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______ Passed Away Today, RIP (13 Viewers)
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D-Day
Footballguy
zamboni
Footballguy
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Every time there's an issue with AT&T, I think of the Phone Police.
nirad3
Footballguy
2Squirrels1Nut
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
Jonny Z dead at 69.
Fans in here are going to laud him mostly for bringing Metallica and Anthrax to the world, but for me I will just say thanks for breathing life into one of my all time favorite bands, King's X. Thanks Jonny and Marsha Z for giving the guys a chance, even though they didn't fit the stereotype of Megaforce records. You knew talent when you heard it! RIP.
Fans in here are going to laud him mostly for bringing Metallica and Anthrax to the world, but for me I will just say thanks for breathing life into one of my all time favorite bands, King's X. Thanks Jonny and Marsha Z for giving the guys a chance, even though they didn't fit the stereotype of Megaforce records. You knew talent when you heard it! RIP.
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Found out today that my favorite biologist of all time, E.O. Wilson, died on December 27. A legend in evolutionary biology and sociobiology.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Awwww. His Consilience is as close to a Bible as there is in my world. In it, he ascribed five qualities by which one could distinguish a pursuit as scientific: repeatable, economical, elegant, mensurate (always mindful of measurement) & heuristic (stimulating further thought). I can ascribe those same qualities to the man himself. Good night, Father of Mind. Rejoin the mad scramble of organic Earth with the same joy you found in every strata of life. You will ever live. RIP -
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Not necessarily. I'm a biologist by trade (consulting, not research) so he had special meaning to me. If you ever want a really good read that distills biology down for the layperson, read his The Diversity of Life.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
a great thinker & writer who started out as a bug guy during his 'Bama childhood, so his expression ran thru the science he sought in that. his autobigography, Naturalist, is a great read even if you dont have a science bone in your body.
Eephus
Footballguy
John C. Koss, who built the first stereo headphones and founded an electronics company that still bears his name, died at age 91.
The first pair of headphones I ever listened to were these brown plastic monstrosities (Koss SP-3xc). They fit awkwardly on my kid sized head but they sounded amazing and was the start of my lifelong love of private high fidelity.
The first pair of headphones I ever listened to were these brown plastic monstrosities (Koss SP-3xc). They fit awkwardly on my kid sized head but they sounded amazing and was the start of my lifelong love of private high fidelity.
Jackstraw
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
Maggot Brain
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Pioneering stuff. Heavy funk. With salacious lyrics that the world was not prepared for a black woman to sing in the ‘70s.
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[scooter]
Footballguy
Ian McDonald, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of both King Crimson and Foreigner, dead at 75
Played on "In The Court Of The Crimson King" (in addition to co-writing and co-producing it) and the first 3 Foreigner albums. He also played the sax part of T. Rex's "Get It On (Bang A Gong)".
Played on "In The Court Of The Crimson King" (in addition to co-writing and co-producing it) and the first 3 Foreigner albums. He also played the sax part of T. Rex's "Get It On (Bang A Gong)".
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
i bought the 1st Foreigner album before anyone knew what it was solely because i read McDonald's name on the album cover. not my cuppa, but soon an easy giveaway.
the wind may not hear, cannot hear, but i heard yours, sir - thank you and RIP.
zamboni
Footballguy
The Big Donkey
Footballguy
Ivan Reitman, 75. so many good movies from him.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
oh man ...just watched the Ghost Busters episode on the Netflix series "The Movies That Made Us"
and with Ian McDonald passing -
this is making me feel way old
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
oh man, such a big part of National Lampoon magazine when it was required reading ...man, I'm feeling old
Northern Voice
Footballguy
identikit
Footballguy
Long-time political guy Bob Beckel, dead at age 73
https://wtop.com/local/2022/02/political-commentator-bob-beckel-dies-at-73/
Funny that on Sunday I was trying to remember his name (my memory fails me more often than not nowadays)
All I could come up with was 'that guy in the suspenders'
Love him or hate him, he always played it straight.
RIP Mr Beckel
https://wtop.com/local/2022/02/political-commentator-bob-beckel-dies-at-73/
Funny that on Sunday I was trying to remember his name (my memory fails me more often than not nowadays)
All I could come up with was 'that guy in the suspenders'
Love him or hate him, he always played it straight.
RIP Mr Beckel
jamny
Footballguy
He was good on The Five on Fox News until he got booted. Wasn't the same when he came back. RIP
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Gary Brooker, lead singer of English band Procol Harum, dies, aged 76
One of rock music's greatest vocalists. Maybe the best ever.
One of rock music's greatest vocalists. Maybe the best ever.
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Ahh ####, this one really hurts. Ive met Gary in the past, as one of Alan Parson's Project studio musicians from way back ("Limelight" - Stereotomy album). Alan certainly has an ear for greatness and Gary was that.
Example 1 - age 75
RIP Gary
Remember the first time you ever heard Conquistador?
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The Man With No Name
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
A classic voice - so wise, but always brave & ready. i was amazed by Procol's BJWilson - my alltime favorite drummer, who hovered over his kit like a witch's brew - so i never missed them when they came to Boston's Music Hall, but Brooker kept it real like no other prog vocalist. RIP -
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
A lot of good songs from Gary & PH, this is still my favorite.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_9ZNC3GIy7I
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
i wrote one of my favorite stanzas, about the quests of men, to compliment a friend's soaring guitar lick with Salty Dog in the back o' me gulliver:
Signals high, a course is called
All hands - Ahoy! - heed the siren of distant shores
While mothers cry, a line is drawn
And out shoot their one-and-alls, surer of courage than cause.
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Good call on Wilson the drummer. Perfect timing on his fills. Conquistador is another song that shows his talent.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B0TQfpyYO38
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
FairWarning
Footballguy
Funny, I just heard conquistador and posted it in the music thread, not knowing he passed away. What a crappy day.
Eephus
Footballguy
mark lanegan @marklanegan
1h
Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland. A beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician he was 57 and is survived by his wife Shelley. No other information is available at this time. We ask Please respect the family privacy
1h
Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland. A beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician he was 57 and is survived by his wife Shelley. No other information is available at this time. We ask Please respect the family privacy
Ridgeback
Footballguy
Ugh. Absolutely gutted. He was the definition of a tortured soul. He had been sober for 15 years or so, and no longer had anything to dull the pain.
foxco
Footballguy
That is awful. Love Mark Lanegan. Thought he did great work with the Screaming Trees (even though he was dismisses of them) and had a terrific solo career (& was also cool in the Queens of the Stone Age for a bit & sung on a couple of songs on the Mad Season album.) Great career even if under the radar compared to some of his contemporaries.
His solo stuff isn't for everyone but man could he evoke emotions. Really bummed about this. Definitely had a lot of demons.
Like Little Willie John is one of my faves.
His solo stuff isn't for everyone but man could he evoke emotions. Really bummed about this. Definitely had a lot of demons.
Like Little Willie John is one of my faves.
