The rolling RIP/obituary thread

Malcolm Laycock

He used to do a record review programme back in 1977, I was on it as a guest reviewer.

Got a bunch of singles, oneof which, "Oh Bondage, Up Yours" changed the face of our 6th form common room!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/17/derek-b-obituary

A tormented New Jersey dad, who spent nearly two decades grappling with his son's sensational molestation claims against Michael Jackson, finally ended his pain with a gunshot to the head, authorities said yesterday.

The body of Evan Chandler, 65, the father of Jordan "Jordy" Chandler, was found in his luxury Jersey City apartment on Nov. 5 -- still holding his .38-caliber revolver as he lay in bed, officials said yesterday.

"Jacko_molest_rap_dad"

V.Sad.

I had a kind of sad "hey, they're rerunning Remote Control on MTV2! they never do this! wait, what does that say in the corner?" moment. It's weird because a couple months ago Ken Ober was the first celebrity name I ever found in my old employer's database and I kept trying to explain to my co-workers who he was and they had no idea.

xxpost not much sympathy for a dad who makes his kid lie and thus "steal"' money.

I had a kind of sad "hey, they're rerunning Remote Control on MTV2! they never do this! wait, what does that say in the corner?" moment.

Was Remote Control the MTV game-show that Jenny McCarthy was on? I think it was another.

that was Singled Out, which was on in the late 90s, Remote Control was late 80s.

Right! Thanks.

Was this MTV Remote Control show related to the UK Channel 4 show of the same name presented by the late Tony Wilson?

Could be some kind of game show inspired conspiracy going on.

Holy shit, Wikipedia says it was. I think I might be onto somewhere. Frank Sidebottom had better look out.

Remote Control assistant was kinda hot; her name started with an M...?

kari wuhrer?
scott seward knows her i believe.

Marisol?

Marisol Massey (Season One), Kari Wührer (Seasons Two and Three), Alicia Coppola (Season Four) and Susan Ashley (Season Five) were the hostesses.

don't remember marisol

kari wuhrer? scott seward knows her i believe.

No way! She was HOT.

Whenever I saw Remote Control at someone's house (we never had cable), Ober always looked like a knock-off of some other celebrity, but I could never quite place it. Maybe Bill Murray meets Steve Guttenberg?

Yeah, I'd say that's right.

You should have seen the sexy assistant on the UK version:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/THEFLATGIRL/FrankSidebottom32.jpg

Close call, but I still prefer kari wuhrer.

RIP Sy Syms: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/business/18syms.html?em

Chicago-based boxer Francisco Rodriguez died Sunday night in Philadelphia, two days after his bout with Teon Kennedy at the Blue Horizon.

After being stopped by a technical knockout in the 10th round, Rodriguez, 25, collapsed and was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he underwent emergency brain surgery.

Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Rodriguez was a successful amateur boxer in Chicago and turned pro in 2005.

RIP Marc Christian, Rock Hudson's partner. As the link explains, this apparently took some investigating.

RIP actor Richard Todd
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8394977.stm

RIP Paul Naschy, European Horror Star:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012112.html?categoryId=25&cs=1

RIP, music promoter Richard Nader:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/arts/music/09nader.html?ref=arts

RIP Gene Barry:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKN02thd-DS-x6zBfY2Lhz616SbAD9CGSQ5G0

RIP Dr. Malcolm Perry, Dallas doctor who worked on both JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/120909dnmetperryob.3fc0b99.html

RIP Qian Xuesen, born in China, educated in the US, pioneer of American rocket science, deported in the 1950's for alleged communist activity, returned to China and helped found the Chinese space and rocket science programs:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/world/asia/04qian.html

Harold Bell, a Creator of Woodsy Owl, Is Dead at 90
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/us/13bell.html

Harold Bell, who along with two forest rangers and another colleague created Woodsy Owl, the plump anthropomorphic bird in a red-feathered cap who for nearly four decades has exhorted youngsters to “Give a hoot, don’t pollute,” died Dec. 4 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90.

robert samuelson, whose Intro the Economics textbook was required reading for many undergrads (me included), is dead at 94.

TCM's "in memorial" reel for 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yzAzp7yMHU

RIP Oral Roberts, the amusingly named evangelist

God finally called him home.

About damned time.

The recession hit him too.

RIP Roy E. Disney

Aw. He always seemed like a mensch with the company's reputation at heart.

I think he certainly played up that image a bit. Whether or not it was always real...

I dunno. He was pretty firmly opposed to a lot of the bullshit that Eisner pulled, at the very least. Whether that was more a power play than a genuine desire to improve the company, I don't know.

RIP Jennifer Jones

Sol Price, Who Founded Price Club, Is Dead at 93

until I rewatched Portrait of Jennie last month, I'd forgotten JJ was still around.

rip dan o'bannon (screenwriter of 'alien' and many others

Damn.

Aw. Classic for Alien, Return of the Living Dead, and the "B-17" segment (pretty much the only redeemable segment) from Heavy Metal alone.

Also wrote the script for Dark Star, no?

Was co-writer, effects supervisor, production designer, editor, AND also played Sgt. Pinback.

He and Carpenter graduated from USC film school the same year.

Sorry, meant to say "was classic if only for ... alone."

"SEND...MORE...PARAMEDICS..."

RIP Brittany Murphy (apparently).