Former Secretary of State George P. Schultz at 100.
Ron Wright - first member of Congress to die of Covid. I thought they had all been vaccinated by this point. RIP
@Rothko posted:Ron Wright - first member of Congress to die of Covid. I thought they had all been vaccinated by this point. RIP
He battled lung cancer within the past couple of years. Not a huge surprise. Even vaccinated.
Mary Wilson of the Supremes
Marty Schottenheimer NFL Coach
Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt at 78.
Chick Corea 😥
So sad. Saw Return to Forever in '72. I'll put on Light as a Feather tonight
From the LA Times: Hollywood legend Lynn Stalmaster, whose name was synonymous with casting for more than 60 years, died at his home Friday of natural causes, according to a statement from his family. He was 93.
It can't be understated how important Stalmaster was. One example, according to the article, he was the first casting director to get a onscreen credit. He had almost 400 credits when he died.
US Senate
Constitution On the last legs
Democracy Needs a good Surgeon
@The Old Man posted:From the LA Times: Hollywood legend Lynn Stalmaster, whose name was synonymous with casting for more than 60 years, died at his home Friday of natural causes, according to a statement from his family. He was 93.
It can't be understated how important Stalmaster was. One example, according to the article, he was the first casting director to get a onscreen credit. He had almost 400 credits when he died.
I guessing he didn't do it the Weinstein way.
Johnny Pacheco - Salsa Music
Rush Limbaugh at 70.
@brucehayes posted:Rush Limbaugh at 70.
My neighbor. Never saw him around much, except in his car.
@brucehayes posted:Rush Limbaugh at 70.
@brucehayes posted:Rush Limbaugh at 70.
A healthy and satisfying bowel movement seems a fitting tribute.
@brucehayes posted:Rush Limbaugh at 70.
"I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." --Mark Twain
I offer Limbaugh the same sympathy he offered to people who were less fortunate than he, the same as he offered to people who didn’t pick their parents like he must have thought he did, the same as he offered and felt for minorities, or different faith’s and the same kindness and compassion he offer to the LGBT community.
@mneeley490 posted:"I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." --Mark Twain
This is a nice quotation, but I don't think it is attributable to Twain. I think it is attributable to Clarence Darrow, who said it in a slightly different form. But, it's still a great quote.
I missed this when it happened a few days ago.
Rupert Neve, age 94
His mixing consoles were the state of the art in recording studios. They're still sought after. So many classic albums were recorded and mixed using Neve consoles, including most of The Beatles albums.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Neve
Neve was interviewed in Dave Grohl's "Sound City" doc back in 2013.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, age 101
@sunnylea57 posted:Lawrence Ferlinghetti, age 101
And it's off to Google I go.
@sunnylea57 posted:Lawrence Ferlinghetti, age 101
Wow. An American treasure if only for co-founding City Lights Books.
Tiger's golf career.
Came here to say goodbye to his legs, was not disappointed.
You know that Genesis has adaptive cruise control and if he knew how to set it (it was a loaner car) he wouldn't have flown off the road.
@sunnylea57 posted:Lawrence Ferlinghetti, age 101
Sad, indeed. I never met him, but do know Gary Snyder (last of the "beats," although he decries that label). The late great William Merwin, another friend, was of that generation, too, but hardly a "beat." I miss Merwin a lot and am hoping Gary hangs on. He was doing well last time I saw him.
Long-time Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs (Mike Baldwin) at 85.
Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan at 85.
Bunny Wailer, founding member of the Wailers, at 73.
Last of the group. Loved the music. Went to Marley Museum a few times when in Jamaica
Irv Cross Sportscaster
Joe altobelli- managed the Baltimore orioles to the World Series in 1983. (The most recent time we’ve been there).
he was 88 I think
The Great One’s father, Walter Gretzky.
@wine+art posted:I offer Limbaugh the same sympathy he offered to people who were less fortunate than he, the same as he offered to people who didn’t pick their parents like he must have thought he did, the same as he offered and felt for minorities, or different faith’s and the same kindness and compassion he offer to the LGBT community.
