We need one of those...
Kicking things off with a true entertainment industry institution,
Dame Edna/Barry Humphries (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13225944)
This is a good piece
(https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/theater/barry-humphries-dead.html)
QuoteSo fully did Mr. Humphries animate Edna that he was at continued pains to point out that he was neither a female impersonator in the conventional sense nor a cross-dresser in any sense.
Very sharp-tongued
Oh no I really loved this guy
Jerry Springer, influential US talkshow host, dies aged 79
(https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/27/jerry-springer-talkshow-host-dies-79)
Used to love watching his show with my dad. A father and son bonding around mutual appreciation for American culture
Springer was definitely a character.
Canadian Folk Singer Gordon Lightfoot Dies at 84 (https://time.com/6276335/gordon-lightfoot-dead/)
Can't say that I was a big fan but he had some good songs and several hits that I remember quite well.
Quote from: Psy-Fi on May 02, 2023, 12:36 PMCanadian Folk Singer Gordon Lightfoot Dies at 84 (https://time.com/6276335/gordon-lightfoot-dead/)
Can't say that I was a big fan but he had some good songs and several hits that I remember quite well.
big loss - one of the best of his kind
Wasn't really a Lightfoot fan either but I loved this protest song concerning the Detroit Riots of 1967.
Nash the Slash, a.k.a. Jeff Plewman, dead at 66 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/nash-the-slash-a-k-a-jeff-plewman-dead-at-66-1.2640133)
Quote from: innerspaceboy on May 12, 2023, 05:40 PMNash the Slash, a.k.a. Jeff Plewman, dead at 66 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/nash-the-slash-a-k-a-jeff-plewman-dead-at-66-1.2640133)
he died in 2014
not that he shouldn't still be resting in peace
So sorry. All those posts in my feeds must have been anniversary reports.
Quote from: innerspaceboy on May 12, 2023, 06:17 PMSo sorry. All those posts in my feeds must have been anniversary reports.
i would've loved to see him open for gary numan
Rita Lee from Os Mutantes RIP
Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 12, 2023, 06:54 PMRita Lee from Os Mutantes RIP
that deserved some acknowledgment from the peanut gallery here
mark stewart from the pop group "Stewart died on 21 April 2023"
Andy Rourke of The Smiths (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bass-guitarist-andy-rourke-smiths-britains-influential-bands-99451837)
Martin Amis
^ You are ahead of me by (*checks posting times*) 12 hours.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/20/us/british-author-martin-amis-dead-at-73/index.html
Him and his dad both had huge reputations in Britain - the events of their lives turning up on the front pages of newspapers, which is not that common for authors.
I've read a couple of Martin Amis books, both of them clever, stylish, kind of knowingly using or playing with literary conventions, so you might call them "mannered" I think. Also very contemporary, as both Amis guys were known for identifying new social trends as they happened. Great books? Not really. That's why MA doesn't have one always-mentioned masterpiece, the way some authors do. None-the-less, a really engaging writer: I think the piece by him I most enjoyed was a long newspaper article about Dinosaurs. It was full of original ideas, neat turns of phase, and I remember thinking, "This isn't newspaper stuff, this is literature."
i think London Fields is a great book
^ Not read that one: I might take a look.
i guess you're supposed to read money first but i didn't
^ I haven't read that one, either :(
Just Time's Arrow and his autobiog, Experience. Both were ok reads, but haven't inspired me to go back and read them again.
Rolf Harris has died aged 93.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60393842
Is it worth renaming the thread to 'Famous Deaths' or something?
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 23, 2023, 02:50 PMRolf Harris has died aged 93.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60393842
Is it worth renaming the thread to 'Famous Deaths' or something?
Maye RIP can stand for more than one thing. Like for this guy it could be rest in piss.
Quote from: Janszoon on May 23, 2023, 04:14 PMMaye RIP can stand for more than one thing. Like for this guy it could be rest in piss.
It could do.
Had to make it clear though because Chula had a meltdown and told me to kill myself the last time I posted a similar thing in the old thread on MB.
QuoteChula had a meltdown and told me to kill myself the last time I posted a similar thing in the old thread on MB
did you follow his advice
Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 23, 2023, 05:04 PMdid you follow his advice
Evidently not. Don't act like you wouldn't miss me either.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 23, 2023, 05:36 PMEvidently not. Don't act like you wouldn't miss me either.
i like you
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 23, 2023, 02:50 PMRolf Harris has died aged 93.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60393842
Is it worth renaming the thread to 'Famous Deaths' or something?
