Rolling Obituary Thread 2022

sorry if our native poetry is too powerful for you

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sorry if our native poetry is too powerful for you

Yeah Porridge is probably top 10 British sitcoms of all time. I get it seems weird to the rest of the world though.

Honorary Canadian, Ronnie Hawkins.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ronnie-hawkins-obituary-1.6470162

His first single, his "Bo Diddley" cover, was 1958; he's not quite in that founding-fathers group, but pretty damn close.

porridge was great, can confirm

Not one ‘duff’ episode.

There was a US version of Porridge btw.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Rocks_(American_TV_series)

lmao .. starring Cletus from Dukes of Hazzard

somewhere there's a tweet about how britishes tv shows are either 20 episodes spread out over a decade or every single day for 50 years

tbf it seems that porridge had *21* episodes

Meanwhile the Simpsons thread has just been people complaining that the show should have ended at Season 8 for the last 20 years.

rip ronnie hawkins, always seemed like a gregarious character

Damn, RIP Ronnie. Never not a good time to play this loud:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK5mxNKI9rM

Steve Broughton of the Edgar Broughton Band (and Tubular Bells, Roy Harper, Psychic TV, the Radio Actors, Mother Gong, etc.):

https://www.loudersound.com/news/steve-broughton-of-the-edgar-broughton-band-dead-at-72

Marion Barber, Cowboys runningback

Marion Barber was the definition of a tenacious runner. He always made something out of nothing.

This was the most incredible 2-yard run ever.

RIP. pic.twitter.com/NwFlgWLtxQ

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) June 1, 2022

Synth pioneer Dave Smith of Sequential Circuits. Created many iconic synths, namely the Prophet 5, and drove the creation of MIDI. That alone was world changing.

damn, a legend

RIP

Love my Sequential machines. Rest In Peace, Dave Smith.

RIP, Tin Drum wouldn't have sounded the same without him. Speaking of which, Tom Oberheim is still with us at 85!

The 1980s wouldn't have sounded the same without him! As was once noted, it's quicker to list the artists from the era who *didn't* use the Prophet-5, than those who did. RIP.

The Queen, December 2021

I had a drum tracks but traded it for someone’s second 707, as I already had a DMX. I have a prophet 600 which was always great but I got the gigli upgrade and now it’s even better. When I was in high school I wanted an analog synth at a time when they weren’t so collectible and almost bought a pro one, I think it was like 300 bucks! Big mistake. Also almost bought a Prophet 3000 sampler from Wine Country. Did own a Yamaha TG33 which owed some degree of influence as Smith brought the vector tech to Korg and Yamaha post sequential.

Howard Johnson's restaurants. Although the last one, in Lake George, NY, was really an ex-HoJo gone independent that reverted to the name without having any connection to the original company.

RIP, Mess O' Smelt.

HJ had so much nostalgia power for a certain generation I'm surprised no one successfully exploited the trademark.

i was in lake george last fall and was very perplexed to see that howard johnson's lol

Grachan Moncur III
https://www.npr.org › 2022/06/03 › grachan-moncur-iii-t...

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1103013844/grachan-moncur-iii-trailblazing-blue-note-trombonist-dies-at-85

off to join grachans moncur i & ii :(

Grachan Moncur II was a bassist who played on (among other things) several Billie Holiday records.

There would appear to be a part 4 too!
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/grachan-moncur-iv

'New Africa' is all-time, RIP to #3

Ex-Bon Jovi bassist Alec John Such

:(

Jim Seals (Seals and Crofts), 80.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-seals-dead-dies-seals-crofts_n_629fa1d7e4b0b1100a69c45f

RIP Summer Breeze man

Artist Paula Rego, known for her visceral and unsettling work, dies aged 87 https://t.co/oimRyPh98r

— The Guardian (@guardian) June 8, 2022

RIP

Great clip circulating of her talking to Benfica coach Jorge Jesus:

Jorge Jesus: "I wish you much health so you can keep doing your paintings"

Paula Rego: "same to you, good luck with all the footballs and goals"

lol

Peace campaigner Bruce Kent, 92

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/09/bruce-kent-obituary

... people you thought were...

Julee Cruise

https://www.reddit.com/r/twinpeaks/comments/v8z6fh/julee_cruise_passed_away/?

Damn. What awful news to hear just before going to bed. I was listening to her first album just yesterday. It’s brilliant. RIP Julee Cruise.

😥

Damn, that’s sad

Oh no, terrible news

Billy Bingham, ex-NI manager.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61757384

Phil Bennett has died at the age of 73

He is regarded as one of the greatest players to wear the number 10 shirt for Wales and the Lions pic.twitter.com/47qSk83TRC

— BBC Sport Wales (@BBCSportWales) June 12, 2022