Rolling Obituary Thread 2023

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It's crazy to me how 60s/70s her voice sounds. That's a particular accent you just don't hear anymore. It disappeared somewhere in the 80s. It's velvety, bouncy, somehow extremely offhand. I imagine a teenager in Santa Cruz being interviewed in 1973 on a poor quality Super 8 talking like this.

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 16 October 2023 13:38 (two years ago)

yeah Suzy didn't deserve that treatment

― Ste, Monday, 16 October 2023 14:15 (two years ago)

tbf the Wire guys would have no idea who she was.

― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Monday, 16 October 2023 14:37 (two years ago)

I like how she goes along with the absurdist stuff, almost like she's up for some improv, but the band is too dull to go another step.

― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Monday, 16 October 2023 14:40 (two years ago)

haha, they really didn't like being called 'far out'

― jmm, Monday, 16 October 2023 15:09 (two years ago)

Friends of mine were in the audience for that. They loved it, of course.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 16 October 2023 15:12 (two years ago)

She was actually younger than Bruce Gilbert btw.

― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Monday, 16 October 2023 15:24 (two years ago)

Graham objects to being called a 'far out kinda group' while sporting that mullet... curious

― jmm, Monday, 16 October 2023 15:35 (two years ago)

Yes that hairstyle is the most objectionable aspect of the whole episode.

― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Monday, 16 October 2023 15:47 (two years ago)

Lewis was by far the foxiest member of the group until he thought he'd look like a Puerto Rican breakdancer.

― hat trick of trashiness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 16 October 2023 15:50 (two years ago)

Lara Parker, of Dark Shadows among other things

https://extratv.com/2023/10/16/lara-parker-angelique-on-cult-favorite-dark-shadows-dies-at-84/

― MrDasher, Monday, 16 October 2023 20:34 (two years ago)

My favorite cast member on that show, she was so good

― Josefa, Monday, 16 October 2023 21:45 (two years ago)

Buck Trent, Banjo Legend

https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/10/13/buck-trent-legendary-country-musician-has-died/71166125007/

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:14 (two years ago)

Seeing some initial reports that Carla Bley passed away.

― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:37 (two years ago)

Reported by the France Musique X account and website, fwiw.

― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:39 (two years ago)

Oh no. I hope not!

― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:41 (two years ago)

Yep read it too
Rip

― nxd, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:45 (two years ago)

Pianiste, organiste, leader de premier plan et compositrice aux œuvres protéiformes, autant inspirées par le jazz que la musique classique, religieuse et folklorique, la jazzwoman américaine Carla Bley est décédée ce mardi matin. Elle avait 87 ans.https://t.co/jXM5upZGrI
— France Musique (@francemusique) October 17, 2023

― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:47 (two years ago)

RIP

― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 21:37 (two years ago)

RIP! What a giant. Another one I'm thankful I got to see at Big Ears.

― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 21:44 (two years ago)

RIP! What a giant. Another one I'm thankful I got to see at Big Ears.

Me too, was it the duo with Steve Swallow in ‘19?

― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 23:42 (two years ago)

Burt Young

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/burt-young-dead-rocky-1235761505/

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 19 October 2023 01:50 (two years ago)

I saw him in an episode of Miami Vice just a week ago and I thought he was dead and looked him up to confirm and saw that he was still alive.

― omar little, Thursday, 19 October 2023 02:04 (two years ago)

Great in Chinatown, great in The Sopranos.

― clemenza, Thursday, 19 October 2023 02:06 (two years ago)

He's in a terrific episode of the Rockford Files.

I kind of love how much of that obit is devoted to praising his performances in bad movies.

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 19 October 2023 02:39 (two years ago)

Blanking out on his character, but The Gambler, too (plus Vic Tayback and Paul Sorvino--it's like one big slobfest).

