A Sad Day
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:49 pm
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A Sad Day
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:15 pm
It is, indeed!
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:55 am
goodbye grandpa munster. 
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:19 am
bloke wrote:The man had an absolute ball during his stay here - as did those close to him.
That's doing it with grace and style...Yahoo wrote:"To say that we will miss his generous, cantankerous, engaging spirit is a profound understatement," White said.
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He was also one of the stars of another classic TV comedy, playing Officer Leo Schnauzer on "Car 54, Where Are You?"
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He operated a successful Greenwich Village restaurant, Grandpa's, where he was a regular presence — chatting with customers, posing for pictures, signing autographs.
In 1998, a ponytailed Lewis ran as the Green Party candidate against incumbent Gov. George Pataki. Lewis campaigned against what he said were draconian drug laws and the death penalty, while going to court in a losing battle to have his name appear on the ballot as "Grandpa Al Lewis."
He didn't defeat Pataki, but managed to collect more than 52,000 votes.