Two Little Boys is a fantastic song but I associate it with RH. Someone else should record it and then I can associate it with them.
I'd go with Bob Dylan. Johnny Cash probably could have done a good job but too late now.
Tina Turner Dead At 83 (https://deadline.com/2023/05/tina-turner-dead-obituary-rock-soul-singer-was-83-1235378614/)
Quote from: SGR on May 24, 2023, 09:06 PMTina Turner Dead At 83 (https://deadline.com/2023/05/tina-turner-dead-obituary-rock-soul-singer-was-83-1235378614/)
was it ike?
My favorite Ike and Tina song...
I only know one of her songs. Surprising really.
RIP
I know two, three if you count her and David Bowie's awful version of "Tonight".
RIP
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 24, 2023, 09:20 PMI only know one of her songs. Surprising really.
RIP
What? Which song?
Simply the Best :-X
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 24, 2023, 09:47 PMSimply the Best :-X
What about "What's Love Got To Do With It", a song so popular that they named her biopic after it?
Quote from: Janszoon on May 24, 2023, 09:56 PMWhat about "What's Love Got To Do With It", a song so popular that they named her biopic after it?
OK I forgot that one.
Still though 2 isn't a lot for someone so famous.
Definitely liked her better with Ike even though he treated her like crap.
Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 24, 2023, 09:09 PMwas it ike?
(https://i.postimg.cc/FRwydtB9/IBTtD.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Second best headline the New York Post has ever run.
Okay, I'm afraid to ask. What was the best headline?
Quote from: Rubber Soul on May 24, 2023, 10:30 PMOkay, I'm afraid to ask. What was the best headline?
Spoiler
(https://i.postimg.cc/qBcndMfG/HBiTB.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4ndn6GxK)
George Maharis, Star of 'Route 66,' Dies at 94 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/george-maharis-dead-route-66-star-1235502542/)
'Girl From Ipanema' singer dead: Astrud Gilberto was 83 (https://nypost.com/2023/06/06/girl-from-ipanema-singer-dead-astrud-gilberto-was-83/) :'(
Astrud Gilberto With Stan Getz - Girl from Ipanema (1964)
No news sites have reported it yet, but from George Winston's official press 3 hours ago:
We are deeply saddened to share the news that George Winston has passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer. George quietly and painlessly left this world while asleep on Sunday, June 4, 2023.
I'm so glad I got to see him perform. A beautiful soul.
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Jun 06, 2023, 11:31 PMNo news sites have reported it yet, but from George Winston's official press 3 hours ago:
We are deeply saddened to share the news that George Winston has passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer. George quietly and painlessly left this world while asleep on Sunday, June 4, 2023.
I'm so glad I got to see him perform. A beautiful soul.
That's sad to hear. I never saw him live but I do like his music.
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Jun 06, 2023, 11:31 PMNo news sites have reported it yet, but from George Winston's official press 3 hours ago:
We are deeply saddened to share the news that George Winston has passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer. George quietly and painlessly left this world while asleep on Sunday, June 4, 2023.
I'm so glad I got to see him perform. A beautiful soul.
Aw, this one's really busting me up. Love his music, definitely a legend.
Can anyone post something by him that they like?
Quote from: jadis on Jun 07, 2023, 12:22 AMCan anyone post something by him that they like?
The second piece he plays here live demonstrates a dampening effect Winston employs with his hands placed on the piano strings. "Dubuque" is a favorite of mine.
Pat Cooper, Stand-Up Comedian and Howard Stern Regular, Dies at 93 (https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/pat-cooper-dead-comedian-1235636344/)
(https://i.imgur.com/g2GUMf3l.jpg)
Pat Robertson, Who Gave Christian Conservatives Clout, Is Dead at 93 (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/pat-robertson-dead.html)
Rest in piss.
RIP bozo
Quote from: Janszoon on Jun 08, 2023, 05:16 PMPat Robertson, Who Gave Christian Conservatives Clout, Is Dead at 93 (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/pat-robertson-dead.html)
Rest in piss.
I said something similar earlier to my friend.
Kick rocks and enjoy hell you cunt.
