The R.I.P. Thread

[gandalfe]

Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died. He was one of the most renowned voices to come from Toronto’s Yorkville folk club scene in the 1960s. He penned hundreds of songs, including “Carefree Highway,” “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” Once called a “rare...

apnews.com

View: https://youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A

 

[MVP]

Olympic and World Champion sprinter Tori Bowie died. She was just 32.

Former world and Olympic sprint champion Tori Bowie dies at 32

The former Olympic and world champion sprinter Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32, her management company confirmed on Wednesday

www.theguardian.com

 

[gandalfe]

MASH star dies of cancer

 

[Gameface]

Dick Nourse

TV legend and longtime KSL anchor Dick Nourse has died at 83

The KSL family and the television news industry lost a legend. Long-time anchorman Dick Nourse passed away Thursday at the age of 83.

www.ksl.com

 

[gandalfe]

The Smiths Bassist Andy Rourke Dies at 59 After Battle With Cancer

The news was announced by guitarist Johnny Marr, who has played with Rourke since they were teenagers

www.rollingstone.com

 

[gandalfe]

Jim Brown, football great and activist, dies at 87

Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, "passed peacefully" in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, his family said.

www.espn.com

 

[slc]

Jim Brown, football great and activist, dies at 87

Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, "passed peacefully" in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, his family said.

www.espn.com

Chamberlain, Ali, Russell, now Brown
Maybe the Mount Rushmore of great African-American athletes just to name four
Brown was incredible for his time
Seemed to be the biggest, fastest, strongest player on the field
Could easily play in todays NFL
Could include Willie Mays in that group
Sure there are more favorites to remember

 

[gandalfe]

Chamberlain, Ali, Russell, now Brown
Maybe the Mount Rushmore of great African-American athletes just to name four
Brown was incredible for his time
Seemed to be the biggest, fastest, strongest player on the field
Could easily play in todays NFL
Could include Willie Mays in that group
Sure there are more favorites to remember

Kareem is still alive.

 

[bigb]

Kareem is still alive.

Kareem wasn’t mentioned in that post.

 

[Rubashov]

Kareem is still alive.

Don't jinx him dude!!! **** even I know who Jim Brown is, what an icon.

 

[gandalfe]

Kareem wasn’t mentioned in that post.

Right, I meant he's part of any reasonable Mt Rushmore of African-American athletes, and he's still kicking around and writing Sherlock Holmes books.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Right, I meant he's part of any reasonable Mt Rushmore of African-American athletes, and he's still kicking around and writing Sherlock Holmes books.

Or being a co-pilot

 

[slc]

Kareem is still alive.

Was thinking candidates must be currently R.I.P.
As soon as Kareem goes R.I.P. he should be considered
Other candidates could be Jackie Robinson, Walter Payton, Jesse Owens, Arthur Ashe and more

 

[Gameface]

Or being a co-pilot

 

[gandalfe]

Apparently they made a series of these ads.

They're not very good.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k97cjWVebJs

 

[gandalfe]

Fantastic character actor, he was amazing in RRR, just oozed menace and privilege.

Ray Stevenson, Actor in ‘Punisher: War Zone,’ ‘RRR’ and ‘Thor’ Films, Dies at 58

Ray Stevenson, who starred in the "Ahsoka" TV series and films like "Punisher: War Zone" and the "Thor" films, died on Sunday. He was 58.

variety.com

 

[Rubashov]

Fantastic character actor, he was amazing in RRR, just oozed menace and privilege.

Ray Stevenson, Actor in ‘Punisher: War Zone,’ ‘RRR’ and ‘Thor’ Films, Dies at 58

Ray Stevenson, who starred in the "Ahsoka" TV series and films like "Punisher: War Zone" and the "Thor" films, died on Sunday. He was 58.

variety.com

Man that's ****ing awful, Rome is one of my favourite ever shows.

 

[Gameface]

R E S P E C T

Tina Turner

 

[gandalfe]

Tina Turner: legendary rock’n’roll singer dies aged 83

Turner who initially found fame in a turbulent musical partnership, became one of the biggest acts in the world as a solo artist and one of the defining pop icons of the 1980s

www.theguardian.com

 

[gandalfe]

Kenneth Anger, underground film-maker and Hollywood Babylon author, dies aged 96

The pioneering movie-maker had a major influence on queer culture and the 60s counterculture, and is also remembered for authoring the cult film history book

www.theguardian.com