R.i.p 2009

[Phalanx]

No additions yet, but in keeping the semi-macabre tradition dedicated to the recognition of those we'll miss, I give you the official 2009 R.I.P thread.

[Phalanx]

John Travoltas son, Jett.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/706140/john-travoltas-teenage-son-dies
Hope the family is doing ok.

[newb]

very tragic

[The Mothman]

wow that sucks. hope Travolta doesn't call it quits because of it.

[missmacabre]

wow that sucks. hope Travolta doesn't call it quits because of it.

I hope he calls Scientology quits when he realizes his son could have been on medication to stop the seizures.... Just sayin'.

[The Mothman]

ouch. did he deny his son medication?

[missmacabre]

ouch. did he deny his son medication?

No idea, but I have a hunch. Scientologists believe everything can be fixed without medication. That meds stay in your body forever and are treated as poisons. They go so far as to say that taking Advil or other pain medication interferes with your brain so you cant get audits 24 hours after taking an Advil.

Scientology has also been under fire in the past for denying the seriously ill medication. One woman died under the care of the church of Scientology. Autopsy showed all sorts of bruises and cuts on her body and she went there to get better?

In my search for a new religion that is better suited to me, I have done a lot of research.

[hammerfan]

ouch. did he deny his son medication?


An article that I read hinted that he was not taking medication for his seizures.

[massacre man]

Pat Hingle.


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CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. - Pat Hingle, a veteran actor whose career included a recurring role as Commissioner Gordon in several Batman movies in the 1990s, has died. He was 84.

Family friend Michele Seidman says Hingle died at his home in Carolina Beach shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday.

Seidman says he decided to settle in the coastal town after shooting the movie "Maximum Overdrive" in the area in 1986. He lived there for more than 15 years.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28494360/

[Freak]

No idea, but I have a hunch. Scientologists believe everything can be fixed without medication. That meds stay in your body forever and are treated as poisons. They go so far as to say that taking Advil or other pain medication interferes with your brain so you cant get audits 24 hours after taking an Advil.

Scientology has also been under fire in the past for denying the seriously ill medication. One woman died under the care of the church of Scientology. Autopsy showed all sorts of bruises and cuts on her body and she went there to get better?

In my search for a new religion that is better suited to me, I have done a lot of research.

Scientology is evil.Pure evil.They wanna rule the world and take your money all the while trying to brainwash you.

[_____V_____]

Studio exec and producer Ned Tanen, who served as president of Universal and Paramount and produced three popular Brat Pack films in the 1980s, died Monday of natural causes in Santa Monica.

He was 77.

The versatile producer was remembered as having a dry wit and deep love for movies. Tanen started as an agent, then launched record label Uni Records before becoming a producer and studio topper for Universal and Paramount during the years they turned out influential films from “American Graffiti” to “The Deer Hunter” and “Top Gun.”

“He was an inspiration to a whole generation of us,” said former Paramount chair Sherry Lansing, who worked with Tanen on films including “The Accused” and “Fatal Attraction.” “I would always think about what he would do. He could always spot the talent -- his instincts were so good,” she said.

Born in Los Angeles, Tanen graduated from UCLA and served with the U.S. Air Force.

After starting as an MCA agent in 1954, Tanen founded the MCA-owned Uni Records in 1967. The label helped launch the careers of artists including the Strawberry Alarm Clock, Olivia Newton-John, Neil Diamond and Elton John and merged with Decca Records to form MCA Records.

Tanen then moved into film production. He acted as production supervisor on Milos Forman’s “Taking Off,” and in 1975 he started overseeing features for Universal. In 1976 he became president of U’s theatrical motion pictures division.

“He had a wicked sense of the absurd parts of the business. He forced us to take risks while he always had our backs and the man had courage,” said producer and former Universal production prexy Sean Daniel.

Among the films he developed and greenlit at Universal were “Smokey and the Bandit,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Melvin and Howard” and “Missing,” helping to introduce filmmakers including George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis and Costa-Gavras.

“Ned was someone who spawned a generation of young filmmakers. He was the kind of guy who doesn’t exist today -- he was someone of great quality,” said producer Albert S. Ruddy, a longtime friend and associate.

During Tanen’s time as an independent producer, his Channel Prods. label produced the Brat Pack trilogy of John Hughes’ “Sixteen Candles” and “The Breakfast Club” plus Joel Schumacher’s “St. Elmo’s Fire.”

“He launched so many people’s careers,” said Schumacher, whose first two features as a director, “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” and “DC Cab,” were greenlit by Tanen. Schumacher recalled that no one wanted to make “St. Elmo’s Fire,” but Tanen got Columbia to do it.

“He believed in you, and he would put his money where his mouth was,” Schumacher said, describing Tanen’s sense of humor as “wry, dark and ironic.”

In 1984 Tanen joined Paramount as president of the motion picture group, where films made under his tenure included “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” and “The Untouchables.”

He retired from Par in 1988 to become a consultant with the studio, and in 1992 he signed a producing agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment. His later producing credits include “Mary Reilly,” “Cops and Robbersons” and “Guarding Tess.”

Tanen is survived by his partner, Donna Dubrow; two daughters; and three grandchildren.

[zwoti]

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:(

[newb]

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:(

bummer


He was in one of my favorite shows when I was a kid

DR. Syn: Alias The Scarecrow.

R.I.P.

Patrick McGoohan, the Emmy award-winning actor who created and starred in 1960s TV show The Prisoner, has died at the age of 80.

The actor's son-in-law, film producer Cleve Landsberg, said today that McGoohan had died yesterday in Los Angeles after a short illness.

McGoohan was best known as the title character Number Six in surreal drama The Prisoner, which aired on ITV in the UK. He played a former spy who is held captive in a small village and constantly tries to escape.

He also won two Emmys for detective drama Columbo, playing different characters, with the first coming in 1974 and the other 16 years later.

More recently, McGoohan appeared as King Edward Longshanks in the 1995 Mel Gibson film Braveheart.

McGoohan, who was born in New York but raised in England and Ireland, came to screen prominence in ITV's early 1960s drama series Danger Man, in which he played a secret agent.

He was also considered for the lead role in the first James Bond movie, Dr No, before Sean Connery was cast.

However, it was The Prisoner, which aired originally on ITV between 1967 and 1968, with which he was chiefly associated, writing some of the episodes himself under a different name.

His character, Number Six, spent the entire time attempting to escape from a prison – which was disguised as a holiday camp – and trying to find out the identity of his captor, the elusive Number One. He repeatedly declared: "I am not a number - I am a free man!"

In 2000, McGoohan reprised his most famous role in an episode of The Simpsons. His last acting job came in 2002, voicing a character in animation Treasure Planet.

ITV is currently remaking The Prisoner in conjunction with American cable channel AMC.It is due to air later this year.

McGoohan's other film acting credits include Ice Station Zebra, Escape from Alcatraz, Scanners and A Time to Kill.

[urgeok2]

the thread of god damn shames.


this guy is worth raising a glass to..

[neverending]

Ricardo Montalban dies at age 88.

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[Phalanx]

That's two pretty big ones...hm...

[newb]

double bummer :(

KAHN!

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R.I.P.

[newb]

DANGER WILL ROBINSON....DANGER WILL ROBINSON

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R.I.P.

[Phalanx]

Wow, tv scifi continues to get hammered...

[fortunato]

Well, I guess I'll start this morose thread with:

RIP Ray Dennis Steckler aka Cash Flagg

http://www.dreadcentral.com/story/rip-ray-dennis-steckler

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The man responsible for those B-movie classics such as The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies, Rat Pfink a Boo Boo, and The Thrill Killers passed away January 7th, 2009 to heart disease at the age of 70.

Here's to you and your low-budget pioneering! Rest in peace.

[neverending]

Ah, that's a shame. Steckler was a fun exploitation director. The Thrill Killers is a real little gem. Sad to see you go, Ray.

[fortunato]

RIP John Updike.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7854554.stm

[newb]

Damn....this band was cursed


Billy Powell, the only keyboardist Lynyrd Skynyrd ever had, died last night at his home near Jacksonville, Florida. He was 56. No cause of death has been announced, and a post on the official Synyrd Website reads, “A Great Loss — Beloved Pianist for the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band, Billy Powell, passed away last night. We will post more info shortly. The family and band request your respect and understanding during this difficult time. Thank you.” The band is canceling upcoming shows and directing fans to its Website for tour updates.

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[Roderick Usher]

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Lux Interior - dead at 62

Lux Interior, frontman of "psychobilly" pioneers the Cramps, died yesterday in Glendale, Calif. The cause was a pre-existing heart condition, according to a statement released by his publicist.

:( :( :(

[urgeok2]

Lux Interior, frontman of "psychobilly" pioneers the Cramps, died yesterday in Glendale, Calif. The cause was a pre-existing heart condition, according to a statement released by his publicist.

:( :( :(


geeze i didnt see that coming...

saw the cramps live once - great show. fun band.




the thread that keeps taking away

[neverending]

Surprized he made it this long...

