Celebrity Deaths

[Squee]

Bill Withers.

Fuck you, 2020.

[dr lopez]

sadly.. he's not still withus

[Nebraska]

r.i.p. honor blackman aka pussy galore

[dr lopez]

literally watched goldfinger last night wow

[joshuatxuk]

John Prine has passed away at 73. He and his wife contracted COVID-19 and he succumbed to it. He'd beaten cancer a couple times since 1998.

Good write-up of his career on RS

 

[dr lopez]

I'd literally never heard of john prine until yesterday and suddenly everyone on social media is the biggest fan ever and is "shocked" and "dismayed" at his passing and talking about how he was "one of the most creative people... ever" ??? I'm listening now and it's nice but this kind of collective social media obit crap is annoying, esp for millenials who act like they have some deep boomer connection to this stuff. like when etta james died 

Edited April 8, 2020 by dr lopez

[cwmbrancity]

3 hours ago, dr lopez said:

social media

Turn off, tune out, drop inward.

[Nebraska]

r.i.p. linda tripp

guess the clinton's got you too huh?

[Nebraska]

r.i.p. dieter laser

[J3FF3R00]

Mort Drucker, a longtime contributor to Mad magazine known for his caricatures of actors, politicians and other celebrities, died on Thursday at his home in Woodbury, N.Y. He was 91.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/arts/mort-drucker-dead.html

 

One of the greats!

RIP  

Edited April 10, 2020 by J3FF3R00

[joshuatxuk]

On 4/8/2020 at 9:00 AM, dr lopez said:

I'd literally never heard of john prine until yesterday and suddenly everyone on social media is the biggest fan ever and is "shocked" and "dismayed" at his passing and talking about how he was "one of the most creative people... ever" ??? I'm listening now and it's nice but this kind of collective social media obit crap is annoying, esp for millenials who act like they have some deep boomer connection to this stuff. like when etta james died 

I actually liked the guy and listened to his stuff because I like that era of country music but yeah...I know what you mean. It's also hard not to roll my eyes when I see music publications write gushing news blurbs and sometimes even follow up features on musicians they barely acknowledged in the past.

[joshuatxuk]

Malcolm Dixon passed away at 66. Little person with roles in some major fantastical films. Along with Time Bandits, ROTJ, and Willy Wonka he had roles in Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and Crystal.

[Nebraska]

RIP nobuhiko obayashi

[markedone]

since we're going obscure on this page (rip to all the above, i'd only heard of malcom dixon though)..

Michael Sorkin passed away last week from COVID.  Great architectural critic and writer.  I highly recommend his book Twenty minutes in manhattan

Edited April 11, 2020 by markedone

[Zephyr_Nova]

5 hours ago, Nebraska said:

RIP nobuhiko obayashi

Whatever that's from, it looks amazing.

[iococoi]

RIP John Horton Conway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life

[cruising for burgers]

On 4/11/2020 at 1:29 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

Whatever that's from, it looks amazing.

 

[aencre]

On 4/11/2020 at 1:29 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

Whatever that's from, it looks amazing.

You, sir, are in for a treat.

[Zephyr_Nova]

Oh man oh man oh man.  My friend who lives on the property I'm staying has the two week free Criterion streaming subscription, so hopefully it's on there.

[Gyroscopic]

Rick May

 

[Zephyr_Nova]

Wow, Half Life has really upped its ante.

[J3FF3R00]

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/jimmy-webb-of-trash-vaudeville-i-need-more-has-died/

 

This guy was a New York legend. Pretty much anyone who ever spent any time around the east village / saint marks place will remember seeing jimmy around. Not a household name, but instantly recognizable and unforgettable. 

[Nebraska]

r.i.p brian dennehy

[dr lopez]

very sad. one of the best character actors around. he was in that new movie driveways that looks kind of ok

[ignatius]

he was always good. so many great characters in so many places. tv movies stage etc.. legend RIP