Rolling Obituary Thread 2024

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David Soul was a guy who had a lot of acting chops. Weirdly my first exposure to him was as one-half of a psychotic bank robbing duo in the TV film In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders. The other psycho was Michael Gross! They were both superb and the final shootout is genuinely intense and bleak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBGfKtuo2AM

― omar little, Saturday, 6 January 2024 00:48 (two years ago)

Mário Zagallo

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/06/mario-zagallo-world-cup-winning-player-and-coach-for-brazil-dies-aged-92

― Little Billy Love (Tom D.), Saturday, 6 January 2024 11:03 (two years ago)

Cindy Morgan, who played Lacy Underall in Caddyshack.

― Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 6 January 2024 23:30 (two years ago)

And Yori in Tron

― impostor syndrome to the (expletive) max (stevie), Sunday, 7 January 2024 17:22 (two years ago)

Rip Zagallo

― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 7 January 2024 22:45 (two years ago)

Joan Acocella, New Yorker staff writer and dance critic, at 78:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/obituaries/joan-acocella-dead.html

― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 8 January 2024 03:18 (two years ago)

Hearing reports that Iasos has passed into the crystal realm. RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKRgNcqnoV8

― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 8 January 2024 03:38 (two years ago)

I remember reading an Acocella review of Cirque du Soleil in the 90s in the Wall Street Journal (where she wrote before the New Yorker)...

Ahh here it is.

The "new circus" people are on the wrong track, I think. In their view, it seems, the acts are corny; what is important is the meanings that can be attached to them. But in fact it is those meanings that are corny. What is serious is the acts.

― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Monday, 8 January 2024 03:52 (two years ago)

Del Palmer RIP

https://www.loudersound.com/news/del-palmer-dead-at-71?fbclid=IwAR2bmBVz2NTu9ifU2NUxvadA8-kqS6wdDgS5ZoBUFzehDN1LPzF0fvysocs

― completely suited to the horny decadence (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 8 January 2024 11:54 (two years ago)

Franz Beckenbauer

― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Monday, 8 January 2024 16:40 (two years ago)

According to David Grubbs, composer Phill Niblock has passed.

― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 8 January 2024 16:52 (two years ago)

yeah all over facebook from people who know.

― dan selzer, Monday, 8 January 2024 17:02 (two years ago)

rip franz

― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Monday, 8 January 2024 17:28 (two years ago)

2/3 men to ever win a world cup as both player and coach died on the same weekend

― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Monday, 8 January 2024 18:24 (two years ago)

Lol that's incredible

― xyzzzz__, Monday, 8 January 2024 18:26 (two years ago)

RIP Phill Niblock, the Emperor of Drone

― manson family whatsapp group (Matt #2), Monday, 8 January 2024 18:27 (two years ago)

Saw Beckenbauer play in the first soccer match I ever attended, 1977 or '78 when he was with the New York Cosmos. Great team that was.

― Josefa, Monday, 8 January 2024 18:30 (two years ago)

Saw him with The Cosmos often as well. Amazing. RIP

― completely suited to the horny decadence (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 8 January 2024 18:31 (two years ago)

Oh man, Phill and Franz RIP

― Little Billy Love (Tom D.), Monday, 8 January 2024 18:31 (two years ago)

I never got to see the Cosmos play live, but to the extent there was soccer on TV in the western U.S. (which was almost not at all), I did get to see that club, which consisted of several aging greats and Italian fugitive Giorgio Chinaglia. IIRC, they did play some friendlies with German clubs and got pasted.

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 8 January 2024 18:35 (two years ago)

But RIP Der Kaiser, the original sweeper.

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 8 January 2024 18:36 (two years ago)

rip franz. the first image of him to come to mind is always him playing in a sling during what I think was the 1970 world cup due to a broken collarbone.

― oscar bravo, Monday, 8 January 2024 20:00 (two years ago)

JPR Williams

― Hello I'm shitty gatsworth (aldo), Monday, 8 January 2024 20:53 (two years ago)

Larry Collins of early Rockabilly outfit The Collins Kids

https://www.vintageguitar.com/58564/renowned-guitarist-larry-collins-passes/

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 January 2024 23:10 (two years ago)

He co-wrote "Delta Dawn"!

