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[zamboni]

Joey Molland, last surviving member of the classic Badfinger lineup, 77

Joey Molland, Badfinger Guitarist, Dead at 77

Joey Molland, the former Badfinger guitarist and last member of their classic era lineup, died in March 2025.

ultimateclassicrock.com

Managed to survive the well-documented tragedies surrounding the band. Also played on John Lennon’s Imagine and George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass classic albums.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

So in one week we lose the last Badfinger and the last New York Doll.

 

[fatness]

James Harrison

"One of the world's most prolific blood donors - whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2 million babies - has died. James Harrison died in his sleep at a nursing home in New South Wales, Australia on 17 February, his family said on Monday. He was 88.

Known in Australia as the man with the golden arm, Harrison's blood contained a rare antibody, Anti-D, which is used to make medication given to pregnant mothers whose blood is at risk of attacking their unborn babies. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service who paid tribute to Harrison, said he had pledged to become a donor after receiving transfusions while undergoing a major chest surgery when he was 14. He started donating his blood plasma when he was 18 and continued doing so every two weeks until he was 81."

 

[zamboni]

James Harrison

"One of the world's most prolific blood donors - whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2 million babies - has died. James Harrison died in his sleep at a nursing home in New South Wales, Australia on 17 February, his family said on Monday. He was 88.

Known in Australia as the man with the golden arm, Harrison's blood contained a rare antibody, Anti-D, which is used to make medication given to pregnant mothers whose blood is at risk of attacking their unborn babies. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service who paid tribute to Harrison, said he had pledged to become a donor after receiving transfusions while undergoing a major chest surgery when he was 14. He started donating his blood plasma when he was 18 and continued doing so every two weeks until he was 81."

I immediately had the Steelers on my mind when I saw the name, not that it should minimize this James Harrison.

 

[Hastur]

Carl Dean, husband of Dolly Parton for 60 years, passed away. RIP

 

[Hastur]

George Lowe, voice actor of 'Space Ghost' among others, passed away at 67. RIP

 

[RG623]

James Harrison

"One of the world's most prolific blood donors - whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2 million babies - has died. James Harrison died in his sleep at a nursing home in New South Wales, Australia on 17 February, his family said on Monday. He was 88.

Known in Australia as the man with the golden arm, Harrison's blood contained a rare antibody, Anti-D, which is used to make medication given to pregnant mothers whose blood is at risk of attacking their unborn babies. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service who paid tribute to Harrison, said he had pledged to become a donor after receiving transfusions while undergoing a major chest surgery when he was 14. He started donating his blood plasma when he was 18 and continued doing so every two weeks until he was 81."

Definition of a hero.

 

[fatness]

James Harrison

Definition of a hero.

Yeah, he really is.
Here's a bit more information on him: https://www.kktv.com/2025/03/04/jam...edited-with-saving-24-million-babies-dies-88/

"Despite an aversion to needles, he made 1,173 donations after he turned 18 in 1954 until he was forced to retire in 2018 at age 81."

"Australia has only 200 anti-D donors who help 45,000 mothers and their babies annually.
Lifeblood chief executive Stephen Cornelissen said Harrison had hoped that someone in Australia would one day beat his donation record."

 

[landrys hat]

RIP Roy Ayers

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

 

[BobbyLayne]

Local legend - Andy Issac, 44, passed away this morning. Detroit super fan and one of my favorite follows on Twitter (@WorldOfIssac), blogged about cancer & food around Motown for years before Social Media blew up.

He was first diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in 2006, beat it, and endured several relapses. Always upbeat, inspiring & comedic regardless of what was going on in his personal life.

profile from a few years ago

Never met him, just one of his 92K follows, but whenever I saw his icon (Isaac from The Love Boat) while scrolling I knew my day was about to get a little better. Some people give so much of themselves & the world is a better place because of it.

 

[heckmanm]

George Lowe, voice actor of 'Space Ghost' among others, passed away at 67. RIP

There must have been a later incarnation of Space Ghost, unless he started when he was 7 years old.

