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[Eephus]

Novelist Frederick Forsyth died at age 86. He drew upon his experiences as a war correspondent and a MI6 agent to write some great thrillers in the 70s and 80s including The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File and The Fourth Protocol.

The Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth dies

Forsyth, who sold 75 million books, is remembered as "one of the world's greatest thriller writers".

www.bbc.com

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

oh man ...Sly ...

Sly Stone, Funk-Rock Pioneer Who Led the Family Stone, Dies at 82

Sly Stone, the multitalented musician whose psychedelia-laced funk enraptured Woodstock Nation in the late '60s and early '70s, has died. He was 82.

variety.com

 

[zamboni]

Brian Wilson

 

[Uruk-Hai]

oh man ...Sly ...

Sly Stone, Funk-Rock Pioneer Who Led the Family Stone, Dies at 82

Sly Stone, the multitalented musician whose psychedelia-laced funk enraptured Woodstock Nation in the late '60s and early '70s, has died. He was 82.

variety.com

Brian Wilson

Rough two days.

It would be really hard to overstate the quality of their music and the influence they had on what came after.

In a lot of ways, these two guys were the same person. Both were perfectionists who couldn't stand the fact that they couldn't make the perfect record (both were wrong, because they made a lot of them). Both struggled with mental/emotional/addiction issues.

This is a big gut-punch for me.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Brian Wilson

Not sure how true the story of the Beatles driving him mad was, but I think he was already fairly intense.
One of pop musics titans though.
I’m off to play a mix of Sloop John B, Wouldn’t it Be Nice, Help Me Rhonda and Good Vibrations about 20 times

 

[Ilov80s]

One of the titans of 20th century music. RIP Brian

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Brian Wilson

On the one hand, I always thought the lyrics were a little weird (a love song that starts "I may not always love you" and then repeatedly raises the possibility of his love interest leaving him). But "God Only Knows" may be one of the most musically gorgeous songs ever written. I'd say it's a close call between that and "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

The other thing that always stuck out to me about Wilson's songwriting: It's conventional wisdom that the Beatles/Beach Boys rivalry developed as both bands evolved from teeny boppers to brilliant, complex songwriters over the course of the '60s. But "Surfer Girl", which was the first song Wilson ever wrote (give or take), is way more advanced musically than anything the Beatles were doing in the early '60s

 

[dickey moe]

Two absolute legends in a matter of days. A lot more are going to be passing on to the great music factory in the afterlife soon...

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Rough two days.

With all of these legendary rock stars being so old now, unfortunately expect a lot more ahead.

 

[Statorama]

Brian Wilson

I gotta think he's in a better place.

F Murray Wilson and F Eugene Landy.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Brian Wilson

I gotta think he's in a better place.

F Murray Wilson and F Eugene Landy.

F Murray Abraham!

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

F Murray Wilson and F Eugene Landy.

Mike Love deserves a spot in that class picture.

 

[gump]

- YouTube

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

youtu.be

Wilson and George Martin…

 

[Nipsey]

- 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

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

The other thing that always stuck out to me about Wilson's songwriting: It's conventional wisdom that the Beatles/Beach Boys rivalry developed as both bands evolved from teeny boppers to brilliant, complex songwriters over the course of the '60s. But "Surfer Girl", which was the first song Wilson ever wrote (give or take), is way more advanced musically than anything the Beatles were doing in the early '60s

Thinking about this some more. I didn't. mean my comment as a shot at Lennon and McCartney. I still think, at the peak of their powers, they were the GOAT songwriters (probably because they pushed each other to new heights). My point was that the conventional wisdom on them is pretty accurate; they really were teeny boppers who evolved into greatness. But with Wilson, the greatness was there from the beginning.

Imagine you found someone who had never heard of either group. If you played them "Love Me Do" they would never believe that the same songwriters eventually wrote Sgt. Peppers. But if you played "Surfer Girl" and told them the same guy wrote "Good Vibrations", they would immediately spot the through-line

 

[General Malaise]

Apparently, Wilson's first experience with acid was taking the equivalent of 12 tabs? If so, my word......that's A LOT!

