RIP someone or another

[mikeymad]

5 hours ago, Knuckledragger said:

Sam Kieth, Creator of The Maxx and Sandman, Has Died, Aged 63.

The Maxx was so good... RIP

Edited March 23 by mikeymad

[Voltron]

Rest in Soft Rockin Peace "& Crofts"

https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/26/dash-crofts-dead/#

Edited March 26 by Voltron

[Knuckledragger]

Ross “The Boss” Friedman, Legendary Dictators and Manowar Guitarist, Dead at 72.

[HemiSam]

Godspeed, James Tolkan....

https://deadline.com/2026/03/james-tolkan-dead-back-to-the-future-top-gun-1236768221/

HS

[Knuckledragger]

Goddamn.  Just learned that DJ Dan died at 57.  I did a 4 hour set downstairs at the legendary afterhours club Rise in Boston while he headlined in the main room upstairs in late 2012.  A few months later, I helped run a show where he played in early 2013.

This was the upstairs before DJ Dan started playing.  The number of people in it tripled by the end of the night.

 

I don't have many photos of the downstairs ...because I DJ'd for 4 hours, but this is one long exposure taken with me braced against a couch.

 

The 2013 show was amazing.  I saw a bunch of jaded drum n bass and dubstep fans realizing that house music was a lot of fun.    I only spoke to him briefly, because I had a job (or more to the point, like 20 jobs) to do.  He seemed like a very chill, down to earth guy, especially for someone as famous as he was.  57 is crazy young to pass.

[Voltron]

Appeared in my FB feed after reading your obit. Coincidence?

And the SF Chronicle https://mrf.lu/8yMD 

Edited March 31 by Voltron

[Dusty Chalk]

Tony Rivers -- did a lot of session work (backing vocals, arranging) with names I'm fond of -- Alan Parsons Project, Al Stewart, Roger Daltrey, Cliff Richard, et al.

[Knuckledragger]

This one is complex.  Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dead at 67.  The guy coined the term "hip hop."  Calling him a pioneer is an understatement.

The problem is that he was a child molester and got away with it for decades.  There is at least one alleged murder involved in the coverup of his crimes.  I can't say RIP in this case.

[mikeymad]

RIP Sid Krofft

thank you for my acid trip childhood shows.

 

Edited yesterday at 08:19 PM by mikeymad

[blessingx]

 

 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by blessingx

[skullguise]

Oh, man.....RIP Mr. Kroft....also hits home here....  One of my most notable memories was being extremely drunk from a Friday night party, it went deep into Saturday and I remember watching HR Puffnstuf the next morning while still occasionally spitting up....good times.....🙄

Another one hitting home too: RIP Máire Brennan (phonetically pronounced and often written as Moya).  Have enjoyed Clannad's music for many years....

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm112y4jyzo

 

Edited 11 hours ago by skullguise

[Knuckledragger]

Not a person, but RIP Hampshire College.  "Hamster" or "Hempshire" as it was known was always the junior sibling to the other four colleges in the happy valley.  Hampshire has been plagued by rumors of financial troubles for years at this point.  I grew up going to shows at a couple different Hampshire venues.  Phish played there regularly in the late 80s and early 90s.  There is a longstanding urban legend that the characters in Scooby Doo are modeled after the five colleges: Fred is Amherst, Daphne is Smith, Velma is Mount Holyoke (these roles have reversed in my observance), Shaggy is Hampshire and Scooby is UMASS.  The legend is not true of course, but the parallels between Shaggy and Hampshire are particularly strong.  For 60 years, Hampshire was an important part of the landscape of the Pioneer Valley and the Five (now Four) College area.  It's sad to see it go.

Edited 4 hours ago by Knuckledragger