And then there were none. Garth Hudson, last surviving member of The Band, has died. 
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/garth-hudson-the-band-dead-1234804659/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/21/garth-hudson-founder-member-of-the-band-and-bob-dylan-collaborator-dies-aged-87 

 

 

Edited January 21, 20251 yr by blessingx

Pretty great life. 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jan/30/marianne-faithfull-singular-icon-of-british-pop-dies-aged-78 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2025/jan/30/marianne-faithfull-a-life-in-pictures 

RIP to the legend. 

What a life! She said in an interview in the last few years that she was amazed she was still alive.

RIP Marianne Faithfull.

RIP Gwen McCrae.  Google search results report today as the day of her passing, but there are exactly zero news articles on it.  This Information Age thing stinks.

RIP Roberta Flack.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/24/roberta-flack-soul-and-rb-icon-behind-killing-me-softly-dies-aged-88

Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88 https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/834223765/roberta-flack-killing-me-softly-dead

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/arts/music/roberta-flack-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zU4.elyl.yNdxk0iM0eNI&smid=url-share

 

And more -- RIP Robert John.

Michelle Trachtenberg, at the age of 39

Foul play is not suspected, as she was recently recipient of a liver transplant and may have been experiencing complications, but an autopsy will be performed

A friend of mine recently was the recipient of a kidney transplant, so this ... makes me nervous.  So far so good, though (for him).

4 hours ago, Dusty Chalk said:

Michelle Trachtenberg, at the age of 39

Foul play is not suspected, as she was recently recipient of a liver transplant and may have been experiencing complications, but an autopsy will be performed

A friend of mine recently was the recipient of a kidney transplant, so this ... makes me nervous.  So far so good, though (for him).

Yeah, saw this earlier while out to dinner.  Sucks.  Was and will remain a huge fan of Buffy and Michelle/Dawn was a big part of the last few years of that show.  39 ain’t no time to go, period.

RIP Gene Hackman (95), and uhhh... his wife and his dog. Nothing to see here, folks, move along...

 

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Nothing to hide.

 

Edited February 27, 20251 yr by Wmcmanus

The hits just keep on coming...  very sad.

RIP Gene.

Loved his movies. He had quite a range, being able to go from tightly sprung intensity to warmth and humor. The Conversation is one of my all-time favorites.

RIP to my beautiful wife Karen Greenfield.  She passed peacefully overnight, after we all said our goodbyes, as well as having other family and some friends talk to her on speakerphone as well.

Thank you all for your compassion and kind words, and for letting me vent.  Our son Andrew and I will of course go on, but there is already an ache I have, reflected in a large and emptier house.

Please raise a glass at some point for her and our family, and think kindly on a wonderful and beautiful woman.

 

So sorry for your loss. RIP, Karen.

RIP Karen. 

Condolences to you and your family Todd.

{{hugs}} 

My condolences to your family. I will raise a glass to Karen. May she rest in peace.

RIP, Karen. My deepest condolences, Todd. Truly heartfelt.

Please accept my sincere condolences, Todd.

Godspeed, beautiful Ms. Karen....

Sam

RIP Karen. Condolences to you and your family, Todd.

May you find peace.

Sorry to hear Todd, but glad there was an opportunity for goodbyes. I know the near future is going to be very tough for you and Andrew so don't hesitate to reach out to us. 

So sorry for your loss. R.I.P. Karen.

Damn! Life can be so cruel and so random.

So sorry for your loss, Todd. My thoughts are with you and Andrew and everyone else who loved Karen.

Today is my late Mom's birthday, so every year now I will think of her and your lovely wife.

 

So sorry for your loss, Todd.  Mourn the loss as you are able and I’m so very glad that you and Andrew were able to say goodbye.  Vent here if it helps or you’ve got my actual phone number if you need an ear. 

Cherish the life that you had with her, nothing will ever change that.  But don’t spend the rest of yours dwelling on time you didn’t get.  

RIP, Karen. My condolences especially to you and your son, Todd. And to other family members, friends, and all those whose life she touched and will miss her too. There is never enough time with those who we love.

RIP Karen. May her memory be a blessing to you and Andrew and your extended family. I will be toasting Karen and your family with a manhattan, my dearly departed mother's favorite cocktail. Like Nate said, call any time if you need an ear on west coast time.