In a sense, this guy's work enabled everything we do here. Without him, the world of computing would look very different:
Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder behind ‘Moore’s Law,’ dies at 94
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In a sense, this guy's work enabled everything we do here. Without him, the world of computing would look very different:
Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder behind ‘Moore’s Law,’ dies at 94
One of the last of Mad's iconic artists has Folded It In:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/al...02/ar-AA19H1CD
On deck: Tupperware.
An actual exchange of messages at work yesterday, regarding Tupperware:Quote:
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Barry Humphries, aka Dame Edna, 89, complications from hip surgery:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65328507
2019 Royal Variety show.
I admit I had no clue it was a code word for selling sex toys. But I can see why, Especially in more conservative burbs.Quote:
Originally Posted by PPatty
Back to food storage though, I can see why they are falling as there is just so much competition now and as someone with lots of retail experience I can say lots will buy that Gladware stuff and just wash it out and reuse. No where near as durable as the old tupperware but it gets the job done. Along with brands like Rubbermade and such selling similar stuff.
Harry Belafonte, 96, congestive heart failure:
https://dlisted.com/2023/04/25/the-l...as-died-at-96/
Jerry Springer, 79.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65415348
I am a big fan, and really liked a lot of his songs, but this is still my very favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI
Damn. He was JUST TOURING. Like, less than a month ago he decided to postpone some upcoming tour dates because he wasn't feeling quite up to it.
I think my favorite of his is Sundown. It's the first piece of his I heard where I stopped and went "Whoa, who is this? This is great!"
Vida Blue, American League MVP, Cy Young winner, 73:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/sport...spt/index.html
Not a celeb, but I bet most of you are familiar with his work: Russ Nicholson, artist. He was the artist that gave AD&D's Fiend Folio the distinctive look that it had:
Google image search to show some of his pieces from Fiend Folio.
His work does look a bit more sophisticated than the earliest AD&D crowd of illustrators. Although I'll always have a soft spot for Erol Otus, just because he had a cool name and an art style that was very distinctive (maybe too distinctive for some -- his stuff was something of an acquired taste, I think).Quote:
Originally Posted by Delores Mulva
Give Erol Otus props for one thing: his art tended to avoid the "chain mail bikini" look. When everybody else was doing things that looked like Tarl Cabot book covers, his women tended to only be showing legs.
A pioneering figure in American culture:
https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/s...ses-away-at-79
‘Superstar’ brought the bodybuilding look to pro wrestling, paving the way for Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura and every other muscle beach performer who came after. (The cynical view would be that he was the one who introduced steroids to pro wrestling, but even that would count as revolutionizing the industry, though whether for good or ill is a separate question). And he was, I think, one of the first to build promos around a memorable, repeated catch phrase, something that also became a staple of the business.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se31HGKbHJY
He was the template for the superstars of the late 70s and 80s - every one took from him whether they realized it or not. RIP to the Man with the power, The Man with the power, too sweet to be sour.Quote:
Originally Posted by PPatty
Football legend Jim Brown.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...s/70237329007/
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I love watching highlight reels of him. R.I.P.Quote:
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Easily the most dominant RB of all time, and a significant cultural figure. I'd say RIP except that he always came across as such an intense guy that the notion of Jim Brown resting peacefully, even in death, sounds weird to me
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I watched a couple of old interview snippets with Bob Lilly and Sam Huff yesterday, and both said Jim Brown just crushed them when he ran through them, and both of them were pretty big, and very dominant defenders. I also never knew that Art Modell gave him an ultimatum between football and movies, and he chose movies. I always thought he retired after only 9 seasons due to the way he played and simply being to abused to continue.
One of many reasons why Cleveland fans wish Modell had never bought the team.Quote:
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Ray Stevenson
I believe the first time he hit my radar was in Rome as Titus Pullo.
