Dead Pool

[RetiredAt63]

Mark Lanegan, Taylor Hawkins.
Two more genx rockers gone. So much talent from the genx generation has been lost.

Yes, those were a shock to me too.

I heard a coworker rant about Taylor Hawkins' death and vaccines. Something something healthy young men die from heart disease due to the vaccine.

Well, as much as I was sorry to hear of his death, he was a 50 year old drinker, smoker and drug user found with 10 different substances in his body when he died. Can't really blame the vaccine for that.

You are being too rational.  Vaccine haters will hate, and twist facts to their liking.

Wow. That's unbelievable. Blaming the vaccine? Talk about twisting reality to fit your agenda. If I heard someone say that I would just be dumbfounded.

Exactly.  Rock musicians have the myth of all going out in a blaze of drugs and alcohol.  Not vaccines.  Keep the proper mythos going.

[Samuel]

Mark Lanegan, Taylor Hawkins.
Two more genx rockers gone. So much talent from the genx generation has been lost.

Yes, those were a shock to me too.

I heard a coworker rant about Taylor Hawkins' death and vaccines. Something something healthy young men die from heart disease due to the vaccine.

Well, as much as I was sorry to hear of his death, he was a 50 year old drinker, smoker and drug user found with 10 different substances in his body when he died. Can't really blame the vaccine for that.

You are being too rational.  Vaccine haters will hate, and twist facts to their liking.

Wow. That's unbelievable. Blaming the vaccine? Talk about twisting reality to fit your agenda. If I heard someone say that I would just be dumbfounded.

I wonder what his take would be on Lanegan, who very nearly died of Covid (his experience was so bad I can't help but assume it was a contributor to his as yet unannounced cause of death less than a year later):

In March 2021, Lanegan was hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and almost died.[102] The virus had led to him going temporarily deaf, being unable to walk, and slipping in and out of a coma for several months.[92][102] In a 2020 interview, Lanegan had described his beliefs in a number of COVID-19 conspiracy theories, including the idea the virus is linked to 5G technology. He also described paranoia that he and his wife were being surveilled by technological appliances.[94][101] However, in 2021 he said he had concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic was a "natural event"[86] and also admitted that "I was one of those knuckleheads who was wary of the vaccine. But I learned my lesson. I’ll be the first one to get a booster shot when it’s available in Ireland."[14]
(via Wikipedia)

[solon]

Mrs Potato Head

[solon]

Ray Liotta

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ray-liotta-dead-goodfellas-1235154615/

[wenchsenior]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/entertainment/andy-fletcher-depeche-mode-death-cec/index.html

Major bummer.  Ironically, I just watched this awesome video 2 days ago, which made me appreciate a great song even more than I thought possible:

https://youtu.be/-1U2w08wLkg

The meat of the musical analysis starts around 9 minutes in.

[RetiredAt63]

Ronnie Hawkins, RIP. 

[solon]

James Caan. Loved him in Godfather, Misery, Elf.

[JetBlast]

Shinzo Abe by an assassin’s bullet. Just awful.

[solon]

Shinzo Abe by an assassin’s bullet. Just awful.

It's weird they waited until after he was out of office.

[partgypsy]

I'm going to guess Amy ran, since I had a dream last night I attended her funeral. To get in the funeral you had to quite your favorite Amy Tan quite.

[solon]

I'm going to guess Amy ran, since I had a dream last night I attended her funeral. To get in the funeral you had to quite your favorite Amy Tan quite.

You been drinking?

[Dicey]

I'm going to guess Amy ran, since I had a dream last night I attended her funeral. To get in the funeral you had to quite your favorite Amy Tan quite.

You been drinking?

Lol! Maybe Amy Tan Ran from her own funeral.

It caught my eye because of the Netflix Documentary, "Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir". I was in the audience the night of filming and a friend was the moderator. Even better was that someone had given us excellent tickets so, yippee, free! Long live Amy Tan!

