by fiester	Aug 10th, 2008 07:33:25 PM
That may be my favorite role he played. Sorry to see him go; even if he was a looney Xenu-worshipper he was a cool dude.
HE WAS A FUCKING HYPOCRITE, MORI!!! by expert_40	Aug 10th, 2008 07:49:09 PM
What the fuck??? Trey and Matt should be sorry for outing Hayes to be the fucking hypocrite he was? As they said, Hayes had no issue when the show saterized Christianity to the point of going over the edge with the Menstruating Virgin Mary Statue, but the moment they called his personal fucked-up religion for being the absolute ball of insanity it is, and telling the truth about it, how it was fucking made up by a bad science fiction writer as a way of making money for himself, then he has issues with that? After all the Jew jokes, Mormon jokes, and retard jokes, and everything... Hayes leaves because he didn't like them pointing the finger at his religion. The dude deserved it, Mori, and just because he fucking croaked doesn't mean he's any less of a hypocrite because he's dead.
expert_40 he didn't deserve to die, but you are by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 10th, 2008 07:59:56 PM
correct about everything else. South Park doesn't play favorites. It insults all religions.
Get the pudding pops ready because by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 10th, 2008 08:01:46 PM
The Cos is next. Seriously, someone from the ghetto is going to off him because he's telling it's denizens to step up, and be responsible, and stop looking for a handout.
His legacy will be tainted, perhaps. by Chief Joseph	Aug 10th, 2008 08:03:37 PM
I was a fan of his, but I'm afraid his legacy may be tainted with that Scientology crap forever on. Sadly, the young people today only know him as "that chump Scientologist that quit South Park" Actually, Chef's death episode was their way of telling the young people not to think of him that way.
Grammaton... by expert_40	Aug 10th, 2008 08:11:10 PM
... I never said he deserved to die. Just that the fact that he croaked suddenly makes him not the fucking hypocrite he was. I hate it when people sugarcoat shit, or make up shit that isn't true, just because someone died. Honesty. That's what it should be about. He was a good person, and he did good work. But he was also a fucking hypocrite, and that shouldn't be glossed over, or revised in his personal history.
expert_40, very true. I guess I misunderstood by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 10th, 2008 08:16:06 PM
what you were talking about when you said he deserved it, whatever the it was. Leaving the show? I thought that was his choice. Funny, because I was just talking to someone about what I'm going to say at my dad's funeral when he goes. Sure, he was a good provider, and kept us fed, and a roof over our heads, but other than that he had no connection with my brother or I. Yeah, I'll probably be the hyporcrite then, and say what a great father he was blah blah. It's a shame really.
SO, what happens now ? by TheCap	Aug 10th, 2008 08:21:51 PM
His setan or cretin or whatever leaves his body and gets to meet Tom Cruise ? Does he go to a spaceship somewhere and fly off to join with John Travolta's acting career ? Most importantly, does he WIN NOW ? That is all, thank Zenopads. P.S. RIP, you Scientologist arsehole.
Expert... by TheRealMoriarty	Aug 10th, 2008 08:27:55 PM
... I didn't judge Matt and Trey. I do think the final episode is blisteringly angry on their part, and my comment was simply, "I'd imagine it would be very hard for either of them to watch that episode today." They may not have ended on the best of terms, but I'm sure both of them have many fond personal memories of Hayes from the time they worked together. It is possible to strongly disagree with someone and still respect and even love them. I know that doesn't seem possible on the "FUCK YOU! SUCK A DICK!" internet, but it is.
okay controversial statement time... by soup74	Aug 10th, 2008 08:31:54 PM
its kind of good south park gave him a send off at all.. if he was still a part of the show it would be odd right now if chef all of a sudden wasnt a part of it anymore. (this has nothing to do with no realizing his talent, or trivializing his death, just a matter of fact about one of the forms of media that beings us to sites like this.)
