Rolling Obituary Thread: 2019

And I will stop confusing him with Jan Hammer.

_The experienced diamond expert's heart attack happened when a substance was injected into his penis, Belgian media reported. _

sentences you never wanted to read

JMV was much sleeker in build and had a longer career (and life) than JEH.

It appears I only saw him in Big Wednesday, Bite the Bullet and V Gallo's Buffalo 66. Three of the least drive-inny entries in his filmography.

Nobody over 50 associates Vincent with fucking "Airwolf."

His life post-Airwolf seemed pretty fucking grim.

I still associate him with Tribes, a made-for-TV movie from the early 70s. Also the movie Buster and Billie, which was the first male frontal nudity (non-sexual) I saw in a theater (rated PG-13 too!).

Before The Mechanic, I remember him from the Danger Island segments on the Banana Splits tv show (directed by Richard Donner).

he starred in White Line Fever and had a key role in the Burt Reynolds flick Hooper as well.

He was looking bad in recent years, really emaciated and with a prosthetic leg; he had most of his right leg amputated a few years ago after an infection.

I mostly know him from Damnation Alley, Hooper & Airwolf...he was super handsome in the 70’s. Hewas pretty dreamy but also really fucked up history with booze & drugs, like Mickey Rourke-bad assaulting wife & a couple of girkfruends, drunk driving accidents, the whole nine.

Huh there’s a film of Damnation Alley, didn’t realise, I used to love the book as a kid but It looks like the movie is significantly different

Hooper is a very fun movie iirc

he was frequently kind and then suddenly cruel
he could do as he pleases, he's nobody's fool
but he can't be convicted, he's earned his degree
and the most he will do is fire missiles at you
cause he'll always be airwolf to me

^^^^Bravo!

LOL!

omg LOL

Sid Sheinberg, MCA/Universal exec who signed some kid named Spielberg to do some TV

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sid-sheinberg-dead-universal-longtime-831936

Also Terry Gilliam's Public Enemy #1 - http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/06/i-feel-every-cut.html

moooookiieee

hall of fame mp, truly

Michael Gielen, 91 – one of the greatest conductors of modernist classical music. RIP.

Johnny Thompson a.k.a. Tomsoni, magician, recently known as the behind the scenes guy on Fool Us.

sportswriter/novelist Dan Jenkins

Babe Ruth's adopted daughter Julia, 102

Dan Jenkins: his Semi-Tough is the more famous and highly regarded book, I think, but North Dallas Forty is the better movie.

Agree, but never read the books

I read Jenkins in the '70s when he was still on staff at Sports Illustrated

This is super sad...

Kelly Catlin, US track cyclist
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/10/kelly-catlin-cycling-team-pursuit-world-champions-dies-age-23

Wow

Just so sad.

oh no. that is so sad....

Freeda Foreman, former boxer and daughter of George, 42.

http://m.tmz.com/#!2019/03/09/george-foreman-daughter-freeda-dies-dead-boxer-age-42/

And, if you want happier news, serial killer, rapist and child molester Angus Sinclair.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-40721755

was reading about how other (no doubt extremely nice) lags were having a sweepstake on how long till he croaked after his last stroke.

Bit like ilx

except without the [redacted] since [redacted] stopped posting.

The mighty Hal Blaine

https://www.facebook.com/HalBlaine/posts/2372154496162525

Ouch. RIP Hal.

RIP. Quarter note triplets won’t be the same without you.

the most prolific drummer? RIP

aw man, hal was the best

In 2012 we were lucky to see Hal play with Nancy and a quorum of Wrecking Crew at a small memorial show for Billy Strange. Indescribable transcendence hearing “Be My Baby,” “These Boots…,” “Bang Bang” directly into your ears - maybe like seeing Mickey Mantle or the Grand Canyon.

omg that must have been incredible

https://edition-m.cnn.com/2019/03/14/us/gambino-crime-family-member-killed

Francesco Cali.

Seems weird to still have mob bosses being shot in the street in 2019.

franky boy... won't see him no more

I feel like it's in bad taste right now to post this on Facebook but I'm pretty emotional right now I guess

A really amazing Toronto musician just died last night, Justin Haynes. He worked with everyone, he was always helping people out. He made a record with my friend Chris once when Chris was going through the worst, worst time, hospitalized for mental illness stuff.

https://haynesplayparkinson.bandcamp.com/track/falling-in-love

Here's an amazing track of his, he's terrific through-and-through though

And he was homeless recently for a while and wrote extensively about it on his blog, which was reduced and revised for the local weekly Now, truly a heartbreaking read

https://www.justinhaynesmusic.com/postcards

I'm really broken up right now :(

sorry for your loss fgti <3

Sorry to hear that, fgti. RIP.

condolences, fgti

Birch Bayh, Indiana senator

https://www.apnews.com/62fde227741d471487407ff37414d7b3

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0314/1036458-irish-actor-pat-laffan-has-died/

RIP Pat Mustard Laffan

Fgti, hugs. Sending you lots of warmth.

RIP mistur bourgis