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Guess Who Died in 2016

Benjamin Grimm Jan 01 2016 12:21 PM

Brian Johns, 79 years old. He was, of course, the former managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 01 2016 01:30 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

This is actually a 2015 death: Wayne Rogers, M*A*S*H's Trapper John, died on New Year's Eve at the age of 82.

Frayed Knot Jan 01 2016 03:29 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016 Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jan 05 2016 02:12 PM

This leaves the now 84 y/o Elliott Gould as the sole surviving (and original) portrayer of 'Trapper John'. Parnell Roberts, the TJ of the spinoff series, died in 2010 -- Trappers are being killed off in reverse order!!. I kind of like it when actors or musicians (or even athletes for that matter) go into other lines of work instead of just being older versions of themselves for the rest of their lives. In Rogers case, although he continued to act, he was already dabbling in financial management and investing when M*A*S*H was going on and that was in part of reason for his departure from the show. In recent years he could be seen on various financial shows on cable TV. Supposedly considered first for the 'Hawkeye' role, he chose instead to be 'Trapper' but did so under the impression that the two were to be more or less co-equals. When it became apparent that his role was closer to that of a sidekick he tried to work out a deal where, instead of appearing in each week's show, his character would have a larger role only less often which would give him the occasional week off to pursue his non-acting work. When the powers at be didn't agree to his proposed arrangement he chose to leave. His last show was the one that closed out Season 3, the same as Henry Blake's last one only no one knew it at the time so he didn't get formally written out of the script. Instead Season 4 begins with Hawkeye returning from the R&R he was given after going a little nuts following Henry's death only to find that Trapper was rotated home while Hawk was away. He and Radar "just miss" Trapper's departing plane at the airport when they go to pick up replacement surgeon B. J. Hunnicut. Rogers was in a lot of stuff although the only non-MASH role I ever saw him in was as an unnamed member of the prison/road gang in 'Cool Hand Luke'

Benjamin Grimm Jan 01 2016 05:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I don't remember him from Cool Hand Luke. I do recall a show he did after M*A*S*H, called House Calls, that I watched at least a few times. I think it was based on a movie that starred Walter Matthau.

dgwphotography Jan 01 2016 05:23 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I also remember him playing Major Nelson in an I Dream of Jeannie movie...

dgwphotography Jan 01 2016 05:25 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Natalie Cole, 65

d'Kong76 Jan 01 2016 06:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

According to Wayne Rogers' wiki page he was a Princeton grad. Impressive! Reports that he was related to our own Steve J Rogers have not been confirmed.

Frayed Knot Jan 01 2016 07:34 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I don't remember him from Cool Hand Luke. His character didn't have a name (listed in the credits as simply 'gambler') but he did have speaking lines, most notably as the card dealer in the bunk house scene where Luke bluffs his way into winning the pot and his nickname: "Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand". You'd certainly recognize him if you saw the flick again. Harry Dean Stanton and Dennis Hopper are other recognizable bit players in that gang who were then near the beginning of what would be lengthy acting careers.

d'Kong76 Jan 01 2016 08:06 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

John Walton was in it too.

cooby classic Jan 04 2016 04:26 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Our hearts are breaking for our neighbors who lost their 12 year old son to brain cancer. He was cherished by us all and it's a real faith stomper for me.

d'Kong76 Jan 04 2016 04:45 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Hate hearing stuff like that, indescribably sad.

themetfairy Jan 04 2016 05:01 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I'm so sorry Sweetheart - that's just terrible :(

cooby classic Jan 04 2016 05:16 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Thanks...big burly white haired boy with peaches and cream complexion...didn't even look like he could catch a cold. Kind, athletic, everyone adored him. He'll be missed.

cooby classic Jan 04 2016 08:15 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

http://www.yost-gedonfuneralhome.com/ob ... ?id=585360 What I hate are people who say "God wanted this child back early". I say "what for". Not really of course. But I have to grit my teeth.

themetfairy Jan 04 2016 08:52 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

cooby wrote: http://www.yost-gedonfuneralhome.com/obits/obituary.php?id=585360 What I hate are people who say "God wanted this child back early". I say "what for". Not really of course. But I have to grit my teeth. Different people get through the mourning process in different ways and derive comfort from different things.

cooby classic Jan 04 2016 09:20 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I guess so...mine is anger :/ I would not make a good grief coach.

themetfairy Jan 04 2016 09:56 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

cooby wrote: I guess so...mine is anger :/ I would not make a good grief coach. You made me laugh thinking of you grief counseling in the form of an angry Army sergeant.

cooby classic Jan 04 2016 10:39 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

:) I thought of Charlie Brown actually... as in "good grief" Still I have a lot of anger over this. Maybe it's because of my sister's illness. Who knows. But I don't think there is a good answer for any child's death It bothers me a lot. We had a guest minister say once that death brings "glory to God" I almost got up and left but I couldn't because I was the communion assistant...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 04 2016 11:32 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Child death (especially when violent or seemingly random) is pretty much Exhibit A in the argument against "Anything happens for a reason," isn't it? It's amazing what dumb, dumb results can come from good-natured attempts at pithy wisdom in the wake of tragedy.

themetfairy Jan 04 2016 11:35 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Grieve however you need to. There's a place for anger (especially in cases like this).

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2016 05:05 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

To be clear, I was referring to the platitudes/nonsense well-meaning people often babble at the closest bereaved, by way of trying to comfort and fill silence.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2016 05:31 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: To be clear, I was referring to the platitudes/nonsense well-meaning people often babble at the closest bereaved, by way of trying to comfort and fill silence. I got what you're sayin' perfectly clear. It's kind of a well known phenomenon, what you're describing: Well intentioned people saying what comes off as insensitive and thoughtless in extremely difficult social situations, like the death of a loved one.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 05 2016 12:29 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

"It's a drag, man."

themetfairy Jan 05 2016 02:03 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: To be clear, I was referring to the platitudes/nonsense well-meaning people often babble at the closest bereaved, by way of trying to comfort and fill silence. Totally understood and appreciated.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 05 2016 02:31 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Robert Stigwood, who managed Cream, the Bee Gees and produced a buttload of 70s rock musicals (JCS, Tommy, SNF, SPLHCB, Grease) dead at 81. I was always highly suspicious of records on the RSO label (Robert Stigwood Organisation) but he was a big figure.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2016 02:59 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: "It's a drag, man." Heh. Was thinking more about, "He/she is in a better place." When my mom died a couple of years ago, SO many out-of-the-woodwork relatives came to me with this. I was able to hold my "How the everliving FUCK do you know"s each night until the postwake drinks, mostly.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 07 2016 06:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Pat Harrington, TV's "Schneider."

d'Kong76 Jan 07 2016 07:10 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Funny when I think of Schneider I think of him taking a hair dryer to his hammer in the opening theme song.

dgwphotography Jan 07 2016 07:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I remember Schneider saying this to Barbara about losing her virginity: Always remember, and please never forget: A man is like a bow-and-arrow, and a woman is like a target. Bow-and-arrow needs practice. Target doesn't.

MFS62 Jan 07 2016 08:46 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I liked him back to the days of the Steve Allen show. A true performer. RIP. Later

Ashie62 Jan 12 2016 01:45 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The thin white Duke.

dgwphotography Jan 12 2016 08:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Monte Irvin, 96

Benjamin Grimm Jan 14 2016 01:46 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Alan Rickman, age 69.

MFS62 Jan 14 2016 02:02 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Irvin and Rickman. I enjoyed watching Irvin being good and Rickman being bad. RIP to both of them. Later

sharpie Jan 14 2016 02:13 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Saw Alan Rickman on stage several times. Also, stood behind him in line for drinks at a different play and listened in on a conversation he was having. Seemed like a good guy.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 14 2016 02:32 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

He was an extraordinary thief.

Mets Willets Point Jan 14 2016 05:13 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Rickman's perfomance in Michael Collins felt like Eamon Devalera was portraying himself, and his part as the Voice of God was one of the few scraps that kept Dogma from being a complete disaster.

RealityChuck Jan 14 2016 07:42 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I don't think Rickman was anything but brilliant in any of his roles. Even in bad movies, he was a reason to see them.

Edgy MD Jan 14 2016 08:59 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Agreed with the prior two posts, Michael Collins, Dogma, Quigley Down Under, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. All otherwise bad movies (to one degree or another) that were still eminently watchable thanks to his contributions. Love, Actually, not so much. Bill Nighy (who I imagine frequently ran into Rickman at readings) almost made that bitter pill swallowable. Almost.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 14 2016 10:51 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Also along those lines: his Marvin the Paranoid Android was one of the best things-- no, I'll say, THE best thing-- about the uneven latest adaptation of A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

Fman99 Jan 14 2016 11:02 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

He was tremendous in Galaxy Quest, playing a parody of stuffy English actors dragged into campy science fiction.

Zvon Jan 15 2016 12:16 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Also along those lines: his Marvin the Paranoid Android was one of the best things-- no, I'll say, THE best thing-- about the uneven latest adaptation of A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Gah! I forgot about this. I was just talking to a friend about Rickman and I forgot all about AHGTTG! Awwww.

Mets Willets Point Jan 15 2016 04:28 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Also along those lines: his Marvin the Paranoid Android was one of the best things-- no, I'll say, THE best thing-- about the uneven latest adaptation of A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Gah! I forgot about this. I was just talking to a friend about Rickman and I forgot all about AHGTTG! Awwww. Oh, yeah, I forgot about that too. Although as someone who was a newcomer to Adams' work at the time I saw the movie, I actually didn't think it was as bad as the longtime fans thought.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2016 05:38 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Anyone remember Grizzly Adams? Dan Haggerty, 74.

cooby classic Jan 15 2016 05:50 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Yeah I remember I thought he was creepy

Centerfield Jan 16 2016 12:13 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

My grandmother. 91 years old. She more or less raised me until I was 3 years old. Had not been well for some time, so not unexpected, and a 91 lived a great and wonderful life. It was her time. Bad part is that she lived that live in South Korea, and so we didn't get to see each other nearly enough. My parents moving to the US has been great for the whole family, but there are obviously drawbacks. Being half a world away from loved ones is the worst of them all. Couldn't get there in time after she fell ill. Feel terrible about it. Was, unequivocally, the greatest person in the world.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 16 2016 12:15 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Sorry to hear! 91 is pretty awesome.

d'Kong76 Jan 16 2016 03:07 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Condolences, CF.

dgwphotography Jan 16 2016 03:14 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

My condolences, CF

Edgy MD Jan 16 2016 04:17 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Greatest person in the world is a tough loss.

Zvon Jan 16 2016 04:46 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

So sorry CF.

SteveJRogers Jan 16 2016 11:55 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP :(

MFS62 Jan 16 2016 12:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Sad to hear that. RIP. Later

Centerfield Jan 16 2016 01:22 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Thanks all for the messages. Really appreciate it. Just focused now on making sure my mom is ok. Obviously toughest on her.

Ashie62 Jan 16 2016 01:24 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

MFS62 wrote: Irvin and Rickman. I enjoyed watching Irvin being good and Rickman being bad. RIP to both of them. Later Rickman played Hiliy Kristal in "CBGB"

cooby classic Jan 19 2016 04:58 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

CF I am sorry about your grandma. I just saw that

RealityChuck Jan 19 2016 09:06 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Dallas Taylor, drummer with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, 66 Dale "Buffin" Griffin, drummer for Mott the Hoople, 67 No word on the drummer for Spinal Tap, but it doesn't look good.

sharpie Jan 19 2016 09:46 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Dallas Taylor died a year ago. Pretty sure it was noted here at the time. Buffin Griffin, however, that is breaking news.

Mets Willets Point Jan 20 2016 04:33 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Rickman rescues: 9 movies the actor elevated just by showing up. Ties in well with our own discussion of Rickman.

themetfairy Jan 20 2016 08:32 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

This thread is way too long this early in the year....

RealityChuck Jan 21 2016 02:35 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The entire science fiction community is in shock to hear the death of David G. Hartwell. Most readers probably don't know him, but fans and authors know him well. Hartwell has been editing science fiction books since the 60s. In the 80s, he founded the Timescape imprint, which published such books as Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun; Michael Bishop's Nebula winner No Enemy But Time; Windhaven, written by George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle, as well as authors Afred Bester (though not his best work), Philip K. Dick, Jack L. Chalker, Jack Vance, David Gerrold, and Roger Zelazny. David was also an anthologist, doing a yearly volume of best science fiction from 1996-2013 and a similar series of best fantasy for eight years. His The Dark Descent (and sequels) collected some of the best horror stories over the years; it's a must read for those interested in the history of the genre. He also did a couple of dozen stand alone anthologies. He edited the small press magazine The Little Magazine and also The New York Review of Science Fiction. A review of mine appeared in the latter, and I still have no idea how he got it (It was written for another magazine, which went on hiatus, then showed up in the NYRoSF. I asked him how it happened, but he couldn't remember). He was also a fan. He's been the guiding force behind the World Fantasy Convention, making it into what it is now -- a convention for professionals in the field. But he showed up at other conventions, too. He's been a regular at Albacon, appearing on panels and having a table in the dealer's room. I've shared quite a few panels with him, and one year did an interview with him as part of our writer's workshop. He was known for his garish outfits and for singing "Teen Angel" at cons. (That's him winning the Hugo Award. His passing was a shock. He was in good health, but fell, which led to bleeding on the brain. The news was reported last night, and the end was swift. This has hit the field hard. Facebook is full of tributes to him and he was always friendly and encouraging to young writers. It is a sad and shocking loss.