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 January 2024 23:12 (two years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnAQvu7OqrY

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 January 2024 23:18 (two years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ1TYUK8T8

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 January 2024 23:22 (two years ago)

Kind of hard to believe that no one here is a Iasos fan— him and Niblock dying around the same time seems wild to me

― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 02:39 (two years ago)

I can't call myself a fan but I have enjoyed what I've heard, he seems a true character. Wouldn't mind taking a deeper dive.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 January 2024 02:53 (two years ago)

Damn, RIP Iasos. Was just listening to Bora Bora 2000 yesterday.

― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 03:25 (two years ago)

Confessing my own ignorance — I've never listened to Niblock (had him confused with Phil Minton in my head, in fact) and never even heard of Iasos.

― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 03:48 (two years ago)

Those Larry Collins clips are amazing, thanks for sharing

― impostor syndrome to the (expletive) max (stevie), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 08:45 (two years ago)

Confessing my own ignorance — I've never listened to Niblock (had him confused with Phil Minton in my head, in fact) and never even heard of Iasos.

It was Phillip Corner I used to confuse him with. Ditto on Iasos btw.

― Little Billy Love (Tom D.), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 09:56 (two years ago)

Tony Clarkin of pomp rockers Magnum :(

― emishi sun hack (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 17:31 (two years ago)

Sad to hear that. Never the hippest of bands, but I heartily enjoyed seeing them back in the early 80s (less so in the mid-80s).

― the typefaces they are a-changin' (Matt #2), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 17:47 (two years ago)

RIP Larry Collins

― The Glittering Worldbuilders (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 17:57 (two years ago)

yeah, they had some nice songs at their heights

― emishi sun hack (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 18:35 (two years ago)

Artist Alexis Smith, 74

https://www.artforum.com/news/alexis-smith-dies-19492024-545853/

― nickn, Tuesday, 9 January 2024 22:33 (two years ago)

Tracy Tormé, writer for Sliders, Star Trek TNG, Carnivàle, and a lot of UFO shows.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tracy-torme-dead-sliders-star-trek-next-generation-1235783832/

― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 04:26 (two years ago)

Melania Trump's mother, Amalija Knavs

― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 15:04 (two years ago)

I really don’t care, do u?

― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:03 (two years ago)

That's exactly what Donald said to Melania.

― Little Billy Love (Tom D.), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:04 (two years ago)

she was my mahjong partner, I will miss her

― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:05 (two years ago)

jaysus the bar for the rip threads had better not be that because lads i could print the death notices of the mayo news each week here and make a case vs some of our entries

yes im gatekeeping the threshold for the rip thread what av it

― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:19 (two years ago)

fwiw i believe it’s fair game since it is technically “news” inasmuch as it relates to former president dipshit, my comment was more meant as a jest

― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 17:02 (two years ago)

mine too

mainly!

― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 17:19 (two years ago)

RIP Terry Bisson, author most famously of Fire on the Mountain, an excellent and politically radical sci-fi novel.

― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 21:11 (two years ago)

That sounds pretty good; might track down a copy. I only know Bisson from his stories "Bears Discover Fire" and "They're Made Out Of Meat," both of which are great.

― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Thursday, 11 January 2024 04:08 (two years ago)

It’s pretty good, my main complaint was that I wanted it to be longer!!

― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Thursday, 11 January 2024 12:31 (two years ago)

Tisa Farrow, one time film actress and sister of Mia (72)

― Josefa, Friday, 12 January 2024 00:45 (two years ago)

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― tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Thursday, 2 January 2025 14:10 (one year ago)

We had to get the Malzberg situation cleared up first.

― James Carr Thief (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 3 January 2025 13:04 (one year ago)

Boring Bob Grover, singer in the Piranhas and writer of the words to Tom Hark. (Christmas Eve apparently so belongs in 2024 thread)

― Overtoun House windows (aldo), Saturday, 4 January 2025 23:26 (one year ago)

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/01/01/don-nix-obituary-stax-artist-songwriter-producer/77388086007/

Memphis Music Hall of Famer Don Nix has died. On December 31

A member of the early Stax group The Mar-Keys, Nix went on to a prolific career as a songwriter, producer and arranger. His blues anthem “Going Down” would become a standard of the genre, and Nix produced acclaimed albums for Freddie King, Albert King, Jeff Beck and Furry Lewis, as well as worked with The Beatles' George Harrison on The Concert for Bangladesh.

Also a photographer and longtime unique Memphis guy

― curmudgeon, Monday, 6 January 2025 16:12 (one year ago)

Okay, time to finally lock this, we do have a new thread!

Rolling Obituary Thread 2025

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 January 2025 16:15 (one year ago)

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