Dear Universe,
Please keep this one short.
Thanks,
Us
Quote from: NT2C on January 01, 2023, 05:43:21 PMDear Universe,
Please keep this one short.
Thanks,
Us
Alas; the universe has bot heard this plea... Especially if you are a musician...
Anita Pointer, Frequent Lead Singer of Famed Sister Act, Dies at 74
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/obituaries/anita-pointer-dead.html
Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green dead at 45
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/01/entertainment/jeremiah-green-obit-trnd/index.html
Three 6 Mafia rapper Gangsta Boo died from possible overdose
https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/01/three-6-mafia-gangsta-boo-dead-dies/
Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dead at 67
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/02/fred-white-earth-wind-and-fire-drummer-dead-67/10980302002/
Anita Pointer actually died in 2022 (New Year's Eve to be precise), but the other three died in 2023, so they count for this years list.
Ken Block of Hoonigan and Gymkhana fame has died in a snowmobile accident. He was 55 years old. https://www.motortrend.com/news/ken-block-dies-snowmobile-accident/
Quote from: EBuff75 on January 02, 2023, 09:08:57 PMKen Block of Hoonigan and Gymkhana fame has died in a snowmobile accident. He was 55 years old. https://www.motortrend.com/news/ken-block-dies-snowmobile-accident/
Damn.
I don't follow motorsports as much as I used to (I think I stopped when Dale Earnhardt Sr. died), but even so I still knew who Ken Block was.
Ronnie Walter Cunningham, the last surviving crew member of Apollo 7, passed away January 3rd, 2023 at the age of 90.
Jeff Beck: British guitar legend dies aged 78 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64228780)
Lisa Marie Presley
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lisa-marie-presley-rushed-southern-california-hospital-rcna65587?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lisa-marie-presley-rushed-southern-california-hospital-rcna65587?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma)
Robbie Knievel, son of famed daredevil Evel Knievel, died January 13th, 2023 at the age of 60 from pancreatic cancer.
Robbie Bachman, drummer for the band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, passed away January 12th, 2023 at the age of 69. Cause of death hasn't been released yet.
Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress, dead at 95 (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/gina-lollobrigida-italian-actress-dead-95)
David Crosby has passed (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-crosby-dead-obituary-1234664235/amp/)
David Crosby, Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash Co-Founder, Dies at 81 (https://variety.com/2023/music/news/david-crosby-dead-dies-byrds-crosby-stills-nash-1235495467/)
In his final years he was sober and performing again. A lot of influential rock stars from that era didn't get that kind of end.
Sesame Street co-creator Lloyd Morrisett dies at 93 (https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151311680/sesame-street-lloyd-morrisett-dies-co-founder-education-civil-rights)
Sadly, this is an old, old friend of mine from my youth.
Tom Verlaine, guitarist and singer of influential rock band Television, dies at 73 (https://www.npr.org/2023/01/28/1152357360/tom-verlaine-guitarist-and-singer-of-influential-rock-band-television-dies-at-73)
Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, is dead at 64 (https://www.npr.org/2023/01/30/1152472309/lisa-loring-wednesday-addams)
Quote from: NT2C on January 30, 2023, 11:16:43 AMLisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, is dead at 64 (https://www.npr.org/2023/01/30/1152472309/lisa-loring-wednesday-addams)
That's just sad.
Actress Annie Wersching passed away of cancer early Sunday morning, her publicist, Craig Schneider told CNN. Wersching was 45 years old.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/29/entertainment/annie-wersching-death
Quote from: NT2C on January 30, 2023, 11:16:43 AMLisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, is dead at 64 (https://www.npr.org/2023/01/30/1152472309/lisa-loring-wednesday-addams)
I think that now leaves John Astin as the last surviving main cast member of that show.
ETA: Yep. Just checked and he is now the last surviving main cast member of "The Addams Family".
Actor Cindy Williams dies at 75 (https://apnews.com/article/television-tv-emily-hudson-penny-marshall-cindy-williams-5a9237089972dc449e2046702e82d7bd)
Bobby Hull, hockey Hall of Famer and Stanley Cup champion, died Monday at 84, the Chicago Blackhawks announced.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/sport/bobby-hull-hockey-death-spt-intl/index.html
Quote from: EBuff75 on January 30, 2023, 09:41:47 PMBobby Hull, hockey Hall of Famer and Stanley Cup champion, died Monday at 84, the Chicago Blackhawks announced.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/sport/bobby-hull-hockey-death-spt-intl/index.html
Damn, I used to love watching him play, BITD. My dad and I used to take my step-mom (Canadian) to all the Ranger's home games right up until the late 70s when they divorced.
Bob Born, the 'Father of Peeps' and Hot Tamale candies, has died (https://www.npr.org/2023/01/31/1152833849/bob-born-dies-father-of-peeps-hot-tamales-just-born-quality-confections)
:'(
I was never really a fan of Hot Tamales candies, but I did eat a few Peeps when I was younger.
Never liked marshmallow peeps, but I make a wicked flavored bourbon that uses Hot Tamales candy. I call it 'Yer Bastard Half Brother'. It's very popular on camping trips and winter outings. So I owe Mr. Born a debt of gratitude. I shall be sure to raise my glass the next time I'm sipping it with friends and toast the good man's blessed soul. :smilie_party_cheers:
I think it's safe to say that Mr. Born was a part of many of our childhoods with his candies.
I used to go past the factory every day on the way to work with my GF when I lived in Allentown and worked for Verizon. It always smelled wonderful. (After work I'd take the bus home and it took a different route.)
Lanny Poffo, better known as "Leaping" Lanny Poffo in the WWF and the real life brother of "Macho Man" Randy Savage, passed away February 2nd, 2023 at the age of 69.
Cause of death hasn't been released at this time.
ETA: Cause of death was apparently heart failure according to a friend of Lanny Poffo.
Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79. The former leader - who was president between 2001 and 2008 - died in Dubai after a long illness, a statement from the country's army said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64528348
Melinda Dillon, of "A Christmas Story," fame, 83:
https://pagesix.com/2023/02/03/a-christmas-story-actress-melinda-dillon-dead-at-83/ (https://pagesix.com/2023/02/03/a-christmas-story-actress-melinda-dillon-dead-at-83/)
Burt Bacharach, famed composer and songwriter, passed away February 8th at the age of 94. No cause of death released.
Kaya, a furry ambassador for veterans and service dogs, has died (https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155727514/kaya-a-furry-ambassador-for-veterans-and-service-dogs-passes-away)
Quote from: NT2C on February 10, 2023, 08:11:33 AMKaya, a furry ambassador for veterans and service dogs, has died (https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155727514/kaya-a-furry-ambassador-for-veterans-and-service-dogs-passes-away)
A few months shy of 9 years old. No cause of death given, but that's too young.
I've often thought it one of life's cruel ironies that dogs usually only have 12 -15 years on this earth. They are such loving, loyal and emotionally intuitive creatures. They treat you like a hero just for showing up at the end of the day. They and their humans deserve longer.
Quote from: majorhavoc on February 10, 2023, 09:26:14 AMQuote from: NT2C on February 10, 2023, 08:11:33 AMKaya, a furry ambassador for veterans and service dogs, has died (https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155727514/kaya-a-furry-ambassador-for-veterans-and-service-dogs-passes-away)
A few months shy of 9 years old. No cause of death given, but that's too young.
I've often thought it one of life's cruel ironies that dogs usually only have 12 -15 years on this earth. They are such loving, loyal and emotionally intuitive creatures. They treat you like a hero just for showing up at the end of the day. They and their humans deserve longer.
She had cancer. Even extraordinary treatment options would only give her a couple more months, so a hard decision was made.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on February 15, 2023, 11:05:04 AMThis is Marli.
She passed away this morning in my sister's arms at the local veterinary clinic. I asked earlier for prayers, but they won't be necessary now.
Forgive me if I don't check in on UFoZS for a few days. My heart's just not going to be here for awhile. Part of me died today.
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I love you, Marli. I always will. You were a good girl.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/raquel-welch-one-million-years-200425372.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/raquel-welch-one-million-years-200425372.html)
Raquel Welch, 82.
Sorry fellas.. :'(
Quote from: Lambykins on February 15, 2023, 03:11:04 PMhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/raquel-welch-one-million-years-200425372.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/raquel-welch-one-million-years-200425372.html)
Raquel Welch, 82.
Sorry fellas.. :'(
That just leaves Mother. :'(
Quote from: NT2C on February 15, 2023, 04:28:35 PMQuote from: Lambykins on February 15, 2023, 03:11:04 PMhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/raquel-welch-one-million-years-200425372.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/raquel-welch-one-million-years-200425372.html)
Raquel Welch, 82.
Sorry fellas.. :'(
That just leaves Mother. :'(
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/af/e8/91/afe89137389fd7e7b2b82b3bf36e0326--one-million-restoration.jpg)
Actor Richard Belzer, best known for his role as Detective Munch on the tv series "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit", passed away February 19th, 2023 at the age of 78. Cause of death hasn't been released yet.
Actor Tom Sizemore (https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/03/entertainment/tom-sizemore-dies/index.html) best known for his role in Saving Private Ryan, has passed after having an aneurysm.
