Winstonm Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 Jim Vance https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jim-vance-washingtons-longest-serving-local-news-anchor-is-dead-at-75/2017/07/22/7869297c-6ee4-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_ob-main-vance-1005am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.17068f9a716e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyrocky Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I had better be the one to post this: June Foray, the voice of Rocky The Flying Squirrel, and so many others: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/07/27/rip-june-foray-first-lady-of-animation-acting-voiced-rocky-and-bullwinkle-and-tweety-roles/?utm_term=.4ea69d754e76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Badger Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Charlie Gard. The baby that touched many people's hearts. All I can say as a humane being is that it distressed me how his short life became a media circus of medical and legal arguments. If he had been granted treatment, albeit experimental, at an earlier stage in his life, then his parents would never have had to go through all the legal wrangling, where the only winners are the lawyers. Any experimental treatment, by any recognised health professionals, should be allowed with the parents consent when a very sick child needs help, in my opinion. All that I hope is that Charlie's short life, and everything that occurred because of his distressing situation, will not be in vain, and that health and legal professionals will now act more responsibly. Hippocratic oath? Mmmm.... RIP Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Jeanne Moreau. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 Sam Shepard In plays like “True West” (1980), “Fool for Love” (1983) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Buried Child” (1978), he dismantled the classic iconography of cowboys and homesteaders, of American dreams and white picket fences, and reworked the landscape of deserts and farmlands into his own shimmering expanse of surreal estate. In Mr. Shepard’s plays, the only undeniable truth is that of the mirage. From early pieces like “Chicago” (1965), written when he was in his early 20s and staged in the margins of Off Off Broadway, to late works like “Heartless” (2012), he presented a world in which nothing is fixed. That includes any comforting notions of family, home, material success and even individual identity. “To me, a strong sense of self isn’t believing in a lot,” Mr. Shepard said in a 1994 interview with The New York Times. “Some people might define it that way, saying, ‘He has a very strong sense of himself.’ But it’s a complete lie.” That feeling of uncertainty was translated into dialogue of an uncommon lyricism and some of the strangest, strongest images in American theater. A young man in “Buried Child,” a bruising tale of a Midwestern homecoming, describes looking into the rearview mirror as he is driving and seeing his face morph successively into those of his ancestors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOut Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Stanislav Petrov, Soviet Officer Who Helped Avert Nuclear War Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Leon Mestel astronomer: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/20/leon-mestel-obituary?CMP=share_btn_fb His son Jonathan mentioned at the end is the chess grandmaster and very useful bridge player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Basil Gogos, who painted penetrating and chilling color portraits of movie monsters like Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Phantom of the Opera, and imbued Frankenstein’s monster with notable compassion, died on Sept. 13 at a hospital in Manhattan. He was 88. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Badger Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Hugh Hefner. Probably the luckiest guy in the world (if you like blondes) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Hugh Hefner. Probably the luckiest guy in the world Not any more. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Not any more. :huh:Everyone has to go sometime. Most people don't live to 91, and considering his lifetyle it's pretty amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Everyone has to go sometime. Most people don't live to 91, and considering his lifetyle it's pretty amazing. I was at a Playboy Club once, in the 1960s. A friend had been at a business conference and had a free 30 day pass, and he could bring his friends. So we went. There was a bumper pool table and a bunny beside it holding a cue. I asked my friend Jerry if he wanted to play. Sure. So I asked the bunny how much? One dollar (this was long ago) win or lose. Huh? What does winning or losing have to do with It? Oh. I was to play with the bunny. I asked the obvious, "Can't I play with my friend here?". No, I couldn't. We stuck around a while for some overpriced drinks and then found a place more suitable both for our budget and our inclinations. I wish him well, him and his bunnies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea Sail away, kill off the hours You belong somewhere you feel free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Into the Great Wide Open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterAlan Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Tom Petty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Tom Petty.That news is a heartbreaker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Into the Great Wide Open Curious case, lots of people posting about the death several hours before it happened (2040 Pacific according to his family). A sad loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 I think what you mean to say is he was just getting the encore he deserves, even in his passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Lot of TP dominating my Spotify this AM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Coincidentally, last night Jimmy Kimmel's band played "Won't Back Down" when they went to commercial after his opening monologue that was a tearful plea for gun control (Kimmel grew up in Vegas). They tape at 4pm, so this was several hours before Petty passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Curious case, lots of people posting about the death several hours before it happened (2040 Pacific according to his family). A sad loss.CBS reported his death prematurely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 CBS reported his death prematurely.Ahh, maybe that's how Kimmel heard about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Fats Domino Ain't that a shame! I was in high school back then and he was one of my favorites. I have not changed my mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Frank Vincent - an american actor: I liked so much his performances in the mobster movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaw Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Very sad news indeed for the world of music. Fats Domino Ain't that a shame! I was in high school back then and he was one of my favorites. I have not changed my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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