# The Star Hustler died last year? Delayed condolences for Jack Horkheimer **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 21, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-hustler-died-last-year-delayed-condolences-for-jack-horkheimer/575440 "2011-03-21T05:08:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-hustler-died-last-year-delayed-condolences-for-jack-horkheimer/575440/1 "2011-03-21T05:08:09Z")
[RIP Star Hustler](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Horkheimer) I had no idea he died. [His signature tune](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmSH7BsNSrM&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![corbeau1980](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@corbeau1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corbeau1980)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-hustler-died-last-year-delayed-condolences-for-jack-horkheimer/575440/2 "2011-03-21T16:25:44Z")
Rip star hustler ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-hustler-died-last-year-delayed-condolences-for-jack-horkheimer/575440/3 "2011-03-21T16:30:29Z")
PBS showed (still shows) his little star-gazer segment between shows. I was shocked, last year, to see other astronomers taking his place. (In spite of really trying, I still can’t find anything except the Big Dipper, Orion, and the planets, and those only because they tell me where to look for bright Venus or Jupiter). ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-hustler-died-last-year-delayed-condolences-for-jack-horkheimer/575440/4 "2011-03-21T16:34:23Z")
I heard he died of complications due to him catching vernal equinox. Thats why they kept his death low key. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-hustler-died-last-year-delayed-condolences-for-jack-horkheimer/575440/5 "2011-03-21T17:01:13Z")
VE? really, thats like one letter worse than VD. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-hustler-died-last-year-delayed-condolences-for-jack-horkheimer/575440/6 "2011-03-21T17:18:15Z")
He’d also found Sisyphus. In fact he saw it most every time he looked. That had to take a toll as well. Thanks for the good times, Jack Horkheimer. I mean not _good times_ good times but, you know, all the good info and enthusiasm and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-hustler-died-last-year-delayed-condolences-for-jack-horkheimer/575440/7 "2011-03-25T21:16:52Z")
I really enjoyed his show - I wish someone would do something similar today. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-hustler-died-last-year-delayed-condolences-for-jack-horkheimer/575440/8 "2011-03-25T21:39:29Z")
I think those terrible rugs on his head poisoned him.