Quote from: Barr on March 04, 2023, 06:52:07 AMActor Tom Sizemore (https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/03/entertainment/tom-sizemore-dies/index.html) best known for his role in Saving Private Ryan, has passed after having an aneurysm.
Don't forget him as McKnight showing balls of steel in
Blackhawk Down.
https://youtu.be/12FsLaE_LIw?t=119 (https://youtu.be/12FsLaE_LIw?t=119)
Tom Sizemore also voiced a character in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" alongside Ray Liotta.
ETA: He voiced the character "Sonny Forelli" in the game.
Robert Blake, TV's Baretta Who Was Tried for Murder, Dies at 89 (https://news.yahoo.com/robert-blake-tv-baretta-tried-002755521.html)
Missed this one back in January. "Charles Kimbrough, a stage and screen actor best known for his performance as anchorman Jim Dial on the CBS comedy series "Murphy Brown," died Jan. 11 in Culver City, Calif. He was 86 years old."
I actually associate him more with the voice of Victor in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame and also as Georges Seurat in the musical 'Sunday in the Park With George', despite having watched quite a bit of Murphy Brown when it was on TV. Must be the theater geek in me!
https://variety.com/2023/tv/obituaries-people-news/charles-kimbrough-dead-murphy-brown-hunchback-notre-dame-1235513329/
QuoteLance Reddick, who appeared in major TV series like HBO's "The Wire," Fox's "Fringe" and films like the "John Wick" franchise, which is about to debut "John Wick: Chapter 4" next week, died of natural causes Friday morning, Variety has confirmed with his reps. He was 60.
https://variety.com/2023/film/obituaries-people-news/lance-reddick-dead-the-wire-john-wick-1235557886/
USA Todsy - 'The Wire,' 'John Wick' actor Lance Reddick dies at 60 (https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/03/17/lance-reddick-dies-the-wire-john-wick-actor/11493481002/)
Actor Lance Reddick, best nown for his work on HBO's "The Wire" and the "John Wick" movie franchise, died Friday. He was 60. The actor died of natural causes Friday morning, his rep Mia Hansen said in a statement to USA TODAY Friday.
Reddick was perhaps best known for his turn as respected police officer Cedric Daniels on Baltimore crime drama "The Wire." The actor starred in all five seasons of the series as the lawyer-turned-lieutenant, leading the Baltimore Police Department's narcotics team of detectives.
Another major role of his came in the form of hotel concierge Charon in the "John Wick" movies. In recent weeks, Reddick had been on a press tour for "John Wick: Chapter 4." He was not in attendance at the red carpet premiere for the film earlier this week.
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/06/23/45122075-0-image-a-4_1625611984660.jpg)
This one will hurt old school WWF/WWE wrestling fans. :(
Robert Miller, better known to WWF/WWE fans as Bushwhacker Butch, passed away April 2nd, 2023 at the age of 78.
I was a fan of the Bushwhackers when I was a kid and even tried to do that goofy entrance walk they did.
Catan board game creator Klaus Teuber dies at 70 (https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168256131/catan-board-game-klaus-teuber-dies)
Billy Waugh, Legendary Special Forces Operator has passed. (https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/billy-waugh-1929-2023-u-s-army-special-forces-veteran/)
Benjamin Berell Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials, passed away April 7th, 2023 at the age of 103.
Al Jaffee of Mad Magazine fame has passed at the age of 102 (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/arts/al-jaffee-dead.html)
Mary Quant.https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65265531 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65265531)
Thanks to her, we got the miniskirt.
Quote from: Lambykins on April 13, 2023, 10:36:16 AMMary Quant.https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65265531 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65265531)
Thanks to her, we got the miniskirt.
"Good taste is death, vulgarity is life."
I'll drink to that. :slide:
Howard "Ken" Potts, one of two known survivors of the attack on the USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attacks in 1941, passed away April 21st, 2023 at the age of 102.
With his death, that now leaves fellow USS Arizona shipmate Lou Conter as the sole living survivor from the ship.
Fair winds and following seas, shipmate. We have the watch.
The Australian comedian Barry Humphries, best known for his drag character Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89. https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/22/celebrities/barry-humphries-dame-edna-dies-intl/index.html
Although I've seen clips of him as Edna, what I most associate him with is the voice of the great white shark Bruce in Finding Nemo. Years later, when I watched the first Hobbit movie, I immediately recognized the voice of the goblin king, which he also provided.
Harry Belafonte
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525)
Quote from: aikorob on April 25, 2023, 09:14:06 AMHarry Belafonte
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525)
"Daylight come... me want to go home."
Quote from: NT2C on April 25, 2023, 01:01:59 PMQuote from: aikorob on April 25, 2023, 09:14:06 AMHarry Belafonte
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525)
"Daylight come... me want to go home."
" Daylight came...and he finally went home."
Quote from: aikorob on April 25, 2023, 09:14:06 AMHarry Belafonte
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525)
That felt like a gut punch. :'(
Even though I am mostly a *metal head* I always enjoyed his music.
Quote from: Lambykins on April 25, 2023, 06:43:15 PMQuote from: aikorob on April 25, 2023, 09:14:06 AMHarry Belafonte
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525)
That felt like a gut punch. :'(
Even though I am mostly a *metal head* I always enjoyed his music.
Some people transcend all barriers. This man did , with style ,eloquence and determination
Quote from: flybynight on April 25, 2023, 06:49:50 PMQuote from: Lambykins on April 25, 2023, 06:43:15 PMQuote from: aikorob on April 25, 2023, 09:14:06 AMHarry Belafonte
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65390525)
That felt like a gut punch. :'(
Even though I am mostly a *metal head* I always enjoyed his music.
Some people transcend all barriers. This man did , with style ,eloquence and determination
And a heckuva rapport with the Muppets.
Jerry Springer, aged 79
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jerry-springer-host-tv-most-142246070.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jerry-springer-host-tv-most-142246070.html)
Pirates legend Dick Groat dead at 92 (wtae.com) (https://www.wtae.com/article/dick-groat-dies/43720881)
Gordon Lightfoot, 84 (https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/legendary-folk-singer-songwriter-gordon-lightfoot-dead-at-age-84-1.6379492)
(https://i.imgur.com/qMKWEhc.jpeg)
Quote from: NT2C on May 01, 2023, 09:07:37 PMGordon Lightfoot, 84 (https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/legendary-folk-singer-songwriter-gordon-lightfoot-dead-at-age-84-1.6379492)
(https://i.imgur.com/qMKWEhc.jpeg)
My mother had a number of his albums, so I've been listening to his music for my entire life. Last fall I traveled to the the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point, Michigan. While I was there, one of the employees told me that she has been friends with him for 60 years! IIRC, she had been in college at the time and had seen him perform at a local venue. This was back in 1962, so he hadn't hit it big just yet.
Here's an excerpt from an email I sent to my parents that evening:
> Whitefish Point ended up being more memorable than last time. I was
> talking with one of the volunteers, a very nice older woman named
> Maryann, and I mentioned listening to Gordon Lightfoot on the way up
> to get into the mood. It turns out that she's known him since 1962!
> We had a great talk and she told me that her dog hears so much of his
> music that he recognizes Gordon's voice. One time when he called her,
> the dog started acting up until she put him on the phone with the dog,
> because the dog could hear him on the phone and recognized the voice!
Quote from: NT2C on May 01, 2023, 09:07:37 PMGordon Lightfoot, 84 (https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/legendary-folk-singer-songwriter-gordon-lightfoot-dead-at-age-84-1.6379492)
(https://i.imgur.com/qMKWEhc.jpeg)
:'(
Former FCC Comissioner Newton Norman Minow. He was 97.
Larry Mahan
https://wranglernetwork.com/news/prorodeo-legend-larry-mahan-passes-away/ (https://wranglernetwork.com/news/prorodeo-legend-larry-mahan-passes-away/)
Joseph Gerald Malloy. Dad was 85.
His passing was out of the blue.
Sorry to hear that Malloy. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers
Quote from: MPMalloy on May 17, 2023, 05:35:58 PMJoseph Gerald Malloy. Dad was 85.
His passing was out of the blue.
So sorry to hear that, MPMalloy. Thoughts and prayers.
Quote from: MPMalloy on May 17, 2023, 05:35:58 PMJoseph Gerald Malloy. Dad was 85.
His passing was out of the blue.
You and your family have my condolences, MP.
Sorry, MP.
Damn, that's a hard blow to take. You have my number if you need to talk, old friend.
You and your family have my condolences MP
WWE Hall of Famer Superstar Billy Graham dead at 79 (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/wwe-hall-famer-superstar-billy-graham-dead-79)
Thank you everyone. This does help.
Actor ("Mars Attacks!", "100 Rifles", "The Running Man") and former NFL player (running back for the Cleveland Browns 1957 to 1965) Jim Brown passed away on May 18th at the age of 87.
Cause of death hasn't been released yet.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on May 19, 2023, 06:05:57 PMActor ("Mars Attacks!", "100 Rifles", "The Running Man") and former NFL player (running back for the Cleveland Browns 1957 to 1965) Jim Brown passed away on May 18th at the age of 87.
