Rolling Obituary Thread: 2019

oof that is a loss

Seems cruel she had to pass with Trump still in power

Henri Belolo, the writer of Y.M.C.A., In The Navy and Go West

(For NYC people): Lucien Bahaj, the head honcho of the French bistro Lucien, in business since 1998 at 1st Ave and 1st St. Also opened the bar Pink Pony on the Lower East Side.

It would be too much of a task to list every celebrity who passed through Lucien - their photos are on the wall. Among the regulars were Jonas Mekas, and from the old Andy Warhol crowd, Gerard Malanga and Taylor Mead. Lucien was always a mensch to me, and always a lovely conversationalist (that means a good listener also) and I will miss him like family.

https://www.documentjournal.com/2019/08/remembering-lucien-bahaj-creator-of-the-french-bistro-that-became-nycs-last-cultural-salon/

David Berman

We couldn't be more sorry to tell you this. David Berman passed away earlier today. A great friend and one of the most inspiring individuals we've ever known is gone. Rest easy, David. pic.twitter.com/5n5bctcu4j

— 𝕯𝖗𝖆𝖌 𝕮𝖎𝖙𝖞 (@dragcityrecords) August 7, 2019

aw man :(

Fuck!

Nicky Wonder, Brian Wilson and Wondermints Guitarist, Dead at 59

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicky-wonder-brian-wilson-wondermints-guitarist-dead-at-59-obituary-868888/?fbclid=IwAR0Gh3rya7SNAMaq7jw8pUk7fnQbY3ZghmAEeMxVLUODxhitwoqWBtxKE-4

Rosie Ruiz, Boston Marathon fraud

Jeffrey Epstein, "suicide"

Well then.

Let the conspiracy theories begin!

somebody find Bubba and Dershowitz

I mean you don't need to theorize that hard

Most convenient suicide ever

His death comes just days after he was found unconscious in a Manhattan jail cell with injuries to his neck, US media had reported, citing unidentified sources.

It was not clear how he suffered those injuries. Two anonymous sources told New York’s local NBC News 4 that Epstein’s injuries may have been self-inflicted, while another said an assault by another inmate had not been ruled out.

After the incident, Epstein was placed on suicide watch.

... uh right.

stoked for the nah not really I don't much care

they meant the other kind of suicide watch

I have little doubt someone watched him commit suicide.

Killing child predators is like the get out of jail free card for people already in jail.

Hey Morbius, do you still have the password to the "Clinton Body Count" page on Geocities? Time for an update.

you're so funny. An all-timer.

Most convenient suicide ever

For my own convenience 1959 would have been a pretty handy time for him to go, but nobody asked me

New Debate Question: Would you go back in time and kill baby Epstein?

rip big man, heaven needed all the secrets you kept about the child sex ring you ran for rich and powerful men

Peter Fonda dies of lung cancer aged 69

https://www.tmz.com/2019/08/16/peter-fonda-dead-dies/

dang RIP

he's great in a handful of classics and I don't really like Easy Rider that much but Wild Angels, The Hired Hand, Dirty Mary/Crazy Larry, The Limey are all great

rly need people my parents' age to not be dying, "lol"

Fonda died at the age of 79, not 69 - my mistake.

oh phew, my parents will never die, is what you're saying, great

Terry Valentine, R.I.P.

Tell Bruce Langhorne I’m coming!

He took that whole ‘60s Southern California zeitgeist and ran with it.

Pete was even good in his Oscar-nominated Ulee's Gold

seemed to get over Dad's demons easier than Jane; of course he may have suffered less from them

Checking his IMDb, it's amazing just how many motorcycle/fast car movie roles he played--many of which are winks to Easy Rider (Cannonball Run, Escape From L.A., Ghost Rider etc.).

One of the first recordings of a Gram Parsons song, "November Night" (1966)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2NNjwjgYbU

bridget still lives

former NFL running back Cedric Benson (Bears, Bengals, Packers), in a motorcycle crash

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27413898/former-longhorns-nfl-rb-benson-dies-36

Richard Williams, animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and writer of The Animator's Survival Kit

katreese barnes, snl music director and composer of “dick in a box”

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/arts/music/katreese-barnes-dead.html

Wow, so young. I know Howard Shore, and I know GE Smith and Lenny Pickett, but I had no idea who she was. (Looking into SNL musical directors I just learned that Hal Wilner sometimes still works at SNL!)

ubiquitous sportscaster Jack Whitaker, 95

Dr. Demento favorite and stand-up comedian Kip Adotta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l1GvDWtccI

Sundazed on FB is reporting noted session bassist and former Canned Heat member Larry Taylor has passed.

http://www.noise11.com/news/canned-heats-larry-the-mole-taylor-has-died-aged-77-20190820

Wearside Jack aka John Samuel Humble aka Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer numpt.

Richard Booth, King of Hay, bookseller extraordinaire.

He was responsible for transforming the market town in Powys into the world's foremost home for books.

RIP the Mole, here is one of his best basslines...

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

I don't know anything about Canned Heat, but I love his playing with Tom Waits, and while it's hard to say who is doing what, he's on Martinis & Bikinis by Sam Phillips (along with Colin Moulding and Jerry Scheff, so ... good company) and there is some awesome bass playing on that album.