Vin Scully passed at 94. For anyone who grew up in southern CA in the late 50s and 60s, Vin was baseball. Went to bed many nights listening to him and Jerry Dogatt, Damn - have been expecting this but did not want it to happen. Chick Hearn with the Lakers and Vin with the Dodgers was the Golden Age of sports in So.Cal
@arsenal4ever posted:Vin Scully passed at 94. For anyone who grew up in southern CA in the late 50s and 60s, Vin was baseball. Went to bed many nights listening to him and Jerry Dogatt, Damn - have been expecting this but did not want it to happen. Chick Hearn with the Lakers and Vin with the Dodgers was the Golden Age of sports in So.Cal
50's & 60's? Haven't watched/listened to baseball in a few decades, I'd say, A4E? 
Ribbing you, of course, but as a life longing Padres fan, who went to his first game in '77, I hate the doggers more than any sports team I know, even the raiders, and I'm not a hater. But to myself, and those friends who I consider ardent baseball fans, Vin was a cut above. Pure class, knowledgeable, unbias. I remember Vin and Joe Garagiola calling the game of the week on NBC on Sundays in the 80's. Legend....I can say he is the best baseball announcer, if not the greatest sports caster, of my lifetime. RIP
Jabe11 - I grew up in the beach area of North County when the only baseball was listening to Vin and the Dodgers or going to Westgate Park in Mission Valley to watch the PCL Padres. (Google it if you don't know where it was). Never have been a Dodger fan, but Vin made baseball for millions in SoCA.
Roger E Mosley From Magnum P.I. car crash
Author and television host David McCullough at 89.
Olivia newton john
@flwino posted:Olivia newton john
Oh, man! I loved her in ‘Grease,’ and had a little crush on her back then. She personified cuteness.
RIP, Olivia.
@seaquam posted:Oh, man! I loved her in ‘Grease,’ and had a little crush on her back then. She personified cuteness.
RIP, Olivia.
Didn't we all? I know I did.
@wineismylife posted:Didn't we all? I know I did.
Add me in there also
LegendaryMotown songwriter and producer Lamont Dozier at 81.
Anne Heche
Wolfgang Peterson. Directed some brilliant films, and others that were loads of fun. RIP.
Tom Weiskopf. 79 yrs old. Great golfer in his day. Won the British Open in 1973 or so.
Len Dawson of the Chiefs and a Super Bowl winner
Mikhail Gorbachev.
Damn you guys are fast. I just got this on my feed and you guys are already here posting it.
@wineismylife posted:Damn you guys are fast. I just got this on my feed and you guys are already here posting it.
Perhaps your cell service is related to the Texas power grid. 
we are all signed into www.obit.com
What a couple of MAROONS you guys are.
Maybe some ball-busting amongst the “regulars” will keep the forums on life support.
We have regulars?
all 20 of us 
Frank Drake: creator of the Drake Equation and the Arecibo Message; early member of SETI; contributor to the Pioneer Plaques and the Voyager Golden Records.
Louis Latour. Famed negotiant in Burgundy
only 58!
a force in wine for sure
Rest In Peace
I’m both shocked and saddened.
Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday of pneumonia Shaw was 82
@flwino posted:Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday of pneumonia Shaw was 82
His reporting from a Baghdad hotel as the 1991 attack began was pretty incredible to hear unfold.
Good memory. Forgot about that in 1991
Queen Elizabeth, according to a CNN alert. Talk about a long run.
QEII So sad Had opportunity to see her many times in US and Canada. Was my Queen when I lived in Canada for a few years
Her watch has ended.
Went to college on us/can border and spent weekends in Quebec
After carter win I used my landed immigrant status from late sixties. Lived south of Montreal worked in us and Canada and did my auto racing in Canada
Movers back after jimmy lost
There’s a bit part of my heart for Canada 🇨🇦
Ed Bowers,PCMH,PCMM,CPM, IDMBA MBA
Palm Beach Gardens
FL 33418
561-371-5722
> On Sep 8, 2022, at 4:02 PM, Wine Spectator <alerts@crowdstack.com> wrote:
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After carter win I used my landed immigrant status from late sixties. Lived south of Montreal worked in us and Canada and did my auto racing in Canada
Movers back after jimmy lost
There’s a bit part of my heart for Canada 🇨🇦
Ed Bowers,PCMH,PCMM,CPM, IDMBA MBA
Palm Beach Gardens
FL 33418
561-371-5722
> On Sep 8, 2022, at 4:02 PM, Wine Spectator <alerts@crowdstack.com> wrote:
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@flwino posted:Went to college on us/can border and spent weekends in Quebec
After carter win I used my landed immigrant status from late sixties. Lived south of Montreal worked in us and Canada and did my auto racing in Canada
Movers back after jimmy lost
There’s a bit part of my heart for Canada 🇨🇦
Ed Bowers,PCMH,PCMM,CPM, IDMBA MBA
Palm Beach Gardens
FL 33418
561-371-5722
> On Sep 8, 2022, at 4:02 PM, Wine Spectator <alerts@crowdstack.com> wrote:
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I've always hoped we'd offine one day. Now more so.
