Ilunga Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) Even though I am a big fan of logic and reason you have to love Edwards take on thinking. Dubbed the father of lateral thinking for good reason. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/10/edward-de-bono-obituary His take on the take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict illustrates his take on humour in regards to lateral thinking. We have lost a great mind/thinker. Edited June 26, 2021 by Ilunga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Legend from behind the camera. https://deadline.com/2021/07/richard-donner-dead-superman-lethal-weapon-director-1234786372/ Richard Donner Dies: ‘Superman’, ‘Lethal Weapon’ And ‘The Goonies’ Director Was 91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 with the greatest repsect, I truly hope Donner's last words were "I'm too old for this sh!t" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) Sad news for ZZ Top fans and family. Dusty Hill has passed away at age 72 https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/entertainment/dusty-hill-zz-top-obit/index.html (CNN)Dusty Hill, the bearded bassist with American blues-rock band ZZ Top, has died, according to the band's official website. He was 72. "We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX," the statement, from surviving members Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons, said. "We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the 'Top'." The band was formed in 1969. Hill joined not long after, staying with ZZ Top for more than five decades, until his death. Hill performed alongside Beard and Gibbons and together they went on to have a string of hits and put out 15 studio albums. Among their most famous hits are "La Grange," "Tush" and "Gimme All Your Lovin'." Hill was born in Dallas, and after trying to break into the music scene there, he eventually moved to Houston, where he met Gibbons. Last week, the band's official site shared that Hill was being sidelined due to a "hip issue." The band's longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, stepped in for Hill. "Per Dusty's request, 'The show must go on!" the band had written in a statement. Although Gibbons was the lead vocalist for most of the band's songs, Hill stepped up to sing "Tush," an early hit. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. You may have even seen him on screen in various appearances such as "Back to the Future Part III" and on "Deadwood." "You will be missed greatly, amigo," Beard's and Gibbons's statement added. Edited July 28, 2021 by gurn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thedestroyerofworlds Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 https://deadline.com/2021/08/markie-post-dead-night-court-actress-was-70-1234811055/ Markie Post Dies: Actress Known For ‘Night Court’, ‘The Fall Guy’ & More Was 70 JMA/STAR MAX/IPx/AP Images Markie Post, the actress known for turns in Night Court, The Fall Guy, Hearts Afire and more, died on Saturday, following a three year, ten month battle with cancer. She was 70. Post’s manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, confirmed her passing to Deadline. Born on November 4, 1950 in Palo Alto, California, Post got her start in entertainment by working behind the scenes on game shows, including Split Second, earning an associate producer credit on Alex Trebek’s Double Dare, and appearing before the camera as a card dealer on NBC’s Card Sharks. Her first acting credits came in 1979, with appearances on episodes of CHiPs, Barnaby Jones, The Incredible Hulk, The Lazarus Syndrome, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and Hart to Hart. She’d later appear in series such as The Love Boat, Cheers, Fantasy Island and The A-Team, before landing the role of bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in ABC’s The Fall Guy. She appeared in 65 episodes of that action drama between 1982 and 1985. Post was also a series regular on NBC’s Night Court, portraying public defender Christine Sullivan for 159 episodes between 1985 and 1992. She also drew notice with her turn as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman in Hearts Afire, the CBS sitcom, in which she starred opposite John Ritter. Later in her career, Post recurred on Scrubs, as the mother of Dr. Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke), in addition to Chicago P.D. and other series, portraying herself in a 2008 episode of 30 Rock. On the film side, Post was perhaps best known for playing the mother of Cameron Diaz’s Mary in Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s classic 1998 comedy, There’s Something About Mary. Post was determined to keep pursuing acting as “a side job”, even as she got sick. Between chemo treatments, she worked on projects such as Lifetime Christmas movie Four Christmases and a Wedding and ABC series The Kids Are Alright. “But for us, our pride is in who she was in addition to acting; a person who made elaborate cakes for friends, sewed curtains for first apartments and showed us how to be kind, loving and forgiving in an often harsh world,” her family said in a statement. Post is survived by her husband, writer Michael A. Ross; daughters, actress Kate Armstrong Ross and Daisy Schoenborn; son-in-law Bryce Schoenborn and her and Michael’s five-month-old granddaughter. Plans for a memorial are being made, though specific details as to a time and place have not yet been disclosed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Night Court is one of my all time favourites. She was a huge part of that. RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, gurn said: Night Court is one of my all time favourites. She was a huge part of that. RIP. Theme Song | Night Court | Warner Archive - YouTube Edited August 8, 2021 by nucklehead 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 We have a lost a great thinker,writer and teacher. https://truthout.org/articles/stanley-aronowitz-who-taught-us-teaching-must-be-political-has-passed/ I have his book The Crisis of Historical Materialism. Must read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Was quite surprised to read Nanci Griffith recently passed away in mid-Aug, at 68 yrs young. Fine songwriter in the folk-country style. Her tune "Heavenly Day" is about as beautiful a song as you'll ever hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Goodbye to Don Everlery, passed at 84 yrs old https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/music/other/don-everly-of-the-everly-brothers-dead-at-84/ar-AANB7Ju?