MFS62 Jan 21 2016 04:25 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

TransMonk wrote: There's a discussion of the 2013 Eagles history movie here: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/2030 ... 0307.shtml complete with a Linda Ronstadt photo spread. There's a Don Henley spread there, too. Extra points if you can find the hidden shot of Lindsay Buckingham. I certainly weigh in on my thoughts of them as a band. So, we've discussed the pros and cons of the Eagles for a long time. There are many threads devoted to music. But isn't this thread for paying respects to the deceased? Can the music discussion please be cut and pasted into some other thread if its going to continue? Lated

Centerfield Jan 21 2016 02:28 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

cooby wrote: CF I am sorry about your grandma. I just saw that Thanks coobs.

Fman99 Jan 24 2016 09:53 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Fdad, age 70, lymphoma. Sad day at the Fman household.

Edgy MD Jan 24 2016 09:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

It's not a been a good time for our families. Condolences and blessings to you.

d'Kong76 Jan 24 2016 10:00 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Condolences, Fman99.

themetfairy Jan 24 2016 10:14 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

My condolences Friend.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 24 2016 10:32 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

My condolences as well. 70 is too young.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 24 2016 10:57 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

So sorry to hear this, Fman

MFS62 Jan 24 2016 11:02 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Condolences to you and your family. Later

dgwphotography Jan 25 2016 12:26 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I'm sorry to hear, Fman - My condolences to you and your family.

El Segundo Escupidor Jan 26 2016 12:40 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

My sincerest condolences, J.

Rockin' Doc Jan 26 2016 03:02 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

So sorry to hear of your father's passing. Condolences and prayers for your family in your time of grief.

Edgy MD Jan 26 2016 07:35 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And Abe Vigoda graduates from the "Still Alive" thread at last. Fourty-four years after Tommy told him to get in the car, the Corleones finally got around to whacking him. I guess Mikey liked him, too.

d'Kong76 Jan 26 2016 08:11 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

"Can you get me off the hook, Tom? For old times' sake?" "Can't do it, Sally." RIP to the guy that wasn't dead the longest.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 26 2016 09:28 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The Beastie Boys at the 1:00 mark [youtube]1qIyycDoq-A[/youtube] "I got a girl in the castle and one in the pagoda; You know I got rhymes like Abe Vigoda."

cooby classic Jan 27 2016 01:22 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Fman99 wrote: Fdad, age 70, lymphoma. Sad day at the Fman household. I am really sorry, sweetheart.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 27 2016 04:42 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The Beastie Boys at the 1:00 mark [youtube]1qIyycDoq-A[/youtube] "I got a girl in the castle and one in the pagoda; You know I got rhymes like Abe Vigoda." A classic!

Benjamin Grimm Jan 28 2016 01:09 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot Jan 28 2016 09:56 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Vincent 'Buddy' Cianci, 74 -- The oft-elected and occasionally incarcerated Mayor of Providence, R. I. whose various terms across two separate stints were marked by large public works projects, numerous accusations of corruption, and some really bad hairpieces.

themetfairy Jan 29 2016 01:10 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane

Edgy MD Jan 29 2016 05:09 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I liked how the early eighties version of Kantner had a guitar with a cutaway on the right, so he could stick his leg in there and balance the guitar on his thigh. Very glam metal move for an old hippie. [youtube:3gxh8gn6]Dj4gqJzlIvc[/youtube:3gxh8gn6]

d'Kong76 Jan 30 2016 03:01 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Jimmy Bain, everyone needs to stop dying... http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former ... ead-at-68/

themetfairy Feb 01 2016 06:59 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP Mike Minor (I'm betting that cooby remembers him from Petticoat Junction)

cooby classic Feb 01 2016 07:17 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Oh yes adored him! (Later in life the crop duster thing made me cringe though)

Edgy MD Feb 01 2016 07:25 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I thought you were referring to the recent-vintage Braves pitcher. In fact, I think the Mets should sign that guy.

seawolf17 Feb 01 2016 07:28 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: I thought you were referring to the recent-vintage Braves pitcher. In fact, I think the Mets should sign that guy. Sources connected with the team say they may be interested.

themetfairy Feb 03 2016 06:14 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Adding to a thread that is already way too long for this early in the year, RIP Bob Elliott A comic giant (part of the wildly successful team of Bob and Ray) and the father of Chris Elliott and Abby Elliott (SNL, among other credits). RIP to a true great.

Frayed Knot Feb 03 2016 06:28 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

themetfairy wrote: ...and the father of Chris Elliott and Abby Elliott (SNL, among other credits). Father of Chris, grandfather of Abby.

themetfairy Feb 03 2016 06:32 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: themetfairy wrote: ...and the father of Chris Elliott and Abby Elliott (SNL, among other credits). Father of Chris, grandfather of Abby. Yes, sorry about the typo. Chris is Abby's father. I knew that....

MFS62 Feb 04 2016 10:28 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I'm still waiting for Ray to write to tell us he got work. Maybe now Bob can find out. RIP Later

themetfairy Feb 04 2016 11:48 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP Earth Wind and Fire Founding Member Maurice White

MFS62 Feb 05 2016 12:33 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

That makes me very sad. He'll always be a shining star to me. RIP Later

cooby classic Feb 05 2016 03:11 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Me too :(

Frayed Knot Feb 06 2016 01:00 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgar Mitchell - 85 A name that should be more famous than it is, but these days doing a minor thing like walking on the moon doesn't even rate you an obit in some places [NY Post, NYDN] because I guess it would take away from the space required to report on who's fucking which Kardashian this week. Apollo 14 astronaut Mitchell was the sixth of the 12 men in history to walk on the moon as he and Alan Shepard and Stuart Roosa (all now deceased) went in the first mission after the near disaster of Apollo 13 Of the 12 moon walkers five are now deceased as are eight of the 24 men to go to the moon (walkers + orbiters) and all of the survivors are now at least 80 years old, an age where losing one or two per year from this point forward is a likely scenario. All of which means that it's quite conceivable that in the near future we'll hit a spot where not one man who went to the moon remains alive, something that most would have found impossible to believe when the Apollo program was going on in the early 70's. Apollo 11 -- [crossout]Neil Armstrong[/crossout] 11 -- Buzz Aldrin — Now age 86 12 -- Alan Bean — 83 12 -- [crossout]Pete Conrad[/crossout] 14 -- [crossout]Alan Shepard[/crossout] 14 -- [crossout]Edgar Mitchell[/crossout] 15 -- David Scott — 83 15 -- [crossout]Jim Irwin[/crossout] 16 -- Charlie Duke — 80 16 -- John Young — 85 17 -- Harrison Schmidt — 80 17 -- Eugene Cernan — 82

Edgy MD Feb 06 2016 03:29 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Don't blame me. I voted for Gingrich. ... said no one ever.

Edgy MD Feb 16 2016 01:57 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Spare a thought for Denise Katrina "Vanity" Matthews, pop starlet and Prince protégé (during his Svengali days), who quit the biz after some serious drug problems that took her a while to overcome, dead at 57. She had messed her body up pretty bad but dying 20 years sober is a moral victory worth noting.

Edgy MD Feb 16 2016 03:47 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And fare-thee-well to Boutros Boutros-Ghali. He was the first secretary general of the UN not to get a second term. I always had thought he attained that dubious status because before him, each secretary general had represented a different continent, and there was a lot of pressure to elect an African. But as an Egyptian, he wasn't African enough, so they replaced him with a sub-Saharan African. Turned out I was really wrong, and he lost his seat because of US opposition, led by then-Ambassador Madeleine Albright, apparently because he was reluctant to approve NATO bombing in Bosnia. His weird compound name was because his grandfather Boutros Ghali was such a hero to the family, as the former prime minister of Egypt who was assassinated in office, that they changed the family name from Ghali to Boutros-Ghali.

sharpie Feb 16 2016 04:20 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Going back a few weeks we should note the passing of Signe Anderson, an original member of Jefferson Airplane who was replaced by Grace Slick. She died the same day as the Airplane's Paul Kantner putting them in the company of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two figures whose fame is related who died the same day but not in the same place. Adams and Jefferson might not appreciate Kantner and Anderson joining their club, however.

Edgy MD Feb 16 2016 05:06 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I want to do a timeline of all the people entering and leaving the Jefferson family of bands, including Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, Hot Tuna, and Electric Hot Tuna. I've got to assume we'd be up to about 100 people by now.

Frayed Knot Feb 16 2016 05:16 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: Turned out I was really wrong, and [Boutros-Ghali] lost his seat because of US opposition, led by then-Ambassador Madeleine Albright, apparently because he was reluctant to approve NATO bombing in Bosnia. There's a special place in hell for those who don't support U.S. bombing efforts.

seawolf17 Feb 16 2016 05:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: I want to do a timeline of all the people entering and leaving the Jefferson family of bands, including Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, Hot Tuna, and Electric Hot Tuna. I've got to assume we'd be up to about 100 people by now. We made a timeline like that in high school of all of our friends who had joined and left all of the various bands we all played in. Good fun.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 16 2016 05:40 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

seawolf17 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I want to do a timeline of all the people entering and leaving the Jefferson family of bands, including Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, Hot Tuna, and Electric Hot Tuna. I've got to assume we'd be up to about 100 people by now. We made a timeline like that in high school of all of our friends who had joined and left all of the various bands we all played in. Good fun. [fimg=777]https://jowolff.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/kantner.jpg[/fimg]

Edgy MD Feb 16 2016 05:42 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Ouch. Impressive.

seawolf17 Feb 17 2016 03:26 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Commandant Lassard, aka Punky Brewster's foster dad, dies at 98: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/arts/ ... .html?_r=0

Edgy MD Feb 17 2016 04:26 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Also the perverted president in Wag the Dog.

Edgy MD Feb 17 2016 05:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Nathan "Bodie" Barksdale, who gave parts of his name to two different Wire characters, and parts of his persona perhaps to even more, has died in prison. He'd supposedly been shot over 20 times over his long and infamous career. [fimg=500]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160217173024-nathan-barksdale-exlarge-169.jpg[/fimg]

El Segundo Escupidor Feb 17 2016 11:15 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: Nathan "Bodie" Barksdale, who gave parts of his name to two different Wire characters, and parts of his persona perhaps to even more, has died in prison. He'd supposedly been shot over 20 times over his long and infamous career. [fimg=500]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160217173024-nathan-barksdale-exlarge-169.jpg[/fimg]

Frayed Knot Feb 19 2016 03:54 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Author -- and reputed Mets fan -- Nelle Harper Lee, 89. This news might even be big enough to drive the death of 'Big Ang' off the front page of the tabloids (although probably not)

Edgy MD Feb 19 2016 04:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I've long considered a shot of her in her Mets cap more of a holy grail than any long-buried manuscripts. Blessings on you, Harper Lee.

dgwphotography Feb 19 2016 04:24 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: This news might even be big enough to drive the death of 'Big Ang' off the front page of the tabloids (although probably not) I had no idea who this is, until Googling 'Big Ang'.

cooby classic Feb 19 2016 04:29 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Me either. In this case "Loose lips sink ships" is certainly appropriate. Or "big lips".

Frayed Knot Feb 19 2016 04:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

dgwphotography wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: This news might even be big enough to drive the death of 'Big Ang' off the front page of the tabloids (although probably not) I had no idea who this is, until Googling 'Big Ang'. I had a vague idea, but after going through the NYP & NYDN websites (plus a couple of other places as well) yesterday one would have thought we lost one of the most important people on the planet. Not sure which is worse, the elevating of some third-rate reality TV "actress" to such heights or the continuing idea that mob culture is something to be celebrated. 'Oooh, look at the lives these people lead ... and only most of it comes from stealing, extorting, and occasionally murdering innocent bystanders in their path'.

d'Kong76 Feb 19 2016 04:58 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I had no idea who she was but was disappointed that she wasn't one of the Kardashians. (the above post is for morbid humor purposes only and I certainly don't wish harm, sickness or death on anything or anyone)

dgwphotography Feb 19 2016 06:50 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

cooby wrote: Me either. In this case "Loose lips sink ships" is certainly appropriate. Or "big lips". I wonder if she was allowed to fly with those things...

batmagadanleadoff Feb 19 2016 07:05 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

So now we're all dancing on Big Ang's grave. Shame on you all.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 19 2016 09:35 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Big Angs don’t do one thing except make loud, Staten Island-accented scripted reality for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s "Chopped" ingredients, they don’t nest in corny, extremely-made-over cribs, they don’t do barely anything but furtively sing the praises of episode sponsors for us. That’s why it’s a sin to make fun of Big Dead Ang.

themetfairy Feb 19 2016 10:03 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Agreed. I never saw an episode of Mob Wives, but it's distasteful to make fun of the dead.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 19 2016 10:10 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Oh you can go ahead and make fun of the dead if it's on my account. Especially that show. That's not what I meant in my earlier post. Tragedy plus time? Not for public figures. Not for public figures that probably none of us here know personally. And especially not for reality show cast members.

themetfairy Feb 19 2016 10:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I didn't think you were making fun of her. I was just agreeing with LWFS.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 19 2016 10:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

themetfairy wrote: Agreed. I never saw an episode of Mob Wives, but it's distasteful to make fun of the dead. You wouldn't be saying that if you saw that show.

themetfairy Feb 19 2016 10:13 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

batmagadanleadoff wrote: themetfairy wrote: Agreed. I never saw an episode of Mob Wives, but it's distasteful to make fun of the dead. You wouldn't be saying that if you saw that show. LOL - perhaps.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 19 2016 10:16 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

themetfairy wrote: I didn't think you were making fun of her. I was just agreeing with LWFS. I kinda was. I was really making fun of this new CPF thing about dancing on somebody's grave. Especially when it's applied to Cuddyer who isn't even dead ... who made close to $100M by his mid-30's and who if he decided to join up here and post regularly, would probably be the youngest poster here. That's some grave. And then Scalia. I'm still trying to figure that one out. I can't. And he's a public figure. And I'd bet anything that nobody here knows him personally.

d'Kong76 Feb 20 2016 12:00 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The whole Guess Who Died thing is distasteful, but it's what we do. 98.874% respect for the departed is pretty good for the internet.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 20 2016 12:24 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I believe the original thread title a million years ago was Bring Out Your Dead but someone was worried THAT was somehow disrespectful. But the general content never changed and nobody here has ever got off on snickering at the dead. It was just I guess, hard to add your family member to a thread with that title though I've done that 3 times (so far). I think Guess Who Died? described the thought process when the thread appears back on top after a while.