Cause of death hasn't been released yet.
Jim Brown wasn't just some running back who played for the Browns 60 years ago. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes who ever lived.
In high school, Brown earned 13 letters playing football, lacrosse, baseball, basketball, and running track.
Brown broke all kinds of records in American Football at the college and professional level and is widely considered the best running back to have ever play the game, certainly the standard to which all others who aspire to greatness are compared. In NFL football the "Jim Brown Award" is given to the best Running Back every year. He was also an excellent kicker. in 1956, ".... a 61–7 Syracuse rout of Colgate, he rushed for 197 yards, scored six touchdowns, and kicked seven extra points for a school-record 43 points." A record that stands to this day. Brown was so good in the pros he actually drug Cleveland into a Championship in 1964, the last year they ever won and they were runner-ups in 1965.
In 1965 the owner of the Browns, Art Modell, made the terrible decision to force Brown to choose between acting or football. Brown picked acting. Modell really regretted that later and said it was among the worst decisions he ever made.
The Lacrosse Hall of Fame regards him as the greatest lacrosse player who ever lived. The "Jim Brown Award" is given every year to the MVP in lacrosse. While he played they had to alter the rules because he was literally unstoppable.
Jim Brown served in the US Army Reserve for four years while playing professional football attaining the rank of Captain.
100 Rifles was one of the worst movies ever made by a major studio in that era with a full size budget and a disaster that sank his budding career. Before that however he played in
The Dirty Dozen, an excellent work of fiction about a bunch of criminals recruited for a suicide mission during WWII. He was in several other films that were hits of that era such as
Ice Station Zebra and
Riot. I recommend all three films.
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on May 21, 2023, 09:02:09 PMQuote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on May 19, 2023, 06:05:57 PMActor ("Mars Attacks!", "100 Rifles", "The Running Man") and former NFL player (running back for the Cleveland Browns 1957 to 1965) Jim Brown passed away on May 18th at the age of 87.
Cause of death hasn't been released yet.
Jim Brown wasn't just some running back who played for the Browns 60 years ago. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes who ever lived.
In high school, Brown earned 13 letters playing football, lacrosse, baseball, basketball, and running track.
Brown broke all kinds of records in American Football at the college and professional level and is widely considered the best running back to have ever play the game, certainly the standard to which all others who aspire to greatness are compared. In NFL football the "Jim Brown Award" is given to the best Running Back every year. He was also an excellent kicker. in 1956, ".... a 61–7 Syracuse rout of Colgate, he rushed for 197 yards, scored six touchdowns, and kicked seven extra points for a school-record 43 points." A record that stands to this day. Brown was so good in the pros he actually drug Cleveland into a Championship in 1964, the last year they ever won and they were runner-ups in 1965.
In 1965 the owner of the Browns, Art Modell, made the terrible decision to force Brown to choose between acting or football. Brown picked acting. Modell really regretted that later and said it was among the worst decisions he ever made.
The Lacrosse Hall of Fame regards him as the greatest lacrosse player who ever lived. The "Jim Brown Award" is given every year to the MVP in lacrosse. While he played they had to alter the rules because he was literally unstoppable.
Jim Brown served in the US Army Reserve for four years while playing professional football attaining the rank of Captain.
100 Rifles was one of the worst movies ever made by a major studio in that era with a full size budget and a disaster that sank his budding career. Before that however he played in The Dirty Dozen, an excellent work of fiction about a bunch of criminals recruited for a suicide mission during WWII. He was in several other films that were hits of that era such as Ice Station Zebra and Riot. I recommend all three films.
That info I did not know.
I only ever knew him as an actor.
While he was an amazing athlete, he did have a darker side where he was a serial abuser of women he was in relationships with. Most of the time the women would drop the charges, as is common in domestic relationships where abuse occurs. This eventually landed him prison for a short stint for vandalism of his ex-wife's car.
He claimed that incarceration doesn't work, but he never got in trouble again after that.
Actor Ray Stevenson, best known for his roles in "Punisher: War Zone", HBO's "Rome", "The Book of Eli" and others, passed away at age 58 on May 21st, 2023. He passed away in Italy where he was filming a movie.
Cause of death hasn't been released yet.
Tina Turner passed away today at age 83 in Switzerland.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on May 24, 2023, 02:27:24 PMTina Turner passed away today at age 83 in Switzerland.
Well damn...
My wife always said that Tina Turner was put on this Earth to show white women how to dance in heels. (edit: evidently my wife borrowed that line from John Denver) The woman was amazing in those heels.
One of my favorite memories of her was when I worked at MSG and she did a tour right after Beyond Thunderdome came out. At one point in the show, she ran backstage for a costume change between songs, then the lights dimmed and the opening bars of
We Don't Need Another Hero started to play as she walked slowly back onstage, only a single spotlight following her, and she was dressed in a long, dark cloak with the hood up and wrapped tight around her. She got to a spot in the center of the stage close to the edge and started to sing the opening lines, still cloaked and hooded. You didn't realize it at first but the part of the stage she was on was slowly rising into the air, a circle about the size of a large manhole cover. By the time the chorus came she was 20' in the air over the stage. That's when she threw off the cloak and it fell down to the audience revealing her in the "Aunty Entity" outfit, and as she belted out the chorus she started to dance. 20' over the stage, which itself was 15' high, wearing pumps with 4" heels, the woman proceeded to sing and dance like she had all the room in the world. No net. No safety harness, just Tina, a microphone, and the spotlight. It was easily the greatest performance I saw in all my years at MSG.
Aunty found her way...home
:smiley_goodbye:
That sounds like it was an amazing sight to see, NT2C.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on May 24, 2023, 05:10:01 PMThat sounds like it was an amazing sight to see, NT2C.
It was, Chimp, indeed it was... Watch this clip. It's 20 years after I saw that performance and they changed a few things (gave her things to hold onto) but it's almost exactly the same stage.
This is really hitting me hard. My voice is hoarse and my handkerchief is soaked. She was an extraordinary woman.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on May 24, 2023, 02:27:24 PMTina Turner passed away today at age 83 in Switzerland.
Sad to hear this. Amazing singer, amazing actress, amazing life. Amazing lady
:'(
My all-time favorite Tina Turner performance happens to be... no Tina Turner song at all, but this piece with Chuck Berry:
No white people were harmed during the recording of this video.What a loss.
Quote from: NT2C on May 24, 2023, 05:27:09 PMQuote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on May 24, 2023, 05:10:01 PMThat sounds like it was an amazing sight to see, NT2C.
It was, Chimp, indeed it was... Watch this clip. It's 20 years after I saw that performance and they changed a few things (gave her things to hold onto) but it's almost exactly the same stage.
This is really hitting me hard. My voice is hoarse and my handkerchief is soaked. She was an extraordinary woman.
That woman was the epitome of the word
magnificent.
The stars in the sky will be a bit dimmer tonight.
Ed Ames, age 95
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ed-ames-daniel-boone-star-013418317.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ed-ames-daniel-boone-star-013418317.html)
Lost another one from my childhood.
Farewell Mingo :'(
Robert Hanssen, FBI double agent who spied for the USSR & Russia found dead in prison, with no cause of death given.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65816862 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65816862)
Barry Newman, Actor and Musician passes at 92.
https://people.com/barry-newman-obituary-7508079
His biggest movie was Vanishing Point, It was a nihilistic Smokey and the Bandit, before there was a Smokey and the Bandit. The debut Dodge Challenger with the 440 Motor also was featured prominently in the film. He was in a number of other successful, well known films as well.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0628017/
Kowalski is no longer out there. :(
Another WWE/WWF legend has passed on.
The Iron Sheik (born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) passed away today at the age of 81.
Pat Robertson has died at age 93.
WARNING: Pretty much any article about him will include significant discussions of both politics and religion, as those were the two major focuses in his life. This is being posted due to him being a well-known figure.
https://apnews.com/article/pat-robertson-dead-christian-broadcasting-700-club-91299d0953c014ca6860fe545cac793e
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski found dead in prison cell
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/unabomber-ted-kaczynski-found-dead-164100875.html
Quote from: flybynight on June 10, 2023, 01:10:59 PMUnabomber Ted Kaczynski found dead in prison cell
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/unabomber-ted-kaczynski-found-dead-164100875.html
https://youtu.be/VROals3gCYM
Well, buh-bye.
Silvio Berlusconi Former PM of Italy
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65877241 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65877241)
https://people.com/treat-williams-dead-at-71-7511398 (https://people.com/treat-williams-dead-at-71-7511398)
Treat Williams died today at 71.
*Edit for spelling
Quote from: Barr on June 12, 2023, 09:16:54 PMhttps://people.com/treat-williams-dead-at-71-7511398 (https://people.com/treat-williams-dead-at-71-7511398)
Treat Willams died today at 71.
"Williams"
His portrayal of Robert Leuci probably should have earned him an Oscar. He was also a skilled pilot.
Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer winning American author, dead at 89. This makes me so sad. His legacy lives on in an amazing body of work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=LL593gfgrKl2PjUzpFGUGypc-gKQd1fbXONEbYtElkYbW5bvdwIM8gDA3Yv2uipqagz-O-YLICwwrovOGudEHW0mIB7wUWyW7oVhYZnlvPyG9opClbrLFH7SCp7WKhFZl0epDnahSHas5_wV7Ud_RN1I6Yf8l1cOSuxHwHw2bGLNBdoSznA497V-E__zMAuFNh1SaQzuUP_CPjIYuAwWu11O17KJ-VpyhGXBxChqQLQvccIZXrDNqRf3Fncr_Ib6U-OriDogAr4EyW8OOIo_a4-gSlCGzFit9rZZudbcLWUbXasv0MZIFbmyGTHqWB8tF3tRPKTwDgxgS--l&smid=url-share (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=LL593gfgrKl2PjUzpFGUGypc-gKQd1fbXONEbYtElkYbW5bvdwIM8gDA3Yv2uipqagz-O-YLICwwrovOGudEHW0mIB7wUWyW7oVhYZnlvPyG9opClbrLFH7SCp7WKhFZl0epDnahSHas5_wV7Ud_RN1I6Yf8l1cOSuxHwHw2bGLNBdoSznA497V-E__zMAuFNh1SaQzuUP_CPjIYuAwWu11O17KJ-VpyhGXBxChqQLQvccIZXrDNqRf3Fncr_Ib6U-OriDogAr4EyW8OOIo_a4-gSlCGzFit9rZZudbcLWUbXasv0MZIFbmyGTHqWB8tF3tRPKTwDgxgS--l&smid=url-share)
Quote from: majorhavoc on June 13, 2023, 03:20:59 PMCormac McCarthy, Pulitzer winning American author, dead at 89. This makes me so sad. His legacy lives on in an amazing body of work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=LL593gfgrKl2PjUzpFGUGypc-gKQd1fbXONEbYtElkYbW5bvdwIM8gDA3Yv2uipqagz-O-YLICwwrovOGudEHW0mIB7wUWyW7oVhYZnlvPyG9opClbrLFH7SCp7WKhFZl0epDnahSHas5_wV7Ud_RN1I6Yf8l1cOSuxHwHw2bGLNBdoSznA497V-E__zMAuFNh1SaQzuUP_CPjIYuAwWu11O17KJ-VpyhGXBxChqQLQvccIZXrDNqRf3Fncr_Ib6U-OriDogAr4EyW8OOIo_a4-gSlCGzFit9rZZudbcLWUbXasv0MZIFbmyGTHqWB8tF3tRPKTwDgxgS--l&smid=url-share (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=LL593gfgrKl2PjUzpFGUGypc-gKQd1fbXONEbYtElkYbW5bvdwIM8gDA3Yv2uipqagz-O-YLICwwrovOGudEHW0mIB7wUWyW7oVhYZnlvPyG9opClbrLFH7SCp7WKhFZl0epDnahSHas5_wV7Ud_RN1I6Yf8l1cOSuxHwHw2bGLNBdoSznA497V-E__zMAuFNh1SaQzuUP_CPjIYuAwWu11O17KJ-VpyhGXBxChqQLQvccIZXrDNqRf3Fncr_Ib6U-OriDogAr4EyW8OOIo_a4-gSlCGzFit9rZZudbcLWUbXasv0MZIFbmyGTHqWB8tF3tRPKTwDgxgS--l&smid=url-share)
That's the guy who wrote "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men", right?
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on June 13, 2023, 04:17:43 PMThat's the guy who wrote "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men", right?
Yep. Bunch of other stuff too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy_bibliography
I just noticed that Blood Meridian is in the works for film. It is considered one of the greatest Western Novels ever written and his best work. Interesting tie-in is that Ben Nichols of Lucero did an entire album about the book with a biography on all the main characters. The titular song "Last Pale Light in the West" was selected by TWD as the Govenor's Theme early in the show. It is a rather poignant scene in the series. The whole album is great if you like that kind of music. I call that influential.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojOllATLD28
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on June 13, 2023, 04:54:10 PMQuote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on June 13, 2023, 04:17:43 PMThat's the guy who wrote "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men", right?
Yep. Bunch of other stuff too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy_bibliography
I knew his name and those two books (and the later movie adaptations), but that was about it.
Quote from: aikorob on June 12, 2023, 09:15:19 AMSilvio Berlusconi Former PM of Italy
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65877241 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65877241)
In case you were wondering about his reputation, European satire sites are running articles about how Italian prostitutes are now on welfare, and brothels are closing left and right.
Quote from: mzmc on June 13, 2023, 06:52:22 PMQuote from: aikorob on June 12, 2023, 09:15:19 AMSilvio Berlusconi Former PM of Italy
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65877241 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65877241)
In case you were wondering about his reputation, European satire sites are running articles about how Italian prostitutes are now on welfare, and brothels are closing left and right.
I find that hard to believe. The US 6th Fleet is homeported in Naples after all. :rolleyes1:
John Romita Sr. co-creator of characters such as Wolverine, has died at the age of 93. (https://www.cnn.com/style/article/john-romita-sr-marvel-death-scli-intl/index.html)
Vietnam War activist Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92 (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vietnam-war-activist-daniel-ellsberg-who-leaked-the-pentagon-papers-dies-at-92)
John Goodenough, Nobel Winning inventor of Lithium-Ion battery, death at 100 (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/science/john-goodenough-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=0L2Sa73tkkyU__zIV-q_5sUutK_7gYH2XQfTO5hfE0f7laQIWRnxu2ZJSQOQId14uu4hWf-9tXK6bOH16U2OQ49i6EwbmfS5Urq3aNtLSuYwI8UrVl4lRmGUG4zAO1b7bVmJIclHGAP0Uvp8HMDl2JReLu6W_8IzH4WkjWU0JXO37OnmV956HNOn6d34eTZcIyqBmNqff_E6pjD3-FgYMgDixl0wS2neiSh9-mhOz8Pgs7RO3a7VOltJdqKiwUcv8tvNj8CzrBgWmbqRaESVGhV5roX-TArZXHh72SZ-5-zqsHKK0VqsRXHdDCwVBsGytpaTa77zOr60nwMdyCU&smid=url-share)
Billionaire James Crown. Died in a single car accident on a closed race track. He was on the board of JP Morgan Chase and General Dynamics.
It's been a tough month for billionaires, that makes five. Three in the sub and Berscaloni.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/business/james-crown-obit/index.html
Actor Julian Sands, who went missing in January while hiking Mount Baldy in the San Gabriel mountains near Los Angeles, has been confirmed to be deceased as of today.
Human remains were found near the area where Sands had gone missing and were positively identified as being his today.
Julian Sands is best known for his roles in films such as "Warlock", "Boxing Helena" as well as his role as Vladimir Berko in the TV series "24". He was 65.
Bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne, famous for his recording of "Rocky Top", died yesterday at age 91.
He was still performing, and was teaching at a local community college when he passed.
https://www.wkyt.com/2023/06/27/leslie-county-native-music-legend-bobby-osborne-dies/
Can't really mourn a man who lived a long life doing things he loved till the end.
Osborne was also a Korean War Veteran and Purple Heart Honoree.
Here is a good (but lengthy) interview with him talking about his Korea Service and post Service life when he first went into the music business. He seems the nicest guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLKJy3uRe20
Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning 'Little Miss Sunshine' Actor, Dead at 89 (https://people.com/alan-arkin-dead-obituary-7502474)
Darren Drozdov, better known to WWF fans as Droz, passed away June 30th, 2023. He was 54. No cause of death has been released.
Droz is probably moreso known for his career ending injury than he was for his actual career. He wrestled for the WWF from 1998 until 1999 when Droz suffered broken neck due to a botched move between himself and fellow wrestler D.Lo Brown.
Leon Gautier, France's last surviving D-Day veteran, passed away July 3rd, 2023 at the age of 100.
Reeves Callaway, founder of Callaway Cars and a legend in the Corvette world, has died. Callaway Cars confirmed in an email that he passed on Tuesday after injuries sustained in a fall in his Newport Beach, California home. He was 75.
https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a44548100/reeves-callaway-callaway-cars-dead-at-75/
Quote from: EBuff75 on July 14, 2023, 05:36:10 PMReeves Callaway, founder of Callaway Cars and a legend in the Corvette world, has died. Callaway Cars confirmed in an email that he passed on Tuesday after injuries sustained in a fall in his Newport Beach, California home. He was 75.
https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a44548100/reeves-callaway-callaway-cars-dead-at-75/
I will hug my C8 tonight and tell him it will all be ok.
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on July 15, 2023, 12:09:11 PMQuote from: EBuff75 on July 14, 2023, 05:36:10 PMReeves Callaway, founder of Callaway Cars and a legend in the Corvette world, has died. Callaway Cars confirmed in an email that he passed on Tuesday after injuries sustained in a fall in his Newport Beach, California home. He was 75.
https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a44548100/reeves-callaway-callaway-cars-dead-at-75/
I will hug my C8 tonight and tell him it will all be ok.
Pour out some washer fluid in memory of him.
Jim Scoutten, long time host of "Shooting USA", passed away July 18th 2023 at the age of 77.
