R.I.P. The thread of death....celebrity or otherwise

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Aug 09, 2021 10:03 am

JeffV does not read the paltry posts of other lesser beings! Begone with your heresy!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:05 pm

I swear I should know her but Im afraid I just cant place her.

Una Stubbs: Till Death Us Do Part and Sherlock actress dies aged 84

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:08 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 10:03 am JeffV does not read the paltry posts of other lesser beings! Begone with your heresy!

But I read yours!

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:23 pm

Quit slumming!

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:02 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:23 pmQuit slumming!

I'm wallowing in this cesspool. what do you expect?

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Fri Aug 13, 2021 10:00 pm

Nanci Griffith.

68 is too young for this kind of talent. RIP.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 12:59 am

R.I.P.

I was a fan. Definitely too young.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:33 pm

Wow, Sonny Chiba has died from Covid.

RIP to one of the great action stars of his day.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:51 pm

Well that's a bummer. RIP

Oddly, while I knew the name immediately, the face wasn't as familiar. Though I'm sure I've seen him in a lot of stuff. I definitely remember the Kill Bill appearance.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Aug 19, 2021 2:05 pm

I think it was season 2 of the Joe Bob Brigg's Last Drive In show on Shudder that featured Chiba in a VERY obscure Japanese action film called Wolf Guy that I was reminded that no matter how crappy the material was, Chiba was always worth watching.

...and Wolf Guy is pretty much the epitome of crap. DO NOT watch it if by some VERY slight chance you come across it.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Aug 19, 2021 3:49 pm

I looked him up and I do remember him as the boss bad guy in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift . I didn't know who he was then though. Im sure Ive seen him in some old martial arts movie I would have watched in the 70s or 80s.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:25 pm

Kung foo movies are always fun to watch even if they aren't very good. I enjoyed his acting.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:32 pm

A big name in country music is gone.

R.I.P. Tom T. Hall, country music's legendary "Storyteller"

According to Billboard, country music singer and songwriter Tom T. Hall—writer of Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and singer of his own hit “I Love”—has died. Hall, who was nicknamed “The Storyteller,” was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2019 and the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2008, was 85.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:05 pm

Did he die again?

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:23 pm

RIP to the other half of an amazing singing duo.

Everly Brothers: US rock 'n' roll star Don Everly dies aged 84

Don Everly, the surviving member of the rock 'n' roll duo The Everly Brothers, has died at the age of 84.

A family spokesperson confirmed Everly's death to the Los Angeles Times, but did not disclose the cause.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:26 pm

They were pretty dammed good. RIP

A nonny mouse · Post by **A nonny mouse** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:09 pm

Charlie Watts, drummer for the Stones has died.

Definitely a long career. He always reminded me of John Waters for some reason.

Rip.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:11 pm

A nonny mouse wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:09 pm Charlie Watts, drummer for the Stones has died.

Definitely a long career. He always reminded me of John Waters for some reason.

Rip.

Just read that - so sad. Glad I got to see him and the Stones at Gillette not too long before the pandemic. No indication yet of the cause of death, though it's presumably linked to whatever it is that led to his hospitalization and unspecified medical procedure a few weeks ago.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:47 pm

One of the greats. Such aong and prolific career. I knew he had been sick, but didn't think about it being serious.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:24 pm

Had just heard he was not going on tour with them to recover from something. Didn't know it was so bad. But they are old now days. Im surprised when I see them or other old timer bands where they are still alive with their lifestyles. RIP.

People I think are old but didn't know they were THAT old always strikes me like I should know better. I mean William Shatner and Clint Eastwood are both 91.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:48 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:24 pm Had just heard he was not going on tour with them to recover from something. Didn't know it was so bad. But they are old now days. Im surprised when I see them or other old timer bands where they are still alive with their lifestyles. RIP.

But what did you make of his appearance? Hot or not?

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:23 pm

Unagi wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:48 pm
Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:24 pm Had just heard he was not going on tour with them to recover from something. Didn't know it was so bad. But they are old now days. Im surprised when I see them or other old timer bands where they are still alive with their lifestyles. RIP.

But what did you make of his appearance? Hot or not?

Was lookin good for his age. Sharp elbows though from drumming. Probably a curved sword.

WYBaugh · Post by **WYBaugh** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:06 pm

https://deadline.com/2021/08/ad-asner-d ... 234823859/

Ed Asner died.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:07 pm

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:19 pm

WYBaugh wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:06 pm https://deadline.com/2021/08/ad-asner-d ... 234823859/

Ed Asner died.

I loved his role in MTM and a followup where he was a newspaper editor in LA but didn't care for the rest of his stuff. None the less I liked him.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:22 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:19 pm... followup where he was a newspaper editor in LA

Lou Grant

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:41 pm

My God that guy has been a part of my life since I was little. I actually once thought he had died in the 90s. Then I came to sorta think he'd never die.

Such a great actor both in person and just voice work. Amazing man. When you heard him you knew instantly who it was. He will be missed. Thanks for the memories and some bright points in my life of stored consciousness.

R.I.P.
God speed Ed.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:47 pm

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the original Upsetter

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/ ... es-aged-85

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:33 pm

Willard Scott, TV’s Clown Prince of Sun and Showers, Is Dead at 87

Goodbye Willard. I wish you'd made it to 100 to have your photo on a Today cup and be read aloud. Safe voyages sir.

Mr. Scott, who played both Bozo the Clown and the original Ronald McDonald on television, was a longtime weather forecaster on the “Today” show who emphasized showmanship over science.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:54 pm

I always enjoyed his antics. RIP

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:50 pm

His turn as Ronald was perhaps scarier than his turn as Bozo.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:55 pm

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Sun Sep 05, 2021 5:05 pm

Rumpy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:50 pm His turn as Ronald was perhaps scarier than his turn as Bozo.

I was going to say the same thing, but it's a photo finish.

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:51 am

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 4:55 pm

RIP Omar.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:34 pm

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 4:55 pm RIP Omar.

Not only was he one of the best characters in The Wire, he was great as Leonard in Hap and Leonard.

Drazzil · Post by **Drazzil** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:41 pm

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 4:55 pm RIP Omar.

Ohhhhhh FUCK!

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 6:10 pm

Dammit. He was awesome.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:30 pm

Wow. What a talent.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:38 pm

$iljanus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:34 pm
Ralph-Wiggum wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 4:55 pm RIP Omar.

Not only was he one of the best characters in The Wire, he was great as Leonard in Hap and Leonard.

Yup, I loved his portrayal of one of my favorite characters from one of my favorite book series. He nailed it…as he did with all his characters. I will miss his talent…as will the world, I’m sure.