El Segundo Escupidor Feb 20 2016 01:08 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Umberto Eco, author, 84, best known for In the Name of the Rose Not a good day for writers, apparently

d'Kong76 Feb 20 2016 01:42 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I believe the original thread title a million years ago was Bring Out Your Dead but someone was worried THAT was somehow disrespectful. But the general content never changed and nobody here has ever got off on snickering at the dead. It was just I guess, hard to add your family member to a thread with that title though I've done that 3 times (so far). I think Guess Who Died? described the thought process when the thread appears back on top after a while. Sounds reasonable.

Frayed Knot Feb 20 2016 01:35 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Umberto Eco, author, 84, best known for In the Name of the Rose Not a good day for writers, apparently Despite his death, Eco will continue to live on in the environment where he's been most often found in recent years: crossword puzzles.

Edgy MD Feb 20 2016 03:36 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Deep and funny and wise and self-deprecating. He may be indeed be best known for In the Name of the Rose, as that was filmed, and he pretty much invented the genre of semiotic historical thrillers. But his Foucault's Pendulum and The Island of the Day Before are literary mountains.

Edgy MD Feb 22 2016 06:49 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Samuel Willenberg: amazingly, the last survivor of Treblinka.

RealityChuck Feb 23 2016 03:19 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

John Caldwell, cartoonist for the National Lampoon and Mad Magazine. He was local and I met him once or twice in the 70s. Some of my favorites:

MFS62 Feb 23 2016 04:34 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Samuel Willenberg: amazingly, the last survivor of Treblinka. Olevai Shalom. Later

themetfairy Feb 24 2016 03:23 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Ramon Castro Not the catcher, but Fidel and Raul's older brother.

Frayed Knot Feb 27 2016 01:52 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

NY Ranger (1952-64) HoF'er Andy Bathgate, 83

MFS62 Feb 28 2016 08:13 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: NY Ranger (1952-64) HoF'er Andy Bathgate, 83 My friend and I used to sit in the upper deck in the old (50th Street) Madison Square Garden and root for the Rangers. The seats cost 50 cents, courtesy of our GO student cards. You had to stand up to see the near third of the ice. Our hero was Andy Bathgate. The best line combos on other teams had nicknames. (this was years before the Rangers had the GAG - Goal A Game) line.)There were the Uke line (Stasiuk, Bucyk, Horvath) , the Kraut line (Lindsay Lichtenberger Sloane) and others. So, we decided to give a nickname to the #1 line of the Rangers. It was the ABC line. It stood for Andy Hebenton, Bathgate, and Camile Henry. RIP, Andy. Later

themetfairy Mar 01 2016 01:17 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP George Kennedy

Frayed Knot Mar 04 2016 11:06 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Arthur 'Bud' Collins - longtime tennis writer and broadcaster (and player & coach), 86. 'twould be a shame if he wasn't buried in one of his pairs of loud pants.

themetfairy Mar 04 2016 11:51 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Country Singer Joey Feek Following a long battle with Cancer.

themetfairy Mar 05 2016 03:03 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP Shannon Forde, Mets Senior Director of Media Relations

MFS62 Mar 05 2016 03:11 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: Arthur 'Bud' Collins - longtime tennis writer and broadcaster (and player & coach), 86. 'twould be a shame if he wasn't buried in one of his pairs of loud pants. There used to be an expression about clothing being so loud it could wake the dead. Maybe now we'll find out. RIP Later

Frayed Knot Mar 05 2016 01:09 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Pat Conroy, 70. Author most known for his semi-autobiographical novels about growing up in a military family with an often abusive father -- mostly notably PRINCE OF TIDES, THE GREAT SANTINI, BEACH MUSIC. They were usually set in his native coastal South Carolina including his military prep school alma mater 'The Citadel' in Charleston.

Edgy MD Mar 05 2016 01:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I figured Pat Conroy had died a while back, and would have been older than 70.

Frayed Knot Mar 05 2016 01:36 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

He was still cranking 'em out -- most recently 'The Death of Santini' in 2013 -- and only announced (discovered?) that he had pancreatic cancer a month ago. Although I too would have guessed north of 70.

Edgy MD Mar 05 2016 04:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I had also understood Santini to be already dead. Died at the end of the first book, didn't he? Or was that just in the movie?

Frayed Knot Mar 05 2016 04:46 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The father -- "Bull" Meacham -- dies towards the end of 'The Great Santini' as the result of a fighter jet training exercise accident but, despite the book being based on him, Conroy's father was quite alive when the book was published are reportedly enjoyed the fame it brought him even though it caused both a rift in the family and the old man to tone down his ways a bit. I suspect 'Death of Santini' is based on reflections of the author's actual father actually dying but I don't know that for sure.

Mets Willets Point Mar 06 2016 02:36 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I'd always assumed Pat Conroy was female.

Frayed Knot Mar 06 2016 04:21 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets – Willets Point wrote: I'd always assumed Pat Conroy was female. [fimg=280]http://thedroidyourelookingfor.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/its-pat1.jpg[/fimg]

themetfairy Mar 06 2016 05:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP Nancy Reagan

Nymr83 Mar 06 2016 05:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

themetfairy wrote: RIP Nancy Reagan RIP, glad you won't have to witness anymore of the Trump insanity.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 07 2016 02:00 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Ray Tomlinson, 74: inventor of network person-to-person email.

Edgy MD Mar 09 2016 01:16 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. Rest in peace, George Martin, who wasn't particuarly impressed by the Beatles' music, but thought they were funny and might be fun to work with, and so agreed to take them on and make two 45s with them. The rest, as they say...

smg58 Mar 09 2016 04:13 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I saw George Martin give a talk at Town Hall in 1999 I think, and he used a horse racing analogy to describe his reason for signing The Beatles. "If you always play the favorites, you're guaranteed to lose money, so sometimes you need to go with a hunch." Current producers and label execs would be wise to remember that.

Edgy MD Mar 11 2016 04:24 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I went to a wake tonight for an OD'd junkie. It was an education and a half.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 11 2016 12:18 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

One of my college friends lost his 17-year-old son to suicide. awful shit all around.

themetfairy Mar 11 2016 03:00 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I cannot begin to imagine the kick in the gut that has to be. My condolences to your friend, to his family, and to all of you.

MFS62 Mar 11 2016 03:11 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

That is terrible. There is an organization called "American Foundation for Suicide Prevention". They will be having an 18 mile walk in New York later this year to raise funds for the cause. One of the guys in my office will be walking and I supported him last year and will again this year. If you wish to donate, PM me with your email and I will forward the info to you. Later

Edgy MD Mar 11 2016 08:30 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

ELP is now LP, as Keith Emerson passes at 71 of causes that haven't yet been announced. Keith was so dedicated to his craft that he wasn't above performing to an empty, snow-covered Stade Olympique. [fimg=700:q4x1cxtr]http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/2016/media/231862/_original/1457725235/1035x736-GettyImages-109766321.jpg[/fimg:q4x1cxtr]

Vic Sage Mar 11 2016 08:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

BRAIN SALAD SURGERY changed my life.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 11 2016 08:54 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Vic Sage wrote: BRAIN SALAD SURGERY changed my life. That's a pretty seismic statement. Was it the music or the cover art?

d'Kong76 Mar 11 2016 08:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Ultimate Classic Rock story

Edgy MD Mar 11 2016 09:27 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Vic Sage wrote: BRAIN SALAD SURGERY changed my life. I think it's time for YELP's debut.

dgwphotography Mar 11 2016 09:30 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Tony Burton, 78

Frayed Knot Mar 11 2016 09:52 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Vic Sage wrote: BRAIN SALAD SURGERY changed my life. Sexual Reassignment surgery changed my life ... but that's a story for a different thread.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 11 2016 11:04 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: Keith was so dedicated to his craft that he wasn't above performing to an empty, snow-covered Stade Olympique. [fimg=700]http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/2016/media/231862/_original/1457725235/1035x736-GettyImages-109766321.jpg[/fimg] Obviously a still photo from the making of ELP's Fanfare for the Common Man video. [youtube]OgpnlLz7WR0[/youtube]

Edgy MD Mar 12 2016 03:30 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And Emerson's death is now being revealed to also be suicide. So much fucking despair out there.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 12 2016 12:59 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

MFS62 wrote: That is terrible. There is an organization called "American Foundation for Suicide Prevention". They will be having an 18 mile walk in New York later this year to raise funds for the cause. One of the guys in my office will be walking and I supported him last year and will again this year. If you wish to donate, PM me with your email and I will forward the info to you. Later Thanks! We actually donated to a charity related to my friend's family as a means of support.

Frayed Knot Mar 17 2016 12:35 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frank Sinatra Jr. - 72 The odd thing about that pair is that young Frank Jr. looked nothing like young Frank Sr., but the older Junior got the more he began to look like the older version of Senior to the point where you could almost confuse the two. [fimg=300:1bs8pn0p]https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/music_frank_sinatra_jr.jpg?quality=100&strip=all&w=1286[/fimg:1bs8pn0p] Of course older Frank Sr. looked totally different from his younger self too so maybe there was a predictable pattern.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 17 2016 12:39 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The same was true about Michael Jackson and Diana Ross.

Edgy MD Mar 18 2016 04:24 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Dump some water on your head and make another donation to the fight against ALS, which has claimed the life of Toto bassist Mike Porcaro. Mike was the middle of three Porcaro brothers in Toto. Oldest brother Jeff (drums) preceded him in death, and he's survived by youngest brother Steve (keys). Also surviving is his father Joe Porcaro who, at 86, can look back at a prolific career as a session drummer/percussionist, playing with everybody from Frank Sinatra to Pink Floyd. The Porcaros are like the Delahantys of session musicians.

MFS62 Mar 18 2016 01:18 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: The Porcaros are like the Delahantys of session musicians. Nice analogy. Well done. RIP Later

Benjamin Grimm Mar 22 2016 03:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Rob Ford, 46, former mayor (and laughingstock) of Toronto.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 22 2016 03:24 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Such an embarrassing outlier among Canada's very elite but gentlemanly leaders.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 23 2016 03:06 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Tom Spanic, the dad in the heavyset father-son roots-rock act the Spanic Boys, best-known for being the last-minute replacement act when Sinead OConnor wouldn't perform on SNL. They sound like Dave Edmunds if Dave Edmunds had a shredding son. [youtube:2xop0dcq]Vsv0XizzaeI[/youtube:2xop0dcq] http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/t ... 92671.html

Benjamin Grimm Mar 23 2016 03:15 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Headline today in the Daily News: FORD DROPS DEAD Definitely tacky, but I guess they couldn't resist the callback to the famous headline from 40 years ago.

Mets Willets Point Mar 23 2016 03:35 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Headline today in the Daily News: FORD DROPS DEAD Definitely tacky, but I guess they couldn't resist the callback to the famous headline from 40 years ago. I wonder what the headline was December 27, 2006.

Edgy MD Mar 23 2016 04:03 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

That cover was a landmark foreshadowing of today's clickbait practice of extremely liberal paraphrasing in headlines.

Lefty Specialist Mar 23 2016 08:18 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets – Willets Point wrote: I wonder what the headline was December 27, 2006. FORD TO CITY: I'M DEAD

Edgy MD Mar 23 2016 10:42 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

SAG president, NBA-star-turned-high-school-coach, and everybody's favorite Thomas Jefferson, Ken Howard dribbles off at 71. He is survived by Coolidge, Salami, Gomez, Thorpe, Hayward, Reese, and Goldstein.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 23 2016 10:58 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I think he was Ann Landers' son-in-law.

cooby classic Mar 24 2016 12:28 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Way too young Salami and I have some private mourning plans

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 24 2016 12:35 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Big fan of coach Reeves.

d'Kong76 Mar 24 2016 12:36 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I completely forgot about 1776 when I heard this news and zoned completely on The White Shadow. RIP, Coach.

Frayed Knot Mar 24 2016 12:49 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Things I didn't know before his death today. Went to, and starred on the basketball team for, Manhasset High School on L.I. where he was the only white player on the team, something which got him nicknamed 'The White Shadow' by a writer at the 'Long Island Press'. Obviously that went into his later TV character. Ann Landers daughter was the second of his three wives.

Edgy MD Mar 24 2016 03:50 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Big fan of coach Reeves. You, me, and Cardboard Gods.

Mets Willets Point Mar 24 2016 03:49 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff, 68.

Frayed Knot Mar 24 2016 04:16 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And don't forget his stint in the legendary NASL with the L.A. Aztecs

Edgy MD Mar 24 2016 04:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

In the heyday of the NASL, the world's biggest names came over to the US (Pelé, Beckenbauer, Best), but only after their legends had far outsized their remaining skills — a foreshadowing of the remains of David Beckham joining MLS. But Cruyff was the one who came over when he was still truly the best in the world. Only... his reputation hadn't reach America's shores and none of us knew he was twice the player (at that point) that Pelé was. And he was with one of the worst teams in the league (The Washington Diplomats) with a coach who had no idea how to deploy him and teammates who were reduced nearly to spectators. [fimg=750]http://static.sportskeeda.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/72047901p7031598b-2210198.jpg[/fimg] Here he is in the US, faking both Hall and Oates out of their shorts. Let's abbreviate the name on our jerseys. I can't see any downside! [fimg=250]https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/6556232883c3c12936eeff58f44658ea/a291f3ca[/fimg] Go get 'em, Johan.