Tina Turner
https://apnews.com/article/tina-turn...de34565eb80662
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I've never watched Beyond Thunderdome, mainly because I didn't much care for the original Mad Max so never watched any of the others. Maybe I'll give it a shot in her memory.Quote:
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One of the most notorious spies in U.S. history has died:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...79/ar-AA1c9Zfb
On deck: Shannen Doherty
Not really a favorite of mine but her being around the same age hits me.
One of the all-time great heels. Now we have no one to break backs and make people humble.Quote:
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I feel ya. She is two years younger than me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eremius
When my sister first started at the cancer agency, her worst days were children and people her age.
The Iron Sheik had a pretty funny Twitter account that will be missed.
We will all say "Fuck you Hulk Hogan you jabroni!" - in his honor.Quote:
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Pretty funny one of his last tweets was still taking shots at Hulk Hogan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delores Mulva
Pat Robertson
Grave dancing or not, good riddance.
After a quarter of a century in jail, Ted Kaczynski, aka The Unabomber, 81:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/10/us/te...ead/index.html
apparently suicide has not yet been ruled out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delores Mulva
Marvel comics artist and art director John Romita Sr., 93:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65900673
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/06...tm_medium=feed
Daniel Ellsberg
A Butthole Surfer, Symbol of Generation X, Is Gone
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Teresa Taylor, who drummed with the punk-rock band Butthole Surfers in the 1980s, has died at age 60. The band announced her death Monday, saying she "passed away peacefully this weekend after a long battle with lung disease." In her own post, Taylor's partner and caretaker, Cheryl Curtice, said she "passed away clean and sober, peacefully in her sleep" after bravely facing "her horrible disease." Taylor, also known as Teresa Nervosa, was a vital component of the Butthole Surfers' "distinctive twin-drummer approach," which saw her and King Coffey play together on separate kits, per the New York Times. The drummers had met as youth while playing in marching bands in Texas.
Taylor met singer Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary, who'd founded Butthole Surfers in 1981, when she gave them space to rent in the Austin warehouse where she was living, per the Times. After she joined the band for a jam session in 1983, Haynes asked her to become the band's second drummer. "I was like, 'Gibby, can you, in my lifetime, can you get me to Paris?'" Taylor said in a bonus clip from the The Butthole Surfers Movie, released this year. "And he said, 'I think I can.' So I called my mom and I said, 'Mom, my ship's come in!'" She left the Butthole Surfers in 1989 because "I really wasn't well," she recalled in 2008, when she resumed touring with the band for a time, per People. "I was flipping out, drinking too much, and all that."
Following her exit, she "became an emblem of Generation X aimlessness and anomie with a memorable appearance in Richard Linklater's 1990 film Slacker," per the Times. But health troubles followed her. She was diagnosed with an aneurysm and strobe light-induced seizures before announcing in November 2021 that she had end-stage lung disease. "I know I smoked like a chimney and this is to be expected," she wrote, adding there are no "harsh treatments" and "my spirits are up." "We were all fortunate to have her beautiful, strong spirit in our lives," Curtice wrote, per People. "She will live in our hearts forever," said the band.
On deck: website Dlisted, which will shut on June 30th:
https://dlisted.com/2023/06/23/dlist...-on-june-30th/
Anyone have Putin on their list?
:rofl:
I think I'd go with Prigozhin first.Quote:
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An acute case of gravity from an open window would be my guess.
One Of The Most Hated Star Trek Admirals Ever Passes Away
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Nicolas Coster, who has had a memorable and long career in television and film, has passed away at the age of 89, Deadline confirms. While Coster will be remembered for many roles, Star Trek fans notably detested the character Admiral Haftel in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Offspring.” Coster brought his typical gravitas to a role in which he ordered Brent Spiner’s Data to turn over his daughter, Lal, for study.
Nicolas Coster might be best known for his role in the NBC series Santa Barbara, where he played Lionel Lockridge and earned four Daytime Emmy nominations for his performance. He eventually won a Daytime Emmy in 2017 for his performance in The Bay. Coster also enjoyed roles in TV shows like Another World, All My Children, As the World Turns, and One Life to Live, Another World.
