January 22, 201610 yr Author Finally, some levity to add to this thread!http://www.theonion.com/article/congress-allocates-90-million-protect-remaining-ea-52210
January 23, 201610 yr RIP Bill Johnson, the first American to win an Olympic Downhill Skiing Gold Medal. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2610139-bill-johnson-former-olympic-downhill-gold-medalist-dies-at-age-55?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
January 26, 201610 yr My family went to the MIT museum some months ago, his work was well-documented there, with so much that he spawned in his students. An amazing person. RIP......
January 26, 201610 yr In a sense I'm kind of relieved that Minsky made it to 88; that is not a bad innings. Everyone else on the list in the last month hasn't made it out of their 50's or 60's.
January 26, 201610 yr Society of the Mind Lectures: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-868j-the-society-of-mind-fall-2011/index.htm I remember getting turned on to Minsky years back when I read on Isaac Asimov's wikipedia page that the only people Asimov admitted were smarter than him were Carl Sagan and Minsky. I agree with Craig that 88 is a damn good run. Edited January 26, 201610 yr by TMoney
January 26, 201610 yr RIP, Abe Vigoda.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_ABE_VIGODA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT **BRENT**
January 26, 201610 yr Fish....oh no! RIP, Mr. Vigoda. Very much enjoyed your work during my formative years. HS
January 26, 201610 yr RIP Abe. Fish was one of my favorite characters, though Barney Miller had several great ones....
January 27, 201610 yr Author Fucking shit, it doesn't get easier... RIP, Richie Havens: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/richie-havens-folk-icon-dead-at-72-20130422
January 27, 201610 yr Time warp.... Quote Pursuant to Havens's request, his ashes were scattered from a plane over the site of the Woodstock festival, in a ceremony held on August 18, 2013, the 44th anniversary of the last day of the festival.
January 28, 201610 yr I apologize if any of these are repeats, I'm beginning to lose track: Jimmy Bain (Rainbow, Dio, bassist) Dale Griffin (Mott the Hoople, drummer) Black (singer/songwriter) I always thought this song had a touch of melancholy
January 28, 201610 yr I think I totally missed Richie Havens when it happened....or more likely, can't remember shit. Dusty, that has more than a "touch" of melancholy, thanks for posting it. I wasn't familiar with them/him (Colin Vearncombe), very sad to read it was from an accident and he was in a coma. And only 53.... RIP all....
January 29, 201610 yr RIP Paul Kantner (guitarist, Jeffersons Airplane and Starship) 15 hours ago, skullguise said: Dusty, that has more than a "touch" of melancholy, thanks for posting it. I wasn't familiar with them/him (Colin Vearncombe), very sad to read it was from an accident and he was in a coma. And only 53.... RIP all.... Him -- he went by 'Black'. And it's like the opposite of the Cardigans' "Love Fool" (the latter being the saddest happy sounding song, the former being the happiest sad sounding song) -- the lyrics aren't that melancholy, that's why I said a touch. Also to explain why I liked the song so much.
January 30, 201610 yr RIP Kantner. I loved the SF sound even when I was still on the east coast. When I heard of his death, all those deep feelings came rushing up.
January 30, 201610 yr Oh crap...I missed the top of Dusty's post on Thursday. Work has it so I can't keep up as much as I'd like. First world problems... RIP, Paul. Crazy creative music....the things you must have seen and experienced. HS
January 30, 201610 yr Yeah, exactly. I've been East coast my entire life, but the Airplane and early Starship still epitomized the hippie sound that I associate with California hippie music. This is probably my favourite song by them:
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