RIP.

[missmacabre]

Everyone I love is dying this year :(

[Paul the Monk]

Sad news, indeed.:(

RIP Lux Interior!

[fortunato]

Ah, no way! Awful.

RIP

[crabapple]

I heard from a friend that Robert Quarry, our own Count Yorga from the COUNT YORGA films of the 70's, has passed away. Personally, especially in the first CY movie, I thought he played a damn good, and intelligent, vampire, and for that alone he deserves much praise.

Let's remember and celebrate Robert Quarry, a fine actor.

[neverending]

Ah, I loved Count Yorga... RIP.

[Elvis_Christ]

Damn....this band was cursed


Billy Powell, the only keyboardist Lynyrd Skynyrd ever had, died last night at his home near Jacksonville, Florida. He was 56. No cause of death has been announced, and a post on the official Synyrd Website reads, “A Great Loss — Beloved Pianist for the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band, Billy Powell, passed away last night. We will post more info shortly. The family and band request your respect and understanding during this difficult time. Thank you.” The band is canceling upcoming shows and directing fans to its Website for tour updates.

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Fuck :(

I didn't see that. RIP.

[Paul the Monk]

Really sad news!:( R.I.P. sir.

[newb]

Ah, I loved Count Yorga... RIP.

R.I.P.

Great character actor who was in a bunch of TV shows as well.

[The_Return]

Sorry to hear about Quarry - loved him as Biederbeck in Dr. Phibes Rises Again.

[neverending]

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Philip Jose Farmer- author of over 75 books, including the Riverworld series & Venus on the Half Shell (as Kilgore Trout), dead at 91.

[sfear]

Philip Jose Farmer has passed away at age 91. Primarily known as a science fiction writer, he did write three horror novels. According to the Clute/Nicholls Encyclopedia of SF, IMAGE OF THE BEAST; BLOWN; and TRAITOR TO THE LIVING comprise the Exorcism trilogy. While not raising any eyebrows today, they were originally published as pornographic horror. Porn publisher Essex House commissioned them and published the first two. Ballantine Books published the third as science fiction. I read all three and think they're great. Recommended.

[Doc Faustus]

His Wode-Newton Universe was a big inspiration on Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Sucks to hear he's gone.

[neverending]

Thanks Newb- I'm used to being ignored though.

[newb]

Thanks Newb- I'm used to being ignored though.

bah......you were voted in as mod......we all love you here ;)

[ChronoGrl]

Thanks Newb- I'm used to being ignored though.

Awww, schnooky wookums... I never ignore you... In fact I'm watching you right now... :p

[_____V_____]

Awww, schnooky wookums... I never ignore you... In fact I'm watching you right now... :p

Ahem...

read your b-day thread yet?

[newb]

The Rest Of The STORY...R.I.P.


Paul Harvey, once known as the most listened to man in radio, has died at the age of 90 at a hospital near his winter home in Phoenix.

Harvey's career in radio spanned more than 70 years, and his shows "News & Comment" and "Rest of the Story" made him a familiar voice in Americans' homes across the country.

His death comes nine months after that of his wife, Lynne Cooper Harvey, whom he often called "Angel" on air, and who was also his business partner and the first producer ever inducted in the the Radio Hall of Fame.

"My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news," Paul Harvey Jr. said. "So, in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents. And, today millions have lost a friend."

From his humble beginnings as a teenager helping out cleaning up at a local radio station, Harvey went on to have his broadcasts carried by 1,350 commercial radio stations, as well as 400 stations of the Armed Forces Radio Service, and was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990.

[zwoti]

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[Elvis_Christ]

no way! i didn't hear about that :(

[newb]

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Award-winning actor and activist Ron Silver, who was Emmy-nominated for his role on the hit U.S. television drama "The West Wing," died on Sunday of cancer. He was 62.

"Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning," said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped found.

Bronk said Silver was with his family in New York City and he had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years.

Bronk called Silver not only a very talented actor, but a champion of free speech and artists' rights.


He reminded me of Al Pacino.

[scouse mac]

62 is no age at all but at least he went surrounded by family at home.

For some reason the role I will always remember him for is The Entity, probably one the first things I ever saw him in.

[urgeok2]

fuck cancer all to hell.

sorry to hear this - i always like the guy.

time cop
silent rage

a friend of the genre....

[newb]

Natasha Richardson faced a tragic final curtain Tuesday night as her heartbroken family gathered in New York to say farewell to the Tony Award-winning actress.

Felled by a skiing accident, Richardson had "been on life support since this morning," a source close to the family said yesterday. "She is brain-dead."

Her husband, actor Liam Neeson, and their two sons, Michael, 13, and Daniel, 12, were with her.

So was Richardson's mother, legendary actress Vanessa Redgrave. Richardson's sister, actress Joely Richardson, was also helping them deal with this "absolutely dire and terrible" situation, the source said.

Late last night, Joely fought back tears and declined to comment as she took her stricken sister's sons into Lenox Hill Hospital, where Natasha was on a ventilator.

It was a sudden, tragic finale for the 45-year-old actress, whose late father was Oscar-winning director Tony Richardson.

What made the loss even harder to accept was that Richardson didn't appear to be badly hurt when she wiped out while skiing on a bunny slope at a Canadian resort Monday afternoon.

Her sons were with her at the time. Richardson, laughing at her own clumsiness, refused at first to go to a doctor, witnesses said.

Tuesday night, there were tears as Richardson's family prepared to follow the heart-crushing choreography that goes with making the decision to let a loved one go.

"The rule of thumb is: You have two neurological exams, 12 hours apart, to show that there is no evidence of higher brain activity," said Dr. Philip Stieg, chairman of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell's department of neurological surgery.

"If that is so, the patient is brain-dead; they are clinically dead."

At that point, he said, "The family has two options:

"You turn off the ventilator, the heart will stop beating, and that is it," he said. Or, the family can keep her alive a bit longer "and allow them time to say goodbye."

The tragedy sent shock waves down Broadway.

Richardson won her Tony in 1998 for playing Sally Bowles in "Cabaret." She is "theater royalty," said William Ivey Long, who designed her costumes.

"Natasha is strong, but when you hear about something so horrible you think about those vulnerable characters" she has played, Long said.

"Natasha is one of the greatest actresses of her generation," added Todd Haimes, artistic director of the Roundabout Theatre Company. "Incredibly sweet, gracious."

Richardson has another strong tie to Broadway - she met her husband when they starred together in "Anna Christie."

[hammerfan]

Newb, where'd you get this? I just checked all the news websites, and they all say she's still alive. And, the article's wrong, she met Liam Neeson when they filmed "Nell".

[_____V_____]

Newb, where'd you get this? I just checked all the news websites, and they all say she's still alive. And, the article's wrong, she met Liam Neeson when they filmed "Nell".

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/17/2009-03-17_actress_natasha_richardson_who_suffered_.html

[hammerfan]

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/17/2009-03-17_actress_natasha_richardson_who_suffered_.html


Hmm...........

[missmacabre]

I heard about this this morning. I guess it happened in Montreal. She wasn't earing a helmet, was learning to ski on the bunny hill, wiped out, got up and joked about it, didn't want to see a doctor and went to her hotel and later complained of a headache and went to the doctor.

Just thought I would shorten the wall of text for anyone who wanted to know.

[newb]

Newb, where'd you get this? I just checked all the news websites, and they all say she's still alive. And, the article's wrong, she met Liam Neeson when they filmed "Nell".

I am jumping the gun a bit on this....technically she is still alive....but then again...we've had some brain-dead people posting on this very site.

[hammerfan]

I am jumping the gun a bit on this....technically she is still alive....but then again...we've had some brain-dead people posting on this very site.


ROFL! Thanks, newb, I needed a laugh.

[scouse mac]

Its scary how something so innocuous can end up killing you.

A simple knock on the bonce and before you know it, bleeding in the brain.
How shit is that?

[_____V_____]

And so it ended...


After sustaining brain damage in a freak ski accident Monday, actress Natasha Richardson died Wednesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.

She was 45.

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A member of the Redgrave acting dynasty -- and a Tony winner for "Cabaret" in 1999 -- Richardson was skiing at Mont-Tremblant near Montreal when she suffered a seemingly minor fall during a ski lesson.

The actress felt fine, but later complained of a headache and was hospitalized, then flown on Tuesday to the U.S. with swelling of the brain. Reports indicate she was taken off life support on Wednesday.

She was married to Liam Neeson, with whom she had two sons, and was the daughter of Vanessa Redgrave.

She was born in London in 1963 and made her film debut at age 4 in "The Charge of the Light Brigade," directed by her father, Tony Richardson.

In "Vanessa Redgrave: An Autobiography," the actress describes her daughter as Ophelia in a Young Vic production of "Hamlet." Richardson did not play the "mad scene" as insane, but rather grief-stricken at the horrors she'd seen adults commit. It quieted the rowdy audience of young students and her grandfather, Sir Michael Redgrave summed up, "She's a true actress" -- high praise from someone who was not easily impressed.

