Leon Redbone
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/singer-leon-redbone-dies-at-69-1203229012/
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 30 May 2019 16:39 (five years ago) link
A post on Redbone’s website confirming his death contained enough deadpan humor and whimsical fiction that it was almost certainly prepared in advance by the singer himself. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that early this morning, May 30th, 2019, Leon Redbone crossed the delta for that beautiful shore at the age of 127,” it read. “He departed our world with his guitar, his trusty companion Rover, and a simple tip of his hat. He’s interested to see what Blind Blake, Emmett, and Jelly Roll have been up to in his absence, and has plans for a rousing sing along number with Sári Barabás. An eternity of pouring through texts in the Library of Ashurbanipal will be a welcome repose, perhaps followed by a shot or two of whiskey with Lee Morse, and some long overdue discussions with his favorite Uncle, Suppiluliuma I of the Hittites. To his fans, friends, and loving family who have already been missing him so in this realm he says, ‘Oh behave yourselves. Thank you…. and good evening everybody.'”
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 30 May 2019 16:43 (five years ago) link
Aww, RIP. I love On The Track.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 30 May 2019 16:53 (five years ago) link
RIP. I'll confess that, despite it being a terrible show, I really liked Redbone's theme to Mr. Belvedere (written by Gary Portnoy, who also did the Cheers song).
― Herman Woke (cryptosicko), Thursday, 30 May 2019 19:02 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIFQ98YUd1A
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 30 May 2019 19:22 (five years ago) link
"Dropped kicked your jacket" is an oddly striking image.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 31 May 2019 00:12 (five years ago) link
Claus von Bülow, aged 92
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/31/claus-von-bulow-socialite-cleared-wife-murder-dies-aged-92
― Dan Worsley, Friday, 31 May 2019 10:54 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrxenZhf78I
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 31 May 2019 10:57 (five years ago) link
Never saw Reversal of Fortune, but it's interesting trivia that von Bülow's mistress during the scandal was Alexandra Moltke, aka Alexandra Isles, the original narrator of and lead actress in the 1960s Dark Shadows TV series. She was born with a "von" in her name and dropped it; he was born without one and added it. She was portrayed in the film by Julie Hagerty.
― Josefa, Friday, 31 May 2019 13:49 (five years ago) link
Xpost loved that movie so much
― nathom, Friday, 31 May 2019 21:56 (five years ago) link
Roky Erickson has left us.
https://www.austin360.com/entertainmentlife/20190531/reports-roky-erickson-texas-psychedelic-music-legend-has-died
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 31 May 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B97ZhagHSmw&list=RDB97ZhagHSmw&start_radio=1
RIP
― calzino, Friday, 31 May 2019 23:01 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B97ZhagHSmw
― calzino, Friday, 31 May 2019 23:02 (five years ago) link
ahhhh fuck
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 31 May 2019 23:56 (five years ago) link
Jose Antonio Reyes, 35:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48483157
Car accident. Awful news.
― ShariVari, Saturday, 1 June 2019 11:30 (five years ago) link
jesus christ
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Saturday, 1 June 2019 11:35 (five years ago) link
Terrible.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 1 June 2019 11:48 (five years ago) link
RIP to Roky
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 1 June 2019 18:15 (five years ago) link
https://www.nola.com/news/2019/06/leah-chase-new-orleans-matriarch-of-creole-cuisine-dead-at-96-family.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nolanews_sf&utm_source=twitter
Leah Chase, the 96-year old matriarch of Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans . She fed Presidents this century, and civil rights leaders and more last century (especially during Jim Crow years when they couldn’t eat elsewhere)
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 2 June 2019 15:38 (four years ago) link
RIP Ms. Chase -- great legacy there.
Portraitist Everett Raymond Kinstler, who started out in comic books, dead at 92. File under 'people I didn't know were still alive.'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/everett-raymond-kinstler-portrait-artist-of-presidents-and-celebrities-dies-at-92/2019/06/01/b1544f7c-83d8-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html?utm_term=.fef646b8cf1b
― The Bite Game with Jim Lamprey (WmC), Sunday, 2 June 2019 17:21 (four years ago) link
Yeah I had assumed he died decades ago.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 2 June 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link
NYC jazz drummer Lawrence Leathers, suicide at 37.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Monday, 3 June 2019 11:54 (four years ago) link
I'm not familiar with his work, but this quote ...
“I don’t play a whole lot of flashy stuff,” he reflects. “Listening, that’s one of my biggest assets.”
...surely sums up what a great player/person he was. RIP.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 June 2019 11:57 (four years ago) link
Ugh. RIP
― TS The Students vs. The Regents (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 3 June 2019 12:04 (four years ago) link
That Christopher Plummer portrait is in the players’ club
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 3 June 2019 12:26 (four years ago) link
Someone who knew Leathers is saying on FB that it wasn't suicide, and pointed to this story.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Monday, 3 June 2019 13:36 (four years ago) link
The NPR story has been updated - it was murder, and someone's been arrested.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Monday, 3 June 2019 16:50 (four years ago) link
Paul Darrow, best known as Avon in Blake's Seven but in lots of other things too...