and i'll repeat myself.. by soup74	Aug 10th, 2008 08:35:22 PM
the end of the "return of chef" episode definitely left the door open for issac hayes if he ever decided to return. matt and trey seem like the kind of people that would have welcomed him back. (although thats just my opinon, i dont know any of these people in real life)
Mori... by expert_40	Aug 10th, 2008 08:39:31 PM
... I'll forever love the greatness that Issac brought to South Park, but much like Matt and Trey, for him to leave the show the way he did was just pretty fucking reprehensible. He said, and I quote, "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins." And this guy had the nuts to release this after all of the episodes dealing with crazy Mormon beliefs. The Moses spirit as a Giant Dradel. The tons and tons of Jew jokes. Not once did he say Matt and Trey were bigoted when it came to religion when they were pointing the satire in some other direction. All I'm saying Mori, is that the fact that Hayes died doesn't change the fact that he lived and cashed his checks as a hypocrite, which many Scientologists seem to be. Also, add those "free-speech" liberals to the list, too, the ones Harry is pissed off at. Then again, we find out that the world is full of people like this. Anyway... he lived a good life. He was a great artist. But in the end he compromised himself as a fucking hypocrite. It happens. Unfortunately for us and him and Matt and Trey, he never came to make amends for his hypocrisy, so we are left with the most spectacular death scene ever created for a cartoon as his final epitath. And I'm sorry, but I for one think it's fitting, because he let that Fruity Little Club fuck with his head and convince him that Xenu was out to get him and fill his body with thetans. Whatever. The death of the great Skip Caray hit me much harder this past week. Heck, the death of Bernie Mac hits me harder.
Expert. by NiceGuyEddie19	Aug 10th, 2008 08:51:27 PM
Fuck Matt and Trey, and fuck you too.
so when a scientologist dies by smackfu	Aug 10th, 2008 09:11:14 PM
before their body is cleared of Thetans, do those remaining Thetans go flying off and possess someone else? Just wondering, because if you spend all your life and hundreds of thousands of dollars getting them removed, it kind of seems like a ripoff if boom you suddenly have 6 more to deal with because Isaac Hayes died. Hopefully Scientologists will figure out a way of determining who the wayward Thetans came from and be able to sue their families for damages.
Terrific obit, Mori by bravogolfhotel	Aug 10th, 2008 09:42:01 PM
You paid proper respect to Mr. Hayes' large body of work, and your response to expert_40 is quotefile material. Thanks.
And yet Cory Haim still lives. by Uncle Stan	Aug 10th, 2008 09:45:45 PM

I don't think Trey and Matt.... by Jack_Of_Spades45	Aug 10th, 2008 09:58:05 PM
Should be sorry about doing the "The Return of Chef," and I really liked and respected Isaac H. (I'm not saying the guy here who wrote his obit said that.) I mean, Trey and Matt are famous because they make fun of absolutely everything. They said they'd stop making episodes if anything ever became sacred. It was to be expected that they'd get rid of Chef the worst way possible.... But it would be cool if just this once they made an exception to their rule and did a tribute show to Chef of some sort.
I thought that episode by Sithdan	Aug 10th, 2008 10:14:37 PM
wasn't truly the end of the Chef character. I didn't think Stone and Parker would seriously write out Chef that way. Ever since Hayes left the show, South Park hasn't been the same. Deep down I always figured Hayes would return to the show somehow, and the "feud" he had with Stone and Parker would blow over. But it looks like that's not going to happen.
Walk on by, Mr. Hayes, Walk on by by Canada's King	Aug 10th, 2008 10:36:54 PM
A music legend. This sucks.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Hayes by heyscot	Aug 10th, 2008 10:41:38 PM
S.
Not to lessen the gravity of his death but by Geekgasm	Aug 10th, 2008 10:51:22 PM
I thought he was already dead. Like a couple of years ago. After he allegedly had the alleged stroke and either quit South Park or someone quit on his behalf. So, yeah, that's all.
BAH! by VictorVonDoom	Aug 10th, 2008 10:57:04 PM
DOOM thinks this is Wayans plot! Hayes was in "I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka," with at least 2 Wayans', and Bernie Mac's first big screen role was in "Mo' Money," alongside 2 Wayan's. DOOM has DOOMbots guarding Bernie Casey.