Her biggest triumphs continued to be on the stage, particularly in New York, though she had a successful career on TV and in films. One of her most prominent earlier roles was starring as "Patty Hearst" in the 1988 Paul Schrader biopic.

Other notable film roles included Ken Russell's "Gothic," "A Month in the Country," "The Handmaid's Tale" (1990), "Nell," "The Comfort of Strangers," "Widows' Peak," "The Parent Trap" (1998), "Maid in Manhattan," "The White Countess" (2005) and last year's "Evening."

She also worked occasionally in television, notably opposite Maggie Smith in a 1993 remake of Tennessee Williams' "Suddenly, Last Summer," directed by Richard Eyre.

"Not only was Natasha Richardson one of the greatest actresses of her generation," Roundabout A.D.'s Todd Haimes said in a statement, "but she was also a treasured member of the Roundabout family and a wonderful friend. Our hearts go out to Natasha’s family at this devastating time.”

Among her survivors are her husband; her mother; her sister, actress Joely Richardson; and two sons.


R.I.P.

[marianne]

what about Jade Goody she dieing but not dead yet.

marianne

[scouse mac]

what about Jade Goody she dieing but not dead yet.

marianne


Are you taking the piss or what?

Jade fuckin' Goody isnt worthy to be mentioned here in this thread. Whats happening to her is sad but at the end of the day she is a talentless reality tv contestant who whored her life to any sleazy tabloid willing to pay her money.

As far as Natasha Richardson, its a real shame. She was talented and beautiful.

[_____V_____]

Whatever she may be, she deserves a spot here too.

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Terminally ill British television reality star Jade Goody died in her sleep in the wee hours on Sunday, her publicist Max Clifford announced.

Goody, 27, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in August last year, is survived by her two sons Freddy and Bobby and husband Jack Tweed.

The dental nurse died at home in Upshire, Essex, UK, after a very public battle with the disease. She shot into fame as a Big Brother contestant in 2002.

Born as Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody on June 5, 1981, her mother Jackiey Budden raised her as a single parent after her father left them when she was just two years old. Goody had openly spoken about her troubled childhood and her struggle to get an education saying that her poverty-ridden early days prompted her to secure a better future for her sons from a relationship with television presenter Jeff Brazier.

Goody, 27, died in her sleep in the early hours today with her mother Jackiey and husband Jack Tweed by her side at her home in Upshire, Essex at 0314 GMT, away from public glare and cameras that dominated her short life.

Goody's sons had planned to hand over a pair of hand-made cards and flowers this morning to their mother.

The star, who was being treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital in west London, was shifted to her home after expressing the desire to die surrounded by her family.

She was in a coma-like state for last 48 hours.

Her publicist and close friend Clifford said "She was a very, very brave girl and she faced her death in the way she faced her whole life - full on, with a lot of courage," he said.

[missmacabre]

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RIP Andy Hallett aka Lorne from Angel. Died at age 33 of heart Disease.

[hammerfan]

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RIP Andy Hallett aka Lorne from Angel. Died at age 33 of heart Disease.


OMG, this is devastating! I love "Angel" and totally loved Lorne. What a great character. Rest in peace, Andy. :(

[ferretchucker]

Never watched Angel but that's too young to die.

As for Jade Goody, I think it's terrible too that she died so young, and it was Mothering Sunday here in England. However, what does annoy me is that since she got cancer she is suddenly no longer a bad person. She was still a racist cow, it's just unfortunate what happened to her. I wish people wouldn't suddenly change their opinions just because someone gets ill and or dies.

[Angra]

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RIP Andy Hallett aka Lorne from Angel. Died at age 33 of heart Disease.



Wauw

How the hell did they make that nose?

Fascinating..

[Rayne]

Lou Perryman of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Poltergeist was murdered April 1st with an ax :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/BloodRayne/Lou_Perryman.jpg

[missmacabre]

OMG get out! That is absurd.

[Rayne]

OMG get out! That is absurd.

I know, made me think about the whole 'life imitates art' thing...Really sad, though.

I posted the story here:
http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50541

[_____V_____]

Cruel poetic justice?

R.I.P.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Cruel poetic justice?

R.I.P.

god doesn't laugh at simple "man walks into a bar" jokes.

[_____V_____]

god doesn't laugh at simple "man walks into a bar" jokes.

Of course he doesnt. He's busy butt-fucking the innocent ones whenever and wherever he can get the chance.

[Angra]

Of course he doesnt. He's busy butt-fucking the innocent ones whenever and wherever he can get the chance.


Amen brother. And hellelujah!

[Papillon Noir]

http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090330/425.2hallett.andy.033009.jpg

RIP Andy Hallett aka Lorne from Angel. Died at age 33 of heart Disease.

That's terrible! I loved him on Angel. RIP. :(

[zwoti]

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6073753.ece

[_____V_____]

On behalf of Vod...

R.I.P.

[missmacabre]

RIP. I'm going to have a D&D game tonight in remembrance. I think maybe 4th edition's stupidity killed him.

[hammerfan]

Harry Kalas, legendary voice of the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies passed away today.

The only thing on the news is that he was found passed out in the broadcaster's booth in Washington. Don't have a cause of death yet.

RIP, Harry. Your voice will definitely be missed during Phillies games. At least you got to see them become the World Champions.

[zwoti]

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oh wait, wrong picture



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[newb]

R.I.P.

Great....um.....actress

http://www.girlsandcorpses.com/images/issueprint6/meltdown_marilyn.jpg

[GorePhobia]

Harry will be missed tremendously.

We have lost our voice today.

This added with the loss of my mother's best friend AND her Aunt Anna May on the same day it is a bit overwhelming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBk3wTs-t2A

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Harry will be missed tremendously.

We have lost our voice today.

This added with the loss of my mother's best friend AND her Aunt Anna May on the same day it is a bit overwhelming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBk3wTs-t2A

if losing an old radio announcer, your mother's friend and her aunt is overwhelming to you... you might want to turn back.

[urgeok2]

R.I.P.

Great....um.....actress

http://www.girlsandcorpses.com/images/issueprint6/meltdown_marilyn.jpg



she was the first adult star (i ever saw) to have an incredibly athletic physique.
a very sexy woman.

[newb]

if losing an old radio announcer, your mother's friend and her aunt is overwhelming to you... you might want to turn back.

lol....you have such a way with words. :D

[zwoti]

http://www.leonaclarke.co.uk/uploaded_images/Crash_leona_clarke2-727986.jpg

[sfear]

I am deeply saddened by the passing of J.G. Ballard. While not a writer of horror fiction, he was quirky and absurd enough to be easily enjoyed by the horror fan. And speaking of CRASH, according to the Clute/Nicholls SF Encyclopedia,"...one publisher's reader wrote of the manuscript: 'The author of this book is beyond psychiatric help.'" Definitely deserves to be read.

[zwoti]

http://www.britmovie.co.uk/features/applebaum/images/jack_cardiff.jpg (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4143202.stm)

:(

[neverending]

Can't see any of it....

[zwoti]

Can't see any of it....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4143202.stm

[The_Return]

http://users.erols.com/interlac/Bea_Arthur.jpg

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86.

Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, Watt said, declining to give further details.

"She was a brilliant and witty woman," said Watt, who was Arthur's personal assistant for six years. "Bea will always have a special place in my heart."

Arthur first appeared in the landmark comedy series "All in the Family" as Edith Bunker's loudly outspoken, liberal cousin, Maude Finley. She proved a perfect foil for blue-collar bigot Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor), and their blistering exchanges were so entertaining that producer Norman Lear fashioned Arthur's own series.

In a 2008 interview with The Associated Press, Arthur said she was lucky to be discovered by TV after a long stage career, recalling with bemusement CBS executives asking about the new "girl."

"I was already 50 years old. I had done so much off-Broadway, on Broadway, but they said, `Who is that girl? Let's give her her own series,'" Arthur said.

"Maude" scored with television viewers immediately on its CBS debut in September 1972, and Arthur won an Emmy Award for the role in 1977.

The comedy flowed from Maude's efforts to cast off the traditional restraints that women faced, but the series often had a serious base. Her husband Walter (Bill Macy) became an alcoholic, and she underwent an abortion, which drew a torrent of viewer protests. Maude became a standard bearer for the growing feminist movement in America.

The ratings of "Maude" in the early years approached those of its parent, "All in the Family," but by 1977 the audience started to dwindle. A major format change was planned, but in early 1978 Arthur announced she was quitting the show.

"It's been absolutely glorious; I've loved every minute of it," she said. "But it's been six years, and I think it's time to leave."

"Golden Girls" (1985-1992) was another groundbreaking comedy, finding surprising success in a television market increasingly skewed toward a younger, product-buying audience.

The series concerned three retirees — Arthur, Betty White and Rue McClanahan — and the mother of Arthur's character, Estelle Getty, who lived together in a Miami apartment. In contrast to the violent "Miami Vice," the comedy was nicknamed "Miami Nice."

