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Post by Evil Yoda on Jan 27, 2017 22:12:05 GMT -5
Jonathan Hurt (Alien, among many others), Barbara Hale (Perry Mason), Dick Gautier (Get Smart, When Things Were Rotten, others), and Mike Connors (Mannix) have all died within the last week or so. May they rest in peace.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2017 6:33:52 GMT -5
RIP indeed. Is it actually more deaths or just more celebrities and more media coverage, I wonder? It is becoming a little worrying, something of a countdown, particularly for people like myself who has achieved his "three score years and ten" and are not in the very best of health.  |
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Post by Cowboyz on Jan 30, 2017 8:36:56 GMT -5
May they all rest in peace.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Jan 31, 2017 18:17:48 GMT -5
John Wetton, of King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Asia, and others, has died of colon cancer at 67.
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Post by Cowboyz on Feb 9, 2017 10:06:45 GMT -5
Richard Hatch of Battlestar Galactica. Damn cancer....
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Post by Evil Yoda on Feb 12, 2017 15:00:18 GMT -5
Al Jarreau, Grammy winning jazz and R&B singer. Famous for, among other things, the Moonlighting theme, dead at 76. Marvelous voice. |
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Post by bobloblaw on Feb 19, 2017 14:28:51 GMT -5
Look what happened to professional wrestling. Ivan Koloff, George The Animal Steele and Nicole all within a day...
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Post by bobloblaw on Feb 26, 2017 14:11:05 GMT -5
Bill Paxton from "Aliens" among many other films, dead at 61. He had many entertaining parts.
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Post by bobloblaw on Feb 26, 2017 14:29:25 GMT -5
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Post by Cowboyz on Feb 28, 2017 14:21:41 GMT -5
Bill Paxton from "Aliens" among many other films, dead at 61. He had many entertaining parts. Really sad, he had some great parts. I've watched a couple of episodes of his newest show Training Day... not bad. RIP! |
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Post by bobloblaw on Mar 18, 2017 17:27:03 GMT -5
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Post by Evil Yoda on Mar 18, 2017 20:19:09 GMT -5
Those who enjoy rock 'n' roll, which includes me, thank Chuck Berry. He inspired many of its earliest pioneers, including the Beatles. |
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Post by bobloblaw on Mar 22, 2017 8:09:21 GMT -5
Gong Show host and part time CIA Agent Chuck Barris died.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Mar 22, 2017 13:55:27 GMT -5
Gong Show host and part time CIA Agent Chuck Barris died. Part time CIA assassin. Or did you not read "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"? I'm sure the CIA would like us to believe it was natural causes, but he was only 87. Yeah. They got him at last...  |
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Post by bobloblaw on Apr 6, 2017 17:04:53 GMT -5
Don Rickles dead at 90.
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Post by bobloblaw on Apr 11, 2017 19:05:28 GMT -5
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 23, 2017 10:05:07 GMT -5
Robert Taylor. You probably don't know who he is, so read this, at 85 of Parkinson's Disease and other ailments. He could be regarded as the father of the modern Internet for his work at ARPA and later at Xerox PARC; he worked on a lot of innovations there. Then he continued to innovate at Digital Systems through the 1980s. He wasn't the inventor of a lot of these technologies, but he was the high level idea man engineers sometimes need to focus their efforts. |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 23, 2017 11:45:32 GMT -5
Erin Moran, at 56, of cancer (at stage IV when she passed). She played Joanie on "Happy Days" and then fell into obscurity, which may have led to other problems, including time spent homeless. CBS News |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 27, 2017 15:35:05 GMT -5
Jonathan Demme, director, 73, of esophageal cancer, on 4/26.
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Post by Evil Yoda on May 19, 2017 16:40:30 GMT -5
Chris Cornell, front man of Soundgarden and Audioslave as well as a large body of solo work. Cornell died of suicide by hanging (per the Wayne County medical examiner). His wife believes prescription drugs may have played a role. Cornell was 52.
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Post by Evil Yoda on May 19, 2017 16:45:05 GMT -5
Roger Ailes, former chief of the news division at Fox. Essentially built the news division and had been with the network since its inception. Forced out in the summer of 2016 following dozens of allegations of sexual harassment, some going back decades. Ailes fell at home about a week before he died. The resulting blow to his head led to a fatal subdural hematoma. He was 77.
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Post by Evil Yoda on May 23, 2017 10:55:59 GMT -5
Roger Moore, at 89, following a short battle with cancer. He was most famous as the third James Bond, and the one who starred in the largest number of Bond adventures (7). He also had a hefty television resume, including The Saint, The Persuader, and Maverick, along with sundry guest appearances.
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Post by Evil Yoda on May 27, 2017 18:51:08 GMT -5
Greg Allman, founder of the Allman Brothers Band, at 69, of liver cancer. Probably their most famous song is the instrumental "Jessica". Their genre could be called "southern rock" or perhaps "country/rock fusion".
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Post by Evil Yoda on May 28, 2017 17:28:16 GMT -5
Zbigniew Brzezinski, at 89. Carter's National Security Advisor; played a big role in the Camp David Accords and a number of other treaties. Father of Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski. Had admirers on both sides of the aisle, back when the parties were less polarized. NBC |
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Post by Cowboyz on May 30, 2017 11:13:23 GMT -5
Greg Allman, founder of the Allman Brothers Band, at 69, of liver cancer. Probably their most famous song is the instrumental "Jessica". Their genre could be called "southern rock" or perhaps "country/rock fusion". I was lucky enough to meet him when we lived in Germany, they used to do a lot of touring in Germany. We were at a pub one night and a guy we were with said to this man we were talking to that he looked just like Greg Allman. He said, because I am. That was so neat, we talked for a long time. He was just a normal everyday, down to earth guy. After that we got their tour schedule and went to a few shows! Good times for sure!! |
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