Well said.
Tony Hendra--you know him even if you don't.
Steven Spurrier just passed away. A tragic loss and a sad day in the world of wine. RIP.
Newsman and anchor Roger Mudd at 93.
@brucehayes posted:Newsman and anchor Roger Mudd at 93.
He was a descendant of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was the physician who treated John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Lincoln.
From the NY Times: "Allan McDonald Dies at 83; Tried to Stop the Challenger Launch--
An engineer for the maker of the shuttle’s booster rockets, he opposed letting it take off, worried that cold weather might affect them. He was right."
Murray Walker.
"No no Michael!!!! You hit the wrong part of him my friend!!!" - Jerez, 1997
And many others.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler at the relatively young age of 66. RIP.
Yaphet Kotto. A favorite actor of mine. 81
Sabine Schmitz. Queen of the Nurburgring. 51.
Maestro James Levine, 77.
Sally Grossman, the woman in the red dress on the cover of Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home, 81.
And wife of Dylan manager Albert Grossman.
@vinoevelo posted:Sabine Schmitz. Queen of the Nurburgring. 51.
There is a petition to have a corner at the N-Ring named after her. Seems appropriate. I know a bunch of people that know her and her mom (who owns a hotel across the road from the Ring) and it wasn't widely known she was battling cancer.
Steven Spurrier, 79. You know who he is, right?
@The Old Man posted:Steven Spurrier, 79. You know who he is, right?
You're a little late. Go to the top of the page.
@Rothko posted:You're a little late. Go to the top of the page.
Doh!
Hey, give him a break, he's The Old Man!
@The Old Man posted:Steven Spurrier, 79. You know who he is, right?
Charlie Chaplin died, too.
From the NY Times, "Kent Taylor, Texas Roadhouse Founder and C.E.O., Dies at 65
Mr. Taylor died by suicide after suffering from post-Covid-19 symptoms, including severe tinnitus, the company said."
As one with tinnitus since I was 20 I can understand. Fortunately mine is not severe enough to be heard during waking hours. Some of the stories about people who continue to have Covid symptoms are truly horrifying.
NBA great Elgin Baylor at 86.
The term “great” is used too frequently. But not in the case of Elgin Baylor who was truly great.
I agree. Baylor and West were both great and saw them numerous times at the LA Sports Arena. So sad they couldn't beat Boston in those days.
Former Formula 1 driver Johnny Dumfries has died at the age of 62.
The Scotsman raced under a pseudonym to disguise his aristocratic background - he was John Crichton-Stuart, the seventh Marquess of Bute.
Former England striker Frank Worthington has died aged 72 following a long illness.
Worthington, who won eight England caps and scored twice for the national team, began his career at Huddersfield Town.
Actor George Segal at 87.
I always loved George Segal. His appearances on Johnny Carson, where he would often play the banjo and once sang the long forgotten song, The Yama Yama Man, were always a delight. Of course I'm a fan of Where's Papa?, but his performance in King Rat may be his best.
Actor Jessica Walter at 80.
Author Larry McMutry at 84.
From the New York Times, "G. Gordon Liddy", Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90 "
"Mastermind" here may be giving a little too much credit here.
@The Old Man posted:From the New York Times, "G. Gordon Liddy", Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90 "
"Mastermind" here may be giving a little too much credit here.
A better headline: "G. Gordon Liddy, convicted felon and Nazi sympathizer, Dies at 90."
Actor Gloria Henry, who played the mother on Dennis the Menace, at 98.
Anne Beatts, not just there during the glory days of SNL, but also of National Lampoon's.
Prince Philip.
Long live the Queen. Do you think Prince Harry will attend the funeral? Meghan Markle? President Biden? VP Harris?
@irwin posted:Long live the Queen. Do you think Prince Harry will attend the funeral? Meghan Markle? President Biden? VP Harris?
Sad, of course, that the Prince passed, but he certainly lived a long and fulfilling life.
