Hopstretch Posted November 27, 2019 Report Posted November 27, 2019 RIP Clive James. Better known in England and Australia than here, I think, but a great gadfly, writer and wit. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50578512 One of my favorites of his. https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/clive-james-waking-up-in-europa/ And his last poem. 2
Hopstretch Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 And now Jonathan Miller croaked too. Crap. Here’s the two of them shooting the shit in better days. 1
Craig Sawyers Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 Miller succumbed to Alzheimer's apparently. Absolutely no respecter of your former life, fame and personality. RIP Clive James and Jonathon Miller. Also this week the chef, author of cookery books and TV chef Gary Rhodes, aged only 59. It has not been a good week for good guys. RIP all three
Torpedo Posted December 2, 2019 Report Posted December 2, 2019 I've learned today that Mariss Jansons died the 30th at 76 from cardiovascular disease. He was expected in Madrid to conduct the Bayerische Rundfunk next January 1
TMoney Posted December 9, 2019 Report Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) RIP Paul Volcker. Doing the right thing isn’t always popular, but it still is the right thing. NPR Planet Money episode on him: https://t.co/OTMqCSQZqC?amp=1 Edited December 9, 2019 by TMoney
skullguise Posted December 10, 2019 Report Posted December 10, 2019 RIP Pete Frates, who helped make the ALS "Ice Bucket Challenge" go viral. ALS is a horrible disease, one of my son's classmates had his dad pass from it as well.... 1
Aimless1 Posted December 10, 2019 Report Posted December 10, 2019 Found a way to live life and have fun. RIP Mr Frates.
Grahame Posted December 10, 2019 Report Posted December 10, 2019 Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50730052 RIP Marie 4
skullguise Posted December 10, 2019 Report Posted December 10, 2019 RIP Marie....and a big Fuck You to cancer....?
Dusty Chalk Posted December 11, 2019 Report Posted December 11, 2019 3 hours ago, skullguise said: RIP Marie....and a big Fuck You to cancer....? Yeah on both of those
Voltron Posted December 11, 2019 Report Posted December 11, 2019 RIP Caroll Edwin Spinney, better known as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Big Bird is perennially six years old but Carroll made it to 85 after 50 years of playing and voicing two of television's most memorable characters. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/obituaries/caroll-spinney-dead.amp.html 2 1 2
Hopstretch Posted December 24, 2019 Report Posted December 24, 2019 Baba Ram Dass. https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/ram-dass-dies/ 1 2
skullguise Posted December 24, 2019 Report Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) RIP Ram Dass....a legacy of love..... Edited December 24, 2019 by skullguise 2
blessingx Posted December 29, 2019 Report Posted December 29, 2019 Lee Mendelson, producer of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ and lyricist of ‘Christmas Time Is Here’ dies on Christmas 1
Voltron Posted December 29, 2019 Report Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) RIP Danny Aiello on December 12. Not sure how I missed this one. I found Danny's obit from the hard copy version of this: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/notable-deaths.html Edited December 29, 2019 by Voltron 3
mikeymad Posted December 29, 2019 Report Posted December 29, 2019 Rip Lee... sang your lyrics a few times over the last few weeks. And over a lifetime. 2
skullguise Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 7 hours ago, mikeymad said: Rip Lee... sang your lyrics a few times over the last few weeks. And over a lifetime. Nicely (and aptly) put.....RIP Lee.....
Grahame Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Dusty Chalk said: Neil Innes Indeed BBC News - Neil Innes: Monty Python songwriter dies aged 75 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50948921 Bonzo, Python, Brave Sir Robin's Minstrel, The Rutles. RIP Niel. Edited December 30, 2019 by Grahame
Craig Sawyers Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 Well that was a real shock. Neil Innes - suddenly, and only 11 years older than me. Bloody hell. RIP Neil. In honour of the brilliant idiot musical genius 1
skullguise Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 RIP to Vaughan Oliver, designer/artist responsible for a bunch of the 4AD album covers of the past years that I loved.... https://boingboing.net/2019/12/30/vaughan-oliver-graphic-desi.html https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/30/vaughan-oliver-album-sleeve-design-4ad-label-pixies-cocteau-twins 2
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