Rolling Obituary Thread: 2019

Ouch. RIP Hal.

RIP. Quarter note triplets won’t be the same without you.

the most prolific drummer? RIP

aw man, hal was the best

In 2012 we were lucky to see Hal play with Nancy and a quorum of Wrecking Crew at a small memorial show for Billy Strange. Indescribable transcendence hearing “Be My Baby,” “These Boots…,” “Bang Bang” directly into your ears - maybe like seeing Mickey Mantle or the Grand Canyon.

omg that must have been incredible

https://edition-m.cnn.com/2019/03/14/us/gambino-crime-family-member-killed

Francesco Cali.

Seems weird to still have mob bosses being shot in the street in 2019.

franky boy... won't see him no more

I feel like it's in bad taste right now to post this on Facebook but I'm pretty emotional right now I guess

A really amazing Toronto musician just died last night, Justin Haynes. He worked with everyone, he was always helping people out. He made a record with my friend Chris once when Chris was going through the worst, worst time, hospitalized for mental illness stuff.

https://haynesplayparkinson.bandcamp.com/track/falling-in-love

Here's an amazing track of his, he's terrific through-and-through though

And he was homeless recently for a while and wrote extensively about it on his blog, which was reduced and revised for the local weekly Now, truly a heartbreaking read

https://www.justinhaynesmusic.com/postcards

I'm really broken up right now :(

sorry for your loss fgti <3

Sorry to hear that, fgti. RIP.

condolences, fgti

Birch Bayh, Indiana senator

https://www.apnews.com/62fde227741d471487407ff37414d7b3

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0314/1036458-irish-actor-pat-laffan-has-died/

RIP Pat Mustard Laffan

Fgti, hugs. Sending you lots of warmth.

RIP mistur bourgis

Justin's music is really nice. Thanks for sharing it.

Seems weird to still have mob bosses being shot in the street in 2019.

otoh, Staten island

first top ranking NYC mob boss taken down since Gotti made his ‘85 move iirc?

Tom Robinson Band guitarist Danny Kustow

https://www.loudersound.com/news/tom-robinson-band-guitarist-danny-kustow-has-died?fbclid=IwAR2tfnZ1oe492Kfth0CX9YH6gW-Z6yufwF-Sr6UzZaGjh2BYJItAYEgTPfo

I'm sorry for your loss fgti, that's rough <3

fgti i’m so sorry <3

Thanks for the kind words. I really encourage people to listen to his music he was completely amazing.

https://justinhaynes.bandcamp.com/album/magnus-hitch

Jake Phelps, editor-in-chief of Thrasher, 56.
Apparently he "died suddenly and easy", which I guess is something.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Jake-Phelps-editor-Thrasher-mag-dead-skateboarding-13690148.php

"Suddenly and easy" is a really strange phrase I've never heard before. "Suddenly," yes. "Peacefully," sure. "Easy?"

Yeah, it's weird. But not such a terrible way to go?

have only ever heard murders in shit crime dramas use that word re death

oops *murderers*

louis tomlinson’s sister felicite, 18

What??? Oh no. Only lost his mom not too long ago

I don’t know to what extent people outside the skateboarding world know Jake Phelps, but it’s impossible to understate his importance to skateboarding. He brought a larger than life influence to a huge culture, and was instrumental to its development since its adolescence. A week ago I bought a back issue of the first issue of Thrasher I ever had, and it was poignant to reflect on the significance that magazine had at a formative time. All that’s to say I’m shocked and saddened by that news and feel compelled to write this out to feel more grounded. R.I.P.

ah fuck i hadn’t heard about Jake.. RIP

W.S.Merwin

:(

Fuck drunk drivers. A friend just got killed in an accident. 26. Fuck. Life had just started for this sweet sweet girl.

Sorry shldnt have posred here.

I'm so sorry, nathom

Thanks. Fuck drunk drivers.

Michael Wycoff, whose best known track was "Looking Up To You".

Also Frankie Smith, of "Double Dutch Bus" fame.

Sad to hear about Frankie, RIP.

Hadn’t heard of Michael Wycoff, but in things you were shockingly old when you learned: Zhané’s “Hey Mr DJ” is based in large part on “Looking Up To You”, so RIP Michael as well.

Barbara Hammer, art filmmaker, 79.

Richard Erdman, actor in Stalag 17 and Leonard in Community.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-erdman-dead-community-stalag-917730

Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar.

Bernie Torme, Ozzy Osbourne and Ian Gillan Guitarist, Dead at 66

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bernie-torme-ozzy-osbourne-ian-gillan-obituary-795089/?fbclid=IwAR3jIfox1ZWtPbetlGy1TvTvKRbwljcKWETZSsCakPoRn5Rjlk3We8-Ndco

Andre Williams, R&B/soul legend, 82

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-rafi-eitan-ex-mossad-agent-who-led-eichmann-s-capture-dies-at-92-1.7045841

Rafi Eitan, top Mossad agent who led the operation to capture Eichmann, fought against the British in the Mandatory Palestine, led mossad operations in Paris in the 70's, handled US spy Jonathan Pollard. Fair to say he saw a bit of action did this fellow!

Cult filmmaker Larry Cohen (God Told Me To, It's Alive, Q) at 77.

We're talking about him over here: On Larry Cohen

Scott Walker. Damn.

Oh, fuck.