Rolling Obituary Thread 2023

Austin TX Restauranteur Mike Young

https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/dining/2023/08/12/mike-young-obit-chuys-austin-tex-mex-mexican-restaurant-co-founder-dies-age-74/70575900007/

Robyn Hitchcock's daughter Maisie.

From his fb post:

Maisie Hitchcock 1976 - 2023
My daughter Maisie Emerald Hitchcock passed gently out of this life on the evening of Wednesday August 9th. She was born on the first warm day of the year, April 17th, in Cambridge, and died as night fell in Sussex last week. She had Peritoneal Cancer, a rare form of Ovarian.
Maisie was vital. From the perspective of only three days, I can feel how unique she was: very much her own person with her own take on life. There was no filter between her feelings and the outside world. Her undiluted Maisie-ness and her deep dark eyes gave her a magical charisma which attracted her many friends. She was fiery at times, almost combustible: she didn’t just smoulder - she was an ingot of crimson heat, and so she loved to douse herself in water, swimming in lakes and pools and oceans. Maisie fed on art, music, thought and the wild open air. And comedy: she and I spent many hours together in Python Land, and she introduced me to the Mighty Boosh. I have lost, too, my fellow Ferry connoisseur - we did a *lot* of Bryan Ferry over the decades.

But Maisie also fed on food (she loved her food, so she did), and one of the sad and terrible effects of the cancer that she held at bay for nearly three years (despite being diagnosed with Stage 4 in autumn 2020) was that she could eat less and less. She remained feisty and optimistic for the longest time, until this summer she bravely faced up to the inevitable and discontinued her chemotherapy treatment. I was glad to be able to visit her most days in her final two months. We had some laughs, some arguments and a lot of philosophy: Mais and I could both wander the labyrinths of the mind for hours.

Almost the last word she said to me was “Pangolin” before she curled away and sank back into her morphine cocoon. My phone revealed this to be an endangered species of anteater, with a scaly dragon tail. Pangolin! I mean - jeez, what an utterance - what way to go…Tears are back in my eyes. Thank you for being my daughter, Mais. You were special, vibrant and lovely.

I’m sending out love to all who loved and cared for Maisie, especially her mum Rosalind and brother Jack. Also the nurses and doctors at the Wiltshaw Ward in the Marsden Hospital in Chelsea and then at St. Peter & St. James Hospice in Sussex.

“Is there a heaven? I’d like to think so.”

Erkin Koray, one of the forefathers of Anatolian rock

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/music/turkish-rock-legend-erkin-koray-dies-at-age-of-82

Peter Vaughan-Clarke, who played Stephen in the original cast of the Tomorrow People. Went back to the role later in life and was tremendous value on commentary tracks.

most of what I remember about the tomorrow People commentary is them bitching about Benny hill having a parking space

RIP Erkin ;_;

Rapper Magoo

http://www.soulinstereo.com/2023/08/rapper-magoo-dies-but-his-legacy-never-will.html

I should probably post this in the hockey thread: Bobby Baun.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/former-maple-leafs-defenceman-bobby-baun-dead-at-age-86/

Venerable old guy from the Leafs' glory years; scored the Cup-clinching goal in '64.

Bindeshwar Pathak, Toilet Man

If he can't do it, no one can

inappropriate hard lol

Jerry Moss, the M in A&M Records, 88

Michael Parkinson

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66411604

rip

his second captains interview a few years back was a brilliant listen

One of the two most immaculately suited celebs I've ever met (the other - Bob Monkhouse). Liked the fact that J G Ballard's daughter was one of his producers.

RIP

Ex-Pavement drummer Gary Young

rip plant man

I remember Parkinson on one of those "funniest TV moments" clips saying that when he dies, it'd probably be him (being assaulted by) Rod Hull via Emu that people mentioned - not entirely untrue from what I saw.

Though there's not been enough mention of Ghostwatch - it wouldn't have been the same if it wasn't Parkinson going from genial and amused to a little alarmed to that amazing ending.

