RIP someone or another

[mikeymad]

[blessingx]

Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew Dies at 95

“If you’re a Southern boy, if it moves and it’s not supposed to, you use duct tape.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/science/space/ed-smylie-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Hk8.IFsM.u4gMmyOIc10U&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare (Gift article) 

[Sechtdamon]

RIP George Wendt. AKA Beer-Loving Norm from Cheers. Died at 77.
 

 

[blessingx]

“Wendt showed up as Norm over the years on St. Elsewhere, Wings, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Frasier and The Tortellis and as himself on Seinfeld and The Larry Sanders Show.

He also had recurring roles on The Naked Truth and Sabrina the Teenage Witch and guest-starred on other series like Alice, Soap, Hart to Hart, Becker, Hot in Cleveland, Columbo, Harry’s Law, Fresh Off the Boat and The Goldbergs.“

That’s pretty impressive. Also in Hairspray on Broadway.

[Voltron]

Rest in peace big guy.

[blessingx]

RIP Sebastião Salgado 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/23/brazil-sebastiao-salgado-death 

 

Edited Friday at 05:10 PM by blessingx

[swt61]

Had quite a shock today. My Sister in law sent me a pic of my Mom on the day of her death. This is a picture of her Christmas before last...

This was her the day she died...

Just 1 1/2 years later. I was shocked!

[blessingx]

RIP Marcel Ophuls, Myth-Shattering Filmmaker 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/movies/marcel-ophuls-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KE8.i6wo.kaPz3fKqzuJW&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare (Gift  article) 

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250526-oscar-winning-french-documentary-filmmaker-marcel-ophuls 

 

[Knuckledragger]

RIP Rick Derringer, best known for that one song we all can recall instantly.

Credit to Bill Szymczyk, the producer, who turned that shit up to "11" in the studio, making it such an earworm.  If you doubt me, check out the Edgar Winter version of the same song which is ...fine, but a pale imitation of the later Derringer only version.

Also, while we're on the subject,

Absolutely gratuitous 70s video of their hit from 10 years earlier.

EDIT: I should add that Rick produced the first SIX albums by Weird Al, a fact which by itself should elevate him to legendary status.

Edited yesterday at 09:07 PM by Knuckledragger