Rolling Obituary Thread: 2021

I am indebted to her for her brief stint as higher education minister. She questioned for the first time the financial sustain­ability of mass free university education (there were then 635,000 students; now there are 3 million). She put forward 13 possible reforms, including student loans and longer terms.

lol, read it and weep

xp just seemed funny to see Vince quoted like he was some kind of respected elder statesman or political historian, and not even a new quote.

the quote is taken from a review of her 2014 biography in which he also reveals she voted against abortion, easier divorces as well as being pro-student fees. I suppose being a reactionary arsehole and helping to bolster Thatcherism for another decade is about as influential as she got.

I suppose 2014 was the last time the lib dems could reasonably pretend to have any sort of relevance

and she voted against gay adoption, a true liberal to the core.

Vince has got that kind of *talent* where you can't read his writing without hearing every sentence with all the tics and mannerisms of his bald headmaster speaking style.

Charlie was the only mensch among them ;_;

Bernard Noël, one of the most significant French poets of the second half of the 20th century. He was 90. RIP.

Colourful character, safecracker and football chairman George Reynolds: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19229317.former-darlington-chairman-george-reynolds-died/?ref=ebbn

Normally avoid the comments but the one by Simple Opinion made me laugh, even if it whiffs of bs.

I think when he built that new 25000 capacity stadium for them I think their average attendance was like 4-5k at max and there wasn't much of a new stadium boost!

oh, I always enjoyed Noël's poems. RIP.

NEW YORK (AP) — AP source: Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff has died in a federal prison, believed to be from natural causes.

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 14, 2021

You could say he RIP'd off this mortal coil.

I thought he died like 2 years ago

Oh noes, not Evil Bernie.

The devil finally Madoff with ol' Bernie

Rusty Young of Poco

https://bestclassicbands.com/rusty-young-obituary-poco-4-15-21/

aw damn :(

Helen McCrory

pic.twitter.com/gSx8ib9PY9

— Damian Lewis (@lewis_damian) April 16, 2021

Fuck. RIP

Missed Rusty Young dying, what a shame, gonna play some Poco now in tribute.

Thats so sad about Helen McCrory, always thought they made a lovely pair too

Vartan Gregorian, saviour of the NYPL:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/vartan-gregorian-dead.html

Very sad about Helen McCrory too. A very skilled actress with charisma off the scale. All of her colleagues are saying what a loyal and loving friend she was and you could just tell that was the case from her screen presence. I feel very sad for her family.

"Felix Silla, an actor and stuntman best known for playing Cousin Itt on “The Addams Family,” has passed away today at the age of 84."

Hair today, gone tomorrow ...

RIP, crossword puzzle stalwart.

First I'm hearing about the extra "t". No wonder I missed all those crossword gimmes!

Cousin in this thread.

unfortunate that vartan gregorian was unable to save the new york-penn league as well

Yeah, figured he probably had some feet of clay I was not paying attention to.

So long Lew Lewis (left) who has sadly died in hospital – 16 April 2021 – the Canvey Island legend who combined Chicago blues harmonica w/ onstage gymnastics and fronted Lew Lewis Reformer @StiffRecords Early Hot Road. Writer of ‘Lucky Seven’ for Dr Feelgood. Photo S Hasler 2016. pic.twitter.com/1hlpM8PdeK

— Will Birch (@Will_Birch) April 17, 2021

Free at last. Cool detail from wiki:

Lewis was brought up in the same Canvey Island street as Lee Brilleaux who taught Lewis to play harmonica.

Rapper Black Rob, of "Whoa!" fame.

https://pitchfork.com/news/black-rob-dead-at-52/

Mike Mitchell, who played THAT solo in the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie"

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mike-mitchell-guitarist-kingsmen-louie-130407646.html

RIP

Walter Mondale?

R.I.P. Read: Former Vice President Walter Mondale's last message to staff https://t.co/gDSjbjCArQ

— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) April 20, 2021

Idriss Déby, president of Chad since 1990. Died 'on the battlefield' during a rebel insurgency, which all sounds very dramatic.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/20/chad-president-idriss-deby-dies-military-says

RIP Paul Oscher best known for his stint as harmonica player for the great Muddy Waters from the late '60s to the early '70s. Also played guitar. He was the first white musician to play in Muddy's band and even lived in Muddy's house on Chicago's South Side. Saw April 18 death reported on Facebook and Wiki. Oscher had been ill for awhile

Jim Steinman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-RVJyNpfDk

Get outta here

Terrible news

He was 73 tbf

Rest in bombast you maniac

Aw, man. I just finally watched Streets of Fire, which was basically a film adaptation of his overwrought musical style.

Yeah, I can see that. The most baffling thing about that movie has always been that it was directed by Walter Hill.

Jim Steinman, 73

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jim-steinman-meat-loaf-songwriter-dead-obituary-1158472/

Already noted in the ILM Jim Steinman thread.

and this one