[iris lily]

James Caan. Loved him in Godfather, Misery, Elf.

Tony Sirico, aka Paulie
Walnuts.

[RetiredAt63]

Olivia Newton-John, breast cancer.  Only 73.

[solon]

Mikhail Gorbachev

https://www.reuters.com/world/mikhail-gorbachev-who-ended-cold-war-dies-aged-92-agencies-2022-08-30/

[partgypsy]

I'm going to guess Amy ran, since I had a dream last night I attended her funeral. To get in the funeral you had to quite your favorite Amy Tan quite.

You been drinking?

Lol! Maybe Amy Tan Ran from her own funeral.

It caught my eye because of the Netflix Documentary, "Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir". I was in the audience the night of filming and a friend was the moderator. Even better was that someone had given us excellent tickets so, yippee, free! Long live Amy Tan!

lol I wasn't but I'm glad she's still alive too!

[calimom]

I'm going to guess Amy ran, since I had a dream last night I attended her funeral. To get in the funeral you had to quite your favorite Amy Tan quite.

You been drinking?

Lol! Maybe Amy Tan Ran from her own funeral.

It caught my eye because of the Netflix Documentary, "Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir". I was in the audience the night of filming and a friend was the moderator. Even better was that someone had given us excellent tickets so, yippee, free! Long live Amy Tan!

lol I wasn't but I'm glad she's still alive too!

And her little dog too! Seriously I love her and glad it was just a dream.

[nereo]

Mikhail Gorbachev

https://www.reuters.com/world/mikhail-gorbachev-who-ended-cold-war-dies-aged-92-agencies-2022-08-30/

The way I’ve seen it played is: 85 - age of person who died = your score.
So if you picked Gorbachev, you get a score of…. -7?

I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit when I read the headlines my first thought was: oh, he was still alive?

[englishteacheralex]

Barbara Ehrenriech! I didn't know she was 81...bummer.

[Dicey]

Barbara Ehrenriech! I didn't know she was 81...bummer.

Wow, I wouldn't have guessed that either!

[partgypsy]

Mikhail Gorbachev

https://www.reuters.com/world/mikhail-gorbachev-who-ended-cold-war-dies-aged-92-agencies-2022-08-30/

The way I’ve seen it played is: 85 - age of person who died = your score.
So if you picked Gorbachev, you get a score of…. -7?

I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit when I read the headlines my first thought was: oh, he was still alive?

sadly enough my thought too

[Raenia]

Sorry to see the news about Queen Elizabeth - that's the end of an era for sure.

[solon]

Spoiler alert: we now know how the next season of The Crown will end.

[Kris]

Spoiler alert: we now know how the next season of The Crown will end.

I don’t think they’ll get that far in the next season. But yeah, maybe??? how the series will end. Because let’s be honest, who wants to watch a show about King Charles?

[markbike528CBX]

Spoiler alert: we now know how the next season of The Crown will end.

I don’t think they’ll get that far in the next season. But yeah, maybe??? how the series will end. Because let’s be honest, who wants to watch a show about King Charles?

Only if it is a replay of Charles I   :-)   
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England

[Morning Glory]

Spoiler alert: we now know how the next season of The Crown will end.

I don’t think they’ll get that far in the next season. But yeah, maybe??? how the series will end. Because let’s be honest, who wants to watch a show about King Charles?

Only if it is a replay of Charles I   :-)   
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England

In case anyone forgot the most interesting thing about Charles the first:
https://youtu.be/dBPf6P332uM

[SunnyDays]

Barbara Ehrenriech! I didn't know she was 81...bummer.

Wow, I wouldn't have guessed that either!

Huh.  Coincidentally, I’m currently reading Nickel and Dimed.  I have to admire her gumption for voluntarily taking on low wage, physically demanding jobs at age 60 for the sake of research into the subject of Not Getting By in America.