There's been quite a lot about Ghostwatch though:

https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/17/sir-michael-parkinson-88-ghostwatch-bbc-banned-19348644/

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ghostwatch-michael-parkinson-drama-traumatised-nation-094548007.html

https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/17/sir-michael-parkinson-ghostwatch-banned-bbc-stephen-volk-19352529/?ito=article.mweb.share.bottom.link

I suppose only Parkinson could've gotten this quip from George Michael:

George Michael’s incredible opening line when he spoke to Michael Parkinson in the wake of his arrest for lewd behaviour in LA pic.twitter.com/oDVATAFsWT

— Neil Brennan (@nrdbrennan) August 17, 2023

The unknown-to-me older brother of William F. Buckley Jr. Who was a senator?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/nyregion/james-buckley-dead.html

yeah, he was briefly the great white hope of Conservatism

It's weird to think there was a time when the Buckleys were a celebrity family, like the anti-Kennedys.

https://www.originallifemagazines.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/117-012-1800.jpg

the golden era of the 'intellectual conservative'

those days are gone, book learnin' is for woke commonists, ban those dern books already

In a roundabout way, I guess James inspired a famous quote during a debate when his brother ran against John Lindsay for mayor: "I am satisfied to sit back and contemplate my own former eloquence."

Wow, I somehow missed Robbie Robertson's passing. What a gut punch.

It was all over ILX, much to the annoyance of Scott Seward!

I was traveling with my youngest and paying no attention.

John Warnock, 82 - founder of Adobe, and creator of PostScript, Photoshop, and the PDF file format.

(used to refer to the red and blue PostScript books all the time, still have them but haven't had to look something up since the 20th century)

Ray Hildebrand, "Paul" of "Paul & Paula" fame

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/ray-hildebrand-part-1960s-duo-that-hit-no-1-with-hey-paula-dead-82/GD2KMAAMMFHBFC5LN45GQILWXA/

Brooke Delarco

Audio engineer/producer primarily in the late 70s/early 80s New York scene. Heartbreakers, Feelies, Terry Ork related etc. Later did some engineering in DC during the post-hardcore years. Almost worked with her on a pre-Crazy Rhythms Feelies CD for Acute but Glenn decided against it in the end, to our dismay.

https://www.punkglobe.com/brookedelarco0220.php

Nick Hitchon from the Seven Up series of documentaries (the kid from the Yorkshire dales who went on to become a science professor in the USA)

https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/leisure/23678639.obituary-dales-scientist-known-millions-tv-show/

Oh, that’s sad. The journey his life took was quite something. Is he the first of the original 7 Up to die?

https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/01/04/e116898c-3615-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/1200x630/06f528704834a134cd701090c13e20e2/UP_JackieSueLynn_49.jpg?v=08aa43fa812a9e12e93282c47f58b17f

Lynn Johnson (centre) died in 2013, the year after they filmed 56 up. I think all the others are still with us

I'm seeing a lot of posts that Denis Lepage of Lime has passed away but can't find a news story about it.

I have found a French Canadian article: https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2023-08-22/mort-de-denis-le-page/le-cerveau-du-groupe-lime-n-est-plus.php

Oh no! Total legend. Tons of great classics.

Oh man, so sad about Nick. Sort of fell in love with all those guys when we did a bing 7Up binge a few years back.

Yeah. I hope he learned all he wanted to about the Moon

RIP. That reminds me of him talking about getting used to Americans and their positive attitude since they always seems to be “over the moon.”

RIP Denis LePage. What a sad turn of events for him. Thanks for the great tracks.

Prigozhin apparently.

Terry Funk RIP

Droz died in June - not a good summer for the Beyond The Mat cast.

RIP Terry, the scene in Beyond the Mat where the doctor tells him his knees should have crumbled to dust years ago and he kinda shrugs will forever pop into my head every time I'm complaining about a mild ache or pain.

RIP

I went to a screening of Beyond the Mat in London a few years ago and during the scene where Terry says he's retiring a ripple of laughter went through the audience

Sadly it's finally true

Loved the story in Foley's autobiography where he was hyped to finally get to wrestle Terry and find out the secret to how his punches always looked so amazing, and then promptly found out that they were legitimate skull-crushing live rounds, Funker saying to him after the match in his gentle, sad voice "oh Cactus, and you thought I was just that good all along"

<3

deeper magic from before the dawn of time