April 24, 20179 yr Author comment_762756 RIP, Robert Pirsig. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/24/525443040/-zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-author-robert-m-pirsig-dies-at-88?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170424 (Really liked that book, and should read it again sometime. It's been a long, long time.) Report
April 24, 20179 yr comment_762759 Oh no! Zen is one of the books that I can honestly say changed my life. Pirsig was a genius. RIP. Report
April 24, 20179 yr comment_762762 Yup, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was one of the main influences of my life in my early 20s. Report
April 26, 20179 yr comment_762856 Ditto. That old paperback is and has been a foot away from me on my bookshelf, every morning as I ride my old man exercise bike. Report
April 26, 20179 yr comment_762869 Jonathan Demme Brilliant director of Stop Making Sense, IIRC Report
April 26, 20179 yr comment_762871 RIP, Mr. Demme. Silence of the Lambs and Stop Making Sense are two of my favorite movies. Report
April 30, 20179 yr comment_763225 2014 is calling that it wants Gabo back again? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk[emoji12]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Report
May 8, 20179 yr comment_763898 RIP Col. Bruce Hampton. In my early days I used to drop by the Twelfth Gate coffee house and groove on the antics of The Hampton Grease Band. I still have their double lp "Music to Eat". https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/arts/music/bruce-hampton-70-jam-scene-patriarch-dies-after-collapsing-on-stage.html Report
May 10, 20179 yr comment_764100 RIP Robert Miles. I wonder how many times this has been used as a backing track elsewhere? Got to be in the millions. Report
May 10, 20179 yr comment_764127 RIP to Col. Hampton and Robert Miles.....and yeah, Stretch, I seem to hear that sampled song a lot in the background..... Report
May 10, 20179 yr comment_764129 RIP Robert Miles, 47, too soon. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39869009 more on "Children" http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39871459 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_(Robert_Miles_composition) Edited May 10, 20179 yr by Grahame Report
May 12, 20179 yr comment_764327 RIP Geoffrey Bayldon http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39885577 a British Actor, age 93 Catweazle was one of those must watch series from my pre-teen years. But he was also Q in Casino Royale and a number of other movies. Report
May 15, 20179 yr Author comment_764624 RIP Powers Boothe: http://time.com/4778685/powers-boothe-obituary-deadwood/?xid=time-amp-fbshare Thought he was great in Deadwood. Report
May 15, 20179 yr comment_764665 Damn....too young. RIP, Mr. Boothe! You had a great voice and you carried your roles with presence. HS Report
May 15, 20179 yr comment_764667 I also remember him playing Jim Jones. Chillingly good.....RIP...... Report
May 16, 20179 yr comment_764754 Yep, RIP. Great in a lot of roles. Tombstone was another one. I also recall some movie where he was a B52 pilot in a nuclear war, didn't drop his bombs and just flying around waiting for fuel to run out at the end (world destroyed). Dawn's Early Light or something like that?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Report
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