Rest in peace by thedottedlion	Aug 10th, 2008 11:19:33 PM

now here's a completely inappropriate clip by thedottedlion	Aug 10th, 2008 11:19:56 PM

----- by proper	Aug 10th, 2008 11:27:46 PM
The first time I saw Issac Hayes was in Escape From New York.The Soundtrack to Shaft was quality obviously(it is) but my Favourite Issac Hayes Tune is Ike's Mood http://tinyurl.com/3b8sho which I found because my Favourite Hip Hop tune growing up was the original version of Make The Music By Bizmarkie (the youtube 1 is the remix,good remix but still not the one I've got =>) which sampled it.In my opinion the sample gave the tune a timeless quaity and an atmosphere that has been unmatched by few tunes since http://tinyurl.com/64e4fr.Even when Issac Hayes turned up on South Park I was always reminded of the Summer of 86 so I'll always be thankful.R.I.P.
SAMUEL L JACKSON by Zozma	Aug 10th, 2008 11:32:14 PM
is next. isaac, bernie and sammy l were working on soul men together. it gets released this year, i think
Black Moses, The Duke, Chef, is gone... by Lornsorrow	Aug 10th, 2008 11:51:22 PM
I'll really miss Isaac Hayes. I was a teen in the 80's and first came to know about him in his role as the Duke of New York in the great film Escape From New York, and later on as the voice of Chef in South Park. What has really blown me away though is that I have recently checked out his music, his music career etc., and have really gotten to like his stuff. And I'm a life long Heavy Metal fan (Iron Maiden, Dio, etc.)! I have a pretty broad taste even though my main interest is metal. I'm also a big Nick Drake fan. But back to the topic. Just as I've started to really appreciate the music of Isaac Hayes it saddens me that he passes away. At least there are a lot of recordings of him out there, he put out a lot of records, and a lot of great performances. He will always be with us in song and in film. Here's to you Isaac Hayes! A man with a great voice and a big heart.
RIP Mr Hayes by travis-dane	Aug 11th, 2008 12:00:42 AM
Sad day.
One last comment by Lornsorrow	Aug 11th, 2008 12:04:43 AM
In MY OPINION, I think it is a devastating shame and loss that black culture has, in many ways (though perhaps not entirely), given up and turned their backs on the rich music of soul performers like Hayes, for the likes of fuckin rap music. There is such treasure and such richness found in black soul and jazz! I hope one day that we will see a shift back to the likes of jazz , soul, R&B, etc., (or at least more diversity) in the music that black culture (or even culture in general) puts forth. There have been several deaths recently that have seemed to affect me one way or another, but no recent death has hurt me more fiercely than the passing of Hays. I miss you already man. Thanks for everything. YOU LIVE ON!!
I never liked "South Park." That episode made me hate it, period by StarWarsRedux	Aug 11th, 2008 12:50:30 AM
That whole show felt like the ultimate example of their transgressive approach to humor. "South Park" is really little more than a bully-pulpit for those two guys, and I say that with pun absolutely intended. Their jokes very often don't really have anything to do with telling truth to power, or even necessarily telling the truth at all. Most of the time, they just express an opinion, while at the same time utterly ridiculing any oposition for expressing a dissenting view. In the end, most of their episodes just feel like laughing at somebody else's expense, and even if I don't like the person they're laughing at, it just doesn't feel right.
Leave the anti-Scientologist crap out of this one... by loserguy3000	Aug 11th, 2008 12:55:03 AM
Seriously guys...leave the anti-Scientologist crap out of this one. Hayes was a mighty, towering figure in the entertainment world that's due a more respectful eulogy from what's considered a 'premier' entertainment site. So for one God-damned moment leave that shit behind and save it for the inevitable Tropic Thunder (i.e. Tom Cruise) talkback. Issac Hayes will indeed be missed and if someone already said it, 65 is far too young. Rest in peace brother.
starwarsredeux, i totally agree with you by soup74	Aug 11th, 2008 12:56:21 AM
even though im a south park lover. i think you're right, they use the show as their own little soapbox, but i happen to agree with them (most of the time) so i still find it funny. is it any different than nancy grace, or anderson cooper, or rush limbaugh using their show as a soapbox? some people will agree and enjoy the show, and others will think its the worst trash on television.
bad couple of days for the brothers by El Borak	Aug 11th, 2008 12:58:34 AM
sucks for everybody though. damn.