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Apparently, Wilson's first experience with acid was taking the equivalent of 12 tabs? If so, my word......that's A LOT!

That’ll do it.


ETA - I’m an adventurous guy with the frontal lobe of a 8 year old but that’s bonkers.

 

[FairWarning]

UCLA All-American David Greenwood 68, cancer. He was the 2nd pick in the 1980 draft, after Magic.

 

[zamboni]

UCLA All-American David Greenwood 68, cancer. He was the 2nd pick in the 1980 draft, after Magic.

Only a coin toss made him a Bull instead of Magic. Solid underrated NBA player and very strong on the boards. Basically held down the fort for a not so great Bulls team before Jordan arrived. Later traded to the Spurs for George Gervin.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

UCLA All-American David Greenwood 68, cancer. He was the 2nd pick in the 1980 draft, after Magic.

He was a hell of a player and could leap out of the gym. I remember him in college pinning some guy's shot on the backboard above the square.

 

[FairWarning]

UCLA All-American David Greenwood 68, cancer. He was the 2nd pick in the 1980 draft, after Magic.

He was a hell of a player and could leap out of the gym. I remember him in college pinning some guy's shot on the backboard above the square.

Probably the best game in DePaul history was beating UCLA w/Greenwood to make the final four.

 

[identikit]

Actor Harris Yulin, dead @ 87

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/ce...er&cvid=3aa5572303b245a0e5c5efd7cf77b277&ei=6

 

[northern exposure]

Actor Harris Yulin, dead @ 87

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/ce...er&cvid=3aa5572303b245a0e5c5efd7cf77b277&ei=6

Didn't know his name. But, as soon as I saw his photo, I knew who he was.

 

[Galileo]

Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell RIP

Anne Burrell, Food Network Star and 'Worst Cooks in America' Host, Dies at 55

Anne Burrell — the beloved chef known for her trademark spiky platinum hair, larger-than-life personality and culinary expertise — died on the morning of Tuesday, June 17 at her home in Brooklyn, New York. She was 55.

people.com

 

[Capella]

Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell RIP

Anne Burrell, Food Network Star and 'Worst Cooks in America' Host, Dies at 55

Anne Burrell — the beloved chef known for her trademark spiky platinum hair, larger-than-life personality and culinary expertise — died on the morning of Tuesday, June 17 at her home in Brooklyn, New York. She was 55.

people.com

Whoa that’s out of left field

 

[nirad3]

UCLA All-American David Greenwood 68, cancer. He was the 2nd pick in the 1980 draft, after Magic.

If I remember correctly, I think this was the UCLA (or may have already been in the NBA) player I saw on a plane going somewhere with my Dad when I was maybe 6-7 years old. My Dad told me to go say hello and I don't know exactly what he said but the player (again, I'm pretty sure this was the guy) and his boys just started laughing at me, kind of in a dickish way, at least that was the sense I got as a wee tyke.

 

[zamboni]

UCLA All-American David Greenwood 68, cancer. He was the 2nd pick in the 1980 draft, after Magic.

If I remember correctly, I think this was the UCLA (or may have already been in the NBA) player I saw on a plane going somewhere with my Dad when I was maybe 6-7 years old. My Dad told me to go say hello and I don't know exactly what he said but the player (again, I'm pretty sure this was the guy) and his boys just started laughing at me, kind of in a dickish way, at least that was the sense I got as a wee tyke.

You sure that wasn’t Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

UCLA All-American David Greenwood 68, cancer. He was the 2nd pick in the 1980 draft, after Magic.

If I remember correctly, I think this was the UCLA (or may have already been in the NBA) player I saw on a plane going somewhere with my Dad when I was maybe 6-7 years old. My Dad told me to go say hello and I don't know exactly what he said but the player (again, I'm pretty sure this was the guy) and his boys just started laughing at me, kind of in a dickish way, at least that was the sense I got as a wee tyke.

