Topic: The new obituary thread (Read 74444 times)

Büge · « **Reply #800 on:** June 30, 2013, 02:50:12 AM »

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #801 on:** July 01, 2013, 11:29:49 AM »

Mongrel · « **Reply #802 on:** July 01, 2013, 01:56:50 PM »

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD:

Background: The first VHS movie I ever bought, one of the very first purchases I ever made online, and the only VHS movie I still own is Black Belt Jones, the world's first, greatest, and probably only Blaxploitation/Chop-Socky crossover flick.

I also had it transferred to DVD, as it has never received a DVD release of any quality whatsoever (I'm not actually sure if it even ever had an official DVD release).

For god's sake, I even bought the super low-budget Hong Kong-made sequel (which is more of just a straight chop-socky film, only it sort of happens to star a black guy).

;_____;

Thad · « **Reply #803 on:** July 01, 2013, 03:36:29 PM »

19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, fighting the Yarnell Fire.

I didn't know any of them, but I guess my brother went to high school with 3 of them.

Fuck, man.

...and now I awkwardly try to play off the misery with something lighter.

Quote from: Mongrel on July 01, 2013, 01:56:50 PM

probably only Blaxploitation/Chop-Socky crossover flick.

Oh, not the only one.

Mongrel · « **Reply #804 on:** July 01, 2013, 04:26:23 PM »

Oh man, I need to see that (Hulu don' work here).

Maybe I'll futz with a workaround tomorrow.

Niku · « **Reply #805 on:** July 08, 2013, 05:19:04 AM »

Ryan Davis of Giant Bomb

Büge · « **Reply #806 on:** July 18, 2013, 06:39:36 AM »

Alex Colville. For you non-canuckleheads, he was probably the most famous non-Group Of Seven painter in our country.

Joxam · « **Reply #807 on:** July 22, 2013, 08:16:09 AM »

Dennis Farina. :(

Thad · « **Reply #808 on:** July 24, 2013, 04:14:48 PM »

Hadn't even heard Helen Thomas died; just found out via Monday night's Moment of Zen.

She said some unpleasant things near the end there, and it would be wrong to ignore that. But she was also honest and fearless and that's how I prefer to think of her. The Press Corps could sure as fuck use more like her.

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #809 on:** July 25, 2013, 04:28:27 AM »

Ryutaro Nakamura

Thad · « **Reply #810 on:** July 26, 2013, 06:12:04 PM »

Sam Simon -- who, along with Groening and Brooks, is one of the three people most responsible for the creation of The Simpsons -- is not dead yet but he has terminal cancer.

He has no children and has stated that he's going to spend his remaining months donating his money -- and his Simpsons royalties alone are worth tens of millions a year -- to charity. Mostly animal rescue.

Büge · « **Reply #811 on:** August 04, 2013, 11:17:45 PM »

Michael Ansara.

He was a cool guy with a unique voice. If ever I made a animated film, I would have wanted him in the cast.

Thad · « **Reply #812 on:** August 06, 2013, 03:19:54 PM »

George Duke, legendary keyboard player who collaborated with such an eclectic list of personages as Frank Zappa, Cannonball Adderley, and Michael Jackson.

Rico · « **Reply #813 on:** August 21, 2013, 03:36:33 AM »

Marian McPartland, female jazz pianist and radio host. Had the pleasure of seeing her in concert quite a few years ago, very funny, still a pretty great player. Didn't realize she was 95.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #814 on:** August 21, 2013, 04:40:03 AM »

Are we just not going to mention Elmore Leonard, then?

Mongrel · « **Reply #815 on:** September 02, 2013, 04:56:36 AM »

David Frost

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #816 on:** September 04, 2013, 01:07:14 AM »

Not that anybody is going to shedding any tears, but Ariel Castro committed suicide while in jail.

Mongrel · « **Reply #817 on:** September 04, 2013, 05:21:50 PM »

Fred Pohl

Büge · « **Reply #818 on:** September 13, 2013, 11:08:20 PM »

Ray Dolby

Niku · « **Reply #819 on:** September 14, 2013, 09:54:36 AM »

He died surrounded by loved ones.

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