@chienfou I made the mistake of checking on a bunch of the people I knew in high school. I have mixed feeling about the fact that nearly all of the bullies who made my life miserable seem to have died already. Not terribly mixed, mind you, but there are two whose funerals I might have attended for the purpose of making damn sure they were dead. OTOH, nearly all of the small number of friends are still around, and remain friends.
@f00l@Kyeh
Wow! Another great bites it. Didn’t realize he was 15 years older than me though. Considering what was The Grateful Dead’s lifestyle while they were touring I’m surprised he lasted this long.
@duodec@shahnm@tinamarie1974
AND she was pretty lax with the spelling in the early days. Terri, Terry, BOTH show up. Eventually settled on just one R and an I.
Ken Page, Voice of Oogie Boogie in Nightmare Before Christmas, Dead at 70.
(Article isn’t clear as to which day exactly but was reported this morning)
https://ssnews.page.link/eqbknJUUaeUfjfNt7
@chienfou
And damn… that’s about MY age!
@chienfou I hear ya.
The ultimate “I’m old moment” is when you start loosing friends regularly.
@Cerridwyn @chienfou ain’t that the truth!
@chienfou oh no! We’ve lost another one of greats this year.
@chienfou I made the mistake of checking on a bunch of the people I knew in high school. I have mixed feeling about the fact that nearly all of the bullies who made my life miserable seem to have died already. Not terribly mixed, mind you, but there are two whose funerals I might have attended for the purpose of making damn sure they were dead. OTOH, nearly all of the small number of friends are still around, and remain friends.
John Amos, ‘Good Times’ Dad and ‘Roots’ Actor, Dies at 84
All articles I’ve read say he died Aug. 21st but it’s just being reported today.
https://variety.com/2024/tv/obituaries-people-news/john-amos-dead-good-times-roots-1236161810/
‘American Pickers’ star Frank Fritz dead at 60
https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/01/american-pickers-star-frank-fritz-dead/
Former NFL quarterback Greg Landry dies aged 77
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-13927461/Former-NFL-quarterback-Greg-Landry-dies-aged-77.html
Gospel great Cissy Houston has died at the age of 91
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/07/1105956461/cissy-houston-has-died
(Whitney Houston’s mother)
@Kyeh
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Ethel Kennedy
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/us/politics/ethel-kennedy-dead.html
On Oct 14 Philip Zimbardo died.
He was the researcher behind the infamous “Stamford Prison Experiment” and also a wide variety of sociological and psychological research.
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/10/philip-zimbardo-the-psychologist-behind-stanford-prison-experiment-dies-at-age-91
Fernando Valenzuela, Dodgers legend who sparked ‘Fernandomania,’ dead at 63
https://nypost.com/2024/10/22/sports/fernando-valenzuela-dodgers-legend-dead-at-63/
‘Baywatch’ actor Michael Newman dead at 68 after 18-year battle with Parkinson’s disease
https://nypost.com/2024/10/22/entertainment/michael-newman-dead-baywatch-actor-dies-at-68-after-parkinsons-diagnosis/
@shahnm
Wow. 50 is pretty young to develop Parkinson’s.
Paul Di’Anno, Iron Maiden frontman in the early years
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/arts/music/paul-dianno-iron-maiden-dead.html
USF Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim
https://gousfbulls.com/news/2024/10/24/mens-basketball-south-florida-head-mens-basketball-coach-amir-abdur-rahim-passes-away.aspx
Go Bulls.
Phil Lesh: Seminal member of the Grateful Dead and who wrote many of their most famous songs, dead at age 84.
/youtube truckin live
@f00l Oh, wow.
@f00l @Kyeh
Wow! Another great bites it. Didn’t realize he was 15 years older than me though. Considering what was The Grateful Dead’s lifestyle while they were touring I’m surprised he lasted this long.
https://trekmovie.com/2024/10/25/star-trek-voyager-co-creator-jeri-taylor-has-passed-away/
Star Trek’s Jeri Taylor
Teri Garr, ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie’ star, dies at 79
Younger viewers may be more familiar with Garr thanks to her recurring role on the NBC sitcom “Friends” as Lisa Kudrow’s estranged mother.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teri-garr-young-frankenstein-tootsie-star-dies-79-rcna177841
@shahnm
I really liked her.