Legendary crooner Tony Bennett, best known for singing "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner. He passed away Friday at age 96.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/21/entertainment/tony-bennett-dead-at-96/index.html
Quote from: EBuff75 on July 21, 2023, 08:50:09 AMLegendary crooner Tony Bennett, best known for singing "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner. He passed away Friday at age 96.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/21/entertainment/tony-bennett-dead-at-96/index.html
My wife and I attended a couple of his concerts at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and are both saddened by this news. :(
Tony Bennett definitely wasn't my kind of music but I did recognize his talent. He won my grudging admiration over the past 10 -20 years with his willingness to work with much younger performers from a very broad range of genres.
Tony Bennett was also a veteran of WW2.
He was drafted into the US Army in 1944 and was assigned to the 255th Infantry Regiment of the 63rd Infantry Division.
Towards the end of the war, Bennett was involved in the liberation of a concentration camp (the Kaufering subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp). He'd later write in his autobiography about this experience and say "I saw things no human being should ever have to see."
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on July 21, 2023, 04:03:03 PMTony Bennett was also a veteran of WW2.
He was drafted into the US Army in 1944 and was assigned to the 255th Infantry Regiment of the 63rd Infantry Division.
Towards the end of the war, Bennett was involved in the liberation of a concentration camp (the Kaufering subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp). He'd later write in his autobiography about this experience and say "I saw things no human being should ever have to see."
Bennett was the real deal in WWII. Unlike a lot of future entertainers of his generation who did USO shows or were clerk-typists he served on the front lines in tough fighting until the war ended, then did shows. The experience made him a life long pacifist. He was no coward though. He got demoted for dining with blacks in a segregated Army and marched Selma to Montgomery in 1965 and was neck deep in the civil rights movement for 40 years. His driver was murdered by the Klan.
It is difficult to mourn a man who lived such a long and amazing life who did what he loved for 70 long years, championed justice and always tried to make the world a better place. All the while he was a class act. We are all a little poorer without him in the world, his type is a real rarity in the world and vanishing breed.
Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal life, has died, according to RTE, Ireland's public broadcaster. She was 56.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/entertainment/sinead-oconnor-death/index.html
Rolling Stone: Sinead O'Connor Dead at 56 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sinead-oconnor-dead-obituary-200764/)
The Irish Times: Sinéad O'Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56 (https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2023/07/26/sinead-oconnor-acclaimed-dublin-singer-dies-aged-56/)
BBC News: Sinéad O'Connor: Irish singer dies aged 56 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66318626)
Quote from: mzmc on July 26, 2023, 02:24:18 PM
Rolling Stone: Sinead O'Connor Dead at 56 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sinead-oconnor-dead-obituary-200764/)
The Irish Times: Sinéad O'Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56 (https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2023/07/26/sinead-oconnor-acclaimed-dublin-singer-dies-aged-56/)
BBC News: Sinéad O'Connor: Irish singer dies aged 56 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66318626)
I think it's fair to say that Ireland is in mourning tonight for Sinéad O'Connor :'(
I hope she's at peace now🕊�
It's sad to think most people will likely remember Sinead O'Connor for the negatives in her life rather than her long career as a singer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-EF60neguk
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on July 26, 2023, 05:58:21 PMIt's sad to think most people will likely remember Sinead O'Connor for the negatives in her life rather than her long career as a singer.
I think more than a few of the events that people think of as "negative" were actually heroic. Speaking truth to power is a tough way to go in life but she did it. She had no regrets either. I'd much rather look back at a time I stood for the helpless, then feeling guilty about not doing it 30 years later. If Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson support you, and Madonna is against you, you are probably doing something right. I'd also say that history bore out her actions and if it didn't say; condone the techniques, her argument was sound and just.
Still, we all do dumb shit at times, and I hope when I am gone my friends and family remember all the dumb shit I did through my life and laugh uproariously at it, while raising a glass.
I figured this might interest some people here. The last of the "four horsemen of sasquatch," Peter Byrne, has passed away at 97.
The Abominable Snowmen and Bigfoot hunter, Peter C. Byrne has died on at the age of 97, on Friday, at around noon, July 28, 2023. He lived a long and dedicated life in pursuit of cryptozoological subjects, and achieved what few could imagine, routinely finding sponsorships for his searching for Yeti and North American Sasquatch, for almost six decades.
http://www.cryptozoonews.com/byrne-obit/
Paul Reubens Has Passed.
(https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paul-reubens-dead-pee-wee-herman-1235683504/)
Paul Reubens, better known as Pee Wee Herman, has passed away. Reubens died July 30th, 2023 at the age of 70.
Cause of death is listed as cancer.
There goes another piece of my childhood. :'(
ETA: Barr beat me to it by a few seconds.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on July 31, 2023, 02:08:51 PMPaul Reubens, better known as Pee Wee Herman, has passed away. Reubens died July 30th, 2023 at the age of 70.
Cause of death is listed as cancer.
There goes another piece of my childhood. :'(
ETA: Barr beat me to it by a few seconds.
Your super secret name is 'chimp-O', heh heh.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on July 31, 2023, 02:08:51 PMPaul Reubens, better known as Pee Wee Herman, has passed away. Reubens died July 30th, 2023 at the age of 70.
Cause of death is listed as cancer.
There goes another piece of my childhood. :'(
ETA: Barr beat me to it by a few seconds.
https://youtu.be/C5P5eQiKNQs
In honor of Paul Reubens, I present this video.
https://youtu.be/BodXwAYeTfM
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on July 31, 2023, 06:13:49 PMIn honor of Paul Reubens, I present this video.
https://youtu.be/BodXwAYeTfM
https://youtu.be/w0h_cvVGMcQ
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on July 31, 2023, 02:08:51 PMPaul Reubens, better known as Pee Wee Herman, has passed away. Reubens died July 30th, 2023 at the age of 70.
Cause of death is listed as cancer.
There goes another piece of my childhood. :'(
ETA: Barr beat me to it by a few seconds.
I was in my 20's when Pee Wee's Playhouse aired, so technically I was outside the target audience.
It didn't matter: it was a wonderfully demented and boundlessly clever take on children's programming - I had never seen anything like it. My girlfriend and I loved it and faithfully watched every Saturday morning. And it gave future Hollywood greats like Laurence Fishbourne a start in show business.
Quote from: majorhavoc on July 31, 2023, 07:30:22 PMQuote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on July 31, 2023, 02:08:51 PMPaul Reubens, better known as Pee Wee Herman, has passed away. Reubens died July 30th, 2023 at the age of 70.
Cause of death is listed as cancer.
There goes another piece of my childhood. :'(
ETA: Barr beat me to it by a few seconds.
I was in my 20's when Pee Wee's Playhouse aired, so technically I was outside the target audience.
It didn't matter: it was a wonderfully demented and boundlessly clever take on children's programming - I had never seen anything like it. My girlfriend and I loved it and faithfully watched every Saturday morning. And it gave future Hollywood greats like Laurence Fishbourne a start in show business.
From what I remember, Rob Zombie worked as a production assistant on the show as well.
As for the target audience, I was born in '85 and would've been considered the target audience by most.
I loved the show when I was a kid, but I was really too young to fully appreciate or understand the humor. I just saw bright colors and an adult acting like a giant doofus and that was enough for me back then.
Vincent J. Speranza, author of "NUTS: A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne" and WW2 veteran, passed away August 2nd, 2023 at the age of 98.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Speranza
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on August 03, 2023, 11:47:56 AMVincent J. Speranza, author of "NUTS: A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne" and WW2 veteran, passed away August 2nd, 2023 at the age of 98.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Speranza
I have a signed copy of his book at home in my WWII research library
Quote from: NT2C on August 03, 2023, 10:50:53 PMQuote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on August 03, 2023, 11:47:56 AMVincent J. Speranza, author of "NUTS: A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne" and WW2 veteran, passed away August 2nd, 2023 at the age of 98.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Speranza
I have a signed copy of his book at home in my WWII research library
That's cool.
Mark Margolis, 83 following a short illness.
Most of us know him as the psychotic Mexican drug lord Hector Salamenca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He appeared as a henchman, assassin and mob bosses in numerous works including Scarface, Requiem for a Dream, Oz and hundreds of other works.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mark-margolis-dead-breaking-bad-better-call-saul-1235551107/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0546797/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
John Gosling, 75 Kinks Keyboardist for eight years.
QuoteFormer Kinks' drummer Mick Avory wrote, "Today we lost a dear friend and colleague, he was a great musician and had a fantastic sense of humour ... which made him [a] popular member of the band."
"He leaves us with some happy memories," Avory added. "God Bless him."
https://people.com/the-kinks-john-gosling-dead-at-75-7570336
William Friedkin, 'The Exorcist' Director, Dies at 87 (https://variety.com/2023/film/news/william-friedkin-dead-the-exorcist-1235689676/)
Quote from: Barr on August 07, 2023, 12:40:13 PMWilliam Friedkin, 'The Exorcist' Director, Dies at 87 (https://variety.com/2023/film/news/william-friedkin-dead-the-exorcist-1235689676/)
1973, My clock radio alarm would go off at 6:00 am for me to get up for high school. Nearly every day for months this is what came on when the radio alarm came on. Talk about a wake up call
https://youtu.be/TPoq-pcAi_E
Robbie Robertson
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/entertainment/robbie-robertson-death/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/entertainment/robbie-robertson-death/index.html)
Johnny Hardwick, best known as the voice of Dale Gribble from "King of the Hill", passed away August 8th, 2023 at the age of 64. No cause of death has been released.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Hardwick
Robertson was amazing and part of some of the best music and greatest moments in all of rock and roll history.
