I have strong memory of seeing an episode of Mary H in which she is distraught over her marital problems and has no one to turn to so she calls her dad. He tells her he has been watching a Claudette Colbert movie on TV that he has never seen the end of and if he doesn't watch it now he will never get a chance to see how it turns out. Mary hangs up and endures her troubles in silence, alone. RIP.
― Dalai Mixture (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 18 February 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
Dick Anthony Williams, Tony-nominated actor whose film roles included The Mack, Dog Day Afternoon, The Jerk, and Malcolm X on stage and in TV's "King" miniseries
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/theater/dick-anthony-williams-actor-and-producer-dies-at-77.html
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
RIP Frank Carson :(
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17046201
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
:((((
― the world is just a racist onion (stevie), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 23:57 (twelve years ago) link
RIP
― the feeling is surreal (snoball), Thursday, 23 February 2012 12:51 (twelve years ago) link
Wrecking Crew session man Billy Strange
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2012/02/billy-strange-1930-2012.html
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/arts/jan-berenstain-dies-at-88-created-berenstain-bears.html?_r=1
― Fonz Hour (Eazy), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 05:56 (twelve years ago) link
This is a weird one. Neil Hope, who played "Wheels" on the original "Degrassi Junior High" series in the 80s, apparently died in 2007 at the age of 35, but his death was just revealed publicly.
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
Erland Josephson, of Bergman films and Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice:
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-0227-erland-josephson-20120227,0,6567412.story
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
longtime NY theatre critic Howard Kissel
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/howard-kissel-long-time-daily-news-theater-critic-dead-69-article-1.1028518
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 03:33 (twelve years ago) link
Davy Jones of the Monkees.
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
WTF? wow!
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
My wife, who is a Monkees superfan, texted me about 10 minutes ago, so I went to find the link.
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
My first crush :(
(My first non-human crush was Fred from Scooby Doo, Davy was my first human crush)
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
so suddenRIP
― the feeling is surreal (snoball), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
My sister was a Monkees superfan from back when MTV would air Monkees reruns, she will be crushed.
― Nicole, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
Holy shit!
― SNEEZED GOING DOWN STEPS, PAIN WHEN PUTTING SOCKS ON (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
Bruce Surtees, cinematographer on Lenny, The Shootist, Dirty Harry, and many other Eastwood films:
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-bruce-surtees-20120301,0,7713839.story
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 March 2012 12:49 (twelve years ago) link
Andrew Breitbart:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46588600
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 1 March 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
Breitbart.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 1 March 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
Gawker:
Breitbart was 43 years old. His last tweet came just seven hours ago.
boil lanced
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 March 2012 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, it's hard to mourn a total dick.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 1 March 2012 14:54 (twelve years ago) link
drudgesiren.rip
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 1 March 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
really wish he had dropped in the middle of that "Behave yourselves" meltdown
counting it as a notch for OWS anyway
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 March 2012 15:26 (twelve years ago) link
That last tweet, his legacy to the world:
AndrewBreitbart @AndrewBreitbartI called you a putz cause I thought you were being intentionally disingenuous. If not I apologize. @CenLamar @dust92
I called you a putz cause I thought you were being intentionally disingenuous. If not I apologize. @CenLamar @dust92
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Thursday, 1 March 2012 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
^^Tombstone
― Fonz Hour (Eazy), Thursday, 1 March 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/arts/design/eleanor-callahan-photographic-muse-for-harry-callahan-dies-at-95.html
You can see photos of her when she was younger in the exhibit of her husband's photos at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC through Sunday March 4. A nice exhibit
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/callahaninfo.shtm
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 1 March 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
peace out breitbart, you won't be missed
― the late great, Thursday, 1 March 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
lucio dalla, who wrote some music for antonioni and monicelli films and is overall a national treasure in italy
http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-01/ae/31114450_1_italian-song-mario-monicelli-italian-singer
― althea and (donna rouge), Friday, 2 March 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
also this song is a jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E2_iQihFWY
― althea and (donna rouge), Friday, 2 March 2012 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
Artist Ralph McQuarrie, who almost single handedly designed what we think of as the look of the Star Wars universe. Not many artists who have their own action figure.
http://www.starwars.com/news/ralph_mcquarrie_remembered.html
― Flagpost Sitta (Phil D.), Sunday, 4 March 2012 12:36 (twelve years ago) link
RIP, Ronnie Montrose.
http://ronniemontrose.com/
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 4 March 2012 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
Hollywood character actress Martha Stewart, 89, of Daisy Kenyon, In a Lonely Place
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
Robert Sherman! :(
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 21:31 (twelve years ago) link
ie co-songwriter of Mary Poppins, not teen idol Bobby
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
Jungle Book, too, among many others.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
I'll even forgive him for "It's a Small World," a plague upon the earth
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 8 March 2012 03:13 (twelve years ago) link
Ravi—http://ibnlive.in.com/news/noted-musician-ravi-dies-at-85/237097-8.html
New Delhi: Noted musician Ravi Shankar Sharma, popularly known as Ravi, died today at the age of 85 after prolonged illness. The musician was born in Delhi on March 3, 1926.
One of the gifted musicians of the Hindi film industry, Ravi never had any formal training in music. He shifted to Mumbai in 1950 and got his first break in 1952 film 'Anand Math'. Soon his name started to feature among respected musicians. Films such as 'Chaudhvin Ka Chand' (1960), 'Do Badan' (1966), 'Humraaz' (1967), 'Ankhen' (1968), and 'Nikaah' (1982) won his critical as well as commercial success.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 8 March 2012 03:19 (twelve years ago) link
holy shit
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 8 March 2012 03:40 (twelve years ago) link
note: this isn't Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar. This is the other Ravi Shankar, aka Ravi.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 8 March 2012 04:08 (twelve years ago) link
My prayers are with the other Norah Jones.
(Sorry.)
― The Unbearable Lightness Of Peeing (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 8 March 2012 04:12 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 8 March 2012 04:14 (twelve years ago) link
Leslie Cochran, legendary Austin Texas Weirdo
― Mike Love Costume Jewelry on Etsy (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 8 March 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
damn, that guy was all over South Congress Ave when I was there 3 years ago.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 8 March 2012 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
Jimmy Ellis of the Trammps
― the acquisition and practice of music is unfavourable to the health of (abanana), Friday, 9 March 2012 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
Just read that Peter Bergman of the Firesign Theater has died (leukemia).
― nickn, Friday, 9 March 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
oh no!
RIP, Mr. Bergman.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 9 March 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I'm hearing about this as well.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 9 March 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link