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Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac Smiling on IsaacHayes.com: Sometimes the Internet Can Be Creepy

By Camille Dodero, Monday, Aug. 11 2008 @ 2:28AM
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Visiting the official Isaac Hayes site right now is a fairly spooky thing. As of this moment (2:28 am on Monday, August 11), the site not only hasn't been edited to reflect ex-Chef's death, but just one click beyond the opening splash page defaults to a smiling pop-up photo of Hayes with Samuel Jackson and . . . Bernie Mac.

The group shot isn't completely random: Hayes appears as himself in the upcoming comedy Soul Men, which stars Mac and Jackson. But of course, the 50-year-old Mac died on Saturday due to complications from a pnuemonia, one day before Hayes was pronounced dead in Memphis. We are not superstitious crazies, but the visual is fairly jarring. Indubitably, moreso to Samuel Jackson.



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UPDATED, 08/12

IsaacHayes.com has taken down this image; it's not even in the site's photo section anymore.

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JMarz says:

I really don't know what to say, other than its very wild. I was in disbelief when I heard of bernie mac yesterday, and I said to myself "wonder who's next?" Then to wake up and hear of isaac hayes' death, its creepy. Because I had heard of the new film with the 2 in it. Hope Sam jackson isn't gone tomorrow!!! R.I.P CHEF

Posted On: Monday, Aug. 11 2008 @ 4:21AM
Lady-J says:

Well I would say these two Black Men were positives roll model in our culture.

Also it just goes to show life is a gift and should be lived as such day is our last day.
These to men lived life to the fullest they lived they're life dreams.

Im proud to be a black women. And proud of our Black Men Who set the tone of leadership who inspire our youth to dream and reach for the stars.

Posted On: Monday, Aug. 11 2008 @ 9:23PM
Melissa says:

I am very sorry to hear about these two i-cons. God bless both of their families and friends.

Posted On: Monday, Aug. 11 2008 @ 10:24PM
REGINA WILLIAMS says:

TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR THE THINGS HE HAS DONE. WHEN GOD SAYS REST, WE MUST. I HOLD STRONG THAT THEY KNEW THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT, THEY WONT SEE JESUS IN PEACE. I PRAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON THEM. AMEN. REGINA WILLIAMS OF SPARTA, IL.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 9:29AM
Bryan says:

Uh, The dude was a Scientologist.

This guy sure didn't know Jesus, lady.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:08PM
Shantel says:

Lady-J .....

"Well I would say these two Black Men were positives roll model in our culture."

* Positive Role models


So sad..you give black women a bad name..get your spelling and grammer checked.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:13PM
Ben says:

Yesterday was really creepy, I woke up, turned on the TV and Bernie Mac's sitcom was on, I went around doing errands most of the day, Bo Diddley was on the radio. I got home and turned on the TV, South Park, a chef-centered episode to boot. Weird, 3 dead black icons in one day.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:23PM
JohnDoe says:

Tell you what... If I was Jackson, I'd be very, very careful for the next few days.

Oh and,
"Im proud to be a black women."

Don't you mean you're proud to be a black womAn? Or are you saying you're more than one person?

"they lived they're life dreams."

Don't you mean they lived THEIR dreams? Or are you saying that Bernie & Isaac have actually become life dreams?

I'm glad you're proud to be a black woman. But you should not be proud of your lack of spelling.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:28PM
Raj says:

Shantel easy there not everyone speaks perfect english....give her a break. English isnt spoken worldwide
I bet if you tried speaking...chinese lets say and u got a couple words off
they'd say the same thing to you.

Back on topic its so sad to see two greats leave us so soon.RIP to the both of them,they're in a much better place

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:30PM
Grammar! says:

G-R-A-M-M-A-R!

GRAMMAR!

check yo self, before you wreak yo self!

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:30PM
Insane says:

Crap...
That means Samuel Jackson is next!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:37PM
Anonymous says:

wreck not wreak

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:38PM
Idiots. says:

Wreak?

Making mistakes when criticizing others' has got to be embarrassing.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:44PM
Grammar!2 says:

If you are going to quote cube.. spell it right...

check yo self, before you WRECK yo self!

not wreak...

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:44PM
Oxi says:

[blockquote]So sad..you give black women a bad name..get your spelling and grammer checked.[/blockquote]

*LOL*

You guys crack me up.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:50PM
anonymous says:

He was a cool guy - but not really a role model - hypocritical (was OK to laugh at any other religion / group but not his own religion) and belonged to an evil alien sci-fi cult.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 12:56PM
not random says:

This isn't creepy. It's just a photo of 3 men that were working on a film...How is that creepy?

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 1:06PM
A L says:

It's spelled "grammar" Shantel.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 1:47PM
Spelling Fairy says:

Its a sham nun of you peeple dont evan now how to spelt or writ vury gud.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 1:56PM
Anon says:

This is very creepy.

When The Dark Knight was so successful following the buzz surrounding Heath Ledger's death, it appears the studios have been hiring highly skilled assassins to covertly execute entertainers in attempts to break the 300 million mark on upcoming movies.

