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Yeah we noticed Roger looking like he had trouble walking.
Hope the guy is okay.
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i noticed it,too and hope its just years of the career and not anything with the melanoma returning.
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03-12-2018, 06:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-12-2018, 06:09 AM by R Clark.)
Most of the cast is getting up in years; it's only natural that they're having to go easier as time goes on.
Norm is nearing 70. Roger is likely in his mid-60s; his Wikipedia page says that he got his bachelor's degree in 1977. If he was about 22 at that time, then...
I would think Tom Silva will be cutting back as well.
I think most of them do personal appearances as well; their schedules are probably wearing on them, too. I have no illusion that they're swinging many hammers are wielding many shovels on the job site, but I imagine their days are plenty busy.
We seen a lot of newer faces come into the picture over the past few years.
I still watch the show regularly; TOH and NYW sparked my willingness/desire to do many things around our house to fix it or make it better.
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We all talk as if they are getting older and we are not.
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03-12-2018, 02:00 PM
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It may be back problems. Spinal stenosis?
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New Yankee Workshop - Why are these shows not being 'bundled' on DVD (or BD) at a bargain rate?
Just curious - I've watched this show w/ Norm for years - below a summary of 21 seasons (1989-2009) w/ 284 episodes - on the
NYW Website, these episodes are being offered @ $25 per 30 minute show - would cost about $7000 to buy all episodes - I would think for a TV series that started nearly 30 years ago and ended in 2009 that these could be bundled w/ multiple episodes on single discs and packaged at a bargain rate? NOW there are plenty of projects made by Norm that I would not make but the woodworking 'tricks' are useful and I always enjoyed his presentations.
I've not recently checked my cable schedule, especially PBS to see if these are still being shown? Dave
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