Congratulations, Paul. You lived an amazing, exciting life and entertained the hell out of us while you did it. Then you stepped out of your well known roles as a race car driver and actor and created products and a company that resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars going to charity.

And you made it to 83. Well done. We should accomplish half as much with our lives. Thanks for everything.

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I’m sure a lot of people will be remembering Paul by watching his movies this weekend. The Hustler and The Color of Money should be watched together, one right after the other. Buch Cassidy is fun, but pretty slow in comparison to today’s movies. (The same goes for The Hustler, but it’s worth it, not only for Newman, but to see what an amazing actor Jackie Gleason could be.) You can’t go wrong with Cool Hand Luke. All fine movies, but I my favorite of his, based on how many times I’ve watched it over and over, is Nobody’s Fool. Paul, Jessica Tandy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith, along with a snowblower that is practically a character, make for an amazing flick.