It's funny, but... by Charlie & Tex	Aug 11th, 2008 01:08:24 AM
...we all know that Issac Hayes was Shaft-ed over the lead role in that movie, but it was only on Friday that we watched Shaft's Big Score again, and - once more - couldn't find any trace of Hayes' song "Type Thang" in the film. Did they omit his one contribution to the sequel, not bothering to remove the credit, or does it just flash past in order to get his name on the poster/soundtrack?
Who was Bernie Mac again? by Symposium	Aug 11th, 2008 01:24:58 AM

RIP by Mr Spork	Aug 11th, 2008 01:58:32 AM

The Dark Soul Knight Men by Bumpasses Dawg	Aug 11th, 2008 02:16:22 AM
Cursed!
ABE VIGODA LAUGHS AT YOU ALL!! by thelordofhell	Aug 11th, 2008 02:23:38 AM
Abe Vigoda will outlive everyone!! All hail the great Abe Vigoda!!
God speed & God bless ya, Mr H by Charlie & Tex	Aug 11th, 2008 02:48:55 AM
Scientologist or not, you provided many people with so much pleasure over the years and the world will be a duller place without you. If Stone & Parker say anything, tell 'em they got hit by a truck - Truck Turner!
DAMN YOU OBAMA! by J-Dizzle	Aug 11th, 2008 03:10:47 AM
First Bernie Mac, now this!
RIP Isaac by m_reporter	Aug 11th, 2008 03:21:37 AM
Still can't believe this shit...
Fuck you death! by GavinVanDraven	Aug 11th, 2008 03:56:49 AM
shittiest year ever!
I wanna make love to ya... by GavinVanDraven	Aug 11th, 2008 04:05:08 AM
children. man, the splicing of Chef lines in that last episode was hysterical. so obvious that they rehashed his lines to make him say the things that fruity little club made him say. that character got a proper sendoff on the show. but, dammit... the man himself, that just isnt right...
hello there children. hows it goin? by GavinVanDraven	Aug 11th, 2008 04:18:13 AM
well. how bout i meet you boys after work and we. make love. come on children. you are my. sexual fantasy. lets all. make sweet love. i want to. stick my balls. inside your rectum. kyle. im gonna make love to. your asshole. children.
R.I.P. by ReZourceman	Aug 11th, 2008 04:22:59 AM
What a crazy week.
Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes... by halberd	Aug 11th, 2008 04:55:39 AM
tell me it ends there for now. So much celebrity death in such short order... we gotta slow down the fatalities here. But I guess chances are it was bound to occur. My condolences to Sir Hayes and his family.
I thought Darth Chef would be redeemed some day by CherryValance	Aug 11th, 2008 05:21:47 AM
That's too bad. RIP
maybe he found out that he was in a space cult and died by ironic_name	Aug 11th, 2008 05:53:48 AM
of shame.
WHITEY IS TRYING TO KILL THE NUBIAN MAN-GODS! by ironic_name	Aug 11th, 2008 06:05:01 AM
ROBERT DOWNEY JR IS NEXT!
Oh My God...They Killed Chef! by pokadoo	Aug 11th, 2008 06:29:50 AM
...You Bastards!! Duke of New York! A#1!! Rest in Peace Mr Hayes.
This is awful news. by rbatty024	Aug 11th, 2008 06:40:38 AM
I used to listen to the Shaft Theme Song non-stop in high school, and only later realized that the rest of his musical career was just as good. I always thought it was a damn shame most kids today only know him as the voice of Chef. Granted, Chef was always the best part of that TV show. Whenever there was a shitty South Park episode I would always perk up when Chef had a few lines. Damn shame.
