Who Knew?? Master Sergeant Bob Ross....

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Posted: 4/21/2015 8:33:28 PM EDT

5 (Happy Little) Things You Didn't Know About Bob Ross

1. HE WAS A MILITARY MAN

Ross' quiet voice and gentle demeanor made him the perfect host for The Joy of Painting, but those traits might have kept him from being the perfect soldier. Before Ross became a TV painter, he spent 20 years in the United States Air Force and retired with the rank of master sergeant. In fact, an early assignment to Alaska helped expose the Florida native to the snowy mountains and evergreens that would become staples of his art.

Viewers might find it surprising that the serene Ross was an Air Force sergeant, and it sounds like the painter thought it was a little odd himself. He later told the Orlando Sentinel, "I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work. The job requires you to be a mean, tough person. And I was fed up with it."

When Ross retired from the Air Force, he allegedly vowed never to scream again, a plan that seems to have worked perfectly.

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Posted: 4/21/2015 8:35:48 PM EDT

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Happy little tree, what is your major malfunction

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:36:59 PM EDT

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Cool

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:37:41 PM EDT

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Quite the DA going on in the early pic.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:37:57 PM EDT

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I've never seen a younger photo of him. I guess I had always assumed that he was born with, and served in the Air Force with, the afro and the beard.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:38:38 PM EDT

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That would be so cool/interesting to see him going off on somebody screaming at the top of his lungs. Such a contrast to what we all saw him as...

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:38:44 PM EDT

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I always remember the happy little tree.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:38:50 PM EDT

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Blade hands.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:39:13 PM EDT

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We knew.
We have had plenty of threads about him here.

He was awesome.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:39:36 PM EDT

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whenever I see him, I think of the horsehead bookend guy.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:40:42 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/21/2015 8:40:44 PM EDT

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Video valium

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:45:21 PM EDT

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DROP AND GIVE ME 50.....happy little trees.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:47:56 PM EDT

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there is a video of him going apeshit becuase his ex wife called him while was on set filming.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:48:10 PM EDT

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Whatever happened to the arfcomer who had that as his avatar ?
Lintlickr was it I think.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:48:57 PM EDT

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Quite the DA going on in the early pic.

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Can't see the back, but that doesn't look like a DA to me.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:49:05 PM EDT

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Who else read the quote in their head with Bob Ross' voice. You know you did.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:50:11 PM EDT

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lol air force

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:51:03 PM EDT

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That would be so cool/interesting to see him going off on somebody screaming at the top of his lungs. Such a contrast to what we all saw him as...

there is a video of him going apeshit becuase his ex wife called him while was on set fiming.

I'm not sure if I want to see that or not. Do I have my mind blown, or do I maintain the legend?

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:57:27 PM EDT

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Guy puts me to fucking sleep, every time. Better than Melatonin.

Posted: 4/21/2015 8:57:48 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/21/2015 9:00:52 PM EDT

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I'm not sure if I want to see that or not. Do I have my mind blown, or do I maintain the legend?

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That would be so cool/interesting to see him going off on somebody screaming at the top of his lungs. Such a contrast to what we all saw him as...

there is a video of him going apeshit becuase his ex wife called him while was on set fiming.

I'm not sure if I want to see that or not. Do I have my mind blown, or do I maintain the legend?

Meh, everybody has a bad day.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:01:12 PM EDT

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I'm going to shove a happy little tree right up your ass, maggot-face.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:06:24 PM EDT

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It would be cool if he told his crew that a napalm run was a happy marshmallow roast.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:07:18 PM EDT

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I have known that for years.

What do I win?

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:08:33 PM EDT

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LOL nice.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:09:14 PM EDT

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I also knew for years. Do i win a boobie...prize?

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:09:51 PM EDT

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I'm not sure if I want to see that or not. Do I have my mind blown, or do I maintain the legend?

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That would be so cool/interesting to see him going off on somebody screaming at the top of his lungs. Such a contrast to what we all saw him as...

there is a video of him going apeshit becuase his ex wife called him while was on set fiming.

I'm not sure if I want to see that or not. Do I have my mind blown, or do I maintain the legend?

Well don't click this...
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Posted: 4/21/2015 9:15:17 PM EDT

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and look how he turned out

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:15:27 PM EDT

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Pretty cool guy if you ask me. Someone who was taken way too early.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:15:59 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/21/2015 9:18:11 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/21/2015 9:20:23 PM EDT

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My daughter absolutely loved this song. My neighbor bought one of his paintings.
Beat by 2 min.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:21:50 PM EDT

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Huh.

I was a Master Sergeant and got people to do things without screaming at them.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:22:10 PM EDT

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I've never seen a younger photo of him. I guess I had always assumed that he was born with, and served in the Air Force with, the afro and the beard.

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I read somewhere that he decided on getting that perm because he got tired of combing his hair, turned out that way and said screw it.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:23:26 PM EDT

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Huh.

I was a Master Sergeant and got people to do things without screaming at them.

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He was dealing with draftees, probably.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:26:09 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/21/2015 9:28:29 PM EDT

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"Painter Man!"

He was awesome. The wife & I spent many an hr painting along with him.

He seemed like a good man that wanted to show people the Joy of Painting.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:28:55 PM EDT

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"got to mix in a little titanium white"

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:33:12 PM EDT

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I have never had better sleep than while laying on the couch in my parents basement watching him after high school football practice.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:35:42 PM EDT

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lol, yeah. I love watching that guy.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:37:05 PM EDT

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I have never had better sleep than while laying on the couch in my parents basement watching him after high school football practice.

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Best sleep ever! One of the best memories of my Father is him sacked out "trying" to get through an episode without falling asleep.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:37:52 PM EDT

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Doubletap (My first....sweet.

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Posted: 4/21/2015 9:39:02 PM EDT

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He was dealing with draftees, probably.

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Huh.

I was a Master Sergeant and got people to do things without screaming at them.

He was dealing with draftees, probably.

This and I'm guessing he must have been a First Sergeant.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:40:49 PM EDT

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ASMR

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:45:36 PM EDT

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He did have an Air Force haircut.

Posted: 4/21/2015 9:52:15 PM EDT

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it has a lock on the img code...but this painting is awesome

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-trophy-james-rodgers.html

Posted: 4/22/2015 1:32:40 AM EDT

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He was dealing with draftees, probably.

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Huh.

I was a Master Sergeant and got people to do things without screaming at them.

He was dealing with draftees, probably.

That, and it's the air force. You know his stories are already trumped up of "screaming........... and the horror............................................. the horror."

Posted: 4/22/2015 2:20:58 AM EDT

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My wife and I have a couple of friends we'll get together with and paint along with his videos. It usually takes us about 2 hours and a half a bottle of whiskey to paint what he paints in a 30 minute episode.

Bob Ross I am not.

Posted: 4/22/2015 2:23:58 AM EDT

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My wife and I have a couple of friends we'll get together with and paint along with his videos. It usually takes us about 2 hours and a half a bottle of whiskey to paint what he paints in a 30 minute episode.

Bob Ross I am not.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r210/ryan_jarvis3/Random%20shit/IMG_0745_zpsa5890e6a.jpg

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Sasquatch goes on a killing spree?