You sure that wasn’t Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

No, you're thinking of Roger Murdock.

 

[Chemical X]

UCLA All-American David Greenwood 68, cancer. He was the 2nd pick in the 1980 draft, after Magic.

If I remember correctly, I think this was the UCLA (or may have already been in the NBA) player I saw on a plane going somewhere with my Dad when I was maybe 6-7 years old. My Dad told me to go say hello and I don't know exactly what he said but the player (again, I'm pretty sure this was the guy) and his boys just started laughing at me, kind of in a dickish way, at least that was the sense I got as a wee tyke.

You sure that wasn’t Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

No, you're thinking of Roger Murdock.

you try dragging lanier and walton up and down the court for 48 minutes.

 

[nirad3]

UCLA All-American David Greenwood 68, cancer. He was the 2nd pick in the 1980 draft, after Magic.

If I remember correctly, I think this was the UCLA (or may have already been in the NBA) player I saw on a plane going somewhere with my Dad when I was maybe 6-7 years old. My Dad told me to go say hello and I don't know exactly what he said but the player (again, I'm pretty sure this was the guy) and his boys just started laughing at me, kind of in a dickish way, at least that was the sense I got as a wee tyke.

You sure that wasn’t Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

Nice job.

and no I'm like 83.3333% sure it was Greenwood. I still don't know why he and his boys were laughing at me. Silly little white boy asking for an autograph on a plane and all.

 

[identikit]

Early rock and roll pioneer Lou Christie dead @ 82

Lou Christie, “Lightnin’ Strikes” and “Rhapsody in the Rain” Singer, Dies at 82

The Pittsburgh native, famed for his distinctive falsetto, also had hits with “The Gypsy Cried,” “Two Faces Have I,” “I’m Gonna Make You Mine” and more.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Don Quixote]

Baseball writer Scott Miller. Just had a new book published last month.

https://x.com/bnightengale/status/1936537405621981582?s=46&t=E_-9z4f2KOjMph1q2ukqpw

 

[zamboni]

Mick Ralphs, guitarist and founder of Mott the Hoople and Bad Company.

Mick Ralphs, Bad Company and Mott the Hoople Guitarist, Dies

Mick Ralphs, guitarist for Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, died in June 2025.

ultimateclassicrock.com

 

[Eephus]

Mick Ralphs, guitarist and founder of Mott the Hoople and Bad Company.

Mick Ralphs, Bad Company and Mott the Hoople Guitarist, Dies

Mick Ralphs, guitarist for Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, died in June 2025.

ultimateclassicrock.com

"Ready For Love" was such a great tune he recorded it with both groups.

Ready for Love / After Lights

Mott The Hoople · All The Young Dudes (Expanded Edition) · Song · 1972

open.spotify.com

Ready for Love - 2015 Remaster

Bad Company · Bad Company (Deluxe) · Song · 1974

open.spotify.com

 

[identikit]

Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 60s and 70s, dead @ 81

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/entertainment/bobby-sherman-death

I remember having one of his cereal box records of 'Easy Come, Easy Go'

Also, he was in the 'Here Comes the Brides' TV show that little me watched

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 60s and 70s, dead @ 81

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/entertainment/bobby-sherman-death

I remember having one of his cereal box records of 'Easy Come, Easy Go'

Also, he was in the 'Here Comes the Brides' TV show that little me watched

I remember him first from an episode of "The Monkees": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQYYkPSPJV4&list=RDnQYYkPSPJV4&start_radio=1

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 60s and 70s, dead @ 81

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/entertainment/bobby-sherman-death

I remember having one of his cereal box records of 'Easy Come, Easy Go'

Also, he was in the 'Here Comes the Brides' TV show that little me watched

I remember having a couple of cereal box records. They usually sounded pretty bad but it was still pretty cool to save.

 

[identikit]

Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 60s and 70s, dead @ 81

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/entertainment/bobby-sherman-death

I remember having one of his cereal box records of 'Easy Come, Easy Go'

Also, he was in the 'Here Comes the Brides' TV show that little me watched

I remember having a couple of cereal box records. They usually sounded pretty bad but it was still pretty cool to save.