(Original cartoon was in 1966, with Gary Owens of Laugh-In fame doing the voice.)

 

[Hastur]

George Lowe, voice actor of 'Space Ghost' among others, passed away at 67. RIP

There must have been a later incarnation of Space Ghost, unless he started when he was 7 years old.

(Original cartoon was in 1966, with Gary Owens of Laugh-In fame doing the voice.)

Yeah, sorry, I should have specified. George Lowe was the voice of Space Ghost for:

• George Lowe (1994–2024) in Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet, The Brak Show, Squidbillies, Perfect Hair Forever, Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion and Jellystone! (season 3)

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Local legend - Andy Issac, 44, passed away this morning. Detroit super fan and one of my favorite follows on Twitter (@WorldOfIssac), blogged about cancer & food around Motown for years before Social Media blew up.

He was first diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in 2006, beat it, and endured several relapses. Always upbeat, inspiring & comedic regardless of what was going on in his personal life.

profile from a few years ago

Never met him, just one of his 92K follows, but whenever I saw his icon (Isaac from The Love Boat) while scrolling I knew my day was about to get a little better. Some people give so much of themselves & the world is a better place because of it.

As a fellow Spartan, RIP brother Andy. You were a treasure.

#Faturday forever and always @WorldofIsaac. **** the Bears

 

[General Malaise]

George Lowe, voice actor of 'Space Ghost' among others, passed away at 67. RIP

There must have been a later incarnation of Space Ghost, unless he started when he was 7 years old.

(Original cartoon was in 1966, with Gary Owens of Laugh-In fame doing the voice.)

Yeah, sorry, I should have specified. George Lowe was the voice of Space Ghost for:

• George Lowe (1994–2024) in Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet, The Brak Show, Squidbillies, Perfect Hair Forever, Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion and Jellystone! (season 3)

Dang, man. I loved Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The episode with Beck was one of my all-time favorites.

 

[B Maverick]

David Hasselhoff's ex-wife and Baywatch co-star Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff found dead aged 62

 

[Uruk-Hai]

RIP Roy Ayers

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

There was a time in the '70s when Ayers' brand of music had a pretty big cultural footprint. It wasn't easily classifiable (though the music industry made up a "smooth jazz" label for it because the record store aisles apparently demanded it), but it got a lot of cross-format attention. R&B and MOR formats played it - so did dentist offices. A lot of these artists could sell out basketball arenas in 30 seconds for their concerts without hit singles - Ayers, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Phyllis Hyman, Weather Report, Sea Level, George Benson (who went onto massive pop chart success, unlike most of the others I listed).

 

[Eephus]

Brian James, guitarist from The Damned and Lords of the New Church

Brian James, The Damned's founding guitarist, dies at 70

Brian James, founding guitarist in The Damned, died on Thursday, just a few weeks after his 70th birthday.

www.brooklynvegan.com

 

[BobbyLayne]

Local legend - Andy Issac, 44, passed away this morning. Detroit super fan and one of my favorite follows on Twitter (@WorldOfIssac), blogged about cancer & food around Motown for years before Social Media blew up.

He was first diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in 2006, beat it, and endured several relapses. Always upbeat, inspiring & comedic regardless of what was going on in his personal life.

profile from a few years ago

Never met him, just one of his 92K follows, but whenever I saw his icon (Isaac from The Love Boat) while scrolling I knew my day was about to get a little better. Some people give so much of themselves & the world is a better place because of it.

As a fellow Spartan, RIP brother Andy. You were a treasure.

#Faturday forever and always @WorldofIsaac. **** the Bears

ESPN SC had a short piece on Andy tonight.

 

[Runkle]

Is anybody thinking, like my wife, that Hackman's wife killed him- maybe accidentally- which is why she killed herself?

I'm thinking he died and she committed suicide and the dog ate the spilled pills.

yep

I'm hearing she died first, a week before he did, of Hantavirus. Then he died of heart disease/alzheimer's complications. Maybe he wasn't in a state to take care of himself and was mentally not aware of her death?

 

[SFBayDuck]

Is anybody thinking, like my wife, that Hackman's wife killed him- maybe accidentally- which is why she killed herself?

