The R.I.P. Thread

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John Pilger (1939-2023)

The Australian journalist and documentarian died last week at the age of 83. He was tireless in his efforts to expose the crimes of the powerful against the powerless. I first became aware of him i…

freethoughtblogs.com

 

[Rubashov]

I vividly remember his writing on Vietnam, his stuff on the Balkans is incredible too.

 

[Sardines]

Glynis Johns, 'Mary Poppins' star who first sang Sondheim's 'Send in the Clowns,' dies at 100

Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie

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[JazzGal]

Glynis Johns, 'Mary Poppins' star who first sang Sondheim's 'Send in the Clowns,' dies at 100

Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie

www.ksl.com

Mrs Banks from Mary Poppins!

 

[infection]

Peter Crombie aka Crazy Joe Davola.

'Seinfeld' Actor Peter Crombie Dead at 71, Played 'Crazy Joe Davola'

Peter Crombie, best known for playing "Crazy" Joe Davola on "Seinfeld," has passed away at the age of 71.

amp.tmz.com

 

[gandalfe]

Peter Schickele, Composer and Gleeful Sire of P.D.Q. Bach, Dies at 88

He wrote more than 100 symphonic, choral, solo instrumental and chamber works. But he was better known, and celebrated, as a musical parodist. Who can forget the “Concerto for Horn and Hardart”?

www.nytimes.com

 

[gandalfe]

Baby, he got a stew goin'.

Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in 'Rocky' movies and 'The Mandalorian,' dies

A former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, has died.

apnews.com

 

[LogGrad98]

Baby, he got a stew goin'.

Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in 'Rocky' movies and 'The Mandalorian,' dies

A former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, has died.

apnews.com

Seems young, right? We see so many celebrities die in their 80's and beyond, this just seems so young.

 

[TheGoldStandard]

Baby, he got a stew goin'.

Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in 'Rocky' movies and 'The Mandalorian,' dies

A former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, has died.

apnews.com

Chubbs!

 

[gandalfe]

Consider the jams officially kicked out, m**********r!

Wayne Kramer, MC5 Co-Founder and Activist, Dead at 75

Wayne Kramer, founding member of Detroit proto-punk group MC5, activist and one of rock's greatest guitarists, has died at age 75.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[LogGrad98]

Toby Keith. Stomach cancer. So young. Crazy. I was never a fan but you cannot deny his presence in the music scene.

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/06/1229407614/toby-keith-dies-cancer

 

[Jazz Spazz]

Toby Keith. Stomach cancer. So young. Crazy. I was never a fan but you cannot deny his presence in the music scene.

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/06/1229407614/toby-keith-dies-cancer

Cancer sucks