I can remember having the Archies 'Sugar, Sugar' record.

Seems like it might have been from a Honeycomb cereal box

Or Sugar Smacks....that bear guy

 

[rockaction]

Brian Wilson was the soundtrack to a particularly joyous part of my life that I won't soon forget.

So was Sly Stone.

RIP to two geniuses who made my District of Columbia summers a little bit more breezy and cool. I can still remember driving to a lacrosse game in Maryland listening to the Endless Summer album by the Beach Boys in '98, which was an album that had reintroduced them to public fanfare back in '74 when it came out, with my girlfriend and I looking up at these canopy-like trees on our way to where was it again? Who cares?

I can also remember driving downtown in D.C. listening to "Stand!" by Sly and the Family Stone in the summer afternoons of what had to be '99. I had my little smoke with me and would roll down the street upon which sat the building where I once worked (a brutalist-looking, twelve-story, indestructible-type structure) that is now demolished, actually; which is something I did not know before a month or two ago.

Both artists were universal, but I remember them in (and they were appropriate for) those two settings especially.

RIP to both men. I don't think it's an exaggeration to call them two of the (if not the two) most talented, American-born artists to crossover into American popular culture since rock n' roll music came to dominate the musical landscape. They filled in the gaps where pure rock n' roll couldn't tread and did it in their own unique way. God bless them and godspeed to them.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I can also remember driving downtown in D.C. listening to "Stand!" by Sly and the Family Stone in the summer afternoons of what had to be '99.

My older sister had a nice collection of 45's that dated back to the late 60's. One that I especially remember was the 2 sided single "Stand!/I Want to Take You Higher". And of course for this time of year, "Hot Fun in the Summertime".

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

I can also remember driving downtown in D.C. listening to "Stand!" by Sly and the Family Stone in the summer afternoons of what had to be '99.

oh man, this album because of this song is on is scheduled to appear on my top 70 albums if I get my sheet together.

I can't think of Sly without thinking of Pee-Wee's original stage performance of "The Pee-Wee Herman Show" on HBO in "81. He and a couple perform a Sly vignette that starts with "Stand" and it's pretty damn good - LOL. I recognize the guy/girl but can't find their names.

The Pee-Wee Herman Show - HBO 1981

The Sly piece is only a couple of minutes and starts around the 34 minute mark - but the entire show is awesome and worth the full view if you like Pee-Wee. Think his Saturday morning show that would be rated PG-13 or maybe a very soft R.

 

[rockaction]

I can also remember driving downtown in D.C. listening to "Stand!" by Sly and the Family Stone in the summer afternoons of what had to be '99.

oh man, this album this song is on is scheduled to appear on my top 70 albums if I get my sheet together.

I can't think of Sly without thinking of Pee-Wee's original stage performance of "The Pee-Wee Herman Show" on HBO in "81. He and a couple perform a Sly vignette that starts with "Stand" and it's pretty damn good - LOL. I recognize the guy/girl but can't find their names.

The Pee-Wee Herman Show - HBO 1981

The Sly piece is only a couple of minutes and starts around the 34 minute mark - but the entire show is awesome and worth the full view if you like Pee-Wee. Think his Saturday morning show that would be rated PG-13 or maybe a very soft R.

Somebody posted this to Steve Hoffman's forums, and I took the time to check it out. It was very cool.

 

[Don Quixote]

I can also remember driving downtown in D.C. listening to "Stand!" by Sly and the Family Stone in the summer afternoons of what had to be '99.

oh man, this album this song is on is scheduled to appear on my top 70 albums if I get my sheet together.

I can't think of Sly without thinking of Pee-Wee's original stage performance of "The Pee-Wee Herman Show" on HBO in "81. He and a couple perform a Sly vignette that starts with "Stand" and it's pretty damn good - LOL. I recognize the guy/girl but can't find their names.