As Dorothy Zbornak, Arthur seemed as caustic and domineering as Maude. She was unconcerned about the similarity of the two roles. "Look — I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice and I have a way with a line," she told an interviewer. "What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting."

The interplay among the four women and their relations with men fueled the comedy, and the show amassed a big audience and 10 Emmys, including two as best comedy series and individual awards for each of the stars.

In 1992, Arthur announced she was leaving "Golden Girls." The three other stars returned in "The Golden Palace," but it lasted only one season.

Arthur was born Bernice Frankel in New York City in 1922. When she was 11, her family moved to Cambridge, Md., where her father opened a clothing store. At 12 she had grown to full height, and she dreamed of being a petite blond movie star like June Allyson. There was one advantage of being tall and deep-voiced: She was chosen for the male roles in school plays.

Bernice — she hated the name and adopted her mother's nickname of Bea — overcame shyness about her size by winning over her classmates with wisecracks. She was elected the wittiest girl in her class. After two years at a junior college in Virginia, she earned a degree as a medical lab technician, but she "loathed" doing lab work at a hospital.

Acting held more appeal, and she enrolled in a drama course at the New School of Social Research in New York City. To support herself, she sang in a night spot that required her to push drinks on customers.

During this time she had a brief marriage that provided her stage name of Beatrice Arthur. In 1950, she married again, to Broadway actor and future Tony-winning director Gene Saks.

After a few years in off-Broadway and stock company plays and television dramas, Arthur's career gathered momentum with her role as Lucy Brown in the 1955 production of "The Threepenny Opera."

In 2008, when Arthur was inducted in the TV Academy Hall of Fame, Arthur pointed to the role as the highlight of her long career.

"A lot of that had to do with the fact that I felt, `Ah, yes, I belong here,'" Arthur said.

More plays and musicals followed, and she also sang in nightclubs and played small roles in TV comedy shows.

Then, in 1964, Harold Prince cast her as Yente the Matchmaker in the original company of "Fiddler on the Roof."

Arthur's biggest Broadway triumph came in 1966 as Vera Charles, Angela Lansbury's acerbic friend in the musical "Mame," directed by Saks. Richard Watts of the New York Post called her performance "a portrait in acid of a savagely witty, cynical and serpent-tongued woman."

She won the Tony as best supporting actress and repeated the role in the unsuccessful film version that also was directed by Saks, starring Lucille Ball as Mame. Arthur would play a variation of Vera Charles in "Maude" and "The Golden Girls."

In 1983, Arthur attempted another series, "Amanda's," an Americanized version of John Cleese's hilarious "Fawlty Towers." She was cast as owner of a small seaside hotel with a staff of eccentrics. It lasted a mere nine episodes.

Between series, Arthur remained active in films and theater. Among the movies: "That Kind of Woman" (1959), "Lovers and Other Strangers" (1970), Mel Brooks' "The History of the World: Part I" (1981), "For Better or Worse" (1995).

The plays included Woody Allen's "The Floating Light Bulb" and "The Bermuda Avenue Triangle," written by and costarring Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna. During 2001 and 2002 she toured the country in a one-woman show of songs and stories, "... And Then There's Bea."

Arthur and Saks divorced in 1978 after 28 years. They had two sons, Matthew and Daniel. In his long career, Saks won Tonys for "I Love My Wife," "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Biloxi Blues." One of his Tony nominations was for "Mame."

In 1999, Arthur told an interviewer of the three influences in her career: "Sid Caesar taught me the outrageous; (method acting guru) Lee Strasberg taught me what I call reality; and ('Threepenny Opera' star) Lotte Lenya, whom I adored, taught me economy."

In recent years, Arthur made guest appearances on shows including "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Malcolm in the Middle." She was chairwoman of the Art Attack Foundation, a non-profit performing arts scholarship organization.

Arthur is survived by her sons and two granddaughters. No funeral services are planned.

[newb]

http://entimg.msn.com/i/150/Movies/Actors3/Deluise_Dom88033589_150x200.jpg

Actor Dom DeLuise, who starred in such comedy classics "The Cannonball Run" and "Blazing Saddles," died at a Los Angeles hospital Monday night.

[urgeok2]

ahhhhhh no.

christ - another piece of my childhood - gone.

[_____V_____]

Damn...

R.I.P. indeed.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

http://entimg.msn.com/i/150/Movies/Actors3/Deluise_Dom88033589_150x200.jpg

Actor Dom DeLuise, who starred in such comedy classics "The Cannonball Run" and "Blazing Saddles," died at a Los Angeles hospital Monday night.


RIP Dom, I always had you in my dead pool.

I think it would be hard to find someone who didn't like Dom Deluise.

[newb]

RIP Dom, I always had you in my dead pool.



and there's MD sensitive side showing again. :D

[Leprucky Cougar]

Scientology is evil.Pure evil.They wanna rule the world and take your money all the while trying to brainwash you.

Couldn't the same argument be made for people that oppose other religions? :confused:

[Elvis_Christ]

Couldn't the same argument be made for people that oppose other religions? :confused:

Yes. That sounds like Religion in general to me.

[Doc Faustus]

There's a difference between faiths established based upon spiritual intuitions and a cult started on a bet. Plus, scientology encourages a gradual numbing of a person to their feelings instead of wanting people to be open to experience and their emotions. Organized religions are cultlike, but still don't tell people to empty themselves regardless of how self-serving their use of doctrine might be.

[neverending]

There's a difference between faiths established based upon spiritual intuitions and a cult started on a bet. Plus, scientology encourages a gradual numbing of a person to their feelings instead of wanting people to be open to experience and their emotions. Organized religions are cultlike, but still don't tell people to empty themselves regardless of how self-serving their use of doctrine might be.

On the contrary, that's EXACTLY what a number of fairly mainstream religions do.

[Papillon Noir]

On the contrary, that's EXACTLY what a number of fairly mainstream religions do.

Which mainstream ones are you referring to?

[_____V_____]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii9/jessiep123_bucket/Mickey-Mouse.jpg


Wayne Allwine, the artiste who voiced Mickey Mouse for over three decades died in Los Angeles early Monday morning, with his wife Russi Taylor, who voices Minnie Mouse, by his side.

The 62-year-old who has been voicing the legendary cartoon character since 1977, died of complications of diabetes at UCLA Medical Center, reported Los Angeles Times.

'Wayne's great talent, deep compassion, kindness and gentle way, all of which shone brightly through his alter ego, will be greatly missed,' Disney chief executive Robert Iger said in a statement.

Allwine who had joined Disney in 1966 as a helper in the mail room, was the third person to voice Mickey Mouse since the iconic cartoon first hit movie theatres in 1928 with the animated movie Steamboat Willie.

The first to voice Mickey was Walt Disney himself and the role was later passed onto the studio's sound effects wizard Jimmy MacDonald. When MacDonald was passing on the reins to Allwine, he famously remarked, 'Just remember kid, you're only filling in for the boss.'

Allwine made his debut voicing the world's most famous mouse on The New Mickey Mouse Club in 1977 and went on to voice for Disney movies, television specials, theme parks, records, toys and video games.

Allwine was also a well established sound effects editor and had won an Emmy Award in 1986 for outstanding sound editing for a series for Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories.

[_____V_____]

http://www.lewtonsite.com/_imagery/-jane-randolph/cat-people-2.jpg


http://blogs.dixcdn.com/leftofcybercenter/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/cat-people.jpg

http://www.lewtonsite.com/_imagery/curse-cat-people-poster360.jpg

http://bp1.blogger.com/_GzFjqUw-Ark/RyU-VwXfO5I/AAAAAAAAACo/IpR3LieGTKw/s400/bud_abbott_lou_costello_meet_frankenstein.jpg

[missmacabre]

I hate this thread more this year than in previous. Very bad year for icons dying. :( RIP

[fortunato]

No!
RIP Jane.

[neverending]

Jane? I thought it was Simone Simon.

[Doc Faustus]

Didn't she die years ago?

[newb]

It was Jane. 94 is a pretty damn good run.

[newb]

For the blues lovers here.

WANG DANG DOODLE

Koko Taylor, a Chicago musical icon who became one of the most revered female blues vocalists of her time with signature hits such as "Wang Dang Doodle," "I'm a Woman" and "Hey Bartender," died Wednesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago of complications from gastrointestinal surgery. She was 80.

Her death came less than four weeks after her last performance, at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, where she collected her record 29th Blues Music Award. She had surgery May 19 and appeared to be recovering until taking a turn Wednesday morning, and was with friends and family when she died.

http://www.topnews.in/files/images/Koko-Taylor12.jpg

[fuglystick]

http://www.peoplequiz.com/images/bios/David_Carradine.jp-3477.jpg
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/04/headlines/headlines_30104421.php

[urgeok2]

ahh fuck - i just heard this !! god dammit

[newb]

http://www.peoplequiz.com/images/bios/David_Carradine.jp-3477.jpg
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/04/headlines/headlines_30104421.php

WTF.......Hung himself.....WTF

[_____V_____]

Yep. A sad, sad day for all exploitation and horror fans alike.


