Rolling Obituary Thread 2024

half of the only good tv chefs, that's sad

Re: "From Hell": Jack the Ripper has an earlier claim, I would argue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Hell_letter

Apparently! Not sure if myth or real

Here’s a good fact for you: Dave Myers, now of the Hairy Bikers, painted the white stripe on Adam Ant’s face when he was a make-up artist forty years ago. pic.twitter.com/KTGy4BbYYR

— Richard Coles (@RevRichardColes) November 2, 2019

One of the best-ever TV chefs, I think, in spite of the award formats that sometimes got thrown at him. Also someone who seemed like their interior life wasn't just "food" and "being rich"

*Awkward formats

Yeah, both the Hairy Bikers just seem absolutely decent guys who like food and a laugh and bikes and meeting people.

They were comrades (and flashed their Che Guevara tats during the 2017 election).

rip dave + richard

Huge news in Canada:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/brian-mulroney-passes-away-1.7130287

His first term coincided with the Reagan-Thatcher moment, and he was a supposed real-life pal of Reagan's--or at least photo-op pal--but I think he was probably pretty moderate in the context of today. To the right of his predecessor, Joe Clark, but I'm my recollection is basically a Romney Chamber of Commerce-type. Famous debate moment at 0:35.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j64lzExjWSc

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/world/asia/pankaj-udhas-dead.html

Pankaj Udhas, Bollywood Singer and Maestro of the Ghazal, Dies at 72
His soulful renditions of ghazals, or traditional love poems, were featured on the soundtracks of hit Bollywood movies and moved generations of Indians.

Iris Apfel, 102!

Iris Apfel, fashion giant and self-dubbed “geriatric starlet” has died. She was 102 https://t.co/73LD6WI3VZ

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 2, 2024

<3

what a legend

Film scholar David Bordwell, 76
https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/david-bordwell-dead-film-scholar-1234959386/?f

RIP

RIP David Bordwell.
I’m currently reading “Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema” and it’s excellent. Respect.

I don't think I've read a Bordwell book other than the famous textbook that I studied and then taught from. I remember his prose as very clear but very dry as well, not so appealing to read if you don't have to.

His first term coincided with the Reagan-Thatcher moment

...and for those unaware, I'll just note that his original deputy PM was Erik Nielsen, brother of Leslie

Don't call him Shirley

Austin Bluesman WC Clark

Antone's Record Shop on FB:

We are heartbroken to share that WC Clark has passed away. The Austin native and Godfather of Austin Blues was not only an important part of Antone's but our entire Austin music community.

He grew up playing on Austin's Eastside at places like the Victory Grill and then joined Joe Tex's band in the late 60s. Upon returning to Austin he played with Southern Feeling with a lineup that at various times featured Denny Freeman, Angela Strehli, Derek O'Brien, Alex Napier, Hambone and Rodney Craig among others. After a brief stint as a mechanic he was asked by Stevie Vaughan to play in Triple Threat Revue which, in addition to Stevie and WC, included Lou Ann Barton, Mike Kindred & Freddie Pharoah. Bandmates WC and Mike Kindred co-wrote "Cold Shot" which was later recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan and went Platinum.

Even after starting his own band, WC Clark continued to mentor up and coming musicians like Charlie & Will Sexton when they were kids just starting out. WC won multiple WC Handy awards and multiple Austin Music Awards, including Hall Of Fame honors. His catalog of recordings spans the decades.

He was still performing regularly up until a couple of weeks ago. We were so lucky to have him in our city on so many stages on so many nights. His soulful voice and guitar playing were the perfect combination.

Belated RIP for David Bordwell - when his Ozu book was first released, he presented a series of Ozu screenings at the NFT in London. This was the first chance for UK cinephiles of my generation to see a lot of these films, and Bordwell was an excellent guide into them. I'm not do fully down with his more hardcore formal analysis, but things like his study of classic Hollywood narrative style in terms of shot length etc def needed to be done.

Tony Green, who was the voice of Bullseye.

:(

Just saw that Bob Moore ^^^^^^ (died mid-Feb) for Bob's Red Mill - has left the company to his 700 employees; very cool thing to do on your way out

https://www.inc.com/roy-canivel/bob-moore-founder-of-bobs-red-mill-has-died-leaving-his-company-to-its-employees.html

Edward Bond, 89

https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/03/05/edward-bond-dramaturge-britannique-est-mort_6220217_3382.html

Janice Burgess, creator of the Backyardigans
72

John Kappes of Ein Heit, a band that was a precursor to Silkworm

https://www.instagram.com/p/C4IvlT4LHsz/?igsh=MW1jb29vbm9nZ2dkNg==

Aw man I loved the Backyardigans when my kids were little, it was one of the shows they liked that I actually enjoyed. We've still got some DVDs.

"Mission to Mars" frickin rocks. Especially the Boinga song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgrhOfSETR8

Songs by Evan Lurie!

Ft. Alicia Keys

So many great tunes on that

French film composer Jean-Pierre Bourtayre.

Bob Heil

Bob invented the Heil Talk Box, which was frequently used by musicians such as Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh and Richie Sambora, and is still in use today by musicians of nearly every genre. The Heil Talk Box was the first high-powered talk box on the market, which could reliably be used on high-level rock stages. The first Heil Talk Box was built for Peter Frampton’s girlfriend to give to Peter as a Christmas present in 1974. It can be heard prominently on his 1975 album, Frampton and 1976’s Comes Alive – one of the best selling live albums of all time. ... Bob’s career was jumpstarted when the Grateful Dead arrived in St. Louis to play the Fabulous Fox in February 1970 without a sound system. Bob provided his own sound system for the show which was such a success that the band asked Bob and his sound system to join them on the road. That led to Bob designing sound and touring with the Who on their Who’s Next tour in 1971.

Oh wow.. I use a Heil microphone all the time

Oudist and percussion Brahim Fribgane. https://www.jambase.com/article/brahim-fribgane-club-delf-obituary

Percussionist

Steve Lawrence

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/steve-lawrence-dead-singer-1235845675/

oh shit.. had no idea he was still around
A staple on the Jerry Lewis Telethon in the 70s

Only Luther Campbell & Billy Idol remain from The Sinatra Group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SdIJimk-w8

sad lol, that was my first thought as well

Picasso, 8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigcasso

(dammit. piGcasso)

Akira Toriyama, 68. creator of Dragonball, character designer for Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger etc.

I'm not a huge Dragon Ball guy but I've always loved Toriyama's art and 68 is too young :(

Longtime WBGO DJ Rob Crocker.

https://www.wbgo.org/music/2024-03-08/rob-crocker-longtime-wbgo-radio-host-dies-he-was-78

Guy's voice is burned in my brane.

Colin Bennett, the janitor/authority figure on Take Hart

Blake Harrison of Pig Destroyer.

Didn't he just leave the band recently? I guess maybe he had been sick?

He'd been battling cancer and other associated health issues for quite a few years off and on. Apparently he went into the hospital for some relatively minor procedure and suffered heart failure.