Marvel Comics icon John Romita Sr, dies aged 93 (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12193739/Marvel-Comics-icon-John-Romita-Sr-helped-create-Wolverine-dies-aged-93.html)
Cormac McCarthy, American novelist of the stark and dark, dies at 89 (https://www.npr.org/2023/06/13/598425063/cormac-mccarthy-dies-obituary)
RIP Milan Kundera (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/12/milan-kundera-the-unbearable-lightness-of-being-author-dies-aged-94)
Quote"Anyone who thinks that the Communist regimes of Central Europe are exclusively the work of criminals is overlooking a basic truth: The criminal regimes were made not by criminals but by enthusiasts convinced they had discovered the only road to paradise. They defended that road so valiantly that they were forced to execute many people. Later it became clear that there was no paradise, that the enthusiasts were therefore murderers."
RIP Julian Sands (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/27/julian-sands-obituary)
Julian Sands: a hypnotically exotic actor full of style and extravagance (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/27/julian-sands-an-hypnotically-exotic-actor-full-of-style-and-extravagance)
The film that warped my mind as a teenager
:'(
https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/mort-de-jane-birkin-a-lage-de-76-ans-16-07-2023-HI4OIU7ASFFHXBRF2F3NFUFY4Q.php
Landscaper fatally runs over homeless woman sleeping in California park with lawnmower (https://nypost.com/2023/07/16/california-woman-christine-chavez-dead-after-being-runover-by-lawnmower/)
What a way to go.
Tony Bennett has died at 96. (https://apnews.com/article/tony-bennett-dies-c3b3a7e2360449fb936a38794c7c3266)
R.I.P. to a legendary crooner...
Tony Bennett - Fly Me to the Moon (Official Audio)
His appearance on Sesame Street was memorable - "Slimy to the Moon."
RIP Sinead O'Connor. Great voice and great first album and so much else
Never got into her much but I do like this vocal appearance she made on this song...
The The - Kingdom of RainR.I.P.
Quote from: jadis on Jul 26, 2023, 07:50 PMRIP Sinead O'Connor. Great voice and great first album and so much else
Just came here to post this. :(
Quote from: jadis on Jul 26, 2023, 07:50 PMRIP Sinead O'Connor. Great voice and great first album and so much else
Beautiful voice, RIP. My favorite Sinead track:
I remember watching 'Saturday Night Live' back in the early 1990's on the night when she appeared on the show and ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II.
One of the funniest and most memorable moments in the history of SNL.
Randy Meisner from The Eagles.
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/randy-meisner-dead-eagles-co-founder-1235681972/
Paul Reubens: Pee-wee Herman actor dies age 70 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66366898?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA):'(
Pee Wee Herman - TequilaR.I.P. to a legend.
Aw crud, that sucks, I grew up with his work. Definitely gonna watch Pee-Wee's Big Adventure this week. RIP
https://people.com/angus-cloud-dead-at-25-7567994
Poor kiddo.
Dying at 25 feels like art imitating life. I don't think he passed because of drugs though.
This one slipped past me unnoticed several months ago. I was just looking into a recently re-released album and found out he died last November...
Nik Turner, Hawkwind co-founder and saxophonist, dies aged 82 (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/12/nik-turner-hawkwind-co-founder-saxophonist)
Italian man crushed to death under falling cheese wheels (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66429342?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA)
"Sugarman" Sixto Rodriguez dies at 81. (https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/08/09/rodriguez-sugarman-dead-detroit/70555884007/)
The Band's Robbie Robertson Dies at 80 (https://pitchfork.com/news/the-bands-robbie-robertson-dies-at-80)
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Aug 09, 2023, 04:16 PM"Sugarman" Sixto Rodriguez dies at 81. (https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/08/09/rodriguez-sugarman-dead-detroit/70555884007/)
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Aug 09, 2023, 10:20 PMThe Band's Robbie Robertson Dies at 80 (https://pitchfork.com/news/the-bands-robbie-robertson-dies-at-80)
A depressing double hit on the music front.
Loved the "Cold Fact" album from Rodriguez back when I first heard it many years ago.
Can't say I was ever into 'The Band' but Robbie Robertson was one of the big names in the music scene when I was growing up.
R.I.P. to both of them.