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48501099
― John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Monday, 3 June 2019 17:00 (four years ago) link
aw fuck, RIP Leathers
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 3 June 2019 17:34 (four years ago) link
https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/06/03/last-survivor-of-sobibor-death-camp-dies-at-96/
Semyon Rosenfeld who is reportedly the last known survivor of Sobibor Uprising, although I've not seen Yehuda Lerner's obituary yet (impressive guy from Lanzmann Sobibor doc who was an escape specialist and killed a top SS commander with an axe).
― calzino, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 08:13 (four years ago) link
Damn -- Dr. John.
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_a962e500-8877-11e9-991d-2f4782c02ae0.html/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 June 2019 22:10 (four years ago) link
damn! RIP.
― calzino, Thursday, 6 June 2019 22:12 (four years ago) link
He's one of those cats I know next to nothing about. I know he was a session guy at first, right? But for some reason the rest of his career has always seemed to hover at the margins for me. I think I have a copy of Gris Gris, but everything else ... no idea.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 6 June 2019 22:17 (four years ago) link
Yeah, he was a NOLA session guy that went west in the early sixties.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 6 June 2019 22:43 (four years ago) link
Kit Moon, mother of Keith Moon, at the age of 98...which means that she lived three times (and two years) longer than her son.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 7 June 2019 15:02 (four years ago) link
;_; rip Mrs Moon <3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 7 June 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
woah, watched her being interviewed in an oldish Who doc last week and wondered if she was still alive. Dear Boy is a motherfucker of a biog.
― Tiltin' My Lens Photography (stevie), Friday, 7 June 2019 15:24 (four years ago) link
We are deeply saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Justin Edinburgh.Our heartfelt condolences and thoughts go out to his family and friends at this terribly difficult time as well as everyone that worked alongside Justin at Leyton Orient. pic.twitter.com/rFRZZYNuLa— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) June 8, 2019
Justin Edinburgh, Spurs FA Cup winner and Leyton Orient manager, at 49 after a cardiac incident earlier in the week.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Saturday, 8 June 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link
Seeing on FB that Bushwick Bill (Geto Boys) has passed.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 9 June 2019 15:07 (four years ago) link
As we first reported, Bill had a falling out with tour organizers ... feeling like they were exploiting his cancer diagnosis to sell tickets. He was especially bent out of shape with the mini-tour's title, "The Beginning of a Long Goodbye: The Final Farewell."Promoters pulled the plug on the tour on the eve of its launch. However, Bill told us he wanted to do a 20-city solo tour called "Phuck Cancer" ... and planned to donate a portion of proceeds to pancreatic cancer patients in each city.
Promoters pulled the plug on the tour on the eve of its launch. However, Bill told us he wanted to do a 20-city solo tour called "Phuck Cancer" ... and planned to donate a portion of proceeds to pancreatic cancer patients in each city.
sounds like he was working with some disreputable shits in has last year.
― calzino, Sunday, 9 June 2019 15:48 (four years ago) link
We've lost the brilliant music journalist and lovely man Andy Gill. He was funny, rude, intelligent and a great writer. xxx— David Quantick (@quantick) June 9, 2019
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Sunday, 9 June 2019 15:58 (four years ago) link
Was just coming to post that :-(
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 9 June 2019 15:59 (four years ago) link
not so fast re Bushwick Bill
UPDATE: Bushwick Bill’s publicist revealed that the rapper is “still alive and fighting cancer” in a hospital.➡️ https://t.co/eNNT9k7n9R pic.twitter.com/j9bsTqs2e5— Complex (@Complex) June 9, 2019
― Simon H., Sunday, 9 June 2019 17:47 (four years ago) link
Lol, was just trying to post that. Wtf is going on?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 9 June 2019 17:48 (four years ago) link
he can't be stopped (or can he?)
― calzino, Sunday, 9 June 2019 17:49 (four years ago) link
Geto Boys still wheeling him around that hospital. Get well, Bushwick!
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 9 June 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link
RIP Andy Gill (the other one).
― John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Sunday, 9 June 2019 18:20 (four years ago) link
Media Matters journalist Simon Maloy. I don't know if I followed him on Twitter or that he was just retweeted a bunch by people I do follow, but I was very familiar with his face and perspective. a young man with young kids, absolutely heartbreaking.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Monday, 10 June 2019 16:04 (four years ago) link
Richard Stephen Shaw (December 8, 1966 – June 9, 2019) was a Jamaican-American rapper better known by his stage name Bushwick Bill.[2][3] He was best known as a member of the pioneering Texas hip hop group Geto Boys, a group he originally joined as a dancer in 1986 as Little Billy. He went on to become one third of the best-known incarnation of the group, alongside Willie D and Scarface.
So, I guess..
― Mark G, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 11:21 (four years ago) link
also has a nyt obit
they haven't gotten one wrong since Alan Abel
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 11:43 (four years ago) link