The R.I.P. Thread

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Comedian and actor Paul Mooney dead at 79 after suffering heart attack

Paul Mooney, the longtime stand-up comedian and actor who frequently collaborated with fellow comic Richard Pryor, has died. He was 79. Mooney died Wednesday in Oakland at 5:30 a.m. local time afte…

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Robert J. DeBry, 85.

Utah attorney Robert J. DeBry dies at 85

Longtime Utah personal injury lawyer Robert J. DeBry died last week in his Holladay home at age 85. Family members say he died of natural causes.

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I saw Bob Debry around, I never conversed with him but he was still active in his 80's and generally seemed to be well liked.

Horror Film Director/Special Effects artist Robert Hall passed away earlier these week.

R.I.P. Robert Hall: Special Effects Makeup Artist Who Directed ‘Fear Clinic’, ‘Laid to Rest’, and “Teen Wolf”

One of my first jobs in Los Angeles was at Brainstorm Media, a production/sales entity in Beverly Hills that would provide me with the initial taste of the Hollywood business. Knowing I had a horror website, one of the executives there asked me if I wanted to attend a premiere for one of his...

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Hehestreams.

 

[gandalfe]

ZZ Top bassist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dusty Hill dead at 72

"We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas,” read a statement by his bandmates of 52 years.

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[jazzVA]

ZZ Top bassist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dusty Hill dead at 72

"We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas,” read a statement by his bandmates of 52 years.

www.yahoo.com

I saw ZZ Top a couple years ago in Va Beach on the beach. Don’t let opportunities pass to see musicians you like because you never know. I saw Tom Petty three months before he died. Also glad I saw Warren Zevon and some others. There’s plenty still alive I’ve seen tho! RIP Dusty...

 

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ZZ Top bassist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dusty Hill dead at 72

"We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas,” read a statement by his bandmates of 52 years.

www.yahoo.com

Beat me to it. Very sad. Always been one of my favorite bands. Saw them a few times in concert. One of the best concerts I ever saw was the eliminator concert in the 80's in my early teens. Blew me away.

These are the ones that make you feel like a little part of your childhood died too. Like Robin Williams.

 

[gandalfe]

Trevor Moore, Comedian and Co-Founder of ‘The Whitest Kids U Know,’ Dies at 41

Trevor Moore, the comedian and producer who co-founded sketch comedy group "The Whitest Kids U Know," died Friday in an accident. He was 41.

variety.com

 

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Trevor Moore, Comedian and Co-Founder of ‘The Whitest Kids U Know,’ Dies at 41

Trevor Moore, the comedian and producer who co-founded sketch comedy group "The Whitest Kids U Know," died Friday in an accident. He was 41.

variety.com

Anti gun, pro gay marriage? Dude sounds like a communist who hates America, shame he's dead.

 

[candrew]

I saw ZZ Top a couple years ago in Va Beach on the beach. Don’t let opportunities pass to see musicians you like because you never know. I saw Tom Petty three months before he died. Also glad I saw Warren Zevon and some others. There’s plenty still alive I’ve seen tho! RIP Dusty...

They're (Gibbons and Beard) still touring.

I think they replaced Hill with one of their backstage crew.

 

[gandalfe]

Ed Asner Dies: TV Icon Who Played Lou Grant Was 91

Ed Asner, the legendary Lou Grant actor, activist and philanthropist, passed away peacefully Sunday. He was 91.

deadline.com

 

[gandalfe]

Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Reggae Giant and Dub Pioneer, Dead at 85

Lee "Scratch" Perry, the reggae singer, producer, and studio wizard who pushed the boundaries of Jamaican music, has died at the age of 85.

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