― clemenza, Thursday, 19 October 2023 02:51 (two years ago)

RIP king <3

https://aukera.es/blog/imagenes/rocky4-robot.gif

― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 October 2023 02:58 (two years ago)

The Slicing Up Eyeballs facebook group just reported Dwight Twilley's passing, though I don't see it anywhere else.

― nickn, Thursday, 19 October 2023 03:07 (two years ago)

Seems like these folks would know about Twilley, and they say he has passed: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0rraRXvuoKAA1AoQSqwVjrxG5rhwkNzGdWdeg1DCKtWFZeHfA9nYtWCfif1W5nBhul&id=100046562419180&mibextid=Nif5oz

Public Post By The Church Studio in Tulsa

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 19 October 2023 03:39 (two years ago)

Me too, was it the duo with Steve Swallow in ‘19?
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, October 17, 2023 11:42 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

Yes! They were so cute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ot7IjSlCY4

― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 19 October 2023 03:49 (two years ago)

^^^
That's not from Big Ears, just them together.

― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 19 October 2023 03:50 (two years ago)

wow, rude

The exceptionally prolific Young — who was never much to look at, making him the perfect character actor — had a way of taking a thug or a goon or a mug and giving him more personality, more sympathy, somehow, than the role deserved.

― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 October 2023 05:18 (two years ago)

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/dwight-twilley-dead-im-on-fire-1235761600/

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 19 October 2023 05:22 (two years ago)

RIP Burt & Dwight

― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Thursday, 19 October 2023 06:36 (two years ago)

Somehow, some way, I’m going to find an excuse to say “You can’t eat the Venetian blinds, Curly, I just had them installed” to someone today.

― clemenza, Thursday, 19 October 2023 12:18 (two years ago)

wow, rude

But how can you get around that? He played that up his whole career, and that was central to what made him so perfect in his best roles.

― clemenza, Thursday, 19 October 2023 12:23 (two years ago)

cartoonist Tony Husband

It is with a torn apart heart that I must announce the passing of my Dad. The beautiful @tonyhusband1 pic.twitter.com/TvnItOCSkL
— Paul Husband (@PaulHusband_) October 19, 2023

― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 19 October 2023 13:28 (two years ago)

Awful news. Was a fan, from Oink onwards to reading Private Eye.

― Yngwie Azalea (stevie), Thursday, 19 October 2023 14:36 (two years ago)

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/dwight-twilley-dead-im-on-fire-1235761600/

It occurs to me that anyone unfamiliar with Twilley's biggest hit may very well be horrified by the implications of this url.

― Prop Dramedy (Old Lunch), Thursday, 19 October 2023 14:38 (two years ago)

...and if they used his other big chart hit it would have been just as bad.

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 19 October 2023 15:24 (two years ago)

Mark the 45 King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4aFDaFWHrY

― dan selzer, Thursday, 19 October 2023 16:40 (two years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdg_KUP-GUU

― dan selzer, Thursday, 19 October 2023 16:42 (two years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgC6uS_AA0A

― dan selzer, Thursday, 19 October 2023 16:44 (two years ago)

wow RIP 45 King, a true pioneer

― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 19 October 2023 16:46 (two years ago)

not only is this sad news but now i'll have The 900 Number stuck in my head all evening

― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 19 October 2023 16:47 (two years ago)

Jamie Tiller, of Music From Memory

https://www.instagram.com/p/CyloaJFsa3W/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

― donna rouge, Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:10 (two years ago)

Obligatory for readers/viewers of a certain age...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99lwNnrUNs8

― read-only (unperson), Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:13 (two years ago)

Jamie Tiller, of Music From Memory

Jesus christ no way! Fuuuuuuuck

― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:20 (two years ago)

I keep telling myself I’m going to make 900 Number my ring tone but I never did it. Finally going to, sorry I was too late big man. RIP

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:21 (two years ago)

Absolutely dumbfounded about JT, so sad

― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 19 October 2023 17:22 (two years ago)

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