RIP someone or another

*Knuckledragger* · June 14

RIP Melissa Hortman, a state representative from Minnesota. Shot and killed in what was pretty clearly a targeted act of terrorism.

*blessingx* · June 15

RIP Amanda Feilding, the Countess of Wemyss and March (aka Lady Mindbender). Now that’s an unusual life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/science/amanda-feilding-trepanation-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PE8.NOMJ.rmoGe_uOtZri&smid=url-share (gift article)

Dusty Chalk · June 17

RIP Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, an innocent bystander shot and killed while peacekeepers were pursuing someone with an AR-15, at the No Kings rally in Salt Lake City. He was a beloved member of the community, and "dressed" some pretty famous people in the style of his Pacific Islander culture.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/man-killed-no-kings-protest-salt-lake-city-designer-ah-loo-rcna213296?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

*Torpedo* · June 18

RIP Alfred Brendel. https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2025/06/17/npr-alfred-brendel-obituary

Dusty Chalk · June 18

13 hours ago, Torpedo said:

RIP Alfred Brendel. https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2025/06/17/npr-alfred-brendel-obituary

Oh.

🥲

*blessingx* · June 27

RIP P. Adams Sitney, film scholar of the Avant-Garde

“There’s in the art world in America now a deep hatred of the idea of originality and inspiration, a deep hatred of revelation,” he said in 2015. “There’s some ridiculous notion that art can be democratic. Art is the least democratic of all things!”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/movies/p-adams-sitney-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SE8.tPES.7HF2tsiog1ch&smid=url-share

Dusty Chalk · June 28

Hear hear!

*mikeymad* · June 28

RIP Walter Scott - Singer from The Whispers. 81yo

*Knuckledragger* · July 1

In the parlance of our times, RIP Bozo.

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90.

*Pars* · July 3

RIP Michael Madsen. Only 67. Enjoyed him in Quentin Tarantino movies in particular.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/entertainment/michael-madsen-death

*skullguise* · July 4

RIP to a good one. Such a beautiful tribute by Virginia, who is beautiful herself.

*MexicanDragon* · July 5

RIP to Julian McMahon (left). I enjoyed him in Nip/Tuck, and remembered he had a part in Red. Secret battle with cancer, it seems.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/04/entertainment/julian-mcmahon-death

*Knuckledragger* · July 7

Holy shit. One of my closest friends from college was murdered not far from where she lived. Sunny was one of the toughest people I've ever met. I can scarcely process this.

*skullguise* · July 7

No words other than I'm so sorry, Dan. That's just horrible.....

*robm321* · July 8

That's horrible to hear. Sorry 😔

*Sechtdamon* · July 8

So sorry to hear that, Dan. Don't know what to say.

Dusty Chalk · July 10

On 7/7/2025 at 4:49 PM, Knuckledragger said:

Holy shit. One of my closest friends from college was murdered not far from where she lived. Sunny was one of the toughest people I've ever met. I can scarcely process this.

Condolences. That's tragic and awful.

*dsavitsk* · July 13

*Voltron* · July 14

*skullguise* · Wednesday at 06:00 PM

(Edited for pronouns)

RIP to poet (and more) Andrea Gibson. I hadn't really listened to them, only HEARD OF them. But with their death, I watched and listened. And....they were STUNNING! I watch several of their talks/poems and often times I cry, for their pain & beauty.

Examples:

Edited Thursday at 12:50 PM by skullguise

*Knuckledragger* · Thursday at 05:58 PM

Dear lord. Today's news is insane, and leaves me with more questions than answers. Sunny was a tough woman. Not superhuman, but definitely world wise and not easily intimidated. She grew up in a harsh environment and knew how to fend for and defend herself. There's some missing piece of this story we still don't know. Is this kid a physical giant? Did she know him? I suspect she did. Did he manage to sneak up on her? This would be an insane story in any location, but in a quiet town of ~2000, it boggles the mind.