When the Queen passes, the impacts will probably be felt around the world.
@flwino posted:He deserves a high rep from the US. At least Harris. Harry better show up for his own skin, and bring his wife. The family feud has gone on too long.
If he is close to his grandfather he should go. Otherwise, I wouldn't give much time to family that treated my wife as poorly as the claim.
Ramsey Clark at 93.
Lee Hart, wife of former Presidential candidate Gary Hart, at 85.
@flwino posted:He deserves a high rep from the US. At least Harris. Harry better show up for his own skin, and bring his wife. The family feud has gone on too long.
Harry is going, but Meghan not. Apparently her doctor advised against travel given her pregnancy.
Given the restrictions on attendance, only family and friends are being invited. Even Boris Johnson will not attend, so all the more unlikely that anyone from the Biden administration will go.
Hey I beat brucehayes!
Bernie Madoff, if there was a hell he'd be resting in it.
Felix Silla of the Addams family
@flwino posted:Felix Silla of the Addams family
He was not just any family member--he was It.
Hester Ford, the oldest living American. 116 years of age.
Not anymore
Pio Boffa of Pio Cesare passed away last night due to covid complications =(
@Rothko posted:Not anymore
😂 👏🏼
NY Times: "Burt Pugach, Protagonist of a Strange Tabloid Love Story, Dies at 93
In 1959, he had his lover blinded. When he got out of prison, he married her. He called their relationship 'a storybook romance.'”
The 2007 weird documentary about them, Crazy Love, (co-directed by Fisher Stevens) is worth seeking out.
@sunnylea57 posted:@Rothko posted:Not anymore
😂 👏🏼
Someone said (it may have been a comedian) that the 117 year old French nun that survived COVID was insulted that God did not want to meet her.
Walter Mondale, 93
Shock G.
I though we would have to put the EPL league here
Astronaut Michael Collins
@flwino posted:Astronaut Michael Collins
Oh no! I enjoyed his book. Finally read it in 2019. Godspeed.
Wow. Eli Broad, who changed the face of modern LA.
Laurent Vaillé, founder of Grange des Pères, Friday April 30, apparently of an accident on the farm. He was only 57 years old. Apparently frosts with temperatures dropping to -12 resulted in the loss of this year's entire crop as well.
I've always loved Grange des Pères. I've always thought it was one of the purest definition of a cult wine there was. Small, under the radar, hard to get and wonderful.
Olivia Dukakis [sp]
The sad life of Tawny Kitaen ends at age 59.
Architect Helmut Jahn, hit while riding a bicycle in St. Charles. I can't tell you how important his career was to me during the 80s as a volunteer for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Some of my favorite, lesser known works, include the not obvious until pointed out, Evanston office building with a nod to Wrigley Field, the U of C Chiller Plant and believe is or not the Student Resrouce Center at the College of Dupage.
And how many times has billhike driven by the big N?
@The Old Man posted:Architect Helmut Jahn, hit while riding a bicycle in St. Charles. I can't tell you how important his career was to me during the 80s as a volunteer for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Some of my favorite, lesser known works, include the not obvious until pointed out, Evanston office building with a nod to Wrigley Field, the U of C Chiller Plant and believe is or not the Student Resrouce Center at the College of Dupage.
And how many times has billhike driven by the big N?
Surely hundreds, and I’ve also seen it from hiking at nearby Herrick Lake forest preserve. Big loss for the architectural world, though 81 and still riding a bicycle is a pretty decent run. I wonder what the draw to St. Charles is for non-local celebrities. Thinking Donnie Wahlburg and Brian Wilson.
The indispensable Norman Lloyd at 106. "The sleeve! Tell them to hurry."
@The Old Man posted:The indispensable Norman Lloyd at 106. "The sleeve! Tell them to hurry."
Oh no! I thought he’d last forever.
@sunnylea57 posted:Oh no! I thought he’d last forever.