“Kill Bill” star David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room Wednesday, his manager told FOX News Thursday.

Chuck Binder said Carradine, 72, was staying in Bangkok while shooting a movie. The film crew became aware of his absence when they went to dine out at a restaurant yesterday. When a producer went to his room, he discovered that the actor had died.

A statement on behalf of his family has yet to be released, but Binder called the death "shocking and sad."

Binder told FOXNews.com Thursday that the cause of death is "under investigation." While there have been conflicting reports as to the nature of Carradine's death, The Nation newspaper is claiming that Thai police said the actor was found hung in his hotel room from curtain rope in an apparent suicide.

The Nation reports that the hotel maid discovered Carradine's half naked body in a closet Thursday morning and that there were no signs of a struggle or assault.

Carradine was best known for his role in the television series “Kung Fu.” He is the son of noted actor John Carradine.


R.I.P.

[hammerfan]

I'm shocked that they're saying it's a suicide.

[urgeok2]

i've read 2 of his books ...

this is a guy who had problems, but loved life ...

very hard to believe

[Geddy]

Man, that sucks. Great actor with an interesting body of work..

R.I.P

[Doc Faustus]

That's terrible. Koko Taylor and David Carradine in a day. Sucks so much.

[cheebacheeba]

So kill bill got ill and killed bill for real?
Damn...and I say that only because, I liked this one old film he was in...as some monkey guy...? The rest, whatever, not my thing.
But there was that one movie, for this, I mourn moderately.

[Disease]

I didn't see that coming....

R.I.P

[roshiq]

I admired his work...
R.I.P Bill.

[Doc Faustus]

Damn...and I say that only because, I liked this one old film he was in...as some monkey guy...? The rest, whatever, not my thing.
But there was that one movie, for this, I mourn moderately.

Circle of Iron, also known as the Silent Flute. Kickass movie.

[cheebacheeba]

The silent flute, that was it...that shit rocked.
~R.I.P Monkey guy~

[missmacabre]

2 celeb suicides within 3 weeks. I call conspiracy on this one. Carradine was too bad ass to off himself, and I hear Thai police are super corrupt.

[Angelakillsluts]

He wouldn't have committed suicide, it was accidental.

[Posher778]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jYLx_BnPo6sLU4mJPxtECCt0z6RQD98K5UP80

Truly sad. Sorry if this is a repost, but i'm at the hotel and the internet is being too slow for me to search...

One of the great underrated actors of our time.


RIP David Carradine.

[The Mothman]

FUCK!
this sucks, i loved that guy ever since i saw him in Death Race 2000.
truly a legend, he will be dearly missed.

[Disease]

You don't need to search, you just need to check the R.I.P thread... it's not your internet, it's you...


Edit: tell me I didn't just sound like Neverending..... cheesy grin or what ever the fuck that emoticon is ment to be.

Godnight.

[The Mothman]

This is really truly saddening, he was an excellent actor, one who I admired a good deal,
RIP Carradine.

[The_Return]

Yeah, it's already been posted over in RIP 2009, but fuck...this guy deserves his own thread.

A sad day for sure.

[Noah]

Loved Carradine in the Kill Bill flicks. RIP David :(

[Posher778]

You don't need to search, you just need to check the R.I.P thread... it's not your internet, it's you...


Edit: tell me I didn't just sound like Neverending..... cheesy grin or what ever the fuck that emoticon is ment to be.

Godnight.

No. It's this windows 95 computer. And yes, he does deserve his own thread.

[Elvis_Christ]

Damn this really sucks :(

RIP

[Elvis_Christ]

...this guy deserves his own thread.


apparently not.

[bloody_ribcut]

wonder why he would hang himself.

[Posher778]

RIP David Carradine. December 8th, 1936- June 3rd, 2009


One of my favorite actors, and definitely one of the most underrated actors of our time. Your work will be missed.

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll66/Bluex2Abyss/david_carradinejpg.jpg

[Posher778]

He's getting one.

[bwind22]

Yeah this kinda sucks.

A 72 year old actor that seemed to be in good mental health, in the middle of filming a movie and reportedly having a great time while doing so, just decides to hang himself one evening for no apparent reason. It just doesn't add up to me. I suspect there HAS to be more to the story than what's been released publically.

[Angelakillsluts]

Yeah this kinda sucks.

A 72 year old actor that seemed to be in good mental health, in the middle of filming a movie and reportedly having a great time while doing so, just decides to hang himself one evening for no apparent reason. It just doesn't add up to me. I suspect there HAS to be more to the story than what's been released publically.

I'm still pretty sure it was auto-erotic asphyxiation.

[Elvis_Christ]

I'm still pretty sure it was auto-erotic asphyxiation.

That's the rumor. I'm pretty sure thats what happened myself from what I've read.

[cheebacheeba]

That's the rumor. I'm pretty sure thats what happened to myself from what I've read.

What???



Ha...but I bet you checked didn't ya?

[The Mothman]

I'm still pretty sure it was auto-erotic asphyxiation.

Sounds like one of the most humiliating ways to die possible, for his sake i hope it wasn't so.

[urgeok2]

if thats what happened - i'm betting he wasnt alone.

[_____V_____]

if thats what happened - i'm betting he wasnt alone.

Maybe he was with Uma Thurman, and in a moment of heightened passion Uma murmured "Wiggle your big toe!"...

...and he looked down at her feet.



(*groan* get it? Thurman has ugly toes? And umm...bad joke? :o )

[urgeok2]

i'm more thinking that he was robbed by a couple of hookers or something

[_____V_____]

Why would they need to kill him to do that? Unless its some sort of a Bangkok Mafia hit.

[The Mothman]

Its pretty much confirmed now
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_en_mo/as_carradine_death

[newb]

Its pretty much confirmed now
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_en_mo/as_carradine_death

Thats a bit INXS

Really.....I just don't get it. This guy had some bucks....why not just pay for a wild hooker to rock his world instead of doing that. Also.....how the fuck can that be pleasurable ?

[scouse mac]

Thats a bit INXS

Really.....I just don't get it. This guy had some bucks....why not just pay for a wild hooker to rock his world instead of doing that. Also.....how the fuck can that be pleasurable ?


Its been reported in the British press (and not denied apparently) that he wrapped the curtain cord around his neck AND genitals and strung himself up in the cupboard.

Either way, its fucked up.


RIP

[newb]

Erotic asphyxiation refers to intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal. It is also called asphyxiophilia, autoerotic asphyxia, scarfing, kotzwarraism, or breath control play. Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a gasper. The erotic interest in asphyxiation is classified as a paraphilia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. Psychiatrist Joseph Merlino stated that it meets the criteria for a disorder "because it has the potential for lethality or serious injury.

Now the coroners reports aren't in yet but from what's being reported this looks like a real possibility. and again....I just don't get it. :confused:

[cheebacheeba]

Now the coroners reports aren't in yet but from what's being reported this looks like a real possibility. and again....I just don't get it.
Well, I don't think death was the intention with this method for him unless this whole deal is on another level of weird.

[Ferox13]

Now the coroners reports aren't in yet but from what's being reported this looks like a real possibility. and again....I just don't get it. :confused:

Don't knock it till you tried it..

[newb]

Don't knock it till you tried it..

I'm gonna pass on that.

gives a whole new meaning to "choking the chicken"

[Posher778]

Erotic asphyxiation refers to intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal. It is also called asphyxiophilia, autoerotic asphyxia, scarfing, kotzwarraism, or breath control play. Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a gasper. The erotic interest in asphyxiation is classified as a paraphilia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. Psychiatrist Joseph Merlino stated that it meets the criteria for a disorder "because it has the potential for lethality or serious injury.

Now the coroners reports aren't in yet but from what's being reported this looks like a real possibility. and again....I just don't get it. :confused:

Pfft. Chicken shit. :p

[The Mothman]

How disrespectful
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090607/ap_on_en_mo/us_carradine_death

[cheebacheeba]

I dunno, I mean...I don't agree with it but we're only saying this as it's someone we admire, right?
If it's how they're saying, then it's kind of like dying from having your head up a cows ass isn't it - you'd take a few shots of that and get 'em online without a second though to their families feelings.

Just, IMO, you do something monumentally stupid, you've got that coming in this day and age.

[Kemal]

One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble...

[Angra]

One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble...

Or dead.........

[scouse mac]

One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble...

I think the problem might've been he was trying to get hard..............

[newb]

hmmm...apparently the same "secret society" that may have killed Bruce Lee also killed David Carradine.

food for the conspiracy nuts.

The New York Post reported Sunday that the attorney for David Carradine's family, Mark Geragos, suggested that the actor may have been killed as he tried to uncover groups working in the martial-arts underworld.

Geragos said the actor's family refuses to believe he died in a sadomasochistic sex stunt gone wrong. The lawyer appeared on Larry King Live Friday night to discuss the death.