Nicolas Coster began his prestigious career by studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He moved back to America to train with Lee Strasberg in New York. He later nabbed some small roles in TV shows throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
Nicolas Coster scored a big feature film role as a lawyer in 1976’s All the President’s Men. He also appeared in TV shows such as Wonder Woman, Dallas, The Incredible Hulk, Charlie’s Angels, and more throughout the 1970s. In the 80s, he appeared in films like Stir Crazy and shows like Knight Rider and Matlock.
In 2020 he starred in the film The Last Exorcist alongside Danny Trejo, Terri Ivens, and Rachele Brooke Smith. His most recent role was in an episode of the anthology series American Crime Story and a 2023 episode of The Rookie: Feds. Coster was a truly prolific actor, and the above films and TV shows just begin to scratch the surface of his resume.
It goes to show just how memorable of a performance Nicolas Coster could give since Star Trek: The Next Generation fans remember his Admiral Haftel role after so many years. Coster only appeared in the series for one episode, yet he made an extremely strong impression on the fanbase.
Of course, the character’s motivation for separating two beloved characters was enough to make his character infamous, but Coster brought his typical nuance to the part that elevated the character and made him even more memorable.
In a statement following his death, Nicolas Coster’s daughter said: "Please be inspired by his artistic achievements and know he was a real actor's actor!" It certainly seems like a fitting time for Star Trek fans to pay their respects and revisit The Next Generations episode he starred in. The series is available to stream on Paramount+.
Of course, it’s worth checking out some of his other roles where his character is more likable. All the President’s Men, which stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, is streaming on Max if you’re interested in checking that out. You can also stream his TV series, The Bay, on Tubi to see his Emmy-winning performance.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rem...ds-2023-06-27/
Julian Sands 65 ... arachnophobia doc.
He had gone missing on the day of what would have been my Dad's 83rd Birthday, in the same mountains my dad used to hike regularly.
While that area had not been hit yet with the heavier storms that would come through later January, February, March, etc.
I didn't post this yesterday because I figured someone had already done it, but:
Alan Arkin, the actor who could do it all.
Tony Bennet.
Tony Bennett, singer, 96, complications of Alzheimer's:
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/...st-1235676390/
Kevin Mittnick,the first celebrity hacker -59
Sineade O'Connor dead at 56.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...es-2023-07-26/
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Someone should refloat this on Aug. 10 at 9:24 pm ET.Quote:
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It would be 7 hours and 16 daysQuote:
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Super sad. Paul Reubens was awesome.
I think my favorite film of his was Traffic.
A hardcore pioneer has been permanently pinned:
Hall of Fame professional wrestler Terry Funk, 79, dies - ESPN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYF16icn5ls
Dude was a legend
I've only watched pro wrestling occasionally over the past several years, but even I was struck by this guy's work. He was one of the company's few truly compelling characters of the last decade, although the bookers often didn't seem to know what to do with him.
Former WWE champion Bray Wyatt dies at age 36 - ESPN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i_lEYCaY14
I've read that he developed heart complications from COVID, and died of a heart attack. So young. So which wrestler will finish off the three?
In a just world, Hulk Hogan.
Definitelysad about Bray - by all accounts he was beloved by everyone. Met him when he was~2or 3 -my stepdadwas doing somework for Bray's grandfather, Blackjack mulligan.MikeRontunda came out and brought toddler Bray with him.
If any one family was put on Earth specifically for pro wrestling, it was that family. Not only Blackjack, but also Mike Rotunda and Bray's uncle, Barry Windham, are unfairly overlooked these days. Barry, in particular, was terrific in his prime -- there's a good case to be made that he was in the best series of matches that Ric Flair ever had, with the exception of the Steamboat trilogy.Quote:
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Bob Barker, former host of The Price is Right
After the whupping he laid on Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore, I guess he counts as #3.