I'm thinking he died and she committed suicide and the dog ate the spilled pills.

yep

I'm hearing she died first, a week before he did, of Hantavirus. Then he died of heart disease/alzheimer's complications. Maybe he wasn't in a state to take care of himself and was mentally not aware of her death?

Gene Hackman Died a Week After His Wife, Both From Natural Causes The actor’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a respiratory illness, New Mexico officials said. Mr. Hackman had Alzheimer’s, which contributed to his death from heart disease.

The actor Gene Hackman died from heart disease at his home in New Mexico, most likely a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from the effects of hantavirus, a disease linked to rodents that can cause respiratory failure in rare cases, the authorities said on Friday.

The revelation that the famous and reclusive couple had died of natural causes put to rest much of the speculation that followed the discovery of their bodies on Feb. 26. But it also raised new questions about the state of mind of Mr. Hackman, who had severe Alzheimer’s disease, and why the couple was not discovered sooner.

 

[B Maverick]

D’Wayne Wiggins death: Tony! Toni! Toné! singer and guitarist dies aged 64

 

[Golden Gopher]

My wife and I made up a game where you look up an actor on the IMDB app, and attempt to name the four “known for” movies that appear. What’s so amazing about Hackman’s four (The French Connection, The Royal Tenenbaums, Unforgiven, and The Conversation) isn’t just that he nailed each one, but also that they span 30 years -including two Oscar winners more than 20 years apart.

how in the name of the big kahuna is hoosiers not on that list take that to the bank brohans

That’s part of the fun of the game. Take for instance Tom Hanks. My wife says his name to me and the first two things that pop instantly into my head would be Saving Private Ryan (which I personally feel is one of the greatest things on film ever), and Big (childhood favorite movie of mine).

Big is in his “top 4”, SPR isn’t. After a few seconds I’d say, “oh, Forrest Gump”. She’d reply “that’s his #3 - you still need 1 and 4.” After a few guesses (including the voice of Woody in Toy Story, or any of the Dan Brown books turned movie) I’d guess Castaway - his #1.

It take me a moment to get his #4 - Philadelphia. Even though he won an Oscar for it.

So then when you say Philadelphia, oh yeah - the one with Denzel, what’s his top 4? Kudos to you if you can get all those without looking in under 2 minutes. It’s a game we often play with friends and it can go for hours.

Guessing Glory, Equalizer, Malcom X, Training Day for Denzel?

1 of 4, and I’d agree with you that Glory should have been- he won an Oscar for it. And then you’re like, Glory with Morgan Freeman - what are his 4, and down the rabbit hole you go.

Just looked at Morgan Freeman's list of movies. Good lord. 1989 by itself was phenomenal... with Lean on Me, Driving Miss Daily, and Glory. The stretch from '92 to '95 isn't bad either, with Unforgiven, Shawshank, and Seven. I could go on and on. What an unbelievable career.

 

[rockaction]

Brian James, guitarist from The Damned and Lords of the New Church

Brian James, The Damned's founding guitarist, dies at 70

Brian James, founding guitarist in The Damned, died on Thursday, just a few weeks after his 70th birthday.

www.brooklynvegan.com

Brian James made that first Damned album with his playing and the Damned weren't the same when he left the band even though they cut one great album without him (Machine Gun Etiquette). RIP to a punk legend just for that work.

 

[zamboni]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He was a helluva player

 

[zamboni]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He was a helluva player

Indeed. He was a bit under the radar with bigger stars like Marques Johnson, Sidney Moncrief, Bob Lanier (and maybe fellow Kareem-traded-guy Brian Winters) around him, but diehard fans knew his value.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He was a helluva player

Indeed. He was a bit under the radar with bigger stars like Marques Johnson, Sidney Moncrief, Bob Lanier (and maybe fellow Kareem-traded-guy Brian Winters) around him, but diehard fans knew his value.

That was a really good team and fun to watch.