@Kyeh @shahnm
She epitomized a sort of girl next door to me, that was still wonderfully hot!
@shahnm aawwww you think Im younger
She was a great actress
@shahnm @tinamarie1974
I think I remember her being on Death Valley Days way back when.
For sure she was in Close Encounters of the Third Kind wasn’t she?
@shahnm @tinamarie1974
if you got it, flaunt it…
And Ben Franklin was probably right.
@chienfou @shahnm @tinamarie1974
I remember her from “Assignment Earth” episode of Star Trek. And who could ever forget:
Why yes, yes I would!
She was wonderful. Rest in peace.
@duodec @shahnm @tinamarie1974
It was also on a couple of variety shows in the early '70s.
@duodec @shahnm @tinamarie1974
AND she was pretty lax with the spelling in the early days. Terri, Terry, BOTH show up. Eventually settled on just one R and an I.
@chienfou @duodec @shahnm @tinamarie1974 My favorite Teri Garr fact is that she based her accent in Young Frankenstein on Cher’s wigmaker.
@duodec @mossygreen @shahnm @tinamarie1974
That’s pretty cool.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is where I think I first recall seeing her…
@shahnm Wow - I screwed up replying to the thread on my own post… I need to drink more.
@shahnm
BTDT…
Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/04/quincy-jones-musician-michael-jackson-producer-dies
@Kyeh
Bernard Marcus, cofounder of The Home Depot and billionaire Republican megadonor, has died
https://lite.cnn.com/2024/11/05/business/home-depot-bernie-marcus-death/index.html
Murray McCory who co-founded JanSport, and who created the JanSport pack and domed tent, died Oct 7
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/business/murray-mccory-dead.html
@f00l
John Kinsel, Sr, WWI marine veteran and Navajo Code Talker, dies at age 107.
Navajo Times
https://navajotimes.com/reznews/remembering-john-kinsel-sr-a-navajo-code-talker-and-community-pillar/
WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/john-kinsel-sr-navajo-code-talker-dies-107-b52dac42
@f00l
@f00l
Apologies. John Kinsel, Sr, served during WWII not WWI
(Typo)
I was typing, not dictating, and having a lot of problems with the keyboard not responding at that moment
(I think because the connection was a bit iffy)
Anyway the Code Talkers were part of the Allied Forces of World War II.
@f00l Once in awhile you get proof that the good don’t always die young. RIP, sir.
Elwood Edwards, 74, the voice behind AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/07/elwood-edwards-aol-youve-got-mail-voiceover-obituary/76111434007/
@ircon96
He also did the voiceovers for the other AOL announcements- for which he earned a total of $200.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5183836/elwood-edwards-aol-youve-got-mail-dies#:~:text=All in the comfort of,In return%2C he received %24200.
God bless him.
Bernie Marcus, Home Depot co-founder who pledged to give away his billions, has died
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/06/1226837379/bernie-marcus-home-depot-obituary
@PhysAssist He died again?
@yakkoTDI
Whatever do you mean?
November 6, 20242:16 PM ET
Marcus died at the age of 95 on Monday.
It may be that you’re thinking of some other Bernie, but he didn’t die, I know because I spent the 'Weekend at Bernie’s"
/youtube Weekend at Bernie’s
@PhysAssist Scroll up the page. This was posted on Tuesday.
Sorry, I thought I read them all on my way down.
Mea culpa.
Tony Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Todd
This should have been his secret identity.
Ella Jenkins, First Lady of Children’s Music, 100
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/10/530876080/ella-jenkins-dead-at-100
Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/16/sport/bela-karolyi-the-polarizing-coach-who-helped-launch-gymnasts-to-olympic-stardom-dies-at-82/index.html
Arthur Frommer, the man who revolutionized the travel guide, died on the 18th. I know I’ve read a ton of his books over the years in preparation for trips.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196063/arthur-frommer-dies-obituary
@chienfou R.I.P.
I have also used several of his books while traveling abroad. They were very informative/helpful.