Indeed. I gifted my ex-wife Cold Fact on vinyl back in the day, and my introduction to Robbie Robertson was his 1998 downtempo album, Contact from the Underworld of Redboy which has a few really memorable cuts wedding Native American tribal themes with contemporary electronics. Good stuff.
Bob Barker, longtime 'Price Is Right' host, dies at 99 (https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/bob-barker-longtime-price-right-host-dies-xx-hold-rcna42292)
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Aug 26, 2023, 08:04 PMBob Barker, longtime 'Price Is Right' host, dies at 99 (https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/bob-barker-longtime-price-right-host-dies-xx-hold-rcna42292)
I spent many hours watching 'The Price Is Right' on TV in the daytime during summer vacations from school during the 1970's.
R.I.P. to a legendary game show host.
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Aug 26, 2023, 08:04 PMBob Barker, longtime 'Price Is Right' host, dies at 99 (https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/bob-barker-longtime-price-right-host-dies-xx-hold-rcna42292)
I feel like this is Mandella effect going on again, but I could have sworn that Bob passed away years ago. Maybe they were just death hoaxes but I'm like wtf he was still alive when I heard this news.
Stars of the Lid's Brian McBride Dies at 53 (https://pitchfork.com/news/stars-of-the-lids-brian-mcbride-dies-at-53/)
I claimed both of their finest efforts on wax a few years ago. Some of the best work of the decade.
(https://i.imgur.com/rU8V3Lal.jpg)
'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 (https://apnews.com/article/obituary-jimmy-buffett-4295f355b39237f40663d485c4c6d557)
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Sep 02, 2023, 03:16 PM'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 (https://apnews.com/article/obituary-jimmy-buffett-4295f355b39237f40663d485c4c6d557)
The only song I know him for is "Margaritaville" and I always thought of him as a goofy novelty act with an inexplicable cult following.
I would've guessed he was a multimillionaire maybe a couple dozen times over but the fact that he was a billionaire is mind-boggling to me.
Right there with you. I live in a neighborhood full of older people and have seen the cult of Buffett firsthand. No matter how much I am immersed in that suburban white normie environment I am no closer to understanding his appeal.
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Sep 02, 2023, 03:16 PM'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 (https://apnews.com/article/obituary-jimmy-buffett-4295f355b39237f40663d485c4c6d557)
I know it is poor form to speak ill of the dead but of course he died due to skin cancer. Living the beach bum life you gotta wear sunscreen and protect your skin especially white people!
Former Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell has died, a representative for the band confirms to Billboard. (https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/steve-harwell-dead-smash-mouth-singer-dies-obituary-1235405811/)
"Dream Weaver" Singer Gary Wright Dead at 80. Had Parkinson's, Dementia (https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/04/dream-weaver-love-is-alive-gary-wright-dead-dies/)
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Sep 05, 2023, 01:02 AM"Dream Weaver" Singer Gary Wright Dead at 80. Had Parkinson's, Dementia (https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/04/dream-weaver-love-is-alive-gary-wright-dead-dies/)
Aw, that sucks. I really like a lot of his music, both Spooky Tooth and his first two solo albums. Also as an enthusiast of the much maligned keytar, he was super early to embracing them.
Suzanne Somers, 'Three's Company' and 'Step by Step' Star, Dies at 76 (https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/suzanne-somers-dead-threes-company-1235756992/)
Rest in peace Sir Bobby.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62989801
England's greatest ever 🏴🌹
Richard Roundtree, Suave Star of 'Shaft,' Dies at 81 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/richard-roundtree-dead-shaft-1235626813/)
Quote from: Psy-Fi on Oct 25, 2023, 01:46 PM
Richard Roundtree, Suave Star of 'Shaft,' Dies at 81 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/richard-roundtree-dead-shaft-1235626813/)
That's very freaky, I literally made a Shaft joke to a coworker yesterday.
RIP
Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Oct 25, 2023, 02:07 PMThat's very freaky, I literally made a Shaft joke to a coworker yesterday.
RIP
I've had creepy coincidences like that a couple of times. Thinking of a band member or actor I hadn't thought about for a long time and then they end up croaking a day or two later.