Q E II--
She attended a Baltimore Orioles game in 1991 as the guest of President Bush. I've been alive during the terms of 13 US Presidents but only 1 British monarch.
Here is a nice vignette about Her Majesty:
Lest we forget 9/11
@irwin posted:Q E II--
She attended a Baltimore Orioles game in 1991 as the guest of President Bush. I've been alive during the terms of 13 US Presidents but only 1 British monarch.
Here is a nice vignette about Her Majesty:
She also went to a California Angels game in Los Angeles in 1988. Enrico Palazzo sang the National Anthem.
Ramsey Lewis of jazz fame.
Fred Franzia of Two Buck Chuck fame
Maury Wills
Louise Fletcher, aka Nurse Ratched.
Rapper Coolio, 59.
Loretta Lynn, 90. RIP.
Angela Lansbury.
She was 96; but this hurts. RIP.
Jerry Lee Lewis. 87
Irene Cara of Flash Dance
Christine McVie
@haggis posted:Christine McVie
Sad to hear. Fleetwood Mac is certainly in my top10 bands of all time.
My favorite group. So many good songs
Gaylord Perry. 84.
@irwin posted:Gaylord Perry. 84.
Mr. Spitball, himself. He was one of the most popular pitchers the Mariners ever had.
Kristy alley. (Spell). Of cancer at such a young age
82 years late for the 3,000 that died on "the day that will live in infamy"
Steelers running back Franco Harris.
Noted ball-kicker Pele.
@billhike posted:Noted ball-kicker Pele.
I was playing youth soccer when he was with the NY Cosmos, in the mid-70's. Always loved seeing him come to town to play the Seattle Sounders.
Barbara Walters. This makes me more sad than I thought it would. May her memory be a blessing to all who knew her.
Pope Benedict at 95. Had a chance to see him years ago at Mid-night mass in Rome
Mr white the drummer of earth, wind, and fire
Alice Cooper's mother, Ella Mae Furnier, aged 97.
Adam Rich of "Eight is Enough"
Jeff beck the greatest guitarist
Ed, you’re up.
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis. 54!
Robbie Bachman - bachman Turner overdrive drummer
Robbie Knievel, dare devil of Evel
Gina Lolobridigia [sp] at 96
David Crosby. 81.
Oh now. Great voice. Great lyrics
Hockey HOF’er Bobby Hull at 84.
@billhike posted:Hockey HOF’er Bobby Hull at 84.
In 1972 I sat a few seats away from Bobby Hull at the Vancouver game of the first Canada-Russia hockey series. Hull wasn’t allowed to play because he had left the NHL for the upstart WHA.
All night kids kept walking past me to get to Hull and request an autograph. He did not turn a single kid away, even those who asked for multiple autographs for their friends and relatives. He engaged in a very short conversation with most of them. He was a real gentleman, and a great ambassador for pro hockey.
RIP, Mr Hull.
Cindy Williams, the dynamic actress known best for playing the bubbly Shirley Feeney on the beloved sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died,
To the thousands of innocent victims in Turkey and hard hit Syria…
Burt Bacharach died on Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes.
Wrote [and/or] performed 73 Top forty songs
Raqual Welch
Stella Stevens
Been a tough couple of weeks for 60's bombshells.
Richard Belzer. 78
Yup. Another crime fighting figure passed
Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last remaining original member of US rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 71.
Topol. I saw him as Tevye on stage when I was a child. Magnificent.
@winetarelli posted:Topol. I saw him as Tevye on stage when I was a child. Magnificent.
Sad amazing performer. Literally were just talking about him in Prague on Sunday
Robert Blake. Actor. Star of Baretta.
Willis Reed. New York Knicks great. I mean, he was a great basketball player.
Keith Reid, lyricist for Procol Harum. He was an amazing writer and very much unheralded.
If I were to rank the top 10 lyricists, they would be (IMHO), although order from 6-10 depends on my mood at the time:
1-5: Dylan
6: Leonard Cohen
7: Nick Cave
8: Joni Mitchell
9: Keith Reid
10: Paul Simon
Never dreamed I would see Joni as low as 8th. 🙃
Haggis, any affection for John Prine.
Neil Sedaka [Sp]
Dion
Judy Collins
Haggis, your list has a very glaring omission.
#2 Ray Davies
Back to the RIP subject. Nobody mentioned Jim Gordon's passing last week. Tortured soul but drummer extraordinaire who was part of the Wrecking Crew, Derek & the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie and session drummer for numerous others.
@haggis posted:Keith Reid, lyricist for Procol Harum. He was an amazing writer and very much unheralded.
