Rolling Obituary Thread: 2016

Harry Dean Stanton

whoops, think that was just a rumour. hope so.

Wikipedia has the fateful "was" there.

Also 'is', also Wikipedia.

true..

http://en.mediamass.net/people/harry-dean-stanton/deathhoax.html

false.

mediamass.net is a hoax site! (note D0rothydeejo Wr1ghtlee dismay upon learning of Harry's death in 2015)

but yeah, this does appear to be a lazy wiki vandal who didn't even bother to edit the body of the article

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36922414

Jean Vivra Gray aka Mrs Mangel from neighbours in the late 80's.

^ already noted seven posts above yours

Deserves the second mention imo :)

and she was in The Sullivans, too

Vivean Gray aka Mrs Mangel.

Wow, how was she still alive, she seemed 105 in the 80s!

Gloria DeHaven http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gloria-dehaven-dead-actress-singer-908539

despite Sandy Pearlman shit obit deplored upthread, this is well-done:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/arts/music/sandy-pearlman-producer-manager-and-lyricist-for-blue-oyster-cult-dies-at-72.html?smid=tw-nytimesarts&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Indeed, thanks. Didn't he come up with nicknames for everybody in BÖC but only Buck kept his?

Anyway time for a new screenname

David Huddleston, aka "The Big Lebowski"

http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-david-huddleston-20160804-snap-story.html

also: Santa

also: Olson Johnson

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U84fPuQrKzI/SqFJzpB1iuI/AAAAAAAAErg/grtFfvB9Q0k/s320/8333-1934.gif

i've seen Lebowski and Saddles more than once and he really didn't stick w/ me...

Fred Tomlinson, singer and choral arranger for Monty Python

http://www.montypython.com/news_FredTomlinson/368

Ah man, he was definitely part of the whole experience.

Marianne Ihlen, the woman in "So Long, Marianne".

https://thornews.com/2016/08/02/so-long-marianne-passed-away/

Comics letterer/logo designer Gaspar Saladino.
http://www.newsfromme.com/2016/08/04/gaspar-saladino-r-p/

Always found it cool how both Jeff Lebo skis were in "Bad Company"

http://www.wwltv.com/mb/news/local/no-music-legend-pete-fountain-dies-at-86/289509950

tbh, I didn't realize Pete Fountain was still alive.

Leroy Bill Black, aka "Blast"

"his long-tome girlfriend"

Take it over to ILB!

Ricci Martin

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/07/dean-martin-son-ricci-dies

Pittsburgh musician B.E. Taylor, best known for regional 1983 hit Vitamin L

http://www.rockabillyhall.com/billypoore.html

Seeing on Facebook that this rockabilly singer and rockabilly expert / fanatic has died. The Norton records folks were buds with him

espn's john saunders, canadian

!!!

Glenn Yarbrough:

http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/folk-singer-glenn-yarbrough-dead-at-86-w434288

Best Gene Pitney song not by Gene Pitney. I think I've seen the film, not sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBfIaFr2Jfg

Pittsburgh musician B.E. Taylor, best known for regional 1983 hit Vitamin L

I always thought maybe I imagined this song, since nobody else ever remembered it. The lyric, "If you could buy, I'm sure they'd sell Vitamin L" always drove me bonkers.

tbf he was no donnie iris

Ah! Vitamin L....eah!

RIP R2-D2:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/13/kenny-baker-r2-d2-dies-star-wars

;_;

RIP

beep boop

I had no bloops for him, but RIP anyway.

sad boop

Michel Richard
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/08/13/acclaimed-chef-michel-richard-dies-at-68/88670084/
his tater tots recipe:
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13886364_1345325458830339_3608708307530608883_n.jpg?oh=217078a29ed89ccc927f86753e20164a&oe=5859C61C
RIP

Marion Christopher Barry, dead at age 36 of a drug overdose.

Fyvush Finkel

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/theater/fyvush-finkel-pillar-of-yiddish-theater-dies-at-93.html?_r=1

Dalian Atkinson

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/dalian-atkinson-aston-villa-dead-taser-police-death-telford-footballer-latest-a7191601.html

Fucking phenomenal use of passive voice by the cops there.

"West Mercia Police can confirm that officers responded to a report for the concern for the safety of an individual at approximately 1.30am this morning at an address in Telford," the force said in a statement.

"Upon arrival Taser was deployed and a 48-year-old man, who subsequently received medical attention, was pronounced dead at approximately 3am.

I mean, PV to the point where it's suggesting he received medical attention after he was pronounced dead.

RIP Fyvush :(
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-3onBmTE3I3o%2FUnZ30Uwy9pI%2FAAAAAAAAGaQ%2FFzHVXrljO9g%2Fs1600%2Fdybbuk%2B5.JPG&f=1

RIP Bobby Hutcherson - played on some of my favourite jazz albs, and yrs too

https://www.sfjazz.org/onthecorner/bobby-hutcherson

:( RIP