Rolling Obituary Thread: 2017

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There's a list (possibly incomplete) of albums he wrote liner notes for here; I've got at least 80 of those. He was easily one of the biggest influences on my personal tastes and listening habits. I spoke to him on the phone once; I don't remember what about, but it was jazz-related.

― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 8 January 2017 03:59 (nine years ago)

Very good documentary a couple of years ago. Checked the Voice thinking they might have something up, but can't see anything.

― clemenza, Sunday, 8 January 2017 04:04 (nine years ago)

'Father of Portuguese democracy' and socialist Mario Soares, 92

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38542535

― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Sunday, 8 January 2017 05:37 (nine years ago)

Rafsanjani!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38548591

― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Sunday, 8 January 2017 16:38 (nine years ago)

Aw, peter sarstedt died.

― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Sunday, 8 January 2017 16:53 (nine years ago)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38548507

― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Sunday, 8 January 2017 16:54 (nine years ago)

There was a rumor circulating on Twitter that Soares died New Year's Day, but Portuguese law would have required the immediate declaration of a national day of mourning, so they kept it quiet so that pre-planned fireworks displays etc. could go on as scheduled.

― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 8 January 2017 16:57 (nine years ago)

Can I just say that I've never knowingly heard any of sarstedt's songs, but his bit is amazingly well written. I do still love it when I hear it.

― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Sunday, 8 January 2017 17:12 (nine years ago)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38548591

Rafsanjani.

― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Sunday, 8 January 2017 18:22 (nine years ago)

See: MENA thread?

― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Sunday, 8 January 2017 18:25 (nine years ago)

Zygmunt Bauman :(

― Frederik B, Monday, 9 January 2017 17:51 (nine years ago)

Clare Hollingworth, the Daily Telegraph correspondent who broke the news of World War Two, has died in Kong Kong aged 105.
The British journalist was hailed for her "scoop of the century" after she spotted German tanks on the Polish border in August 1939 . . . She had been a reporter at the newspaper for less than a week.

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 January 2017 15:47 (nine years ago)

Roman Herzog, President of Germany from '94 to '99.

― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 10 January 2017 17:35 (nine years ago)

Tigger Stack

― Madchen, Wednesday, 11 January 2017 20:39 (nine years ago)

Tony Rosato, part of SCTV for a year or two (before NBC, I think).

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2017/01/11/tony-rosato-veteran-of-sctv-and-saturday-night-live-dead-at-62.html

― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 January 2017 23:58 (nine years ago)

had a rough later life

― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 January 2017 05:33 (nine years ago)

Graham Taylor:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38599231

― ailsa, Thursday, 12 January 2017 13:23 (nine years ago)

Just saw that, shocker.

― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 January 2017 13:24 (nine years ago)

Always seemed a lovely guy. RIP.

― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Thursday, 12 January 2017 13:27 (nine years ago)

Rosato was also on SNL during Lorne's five years in the wilderness. Guess we'll see if the show acknowledges his passing.

― Gorvernment Stoodge (Old Lunch), Thursday, 12 January 2017 13:29 (nine years ago)

Guitarist Tommy Allsup :(

― The Magnificent Galileo Seven (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 12 January 2017 15:21 (nine years ago)

http://lubbockonline.com/entertainment/2017-01-11/friend-allsup-guitarist-who-toured-holly-used-life-after-coin-flip-good

― The Magnificent Galileo Seven (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 12 January 2017 15:23 (nine years ago)

Nice words from Elton on Graham Taylor, http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38600446

― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 January 2017 17:48 (nine years ago)

They played an interview earlier where GT was talking about how Ingerland Thugs were actually physically threatening him in public places after that Sun cover, fuck every one of them and Kelvin MacKenzie. RIP Graham.

― calzino, Thursday, 12 January 2017 18:16 (nine years ago)

Bronski Beat keyboardist Larry Steinbachek dies at 56

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38597071

― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 January 2017 18:50 (nine years ago)

Lord Snowdon:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38611497

― heaven parker (anagram), Friday, 13 January 2017 15:09 (nine years ago)

There's a name from the distant past.

― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Friday, 13 January 2017 15:10 (nine years ago)

Exorcist author/screenwriter William Peter Blatty:

http://www.hotpress.com/The-Exorcist/news/Exorcist-creator-William-Peter-Blatty-has-passed-away/19485204.html

― Bongo Herbert (Ward Fowler), Friday, 13 January 2017 15:13 (nine years ago)

Repeater Books just announced the death of Mark 'K-Punk' Fisher. He was 48.

