Rolling Obituary Thread: 2017

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Fats Domino :(

Ain't that a shame.

Found his freedom :-)

Aw, RIP Fats Domino ... somewhat forgotten as a major force in early rock 'n' roll, but he had more cross-over hits than anybody in that era

Oh man, I keep thinking about how he has hung on, even through Katrina when people thought he'd gone.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5259801

Like so many people my age my first exposure to anything of his was Richie Cunningham's repeated use of "I found my thrill . . ." on Happy Days. I only really got turned on to him later, via The Beatles' early recordings and Hamburg days.

:(

Fats was the god, RIP

RIP Fats, a musical saint

Walter Lassally, cinematographer of early Tony Richardson films, Merchant-Ivory, Zorba the Greek

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/walter-lassally-dead-oscar-winning-cinematographer-zorba-greek-was-90-1051421

What an absolute downer:( Going to blast out some Fats later.

Brent Briscoe, character actor of Mulholland Dr., "Parks and Recreation" and Twin Peaks 2.0 (Detective Macklay)

https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-brent-briscoe-from-twin-peaks-and-parks-and-recr-1819754694

Barry Z, NYC public access TV host. Michael Musto calls him "the original Jiminy Glick"

Ian McKellen
http://mailonline-tv.com/breaking-english-actor-ian-mckellen-dies-aged-78/

Hoax.

https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/ian-mckellen-alive-death-hoax-sends-internet-meltdown/

oh sorry

Better if he had just shown up in public in a white robe

Landmark feminist art historian, Linda Nochlin. RIP

Keith Wilder, founder of the band Heatwave, has passed away. 🙏🏾 #RIPKeithWilder https://t.co/UgjvUEg1s2 pic.twitter.com/70zs8BrWZU

— Okayplayer (@okayplayer) October 30, 2017

That fucking jumper.

Is so awesome. RIP Keith.

Dennis Banks

https://apnews.com/1c04cc7faef345d8855f62f7eeb7ade1

Jack Bannon of "Lou Grant"

http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-jack-bannon-20171027-story.html

Muhal Richard Abrams
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/obituaries/muhal-richard-abrams-dead-idiosyncratic-pianist-and-composer.html

mike hudson of the pagans
http://www.laweekly.com/music/mike-hudson-of-cleveland-punks-the-pagans-dead-at-61-8807350

Paddy Russell, the first woman to direct Doctor Who (The Massacre, Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Pyramids of Mars and Fang Rock) and with sterling work on many other enterprises of the time such as Compact, Out of the Unknown (the amazing Come Buttercup, Come Daisy with Milo O'Shea), Z Cars and Within These Walls. Also did nearly a full year on Emmerdale and the first two years of 3-2-1.

https://scifibulletin.com/2017/11/03/rip-director-paddy-russell/

muhal richard abrams and mike hudson? fuck it, those are sad losses

Aww man, that sucks about Mike Hudson. I used to have a really cool rekkid by Hudson/Styrene, wherein he recited these seedy stories of the Amerikan underbelly, accompanied by the artsy and evocative music of Clevo legends The Styrenes. It's a wonderful piece of music, side 2 takes a whole to itself, that I highly recommend if you should see it around. And, of course, The Pagans were one of the seminal U.S. punk bands of their day/all time. I didn't know about the journalism stuff, maybe we'll get lucky and someone will compile and publish some/all of it. In any case, RIP Mike.

I was hoping to see the Pagans as they were playing the echo or echoplex, can't remember which, in LA the night after I was due to arrive there. I probably wouldn't have been able to get a lift anyway but Mike Hudson was in a car crash and the gig was cancelled. RIP dude

John Mollo, Oscar-winning costume designer for Star Wars and historical consultant on Barry Lyndon

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/01/john-mollo-obituary

Dudley Simpson, maybe the greatest composer in 70s British television.

http://m.doctorwhonews.net/2017/11/dudley-simpson-1922-2017.html

Katie Lee, of "Songs of Couch and Consultation"

http://azdailysun.com/news/local/singer-arizona-activist-katie-lee-dies-at/article_450d9a19-6b5f-5f5d-bd13-868fad8b597d.html

Nancy Friday
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/obituaries/nancy-friday-84-best-selling-student-of-gender-politics-dies.html

Gemini and Apollo astronaut Dick Gordon
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/07/517135258/nasa-astronaut-dick-gordon-has-died-at-age-88

Roy Halladay, Cy Young Award-winning pitcher in Toronto and Philadelphia

https://deadspin.com/roy-halladay-killed-in-plane-crash-1820229860

140 character limit on Twitter, 2006 - 2017

Wow. That's going to all of a sudden lead to a bunch of undisciplined tweets from important and powerful people.

Chris Barker Creates New Beatles Memorial Album Cover for Deceased Celebrities in 2017

https://comicsands.com/news/chris-barker-beatles-dead-celebrities-climate-change/?utm_content=inf_10_3759_2&utm_source=csands&tse_id=INF_d198a5f0c3f711e7b926579f881108d6

A meme that'll surely go unmourned

Who is Carly Simon-esque lady in lower right?

Haha this tweet in that story, I can only assume the ellipsis is signalling an excellent self-burn.

christhebarker @christhebarker

Someone on facebook has just said they look forward to this more than the @johnlewis Christmas ad...

Paddington Bear. (xp)

Carly Simon lady is Joni Sledge I think

Haha this tweet in that story, I can only assume the ellipsis is signalling an excellent self-burn.

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christhebarker @christhebarker

Someone on facebook has just said they look forward to this more than the @johnlewis Christmas ad...
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Antonio Carluccio, tv chef and Italian restaurant franchiser.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41920229

(Assuming this page will be updated, is only breaking news at present)

Reportedly, composer/arranger Paul Buckmaster.

Karin Dor, German film actress of You Only Live Twice and Hitchcock's Topaz

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/karin-dor-dead-bond-girl-you-live-twice-was-79-1056194

Antonio Carluccio, tv chef and Italian restaurant franchiser.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41920229

(Assuming this page will be updated, is only breaking news at present)

― Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Wednesday, November 8, 2017 7:50 AM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

nooooooooooo antonio

He really didn't like any herbs or garlic in his bolognese, next time I do one I'll try that as a tribute.

i would always put garlic in but never herbs. maybe a spot of nutmeg.