My wife is not a geek. I told her Isaac Hayes by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Aug 11th, 2008 06:42:56 AM
died and she said "Wasn't he on the Love Boat?" Umm no dear he was not the bartender on the Love Boat. It got worse. She kept INSISTING it was. I basically had to ignore her. It wasn't even worth it to explain the CHARACTER on Love Boat was a bartender named Isaac, played by Ted Lange.
Shitty weekend by darquelyte	Aug 11th, 2008 06:54:45 AM
First Bernie then Isaac. RIP Bruthas.
Truck Turner by Batou	Aug 11th, 2008 07:23:11 AM
Truck Turner was an awesome film, and to this day the only Blaxploitation film that gets repeat viewing. What an awful start to the week so far. Bernie Mac, and now Isaac Hayes?
hmmmmmm it's NOT good by Russman	Aug 11th, 2008 08:07:05 AM
Poor Issac. :-( RIP. A big time comedy TV producer died yesterday too, so I think there's the third celeb death
Isaac Hayes gone!... by Kid Z	Aug 11th, 2008 08:16:54 AM
...Damn that "fruity little club"!
farewell you self righteous hypocrite by ArcadianDS	Aug 11th, 2008 09:40:07 AM
lets see: mocking Jews? check. mocking Christians? check. mocking Muslims? check. mocking Catholics? check. mocking Scientology? WTF I QUIT!! what a massive tool. Wont be missed.
Shouldn't some racist fucker be in here spoutin off about now? by finky089	Aug 11th, 2008 10:14:23 AM
Braffed? Oh well, good. RIP, Mr. Hayes. I hope Richard Roundtree is somewhere living healthily.
To Charlie & Tex by utz_world	Aug 11th, 2008 10:32:22 AM
"Type Thang" - the INSTRUMENTAL version - is indeed in "Shaft's Big Score." It's the first song that's played when Shaft enters the Mother Ike club & the chick with the ginormous wig is dancing on stage. After she finishes dancing, they applaud her and Shaft lits her cig and gets info on where the bigwig is. Hope that helps.
Actually, I thought the South Park sendoff... by DarthCorleone	Aug 11th, 2008 11:56:32 AM
...was pretty damn classy. Yes, they mocked Scientology once again, and, yes, they killed Chef in an over-the-top manner, but that last speech took the gracious high road and wouldn't be a bad eulogy for the man himself.
"If anyone asks you what happened, you tell 'em you got hit by a by Biggie Kaiju	Aug 11th, 2008 12:00:29 PM
There's Some dudes in a bar With busted heads and broken jaws What hit 'em? TRUCK TURNER! There's some pimps in their grave Who blew those pimps away? TRUCK TURNER! There's a girl that's so fine With stars in her eyes Who she love and who love her? TRUCK TURNER! Awesome song. Cool movie. Great dude. RIP
Zoidberg, Al Gore is not a stupid celebrity. by StarWarsRedux	Aug 11th, 2008 12:19:40 PM
And "ManBearPig" is not a coherent commentary on global warming. It's episodes like that which mock a figure and the larger social argument they represent without actually adressing said social argument in meaningful ways that I believe help to hinder true discussion, instead of helping it. The makers of "South Park" would rather just laugh at problems, rather than use their platform to advocate actual positions, and that wouldn't be so bad in and of itself, except for the fact that everybody and their mother continues to treat them as if they WERE contributing to the discussion. It's not social-commentary-- it's just social trash-talk.
Ike's Rap is.... by Calvin_Crack	Aug 11th, 2008 01:16:00 PM
Not exactly a rap song. More like a spoken interlude. BUT ITS PERHAPS THE BEST SPOKEN INTERLUDE EVER. just listen to it, its hilarious.
Thank you for proving my point, Banzai. by StarWarsRedux	Aug 11th, 2008 01:25:41 PM
You have my sypmathy.