Veteran broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12225132
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66411604
Pro wrestler Terry Funk passed away today at the age of 79. He wrestled with numerous organizations from 1965 to 2017.
No cause of death has been released.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Funk
WWE wrestler Windham Lawrence Rotunda, better known to fans as Bray Wyatt, passed away today at the age of 36.
Cause of death hasn't been released yet, but Rotunda had been battling an undisclosed illness since February.
ETA: Cause of death for Windham Lawrence Rotunda is now listed as a heart attack.
Bob Barker has passed away at age 99. (https://amp.tmz.com/2023/08/26/bob-barker-dead-dies-99-price-is-right-game-show-host/)
Quote from: Barr on August 26, 2023, 12:43:53 PMBob Barker has passed away at age 99. (https://amp.tmz.com/2023/08/26/bob-barker-dead-dies-99-price-is-right-game-show-host/)
The funeral may be held behind door number one, door number two, door number three, or he may already have been cremated and is in the box that Jay is carrying down the steps, or the one Carol is holding on the stage.
The Original Harley Quinn has passed. (https://extratv.com/2023/08/26/arleen-sorkin-dies/)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/legendary-musician-jimmy-buffett-dead-at-76/ar-AA1g8fLJ?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=cf5a1e3898e9406fb5e3e444795a4d8f&ei=5
https://www.instagram.com/p/CwrcNoxOSmW/?hl=en
I guess he'll never find his shaker of salt now :'(
Well, damn... :gonk:
He's not really gone. Just in different latitudes, strummin' his 6-string and changing attitudes.
I don't know why 76 suddenly seems so young....
Former Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell, whose distinctive rasp can be heard on the ska/punk-pop classics "Walkin' on the Sun," "All Star," "Then the Morning Comes,"and "I'm a Believer," has died, following a long battle with various health issues that forced him to retire from music in 2021. He was 56
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-at-age-56-160609783.html
'Dream Weaver' singer Gary Wright dead at 80.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/04/dream-weaver-love-is-alive-gary-wright-dead-dies/
Quote from: flybynight on September 04, 2023, 11:14:46 AMFormer Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell, whose distinctive rasp can be heard on the ska/punk-pop classics "Walkin' on the Sun," "All Star," "Then the Morning Comes,"and "I'm a Believer," has died, following a long battle with various health issues that forced him to retire from music in 2021. He was 56
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/smash-mouth-singer-steve-harwell-dead-at-age-56-160609783.html
His music and a few other smart choices made
Shrek what it was. Whenever
All Star would come on the radio when my kids were kids, they would sing along with the "scary monster song". Hate to see such talent go so young.
Dr. Richard Moriarty, creator of Mr. Yuk symbol, dies (wtae.com) (https://www.wtae.com/article/richard-moriarty-dies-mr-yuk/45047483)
I remember the stickers everywhere when I was a kid.
Quote from: slipkid42 on September 08, 2023, 12:30:16 PMDr. Richard Moriarty, creator of Mr. Yuk symbol, dies (wtae.com) (https://www.wtae.com/article/richard-moriarty-dies-mr-yuk/45047483)
I remember the stickers everywhere when I was a kid.
Huh, why isn't that a
thing anymore? I had forgotten all about it, but it was a good training tool.
David McCallum, star of TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and NCIS, dies at 90 (https://www.npr.org/2023/09/25/1201658391/david-mccallum-star-of-tv-series-the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e-and-ncis-dies-at-90)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sFfeotl4a_s/Uqpij8P_xaI/AAAAAAAAHxs/LCJ2qcbtKuI/s1600/Illya.jpg)
This... How I remember his Man from Uncle role. We did not have a color TV yet when this show was on. I watched it every week.
Even had a Man from Uncle radio gun
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/73/91/34/739134a2afe76028e6d02618b3a30df0.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/70/80/42/7080421f7c87fbff44517ab54999bfb1.jpg)
A part of my childhood gone
Sir Michael Gambon has passed away at age 82.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66949848
:( Goodbye Dumbledore....
Wasn't he also in "Open Range" with Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall ?
That was a good movie. A bit long, but that seems to be par for the course with anything Kevin Costner directs.
California Senator Dianne Feinstein, died at age 90.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/us/politics/dianne-feinstein-obituary.html?unlocked_article_code=ygesR3fo7qh5gi0QWF1_NClh9ktjEww-FDoUZWEuyMBhNfVpEjTxWZCJcLlC7SBm7zy80up8_Cjx50mfP6HqkiEbmN8RhbMXlHrfOj73iouHrW-5Ti8vTg67lZj6ksK4PYQ0DCp97jEmkA41xyGeoFF1hPkAO7e82eKE6ds2FiFl2QeAo1XG_eW2vDMiUQIFaBsWYL1W_OlRqsbpKbJQdrfa146R48Dv1ajIwwRk8D9D-B3v-MQruKXaErTgleoH_QC2E65h95nelNbCgNof-xD4kZFPieYZsh4O6S4iURqqVv2TFfDMo-2AQ82Juyh8c3W4hKB8OXsZRpES7cAuqd8_Zcyn854&smid=url-share (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/us/politics/dianne-feinstein-obituary.html?unlocked_article_code=ygesR3fo7qh5gi0QWF1_NClh9ktjEww-FDoUZWEuyMBhNfVpEjTxWZCJcLlC7SBm7zy80up8_Cjx50mfP6HqkiEbmN8RhbMXlHrfOj73iouHrW-5Ti8vTg67lZj6ksK4PYQ0DCp97jEmkA41xyGeoFF1hPkAO7e82eKE6ds2FiFl2QeAo1XG_eW2vDMiUQIFaBsWYL1W_OlRqsbpKbJQdrfa146R48Dv1ajIwwRk8D9D-B3v-MQruKXaErTgleoH_QC2E65h95nelNbCgNof-xD4kZFPieYZsh4O6S4iURqqVv2TFfDMo-2AQ82Juyh8c3W4hKB8OXsZRpES7cAuqd8_Zcyn854&smid=url-share)
My first thought was to post a you tube link to a certain Wizard of OZ song. But it's unseemly to speak ill of the dead. I won't mourn her passing. But RIP Senator. She's now answering for any real or imagined good/bad deeds.
Dick Butkus, Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 80.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/sport/dick-butkus-death-illinois-bears/index.html
Rudolph Isley, a founding member of legendary R&B group The Isley Brothers, died Wednesday morning at the age of 84.
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/rudolph-isley-founding-member-isley-brothers-dies-84/story?id=103942000
Suzanne Somers, best known for her roles on "Three's Company", "Step by Step" and others, has passed. She was 76.
Cause of death is listed as breast cancer.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Somers
Burt Young, actor who played Paulie in 'Rocky' films, dies at 83 (wtae.com) (https://www.wtae.com/article/burt-young-paulie-in-rocky-films-obit/45579348)
The world has lost a baaad mother*** (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/richard-roundtree-star-original-shaft-dies-81-rcna122042)
(https://i.imgur.com/mmml9Bo.png)
Bummer, he was one of the greats. His minibio:
Richard Roundtree's iconic career began while attending Southern Illinois University where he was on a football scholarship. After being spotted Richard signed with Johnson Publications to model in their Ebony Fashion Fair, touring 79 cities in 90 days. But rather than returning to school, Roundtree headed off to his home state of New York to begin acting lessons. He soon was asked to become a member of New York's acclaimed Negro Ensemble Company. A succession of Off-Broadway roles resulted in his starring as Jack Johnson in "The Great White Hope".
Richard's life would change forever when he was cast in the role of private detective John Shaft in the legendary "Shaft" movie franchise. This film immediately thrust Richard into the international spotlight, not only making him a worldwide household name but one of Hollywood's hottest young actors.
In the over 100 film and television projects that followed Richard had the opportunity to share the screen with a list of Hollywood's most legendary actors including Clint Eastwood, Peter O'Toole, David Niven, Laurence Olivier, in addition to Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, and Brad Pitt.
On television he has been a series regular on several hit shows where he has garnered an NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Series, and a Peabody Award for his narration of the PBS documentary "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow".
Richard was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Kathryn and John Roundtree. An advocate in the fight against breast cancer and a 25-year male breast cancer survivor himself, Richard has taken a stand by participating in events that help raise awareness and funds towards finding a cure for this disease.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745780/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on October 25, 2023, 08:21:11 AMBummer, he was one of the greats. His minibio:
Richard Roundtree's iconic career began while attending Southern Illinois University where he was on a football scholarship. After being spotted Richard signed with Johnson Publications to model in their Ebony Fashion Fair, touring 79 cities in 90 days. But rather than returning to school, Roundtree headed off to his home state of New York to begin acting lessons. He soon was asked to become a member of New York's acclaimed Negro Ensemble Company. A succession of Off-Broadway roles resulted in his starring as Jack Johnson in "The Great White Hope".