The Pee-Wee Herman Show - HBO 1981

The Sly piece is only a couple of minutes and starts around the 34 minute mark - but the entire show is awesome and worth the full view if you like Pee-Wee. Think his Saturday morning show that would be rated PG-13 or maybe a very soft R.

Based on IMDB, I think it’s Monica Ganas and Brian Seff.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

I can also remember driving downtown in D.C. listening to "Stand!" by Sly and the Family Stone in the summer afternoons of what had to be '99.

oh man, this album this song is on is scheduled to appear on my top 70 albums if I get my sheet together.

I can't think of Sly without thinking of Pee-Wee's original stage performance of "The Pee-Wee Herman Show" on HBO in "81. He and a couple perform a Sly vignette that starts with "Stand" and it's pretty damn good - LOL. I recognize the guy/girl but can't find their names.

The Pee-Wee Herman Show - HBO 1981

The Sly piece is only a couple of minutes and starts around the 34 minute mark - but the entire show is awesome and worth the full view if you like Pee-Wee. Think his Saturday morning show that would be rated PG-13 or maybe a very soft R.

Based on IMDB, I think it’s Monica Ganas and Brian Seff.

you nailed it ...Rick and Ruby!!!

 

[identikit]

Bill Moyers, former PBS news anchor, dead @ 91

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, has died at 91.

apnews.com

 

[Hastur]

David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman and Punk Pioneer, Dead at 75. Singer and actor, who scored a hit with "Hot Hot Hot" as his alter ego Buster Poindexter.

RIP

 

[rockaction]

David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman and Punk Pioneer, Dead at 75. Singer and actor, who scored a hit with "Hot Hot Hot" as his alter ego Buster Poindexter.

RIP

Placeholder for edit. RIP to a guy that sounds like a really good person from a particular place and time. One of my favorite bands (New York Dolls) and I was just asked who they were by the girl at the convenience store. I explained briefly and got a thumbs up and an affirmative nod. I am actually sitting here in SoCal with the shirt on and about to order a sort of deluxe treatment of the original NYD album, which is ready to go in another browser. I almost ordered a shirt to defray his medical costs and I still think I might (and ought).

Long story short: big fan here, and RIP to him and condolences to friends and family.

 

[McBokonon]

David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman and Punk Pioneer, Dead at 75. Singer and actor, who scored a hit with "Hot Hot Hot" as his alter ego Buster Poindexter.

RIP

Placeholder for edit. RIP to a guy that sounds like a really good person from a particular place and time. One of my favorite bands (New York Dolls) and I was just asked who they were by the girl at the convenience store. I explained briefly and got a thumbs up and an affirmative nod. I am actually sitting here in SoCal with the shirt on and about to order a sort of deluxe treatment of the original NYD album, which is ready to go in another browser. I almost ordered a shirt to defray his medical costs and I still think I might (and ought).

Long story short: big fan here, and RIP to him and condolences to friends and family.

RIP but this also happened a few months ago. It was mentioned here.

 

[rockaction]

David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman and Punk Pioneer, Dead at 75. Singer and actor, who scored a hit with "Hot Hot Hot" as his alter ego Buster Poindexter.

RIP

Placeholder for edit. RIP to a guy that sounds like a really good person from a particular place and time. One of my favorite bands (New York Dolls) and I was just asked who they were by the girl at the convenience store. I explained briefly and got a thumbs up and an affirmative nod. I am actually sitting here in SoCal with the shirt on and about to order a sort of deluxe treatment of the original NYD album, which is ready to go in another browser. I almost ordered a shirt to defray his medical costs and I still think I might (and ought).

Long story short: big fan here, and RIP to him and condolences to friends and family.

RIP but this also happened a few months ago. It was mentioned here.

Yeah, like a month and a half or so. I was unable to comment and figured I wouldn’t correct a person for posting late. (Or did I comment?)

Eta* died Feb. 28th, 2025. RIP.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Lalo Schifrin, composer, at 93. He wrote that catchy Mission Impossible theme amongst many other fine tunes.