FCUK that hypocrite by DeCypher44	Aug 11th, 2008 02:33:22 PM
Not sorry at all that he is gone.
RIP Isaac Hayes by Munro Kelly	Aug 11th, 2008 02:55:37 PM
If you get a chance, see Truck Turner. It's a pretty cool flick.
YOUR THE DUKE! A NUMBER 1! by Stuntmoose	Aug 11th, 2008 02:57:56 PM
rest easy isaac
by Stuntmoose	Aug 11th, 2008 03:05:18 PM
today is the 20th anniversary since my Dad died,a week after my mums 3rd anniversarysince she passed away. I know he was a hypocrite when it came to south park/scientology but lets not forget that apart from that he was a father,an outstanding musician and tried to help others.my thoughts and best wishes go to his children and loved ones
Trey Parker and Matt Stone can go suck a dick by TheWaqman	Aug 11th, 2008 03:30:13 PM
retarded 10 year olds watch their show and think that its so smart and fucking relevant. All of the pop culture and celebrity references fucking suck and also the show is shite.
could care less... by HoichiTheEarless	Aug 11th, 2008 04:28:13 PM
...about his religion or his spat with the South Park dudes. These fucking ingrates ripping him should inject themselves with an elixir that puts them in a coma so the rigor mortis can at least set in before they spew their indulgent, over-compensating for lack of self worth crap all over an obituary talk back. No one would miss ya even if the elixir lasts 30 years too long. Mr. Hayes, on the other hand, with his Shaft music alone left a mark you tools could never aspire to.
Hate to say it... by m.dung	Aug 11th, 2008 05:39:40 PM
Paul Newman is next. RIP, Duke of New York.
well said HoichiTheEarless by Stalkeye	Aug 11th, 2008 07:14:57 PM
Issac had done far more than these whiny pussies who can't think of anything else but call him a hypocrite.So what if he had a change of heart and left the damn show.Fuck Matt and Trey, SP is way overrated, atleast Family Guy is funny.Show some respect bitches.
Call him Drunken Isaac Hayes, he won't answer anymore... by bah	Aug 11th, 2008 07:28:21 PM
Oops, that's Ira.
Clearly, the Duke of New York was A #1... by Billyeveryteen	Aug 11th, 2008 10:20:12 PM
Matt and Trey were badly hurt by Isaac's departure. Sadly, so am I.
To the haters... by a rolling stone	Aug 12th, 2008 02:45:15 AM
You're behaving like adolecent cunts. The audacity of degrading the dead in a TB tribute to his passing?? Why do you bother???? I truly hope you live in Texas, so I can cross paths with you in real life. I'd love to be the instrument of the bad karma you have coming. Let go of trivial religious viewpoints and show some fucking respect for the dead. Why would you kick a buried man? What's the point in that? Seek psyche help. That shit ain't healthy.
Never Can Say Goodbye by Tacom	Aug 12th, 2008 11:30:31 AM
I always loved that song and his version of it was great.
Kingdom by a rolling stone	Aug 12th, 2008 04:30:27 PM
You're right. I guess ignorance brings out the worst in me.
The Baddest Mutha........ by Screwbini	Aug 19th, 2008 04:35:44 PM
A true talent and one of my all time favorite, I own every Isaac Hayes musical performance I could get my hands on. From his groundbreaking original compostions like the "Shaft" soundtrack (as well as the soundtrack to "Truck Turner", which was also quite good), to his classic reimaginings of "Walk On By", "By the Time I Get To Phoenix", "Never Can Say Goodbye", and "I Stand Accused", he was incomparable as far as I'm concerned. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform at the Apollo Theater in the 70s, and it was the best concert I have ever been to in my life. I hung around after the show to see if I could catch a glimpse of him leaving, and I was lucky enough to get his autograph and chat with him for a few moments. He was very gracious, humble, and funny, and I will never forget the experience of meeting him and seeing him perform. Oh, and one other thing - to AcardianDS, DeCypher44 and the other haters - you classless morons aren't fit to lick the boots of Isaac Hayes.

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