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531 Don Everly, one half of the musical duo known as The Everly Brothers, has died at age 84. %7B© Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Don Everly The Los Angeles Times confirmed Everly’s death on Saturday night, with a family spokesperson revealing that he died at his home in Nashville. The cause of death was not given. “Don lived by what he felt in his heart,” read a statement provided to the Times. “Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams… with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother.” RELATED: Rock ‘N’ Roll Trailblazer Little Richard Dead At 87 Born in Kentucky in 1937, he and brother Phil (who died in 2014 at 74) began performing as a duo in the mid-1950s; The Everly Brothers scored their first hit, "Bye Bye Love", in 1957. Considered rock 'n' roll pioneers, the brothers continued to rack up hits during the seminal years of rock, including “Bye Bye Love”, “All I Have to Do is Dream”, "Cathy's Clown" and “Problems”. The Everly Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 alongside Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry, with Don inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2019. The duo's unique blend of harmonies were early influences on some of rock's biggest acts, including The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel. In fact, Paul McCartney has said that he and John Lennon modeled their own harmonies on the Everlys. “When John and I first started to write songs, I was Phil and he was Don," he once said. News of Everly's death was met with tributes on social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 RIP Don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 https://globalnews.ca/news/8128097/sony-chiba-dead-kill-bill/ Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including Kill Bill, has died. He was 82. Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late Thursday in a hospital near Tokyo where he had been treated for COVID-19 since Aug. 8, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement Friday. It said he had not been vaccinated. Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, the anguished so-called “anti-heroes” trying to survive in a violent world. He did many of the stunt scenes himself. American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his “grindhouse,” or low-budget kitsch cinema, favourites. Tarantino cast Chiba in the role of Hattori Hanzo, a master swordsmith in Kill Bill. Chiba appeared in the 1991 Hollywood film Aces, directed by John Glen, as well as in Hong Kong movies. Chiba’s career also got a boost from the global boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although critics say Chiba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug-like fighting style than Lee. “A true action legend. Your films are eternal and your energy an inspiration. #SonnyChiba #RIP,” American actor Lewis Tan said on Twitter. New York-based writer and director Ted Geoghegan called him “the great Sonny Chiba.” “Watch one of his films today,” Geoghegan tweeted, followed by images of a fist and a broken heart. Other fans mournfully filled Twitter threads with clips of his movies and photos. Born in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon Sport Science University trained in various martials arts, earning a fourth-degree black belt in karate. Chiba set up Japan Action Club in 1980, to develop a younger generation of actors, including protege Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among Hollywood’s most coveted Japanese actors, landing roles in The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3. Chiba is survived by his three children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, all actors. A wake was cancelled as a pandemic measure, and funeral arrangements were still undecided, his office said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhahoodlum Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 RIP Eric Wagner of Trouble. https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/08/23/ex-trouble-the-skull-singer-eric-wagner-dies-of-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 RIP Charlie Watts. Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones Drummer, Dies at 80 Chris Morris and Jem Aswad Tue., August 24, 2021, 9:36 a.m.·10 min read Drummer Charlie Watts, whose adept, powerful skin work propelled the Rolling Stones for more than half a century, died in London on Tuesday morning, according to his spokesperson. No cause of death was cited; was 80. A statement from the band and Watts’ spokesperson reads: “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. More from Variety Rolling Stones Unveil 'Tattoo You' 40th Anniversary Edition, With Bonus Tracks and Live Album Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Is 'Unlikely' to Join Group's 2021 U.S. Tour Rolling Stones Unveil Rescheduled U.S. Tour Dates for This Fall “Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also a member of the Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers of his generation. “We kindly request that the privacy of his family, band members and close friends is respected at this difficult time.” https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-163601615.html 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 RIP Charlie Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 RIP Charlie You were one cool traditional grip mofo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Heretic said: RIP Charlie Watts. Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones Drummer, Dies at 80 Chris Morris and Jem Aswad Tue., August 24, 2021, 9:36 a.m.·10 min read Drummer Charlie Watts, whose adept, powerful skin work propelled the Rolling Stones for more than half a century, died in London on Tuesday morning, according to his spokesperson. No cause of death was cited; was 80. A statement from the band and Watts’ spokesperson reads: “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. More from Variety Rolling Stones Unveil 'Tattoo You' 40th Anniversary Edition, With Bonus Tracks and Live Album Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Is 'Unlikely' to Join Group's 2021 U.S. Tour Rolling Stones Unveil Rescheduled U.S. Tour Dates for This Fall “Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also a member of the Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers of his generation. “We kindly request that the privacy of his family, band members and close friends is respected at this difficult time.” https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-163601615.html Terrible. My favourite rock'n roll drummer ever. He wrote the book on tasteful playing. Nice man, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Who would have thought that Keith would have lasted longer. RIP Charlie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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