My 15 year old son is a huge fan of Parliament-Funkadelic, and saw them a couple of months ago in Westhampton. We were very sad to hear this news.

Manute Bol

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/06/19/...te.bol/?hpt=T2

I remember when Bol was playing in the NBA. He was an oddity at first--ridiculously tall and thin. He didn't have much of a game--except on defense. And then he swatted away balls like a machine in the paint. He always seemed to be smiling, and seemed like a real classy guy.

The New York Yankees have confirmed that owner George Steinbrenner is dead, at the age of 80.

Sad day for baseball fans. By far the most iconic owner of any team ever. Bought the Yankees for about 8 Million in '73 and turned them into a 1.5 Billion dollar global enterprise.

He ushered in the era of the primadonna sports celebrity while ruining baseball trying to buy championships.

I hate the Yankees with a passion, but there's no doubt baseball was a more--interesting--game with a personality like Steinbrenner.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010...legend_ha.html

Harvey Pekar, Cleveland comic-book legend, dies at age 70

One of the true innovators in the history of comics. Far from being a relic, he was still actively working. A genuine loss to comics fans everywhere.

http://blog.artandstory.com/wp-conte...n_splendor.jpg

I only became a fan a few years back, had never even heard of him until I watched the film adaptation of American Splendor. Tragic loss, impressive legacy.

Fuck :(

Dude ruled... this really sucks.

It's another sad day for Big Star fans everywhere: the band's founding bassist Andy Hummel has died, a mere four months since the passing of founding member Alex Chilton.

Hummel succumbed to a two-year battle with cancer yesterday (July 19) at age 59.

Big Star's current bassist Ken Stringfellow first Tweeted the news yesterday: "Another sad loss for Big Star fans as Andy Hummel passes away after long illness."

Hummel performed on the first two Big Star records, the legendary "#1" and "Radio City," before departing in the mid-'70s. He last performed with his former bandmates, though, in March this year, as part of a Big Star reunion-turned-tribute after singer/songwriter Alex Chilton died right before the festival.

Chris Bell, the band's founding guitarist and Hummel's best friend from high school, died in 1978. Drummer Jody Stephens is now the only surviving founding member of Big Star.