Celebrity Deaths

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 

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

social media

Turn off, tune out, drop inward.

r.i.p. linda tripp

guess the clinton's got you too huh?

r.i.p. dieter laser

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  

  On 4/8/2020 at 4:00 PM, 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.

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.

RIP nobuhiko obayashi

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

  On 4/11/2020 at 2:05 AM, Nebraska said:

RIP nobuhiko obayashi

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Whatever that's from, it looks amazing.

RIP John Horton Conway

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

  On 4/11/2020 at 7:29 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

Whatever that's from, it looks amazing.

  On 4/11/2020 at 7:29 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

Whatever that's from, it looks amazing.

You, sir, are in for a treat.

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.

Rick May

Wow, Half Life has really upped its ante.

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. 

r.i.p brian dennehy

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

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

he's got a lot of great roles and diverse, prolific career (for example I had no idea he was a voice on Ratatouille until now) but I'll always think of him first and foremost as the dad in Tommy Boy

"I can get a hell of a good look at a T-Bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it"

glancing at his filmography and he didn't seem to slow down much at all toward the end, his hard work ethic seem to go hand-in-hand with his acting ability

Detroit legend Mike Huckaby passed away

https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/1218

what the fuck

r.i.p.?

  On 4/25/2020 at 1:48 AM, Rubin Farr said:

Detroit legend Mike Huckaby passed away

https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/1218

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wtff ;(((( always wanted to catch him dj.. rest in peace