Richard's life would change forever when he was cast in the role of private detective John Shaft in the legendary "Shaft" movie franchise. This film immediately thrust Richard into the international spotlight, not only making him a worldwide household name but one of Hollywood's hottest young actors.
In the over 100 film and television projects that followed Richard had the opportunity to share the screen with a list of Hollywood's most legendary actors including Clint Eastwood, Peter O'Toole, David Niven, Laurence Olivier, in addition to Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, and Brad Pitt.
On television he has been a series regular on several hit shows where he has garnered an NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Series, and a Peabody Award for his narration of the PBS documentary "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow".
Richard was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Kathryn and John Roundtree. An advocate in the fight against breast cancer and a 25-year male breast cancer survivor himself, Richard has taken a stand by participating in events that help raise awareness and funds towards finding a cure for this disease.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745780/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
It's always with some regret that I often learn so many personal and admirable things about celebrities only after they've passed. But thank you for sharing that.
Richard Moll, best known as the giant bailiff Bull on "Night Court", passed away on October 26th at the age of 80.
No cause of death has been released.
With his death, that now leaves Marsha Warfield and John Larroquette as the two main cast members still living.
ETA: I'm probably forgetting some folks, but Marsha Warfield and John Larroquette are the only two I can think of at the moment.
Matthew Perry Dead at 54 After Apparent Drowning (https://people.com/matthew-perry-dead-at-54-7501992)
Quote from: NT2C on October 28, 2023, 08:46:38 PMMatthew Perry Dead at 54 After Apparent Drowning (https://people.com/matthew-perry-dead-at-54-7501992)
I'm hearing chatter that he may have had a heart attack and then drowned as a result of it.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on October 28, 2023, 10:21:26 PMQuote from: NT2C on October 28, 2023, 08:46:38 PMMatthew Perry Dead at 54 After Apparent Drowning (https://people.com/matthew-perry-dead-at-54-7501992)
I'm hearing chatter that he may have had a heart attack and then drowned as a result of it.
There generally has to be some other factor in order to drown in a hot tub. I think it was disingenuous for them to report it as a drowning. The article with the subpar headline does mention that the call was for a heart attack, but not until the very end.
Quote from: Anianna on October 28, 2023, 11:23:53 PMQuote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on October 28, 2023, 10:21:26 PMQuote from: NT2C on October 28, 2023, 08:46:38 PMMatthew Perry Dead at 54 After Apparent Drowning (https://people.com/matthew-perry-dead-at-54-7501992)
I'm hearing chatter that he may have had a heart attack and then drowned as a result of it.
There generally has to be some other factor in order to drown in a hot tub. I think it was disingenuous for them to report it as a drowning. The article with the subpar headline does mention that the call was for a heart attack, but not until the very end.
He was pretty well known. The rags will report in him for years with all the scandalous info to go with it.
Legendary Basketball coach Bobby Knight:
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/legendary-college-basketball-coach-bob-knight-dead-83
QuoteApollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/us/ken-mattingly-death-apollo-astronaut-scn/index.html
Apollo astronaut Frank Borman, who first orbited moon, dies at age 95 (https://www.npr.org/2023/11/09/953342565/nasa-apollo-gemini-astronaut-frank-borman-dies)
Quote from: NT2C on November 09, 2023, 06:55:44 PMApollo astronaut Frank Borman, who first orbited moon, dies at age 95 (https://www.npr.org/2023/11/09/953342565/nasa-apollo-gemini-astronaut-frank-borman-dies)
He commanded the Apollo 8 mission. Carrying his crew further from Earth than anyone had traveled before, Apollo 8 offered humanity a perspective of our home world never before seen. This was the moon mission that produced the famous Earthrise photo, showing us our planet from afar: a tiny oasis of color and life amidst the cold, dark vastness of space. Borman claimed afterwards that while the moon was the focus of the mission, it was looking back at Earth that impressed him the most.
(https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/article/image-non-gallery/EarthRiseNASACROP.jpg)
Quote from: NT2C on November 09, 2023, 06:55:44 PMApollo astronaut Frank Borman, who first orbited moon, dies at age 95 (https://www.npr.org/2023/11/09/953342565/nasa-apollo-gemini-astronaut-frank-borman-dies)
It's been a terrible year for astronauts, he is the third Apollo crew member and 4th astronaut to pass this year. They aren't dying young though, Bobko was the youngest at 85. Would that I could, make it that far along and live half as well.
Some day in the not too distant future every man who has ever been to the moon will have passed. While there is a joy in knowing they lived such lives, there is also a sadness that no one else is.
QuoteRosalynn Carter, who as first lady worked tirelessly on behalf of mental health reform and professionalized the role of the president's spouse, died Sunday at the age of 96, according to The Carter Center.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/19/politics/rosalynn-carter-mental-health-activist-humanitarian-and-former-first-lady-dies-at/index.html
Quote from: EBuff75 on November 19, 2023, 08:13:37 PMQuoteRosalynn Carter, who as first lady worked tirelessly on behalf of mental health reform and professionalized the role of the president's spouse, died Sunday at the age of 96, according to The Carter Center.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/19/politics/rosalynn-carter-mental-health-activist-humanitarian-and-former-first-lady-dies-at/index.html
Given Jimmy Carter's health isn't that great at the moment (last I heard he was on hospice care as well), I get the feeling he won't be too far behind her in death.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on November 20, 2023, 04:00:23 PMQuote from: EBuff75 on November 19, 2023, 08:13:37 PMQuoteRosalynn Carter, who as first lady worked tirelessly on behalf of mental health reform and professionalized the role of the president's spouse, died Sunday at the age of 96, according to The Carter Center.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/19/politics/rosalynn-carter-mental-health-activist-humanitarian-and-former-first-lady-dies-at/index.html
Given Jimmy Carter's health isn't that great at the moment (last I heard he was on hospice care as well), I get the feeling he won't be too far behind her in death.
The same thing had occurred to me. I wondered if it might be one of those cases where the remaining spouse passes shortly afterwards. Particularly when you consider that he's been in hospice care since February.
Quote from: EBuff75 on November 20, 2023, 04:10:35 PMQuote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on November 20, 2023, 04:00:23 PMQuote from: EBuff75 on November 19, 2023, 08:13:37 PMQuoteRosalynn Carter, who as first lady worked tirelessly on behalf of mental health reform and professionalized the role of the president's spouse, died Sunday at the age of 96, according to The Carter Center.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/19/politics/rosalynn-carter-mental-health-activist-humanitarian-and-former-first-lady-dies-at/index.html
Given Jimmy Carter's health isn't that great at the moment (last I heard he was on hospice care as well), I get the feeling he won't be too far behind her in death.
The same thing had occurred to me. I wondered if it might be one of those cases where the remaining spouse passes shortly afterwards. Particularly when you consider that he's been in hospice care since February.
I'm actually kind of surprised he didn't pass away first.
Marty Krofft
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tv-producer-marty-krofft-creator-hr-pufnstuf-dies-86-2023-11-26/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tv-producer-marty-krofft-creator-hr-pufnstuf-dies-86-2023-11-26/)
Quote from: aikorob on November 26, 2023, 05:35:10 AMMarty Krofft
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tv-producer-marty-krofft-creator-hr-pufnstuf-dies-86-2023-11-26/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tv-producer-marty-krofft-creator-hr-pufnstuf-dies-86-2023-11-26/)
Some of my earliest memories was from a less-remembered Kroftt kid's show, the Banana Splits.
(https://i.redd.it/962iyf9wawj71.jpg)
The Sid and Marty Krofft shows always had this off-kilter quality that my parents somehow found disturbing. It's only now I realize it was the prototype for Five Nights at Freddy's. You tell me ...
(https://static0.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/five-nights-at-freddy-s.jpg)
https://youtu.be/XMl6HnhFFIA?si=_Ac794ahr9lIRBID
Henry Kissinger, polarizing Cold War Secretary of State, dead at 100.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f)
Quote from: majorhavoc on November 29, 2023, 08:30:31 PMHenry Kissinger, polarizing Cold War Secretary of State, dead at 100.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f)
I honestly though he was gone years ago
Quote from: aikorob on November 29, 2023, 09:01:25 PMQuote from: majorhavoc on November 29, 2023, 08:30:31 PMHenry Kissinger, polarizing Cold War Secretary of State, dead at 100.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f)
I honestly though he was gone years ago
Same here.
I might've gotten him confused with someone else.
Kind of like how I used to get Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett mixed up.
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on November 29, 2023, 09:06:18 PMQuote from: aikorob on November 29, 2023, 09:01:25 PMQuote from: majorhavoc on November 29, 2023, 08:30:31 PMHenry Kissinger, polarizing Cold War Secretary of State, dead at 100.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f)
I honestly though he was gone years ago
Same here.
I might've gotten him confused with someone else.
Kind of like how I used to get Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett mixed up.
Say what now?