Either that or, you know, we see their pictures often because they're famous, which is how we know they're dead in the first place.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 2:19PM
Tin says:

I heard through some good sources that Isaac has asked Bernie to join Scientology. Bernie didn't say no, he said HELL NO! and he was killed. When Isaak found out, he was killed too.

I pray that Jackson doesn't know.

Dammit, I've already said too much and now I hear helicopters outsides... they are black to boot! HELP!

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 2:20PM
graphicartist2k5 says:

I don't think Bernie Mac was a positive role model at all. Most of his humor is crude, disgusting and lewd. What, pray tell, makes ANY of that funny? I think you need to check your definition of what a positive role model is. If you're basing on the fact that he's been through all kinds of rough stuff, that doesn't automatically qualify him to be a "good role model", because most of us have been through our own share of rough stuff. He's not to be worshiped and highly esteemed. Jesus is. And I have to agree, if Isaac Hayes wasn't saved, then what makes ANY of you think he's in heaven? Just because he did the theme song to "Shaft"? Give me a freaking break! He's not God, and neither is Bernie Mac. They need Jesus just as much as we all do, no more and no less.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 2:27PM
Nick says:

Please stop people. Just stop. "...before you wreak yo self!" The word is wreck not wreak. How in the hell can you make fun of someone, try and correct them, and you cannot spell? Just stop. GRAMMAR!

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 3:19PM
treser says:

check yo self before you wrickity-wreck yo self...fool

this is exactly why we need an age limit on the internets

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 3:37PM
ZOMG Ponies! says:

OMG there was a picture taken before a couple of dudes died. I saw it and it was really creepy because, like, they just died, and then I saw it.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 4:03PM
Uhhhhhhh.... says:

Ummmmmm, it's just a picture..... you people are idiots....

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 4:54PM
Anonymous says:

oh god please don't let Samuel L. Jackson die

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 6:54PM
Rick says:

Man cats,
I'm so sorry for most of you all, if you can't speak well of the dead, don't speak at all. Remember Karma, especially the instant version.
I myself will Dig on some old Hot Buttered Soul with candlelight and a bottle of vino, and remember Mr. Mac with a smile, a big smile at that.

Fly on brothers.
Rick

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 6:59PM
bakest1 says:

I heard through even more reliable sources that Isaac had asked Samuel Jackson to join Scientology. Samuel didn't say no, he said "YES THOSE THETANS DESERVED TO DIE! AND I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL! He was not killed, but soon received the script to Snakes on a Plane. When Isaak found out, he was killed too.

Jackson Knows.

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 7:41PM
James says:

@ Rick: Right on!

What is it about somebody dying that makes all the Jesus freaks come out dancing?

To quote one of my favorites:
"Bad people go to hell? I don't think so. If you think that, act that way. Does hell exist on Earth? Yes. I won't live in it. That's me."

-Al Pacina as Rick Roma, Glengarry Glen Ross

Posted On: Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 10:05PM
DAVE ID says:

Why is this creepy? Its a picture.

If Sam drops dead in the next 5 days... maybe it'll be creepy... other than that, just a pic.

Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 12:50AM
mac Brachman says:

The worst weekend in a long time. Bernie Mac dies (not unexpected due to his long struggle with sarcoidosis, but still sickening, given his youth) on Saturday; and the Godfather of Hot-Buttered Soul, one of the principle architects of the Stax R & B sound in the '60s and of electric funk in the '70s and beyond, Isaac Hayes, dies alone in his house, apparently of a stroke while working out on his treadmill, while the fam is out doing errands, on Sunday. It's sickening. If there is a God, what theodical theory can explain such a terrible outcome??

Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 4:40PM
Connekt says:

I always wonder why when people die, or when something bad happens, people always ask "Why would God allow this?".

If you truly believe there is a higher power you need to know only this. God allows evil to pull greater good out of said evil. You may not see it, but there is a reason for everything.

Think about 9/11. How did that effect the US? It brought everyone together. It united people that felt the same pain. It made us remember that we aren't immune to horrendous tragedies, and for a short time we didn't take for granted the wonderful people we live with day by day.

Existance is absolutely founded on the idea of balance. Regardless if you are religious or not you must realize that this is the truth of all truths.

Posted On: Wednesday, Sep. 3 2008 @ 1:39AM
graphicartist2k5 says:

Simply put, God is where He has always been: in Heaven, on His throne, ruling and reigning, and there's NOTHING any person can do to change that. and i definitely agree that we need balance, and the ONLY way to have balance is to know Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior. you can try your buddhism, atheism, islam, hinduism, and you can follow after their teachings, but the bottom line is that NONE of those religions teach that Jesus is the ONLY way, the ONLY truth, and the ONLY life, and that NOONE comes unto God but by Jesus. state whatever facts you may think are true, but remember this: FACTS CAN AND WILL CHANGE, BUT REAL TRUTH NEVER CHANGES.

Posted On: Sunday, Oct. 5 2008 @ 7:16PM

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