 

[zamboni]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He was a helluva player

Indeed. He was a bit under the radar with bigger stars like Marques Johnson, Sidney Moncrief, Bob Lanier (and maybe fellow Kareem-traded-guy Brian Winters) around him, but diehard fans knew his value.

That was a really good team and fun to watch.

Yup - just had some buzzsaws in the Celtics, Sixers (and the Bullets briefly) at the time that they couldn't get past.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He died with a net worth of just over one billion. Truly an incredible story. He just added the third comma a few years ago. Awesome incredible life.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He was a helluva player

Indeed. He was a bit under the radar with bigger stars like Marques Johnson, Sidney Moncrief, Bob Lanier (and maybe fellow Kareem-traded-guy Brian Winters) around him, but diehard fans knew his value.

Agree Junior flew under the radar a bit. He came off the bench most of his career, but his number 2 shirt hangs in the rafters at Fiserv so is well-recognized locally.

 

[Fantasy_Freak]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He died with a net worth of just over one billion. Truly an incredible story. He just added the third comma a few years ago. Awesome incredible life.

Loved watching him play when I was a kid.

I thought I read/heard a story within the past year where the NBA was leaning on him to provide support/knowledge to the players to teach them how to keep and grow the money earned in the NBA.

 

[FarFromHome]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He died with a net worth of just over one billion. Truly an incredible story. He just added the third comma a few years ago. Awesome incredible life.

Loved watching him play when I was a kid.

I thought I read/heard a story within the past year where the NBA was leaning on him to provide support/knowledge to the players to teach them how to keep and grow the money earned in the NBA.

Never heard of this guy until today. He popped up on my feed about being 1 of 4 NBA players that became a billionaire. RIP buddy

 

[zamboni]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He died with a net worth of just over one billion. Truly an incredible story. He just added the third comma a few years ago. Awesome incredible life.

Loved watching him play when I was a kid.

I thought I read/heard a story within the past year where the NBA was leaning on him to provide support/knowledge to the players to teach them how to keep and grow the money earned in the NBA.

Never heard of this guy until today. He popped up on my feed about being 1 of 4 NBA players that became a billionaire. RIP buddy

Who were the others? I assume Magic was one.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He died with a net worth of just over one billion. Truly an incredible story. He just added the third comma a few years ago. Awesome incredible life.

Loved watching him play when I was a kid.

I thought I read/heard a story within the past year where the NBA was leaning on him to provide support/knowledge to the players to teach them how to keep and grow the money earned in the NBA.

That was a big part of his life. Just a few weeks ago he announced plans to become a Bucks minority owner. He spoke about a certain former coach or someone at the Bucks when he played who prepared him for life after basketball and wanted to give that back.

 

[FarFromHome]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He died with a net worth of just over one billion. Truly an incredible story. He just added the third comma a few years ago. Awesome incredible life.

Loved watching him play when I was a kid.

I thought I read/heard a story within the past year where the NBA was leaning on him to provide support/knowledge to the players to teach them how to keep and grow the money earned in the NBA.

Never heard of this guy until today. He popped up on my feed about being 1 of 4 NBA players that became a billionaire. RIP buddy

Who were the others? I assume Magic was one.

Magic. Michael. Lebron. Bridgeman

 

[zamboni]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He died with a net worth of just over one billion. Truly an incredible story. He just added the third comma a few years ago. Awesome incredible life.

Loved watching him play when I was a kid.

I thought I read/heard a story within the past year where the NBA was leaning on him to provide support/knowledge to the players to teach them how to keep and grow the money earned in the NBA.

Never heard of this guy until today. He popped up on my feed about being 1 of 4 NBA players that became a billionaire. RIP buddy

Who were the others? I assume Magic was one.

Magic. Michael. Lebron. Bridgeman

Makes sense re: Michael and LeBron. Was thinking more out of the box among guys like Junior that developed a whole business career outside of their name/status.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He died with a net worth of just over one billion. Truly an incredible story. He just added the third comma a few years ago. Awesome incredible life.

Loved watching him play when I was a kid.

I thought I read/heard a story within the past year where the NBA was leaning on him to provide support/knowledge to the players to teach them how to keep and grow the money earned in the NBA.

