May 15, 201511 yr comment_685451 RIP to the King. Lucille and the world are very sad now..... This. Godspeed Mr. King. Report
May 15, 201511 yr comment_685461 RIP BB. I saw BB King at Seattle's Paramount Theater about 10 years ago. At the time, he was already at the point where he sat on a stool for most of the show. And I wondered, geez: how long can this guy go on? Here is is near 80 years old, touring and playing most every night. Amazing. He played all the favorites, told lots of stories about other blues legends who were already gone, and made jokes about the number of children he may or may not have had. And probably the coolest part: here was one of the last major bluesmen in the same room as the rest of us mortals, yet he was as warm and friendly as your favorite uncle. I'm glad I was lucky enough to be at that show. See you on the other side, BB. Report
May 15, 201511 yr comment_685469 BB helped a lot of artist get their own start. You will be missed Mr. King! I first saw BB in Anchorage. Couldn't get a ticket, but was told what club he liked to play afterwards. Saw him do a full set at about 6' from the stage of a very small club, for the price of a few sodas. Favorite BB concert was in Portland, OR. He played with Koko Taylor. Man did they tear it up! Edited May 15, 201511 yr by swt61 Report
May 15, 201511 yr comment_685474 Got to see him (Royal Festival Hall, with the Crusaders, in '81) before he went. RIP BB Report
May 15, 201511 yr comment_685490 RIP BB. Saw him in the early 70's and I remember it like it was yesterday. Rock really did the world a favor when it helped us re-discover these masters! Report
May 16, 201511 yr comment_685656 Geoffrey Lewis, ubiquitous actor and Clint Eastwood collaborator, dies http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/08/geoffrey-lewis-obit?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_477287&xid=partner_zergnet Report
May 19, 201511 yr comment_686055 Late last night I heard that Michael Kandel AKA Tranqullity Bass died. He had just turned 48, IIRC. Michael was a pioneer of the trip hop sound, releasing some ground breaking 12"s in the early 90s. He enjoyed some reasonably large success in '97 with his Let The Freak Flag Fly album. I remember seeing the video for We All Want To Be Free on MTV's AMP that summer. Report
May 23, 201511 yr Author comment_686638 RIP Marques Haynes, 89, of Harlem Globetrotters fame... I still remember seeing him, along with Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon when I was a kid. They put on such a dazzling show in those days before basketball was all about dunking.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/sports/marques-haynes-harlem-globetrotters-star-dribbler-dies-at-89.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000&_r=0 Edited May 23, 201511 yr by Wmcmanus Report
May 23, 201511 yr comment_686642 I have many fond memories of seeing them in the 70s. RIP Marques Haynes. Report
May 23, 201511 yr comment_686672 RIP. Saw them several times, great memories with my dad and brothers.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Report
May 24, 201511 yr comment_686885 RIP A Beautiful Mind mathematician John Nash and his wife, Alicia http://qz.com/411383/princeton-mathematician-john-nash-and-his-wife-alicia-are-killed-in-a-car-accident/ Report
May 24, 201511 yr comment_686892 The saddest part about it was that he was killed in a car accident in a taxi from the airport. He was coming back from Norway where he had just received the Abel prize (one of the two most prestigious prizes in mathematics). I guess he at least got to have that experience. https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/devlin_04_04.html Report
May 25, 201511 yr comment_687007 Ann Meara dead at 85, wife of Jerry Stiller. Mother of Ben Stiller. Report
May 25, 201511 yr comment_687024 ...of Meara and Stiller fame. EDIT: I mean, Stiller and Meara -- why do I always do that? And I did it back then, too, so it's got nothing to do with geezin'. Report
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