I was stunned to read this in the LA Times this morning about Hitchcock's TV show, “While Hitchcock oversaw production, Lloyd and fellow producer Joan Harrison were largely responsible for the creative quality of that show." This is a quote from Mark Quigley, manager of research and study center for the UCLA Film and Television Archive and it's not remotely true. Hitchcock was mostly a figurehead in the show who came in to do the intros and the outros. He did direct a number of episodes but he was hardly involved with the day to day operation of the show--he was busy making his greatest movies including Vertigo, North by Northwest and Psycho.
Paul Mooney. Very sad, loved him for his honesty.
Charles Grodin. Always liked him in The Lonely Guy. Many of the exchanges between he and Steve Martin seemed to be classic improvisation. Example:
"I worry I'm losing my hair. You know who has good hair? Bums. You never see a bald bum."
Max Mosley of F1 Fame & FIA
Gavin macLeod.
B.J. Thomas
F. Lee Bailey, what an asshole.
Was disbarred and rightfully so… we used to call him flea bailey
Ned Beatty. Pretty good actor.
Champ
Donald Rumsfeld. It is rare that I am not sad that someone has parted this earth but sad he did not face the consequences of his actions.
Director Richard Donner at age 91.
"NHL goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks dead from fireworks accident, medical examiner's office says."
Yep, playing with fireworks. We had a teenager blow off part of his hand at the skate park in my neighborhood.
@The Old Man posted:"NHL goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks dead from fireworks accident, medical examiner's office says."
Yep, playing with fireworks. We had a teenager blow off part of his hand at the skate park in my neighborhood.
The hockey player wasn’t playing with the fireworks; he was trying to get away from them.
I guess he was sitting in a hot tub. I would hope that charges will be filed.
Robert Downey Sr., father of the actor and director of a few strange and usually unsuccessful movies. I saw Putney Swope in the theater on a bad date. Has anyone else every seen it?
"Father Joe Carroll, a cheerful Catholic priest whose 40-year devotion to helping the homeless raised tens of millions of dollars and turned him into a San Diego icon, died Saturday night after a lengthy battle with diabetes. He was 80."
One of San Diego's most important figures.
Biz Markie.
Rick Laird, part of the original mind-blowing Mahavishna Orchestra.
DIRT- aka Dick Tidrow, good relief pitcher for the Yankees
Ron Popeil.
Dusty Hill, bassist for ZZ Top.
😕
Chris Cuomo's career?
The governor’s first name is Andrew. Chris is a “journalist.”
@irwin posted:The governor’s first name is Andrew. Chris is a “journalist.”
Yes, I know. Chris's career is over. "Chris Cuomo took part in strategy calls advising his brother, the New York governor, on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations."
@The Old Man posted:Yes, I know. Chris's career is over. "Chris Cuomo took part in strategy calls advising his brother, the New York governor, on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations."
That will certainly put a strain on his creepy bromance with Don Lemon.
Bobby Bowden One of the greatS
Well Andrew's career is at an end. Now what about Chris?
Tony Esposito.
Keeper of the flame, Pat Hitchcock dead at 93.
Maki Kaji, inventor of Sudoku.
@The Old Man posted:Maki Kaji, inventor of Sudoku.
Not sure that he "invented" it, as it is based in part on the old Latin squares. Seems it has an interesting history, according to this 2005 story in The Guardian
Chuck Close. When stuck in a wheelchair in 1988 he adapted his style and created some of his greatest works. He was caught up in the #metoo movement, as an offender, in 2017 and 2018, damaging his reputation.
Sonny Chiba from COVID. Top three martial arts actor ever. Original martial arts anti-hero.
Becky Wasserman.
Tom T. Hall.
@brucehayes posted:Becky Wasserman.
Burgundy lost a dear friend.
@The Old Man posted:Chuck Close. When stuck in a wheelchair in 1988 he adapted his style and created some of his greatest works. He was caught up in the #metoo movement, as an offender, in 2017 and 2018, damaging his reputation.
Read about this the other day. He was a local to my area.
