The R.I.P. Thread

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Mojo Nixon, Unabashed Outlaw Cult Hero, Dead at 66

Mojo Nixon, the unabashed cult favorite who recorded novelty hits like 'Elvis Is Everywhere' and 'Don Henley Must Die,' has died at the age of 66.

www.rollingstone.com

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXLuSHx1fR0

 

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Richard Lewis. I liked him in Once Upon a Crime.

 

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Eric Carmen, Raspberries Frontman and ‘All by Myself’ Singer, Dies at 74

Eric Carmen, who rose to fame fronting the Raspberries before establishing a successful solo career in the '70s and '80s, has died at 74.

variety.com

 

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M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor from 'Blood Simple' and 'Blade Runner,' dies at 88

Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, his longtime manager Sandy Joseph said.

www.nbcnews.com

Emmett Walsh. Lots of memorable performances.

 

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M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor from 'Blood Simple' and 'Blade Runner,' dies at 88

Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, his longtime manager Sandy Joseph said.

www.nbcnews.com

Emmett Walsh. Lots of memorable performances.

You using the whole fist, doc?

 

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One of my personal favorite authors:

RIP Vernor Vinge, imaginer of cyberspace and The Singularity

CompSci and math professor by trade, he envisaged a galactic Usenet, and was utterly brilliant

www.theregister.com

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/politics/joe-lieberman/index.html

 

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Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87

Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed.

apnews.com

 

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Joe Flaherty, which is odd because the second to last post I made on here was a picture of him just a few days before he died.

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RIP Peter Higgs, who laid foundation for the Higgs boson in the 1960s

Higgs shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics with François Englert.

arstechnica.com

 

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I know some would dispute the “rest in peace” part, but The Juice died.

O.J. Simpson Dead at 76 After Cancer Battle

O.J. Simpson -- one of the most infamous high-profile Americans of all time -- is dead after a cancer battle.

www.tmz.com