^ This often happens to me as well. Over this past weekend I was playing Isaac Hayes's Instrumentals album while doing laundry, and then watched a YouTube video on my tv of Hayes conducting Shaft in the studio. :o
RIP Aaron Spears
Aaron Spears Dies at 47 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/noted-pop-rock-and-r-b-drummer-dead-at-47/ar-AA1jahP6?ocid=msedgntp&pc=SCOOBE&cvid=04b08adc56e54068b2ece74c69ad0752&ei=64)
Henry Kissinger dies at age 100 (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/29/henry-kissinger-the-towering-american-diplomat-dies-at-age-100.html)
Shane McGowan (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785)
:(
Quote from: Psy-Fi on Nov 30, 2023, 11:43 AMHenry Kissinger dies at age 100 (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/29/henry-kissinger-the-towering-american-diplomat-dies-at-age-100.html)
RIP Bozo!
Smoke a fat chief for that one.
Jean Knight Dies at 80 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/jean-knight-mr-big-stuff-singer-dead-at-80/ar-AA1kzEYR?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=SCOOBE&cvid=7c9a2d5a37de477fabb52083d37f1f21&ei=57)
Norman Lear, TV Legend, Dies at 101 (https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/norman-lear-dead-dies-tv-legend-all-in-the-family-1235823995/#!)
R.I.P. to a TV legend and WWII combat veteran.
Quote from: Suburban Placeholder? on Nov 30, 2023, 06:40 PMShane McGowan (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785)
:(
I saw this tribute collection of Shane McGowan appearances on TV etc. yesterday. Man was he absolutely blasted in some of those interviews.
I'm surprised he could perform so well on stage, at least most of the time?
^ Yeah, that guy was a serious drinker, but of course anyone familiar with the culture of Irish pub singing (from which Shane emerged) knows that you can hardly have the one without the other.
__________________
I'm sorry to report that
Denny Laine died yesterday, in hospital, after a week or more of struggling with a lung disease.
A guy with a great voice who had an enviable resumé, which included both The Moody Blues and Wings. That alone speaks of his musicianship, and here's a catchy single from 1967 that I rate as one of his best compositions - although some might go instead for his co-writer credit for
Mull of KintyreDon't miss how these clever lyrics at the start fit so neatly into the song:-
I realise - that I've been, - in your eyes, - some kind of fool.
What I do, - what I did: - stupid fish, - I drank the pool.And here's a link to his page on wiki for anyone like me who feels they should check up on what he has done over the years:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Laine
Jeanne Hoff has died (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trailblazing-transgender-psychiatrist-jeanne-hoff-has-died/ar-AA1lZfdC?ocid=msedgntp&pc=SCOOBE&cvid=681ff43e5de940e1a86157576bf6e212&ei=34)
(https://i.postimg.cc/WzbbYfp8/S-H.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
David Soul (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Soul)
Franz Beckenbauer
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Franz_Beckenbauer_%281975%29.jpg)
RIP Der Kaiser 🇩🇪⚽🏆
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jan 08, 2024, 10:18 PMFranz Beckenbauer
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Franz_Beckenbauer_%281975%29.jpg)
RIP Der Kaiser 🇩🇪⚽🏆
At first glance, he reminded me of Andy Kaufman...
(https://i.postimg.cc/k5V7Gs1w/AK.jpg)
Yes, I too immediately thought of Andy Kaufman when that pic came up.
Such a funny guy ❤️
RIP Annie Nightingale
(https://i.imgur.com/R1bNh8rl.jpg)
Mary Weiss, Lead Singer of The Shangri-Las, Dies at 75 (https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mary-weiss-dead-shangri-las-1235585874/#!)
Mojo Nixon, Unabashed Outlaw Cult Hero, Dead at 66
(https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mojo-nixon-dead-obituary-1234964257/)
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Feb 08, 2024, 03:07 PMMojo Nixon, Unabashed Outlaw Cult Hero, Dead at 66
(https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mojo-nixon-dead-obituary-1234964257/)
Can't say I was a fan but he had some amusing moments.
R.i.P.
Not familiar with his work but from that article's descriptions it sounds like he was a cool guy.
RIP
RIP Toby (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/02/06/toby-keith-death-tribute/)
No Toby Keith fans huh? I was gonna say rest in piss but just because he was on the right during Bush era singing his patriotic songs. I don't have that much disdain for him.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Feb 08, 2024, 07:40 PMRIP Toby (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/02/06/toby-keith-death-tribute/)
No Toby Keith fans huh? I was gonna say rest in piss but just because he was on the right during Bush era singing his patriotic songs. I don't have that much disdain for him.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Feb 08, 2024, 07:40 PMRIP Toby (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/02/06/toby-keith-death-tribute/)
No Toby Keith fans huh? I was gonna say rest in piss but just because he was on the right during Bush era singing his patriotic songs. I don't have that much disdain for him.