If I were to rank the top 10 lyricists, they would be (IMHO), although order from 6-10 depends on my mood at the time:
1-5: Dylan
6: Leonard Cohen
7: Nick Cave
8: Joni Mitchell
9: Keith Reid
10: Paul Simon
I wasn't going to jump into this even though I thought Bernie Taupin should be on any top ten list, but then this popped up on my Facebook feed (hello Boomer!)
Forgot about Bernie, he made Elton John
Great point. I'll take one from Dylan and put Bernie on there.
Ben Ferencz….. last surviving prosecutor from the Nurenburg trials. He was 103.
an amazing life.
read the obit in the New York times
Mary Quant the designer
I am totally gutted to post that erstwhile forumite Vinaigre passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday night. We had many great times and laughs over the 20 years since we met through these boards. He was either the first or second forumite I met when he brought back a bottle of Tedeschi Amarone from Ontario for the April 2004 TAA (for those who remember that). RIP my friend and please raise a glass to him next time you have one in front of you.
Glass ready. will fill with a good wine. And thoughts
So sorry to hear this. My condolences to all that knew him.
Steve, I’m very sorry about the loss of your friend.
This is terrible news. Jean was one of our favourite fellow offliners in Montreal or anywhere else for that matter. Always good company.
@steve8 posted:I am totally gutted to post that erstwhile forumite Vinaigre passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday night. We had many great times and laughs over the 20 years since we met through these boards. He was either the first or second forumite I met when he brought back a bottle of Tedeschi Amarone from Ontario for the April 2004 TAA (for those who remember that). RIP my friend and please raise a glass to him next time you have one in front of you.
Steve, I am in shock. The last time I saw him Kevin, DJ and I went up to their chalet for a wine dinner the day after we were all at Joe Beef.
His entire family was there for the weekend and a wonderful weekend was enjoyed.
I feel sick. Heartfelt condolences to C, kids, brother and entire family.
Sorry to hear Steve. Tough losing an old friend.
Horrible news. Never met him, but we chatted about a trip he and his family were making to Venice, Italy and environs. This was around 10 yrs ago. So sad to hear this. Repose en paix, mon ami.
Very sad
@steve8 posted:I am totally gutted to post that erstwhile forumite Vinaigre passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday night. We had many great times and laughs over the 20 years since we met through these boards. He was either the first or second forumite I met when he brought back a bottle of Tedeschi Amarone from Ontario for the April 2004 TAA (for those who remember that). RIP my friend and please raise a glass to him next time you have one in front of you.
I am very sad to read this. May his memory be a blessing to all who knew him. RIP.
Oh no! I’m shocked to learn this.
He was a warm and generous man who will be missed by many. RIP.
@steve8 posted:I am totally gutted to post that erstwhile forumite Vinaigre passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday night. We had many great times and laughs over the 20 years since we met through these boards. He was either the first or second forumite I met when he brought back a bottle of Tedeschi Amarone from Ontario for the April 2004 TAA (for those who remember that). RIP my friend and please raise a glass to him next time you have one in front of you.
We are all gutted. It’s been a difficult week. Thanks for posting Steve. I couldn’t
Dame Edna
Harry Belafonte
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
Gordon Lightfoot. The king of Canadian folk music. So many epic tunes.
@bman posted:Gordon Lightfoot. The king of Canadian folk music. So many epic tunes.
Vida Blue. Great pitcher.
Football great and later actor Jim Brown at 87.
Ray Stevenson. Loved him since “Rome”. He was young(ish). Very sad. May his memory be a blessing to all who knew him. RIP.
Tina Turner Oh No!
@flwino posted:Tina Turner Oh No!
Terribly sad. RIP.
Are you guys on death watch 24/7 or something? Every time I get a death notice on my news feed you guys are here an hour earlier posting on it.
BBC is faster than cnn
@wineismylife posted:Are you guys on death watch 24/7 or something? Every time I get a death notice on my news feed you guys are here an hour earlier posting on it.
Myself and former active forum member joke about this every time somebody notable passes. We message each other guessing who will post first. Consensus always was TOM or Bruce Hayes until a few months ago.
We had the opportunity to see one of her last concerts
I issued her a work permit to perform in Toronto back in 1984 or 85. Didn't meet her though just did the paperwork.
RIP Tina. A remarkable talent, with a remarkable story.
I saw her in Vancouver years ago. She was the opening act for Lionel Ritchie. It was just before ‘Private Dancer’ hit the charts, but her talent and energy surpassed his, and we were all smitten by her.
About a year later she returned, this time as the headliner. And yes, Lionel Ritchie was her warm up act.
We saw her with Cindy lauper (sp). Greatest female act ever. They went for two encore
Ed Ames. Actor and singer
Was this the Ed Ames in the famous Johnny Carson tomahawk clip?
Sure was, same guy