JefferySmith Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 age 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabeza Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Incredible musician and composer. His voice, music just oozed pure, unfiltered soul. He will be missed. Thank you for blessing us with your fantastic sonic spectrums, Mr. Hayes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookelputz Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 In the 70's, the voices of Isaak Hayes, together Barry White and Teddy Pendergrass, were probably responsible for more skinny little white dudes getting laid than any other phenomenon I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ef_in_fla Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Loved him on South Park too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 In the 70's' date=' the voices of Isaak Hayes, together Barry White and Teddy Pendergrass, were probably responsible for more skinny little white dudes getting laid than any other phenomenon I can remember. [/quote'] Other than the manhattan project, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelh Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Didn't know he was only 65...for some reason thought he'd be older. Was telling my wife about this when she told me Bernie Mack also just died recently...yesterday I think she said. Only 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Nazarenie Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 the duke of new york. r.i.p. god bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Having grown up in the seventies, I will always remember the man. "Theme from Shaft," is what comes to my memory of him. It was a huge hit and was on the radio all the time. It was almost an anthem of that era. I'm not black, but I sure wanted to be Shaft. I think EVERY boy (and man) did. And the music was one of the big reasons the movie was so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 In the 70's' date=' the voices of Isaak Hayes, together Barry White and Teddy Pendergrass, were probably responsible for more skinny little white dudes getting laid than any other phenomenon I can remember. [/quote'] Amen to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Damn!! I just saw that! That's really too bad! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 And one heck of a songwriter too (back in the STAX days). He'll be missed. BTW, What killed him? Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 And one heck of a songwriter too (back in the STAX days). He'll be missed. BTW' date=' What killed him? Notes[/quote'] He was next to a treadmill, but I don't know if he was using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roswell Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 The news said the treadmill was running but the cause hasn't been determined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 I have a theory that nobody buys a treadmill unless they have to (they aren't much fun). So my guess is that his cardiologist told him to use one. High blood pressure is the scourge of the African American community, and high BP leads to a lot of serious events. I'm guessing stroke or heart attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Sentry Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 This is sad. RIP Isaac. You were as cool as cool got... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I have a theory that nobody buys a treadmill unless they have to (they aren't much fun). <...>. I'm guessing stroke or heart attack. I may be the exception to your rule. Both my parents died from being too fat. My father with a diabetes induced heart attack, and my mother from a stroke. Seeing this as a possible future, I bought a NordicTrak Manual Treadmill and went on a Ketogenic diet. The proverbial ounce of prevention. I lost 50 pounds at the turn of the century, and it hasn't come back. I would also guess heart attack or stroke, but the silence about it leaves me wondering. It's always sad when one of our community dies, but then, nobody gets out of here alive. RIP Mr. Hayes. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Actually I think Zenu got him in some kind of bizarre thetan-level attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 An interesting fact about Isaac: He always played 'tough guys' when he was an actor (anybody remember 'Gandy' from the Rockford Files?) yet, in 'real life' he was a little guy (I once stood next to him on an elevator). I'm guessing he wasn't much over 5'7". So I'm sure the directors either had him standing a)on a box or b)next to other short actors in his movie/tv roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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