Frayed Knot Mar 24 2016 08:37 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Comedian Gary Shandling -- 66 Apparently due to some sudden collapse.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 24 2016 08:46 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Yikes!

G-Fafif Mar 24 2016 08:52 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The Larry Sanders Show was so sharp it could cut glass.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 24 2016 08:53 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I've seen Jeffrey Tambor in many different things since then, but when I see him I still think, "Hey now!"

dgwphotography Mar 24 2016 09:36 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Comedian Gary Shandling -- 66 Apparently due to some sudden collapse. A little Garry Shandling story: My cousin worked on the Larry Sanders show for 5 seasons. The first year, he went around the lot with a camcorder to show his mom what a typical day was like. When he told Garry what he was doing, Garry said, "Let's have some fun with this", and proceeded to host this video with a guided tour, and some really funny off the cuff bits. Truly a good guy.

G-Fafif Mar 25 2016 12:26 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 25 2016 11:55 AM

Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor) of A Tribe Called Quest, 45. Not only an admired MC, but a Mets fan, judging both by the gear he sported and the rhymes he dropped. He kept his bases loaded like the New York Mets.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 25 2016 12:41 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Ken Howard, Johan Cruyff, Phife Dawg, Garry Shandling. Celebrity-deaths-in-threes people... I challenge you to present your three, there.

cooby classic Mar 25 2016 01:35 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Every day, I go up to the PO to pick up my mail. Half the time the flag is at halfmast. Who the heck now? I say to myself. Who the heck now? I say to you all. Who the heck now? Gerry Sandlingwhatisname? Surely not? Who?

G-Fafif Mar 25 2016 11:54 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Earl Hamner, creator of The Waltons and the voice you'd hear reflecting from a distance of decades later, 92. A mountain of TV credits besides.

Frayed Knot Mar 25 2016 01:50 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

From the linked Hamner obit: His father, Earl Sr., worked as a machinist at the DuPont factory in Waynesboro, Va., and lived in a boarding house before heading back to the family in Schuyler on weekends. He walked six miles home at the end of each week, and one such trek, on a snowy Christmas Eve in 1933, became the inspiration for Hamner’s beautiful 1970 novella, The Homecoming. Back in the early 1960s -- before the town of Schuyler, VA gained a minor measure of fame as the boyhood home of Hamner/fictional setting for 'The Waltons' -- one set of grandparents retired to a big ol' farmhouse just outside of that town. That six mile walk home (from the closest train station) described above, the one Earl Sr. made at the end of each workweek and which Earl Jr. turned into a story, went through what would later be the land the g-parents owned and the place my sibs and I used to run around on for a week or two each summer.

Edgy MD Mar 25 2016 02:29 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Earl was like Betty Smith before him. Mid-century figure who never stopped writing, but nothing reached anybody like their breakthrough autobiographical novels did. Some people may or may not be particularly good writers, but they have no compelling story in them like their own. It can be true of filmmakers too. It takes a Harper Lee to realize it about themselves and so walk away even as armies of fans and publishers and lawyers bang on their doors asking for more.

cooby classic Mar 26 2016 04:28 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Harrisburg Area this Morning From the Williamsport Bureau of Police Facebook Page: The Williamsport Bureau of Police are confirming that rescue personnel in Middle Paxton Township of the Harrisburg area recovered the body of missing person Matthew Stoner from the Susquehanna river. Rescue personnel were notified at approximately 10:01 am after a fisherman observed what appeared to be a body in the water. Stoner has been missing since 02/07/2016. Our condolences to the Stoner family. Approximate location where the body was found this morning: This is about 74 miles from the Market Street Bridge in Williamsport. This young man was my third (?) cousin, missing from Williamsport since Mardi Gras...never met him but his mom was my playmate as children and they've been looking for him since February. He was last seen walking across the above mentioned Market Street Bridge in Williamsport :( Chilling to think he drifted many miles before being found.

themetfairy Mar 26 2016 04:29 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I'm so sorry Sweetie. {{Hugs}}

cooby classic Mar 26 2016 04:38 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Thanks Metfairy. I was hoping for a miracle, but I think we all were bracing ourselves for the worst. :(

MFS62 Mar 26 2016 11:30 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Oh my goodness. How terrible. Our thoughts are with you. Later

Edgy MD Mar 26 2016 12:58 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

How awful. Very sorry, Coo.

Zvon Mar 26 2016 08:52 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

So sorry Cooby.

sharpie Mar 29 2016 05:48 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Patty Duke, 69 http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movi ... /82382666/

Benjamin Grimm Mar 29 2016 06:02 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Survived by her identical cousin.

d'Kong76 Mar 30 2016 02:20 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

[youtube:uyb4nvvo]dIzGzFmCVqM[/youtube:uyb4nvvo]

Vic Sage Mar 30 2016 04:42 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I've had that theme song stuck in the back of my head since i was, like, 10. Every once in a while, it'll bubble up for no discernible reason and I'll start humming it low, under my breath, then start singing "they're cousins, identical cousins, and you'll find, they laugh alike, they walk alike, at times they even talk alike -you can lose your mind, when cousins are two of a kind!" Then i look around, wondering who was just singing that before realizing it was me. It's like i'm the Manchurian audience.

d'Kong76 Mar 30 2016 05:23 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Love the song, loved her and that show.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2016 06:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Merle Haggard, who turned 21 in prison doing life without parole leaves town on a freight train on his 79th birthday. [youtube:20oc53q2]loT_pYzi3Vw[/youtube:20oc53q2]

Benjamin Grimm Apr 06 2016 06:23 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Winston Moseley, 81. Raped and murdered Kitty Genovese.

sharpie Apr 06 2016 08:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Merle had an amazing voice. Saw him open for Bob Dylan about ten years ago.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 06 2016 10:30 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I wonder how many times Merle would have slugged you in 1970 if you told him he'd be opening for Dylan one day.

Mets Willets Point Apr 07 2016 04:15 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I was listening to Garrison Keillor's Writers Almanac yesterday and he mentioned Merle Haggard's birthday and literally said something like "he's still alive and making music." And then the next thing I heard is that Merle Haggard is dead. Strange to die on your birthday.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 07 2016 04:29 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

He was apparently very sick but determined to die doing what he loved. I read his family was begging him to come off the road.

d'Kong76 Apr 18 2016 05:25 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

My little league manager, uncle-I-never-had, my two best friend's Dad and pale-ale pal passed away this morning. He had be doing poorly since Thanksgiving and it was time. We were lucky to all have spent a good part of yesterday together one last time. Walking home late last night I just had a feeling it was going to happen in the night. I'm get- ting old, we've all been friends for over 45 beers now.

themetfairy Apr 18 2016 06:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

My condolences Kase. {{Hugs}}

Edgy MD Apr 18 2016 06:17 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Here's to Kase's coach and all coaches who become surrogate parents/uncles/aunts.

SteveJRogers Apr 18 2016 07:58 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP

Ashie62 Apr 20 2016 03:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Pearl Washington 52 Syracuse Brain Tumor

Ashie62 Apr 20 2016 03:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

d'Kong76 wrote: My little league manager, uncle-I-never-had, my two best friend's Dad and pale-ale pal passed away this morning. He had be doing poorly since Thanksgiving and it was time. We were lucky to all have spent a good part of yesterday together one last time. Walking home late last night I just had a feeling it was going to happen in the night. I'm get- ting old, we've all been friends for over 45 beers now. Peace and love.

Centerfield Apr 20 2016 03:30 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Dwayne "the Pearl" Washington. 52 years old. Brain cancer. Not unexpected given the turn of events the past year, but still sad. I think it is tough for those who have never lived in the Syracuse area to understand how much he meant to us. As die-hard as fans are here in the city, it does not approach what Syracuse basketball means to Central New York. When Syracuse wins, the whole area has a spring in their step. When they are eliminated from the tournament, the whole area is down the next day. Pearl really made that happen. Without him, there is no Freakin' Rutgers thread.

G-Fafif Apr 20 2016 05:13 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

d'Kong76 wrote: My little league manager, uncle-I-never-had, my two best friend's Dad and pale-ale pal passed away this morning. He had be doing poorly since Thanksgiving and it was time. We were lucky to all have spent a good part of yesterday together one last time. Walking home late last night I just had a feeling it was going to happen in the night. I'm get- ting old, we've all been friends for over 45 beers now. Very sorry, Kase. "It was time" rings true, but a loss is a loss.

G-Fafif Apr 20 2016 05:14 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Was very excited when the Nets drafted Pearl Washington. Sad that it never worked out professionally and, ultimately, personally. RIP.

d'Kong76 Apr 21 2016 03:39 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Thanks to everyone for the kind words.

Ashie62 Apr 21 2016 06:44 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

OMG Prince Purple tears here.

Edgy MD Apr 25 2016 03:20 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And bid goodbye to Billy Paul, survived by his best friend Mr. Jones... and his wife.

G-Fafif Apr 25 2016 10:54 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Though known mostly for making infidelity with the lovely Mrs. Jones sound so right, Billy Paul's deeply strong portfolio beyond his No. 1 hit surely survives. [youtube:3ka6dlgl]3Wxa8eZXvZA[/youtube:3ka6dlgl] Should you come across a few of his songs, let 'em in. [youtube:3ka6dlgl]90-d6FXV3V0[/youtube:3ka6dlgl] He'll be Vic Black enough for you, for sure. [youtube:3ka6dlgl]eX6k5tRzDuU[/youtube:3ka6dlgl]

G-Fafif Apr 25 2016 11:00 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Elton Spitzer, the man who decided Garden City's WLIR should dare to be different, complications from Parkinson's disease, 84. “Elton loved that little 3,000-watt station on Long Island,” said Denis McNamara, the station’s program director at the time. “And he loved the impact that it had.” In 1982, WLIR’s album rock format had grown stale and faced increasing competition from stations throughout the area. McNamara gave Spitzer two options — a soft-rock, adult contemporary playlist, or one built on the British New Wave movement and the more melodic end of the American punk movement. Spitzer went with the New Wave, telling McNamara, “This sounds like more fun.” And it was. [youtube]y_2jFPDbgk0[/youtube]

Frayed Knot Apr 26 2016 12:24 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Hope somebody gave him the shriek of the week at his funeral.

G-Fafif Apr 26 2016 05:38 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

A little more on Mr. Spitzer and 'LIR here.

Frayed Knot Apr 26 2016 06:18 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I actually liked WLIR in the time prior to them switching to the 'New Wave' format - it was a true "progressive" station with a wide mix that included stuff from the southern-rock that was popular a time (and particularly so on Long Island: Marshall Tucker, etc.) right alongside the Billy Joel/Blondie/Bruce Springsteen/Ramones stuff mentioned in the linked article that served as the station's mainstay. But surviving on a wide format wasn't where things were trending at that time (stations were no longer broadcasting they were narrowcasting) so at least the niche they did carve out for themselves was one that set them apart remainder of the pack [WNEW, WBAB, K-Rock, Q-whatever] and allowing the DJs to tailor their set-lists to their own tastes (at least within the confines of the station's stated mission) was, even way back in their early days, a refreshing throwback.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 26 2016 06:50 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

To the extent that I was into that early 80's new wave sound, it was LIR that probably first exposed me to that music. The station didn't always come in cleanly in the NYC area, but whenever my car travels took me closer to the LIR base, I'd often remember to switch the radio dial to 92.7. About 30 years ago, I heard this remix version of U2's "Wire" on LIR: [youtube:3aivyawx]0w9uSZgsx3E[/youtube:3aivyawx] and have been trying to "get" that song ever since, without any luck. I never heard it again or ever saw it for sale, until a few years ago, when it was released on some deluxe version of the Unforgettable Fire album, complete with alt versions of many of the songs. But this now being the digital and internet era, I saved the cash on that album and simply downloaded the "Wire" remix from youtube and stripped out the video.

Mets Willets Point Apr 28 2016 01:01 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: Hope somebody gave him the shriek of the week at his funeral. BOC.

Edgy MD Apr 28 2016 05:28 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

'Ceptin the Shriek of the Weak was a trademark of WLIR's successor in the 92.7 frequency slot, WDRE. WLIR brought us the Screamer of the Weak. First-ever Screamer, September 4 1980 was Suzi Quatro, who never quite caught on in the US. She started off piggybacking on the glam rock movement, tried to find comfortable spot in pop punk. This new format straddling the end of punk and the birth of post-punk, stylistically borrowing liberally from 1950s rock'n'roll hoodlumism, should have been a natural for her. But despite being the debut Screamer she didn't find a home there, even as Joan Jett (who borrowed liberally from her presentation) scored bit. September 4 1980's Screamer: "Rock Hard" [youtube:2d438tu7]V6YOhfHwpLQ[/youtube:2d438tu7] Better sound here than on her 1970s records, which were mixed like crap.

G-Fafif Apr 28 2016 08:05 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Winston Hill, Super Bowl champion Jet lineman and Ring of Honor inductee, 74. Suited up in the green and white and played in 195 consecutive games from 1964 through 1976. No Jet played in more AFL All-Star Games/Pro Bowls.