Surprised no one mentioned the passing of Markie Post (Night Court).
A fuctard conservative radio host from Covid. He was an anti-vaxxer until, like a prisoner finding Jesus, he wished he got a shot. Buh-bye. Please take a few more irresponsible morons with you.
Don Everly of the Everly Brothers.
@brucehayes posted:Tom T. Hall.
Not my preferred genre, but wrote 12 number 1 hits and 26 more top 10. The Rolling Stone placed him in the top 100 greatest songwriters of all time.
Don Everly of Everly Brothers fame and Rod Gilbert of the NY Rangers
Charlie Watts, 80.
@The Old Man posted:Charlie Watts, 80.
Wow. Someone who has pretty much seen it all in the world of rock and roll.
Saw him many years ago. Quite a drummer. Will be missed.
I’m gutted.
RIP and love to all his loved ones. This hits hard.
RIP Charlie. Great, no-frills drummer. It will be interesting to see if Richards will abide by what he has said many times about there being no Stones without Charlie Watts. I hope so but I write that with no disrespect for Steve Jordan.
@steve8 posted:RIP Charlie. Great, no-frills drummer. It will be interesting to see if Richards will abide by what he has said many times about there being no Stones without Charlie Watts. I hope so but I write that with no disrespect for Steve Jordan.
Down to two of the five originals.
Attachments
13 US service personnel and all those Afghans. I do believe we had to get out but it was certainly piss poor planning.
Not that it matters but my office was near Camp Pendleton. I've seen a lot of Marines over 20 years. As a Chicagoan for half my life, and being a middle class Jew from Skokie, I really never came in contact with anybody in the military. Since then I've become friends with a number of Marines through board gaming. Two of them I'm continuing to be friends with for about 10 years now. Also my daughter is dating a Marine. So when I used to hear of these things I never really thought about anything but the number; I never put a face to it. But now I can see those faces and it's very sad.
Would have been worse if we vacated in May
@The Old Man posted:13 US service personnel and all those Afghans. I do believe we had to get out but it was certainly piss poor planning.
Not that it matters but my office was near Camp Pendleton. I've seen a lot of Marines over 20 years. As a Chicagoan for half my life, and being a middle class Jew from Skokie, I really never came in contact with anybody in the military. Since then I've become friends with a number of Marines through board gaming. Two of them I'm continuing to be friends with for about 10 years now. Also my daughter is dating a Marine. So when I used to hear of these things I never really thought about anything but the number; I never put a face to it. But now I can see those faces and it's very sad.
About the first post I would agree with you on. God Bless them. Great individuals. I hope their families and friends can find peace.
@napacat posted:About the first post I would agree with you on. God Bless them. Great individuals. I hope their families and friends can find peace.
Not that I agree with a hell of a lot that TOM posts, and I've certainly taken to not responding to you. But I've got to ask, what exactly about his second paragraph did you not agree with?
@sd-wineaux posted:Not that I agree with a hell of a lot that TOM posts, and I've certainly taken to not responding to you. But I've got to ask, what exactly about his second paragraph did you not agree with?
That I have friends.
Actor Ed Asner at 91. "Oh Mr. Grant!"
Anti Vax radio hosts:
"Marc Bernier died Saturday of COVID-19 after a three-week battle, his bereft radio station announced. He was 65.
Bernier had been afflicted three weeks earlier after hosting radio talk shows in Daytona Beach for 30 years, and after dubbing himself 'Mr. Anti-Vax.' He also said the U.S. government was 'acting like Nazis' for insisting people get the shot.
Bernier’s death was the third this month among conservative talk show hosts outspoken against the coronavirus vaccine.
He was preceded eight days earlier by Phil Valentine, a 61-year-old conservative talk radio host in Tennessee who mocked coronavirus vaccines but changed his tone after getting sick. He battled the disease for a month.
