Rolling Obituary Thread: 2019

oh thats awful. we’ve been rewatching Hill Street Blues & he had a recurring role as an informant in a few episodes, he’s so good

Johnny Clegg.

Pete Townshend's guitar tech Alan Rogan:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/arts/alan-rogan-dead.html

Four days before their recent Wembley show - Pete gave a touching tribute there

:(

Legendary baseball journeyman Don Mossi.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51oOJlNWJoL._SY445_.jpg

His Wikipedia entry says he was the last living member of the '54 Cleveland pitching staff (one of the greatest ever). But for the real reason why he's famous, check The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book (or look at the card above).

Never heard of the guy but I bet he was probably only 27 when that photo was taken - sportsmen looked so old in those days.

hope the coffin's wide enough

I heard it was often said he was a good listener.

Cesar Pelli, architect, 92.

Paul Krassner, from when there was American satire

https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-paul-krassner-2050-story.html

aw RIP

the mere mention of his name makes me wistful for skullfucking

throatfucking!

even better. i stand corrected <3

Variety obit. https://variety.com/2019/music/news/paul-krassner-satirist-yippies-co-founder-and-counter-culture-figure-dies-at-87-1203275013/?fbclid=IwAR37aMmvhB6Z6aZ-8JMhU9ARLeb8CWuOlycHavWq0qJMAlyfnDX96XvqaoI

Flashback to the late 80s when AMOK Books was at its original location on Hyperion. Krassner would often just be there hanging out and would talk to anyone. Funny as fuck guide to the Iran Contra years of the underground.

The god Art Neville.

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/article_4059d432-ac9f-11e9-9615-9f5f01d9ebd6.html

Dr. John, Dave Bartholomew AND Art Neville in the space of...not even two full months. Insane, sad.

Bummer, RIP Art.

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David Hedison, the original Fly

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/david-hedison-dead-dies-the-fly-voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-1203275257/

Christopher Kraft of NASA Mission Control

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/news/chris-kraft-first-flight-director-nasa-dies-95-ncna1032691

rutger hauer

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rutger-hauer-dead-dies-blade-runner-co-star-1203278050/

I'll always remember him in a cage in that interminable courtroom sequence at the end of Eureka

Not bad, 37 years after saying "time to die."

he was reliably entertaining in a whole bunch of crazy shit. RIP madman.

Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Flesh + Blood and The Blood of Heroes are all-time for me. And he could be a pretty hilarious interview subject.

https://67d860664f4b00793cde-967809c7cbb0f14b111df13fc72409e5.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/fiona/editionfilm/12eb5fd3-4caa-4acf-b87b-61131b4c0b48.jpg

RIP

RIP

Oh damn it!!

He was good all the way up to his season of CHANNEL ZERO last year.

aw shit :(

how tf did Gene Hackman outlive him

he is no longer . . . surviving the game

RIP Anner Bylsma, Dutch cellist, 85.

His take on Bach's cello suites was just perfect.

Bryan Magee, philosopher and populariser of the subject

John Lassiter, William Morris head of non-scripted TV and bass player with Santa Barbara bands the Tearaways and the Stringrays, and involved with the UCSB radio station. at 59 from gallstone induced pancreatitis (from onset to death was less than 24 hours). He was likely active in SB a few years after I left, so I never saw these bands, but the SB 80s Music Scene fb group has nothing but great things to say about him.

https://deadline.com/2019/07/john-ferriter-dies-william-morris-agency-head-of-non-scripted-television-board-member-1202654965/?fbclid=IwAR0Usbqfijkv6_FMW6B-Gcat-ny0xrVw5DDXDSN-s5YYmi6I-Q0sxJTfCJc

https://vimeo.com/342369175/c8503f294e?fbclid=IwAR1YTHpO4GVoWU_ByMcN6MFacr9IiDL0oGm6C0_Xzc7ymLYnxFVErbh_f-o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5KElxvRqYw&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0TI19tbGQiiFGJvwJ3EvkQi8r_K90rWyTvdrH8KJVCL-zER4MNhVgA-Wo

Ramsey Ameen, violinist who played with Cecil Taylor from 1978-80 (he's on the albums Cecil Taylor Unit, 3 Phasis, Live in the Black Forest, One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye, and It Is In The Brewing Luminous). He was quite active on FB, and he sent me some very long and detailed emails about his time in Taylor's band, Taylor's working methodology, and his personality in general that were super helpful when I was writing a profile of Taylor for The Wire in 2016. He was also some kind of mathematician/math professor. Super sharp guy.

Never met Ferriter when I was working at WMA, but the rumor was that he was one of the few nice people over in the other building.

voice actress Russi Taylor, who has been the voice of Minnie Mouse since 1986 and, among many other things, voiced Martin Prince on "The Simpsons"

https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-russi-taylor-voice-of-minnie-mouse-and-the-simp-1836762262

Damn, RIP

Seriously. RIP.

RIP. She voiced one of the greatest lines in the history of animation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdwU_HU8brg

Aussie tennis star Peter McNamara, at 64.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/28/peter-mcnamara-obituary

Hal Prince. Damn.

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/191114/harold-prince-winner-of-21-tony-awards-directorproducer-of-phantom-cabaret-more-dies-at-91/

21 is a lot

"Popular music was the music of musicals, and it isn't anymore," Prince said during a 2017 segment of All Things Considered for NPR. "So, once that happened, you could examine other subjects and make musical numbers about an infinite variety of complicated psychological matter.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harold-prince-dead-king-broadway-musical-was-91-1115559

I saw him walking on Central Park West once, and probably only recognized him because he was with Joel Grey and Carol Burnett.

Karsten Schubert, German-born London gallerist and publisher who was an early yBa advocate, 57.

Miami Dolphin legend Nick Buoniconti at 78, quite possibly from CTE related dementia. Used to love watching him on "Inside the NFL." Hell, liked the show more than the games themselves, probably.