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Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:17 pm Alan's son Adam was an actor with a decent resume to his credit although I briefly met his less famous acting son Matthew when he and my brother did some regional theater in Pennsylvania many moons ago.

That's two deaths announced today and they're both dudes with connections to the JL/FK family.

So if anybody asks, I don't know those guys.

Yeah, I briefly met Marvin too.
But not Alan A.

Dr. Frank Field, 100.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/p ... 0/4471040/

G-Fafif wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:07 am Dr. Frank Field, 100.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/p ... 0/4471040/

A multi-talented Renaissance Man.
RIP

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Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:48 pm Yeah, I briefly met Marvin too.
But not Alan A.

Also the recently deceased Al Jaffe
Dropping like flies I tells ya.

Yeah, I get the idea that centenarian is a dangerous line of work.

G-Fafif wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:07 am Dr. Frank Field, 100.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/p ... 0/4471040/

His early work popularizing the Heimlich Maneuver probably saved hundreds if not thousands of lives.

Founding guitarist of Journey - George Tickner - 76

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/geo ... 43564.html

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Elise Finch a fixture here in NYC on CBS NY as a meteorologist and feature stories has died , aged 51 , no reason given, very sad

Just saw a really nice tribute to her

Tony Bennett

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/ ... 89943147-1

Tony was a favorite of mine.

I could listen to I Left My Heart in Sam Clam's Disco every day..

He sang so effortlessly. It was a pleasure to listen to him.
RIP

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Had it all; class, talent, looks

Fact I should have known but didn't: "At the conclusion of the (Sema-to-Montgomery) March, Bennett was driven to the airport by Viola Liuzzo, a mother of five from Detroit, who was murdered later that day by the Ku Klux Klan.

The last time I saw him was at Newark Airport.
We were waiting for my daughter to arrive from a vacation.
We were in the lounge area and saw Tony buy a magazine in the gift shop and go into the men's room. He stayed in there about a half hour. Maybe he didn't want to be bothered by fans while waiting for his plane.
And my wife and I were surprised that nobody else recognized him.
But he had that Tony Bennett smile, and we'll never forget him

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Edgy MD wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 10:06 pm Fact I should have known but didn't: "At the conclusion of the (Sema-to-Montgomery) March, Bennett was driven to the airport by Viola Liuzzo, a mother of five from Detroit, who was murdered later that day by the Ku Klux Klan.

Oh wow

Sinéad O’Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56

No cause of death yet. Too young. RIP

So sad , I remember as a young teen growing up in Ireland and being very proud of Sinead , a truly brilliant artist

Yes, sad indeed. Loved some of her stuff -- saw her in concert once and she was mesmerising.

Suaimhneas síoraí. A legendary talent, and seemingly deeply unhappy person.

Lately went by Shuhada' Sadaqat, and earlier as Magda Davitt, which gives a picture into how unsettled she was. Ordained as a priest in the breakoff Trinitine Catholic Church before converting later to Islam.

Amazing talent, lost soul. Very sad

Her second album -- I never get tired of listening to that one.

Her cover of this Bob Dylan song on the second Very Special Christmas album is beautiful. One of my favorite Christmas songs that isn't really a Christmas song.

Randy Meisner, Eagle and solo artist, 77.