I didn't like his music and I thought he was an asshole, but I'm sorry to hear he died young.
Lillebjørn Nilsen died last week. You probably won't know him, but he was a singer/songwriter from Norway and well liked by most.
Some of our friends played and sang this song during our wedding ceremony (quite a bit of talk first here):
RIP Damo Suzuki - February 9, 2024 (https://exclaim.ca/music/article/r-i-p-can-vocalist-damo-suzuki)
Ahh shit, RIP.
If I get a chance to listen to music today I'm gonna have to put on Future Days in his honor. :'(
oh noo rip :'(
Quote from: Janszoon on Feb 10, 2024, 07:30 AMI didn't like his music and I thought he was an asshole, but I'm sorry to hear he died young.
Same feelings but very rarely do I celebrate someone's death.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Feb 11, 2024, 01:11 AMSame feelings but very rarely do I celebrate someone's death.
Only the ppl famous 4 killing deserve celebratory deaths imo
Man credited with inventing the Pop Tart dies at 96 (https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-credited-inventing-pop-tart-dies-96/story?id=107218696)
R.I.P. Pop Tart man. I'll have one with my morning coffee, in your honor.
Quote from: Psy-Fi on Feb 14, 2024, 02:24 PMMan credited with inventing the Pop Tart dies at 96 (https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-credited-inventing-pop-tart-dies-96/story?id=107218696)
R.I.P. Pop Tart man. I'll have one with my morning coffee, in your honor.
96 holy shit, full life for the man who made sugar breakfast bars lmao, at any rate I love his invention, RIP
Quote from: Psy-Fi on Feb 14, 2024, 02:24 PMMan credited with inventing the Pop Tart dies at 96 (https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-credited-inventing-pop-tart-dies-96/story?id=107218696)
R.I.P. Pop Tart man. I'll have one with my morning coffee, in your honor.
Quote from: tristan_geoff on Feb 14, 2024, 03:35 PM96 holy shit, full life for the man who made sugar breakfast bars lmao, at any rate I love his invention, RIP
Both of you, what are your favorite go to flavors?
Quote from: DJChameleon on Feb 16, 2024, 10:34 AMBoth of you, what are your favorite go to flavors?
I haven't gotten around to trying all of the different flavors, but I haven't had one I didn't like. I've been on a 'Frosted Blueberry' kick for the past several months. I have a box in my pantry right now that I just opened a couple of days ago.
I might try the 'Boston Creme Donut' or the 'Chocolatey Chip Pancake' the next time I buy a box. They both sound like they'd go good with a cup of coffee.
My tried and true is Brown Sugar Cinnamon and the frosted Strawberry. I don't like to venture outside of my staples because I am often disappointed. Don't ever try the Eggo Waffles flavor. Absolutely disgusting.
Also wasn't a huge fan of the smores either. Passable but I won't ever buy it again.
@DJChameleon It's dumb easy to pick my fav flavor:
HOT
FUDGE
SUNDAE
but following that are the cinnamon roll, cherry, and hell u cannot go wrong with BROWN SUGAR CINNAMON NO ONE SAW ME STEALTH EDIT THIS WAS IN THE ORIGINAL
I always had said brown sugar cinnamon as the last pop tart on that post i stg
Cherry is my fave. I don't really like too many of the non fruity ones. In a pinch I'll go cookies and cream. Brown sugar cinnamon dries my mouth out too much.
Jacob Rothschild
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Louis Gossett Jr., 'An Officer and a Gentleman' Oscar Winner, Dies at 87 (https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/louis-gossett-jr-dead-an-officer-and-a-gentleman-roots-1235955575/)
RIP Louis Gossett Jr.
I didn't realize he was the first black man to win a supporting actor Oscar.
RIP (https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/louis-gossett-jr-1st-black-man-to-win-supporting-actor-oscar-dies-at-87/ar-BB1kKz7F?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ASTS&cvid=3d9dc3ceb05547fcb398b25420e123a5&ei=17)
ooo I got beat to it by seconds. Still leaving my post up. haha
RIP CJ Snare, lead singer of Firehouse.