Wow, that is an icon gone.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66694147 Jimmy Buffett. 76.
RIPQuote:
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Damn
Possibly on deck: Celine Dion.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...192226981.html
Suffering from Stiff Person Syndrome, which is a progressive neuromuscular disorder that causes muscular spasms and/or rigidity.
I've been a huge Jimmy Buffett fan since the mid-70s, the guy could write a great song. Seemed like a very fun guy to have for a friend, too.
Getting to the age where our childhood icons are all passing. I hit the big 60 earlier this summer. [emoji52]Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonlainy
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Oh yeah I know what you mean, I hit 62 in June. It's strange to me, too, I just don't feel like I should be that old, but I guess I don't get a say in it. :cool:Quote:
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Lead singer of Smash Mouth might show up on the list soon. Assuming TMZ sources are accurate, Steve Harwell is in hospice care.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/03/smash...-days-to-live/
TMZ sources are usually very accurate. He's been on deck for ages - I had him in a death pool for 2022. (At least four of the ten people on my 2022 list have died in 2023 - oops!)
I guess he's officially gone now?
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...ry-1234817636/
Yeah. He just passed away :-(
Dianne Feinstein. No surprise, given her issues lately. I imagine in the long run, it won't have much effect on the balance of power in the Senate, because Newsom will appoint some of the same party, and then Californians will elect someone of the same party -- the Golden State hasn't elected a Republican to the Senate since Pete Wilson.
That's it for judicial appointments for the rest of Biden's term, though. Republicans will block any nominees to the Judiciary Committee to replace her.Quote:
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Its disgraceful how they are rolling out the ancient politicians who arent even aware of where they are to keep them voting until they drop dead.Quote:
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Not to defend the Democrats or Feinstein herself, but in more normal political times, they probably wouldn't be rolling her out like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utilaelr
They should have done her up like Weekend at Bernie's and keep that vote going!
I think they would. Mitch needs retire too, before he dies in office. Weekend at Feinsteins indeed.Quote:
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Katie Porter (my current Congress person) is running for Senate. She has a shot at winning the seat
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She's really smart. She'd make a terrific senator.
You don't understand. Under a normal political climate, they wouldn't do it because it wouldn't be necessary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utilaelr
If you don't immediately understand exactly what I mean by that, then you don't know what's going on politically/procedurally. That's fine and I'm happy to explain the details, but I'd rather not clutter up the death pool thread with politics.
Dick Butkus
https://apnews.com/article/dick-butk...d65801966309d5
Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
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The Butkus news prompted me to consider who might be the best middle linebackers of all time. This list seems like a plausible ranking, but it also makes me think that if your best player is a middle linebacker, then your team sucks (Mike Singletary and Ray Lewis are exceptions, and perhaps Derrick Brooks, who is not on that list but probably should be)
they did a short piece tonight on TNF about him. And they won one for him too.
Says as much about the Commanders as the Bears
Hmmm, I agree on all counts!Quote:
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We cannot (IMO) forget oneof the greatest defensive players (and winner of the Butkus Award) - Number 58, Derrick Thomas.
Yeah, but he was an edge rusher. We're talking Monsters of the Midway here!Quote:
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https://apnews.com/article/mary-lou-...8ff9e5e067106a
Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia.
I saw her on a commercial recently and was shocked at how old she looked.
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Suzanne Somers, 76, breast cancer:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/15/enter...ath/index.html
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Burt Young -- the former real-life boxer who went on to play Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law Paulie in the "Rocky" franchise -- passed away in Los Angeles on Oct. 8, his daughter told The New York Times, noting that his cause of death is currently unknown. He was 83. Burt, a former Marine, launched his acting career in the late '60s. He went on to appear in "M*A*S*H," "Little House on the Prairie," "Chinatown" and "Serpico." But it was his role in "Rocky" -- for which he scored an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor -- that made him a star.
Following his death, many top names in Hollywood publicly paid tribute to the late actor.
Semper Fi, Devil.