I would have bet he'd died years ago.

That's what I said too.

My wife said "you're thinking of Jerry Lewis". And you know, she may well be right.

Oh, I knew he was dead.

Goodness gracious, great balls of fire?

SI

OH MY GOD, JERRY LEE LEWIS JUST DIED!

YOU BASTARDS!

In all seriousness, this appears to be another one of those "he's about to go" things that gets passed through the technological grapevine until it's spun for some poor bastard 5 or 6 people in as, "he's dead," at which point the race is on to be the first to report it.

But apparently it's true now.

Don't panic. Huey Lewis's heart is still beatin'. Not sure whether or not it's in Cleveland...

I fondly remember when they released a million versions of that song for every American locality. "...in Beaverton!!....The Dalles!!"

Vince Dooley, legendary UGA coach, passed away today at the age of 90. DGD.

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Aaron Carter was found dead in his bathtub. 34 years old.

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Dan McCafferty, founder and lead singer of Nazareth, passed away at the age of 76

Former Nazareth frontman Dan McCafferty dead at 76 | Louder

Oh damn, was listening to a Nazareth playlist at the gym this morning. He had such a unique voice and was very underrated. R.I.P

The owner of the Tiffany jewelery empire went overboard on a Norwegian Cruise in Tahiti. She was only 5'1", and too short for falling over to be a risk. Her boyfriend was arrested on suspicion, but released on lack of evidence.

Tiffany owner reportedly dies after falling from cruise ship while on vacation with boyfriend

That is going to make for a interesting movie someday.

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Wasn't this a Family Guy episode?

Batman Voice Actor Kevin Conroy Dies Age 66

The voice of Batman for a generation.

I definitely enjoyed his routines when I was younger.

Gallagher, Comedian Known for Smashing Watermelons, Dies at 76

And now he's smashing watermelons in heaven.

:(

SI

:(

I am sure that if I watched an old Gallagher routine today I would be disappointed. But when I was a kid, I could not get enough of that stuff.

:(

Fred Hickman, former CNN and TNT sports anchor, has died at age 66

66? Wow.

Are Chris Berman and Greg Gumbel the last of those national sports highlights show anchors?

Wow, that's a name I haven't heard in forever. RIP.

Made me wonder what happened to the other CNN Sports guys. Vince Cellini is only 63 and Van Earl Wright (who always seemed a little too off the cuff for his time) is just 60. Those guys must have only been in their mid-20s when they got famous.

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/gal...ns-1235430439/

Loved this guy

Jay Leno supposedly in a severe burn unit.

I remember when I had to wait up and switch to Headline News on the 20 and 50 of the hour to try and get updates on my sports teams. No internet, no nothing else.

Van Earl Wright was the best

Looks to be doing okay ...

get the hell out of this thread Jay Leno! Jeez the nerve of some people

Halloween and Friday the 13th were fun for maybe the first 3 (?). I'm amazed they still made enough money for another movie.

RIP. Michael Myers was great.

https://nypost.com/2022/11/21/origin...rn-dead-at-85/

RIP Irene Cara

Loved Fame when it came out. I still have the vinyl somewhere

Clarence Gilyard, 'Die Hard' and 'Walker, Texas Ranger' star, dead at 66 | CNN

My favorite line of his is from Die Hard: "What have we here, gentlemen? The police have themselves an RV."

Also loved watching Walker in my teen years

SI

Aww man, just between Walker and Matlock dude was on so much awful but great TV that I loved.

Christine McVie, Keyboardist and Singer for Fleetwood Mac, Dead at 79 – Rolling Stone

Wow. This one stings. RIP

I love her singing "Songbird."

I listened to that album on the way home from work.

I'm sure there's a better quality version of this somewhere - maybe one of the cable channels will air it soon in light of her passing - but this was a fascinating look at all the circumstances surrounding the making of Rumours as well as some of the specific recording techniques and "sausage-making" of how some of the songs were written and recorded.

This is broken into 8 parts. I may be thinking of a different show, but this is the one that might have her performing Songbird for the show.

Rumours Part 1 - YouTube

EDIT - found it, it's at the end of Part 5.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/enter...bit/index.html


such a classy lady

I read the book "Making Rumours" earlier this year. It was written by Ken Caillat, father of Colbie, who was the recording engineer for the album. Some interesting insights into the recording techniques and the band members. A good read, imo.

Lindsey Buckingham was a musical texture genius

Gaylord Perry dies at 84.

the most unforgettable name in baseball
i have his babeball cards

I spent my freshman year at a small college in South Carolina and he was HC of another team our baseball team played. We went to the game just to see him. Every time he went to the mound, we all started yelling at the umps to watch him and he had a big smile on his face walking back to the dugout.

why? did he get called out for vaseline balls in the bigs? :)

He was famous for knowing every way to doctor a ball. That is how he pitched for so many years.

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Was he wearing a Speedo?

Jumping the gun a little, and not sure if it belongs in here or in the soccer thread, but Pele is in palliative care. He's the greatest soccer player ever, if you talk to old age soccer fans.

Rest in Peace, Bob McGrath.

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RIP my friend Chris Wilkes. He died of cancer and kidney failure this morning aggressively brought on by a c diff infection. He was an epic game player and gamemaster
When I lived in seattle, his game days were a thing of epic beauty. Tons of people both serious and nerdly worthless. rooms in the basement filled with games. A fridge filled with pop. canadian chips and smarties or all sorts lined the counter.
YOu could get into a serious board game or a silly light game or even a party game. His upstairs was decked out with stereo TV and tons of dvds
Downstairs posters lined the walls. THere were 5 computers set up. And then dinner was the big treat in addition to the snax. pizza or other things. Once the board gaming died down it was always time for LAN STARCRAFT. We'd boot it up on all the computers and do a 4 x 4 against 4 AI players. It was always epic. As it was BEFORE i startewd on lexapro I was always cursing up a storm at the AI as well as the other human players that managed to kill the others so much more than I could.
But his house was always ALWAYS open.
Me and another friend used to say that he and his wife did attract the worst kind of nerd. Maybe I wqas one of those at the time. Or still am.
But his was a sanctum to hang out in and just chill. A comfortable place.
And he and his wife made it so.

Despiute the fact that I really really did not keep in touch much...mainly because I knew he liked to argue so much...esp with me. I tend to get sensitive about people arguoining and putting me down.
And he did make me feel that way sometimes. oh man....I didn't think it would be this soon. None of us did. Altho the friend that pinged me about it did kinda tell me that i'd better chat with him soon if i wanted to.
When I saw him he sounded and looked great.
I loved talking to him and wished I'd had more time to chat...but never really wanted to interrupt other things.
I"m just happy he got to talk and chat with lots of other people these last two weeks. Docs said he probably didn't have 6 months.
They were hopeful
I had no idea.
rest in peace my friend. A cat lover for the ages.
Goodbye Chris

My condolences on your loss, CF.

Sorry for your loss