Never heard of this guy until today. He popped up on my feed about being 1 of 4 NBA players that became a billionaire. RIP buddy

Who were the others? I assume Magic was one.

Magic. Michael. Lebron. Bridgeman

Makes sense re: Michael and LeBron. Was thinking more out of the box among guys like Junior that developed a whole business career outside of their name/status.

Hakeem did. He's into real estate and the like around Houston.

 

[FarFromHome]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He died with a net worth of just over one billion. Truly an incredible story. He just added the third comma a few years ago. Awesome incredible life.

Loved watching him play when I was a kid.

I thought I read/heard a story within the past year where the NBA was leaning on him to provide support/knowledge to the players to teach them how to keep and grow the money earned in the NBA.

Never heard of this guy until today. He popped up on my feed about being 1 of 4 NBA players that became a billionaire. RIP buddy

Who were the others? I assume Magic was one.

Magic. Michael. Lebron. Bridgeman

Makes sense re: Michael and LeBron. Was thinking more out of the box among guys like Junior that developed a whole business career outside of their name/status.

Hakeem did. He's into real estate and the like around Houston.

Sorry for off topic but mentioning Hakeem took me back. I remember going to a game early and watching this monster pre game going over footwork. Just a marvelous athletic human being.

 

[Willie Neslon]

John Feinstein

 

[BobbyLayne]

I know I’m getting old when I read about Bridgeman and Feinstein & my first thought is so young

 

[Uruk-Hai]

John Feinstein

If you're a sports fan and can read, check out some of his books. He wrote about pretty much every popular American sport and was really good at it.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

John Feinstein

If you're a sports fan and can read, check out some of his books. He wrote about pretty much every popular American sport and was really good at it.

Great writer. He used to come on Kornheiser’s show a lot a long time ago. Tony would antagonize him constantly and often ragged on Junior for lying about his pant size.

RIP Junior.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

John Feinstein

If you're a sports fan and can read, check out some of his books. He wrote about pretty much every popular American sport and was really good at it.

Great writer. He used to come on Kornheiser’s show a lot a long time ago. Tony would antagonize him constantly and often ragged on Junior for lying about his pant size.

RIP Junior.

I used to listen to those and they were hilarious. The segment was called "Just Junior", right? Feinstein hated being called "Junior", so Tony would call him that more.

 

[nirad3]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

Me and my best friend used to "pretend" we were Bridgeman and Laker teammate Norm Nixon when we'd shoot around at our elementary school. No idea why we picked those guys, but being LA locals, we just kinda gravitated to them.

 

[zamboni]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

Me and my best friend used to "pretend" we were Bridgeman and Laker teammate Norm Nixon when we'd shoot around at our elementary school. No idea why we picked those guys, but being LA locals, we just kinda gravitated to them.

I would (badly) try to channel Jamaal Wilkes' unique shooting motion. Or chuck the ball really high and pretend to be Purvis Short.

 

[boilerdave]

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, 71

Saw him play a lot at the old Mecca arena in Milwaukee as a kid. He went the other way as part of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade to the Lakers and became one of the great sixth men of his time. Off the court, became a multi millionaire franchisee and later owned Jet and Ebony magazines.

He was a helluva player

Bridgeman is on the long list of great Indiana High School players. His HS team is regarded as one of the best ever in Indiana history ranking right up there with the legendary teams of Oscar Robertson and George McGinnis.

 

[simsarge]

Bob Rivers his iconic (for me) Twisted Christmas album has been a holiday staple for me for decades. He passes after a battle esphogeal cancer.

 

[zamboni]

Another ‘70s NBA legend : Slick Watts, 73

Fly your headbands at half mast tonight.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Bob Rivers his iconic (for me) Twisted Christmas album has been a holiday staple for me for decades. He passes after a battle esphogeal cancer.

We love those albums. RIP

 

[identikit]

Another ‘70s NBA legend : Slick Watts, 73

Fly your headbands at half mast tonight.

Iconic guy from my early Sonics fan days

RIP Slick