Also having a change of heart, before his stopped, was Dick Farrel, a former Newsmax commentator and all-around coronavirus-denying, vaccine-resistant right-wing radio talk show host. The South Florida radio host died of COVID-19 complications on Aug. 6, at age 65, after exhorting fans not to get the vaccine, calling the entire coronavirus crisis as scam-demic.'”
Both Farrel and Valentine urged friends and followers to get the vaccine as the disease closed in on them and said they regretted not doing it themselves.
Bernier, speaking to a guest about a week after the Pfizer jab was approved for emergency use in December, was adamantly against it, though it wasn’t clear how he felt at the end.
'Are you kidding me? Mr. Anti-Vax? Jeepers,' Bernier said in answer to the question of whether he would take the shot. 'I’m not taking it.'"
Good to see that natural selection still works.
TOM, so why exactly do you want those people to rest in peace?
@steve8 posted:TOM, so why exactly do you want those people to rest in peace?
I don't believe in the concept of resting in peace. You're dead, buried and gone. So I see this thread as being a place to mention noteworthy deaths. Or in this case. funny ones.
Paul-Paul Belmondo at age 88. good actor "Is Paris Burning"
Actor Michael K. Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire) at 54.
One of the major reasons "The Wire" is the best drama series of all time.
"Jean-Pierre Adams, an ex-footballer who fell into a coma in 1982 following a botched knee operation, has died at the age of 73, his former clubs Nimes Olympique, Paris Saint-Germain and Nice said."
39 years in a coma!
@The Old Man posted:"Jean-Pierre Adams, an ex-footballer who fell into a coma in 1982 following a botched knee operation, has died at the age of 73, his former clubs Nimes Olympique, Paris Saint-Germain and Nice said."
39 years in a coma!
He missed out on a lot of human fuckery.
@billhike posted:He missed out on a lot of human fuckery.
Plus, four decades with his wife, his time with his two children, future grandchildren, travel, friendships and enjoying all his years on this journey called life provides us all. Not to mention his wife who refused to not take care of him and his children not having their father.
@wine+art posted:Not to mention his wife who refused to not take care of him...
This is kind of a double negative and I don't know the back story. Did she refuse to help him or refuse to leave him?
@The Old Man posted:This is kind of a double negative and I don't know the back story. Did she refuse to help him or refuse to leave him?
No, she refused euthanasia and tended to his needs.
@wine+art posted:Plus, four decades with his wife, his time with his two children, future grandchildren, travel, friendships and enjoying all his years on this journey called life provides us all. Not to mention his wife who refused to not take care of him and his children not having their father.
Sobering point. No disrespect meant.
All those who died 20 years ago today.
Comedian Norm Macdonald at 61.
@brucehayes posted:Comedian Norm Macdonald at 61.
Time to watch some SNL Celebrity Jeopardys I guess
@brucehayes posted:Comedian Norm Macdonald at 61.
Do you have an obituary app with alerts set?
@billhike posted:Do you have an obituary app with alerts set?
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I just spend a lot of time on Twitter.
George "Commander Cody" Frayne, at 77.
Forever lost in the ozone.
Two from the music world.
Pat Fish (aka The Jazz Butcher), 64
Paddy Moloney (leader/founder of The Chieftains), 83
Bond, James Bond
The Norwegian Blue.
Colin Powell from Covid complications. Fully vaccinated too. Really sad.
Indeed.
@csm posted:Colin Powell from Covid complications. Fully vaccinated too. Really sad.
Partly on the unvaccinated.
He apparently had multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune system. So, although fully vaccinated, he was in a high risk category, at greater risk of harm from Covid.
@Rothko posted:He apparently had multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune system. So, although fully vaccinated, he was in a high risk category, at greater risk of harm from Covid.
Yeah, the initial stories all just said covid or associations with covid, but I would imagine that the cancer made it such that even the vaccine wasn't enough to save him.
"Jay Black, Jay and the Americans Singer, Dead at 82"
Mort Sahl at 94
Dean Stockwell. To get an idea of how long he's been around he was Nick Charles Jr. in Song of the Thin Man.