MFS62 Apr 29 2016 12:31 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP to one of the all-time greats. He had been cut by the Colts because he couldn't block Ordell Brase during training camp. This is described beautifully in Dave Anderson's great book Countdown to Superbowl - the story of SB III. Anderson then talks about how Winston accepted the challenge of blocking him in the big game. Read it to understand the man. Later

Mets Willets Point May 01 2016 02:47 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Peace activist Father Daniel Berrigan, 94.

Edgy MD May 01 2016 03:48 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Fr. Berrigan was also an accomplished poet. [list:gdw4m8ai]A DARK WORD As I walk patiently through life poems follow close— blind, dumb, agile, my own shadow; the mind's dark overflow, the spill of vein we thought red once but now, no. The poem called death is unwritten yet. Some day will show the violent last line, the shadow rise, a bird of omen snatch me for its ghost. And a hand somewhere, purposeful as God's close like two eyes, this book.[/list:u:gdw4m8ai]

Frayed Knot May 13 2016 10:51 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Lawyer and Kennedy assassination conspiracy activist/author/gadfly, Mark Lane - 89, heart attack. ... or at least that's what the establishment wants you to think. It's possible he was rubbed out so as to keep him quiet.

Ashie62 May 14 2016 12:44 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

G-Fafif wrote: Winston Hill, Super Bowl champion Jet lineman and Ring of Honor inductee, 74. Suited up in the green and white and played in 195 consecutive games from 1964 through 1976. No Jet played in more AFL All-Star Games/Pro Bowls. Namath pushing for Winston to get into the NFL HOF.

G-Fafif May 16 2016 02:06 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Singer, radio host and MLBS Julius La Rosa, 86.

Benjamin Grimm May 16 2016 02:14 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I remember him singing the National Anthem at Shea Stadium more than once back in the 1970s. My father used to tell the story of how he was fired on the air, but I don't remember the details, if I ever knew them. Also, didn't he serve as the local New York host during the cutaways from the Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethon?

cooby classic May 16 2016 04:48 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

G-Fafif wrote: Though known mostly for making infidelity with the lovely Mrs. Jones sound so right, Billy Paul's deeply strong portfolio beyond his No. 1 hit surely survives. [youtube]3Wxa8eZXvZA[/youtube] Should you come across a few of his songs, let 'em in. [youtube]90-d6FXV3V0[/youtube] He'll be Vic Black enough for you, for sure. [youtube]eX6k5tRzDuU[/youtube] Though the incredibly provocative and enticing Me and Mrs Jones sounds so right, (and I do agree), I always wondered how they met every day at the same cafe, at 6:30, and no one knew they'd be there, when they both had their own obligations. Don't most mommies tuck their little ones into bed around that time?

Edgy MD May 17 2016 04:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Dave Alvin wrote: Very sad about the death of master songwriter Guy Clark. About 20 years ago, long after 2 in the morning, in a smokey bar on the outskirts of a little northern Italian town called Sesto Callende, I was sitting at table getting seriously drunk with 3 of the great songwriters: Guy Clark, Terry Allen and Butch Hancock. Eventually we decided to flip coins, each of us betting $100 on heads or tails. In our wickedly drunken state this seemed like an excellent idea. Eventually I sobered up enough to realize I was 300 bucks down to Guy. I looked across the table at him. His eyes were cold and deadly serious like a coyote's eyes when it sees an unattended poodle dog innocently passing by. I looked at Terry and Butch and their eyes were the same hungry coyote slits. The looks on their faces sobered me up enough that I managed to evenually win back the 300 bucks before I excused myself from the table. I grabbed my guitar and walked the 2 miles back to my hotel room thinking about how I was not in Guy's league as a coin flipping gambler. It's the same for songwriting. Not many of us are in Guy Clark's league. Like Dylan or Leonard Cohen, Guy was one of the best. I will miss our sarcastic conversations and his constant inspiration. Thank you for your songs, your humor and for letting me not lose the coin game, Mr Clark.

Chad Ochoseis May 17 2016 05:40 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Madeleine LeBeau, last surviving character with a speaking role in Casablanca. Vive le France! [youtube:302s6xwy]HM-E2H1ChJM[/youtube:302s6xwy]

Lefty Specialist May 17 2016 07:10 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Yvonne: Give me another. Rick: Sascha, she's had enough. Yvonne: Don't listen to him, Sascha. Fill it up! Sascha: Yvonne, I love you, but he pays me.

Frayed Knot May 17 2016 08:42 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Yvonne: Where were you last night? Rick: That's so long ago I can't remember. Yvonne: Will I see you tonight? Rick: I never make plans that far ahead. I always liked this Guy Clark cover of Townes Van Zandt's 'To Live is to Fly' [youtube:20m2kt3k]APTmx2uqdO8[/youtube:20m2kt3k]

TransMonk May 19 2016 04:42 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

60 Minutes' Morley Safer dies at 84

Benjamin Grimm May 19 2016 04:56 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Wow, just a couple of days after he announced his retirement.

Frayed Knot May 19 2016 04:57 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Wow, just a couple of days after he announced his retirement. Just like Andy Rooney*. Although, in this case anyway, I suspect that the retirement and the death were hardly coincidental. * Charles Schulz also comes to mind

themetfairy May 21 2016 12:05 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP Wilbur Alan Young dies at age 96

Edgy MD May 26 2016 02:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mel Lazarus, author of Momma and Miss Peach's Class, wasn't afraid of using his longtime strip to take on issues like internet porn, and how it's crack for slothful layabouts everywhere — layabouts like Francis. I liked Mel's style, he filled his world with huge heads on disproportionately small bodies — his protagonists little balls of vulnerability in a world where they come up to the knees of the supporting characters. And everyone existed almost 99% of the time in flounder-faced profile, talking to each other with wide open mouths that nearly unhinged their jaws. One of the few who would get the dignity of an occasional straight-on shot is Momma herself, occasionally turning to the reader in the last frame of the strip, with eyes begging for sympathy, silently saying, "You SEE the shit I have to put up with here?"

Zvon Jun 04 2016 05:33 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

ALI. :(

d'Kong76 Jun 04 2016 01:14 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

He was the greatest.

cooby Jun 04 2016 01:31 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

That is sad. :(

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2016 04:00 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

d'Kong76 wrote: He was the greatest. Or so he claimed.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2016 10:47 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Well, he was the greatest that one day in 1981. That's for sure. [youtube:1leq7gol]SV75aFzC1aQ[/youtube:1leq7gol]

Zvon Jun 05 2016 12:25 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: He was the greatest. Or so he claimed. Some people do get to name themselves. Very few, but Ali was certainly one of them. Maybe the foremost.

Edgy MD Jun 06 2016 08:29 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

A farewell to Margaret Groening, mother of Simpsons creator Matt Groening. Check out the family names!

sharpie Jun 06 2016 08:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

There are Lovejoy, Quimby and Flanders Streets in Portland, among other Simpsons references. Matt Groening never went too far from home to search for character names.

Edgy MD Jun 06 2016 09:41 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

It turns out that obit is authentic, but old.

Rockin' Doc Jun 07 2016 01:31 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: It turns out that obit is authentic, but old. [fimg=200]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mKpKGRKZ41c/U2ULohEOLBI/AAAAAAAAEb0/kPJnODPtuvg/s1600/Generalissimo+Francisco+Franco+is+still+dead.png[/fimg] Margaret Ruth Groenig is still dead.* *May she rest in peace.

Centerfield Jun 07 2016 01:32 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Kimbo Slice, 42. http://www.syracuse.com/sports/index.ss ... rt_m-rpt-1 Not a significant figure in the grand scheme of things, but for anyone with my last name, this automatically became your nickname.

Edgy MD Jun 10 2016 01:53 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And hockey legend Gordie Howe and erstwhile lover of Mrs. Krabapple skates off the ice at 88. Hard to accept, since he played in his fifties, that an athlete I actually saw compete professionally has died at 88.

MFS62 Jun 10 2016 02:06 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: And hockey legend Gordie Howe and erstwhile lover of Mrs. Krabapple skates off the ice at 88. Hard to accept, since he played in his fifties, that an athlete I actually saw compete professionally has died at 88. How sad. I met Gordie and his wife at a company sponsored breakfast about 30 years ago. (He was the spokesperson for the company I worked for at the time). I also saw him play and he was a tough customer. Many in this area remember the famous fight he had with Ranger goon "Leapin" Looie Fontanato. I asked him about it. His comment? "He tried to slice off my ear, so I broke his nose". But hs wife was this sweet, tiny woman. And Gordie seemed to do everything she asked him to do. It was kinda' cute. RIP. Later

Benjamin Grimm Jun 10 2016 02:06 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Beth Howland, TV's Vera the waitress, died in December but the news didn't leak out until recently.

Frayed Knot Jun 10 2016 04:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

For a guy who suffered, two years ago at age 86, a stroke that he wasn't supposed to live through, 88 is a helluva run for Mr. Hockey. I guess Canada now gets to go through a week similar to what U.S. sports/culture did culminating with the funeral today in Louisville.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 10 2016 04:45 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And hockey legend Gordie Howe and erstwhile lover of Mrs. Krabapple skates off the ice at 88. Hard to accept, since he played in his fifties, that an athlete I actually saw compete professionally has died at 88. How sad. I met Gordie and his wife at a company sponsored breakfast about 30 years ago. (He was the spokesperson for the company I worked for at the time). I also saw him play and he was a tough customer. Many in this area remember the famous fight he had with Ranger goon "Leapin" Looie Fontanato. I asked him about it. His comment? "He tried to slice off my ear, so I broke his nose". But hs wife was this sweet, tiny woman. And Gordie seemed to do everything she asked him to do. It was kinda' cute. RIP. Later Gordie was a wonderful ambassador for hockey and Detroit. I liked our statement today: [url]http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-57577_57657-386564--,00.html

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 10 2016 04:49 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Hard to hear anything negative about Howe. I love the "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" -- 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 fight.

Lefty Specialist Jun 10 2016 06:53 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Scored 15 goals and had 26 assists. When he was 52 years old.

Frayed Knot Jun 10 2016 07:37 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Or, to put it another way, he scored goals in the NHL during the '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, and '80s !! During the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations - debuting a year and change after the death of Roosevelt on the front end and retiring months prior to Reagan on the other side.

Edgy MD Jun 11 2016 01:36 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Spent the Ford and most of the Carter administrations in the WHA, but yeah. He scored 121 goals in the WHA, playing six seasons from 45 to 51. Around the same time, while WHA might have seemed like a great place for an old fossil to hang on for a few more paychecks, Wayne Gretzky was tearing up the ice in the same league as an 18-year-old.

Frayed Knot Jun 11 2016 01:41 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016 Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jun 13 2016 04:46 PM

Edgy MD wrote: Wayne Gretzky was tearing up the ice in the same league as an 18-year-old. And took number 99 in honor of Howe's #9. In doing so he started a trend in high numbers in the NHL (which came for a variety of reasons): Lemieux, Lindros, Bourque, Esposito, Crosby, Jagr, etc. [fimg=350]http://i.cbc.ca/1.2849401.1423232649!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_300/howe-gretzky.jpg[/fimg] Seven years after this photo they'd play together in the WHA All-Star Game

RealityChuck Jun 13 2016 04:39 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Former NY Titans and Jets punter Curly Johnson. One of four Titans who played for the Jets in the Super Bowl.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 13 2016 06:01 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Janet Waldo. She was the voice of Judy Jetson, Josie (of the Pussycats) and Penelope Pitstop! These things really do happen in threes.

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2016 06:04 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Daughter Judy! RIP. I liked The Jetson's and Penelope Pitstop. Josie and the Pussycats not so much for some reason.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 13 2016 06:36 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I guess you're not into long tails and ears for hats.

MFS62 Jun 14 2016 03:27 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RealityChuck wrote: Former NY Titans and Jets punter Curly Johnson. One of four Titans who played for the Jets in the Super Bowl. I remember him not only punting but also playing a position. The rosters were smaller then, so players had to do more than fill their primary role. RIP Later

Edgy MD Jun 14 2016 05:30 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

A fond farewell to early Wings guitarist Henry McCullough. McCullough got an early start playing Paul McCartney material by backing the world's greatest McCartney cover artist, Joe Cocker, including at Woodstock. His most well-known contribution to the Wings canon is his solo on "My Love" which, for my money, is about as great a distorted electric guitar solo on slow ballad you'll ever hear, rivaled only by Thomas McClary's solo on the Commodores' "Easy," and George Harrison's slide solo on "Something." He's also the guy at the end of Pink Floyd's "Money" who can be heard to say "I don't know, I was pretty drunk at the time." Oddly (and confusingly) enough, he was replaced in Wings by a guy named Jimmy McCulloch, pronounced more or less the same, but spelled differently and no relation.

d'Kong76 Jun 15 2016 02:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 15 2016 04:22 PM

Actor who played ALF has passed away. I didn't know it was someone wearing a costume, guess I assumed he was like a muppet or something. ALF's voice was played by someone else. RIP, Michu Meszaros. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/peop ... /85855062/

Fman99 Jun 15 2016 04:18 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: A fond farewell to early Wings guitarist Henry McCullough. McCullough got an early start playing Paul McCartney material by backing the world's greatest McCartney cover artist, Joe Cocker, including at Woodstock. His most well-known contribution to the Wings canon is his solo on "My Love" which, for my money, is about as great a distorted electric guitar solo on slow ballad you'll ever hear, rivaled only by Thomas McClary's solo on the Commodores' "Easy," and George Harrison's slide solo on "Something." He's also the guy at the end of Pink Floyd's "Money" who can be heard to say "I don't know, I was pretty drunk at the time." Oddly (and confusingly) enough, he was replaced in Wings by a guy named Jimmy McCulloch, pronounced more or less the same, but spelled differently and no relation. Jimmy McCulloch, featured in the 1980 concert movie "Rockshow" (which is a great look in on mid-1970's Wings live), was also a talent on guitar, but died in 1979 due to complications from morphine/alcohol poisoning.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2016 04:52 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

If we had a Post-Mortem Jukebox thread in 1979, we might have included this. [youtube:3jm4eciy]3vRZH6xbBg8[/youtube:3jm4eciy] Jimmy was one of those curious drug abusers who kept writing great anti-drug songs. He also shared George Harrison's taste for the cherry-red SG.