[calimom]

Barbara Ehrenriech! I didn't know she was 81...bummer.

Wow, I wouldn't have guessed that either!

Huh.  Coincidentally, I’m currently reading Nickel and Dimed.  I have to admire her gumption for voluntarily taking on low wage, physically demanding jobs at age 60 for the sake of research into the subject of Not Getting By in America.

It's really an eye-opening book. Her dry with and intelligence will be greatly missed.

[Travis]

Louise Fletcher

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/star-trek-deep-space-nine-main-cast-has-died.html

[solon]

Louise Fletcher

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/star-trek-deep-space-nine-main-cast-has-died.html

Loved her in DS9. She was chilling in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

[jinga nation]

Coolio. RIP.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coolio-dead-obit-1234602038/

[G-dog]

Coolio. RIP.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coolio-dead-obit-1234602038/

Too young. Way to young to die.

[ATtiny85]

Loretta Lynn

[solon]

Angela Lansbury
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/arts/television/angela-lansbury-movies-films.html

If you haven't seen Gaslight, you should.

[solon]

Hagrid

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63261204

[jinga nation]

Hagrid

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63261204

He'll always be Dr. Samuel Johnson from Blackadder the Third for me. Watching Cracker last night felt so weird.
He'll be Hagrid to my kids and the world. RIP.

[G-dog]

Aaron Carter, 34 years old.  Singer etc., brother of Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys).

[RetiredAt63]

John McGale of Offenbach.  For us Montreal kids, Offenbach rocked.

[G-dog]

Gallagher died today 76 yo).  For some reason I am picturing a huge mallet.

[SunnyDays]

Gallagher died today 76 yo).  For some reason I am picturing a huge mallet.

And a watermelon. 

I loved that guy when I was in my teens.

[ATtiny85]

Gallagher died today 76 yo).  For some reason I am picturing a huge mallet.

And a watermelon. 

I loved that guy when I was in my teens.

Ran the VCR a lot with his tapes back then. RIP

[G-dog]

Gallagher died today 76 yo).  For some reason I am picturing a huge mallet.

And a watermelon. 

I loved that guy when I was in my teens.

Ran the VCR a lot with his tapes back then. RIP

I thought he was hilarious too! Apparently he is ranked as one of the top 100 comedians, based on whole body of work, most of which is before the watermelon schtick.

[Dicey]

Gallagher died today 76 yo).  For some reason I am picturing a huge mallet.

Saw him at the Hollywood Bowl, from a safe distance. Favorite line: "Living in Hollywood is like living in a bowl of granola. What ain't fruits and nuts is flakes."

[sonofsven]

Keith Levene from The Clash and Public Image, Ltd.

[simonsez]

Saw Louise Fletcher passed away back in September.  Nurse Ratched and that obnoxious religious person she was on Star Trek DS9 will always be memorable.

[G-dog]

Robert Clary (Hogans Heroes) died at 96yo.  TIL he was actually a concentration camp survivor.

[G-dog]

Recent deaths -

Christine McVie -79 yo -singer / musician including Feetwood Mac

Bob McGrath - 90 yo - 48 years on Sesame Street

Kirstie Alley - 71 yo - actress including Cheers TV series, and the Look Who’s Talking movies (and Star Trek II movie as a Vulcan)

[solon]

Recent deaths -

Christine McVie -79 yo -singer / musician including Feetwood Mac

Bob McGrath - 90 yo - 48 years on Sesame Street

Kirstie Alley - 71 yo - actress including Cheers TV series, and the Look Who’s Talking movies (and Star Trek II movie as a Vulcan)

Not Bob!

[RetiredAt63]

Can't believe I am the first to post this:

Ian Tyson, 89.

Such a great Canadian singer/songwriter.

[RWD]

Lake Mead, coming soon...
https://www.newsweek.com/lake-mead-water-level-forecast-shows-deadpool-hit-1738988

Wait, am I doing this wrong?