OJ Simpson
https://nypost.com/2024/04/11/us-news/oj-simpson-dead-at-76/
Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Singer-Guitarist, Dead at 80 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-band-dead-727523/)
The co-founder of the Southern rock institution was known for "Ramblin' Man," a countryfied guitar style all his own, and inspiring a character in Almost Famous
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Apr 18, 2024, 07:43 PMDickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Singer-Guitarist, Dead at 80 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-band-dead-727523/)
I saw Dickey play guitar many times with the Allman Brothers Band when they used to tour the East Coast. He was one of the best back then.
R.I.P.
Mike Pinder, Founding Keyboardist of the Moody Blues, Dies at 82. He was the band's last surviving original member.
(https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/arts/music/mike-pinder-moody-blues-dead.html)
Quote from: innerspaceboy on Apr 27, 2024, 12:23 AMMike Pinder, Founding Keyboardist of the Moody Blues, Dies at 82. He was the band's last surviving original member.
(https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/arts/music/mike-pinder-moody-blues-dead.html)
Ah dang, RIP. Days of Future Passed is a masterpiece album and his keyboard/mellotron work is a such a big part of that.
RIP, I love some of their music.
Duane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 86 (https://apnews.com/article/duane-eddy-dead-rebel-rouser-96135c08595140bf8d01c64f59e0e4e1) :(
QuoteEddy was not a vocalist, saying in 1986, "One of my biggest contributions to the music business is not singing."
Love Duane Eddy. He and Charlie Feathers were both in my top streamed artists for 2023.
Bestselling novelist Paul Auster, author of 'The New York Trilogy,' dies at 77 (https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1212212960/paul-auster-dead)
I'm a fan and I'm sad that he's gone. :-[
RIP Steve Albini.
I was not expecting this one :(
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steve-albini-dead-obit-1235017169/
Quote from: Gandalf on May 08, 2024, 06:57 PMRIP Steve Albini.
I was not expecting this one :(
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steve-albini-dead-obit-1235017169/
Have to admit I was taken aback by that one.
Didn't know he was also a semi-professional poker player.
"I think paying a royalty to a producer or engineer is ethically indefensible. I would like to be paid like a plumber: I do the job and you pay me what it's worth," he wrote. "There's no way I would ever take that much money. I wouldn't be able to sleep."
Always loved that quote by him. I used to know an assistant engineer who worked at CRC in Chicago and he once said that when Steve Albini came into the studio to work, he usually had all of his ideas worked out ahead of time in his mind before they started a recording session. Sometimes he brought a notebook with him but he often knew what he wanted to do and just went to it.
R.I.P.
The sound he achieved on The Jesus Lizard's album Goat has probably the best drum production I've heard.
I also like this from PJ Harvey about why she wanted to work with him on Rid of Me:
QuoteI knew I wanted to work with Steve Albini from listening to Pixies records, and hearing the sounds he was getting, which were unlike any other sounds that I'd heard on vinyl. I really wanted that very bare, very real sound. I knew that it would suit the songs. It's like touching real objects or feeling the grain of wood. That's what his sound is like to me. It's very tangible. You can almost feel the room.
Damn this one stings. RIP.
How tragic. Nowadays, 61 isn't that old. At the risk of alienating those who have an image of him as an angry person, I spoke with him after one of his band's gigs some years back. He was really nice. What a great body of work he left behind, in both his own music and his production for other musicians.
Wow, yes, also surprised (and slightly horrified) by the loss of Albini. Besides everything he's been involved with, I also picked up some good mic tips from him.
As someone who went to college for audio engineering, I have a great respect for his work in that field. RIP
Roger Corman, Pioneering Independent Producer and King of B Movies, Dies at 98 (https://variety.com/2024/film/news/roger-corman-dead-producer-independent-b-movie-1235999591)
Quote from: innerspaceboy on May 12, 2024, 08:27 PMRoger Corman, Pioneering Independent Producer and King of B Movies, Dies at 98 (https://variety.com/2024/film/news/roger-corman-dead-producer-independent-b-movie-1235999591)
I was just about to post that one.
One of my all-time favorite film-makers.
R.I.P. to a legend
Roger Corman, Giant of Independent Filmmaking, Dies at 98 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/roger-corman-dead-independent-director-producer-king-of-the-b-1235896846/)