On the show , responding to a statement about Carradine being "very interested in investigating and disclosing secret societies," Geragos answered "absolutely ... "what that means is [he is] connected to to martial arts and his interest in martial arts. And so there is a suspicion that if there was some foul play, that that may be the first area where they should look."

Carradine's naked body was discovered last Thursday morning in his luxury suite at Bangkok's Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel. Police initially suspected his death was a suicide, but have since said it may have been accidental suffocation or heart failure after revealing he was found with a rope tied around his wrist, neck and genitals.

On Saturday morning, a Bangkok tabloid published a blurry photo of Carradine’s body at the crime scene. TMZ reported on Sunday that a "new sharper image ... reveals what appears to be fishnet stockings covering the body. You can also see red women's lingerie on the bed. And, it appears, Carradine may have been wearing a dark wig."

Similar conspiracy theories swirled around the death of another Kung Fu icon thirty five years ago. Bruce Lee died at the age of 32 of brain swelling triggered by a reaction to medication. Suggestions that Lee was killed by a Chinese secret society has been associated with his death since 1973.

Director Quentin Tarantino, noted that the actor would appreciate the mystery around his death . Also appearing on Larry King Live Friday he said, "If the last chapter of his autobiography was 'The Mysterious Demise of David Carradine', that would be perfect."

[urgeok2]

and the waters get muddier and muddier, taking us to the land of 'we'll never know'


not that it matters ... he's gone - no matter how it happened - and i'll miss seeing him in movies.

[scouse mac]

I cant truly believe there was any conspiracy or other such thing. The bloke was just into some kinky stuff, nothing more. Whatever rowed his boat.

[Papillon Noir]

I cant truly believe there was any conspiracy or other such thing. The bloke was just into some kinky stuff, nothing more. Whatever rowed his boat.

I agree. Accidents happen. It's just surprising because it's someone we admire and now he's dead and this big, dark secret is out.

[urgeok2]

you mean ..........


I agree. Accidents happen. It's just surprising because it's someone we admire and now he's dead and his big, pink secret is out.

[newb]

HEEEEEERRR'S JOHNNY

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FtucEAgMZKc/SGBnH7VMwEI/AAAAAAAAAJM/wnzjGdjq1q0/s320/McMahon.jpg

I guess I'll never win the Publishers Clearing House now.

Famed U.S. television personality Ed McMahon has died, his agent said Tuesday. The former "Tonight Show" sidekick and "Star Search" host was 86.

CNN reported the news of the celebrity's death, but did not immediately say what the cause was. McMahon had been hospitalized since last month for cancer, NBC said.

[roshiq]

R.I.P ANGEL....


http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss_070926_farrah/ss_070926_farrah_tease.300w.jpg


Farrah Fawcett, whose stunning looks and blinding smile made her a pop icon of the 1970s, has died. She was 62. Her spokesman, Paul Bloch, says Fawcett died Thursday morning in a Santa Monica hospital. Her 2½-year battle with cancer was depicted in the TV documentary “Farrah’s Story.” TMZ.com is reporting that the actress' longtime companion, Ryan O'Neal, and Fawcett's friend, Alana Stewart, were with her at the time of her death.

Source: msn.com (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30072275/?GT1=43001)

[newb]

not unexpected but sad nonetheless.

R.I.P. Farrah

she was a beauty

http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/images/gallery/farrah-fawcett-photo.jpg

[scouse mac]

Agreed, RIP Farrah

[_____V_____]

One of my childhood crushes since I caught Charlie's Angels on TV reruns. Owner of one of the most infectious smiles, and a bewitchingly beautiful woman.

R.I.P. indeed. This is a sad day for all lovers of blonde beauties. :(

[urgeok2]

i just heard michael jackson died of a heart attack .. is that for real ?





i'm sorry to see Farrah go.

like steve martin said : after all that time i spent - holding up her poster with one hend ..

[Zero]

Michael Jackson reportedly died today. According to TMZ.com, the king of pop died after a cardiac arrest. He was rushed to the hospital but apparently dead on arrival.

I've not seen confirmation of the death yet - though all major news networks are reporting the emergency hospitalization.

http://www.tmz.com/

[ferretchucker]

http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=10597093&nav=menu54_6

There's the story.

Quite strange...

[alkytrio666]

Yep, R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

[The Mothman]

woah. i just read on Yahoo that he was transported to the hospital for breathing problems, but i didnt know he was dead. holy shit. RIP. Im not a big fan but I was looking forward to hearing how he did in his comeback performance, I bet people are pretty pissed they spent all that money on the tickets and now he's dead.

[ferretchucker]

LA Times reporting he's dead now.

[phantomstranger]

CNN is reporting he's in a coma, but still alive.

[novakru]

I hope he suffers before he dies.
Fucking pedophile motherfucker:mad:

[MisterSadistro]

Reports now say he's dead.

[scouse mac]

I hope he suffers before he dies.
Fucking pedophile motherfucker:mad:

damn straight



Sounds like he had a massive heart attack and dropped dead. He may have been talented once but I wont mourn his passing, that boy was dodgy as fuck.

[dewaholic]

Wow 2 just today. Then McMan yesterday or 2 days ago...famous deaths really do come in 3s. Although I was expecting Swaze.

[newb]

Holy shit.....wasn't expecting that.
:eek:

[The Mothman]

I hope he suffers before he dies.
Fucking pedophile motherfucker:mad:

there's no proof of that. personally i think he was innocent.

[Roderick Usher]

there's no proof of that. personally i think he was innocent.

you mean besides the massive payouts he has sent to families who have accused him?

ding dong the witch is dead

[scouse mac]

On a side note, why do the US fire departments have their own paramedics? El Wacko was taken to hospital in an LAFD ambulance, why not regular paramedics? Whats the deal with the crossover in the emergency services?

[The Mothman]

you mean besides the massive payouts he has sent to families who have accused him?

ding dong the witch is dead

I wasn't aware of that.

[Despare]

I thought he was great, one of my favorites. VERY sad news for me...

you mean besides the massive payouts he has sent to families who have accused him?

ding dong the witch is dead

I'm glad that a man cleared of charges can still be bashed all the time. Guilty until proven innocent right?

[VampiricClown]

Guilty until proven innocent right?

That applies with everything. If not, people would not be arrested, and then put on trial.

[Despare]

That applies with everything. If not, people would not be arrested, and then put on trial.

Yes they would because arrested doesn't mean tried and prosecuted.


Dork.



All I know is that if a crime that heinous really happened and it only took money to keep it quiet then those parents should all be shot. Money can quickly silence people making false claims and then you avoid a lot of BS but I would think most parents couldn't put a price on letting somebody get away with that.

[cheebacheeba]

you mean besides the massive payouts he has sent to families who have accused him?
Maybe it was just so they would fuck off and leave him alone.
I mean I know he turned into quite the weirdo over the last 15 years, and I think his fascination with children was perhaps a little inappropriate from what the media has shown us, but I have to say that some of the cases against him were probably "taking that and running with it".
Not saying what he did or didn't, just that a lot of times people can make one thing out of another and then it can kind've avalanche, and yeah, I think that if a person had as many finances available to them as MJ probably did at a point, paying people that are going to drag you through the mud and into court time and again might've been something of an easier option...guilty, or not.

For me, MJ was the "music I grew up with" being born in the early 80's.
Didn't much like his post mid-90's stuff, and yeah even if you don't look at the court cases and allegations against him he did become one weird character, and was the posterboy for "parental abuse case" more than likely what made him slowly turn into the creature he became.
Listening to his songs of old, I will feel a pang of remorse that the musical force beside them is no longer of this earth.
RI(finally, hopefully)P

Farrah Fawcett, nice looking chick in her day but never much watched a great deal of things with her in it. Charlies Angels was pretty fun from what I saw of it, so fun show, good looking chick, gotta respect that.
RIP too.

In other news, I found my rat dead this morning...sharing her deathday with the aforementioned.
R.I.P little one, I will miss you being around :(


So...I noticed there's now rumours about Jeff Goldblum? Apparently they're being denied at this time though.

[_____V_____]

Whatever or whoever the person was behind the scenes, he was a well and true complete entertainer (THE icon) on the stage and on-screen. Most of his 80s-90s stuff was what I used to gape at throughout my childhood years, and I m not hesitant to admit it that I found the man extremely talented in terms of singing AND dance.

R.I.P. Michael.

[hammerfan]

Whatever or whoever the person was behind the scenes, he was a well and true complete entertainer (THE icon) on the stage and on-screen. Most of his 80s-90s stuff was what I used to gape at throughout my childhood years, and I m not hesitant to admit it that I found the man extremely talented in terms of singing AND dance.

R.I.P. Michael.

This is weirding me out a little since we were the same age. I still remember the first time I saw the Jackson Five on TV. I believe it was the Ed Sullivan Show, and being mezmerised (sp?) by Michael's voice and the choreography. Throughout the years I always enjoyed Michael's music. Thriller is still my favorite album of his and my favorite video of his (of course). In later years, he got very weird - I will never understand why he had to change his appearance, he was a handsome guy - but I still enjoyed his music.