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2016 05:09 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Also by Jimmy McC [youtube]rw_8ggivSFA[/youtube] One of the few non-McCartney written WINGS songs that got some mainstream airplay in its day. Doctor Tom is getting on all he does is sign his name He gives me things my brainbox sings But I'll go down again

cooby Jun 15 2016 11:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP to this little child and hugs and tears for his parents and family.

RealityChuck Jun 16 2016 12:27 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Ann Morgan Guilbert. Best known as Millie Helper on The Dick van Dyke Show

themetfairy Jun 19 2016 07:35 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP Anton Yelchin Chekov in the recent Star Trek films. He was found pinned between his car and a brick mailbox. Apparently he left his car running in the driveway, got out of the vehicle and somehow got trapped.

Edgy MD Jun 25 2016 03:17 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Kool thing about being young in New York: just walking walking the streets and finding some legend is playing for whatever you have in your pocket. Turned a corner one night and saw legendary P-Funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell was performing for some ridiculous single digit admission price, and Bill Laswell (who was the very busy producer of my favorite hard rock albums at the time — Iggy Pop's Instinct, the Ramones' Brain Drain — as well as his long legacy in funk) was joining him on bass. I guess a venue like that makes it back at the bar, but my ass and I never left the dance floor. With Prince gone, Bernie may have just spent his last few months as the funkiest man alive. He's also well known for being part of the peripheral band for Talking Heads, including his part in the movie Stop Making Sense, and was in The World's Most Dangerous Band for the first year or two of The Late Show Starring David Letterman. Bernie Worrell, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer, dead at 72. He was a haggard-looking dude, but it didn't stop him from putting on a sequined shower cap and fronting his own funk-rock hybrid unit. [youtube]63LAYgdzVe8[/youtube]

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 26 2016 03:44 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Michigan state Rep. Julie Plawecki died today at 54. If you think that last name is familiar, you are correct. At the Governor's holiday party last year, I saw a guy standing by himself so I started talking. Somehow it came up that I was a New Yorker -- the slight accent is still there -- and he said he was a Mets fan, which was nice to hear. Then he told me he was related to Kevin. The guy was the Representative's husband, and a judge. He became a Mets fan when he was a kid, getting caught up in the excitement of 1969 and following them since. I ran into the Representative later and mentioned that we had a good talk about baseball. "I'm sure he talked your ear off," she said. "It's his favorite subject." She was very nice, and it's sad to see this.

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2016 05:20 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 28 2016 09:46 PM

Not a good day for former coaches. Basketball's Pat Summit - 64 Football's Buddy Ryan - 85

Edgy MD Jun 28 2016 05:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Michigan, please pass our condolences on to Judge Plawecki, Met fans to Met fan.

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2016 08:47 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Elie Wiesel - 87 Outlasted most of the bastards he was after.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jul 03 2016 12:09 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: Michigan, please pass our condolences on to Judge Plawecki, Met fans to Met fan. Will do. There is a moving ceremony where the desk of a deceased representative is draped in black. I'm sure his honor will be there.

MFS62 Jul 04 2016 04:42 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: Elie Wiesel - 87 Outlasted most of the bastards he was after. Olevai Sholom! May he rest in Peace. We will never forget. Later

themetfairy Jul 05 2016 03:11 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Dr. Roscoe Brown, Tuskegee Airman, 94

Edgy MD Jul 05 2016 03:54 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: Elie Wiesel - 87 Outlasted most of the bastards he was after. Wow, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Congressional Gold Medalist, and Holocaust survivor, and I somehow missed this news 'til now. Also got ripped off in a big way by Bernie Madoff.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 05 2016 12:37 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Noel Neill, 95. TV's Lois Lane.

MFS62 Jul 05 2016 01:24 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

themetfairy wrote: Dr. Roscoe Brown, Tuskegee Airman, 94 It was worth waiting for the Armed Forces to accept them as fighter pilots. They got to fly the P-51 Mustang. Earlier pilots during WW II flew inferior planes. The Mustang was the best. Many are still flying today. The Tuskegee Airmen deserved it. RIP Later

Benjamin Grimm Jul 07 2016 02:57 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

This is weird:

Frayed Knot Jul 20 2016 12:15 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

TV & Film Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Garry Marshall - 81 Brother of actress/director Penny

MFS62 Jul 20 2016 01:16 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: TV & Film Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Garry Marshall - 81 Brother of actress/director Penny Nanu nanu. RIP. Later

Edgy MD Jul 20 2016 01:32 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Garry Marshall in his later years created this awful sub-genre of multi-narrative films built around date-night holidays, basically intending to squat these days for years to come as days when you stay at home and watch his film if you can't get a date yourself. He took his cash cow of Happy Days and turned it into un-self-conscious farce and a launching pad for his other ventures. But I will always be thankful for The Odd Couple.

Lefty Specialist Jul 20 2016 02:03 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

My wife will watch Pretty Woman anytime, anywhere, no matter how often. Made November 13th Felix Unger Day. Literally invented Jumping the Shark. Also gave us Chachi, so nobody's perfect.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 20 2016 03:27 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Spike would totally kick Chachi's ass.

seawolf17 Jul 20 2016 05:09 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I'm convinced that Scott Baio's appearance at the RNC killed Garry Marshall.

G-Fafif Jul 21 2016 05:49 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

[youtube]3Eh8lDJpwZc[/youtube] A few days before we lost the greatest casino manager in America, Nate Thurmond, powerful center for the San Francisco Warriors, passed away at the age of 74. When visiting San Francisco as a kid, I saw his car. I knew it was his car, because the California plate said NATE 42. I guess it could have been a big Nate Thurmond fan, but I prefer to think otherwise, as I was very impressed.

G-Fafif Jul 22 2016 03:11 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

If you ever heard a Quiet Storm brewing, you were probably hearing the handiwork of Vaughn Harper. The great WBLS DJ died earlier this month at 70.

G-Fafif Jul 22 2016 03:25 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP, Dennis Green, football coach of renown, 67.

RealityChuck Jul 27 2016 06:13 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

EC and Mad Magazine artist Jack Davis. A archetypal Jack Davis drawing (parodying his own movie poster):

Mets Guy in Michigan Jul 27 2016 07:39 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Miss Cleo, psychic -- of sorts. [url]http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/entertainment/miss-cleo-youree-harris-obituary/index.html

Edgy MD Jul 27 2016 07:42 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

EC and Mad Magazine artist Jack Davis. A archetypal Jack Davis drawing (parodying his own movie poster): Mets content.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 27 2016 10:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

EC and Mad Magazine artist Jack Davis. A archetypal Jack Davis drawing (parodying his own movie poster): Mets content. Yogi was a last minute add on to that Mad Book Jack Davis cover. The Mets acquired Berra right before that book went to press. (batmags stuff: When I was in grade school, I owned just about every one of those Mad book anthologies)

batmagadanleadoff Jul 27 2016 11:08 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Jack Davis Spalding ad, 1971, featuring Tom Seaver. So-so image quality. [fimg=666:1nx7owmp]https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8881/28563189086_aaa35586f1_o.jpg[/fimg:1nx7owmp]

batmagadanleadoff Jul 27 2016 11:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

EC and Mad Magazine artist Jack Davis. A archetypal Jack Davis drawing (parodying his own movie poster): Jack Davis believed that his work on the Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World movie poster is what made his career. It was that movie's popularity that broke Davis into the big-time world of commercial art. After that, the big gigs never stopped flowing for Davis. [fimg=1111]http://www.printmag.com/wp-content/uploads/61844dd1_it-s-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-original.jpg?950846[/fimg] [fimg=777]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i6lE-qIGm-k/UE8r9NKq0FI/AAAAAAAAigs/CccH0UIz3G0/s1600/poster02.jpg[/fimg]

batmagadanleadoff Jul 27 2016 11:27 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Jonathan Winters, who famously demolishes a gas station with his bare hands in MMMMW, commissions Jack Davis to illustrate the cover of his upcoming comedy album in MMMMW style. [fimg=777]http://comicsalliance.com/files/2013/04/mad-mad-mad-world.jpg[/fimg]

Frayed Knot Jul 28 2016 12:38 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Miss Cleo, psychic -- of sorts. [url]http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/entertainment/miss-cleo-youree-harris-obituary/index.html Bet she didn't see that coming.

cooby Jul 28 2016 01:41 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Miss Cleo, psychic -- of sorts. [url]http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/entertainment/miss-cleo-youree-harris-obituary/index.html Now that's sad. I still have old crossword puzzle magazines with her ads in them. Call me up!

d'Kong76 Aug 10 2016 03:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

John Saunders, ESPN -- only 61

Ashie62 Aug 10 2016 07:36 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 13 2016 08:37 PM

My brother's mother in law died in her sleep Sunday at 87. People get old.

Mets Guy in Michigan Aug 10 2016 07:45 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Ashie62 wrote: My brother mother in law died in her sleep Sunday at 87. People get old. Condolences to your family.

themetfairy Aug 10 2016 09:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Condolences Ashie.

Rockin' Doc Aug 13 2016 01:57 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Condolences to you and your family Ashie.

MFS62 Aug 13 2016 03:09 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Glenn Yarbrough. What a great voice, and a member of one of my favorite groups, the Limelighters. http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/fol ... cid=HPCDHP RIP. Later

TransMonk Aug 13 2016 04:49 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

R2-D2 actor Kenny Baker, age 83

Benjamin Grimm Aug 15 2016 02:37 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Fyvush Finkel, 93. If you watched Picket Fences back in the day, you'll surely remember him. http://tvline.com/2016/08/14/fyvush-fin ... ore-741197

Ashie62 Aug 15 2016 04:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

He starred in Barry Levinson's tale of a Baltimore family in the movie "Avalon"

Benjamin Grimm Aug 16 2016 08:59 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

John McLauglin, 89.

Edgy MD Aug 16 2016 09:38 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

WRONG!

Lefty Specialist Aug 17 2016 12:07 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgqmmb ... shortfilms

d'Kong76 Aug 17 2016 12:28 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

TransMonk wrote: R2-D2 actor Kenny Baker, age 83 This kinda freaked me out over the weekend. I knew who played C-3PO kinda, but in the back of my mind of minds I always thought of R2-D2 as himself... not an actor wearing a costume. RIP, Mr. Baker.

Edgy MD Aug 21 2016 10:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Preston Hubbard, blues bassist extraordinaire, has died at 63. Hubbard played for Roomful of Blues out of Rhode Island in the seventies back when they were the hottest R&B combo going, and then moved on to Austin and the Fabulous Thunderbirds in the eighties, helping launch them to stardom. He played with a bunch of blues/Americana/alt-country acts along the way (Bonnie Raitt, Big Joe Turner, Snooky Pryor, Duke Robillard, Lou Ann Barton, Nick Curran and even played for Ministry on their Filth Pig album. He became a seriously messed up drug abuser and fell by the wayside in the nineties, but managed to cycle back into circulation even after being presumed dead and doing some time in prison. He was dead and alone in his place for a week to 10 days before being discovered, which I only know because I'm friends with a woman who used to date him. That's hit her hard and it's hitting me hard too, as I just paid a visit to my home town and found out that my oldest friend is junked up. Here's Pres at his peak, with the 'Birds (deluded about their sex appeal) on their hit cover of Sam & Dave's "Wrap It Up." [youtube]51270i8F3mU[/youtube]

Frayed Knot Aug 22 2016 01:58 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Glenn Yarbrough. What a great voice, and a member of one of my favorite groups, the Limelighters. http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/fol ... cid=HPCDHP RIP. Later Interesting life/career path/obit http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/arts/ ... .html?_r=0

MFS62 Aug 22 2016 01:31 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Glenn Yarbrough. What a great voice, and a member of one of my favorite groups, the Limelighters. http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/fol ... cid=HPCDHP RIP. Later Interesting life/career path/obit http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/arts/ ... .html?_r=0 I was at that Town Hall Concert. During the song "Hey Li Lee Li Lee Lo" the group asked for verses from the audience. One guy sang: "The Limelighters sure are nifty" (They responded Hey Li Lee Li Lee Lo) The guy continued: "C'mon ferllas. Twelve fifty?"* The place went wild. * = The price of the tickets, high at that time for the young audience they attracted" Thanks for the memory. Later

d'Kong76 Aug 22 2016 06:57 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: That's hit her hard and it's hitting me hard too, as I just paid a visit to my home town and found out that my oldest friend is junked up. Sorry to hear and I hope things work out for him/her. I've lost a few friends (not by death but they've just been shut out and one evaporated) to coke and it's just a horrible horrible thing to watch and go through. The heroin epidemic is a terribly disturbing thing these days and it seems unstoppable.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2016 11:40 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

d'Kong76 wrote: TransMonk wrote: R2-D2 actor Kenny Baker, age 83 This kinda freaked me out over the weekend. I knew who played C-3PO kinda, but in the back of my mind of minds I always thought of R2-D2 as himself... not an actor wearing a costume. RIP, Mr. Baker. In the God awful Holiday Special, Anthony Daniels was creditd as C-3PO, but R2 was credited as "himself" so perhaps it was an "effort" back then. Either that or Kenny wasn't in the getup when it was filmed and it was an mechanical version.

themetfairy Aug 29 2016 07:29 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

One of my very favorite films is The Producers. The 1967 version, starring Zero Mostel and a very young Gene Wilder. Comic genius, that holds up beautifully over time. RIP Leo Bloom

Lefty Specialist Aug 29 2016 08:27 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

[youtube:c7hvrvz5]ZZvT2r828QY[/youtube:c7hvrvz5]

MFS62 Aug 29 2016 10:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP, Gene. You made us laugh. Mongo sad. Later

cooby Aug 29 2016 11:25 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

NO! Not Gene Wilder??

