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Quincy Jones 91
ooh dear godOriginally Posted by michellefisher1748
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Quincy Jones 91
Today we sail
On the Solar Rail
For there's much we just don't know
So farewell with a kiss
Then it's fast for the mist
Till we're sleeping in the cold below
He's another one of those i-thought-he-died-years-ago types.
Rickey Henderson being dead at 65 makes me feel ancient:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/bas...65/ar-AA1whUfd
Not only the greatest base stealer of all-time, but simply one of the most interesting and entertaining MLBers ever, in every way:
Always loved watching Rickey play, and listening to him talk. You are definitely correct saying he was one of the most entertaining MLBer ever. He was also one of the best actual ball players ever, with a WAR of 111.
'This world may be another planet's hell.'{Aldous Huxley}
'After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.'{Aldous Huxley}
One tribute to Rickey called him “MLB’s first Advanced Metrics Man.” That strikes me as accurate — most of his traditional batting stats are good but not great, but his mastery of the little things was unreal, and his ability to maximize his talents second to none.
Jimmy Carter. 100.
/salutes #39.
https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr...er-122924.html
Nick Hobbs died last night. Doubtful anyone would recognize the name, but some the face. I am named after him, my mother and he were childhood, teenage, and lifelong friends. He battled Parkinson's in his later years, but chose to never give up, and passed away as he went to sleep last night.
He was Johnny Depp's stunt double in the Pirates films, as well as Roger Moore's Bond, and often Michael Caine's roles in need of a double.
Just about every film shot with a medieval theme, including the Harry Potter films, he as in as a stunt double, coordinator, or sometimes as a support actor.
He had roles on screen with intention in 2010 Robin Hood and Tom Cruise's Valkyrie.
My mom and he, 1972.
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Jeff Baena. Writer/director, 47. Suicide, self-inflicted gunshot wound. 1/3/2025.
Aka Aubrey Plaza's spouse.
Mr. Twin Peaks is dead. I seem to recall liking Blue Velvet, though I haven't seen it since I was in college.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...78/ar-AA1xkeTp
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker, is gone. I never got to see him as a player, but according to Bob himself I wasn't missing much.His sense of humor was great, as was his delivery. His self-deprecating remarks about his career in baseball are hilarious. He will be missed tremendously by baseball fans, especially in Milwaukee. For me, his best role was the Cleveland Indians announcer in Major League, it was a critical part of the movie, even though a side thing.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/b...ET_RID=5209557
'This world may be another planet's hell.'{Aldous Huxley}
'After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.'{Aldous Huxley}
Pour your chocolate shake from Big Boy's out for the Lynch.
If you ever enjoyed Doonesbury or Bloom County, pause for a moment to remember their spiritual godfather:
Jules Feiffer, cartoonist of acerbic wit and satire, dies at 95
Speaking of Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame:
Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner during three years of turmoil, dies at 86
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/a...berg-dead.html
Michelle Trachtenberg, 39,cause of death unknown, but possibly due to complications after liver transplant.
Man, I had such a crush on her after euro trip.
I never watched Harriet the spy, but I loved her in everything else I saw her in, and her Maxim issue was one of the magazine's best for surprise celebrity model choices.
Super sad :-(
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/a...berg-dead.html
Michelle Trachtenberg, 39,cause of death unknown, but possibly due to complications after liver transplant.
Man, I had such a crush on her after euro trip.
I never watched Harriet the spy, but I loved her in everything else I saw her in, and her Maxim issue was one of the magazine's best for surprise celebrity model choices.
Super sad :-(
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewkkkvkzn9o
Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog. Found dead weds afternoon, fuzz say no foul play suspected. Historical weather shows lows in the 20s Tues into Weds so going to rank CO poising as a non zero chance due to a fault with a heating system or maybe some aux heat source such as a wood stove.
Today we sail
On the Solar Rail
For there's much we just don't know
So farewell with a kiss
Then it's fast for the mist
Till we're sleeping in the cold below
At least for now, news reports indicate investigators found no signs of a gas leak or carbon monoxide poisoning. Authorities are now saying the deaths are at least “suspicious enough” to warrant an investigation, which strikes me as "We have no idea why they died."
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