Rolling Obituary Thread 2023

Shocked and sad at the death of Martin Amis - the greatest, darkest, funniest satirist since Evelyn Waugh. If you want cheering up, re-read the tennis match in Money. RIP.

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) May 20, 2023

Looks like Amis found his perfect audience.

Shocked and sad at the death of Martin Amis - the greatest, darkest, funniest satirist since Evelyn Waugh. If you want cheering up, re-read the tennis match in Money. RIP.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) May 20, 2023

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, May 20, 2023 10:13 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

Shouldn't this cunt be changing nappies right now, not guffawing on twitter about his favourite comic novel scene?

Other than Experience (we should poll writers whose best books are memoirs) and maaaayybe Money I couldn't finish a single thing. His more disgusting father wrote at least three novels I like, so I guess we'll remember him as "Martin's dad."

I met Martin Amis once. He was charming and surprisingly unassuming. A couple of his novels remain on my list of all-time favourites. I was also very impressed by a number of his non-fiction works. RIP.

Christian Aaron Boulogne

Nico’s son with Alain Delon. Just saw Roy Montgomery post about it.

I saw an ILX0r post about it elsewhere. RIP.

Bill Saluga. If you're American and of an age, you know him.

What did they call him at his funeral?

George Logan (Hinge)

RIP George Logan.

Dr Evadne Hinge of Hinge & Bracket.

The one who played the piano. pic.twitter.com/YRtziWvdpB

— David Brunt (@David__Brunt) May 21, 2023

He was charming and surprisingly unassuming.

Surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny.

Lol

Ha, I thought the very same.

Not familiar with, but RIP anyway. Resisting posting one of those “Reacts” videos. “America reacts to…”

Algy Ward of NWoBHM band Tank, also in the Damned and the Saints (didn't know about that last one)
https://www.loudersound.com/news/algy-ward-former-bassist-with-tank-the-damned-and-the-saints-dead-at-63

"William Boyd on his friend Martin Amis: ‘He was ferociously intelligent – and very funny’"

I wonder if 'ferociously intelligent' ever means anything other than 'horrible to people they consider intellectually inferior to them'.

good call

i wouldnt like to have to share a plate of spuds with someone ferociously intelligent

oh fuck, Algy Ward. The 1-2 of being the bassist on The Saints' Eternally Yours and The Damned's Machine Gun Etiquette earned him a spot in my all-time bass pantheon.

Can still picture Anne Nightingale introducing them on Whistle Test with Vanian mucking about behind her and then her trying to jump scare Algy.

Picture it? You can see it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ76LC_l8yk

posted that video to facebook, an all-time favorite!

oh fuck, Algy Ward. The 1-2 of being the bassist on The Saints' Eternally Yours and The Damned's Machine Gun Etiquette earned him a spot in my all-time bass pantheon.

Fuck yeah, RIP Algy.

Never a fan of the Saints or the Damned, but Tank were a really good band in a Motörhead-ish vein.

Actor Ray Stevenson

RIP. 58 is too young. Punisher War Zone is my favorite Marvel movie and his performance is a significant part of the reason why.

Yeah, that's a good and still underrated film. Great ensemble all around.

Excellent scenery chewing in RRR, that's for sure. I did appreciate how casting assholes of the Raj meant going for Irish actors.

Wow, I guess I didn't even recognize him in RRR. Loved Punished War Zone, though, what a bonkers movie that is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xop8yqgDMo4

Aw man this sucks. RIP Ray Stevenson! Titus Pullo one of my fave TV characters and he was just fun to watch in anything.

otm he was fantastic in Rome, loved him as Titus

also he was quite good in Kill The Irishman, the 2006 movie about Danny Greene/Cleveland mob

I kind of want to suggest that we rewatch Rome, at least those of us who are so inclined. I had already been thinking about it. I hope it holds up, assuming it will.

Maybe I should watch Kill the Irishman first.

Rewatched Rome a few months ago - third or fourth rewatch - and it was just as great as ever. Possibly my most rewatched series.

Nice. Saw James Purefoy in something else recently, can’t remember what. Oh, High-Rise.

My strongest memory of Punisher: War Zone was that the casting director seemed to have stacked the rest of the cast with people of below average height so that Stevenson, who was 6'3", looked about seven feet tall.

Linda Cardellini is in KILLING THE IRISHMAN too?

KILL THE IRISHMAN

I remember a really early episode of "How Did This Get Made," where they had the director of "Punisher: War Zone" on, and one of the things the hosts talk/joke about is how Stevenson, padded up with vests and weapons, actually seems to get winded during action sequences, which is an oddly realistic detail in a ridiculous movie.

Kill the Irishman is not exactly good but it is entertaining if that makes any sense

. I did appreciate how casting assholes of the Raj meant going for Irish actors.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 May 2023 17:58 (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

rip to this guy and not to be that guy but if you allow for the fact that his irishness is the "born in northern ireland on an army base" flavour the i think you'll find it not at all peculiar tbh

Haven't seen it, but I should think that Linda Cardellini would also make him look about seven feet tall.

she all time

RIP writer John Nova Lomax at 53 who wrote about Houston , Texas culture including music like zydeco, hiphop and more

"Whether covering crime or culture, streets or songs, Lomax overturned all stones."

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/john-nova-lomax-writer-houston-texas-dies-18088579.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vbGlmZXN0eWxlL2FydGljbGUvam9obi1ub3ZhLWxvbWF4LXdyaXRlci1ob3VzdG9uLXRleGFzLWRpZXMtMTgwODg1NzkucGhw&time=MTY4NDc4ODIwOTczNw==&rid=YzVkMmE5M2QtNGU1Yy00ZmI4LWI0YzEtMjBjMjFjZGUyMTNm&sharecount=MQ==

Ferrari 250 GTO and Lamborghini Miura chief engineer Giotto Bizzarini, 96.
https://jalopnik.com/engineering-legend-giotto-bizzarini-dead-at-96-1850438909

Rolf Harris, 93

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60393842

Oops.

not exactly a huge fan of Sky News lol but this is exactly how this kind of thing should be reported imo pic.twitter.com/6UctNkiHwS

— HoxtonHill (@HoxtonHill) May 23, 2023

I think he was the first big 'catch' of Operation Yewtree - Glitter was already known as a paedophile, DLT got very little in the end, and you had to know who Max Clifford was to care - but this was Rolf Harris! So not surprised there's a full lineup of papers giving him a kicking. The ITV documentary last week probably seals the deal.