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 30 2016 07:40 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

This really has been a year to just... get through.

sharpie Aug 30 2016 01:38 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Harvey Korman, Madeleine Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Alex Karros, Zero Mostel: all dead Mel Brooks: still alive at 90.

themetfairy Aug 30 2016 02:28 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

sharpie wrote: Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Harvey Korman, Madeleine Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Alex Karros, Zero Mostel: all dead Mel Brooks: still alive at 90. And Anne Bancroft....

Vic Sage Aug 31 2016 02:46 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

for my Gene Wilder filmography: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=24710&p=662264#p662264

Lefty Specialist Sep 06 2016 01:19 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Phyllis Schlafly, 92. Yes, that's brimstone you're smelling. Said a woman would be president "over my dead body", so her timing was good.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 06 2016 01:36 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Lefty Specialist wrote: Phyllis Schlafly, 92. Yes, that's brimstone you're smelling. Said a woman would be president "over my dead body", so her timing was good. I kind of think you hurt your argument that the GOP is the party of hate when you say a 92-year-old who suffered from cancer is either the devil or is going to hell because she has an ideology that is different from yours. It seems like the party of tolerance could disagree with her, yet respect her views.

d'Kong76 Sep 06 2016 03:18 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Hugh O'Brian - 91

MFS62 Sep 07 2016 01:49 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Phyllis Schlafly, 92. Yes, that's brimstone you're smelling. Said a woman would be president "over my dead body", so her timing was good. I kind of think you hurt your argument that the GOP is the party of hate when you say a 92-year-old who suffered from cancer is either the devil or is going to hell because she has an ideology that is different from yours. It seems like the party of tolerance could disagree with her, yet respect her views. Phyllis Schlaffly, the anti-woman woman. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... story.html Which of those ideological positions do you support? Later

batmagadanleadoff Sep 07 2016 05:36 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: Phyllis Schlafly, 92. Yes, that's brimstone you're smelling. Said a woman would be president "over my dead body", so her timing was good. I kind of think you hurt your argument that the GOP is the party of hate when you say a 92-year-old who suffered from cancer is either the devil or is going to hell because she has an ideology that is different from yours. It seems like the party of tolerance could disagree with her, yet respect her views. That it's an ideology different from mine is besides the point. It's an ideology of intolerance, exclusion and hate.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 07 2016 05:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I think the only acceptable kind of intolerance is to be intolerant of those who are intolerant. And if that sounds like a vicious circle, it is.

Lefty Specialist Sep 08 2016 12:59 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

My wife had a much more colorful response to Ms. Schlafly. It stops being an opposing viewpoint when you call someone's life decisions into question.

d'Kong76 Sep 10 2016 03:54 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

d'Kong76 wrote: Hugh O'Brian - 91 Encore Westerns is running a The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp marathon if anyone is DVR-inclined to watch some quality old b&w tv.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2016 01:00 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

"Crazy" Eddie Antar - the man who brought the used car sales mentality to the retail electronics business (and subsequently was convicted for various types of fraud) is dead at age 68. His prices, you may recall, were INSANE!!!!

Benjamin Grimm Sep 12 2016 01:02 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2016 01:10 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The man pictured with the logo above and in the famous TV/radio ads was not Eddie himself but a fast-talking professional DJ hired to read/act the part.

Frayed Knot Sep 17 2016 04:08 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Playwright Edward Albee - 88

MFS62 Sep 17 2016 03:25 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: Playwright Edward Albee - 88 I saw The Zoo Story in the Circle in the Square in NYC many years ago, and the movie versions of many of his other plays since then. His works made you think. RIP Later

RealityChuck Sep 19 2016 01:13 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

David Kyle -- 97 One of the biggest of big name science fiction fans, Kyle was one of the last members (maybe even THE last) member of the original First Fandom (active in fandom before 1938). Despite his age, he's been attending conventions regularly; he was at Albacon last March. He was a charming man who cheerfully greeted both new fans and old.

Ashie62 Sep 19 2016 03:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

San Diego Padres infielder Yangveris Solarte's wife died of cancer at 31. R.I.P.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 19 2016 04:00 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Charmain Carr, who played Liesl in The Sound Of Music. She was 73, going on 74.

Frayed Knot Sep 19 2016 04:41 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And was actually 22 going on 23 when they filmed the movie, but that's not a big surprise.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 21 2016 05:25 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Film writer/director Curtis Hanson (LA Confidential, Wonder Boys, 8 Mile), 71.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 26 2016 12:45 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Golf legend Arnold Palmer.

Zvon Sep 26 2016 12:48 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Golf legend Arnold Palmer. Saw that on twitter around ten minutes ago. Looking for some confirmation on news sites. Not seeing any.

Zvon Sep 26 2016 01:02 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

UGH. Aside from our Mets, what a fuckin horrible day for sports. [url]http://nypost.com/2016/09/25/golf-legend-arnold-palmer-dead-at-87/

Edgy MD Sep 26 2016 01:14 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Drinking an ice tea and lemonade in his honor. Played his last Masters in 2004, shooting an 84-84 and missing the cut 75. Did he ever shoot his age? Isn't that one of the rarer feats in golf?

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 26 2016 01:48 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Zvon wrote: Golf legend Arnold Palmer. Saw that on twitter around ten minutes ago. Looking for some confirmation on news sites. Not seeing any. Dude! Do you doubt me? :)

Frayed Knot Sep 26 2016 02:12 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: Did he ever shoot his age? Isn't that one of the rarer feats in golf? I'm sure he did. It's rare, but ex-pros are the type of guys who can do it. Not in competition but he wasn't really competing for a long time now. The Masters thing was largely a ceremonial appearance by that point. One of the first sports giants of the television age and also one of the first to see his potential as a marketing entity.

Zvon Sep 26 2016 04:09 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Golf legend Arnold Palmer. Saw that on twitter around ten minutes ago. Looking for some confirmation on news sites. Not seeing any. Dude! Do you doubt me? :) When it comes to people passing and I read it on twitter, I won't believe it until I see some confirmation. I should have thought of your post as just that. And I did come here to see if there were any reports to confirm his passing. So no, and sorry.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 26 2016 06:08 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: Golf legend Arnold Palmer. Saw that on twitter around ten minutes ago. Looking for some confirmation on news sites. Not seeing any. Dude! Do you doubt me? :) When it comes to people passing and I read it on twitter, I won't believe it until I see some confirmation. I should have thought of your post as just that. And I did come here to see if there were any reports to confirm his passing. So no, and sorry. Just messing with you. My local paper flashed a bulletin with the news, saying that a story was coming soon.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 26 2016 07:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

When I was a high-schooler, my delinquent friends and I amused ourselves by going to the men's department in Sears at the Walt Whitman Mall and stealing all the "umbrella" lapel stick pins off the suits in the "Arnold Palmer" collection on display there. We got dozens. This later devolved further into a campaign among the more depraved our crowd, which we began calling "the Umbrella Club" by defacing public property (mostly men's rooms walls) by drawing umbrellas on things in a thick black magic marker. RIP, Arnold.

Centerfield Sep 26 2016 07:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

It's strange that Palmer's death has been almost completely overshadowed by the death of Jose Fernandez. Certainly Palmer is the much bigger star, but I guess the shock of Fernandez's death carries the day.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 26 2016 07:23 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Yeah. An 87-year-old dying in bed is far less dramatic than a 24-year-old dying suddenly and unexpectedly.

Frayed Knot Sep 26 2016 11:39 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

By the SportsCenter which followed the Sunday night game ESPN was pretty much into full Palmer mode. At least in part because that was the newer news by a half a day or so by that time of night, although he cynical side of me thinks that maybe it was also because once the baseball folks were out of the way that the rest of the staff in Bristol wasn't really sure who Jose Fernandez was.

Edgy MD Sep 27 2016 12:02 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Well, I'm sure they've been editing Palmer's video obituary together for about 15 years.

themetfairy Sep 28 2016 02:28 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres

MFS62 Sep 28 2016 03:11 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

themetfairy wrote: RIP former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Olevai Shalom. Later

Edgy MD Sep 28 2016 04:54 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Part of my job is to follow the Catholic media, so I learned about Prime Minister Peres' passing via Pope Francis: “As the State of Israel mourns Mr. Peres,” the pope wrote, “I hope that his memory and many years of service will inspire us all to work with ever greater urgency for peace and reconciliation between peoples.” “I fondly recall my time with Mr. Peres at the Vatican and renew my great appreciation for the late President's tireless efforts in favor of peace.” My dad helped provide security for Peres during a visit or two to New York many years ago, and in appreciation, Peres sent him a gift he prized deeply — one of 75 copies of a painting commemorating the Camp David Accord, personally signed by Prime Minister Begin and Presidents Carter and Sadat.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 28 2016 05:52 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: Part of my job is to follow the Catholic media, so I learned about Prime Minister Peres' passing via Pope Francis: “As the State of Israel mourns Mr. Peres,” the pope wrote, “I hope that his memory and many years of service will inspire us all to work with ever greater urgency for peace and reconciliation between peoples.” “I fondly recall my time with Mr. Peres at the Vatican and renew my great appreciation for the late President's tireless efforts in favor of peace.” My dad helped provide security for Peres during a visit or two to New York many years ago, and in appreciation, Peres sent him a gift he prized deeply — one of 75 copies of a painting commemorating the Camp David Accord, personally signed by Prime Minister Begin and Presidents Carter and Sadat. Wow, that's an amazing gift.

d'Kong76 Sep 28 2016 06:03 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Yeah, that is pretty cool.

themetfairy Sep 29 2016 12:33 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP Daytime Drama Pioneer Agnes Nixon

MFS62 Sep 29 2016 12:59 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg: http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gary-gl ... 201873052/ I didn't watch any of Agnes Nixon's shows, but I certainly was a fan of Gary's shows. RIP to both of them. Later

G-Fafif Oct 05 2016 03:47 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Songwriter Rod Temperton, 66, from cancer. He wrote "Thriller," "Rock With You" and "Off The Wall" for Michael Jackson as well as hits for Heatwave (a group he was a part of at their height), George Benson and Michael McDonald. [youtube]r8tW1cQtsw0[/youtube]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 05 2016 03:50 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Boogie Nights are always the best in town.

G-Fafif Oct 22 2016 03:22 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Kevin Meaney, 60, comedian and actor, cause not yet announced.

G-Fafif Oct 24 2016 03:35 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Progressive activist and leader Tom Hayden, 76. During the racial unrest and antiwar protests of the ’60s and early ’70s, Mr. Hayden was one of the nation’s most visible radicals. He was a founder of Students for a Democratic Society, a defendant in the Chicago Seven trial after riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and a peace activist who married Jane Fonda, went to Hanoi and escorted American prisoners of war home from Vietnam. As a civil rights worker, he was beaten in Mississippi and jailed in Georgia. In his cell he began writing what became the Port Huron Statement, the political manifesto of S.D.S. and the New Left that envisioned an alliance of college students in a peaceful crusade to overcome what it called repressive government, corporate greed and racism. Its aim was to create a multiracial, egalitarian society. Like his allies the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who were assassinated in 1968, Mr. Hayden opposed violent protests but backed militant demonstrations, like the occupation of Columbia University campus buildings by students and the burning of draft cards. He also helped plan protests that, as it happened, turned into clashes with the Chicago police outside the Democratic convention.

G-Fafif Oct 25 2016 09:23 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

The music world loses two more. Pete Burns, the face and voice of Dead or Alive, 57, cardiac arrest. [youtube]PGNiXGX2nLU[/youtube] Bobby Vee, teen idol, 73, complications from Alzheimer's. [youtube]3GQAmTznY2o[/youtube]

Edgy MD Oct 25 2016 09:48 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I always struggled to tell the difference among Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton, and Bobby Vann. But I remember that Vee was the front man of a group of hastily assembled local teenagers who ended up being stuck near the top of the bill of the Winter Dance Party after Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper were killed.

MFS62 Oct 26 2016 02:09 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Bob Hoover -94 The best thing to come out of Tennessee since sour mash, and a real hero. http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/25/news/bo ... index.html RIP Later

cooby Oct 26 2016 02:35 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

G-Fafif wrote: The music world loses two more. Pete Burns, the face and voice of Dead or Alive, 57, cardiac arrest. [youtube]PGNiXGX2nLU[/youtube] Bobby Vee, teen idol, 73, complications from Alzheimer's. [youtube]3GQAmTznY2o[/youtube] Nooooooooo! And I don't mean bobby Vee whoever that is

TransMonk Oct 26 2016 02:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

For some reason, I thought Pete Burns was already dead. I guess that makes the band's name apropos. RIP

Lefty Specialist Oct 26 2016 03:10 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

When I first heard 'Bobby Vee', for a split second I though Bobby Valentine had died.

G-Fafif Oct 26 2016 04:27 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

cooby wrote: Nooooooooo! And I don't mean bobby Vee whoever that is One of the great pop stars of the post-Elvis, pre-Beatles interregnum.