― jane burkini (suzy), Saturday, 14 January 2017 14:23 (nine years ago)

Magic Alex

― Moog and Stan (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 January 2017 14:43 (nine years ago)

Repeater Books just announced the death of Mark 'K-Punk' Fisher. He was 48.
― jane burkini (suzy), Saturday, January 14, 2017 2:23 PM (twenty-one minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh no! RIP

― Volvo Twilight (p-dog), Saturday, 14 January 2017 14:46 (nine years ago)

awful news. RIP

― soref, Saturday, 14 January 2017 14:56 (nine years ago)

wtf??!?!?

― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 January 2017 15:14 (nine years ago)

RIP, that's terrible. His blog was excellent.

― めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Saturday, 14 January 2017 15:37 (nine years ago)

wow, what happened? that's pretty shocking. I also followed his blog back in the day.

― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Saturday, 14 January 2017 16:18 (nine years ago)

Dick Gautier

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dick-gautier-dead-get-smart-actor-was-85-964369

― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 14 January 2017 19:10 (nine years ago)

RIP

― Moog and Stan (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 January 2017 19:16 (nine years ago)

he also played batman in this psa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szZsKdJYR-A

― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Saturday, 14 January 2017 19:48 (nine years ago)

Haven't clicked on any link yet, but he also played Conrad Birdie in the original Broadway cast of Bye Bye Birdie, no?

― Moog and Stan (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 January 2017 19:57 (nine years ago)

I'd never heard of Zhou Youguang, but this is a fascinating obit.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/world/asia/zhou-youguang-who-made-writing-chinese-as-simple-as-abc-dies-at-111.html

― jmm, Sunday, 15 January 2017 00:03 (nine years ago)

yes Redd, and as the Nesteroff book enlightened me, he was a nightclub comic before that

― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 15 January 2017 03:39 (nine years ago)

Vegas fixture Buddy Greco

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-me-buddy-greco-20170112-story.html

― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 15 January 2017 13:01 (nine years ago)

http://host.madison.com/news/local/obituaries/heggestad-dr-kay-a-m-d/article_f227a2bb-51dc-53cd-bb5b-f4fec9f20a0e.html

― j., Sunday, 15 January 2017 18:31 (nine years ago)

Philadelphia gangster Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo

― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 15 January 2017 18:42 (nine years ago)

Mark Fisher. Man that blows.

― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 15 January 2017 19:29 (nine years ago)

Jimmy Snuka

― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 15 January 2017 21:13 (nine years ago)

aw man

― trilby mouth (darraghmac), Sunday, 15 January 2017 21:27 (nine years ago)

Americana singer-songwriter Greg Trooper.

― Ρεμπετολογια, Sunday, 15 January 2017 22:17 (nine years ago)

NASA reporting Eugene Cernan

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/821082534821892098

― ailsa, Monday, 16 January 2017 19:58 (nine years ago)

aw man ;_;

― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 16 January 2017 21:04 (nine years ago)

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My friend John, who died alone in his apartment in China, on Christmas morning, at the age of 41.

― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 30 December 2017 13:55 (eight years ago)

I'm sorry to hear that. Are you/his family okay?

― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Saturday, 30 December 2017 16:30 (eight years ago)

I'll be OK, another friend was very close and is taking it pretty hard. His parents are in the US, never met them. Just wanted to mark it somewhere as he one of the smartest people I knew, managed to achieve fluency in three dialects of Chinese despite horrible health problems from the age of 30 or so, he had such a depth of understanding in so many areas.

― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 30 December 2017 16:55 (eight years ago)

Looks like reclusive Canadian author Réjean Ducharme passed away in August.

― Dr. Winston ‘Merritone’ Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 January 2018 02:55 (eight years ago)

Architect John Portman.

http://www.myajc.com/news/local/john-portman-noted-architect-and-developer-dies/Yif6G5NMdKIj6fxgOz2tFJ/

― nickn, Monday, 1 January 2018 11:24 (eight years ago)

(it's 2018)

― koogs, Monday, 1 January 2018 19:41 (eight years ago)

People are still having deaths

― Alba, Monday, 1 January 2018 19:56 (eight years ago)

John Dent, mastering engineer who worked on a load of good stuff.

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2018/01/03/john-dent-mastering-engineer/

― Chunky Backgammon (onimo), Saturday, 6 January 2018 12:24 (eight years ago)

RIP 2017.

― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 6 January 2018 14:36 (eight years ago)

People are still having deaths

lol

― The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 January 2018 14:42 (eight years ago)

Jerry Van Dyke

http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/jerry-van-dyke-coach-actor-dead-dies-1202655598/

― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 6 January 2018 21:17 (eight years ago)

Rolling Obituary Thread: 2018

― new noise, Saturday, 6 January 2018 21:28 (eight years ago)

Somebody lock this one.

― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 6 January 2018 21:30 (eight years ago)

How do I shot obituary thread thru bass amp?

― The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 January 2018 21:49 (eight years ago)

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