Rest in peace, Michael. I hope you have the peace you were always looking for.

[_____V_____]

From what I read about his childhood, I think the emotional scars he received back then from his father's constant abuse never really healed, but only got worse with age. His eccentric behaviour and odd lifestyle might be attributed to that.

The man was a music genius, no question...and usually geniuses are somewhat eccentric. So that could be a reason too.

And then there were the cases of the broken nose and burning hair and vitiligo. So many factors which added to the complexity of his persona.

[Kemal]

Goodbye to a strange little man. He was the Elvis of the 80's - I wonder if there will be Jackson impersonators the way there are Elvis impersonators?

For the record I don't think he did those kids. False molestation accusations are not uncommon.

On a side note, why do the US fire departments have their own paramedics? El Wacko was taken to hospital in an LAFD ambulance, why not regular paramedics? Whats the deal with the crossover in the emergency services?

Firefighters are trained EMT's, it's very useful since they often have to deal with injured people during fires, and when there isn't a fire they can respond to ordinary medical emergencies.

[Papillon Noir]

Maybe it was just so they would fuck off and leave him alone.
I mean I know he turned into quite the weirdo over the last 15 years, and I think his fascination with children was perhaps a little inappropriate from what the media has shown us, but I have to say that some of the cases against him were probably "taking that and running with it".
Not saying what he did or didn't, just that a lot of times people can make one thing out of another and then it can kind've avalanche, and yeah, I think that if a person had as many finances available to them as MJ probably did at a point, paying people that are going to drag you through the mud and into court time and again might've been something of an easier option...guilty, or not.

For me, MJ was the "music I grew up with" being born in the early 80's.
Didn't much like his post mid-90's stuff, and yeah even if you don't look at the court cases and allegations against him he did become one weird character, and was the posterboy for "parental abuse case" more than likely what made him slowly turn into the creature he became.
Listening to his songs of old, I will feel a pang of remorse that the musical force beside them is no longer of this earth.
RI(finally, hopefully)P



Amen, brother.

Sorry about your rat. :(

[ferretchucker]

Weird man with a weird face. I'm not sad he died, but not happy. He was just a person who should have grown the hell up a long time ago. I don't care if he had a bad childhood, if he can't see that he's doing just as bad things to his children then he didn't deserve them.

It's not nice that he died but he was past fame for his music, and was just wacko jacko. The real Michael Jackson died many years ago...

[AUSTIN316426808]

It's not nice that he died but he was past fame for his music, and was just wacko jacko. The real Michael Jackson died many years ago...

I wouldn't say that. The coverage that his death is receiving and fan outpouring is from his music, not accusations and some of the silly things he's done. He'd have still been famous without the BS. He has a number one, double platinum album this decade. And as far as the accusations go.. if you hurt my child in anyway, you wouldn't be able to pay me enough, so whatever the fuck ever.

Rest in peace.

[Haunted]

Goodbye to a strange little man. He was the Elvis of the 80's

That's about the best way I've seen it put. I loved Thriller as a kid, but I never really got into Jackson's music outside of that. I never understood him in anyway. I just wonder about his kids, though. What are they going through or are going to go through. He did one thing well, and that was keep them out of the media circus.

The media is cruel. Very very cruel.

[hammerfan]

And as far as the accusations go.. if you hurt my child in anyway, you wouldn't be able to pay me enough, so whatever the fuck ever.

Rest in peace.


Well said, Austin. My sister and I were talking about this today. She has 3 kids...well, adults now....and I put that same question to her: "If you were the parent making the accusation, would he be able to buy you off if he actually did it?" And her answer was an emphatic "NO!"

[hammerfan]

That's about the best way I've seen it put. I loved Thriller as a kid, but I never really got into Jackson's music outside of that. I never understood him in anyway. I just wonder about his kids, though. What are they going through or are going to go through. He did one thing well, and that was keep them out of the media circus.

The media is cruel. Very very cruel.


Like I said earlier, he and I were the same age, technically he was a year older. So, we kind of "grew up" together. I've always been a fan of the Jackson Five and Michael.

And you are very correct about the media.

[ferretchucker]

I wouldn't say that. The coverage that his death is receiving and fan outpouring is from his music, not accusations and some of the silly things he's done. He'd have still been famous without the BS. He has a number one, double platinum album this decade. And as far as the accusations go.. if you hurt my child in anyway, you wouldn't be able to pay me enough, so whatever the fuck ever.

Rest in peace.

That's the effect that the death of a celebrity has.

A few years ago, I bet half the people phoning in to radio shows mourning his death would have been quite happy to mock and laugh at him. Look at Jade Goody. Everyone hated her until she got cancer, then loads of people suddenly loved her:confused:

That isn't to say he did have a huge fan base. He had a hell of a lot of supporters at the trial and will always have those faithful to him. I just think it's helped people remember the old Michael, because they want to remember him in a good way because he's dead, and a lot of people don't agree with being cruel about the dead.

[VampiricClown]

That isn't to say he did have a huge fan base. He had a hell of a lot of supporters at the trial and will always have those faithful to him. I just think it's helped people remember the old Michael, because they want to remember him in a good way because he's dead, and a lot of people don't agree with being cruel about the dead.

No one will ever know the real truth. Honestly, I don't care one way or the other.

I will say this though, if you hate someone while they are alive, why change because they died? Still the same person. I don't see the point of respecting someone you hate, just because they aren't there to hate.

Yes, it's a nice gesture to a family, when their loved one dies, to pull over while the funeral cars go by. But I don't see where it should be a law. If you didn't like that person, why should one be forced to respect them?

:rolleyes:

[roshiq]

Whatever or whoever the person was behind the scenes, he was a well and true complete entertainer (THE icon) on the stage and on-screen. Most of his 80s-90s stuff was what I used to gape at throughout my childhood years, and I m not hesitant to admit it that I found the man extremely talented in terms of singing AND dance.


Ditto.

There were times in 80's and early 90's where some people here in BD only understand & know about western or American music by the name MICHALE JACKSON! A true legend & complete entertainer who will be remembered & heard from generation to generation in almost every corner of the world.

There have not a single phenomenal pop track produced yet and never will be like his incomparable Just beat it to Dirty Diana.

R.I.P MJ!

[The_Return]

A great entertainer with an unfortunate life...

RIP

[Angra]

It's sad yes.

But personally the death of Heath Ledger last year hit me much harder.

Probably because: Michael was pretty much a has-been when he died, I've never digged his music since the first solo albums, and... he's black.
















Ps. The black thing was a joke. Geez, calm down people. :rolleyes:

[_____V_____]

Probably because: Michael was pretty much a has-been when he died, I've never digged his music since the first solo albums, and... he's black.


Ps. The black thing was a joke. Geez, calm down people. :rolleyes:


RACIST!!!!!!!


http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/numbgod/sutherland.jpg


BAN HIM! :rolleyes:


:D

[Angra]

RACIST!!!!!!!


http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/numbgod/sutherland.jpg


BAN HIM! :rolleyes:


:D



:D

Yea, if you only had the power............. oh damn.

[_____V_____]

:D

Yea, if you only had the power............. oh damn.

Yea. :mad:

Oh well...:(

[Angelakillsluts]

This will be my fourth attempt at a post in here, I've learned to keep it short so I don't get too sad.

I've always been a huge fan of Michael Jackson as an artist and a person. I've never been more sad over a celebrity death, I've never believed the accusations against him. There was no one like him in the whole world and now he's gone, atleast now people have to leave him alone. :(

R.I.P Michael I thank-you from the bottom of my heart for giving everything of yourself to the world.

[Ferox13]

Interesting video footage of Corey Haim - pretty obvious who is talking about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-2V6GBdElY

[Angra]

Interesting video footage of Corey Haim - pretty obvious who is talking about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-2V6GBdElY


Damn, that's some good acting.

[Bub the Zombie]

And as far as the accusations go.. if you hurt my child in any way, you wouldn't be able to pay me enough, so whatever the fuck ever.

Exactly.

The world has lost a legend. R.I.P. MJ.

[Ferox13]

Damn, that's some good acting.

You've obviously not seen LOST BOYS 2

[Angra]

You've obviously not seen LOST BOYS 2

Oh yes i have.

But that scene wasn't from LB2. ;)

[Angelakillsluts]

Interesting video footage of Corey Haim - pretty obvious who is talking about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-2V6GBdElY

Corey Haim is not talking about him in that video, he is talking about him in this one though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2xAJDPu0E

Here's corey feldman's blog about that episode aswell: http://coreyfeldman.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/cutting-through-the-bs/

[Zero]

like him or hate him -MJ had an enormous impact on global culture. i honestly don't own a single album of his and have always thought the rumors about him were pretty disgusting - but he was never convicted of anything untoward and his music literally shaped a global generation - the man was a musical genius whatever else you think of him

[Ferox13]

ON a side note I always like Adolf's artwork:

http://www.bytwerk.com/gpa/images/hitlerpaintings/hitlerart4.jpg

[roshiq]

like him or hate him -MJ had an enormous impact on global culture. i honestly don't own a single album of his and have always thought the rumors about him were pretty disgusting - but he was never convicted of anything untoward and his music literally shaped a global generation - the man was a musical genius whatever else you think of him

Totally Agree.

