Rolling Obituary Thread: 2018

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Lewis and Huxley canceled each other out I guess

valorous wokelord (silby), Saturday, 23 June 2018 19:45 (five years ago) link

Yeah! I remember reading that! x-post. Don't know why I remember AH but not CSL who is arguably more famous.

Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Saturday, 23 June 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link

y'see you only use 10% of your brain, right?

an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Saturday, 23 June 2018 21:51 (five years ago) link

well that explains dowd's comment on Logan's Run

the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 24 June 2018 06:28 (five years ago) link

Ouch.

Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Sunday, 24 June 2018 08:59 (five years ago) link

Donald Hall, one of the last of the late-1920s-born big American poets.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/06/24/donald-hall-former-poet-laureate/hGJudegZ2p6DkzIshiWvpO/story.html

... (Eazy), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 02:35 (five years ago) link

daaaan IN-gram

the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 03:44 (five years ago) link

damn

flappy bird, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 04:12 (five years ago) link

daaaan IN-gram

Showw!

Uncle Redd in the Zingtime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 10:15 (five years ago) link

Jackson family patriarch Joe

the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:49 (five years ago) link

Steve Soto, bass player for the Adolescents, etc. at 54.

https://www.ocweekly.com/steve-soto-of-the-adolescents-and-manic-hispanic-dead-at-54/

nickn, Thursday, 28 June 2018 17:07 (five years ago) link

Susan Ellison has asked me to announce the passing of writer Harlan Ellison, in his sleep, earlier today. “For a brief time I was here, and for a brief time, I mattered.”—HE, 1934-2018. Arrangements for a celebration of his life are pending.

— Christine Valada (@mcvalada) June 28, 2018

Harlan Ellison, 1934-2018.

Polly of the Pre-Codes (j.lu), Thursday, 28 June 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link

Kind of disappointed Ellison didn't go down mid-rant.

Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 28 June 2018 20:09 (five years ago) link

lol yeah going out peacefully seems v un-Harlan Ellison

Οὖτις, Thursday, 28 June 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link

I suppose he's worthy of an RIP, he had some good stuff

Οὖτις, Thursday, 28 June 2018 20:22 (five years ago) link

Even just for making sure Octavia E Butler got the boost she needed, he's a legend.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 28 June 2018 20:23 (five years ago) link

But, as Elvis T has noted, a heavily flawed one beyond the usual kvetching:

https://www.adweek.com/galleycat/at-long-last-harlan-have-youleft-no-sense-of-decency/3778

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 28 June 2018 20:32 (five years ago) link

rip harlan you cantankerous bastard

Fox News' Chad Pergram contributed to this report (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 28 June 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link

(also eurgh at that adweek story :( )

Fox News' Chad Pergram contributed to this report (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 28 June 2018 20:45 (five years ago) link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44674652 Peter Firmin, creator of the Clangers, Bagpuss, Basil Brush, Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog...

Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Sunday, 1 July 2018 12:29 (five years ago) link

Noooooooo

Jeff W, Sunday, 1 July 2018 12:40 (five years ago) link

Boom boom :(

:(

Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 July 2018 13:58 (five years ago) link

RIP

Visibly Over 25 (snoball), Sunday, 1 July 2018 18:29 (five years ago) link

RIP Roy Carr
https://www.clashmusic.com/news/music-writer-roy-carr-has-died

Kibbutzki (Jaap Schip), Sunday, 1 July 2018 21:04 (five years ago) link

Wow, RIP Alan, first of the gang to die?

Alan Alba (Tom D.), Monday, 2 July 2018 09:30 (five years ago) link

I thought one of them had already rolled off, the hardcore pisshead one.

calzino, Monday, 2 July 2018 09:42 (five years ago) link

at last a Brit celeb i've heard of

the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 July 2018 12:19 (five years ago) link

lol

Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 04:56 (five years ago) link

Richard Swift, and I'm actually pretty angry about this (not at him, just at fate). The world sucks so often.

https://pitchfork.com/news/richard-swift-dead-at-41/

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 16:33 (five years ago) link

ugh

Dinsdale, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 20:22 (five years ago) link

A deep, terrible, irreplaceable and wholly unnecessary loss. He was my friend, and I'll miss him.

Davey D, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 20:22 (five years ago) link

Very sorry to hear that, and my condolences.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 21:32 (five years ago) link

Retired AP photographer Alan Diaz dies at 71. His iconic image of a terrified 6-year-old Cuban boy named Elian Gonzalez earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 2001. https://t.co/ynVIo8qaSN

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 3, 2018

flappy bird, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 22:13 (five years ago) link

fuck :(

Fox News' Chad Pergram contributed to this report (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 4 July 2018 14:09 (five years ago) link

Müller was also well known for work with Jarmusch, their first collaboration, Down By The Lawn, being nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for best cinematography

Uh.

Øystein, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 14:12 (five years ago) link

Lol

Ross, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 14:14 (five years ago) link

"Also filmed Report Man, Until the End of the Drive and To Live and Lunch in Encino."

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 15:11 (five years ago) link

RIP

Uncle Redd in the Zingtime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 4 July 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link

greatest Dutch cinema-createur in history. RIP Robbie.

Ludo, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 16:04 (five years ago) link

RIP.

Alan Alba (Tom D.), Wednesday, 4 July 2018 16:07 (five years ago) link

Xpost pretty good, but "Down by the lawn" is awes.

A bit like when Q magazine (maybe) quoted Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame expressing his appreciation for Bunuel's surrealist masterpiece "Large Door"

Mark G, Wednesday, 4 July 2018 22:25 (five years ago) link

harry m miller

karl wallogina (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 4 July 2018 23:09 (five years ago) link

RIP Claude, was just re-watching his absolutely essential doc about The Sobibor Rebellion last month.

calzino, Thursday, 5 July 2018 12:29 (five years ago) link

Woah, RIP.

Simon H., Thursday, 5 July 2018 12:35 (five years ago) link


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