Okay, I used to mix up Carol Burnett and Vicky Lawrence, but MTM? :eek1:
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on November 29, 2023, 09:06:18 PMQuote from: aikorob on November 29, 2023, 09:01:25 PMQuote from: majorhavoc on November 29, 2023, 08:30:31 PMHenry Kissinger, polarizing Cold War Secretary of State, dead at 100.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f)
I honestly though he was gone years ago
Same here.
I might've gotten him confused with someone else.
Kind of like how I used to get Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett mixed up.
Please tell me Carol Burnett is still alive. One of my earliest memories is watching Tim Conway's dentist skit on the Carol Burnett show with my mother and both of us laughing our asses off.
And we just lost another astronaut too.
QuoteMary Cleave, the NASA astronaut who in 1989 became the first woman to fly on a space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster, has died at the age of 76, the space agency announced on Wednesday.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/world/mary-cleave-nasa-astronaut-obit-scn/index.html
Kissinger was still issuing his opinions on things as late as this year. People stopped listening years ago....
Quote from: majorhavoc on November 29, 2023, 09:22:32 PMQuote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on November 29, 2023, 09:06:18 PMQuote from: aikorob on November 29, 2023, 09:01:25 PMQuote from: majorhavoc on November 29, 2023, 08:30:31 PMHenry Kissinger, polarizing Cold War Secretary of State, dead at 100.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20231129&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=25014933&segment_id=151307&user_id=872981b00cc4f31e03ec80295b29169f)
I honestly though he was gone years ago
Same here.
I might've gotten him confused with someone else.
Kind of like how I used to get Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett mixed up.
Please tell me Carol Burnett is still alive. One of my earliest memories is watching Tim Conway's dentist skit on the Carol Burnett show with my mother and both of us laughing our asses off.
She's still alive, Major. She's 90 years old now and is somewhat retired from acting, though she will occasionally take a role in either a TV show or movie.
Shane MacGowan, former lead singer of The Pogues has died. (https://www.irishnews.com/arts/music/2023/08/11/news/who_is_shane_macgowan_-3524128/)
Sandra Day O'Connor
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67593879 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67593879)
Quote from: aikorob on December 01, 2023, 09:10:51 AMSandra Day O'Connor
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67593879 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67593879)
NPR:Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies (https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/203277264/sandra-day-oconnor-dies)
QuoteRetired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the court, died Friday in Phoenix, Ariz., of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer's, and a respiratory illness, the court announced. She was 93 years old.
Myles Francis Goodwyn (born Miles Francis Goodwin) of April Wine. He was 75.
Canada Fucking ROCKS!!
Denny Laine, co-founder of the Moody Blues (https://www.npr.org/2023/12/05/1217488160/denny-laine-co-founder-of-the-moody-blues-and-paul-mccartneys-wings-dies-at-79)
QuoteFamed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website. He was 101.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/entertainment/norman-lear-death/index.html
Quote from: EBuff75 on December 06, 2023, 08:19:35 AMQuoteFamed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website. He was 101.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/entertainment/norman-lear-death/index.html
Another man that lived an amazing life and he huge influence on the American Experience and helped bring about social change. He flew over 50 combat missions in WWII as a B17 Gunner/ RTO then had a successful career in marketing before easing into entertainment.
Norman Lear brought real black programming to television.
Sanford and Son, the Jeffersons, Good Times were all his productions. He brought real talk with it. The programs might have been sitcoms but they presented the issues of the day and he did his best to present them fairly so each side felt they had an advocate for their voice. He was working up till the time he passed doing what he loved. We should all be so lucky.
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on December 07, 2023, 09:02:20 AMQuote from: EBuff75 on December 06, 2023, 08:19:35 AMQuoteFamed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website. He was 101.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/entertainment/norman-lear-death/index.html
Another man that lived an amazing life and he huge influence on the American Experience and helped bring about social change. He flew over 50 combat missions in WWII as a B17 Gunner/ RTO then had a successful career in marketing before easing into entertainment.
Norman Lear brought real black programming to television. Sanford and Son, the Jeffersons, Good Times were all his productions. He brought real talk with it. The programs might have been sitcoms but they presented the issues of the day and he did his best to present them fairly so each side felt they had an advocate for their voice. He was working up till the time he passed doing what he loved. We should all be so lucky.
I come from a family that was pretty racist as I grew up, and it was shows like Sanford and Son and the Jeffersons that shaped my understanding of black Americans as I grew up. Lear's shows had a huge impact in my life. They humanized black Americans, and pretty much un-othered them for me. Seeing stories about black Americans and their struggles made me realize that they pretty much share the same struggles as my family. I have a lot of respect for Norman Lear, and I'm sad to see him go.
Ryan O'Neal
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ryan-o-neal-star-love-214707670.html (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ryan-o-neal-star-love-214707670.html)
This was back in August but quite notable.
https://newsrnd.com/life/2023-08-31-kiyoshi-yamazaki--grandmaster-of-hollywood-karate--and-teacher-of-arnold-schwarzenegger-has-died.Syx9cL3pa2.html
QuoteKiyoshi Yamazaki, 9th dan of karate and figure of martial arts in Hollywood, has died. He is best known for being Arnold Schwarzenegger's martial arts and sword teacher in Conan the Barbarian (1982) and its sequels in the 1980s. His other famous students are Sting, Wilt Chamberlain, Brigitte Nielsen, Grace Jones, Sean Connery and Dennis Quaid. He was also Kyle McLachlan's master in "Dune" in 1984.
He performed cameos and stunts in a number of movies he was hired on as trainer. In the first Conan he notably disciplines an unserious student. He did great work. If you saw a movie where the fights looked real in the 1900s he was likely involved in it.
Actor Andre Braugher, known for his roles on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Homicide: Life on the Street", passed away on December 11th, 2023 at the age of 61.
Cause of death is listed as brief illness.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Braugher
Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on December 13, 2023, 03:07:29 PMActor Andre Braugher, known for his roles on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Homicide: Life on the Street", passed away on December 11th, 2023 at the age of 61.
Cause of death is listed as brief illness.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Braugher
More info has come out. He was diagnosed with lung cancer several months ago.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/14/entertainment/andre-braugher-lung-cancer-death/index.html
Quote from: EBuff75 on December 14, 2023, 04:37:46 PMQuote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on December 13, 2023, 03:07:29 PMActor Andre Braugher, known for his roles on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Homicide: Life on the Street", passed away on December 11th, 2023 at the age of 61.
Cause of death is listed as brief illness.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Braugher
More info has come out. He was diagnosed with lung cancer several months ago.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/14/entertainment/andre-braugher-lung-cancer-death/index.html
I was thinking it was going to end up being cancer.
Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, ruler of oil-rich Kuwait, dead at 86 (https://www.foxnews.com/world/sheikh-nawaf-al-ahmad-al-sabah-ruler-oil-rich-kuwait-dead-86)
AC/DC original drummer Colin Burgess dead at 77 (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ac-dc-original-drummer-colin-burgess-dead-77)
Bob Pardo, Vietnam War F-4 fighter pilot extraordinaire and savior of another crippled F-4 crew, dead at age 89.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/us/bob-pardo-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H00.hVn7.1RBcXTv00TnX&smid=url-share (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/us/bob-pardo-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H00.hVn7.1RBcXTv00TnX&smid=url-share)
Quote"When we got back to Ubon, they didn't know whether to court-martial me or pin a medal on my chest," he recalled in an interview with an Air Force publication in 1996. "Some people felt I should have let Earl and Bob eject and take their chances, so I could land my aircraft safely."
"Pardo's Push" entered Air Force legend, an extraordinary act of aerial ballet, but one that would never be prescribed in any pilot manuals or flying simulators.
Tom Smothers, one half of TV comedy legends the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86 (https://www.npr.org/2023/12/27/1221824145/tom-smothers-smothers-brothers-dies)
Gaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies aged 94.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/obituary-gaston-glock-man-behind-gun-dies-aged-94-apa-2023-12-27/
Quote from: EBuff75 on December 27, 2023, 02:35:27 PMGaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies aged 94.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/obituary-gaston-glock-man-behind-gun-dies-aged-94-apa-2023-12-27/
I was actually carrying my Glock 17 today while I was out running errands.
Tom Wilkinson, two-time Oscar-nominated actor from films including "Shakespeare in Love," "The Full Monty" and "Michael Clayton," has died. He was 75.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/30/entertainment/tom-wilkinson-death/index.html
NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough dead at 84 (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nascar-legend-cale-yarborough-dead)
Quote from: NT2C on December 31, 2023, 12:57:19 PMNASCAR legend Cale Yarborough dead at 84 (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nascar-legend-cale-yarborough-dead)
Last time I watched NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Sr. was still alive. Even so, I knew who Cale Yarborough was though he was probably long retired from the sport by that point.
Shecky Greene -- one of the staple entertainers of the "Borsht Belt" and associate of the Rat Pack
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/comedy-legend-shecky-greene-dead-at-97 (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/comedy-legend-shecky-greene-dead-at-97)
Ken Squire --- NASCAR announcer
https://www.foxnews.com/us/iconic-nascar-announcer-ken-squier-dead-88 (https://www.foxnews.com/us/iconic-nascar-announcer-ken-squier-dead-88)