Last night to cherish the memory lane once more, I borrowed the Michale Jackson History on Film Vol. 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIStory_on_Film,_Volume_II) dvd from my elder bro's personal collection & watched the Side One contents...

MJ's unforgettable performance (with one of the best ever moonwalk) at 1995 MTV Video Music Awards,
Billie Jean-Motown performance
and the complete music videos of Beat It, Thriller, Liberian Girl and Smooth Criminal.

...Still absolutely mesmerizing....mind blowing to watch!! He was...is and will be the one & only King of Pop in the world. He created his own empire music which no damn controversy can shake a bit in coming years.

once again...R.I.P MJ.

[Kemal]

Now Billy Mays died! Jesus, they're dropping like flies this month.

[fuglystick]

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-06/47758064.jpg
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-billy-mays29-2009jun29,0,6116879.story

[Ferox13]

LOL@damn controversy

[The_Return]

Very sad day - RIP Billy Mays.

My band actually wrote a song about this guy...

[fortunato]

Very sad day - RIP Billy Mays.

My band actually wrote a song about this guy...

RIP indeed.

I'd love to hear that song, by the way.

[novakru]

RIP indeed.

I'd love to hear that song, by the way.


Ditto!!
At least post the lyrics?

[missmacabre]

Funny story. I convinced my brother years ago that Billy Mays was dead. The guy was my brother's hero, and I though it would be funny to tell him Mays died. Needless to say, my little bro is a little confused today hearing the news.

[Elvis_Christ]

RIP Sky Saxon :(

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band the "Seeds," who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with "Pushin' Too Hard," has died after a brief illness.

Publicist Jen Marchand said Saxon died Thursday but did not have other details. He was in his 60s.

The Seeds sprang up in California, and their garage-band sound with Saxon's distinctive vocals became a favorite of the flower power generation. Another hit single of 1967 was "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" and their song "Mr. Farmer" was included in the soundtrack for the movie "Almost Famous."

The Mick Jagger-influenced vocals by Saxon (born Richard Marsh) dominated the sound and in turn influenced later punk rockers.

"All the bikers around San Diego thought the Seeds were apocalypse, then," famed rock critic Lester Bangs wrote in "The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll." "I recall one hog-ridin' couple ... who didn't take the Seeds' first album off their turntable for three solid months."

Saxon had recently moved to Austin, where he played with his new band, Shapes Have Fangs.

He had been planning to perform this summer with the California '66 Revue, a tour featuring a lineup of California bands from the 1960s.

...this fuckin' sucks.

[neverending]

Ah- RIP Sky Saxon. There's a piece of history.

[Elvis_Christ]

Ah- RIP Sky Saxon. There's a piece of history.

Totally very sad news that has slipped past everyones attention. Have to track down some of his new work.

[zwoti]

http://www.filmdope.com/Gallery/ActorsM/10939-3091.gif

[neverending]

Ah, one of the great character actors of all time. RIP Karl.

[newb]

hmmm...I actually thought Karl Malden died years ago....anywhoo...R.I.P



Whats that...about 6 in the last month?

[VampiricClown]

Ouch...This really has been a bad month to be famous.

[The_Return]

97 though...the guy had a damn good run.

RIP

[hammerfan]

97 though...the guy had a damn good run.

RIP


AND......he and his wife just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary!

[Angra]

Whats that...about 6 in the last month?


Must be the heat.

[cheebacheeba]

Must be the heat.
Or the friction...
Ah...so...

Too soon?

[Freak]

Walter Cronkite is dead at 92.

R.I.P

[The_Return]

Thought he died awhile back :o

RIP

[hammerfan]

Frank McCourt, author of "Angela's Ashes"

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

did you guys hear about MJ's autopsy results? I'm shocked, I never thought food poisoning could cause a heart attack, especially in a man who regularly ate 10 year old weiners. :D

[fuglystick]

Frank McCourt, author of "Angela's Ashes"

I never got all the hoopla for McCourt. He was a good writer, but not a great one.

[ferretchucker]

did you guys hear about MJ's autopsy results? I'm shocked, I never thought food poisoning could cause a heart attack, especially in a man who regularly ate 10 year old weiners. :D

:rolleyes: Bad but so, so good! :D

[Elvis_Christ]

R.I.P Drake Levin :(

Levin was lead guitarist in the '60s for Paul Revere & the Raiders but left to form his own bands and establish himself as a top blues player in the Bay Area.

Drake Levin, lead guitarist for Paul Revere & the Raiders during the quintet's hit-making prime in the mid-1960s, died Saturday at his home in San Francisco after a long battle with cancer, according to his longtime friend and former Raiders bandmate Phil Volk. He was 62.

Levin's four-year stint with the Raiders, known for its campy Revolutionary War uniforms, thigh-high black riding boots and tri-corner hats, coincided with a string of top 10 hits including "Kicks," "Hungry" and "Good Thing."

For a time he was one of the most recognizable American rock guitarists through the group's weekly appearances on the Dick Clark-produced music series "Where the Action Is."

The band's 1965 hit "Just Like Me," prominently featuring Levin's double-tracked lead guitar, is on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll."

"I've lost my dear friend, my Raider buddy, and the music world has lost a guitar icon," Volk said in a note posted on his website.

Drake Maxwell Levinshefski was born Aug. 17, 1946, in Chicago, and after his family moved to Boise, Idaho, he began to gain recognition as a musician with bassist Volk in the Surfers. Nebraska-born Revere also had moved to Boise, where he formed the first incarnation of the Raiders in the late 1950s. That edition of the group charted a top 40 single with "Like, Long Hair" in 1961, making it Boise's best-known rock band.

Revere invited the Surfers to open a Raiders show outside Boise in 1963, with Raiders drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith sitting in. This put the group on Revere's radar screen, and when his guitarist left, he offered the job to Levin. Volk soon followed him into the Raiders.

The group relocated to Portland, Ore., looking to build on its regional following. Revere and the Raiders recorded Richard Berry's "Louie Louie" a week before it was put on tape by another Portland band, the Kingsmen, whose version became the national hit and established it as one of the quintessential songs of what came to be known as "garage rock."

Levin's guitar work came to the fore in "Just Like Me," a gloriously sloppy number with a chord progression and overall sound similar to "Louie Louie" that reached No. 11 in early 1966.

Levin, Volk and Smith left the Raiders in 1967, leaving behind Revere and lead singer Mark Lindsay, and formed the Brotherhood. By the time the Raiders landed their only No. 1 hit, "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" in 1971, Levin was long gone.

Levin's prominence as a guitarist helped him land subsequent work playing with organist Lee Michaels, singer-songwriter Emitt Rhodes and others. After settling in the Bay Area, he became one of the region's top blues players and formed groups of his own, including Billy Dunn and Bluesway. He last played with his Raiders cohorts at a 1997 reunion in Portland that featured all the mid-'60s band members except Revere, who has continued touring with his own lineup.

Levin is survived by his wife of 37 years, Sandra; sons David and Darby; his mother, Charle; his brother Jeff and his sister Lori.

A memorial service is planned for July 18, but details have not been settled. When finalized, arrangements will be posted on Volk's website, philfangvolk.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REj9ctsLRKc

[hammerfan]

I never got all the hoopla for McCourt. He was a good writer, but not a great one.

Yeah, I thought Angela's Ashes was good, but just couldn't get into the second book.

[urgeok2]

did you guys hear about MJ's autopsy results? I'm shocked, I never thought food poisoning could cause a heart attack, especially in a man who regularly ate 10 year old weiners. :D


she'll be here all week folks, try the veal :p

[newb]

R.I.P Drake Levin :(



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REj9ctsLRKc

I always like 'Indian Reservation"

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[hammerfan]

I always like 'Indian Reservation"

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OMG!! I wore out my 45 of that song! It was my favorite!

[Elvis_Christ]

Great song for sure! Ya know I never bother listening to this band for ages because I thought the name was fuckin' dumb :D

[hammerfan]

Great song for sure! Ya know I never bother listening to this band for ages because I thought the name was fuckin' dumb :D

At least in the video that newb posted they're wearing regular clothes and not their costumes of Revolutionary War gear.

[urgeok2]

"just Like Me" is my favorite song of theirs ... years ahead of it's time :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrOMffjU5wc

[bloody_ribcut]

rip taco bell dog
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l31/candi_girl_az/taco_bell_chihuahua.jpg

[fuglystick]

rip taco bell dog


I'm trying to care.

Failing miserably.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

I'm trying to care.

Failing miserably.

that's about right.

[VampiricClown]

rip taco bell dog
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l31/candi_girl_az/taco_bell_chihuahua.jpg

Another celebrity down. This one's life expectancy wasn't as big though....

[bloody_ribcut]

vernon forrest