Frayed Knot Oct 26 2016 04:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

So while you're trying to think of the least likely R&R star to be associated with Bobby Vee, read on (from the Wash Post obit): In the summer of 1959, as Mr. Vee’s career was beginning to take off, he hired a pianist from Minnesota who called himself Elston Gunnn. The pianist worked with Mr. Vee for little more than a month. Unfortunately, most of the pianos at their gigs were not in tune, and neither Gunnn nor the band could spring for a more tuneful and portable electric model. However, Gunnn got some mileage out of the few gigs by telling his friends that he was Bobby Vee. Later, in 1961, Gunnn — real name Robert Zimmerman — moved to Greenwich Village and took the stage name Bob Dylan. It was also reportedly Dylan who suggested to Robert Velline to alter his name to the more pop-friendly Bobby Vee

cooby Oct 26 2016 04:53 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

All I know is that to me, he looks like a lot of fun. Bobby Vee, not so much THough admittedly, he also creeped me out.

Edgy MD Nov 07 2016 01:24 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Janet Reno passes at 78. Length of time before a conspiracy theory about her passing appears ... infinitesimal. [youtube:3329xvsa]iXMPi2YAv5o[/youtube:3329xvsa]

MFS62 Nov 07 2016 03:03 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Janet Reno reportedly suffered from Parkinson's Disease for the past 20 years. My she rest in Peace. Later

themetfairy Nov 11 2016 02:02 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP Leonard Cohen

Chad Ochoseis Nov 11 2016 02:03 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Leonard Cohen, 82. Wow. I'm in shock. If there's any singer-songwriter I would have given a Nobel Prize to, it would have been Leonard over Dylan in a minute.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 11 2016 02:09 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Geez. I was listening to his new album just the other day. Weird guy but a songwriter's songwriter.

Chad Ochoseis Nov 11 2016 02:27 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And my FB feed is exploding with song quotes (yes, I know...I'm guilty, too).

Mets Guy in Michigan Nov 11 2016 02:28 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I had no idea he had a relationship with Laura Branigan. I'm assuming that's the late "Gloria" singer from the 1980s. Such different musical styles!

sharpie Nov 11 2016 02:26 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

A giant. I saw his tour a few years ago at Radio City. Elvis Costello and David Byrne were fellow audience members. It was one of the most memorable concerts I've ever attended. His songwriting is among the very best. My only carp against him was the haphazard production he often employed on his mid-career albums, filled with cheap and cheesy electronic keyboards. That, however, is overwhelmed by the majesty and grace of so many of his songs. Also a good novelist. All I have to go on is "Beautiful Losers" but I remember it fondly.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 11 2016 04:32 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

[youtube:3rg1xsna]ZBF18-UzDlg[/youtube:3rg1xsna]

TransMonk Nov 11 2016 07:39 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Man From Uncle and Magnificent Seven actor Robert Vaughn dead, 83

Zvon Nov 11 2016 09:20 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Cohen was such a force in music & songwriting and Vaughn was like my first TV idol. The Man From Uncle was probably the first "adult" show I ever got into. This is a bad day. One of the first songs I ever learned to play: Chelsea Hotel #2. (& Suzanne, Sisters Of Mercy, & Is This What You Wanted) That's a great song for acoustic FFman. Try it on. "Is this what you wanted? To live in a house that is haunted by the ghost of you and me."

MFS62 Nov 12 2016 01:50 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

TransMonk wrote: Man From Uncle and Magnificent Seven actor Robert Vaughn dead, 83 RIP, Napoleon Solo. Ilya Kuriakin (actor David McCallum, still going strong on NCIS) will be so sad. Later

Mets Guy in Michigan Nov 13 2016 04:17 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Leon Russell added to the list of musicians we lost this year.

Frayed Knot Nov 14 2016 07:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

PBS journalist Gwen Ifill - cancer, 61

TransMonk Nov 14 2016 09:01 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Frayed Knot wrote: PBS journalist Gwen Ifill - cancer, 61 Wow!!! Was it known she was ill? I watch Washington Week each Friday and was surprised she was gone over the election...I guess I should have seen this coming.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 15 2016 02:17 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Shocked and gutted. Such a calm, centered island of reason and class in an ocean of crass ratings-toadying.

RealityChuck Nov 15 2016 08:54 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mose Allison. Great jazz/blues pianist. Best known for the Who's cover of "Young Man Blues," but I find his "Parchman Farm" a kick in the teeth (wait until the end). [youtube:12fce3ov]0aJjUDD1o2M[/youtube:12fce3ov]

sharpie Nov 15 2016 10:04 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Wow. Loved his stuff. "The Hawker (Eyesight to the Blind)" from Tommy is also his. He had a whole passel of great tunes.

G-Fafif Nov 19 2016 02:08 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Sharon Jones, from pancreatic cancer, 60. The lead vocalist of the Dap Kings. On the eve of the holiday season, no less. [youtube]VT2_7aq3ytE[/youtube]

G-Fafif Nov 19 2016 02:11 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Leon Russell added to the list of musicians we lost this year. [youtube]d2Z9qN8R9Bg[/youtube]

Fman99 Nov 19 2016 06:15 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

G-Fafif wrote: Sharon Jones, from pancreatic cancer, 60. The lead vocalist of the Dap Kings. On the eve of the holiday season, no less. [youtube]VT2_7aq3ytE[/youtube] Depressing as hell. Just discovered her in the last few months due to a blog post by our own Mr. Willets. Such a tremendous voice. Fucking cancer. [youtube]PrOYkHjdpdM[/youtube]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 19 2016 05:11 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Bummer.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 19 2016 05:58 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Guh. Huuuge bummer.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 19 2016 08:08 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

As I mentioned before her label owner and sax player's kid plays with Lunchie's soccer team. He told me she was in bad shape a few weeks ago and couldn't attend a gig at the White House, but they had come off a good run opening for Hall & Oates in the summer. How was that? "We're on Team Oates."

sharpie Nov 21 2016 04:12 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Saw her a couple of times at Celebrate Brooklyn. First time was a big deal for her since she was from Brooklyn and seemed totally overwhelmed by the adoring crowd. Second time, last June, she took frequent breaks but was still a dynamo, mentioning her cancer a few times. A big loss.

themetfairy Nov 21 2016 04:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I saw her in July opening for Hall & Oates. Despite her health issues she sounded awesome - so sorry to hear about her passing :(

Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2016 01:19 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Florence Henderson, 82.

Edgy MD Nov 25 2016 01:55 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Man, sassy Florence.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 25 2016 03:13 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

At her funeral, they should play the slow, mournful version of The Brady Bunch theme, the one they'd play on the show when one of the kids was walking sadly down the stairs with their head hanging. And when the six kids reunite for the funeral, they should have some other actress playing Eve Plumb.

Edgy MD Nov 25 2016 03:16 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Hopefully, they'll have the repast at Eve's beachfront home.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 26 2016 12:51 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

She really epitomized Wessonality.

Edgy MD Nov 26 2016 01:26 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

And she got a lot of hits out of an unconventional batting stance.

d'Kong76 Nov 26 2016 02:39 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP, she was a true tv icon for my generation.

d'Kong76 Nov 26 2016 02:45 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

[fimg=475:39z55uq9]http://electricblogarella.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/brady-bunch-goes-to-hawaii-retro-bathingsuit.png[/fimg:39z55uq9] Why's dad kissing that guy, mom? I don't know Greg, but maybe we shouldn't say anything until it's cool...

Edgy MD Nov 26 2016 05:38 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Seems to be just breaking that Fidel Castro has died at 90. Lived to see eight American presidents pre-decease him.

batmagadanleadoff Nov 26 2016 07:45 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Seems to be just breaking that Fidel Castro has died at 90. Lived to see eight American presidents pre-decease him. It's 11: Taft Coolidge Hoover FDR Truman Ike JFK LBJ Nixon Ford Reagan

Edgy MD Nov 26 2016 01:28 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Well, I guess I was quoting was referring to peer presidents who came after he seized power, but that only gets me to six, I think. Ike JFK LBJ Nixon Ford Reagan

Frayed Knot Nov 26 2016 01:33 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: Seems to be just breaking that Fidel Castro has died at 90. I think one of the Kennedys did it.

MFS62 Nov 26 2016 01:38 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

If he had 5 more MPH on his fastball, who knows how history would have changed? Later

Benjamin Grimm Nov 26 2016 02:21 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Florence Henderson... Fidel Castro... If these things happen in threes, who's next?

Frayed Knot Nov 26 2016 03:06 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Edgy MD wrote: Well, I guess I was quoting was referring to peer presidents who came after he seized power, but that only gets me to six, I think. Ike JFK LBJ Nixon Ford Reagan I was thinking got it more from a perspective of how many different Presidents were in office while he was in power, which gets us back to eleven -- Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama -- the first ten of which he managed to outlast in power if not in life. On a side note, looking at BatMag's list, when Taft died in 1930, Calvin Coolidge, then out of office only one year, was the nation's only living ex-president, and when he died three years later, just following Franklin Roosevelt's election but before his inauguration, it created a two-month period in which there were no living ex-presidents. Prior to that you have to go back to when Grover Cleveland died during Teddy Roosevelt's final year in office to find a time (approx 9 months worth) when no ex-presidents were alive. Such situations were probably was more common prior to that but I don't have the patience to look right now. Haven't had that situation recently as, since Coolidge, only FDR (63), JFK (46) and LBJ (64) have had shorter than average lifespans. All other exes have reached at least 75 with a whole host of them -- Hoover, Ford, Reagan, Carter, older Bush -- passing the 90 mark. Two months from now (Yikes!!) there could be five living exes. Ford was the longest living president at 93 years + 5 and change months although GHW Bush (92y 6m) and Jimmy Carter (four months younger) are closing in. Carter already holds the record for having spent the longest time as an ex-president (passing Hoover a few years back) and also seems to be in better health these days as compared to GHWB for anyone who cares to place a bet on either one passing Ford. oe: D'oh I screwed up ... when LBJ died in Jan of '73 (just a few weeks after Harry Truman) there were no exes alive until Nixon's resignation 19 months later!!

batmagadanleadoff Nov 26 2016 05:28 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

LBJ died on the same day tnat the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade - January 22, 1973. What headline would you have went with?

themetfairy Nov 26 2016 06:01 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

batmagadanleadoff wrote: LBJ died on the same day tnat the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade - January 22, 1973. What headline would you have went with? You have to go with the death of a recent President. Roe v. Wade was a huge decision, even at the time, but LBJ was a larger than life presence.

batmagadanleadoff Nov 26 2016 06:18 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

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themetfairy Nov 26 2016 07:49 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

I think the NY Times had it right.

MFS62 Nov 26 2016 08:44 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

themetfairy wrote: I think the NY Times had it right. You must be too young to remember how good Johnny Unitas was. :) j/k The death of an ex-President should always be the headline. Later

Mets Guy in Michigan Nov 26 2016 11:17 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Ron Glass, the actor from Barney Miller and Firefly, died today at 71.

batmagadanleadoff Nov 26 2016 11:54 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 27 2016 04:10 AM

themetfairy wrote: I think the NY Times had it right. Time Magazine also went with LBJ. [fimg=555]https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5565/31225289986_4d82a2fee2_b.jpg[/fimg]

Nymr83 Nov 27 2016 03:28 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Fuck Fidel, glad to see him go and it should have happened a long time ago.

cooby Nov 27 2016 01:43 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Ron Glass, the actor from Barney Miller and Firefly, died today at 71. Awww By the way MFS62, I had a high school teacher who danced with johnny Unitas once and loved to tell about it

Edgy MD Nov 27 2016 02:49 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

Cool Barney Miller Show fact: if you ask 10 people to rank the characters on The Barney Miller Show, you'll get 10 different answers, and you'll even likely get two different answers if you ask the same person on two different days. It was a show with a very level hierarchy of funny.

SteveJRogers Nov 27 2016 05:09 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

MFS62 wrote: I think the NY Times had it right. You must be too young to remember how good Johnny Unitas was. :) j/k The death of an ex-President should always be the headline. Later Actually, it is odd that an LA market paper, that had a local team at the time, would have a banner headline for a San Diego transaction like that. It'd by like if any of the NYC papers had a banner headline about the Bills making a major trade.

themetfairy Nov 30 2016 05:46 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

RIP Grant Tinker Ken Levine posts a lovely tribute to him here

MFS62 Nov 30 2016 10:42 PM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

SteveJRogers wrote: MFS62 wrote: themetfairy wrote: I think the NY Times had it right. You must be too young to remember how good Johnny Unitas was. Actually, it is odd that an LA market paper, that had a local team at the time, would have a banner headline for a San Diego transaction like that. It'd by like if any of the NYC papers had a banner headline about the Bills making a major trade. Really? You must not remember how much of star Unitas was. If the current Bills acquired Aaron Rogers I'd bet it would be a headline on the NYC papers. Later

SteveJRogers Dec 01 2016 02:29 AM Re: Guess Who Died in 2016

MFS62 wrote: MFS62 wrote: themetfairy wrote: I think the NY Times had it right. You must be too young to remember how good Johnny Unitas was. Actually, it is odd that an LA market paper, that had a local team at the time, would have a banner headline for a San Diego transaction like that. It'd by like if any of the NYC papers had a banner headline about the Bills making a major trade. Really? You must not remember how much of star Unitas was. If the current Bills acquired Aaron Rogers I'd bet it would be a headline on the NYC papers. Later I am literally pushing 40 early next year =;) I'll give you that with the exception of Rex Ryan, the Bills haven't made a big "transcending the market" acquisition to which a one-to-one comparison with Johnny U can be made though. Not too mention that yeah, since the Bills haven't been to the postseason since before the millennium, landing one of the all-time great all-time greats (no matter where in their career they'd be in) probably would deserve front page coverage down here in Giant-Jet dominated media territory!