The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross marathon on Twitch

Limpnoodle · 7 Nov 2015 at 04:50

greywolf said:
The near 3 day countdown isn't for Fallout 4 right? Times seem to be the same... Oh what a let down if is.

No it isnt The poor guy died a while ago

greywolf · 7 Nov 2015 at 11:08

Limpnoodle said:
No it isnt The poor guy died a while ago

Yes and well before his time too sadly. But the count down was put on by twitch/ whoever is running the stream. So could be for further bob related things or like I say lines up with fallout release date.

Mason- · 7 Nov 2015 at 11:20

Mark A said:
Awesome! Bet the chat was moving fast! What has been the highest viewer count on Twitch?

Will miss this, have put it on a few times and ended up watching for a couple of hours. Definitely inspired me to get back into some art as I used to love it at school but havent bothered with it since.

For one individual channel? Hard to say I'm sure if you google it there will be answers.

I know Dota2 TI5 had 500k+ as do some of the CSGO Majors. But the highest count is probably from the LoL world championships, I don't watch or play LoL but it is the most popular game on twitch.

Steedie · 7 Nov 2015 at 13:17

Bring back Bob, miss his soothing voice lol

Going to get a few of his DVDs and I've actually ordered the starter kit! I feel inspired and definitely want to at least give it a go

D.P. · 7 Nov 2015 at 13:29

Steedie said:
Bring back Bob, miss his soothing voice lol

Going to get a few of his DVDs and I've actually ordered the starter kit! I feel inspired and definitely want to at least give it a go

I'm going To order the starter kit this weekend as well.

kinger8938 · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:24

i wasnt aware of bob until we found this on twitch, then checked in every day instead of simpsons repeats

Seems like an amazing man and really did feel sad at the end when they played that remix song

djshauny1 · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:28

How did he die?

lafemmefatale · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:31

djshauny1 said:
How did he die?

Lymphoma.

Uncle Petey · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:32

2 secs to google.

Ross was diagnosed with lymphoma in the early 1990s, which eventually forced his retirement after The Joy of Painting's final episode aired on May 17, 1994. He died at the age of 52 on July 4, 1995.[19][7] His remains are interred at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Gotha, Florida.[20]

lafemmefatale · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:34

There's something just a little off with Bob Ross. His voice is so soothing yet he sometimes sighs like he's just so ****** off with everything. I wonder if when the camera stopped rolling he went and kicked a bag of kittens or something.

Kamerad · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:38

lafemmefatale said:
There's something just a little off with Bob Ross. His voice is so soothing yet he sometimes sighs like he's just so ****** off with everything. I wonder if when the camera stopped rolling he went and kicked a bag of kittens or something.

He had cancer twice and survived a heart attack, as well as losing his mother and wife. Inspiring how he could be so happy with all that happening in his life.

According to his friends and colleagues he was the same off camera.

kinger8938 · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:38

Such a shame because his wife died of cancer just a year or so before he did if i remember rightly, but he carried on with the show and was really brave for that!

Really hope after the counter his son steve does a live painting!

lafemmefatale · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:40

Kamerad said:
He had cancer twice and survived a heart attack, as well as losing his mother and wife. Inspiring how he could be so happy with all that happening in his life.

According to his friends and colleagues he was the same off camera.

I didn't know that.

I'm glad he was 'Bob Ross' Bob Ross away from the show.

Uncle Petey · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:41

It did seem like there was a great sadness somewhere in there.
Now I know why...

lafemmefatale · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:42

kinger8938 said:
Really hope after the counter his son steve does a live painting!

Only 27 hours to go!

Kamerad · 8 Nov 2015 at 19:45

If you want to know more about his life there is a good documentary that was made in 2011 called "Bob Ross:The Happy Painter". It is sad to watch though, it has clips of a pilot childrens show he made close to his death and he doesn't look well

kinger8938 · 8 Nov 2015 at 20:29

Kamerad said:
If you want to know more about his life there is a good documentary that was made in 2011 called "Bob Ross:The Happy Painter". It is sad to watch though, it has clips of a pilot childrens show he made close to his death and he doesn't look well

Thats like everytime i see that last queen music video

not nice at all and always brings the feels! May look that up though.

Its odd, never crossed my mind before, but i kind of want to try painting! I wonder how many people will be inspired to start or try it out after this event?

Mark A · 8 Nov 2015 at 20:43

kinger8938 said:
Thats like everytime i see that last queen music video not nice at all and always brings the feels! May look that up though.

Its odd, never crossed my mind before, but i kind of want to try painting! I wonder how many people will be inspired to start or try it out after this event?

Definitely inspired me to have a go. When he was mixing the paint together with the knife i so wanted to go out and buy some paints to just do that lol.

Whats this starter set a few people have mentioned? I looked on the website and it seems to be US only?

EDIT: Ahh found it on Amazon for £58. Wonder if it'll be in the black friday sale..

kinger8938 · 8 Nov 2015 at 21:05

Mark A said:
Definitely inspired me to have a go. When he was mixing the paint together with the knife i so wanted to go out and buy some paints to just do that lol.

Whats this starter set a few people have mentioned? I looked on the website and it seems to be US only?

EDIT: Ahh found it on Amazon for £58. Wonder if it'll be in the black friday sale..

Asked my gf for that as a fun xmas gift! Blank canvas arent too cheap but we wont make mistakes, just happy accidnets

Kamerad · 9 Nov 2015 at 20:19

http://blog.twitch.tv/2015/11/monday-night-is-bob-ross-night/

So Twitch are streaming Bob Ross every Monday, Not at UK friendly times though