Deaths of Famous People (2019)

[bluestreak]

http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/26133939/hall-famer-howe-linemate-lindsay-dies

Terrible Ted Lindsay. He used to do color commentary on the national TV games for a while.

This makes me sad.

[imref]

Luke Perry is dead

http://m.tmz.com/#!2019/03/04/luke-perry-dead-dies-stroke-beverly-hills-90210-riverdale/

[Natsinpwc]

This makes me sad.

He had a good run.

[Natsinpwc]

Luke Perry is dead

http://m.tmz.com/#!2019/03/04/luke-perry-dead-dies-stroke-beverly-hills-90210-riverdale/

Never watched that show. 52 is way too young.

[imref]

Never watched that show. 52 is way too young.

I watched it college every week with a bunch of girls in my dorm.   He also had a good role in HBO's OZ until they cemented him into a wall.

[blue911]

Dick Dale


He took this:

and transformed into:

[tomterp]

Dick Dale


He took this:

and transformed into:

Thanks Blue, you saved me the work of looking that stuff up.  Not that I knew anything about it (except the amazing song) but heard a piece on NPR headed home tonight talking about it.  A form of genius to see in that Mediterranean folk music such a better way to play it.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Ranking Roger (Beat, General Public), age 56   

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Ranking Roger (Beat, General Public), age 56   

[mitlen]

Joe Belino  ....   

https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy_sports/ac-cs-joe-bellino-death-0330-story.html

[nats2playoffs]

Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers dies at 76.

Walker first rose to game as the frontman of the Walker Brothers with hits like  “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Any More.” He began releasing solo albums in 1967 in a baroque, orchestral style that has influenced countless artists in the years since. Walker’s success was largely in the United Kingdom, where his first three solo albums reached the top ten. He lived in the UK from 1965 and became a British citizen in 1970.

For those who cannot get past the Washington Nationals' Opening Day loss in 2019:

[bluestreak]

When I saw Scott Walker, I thought something else.

[mitlen]

When I saw Scott Walker, I thought something else.

[imref]

anyone else having to explain to their kids who "Nipsy Russell" was?

[mitlen]

anyone else having to explain to their kids who "Nipsy Russell" was?

Thank goodness no but he certainly came to mind.

[Mathguy]

How old are the kids ?

anyone else having to explain to their kids who "Nipsy Russell" was?

[imref]

How old are the kids ?

Teenagers.

[DCFan]

Former senator Fritz Hollings.

[DCFan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/richard-cole-air-force-pilot-and-last-of-the-doolittle-raiders-dies-at-103/2019/04/10/dc0c3386-5b12-11e9-a00e-050dc7b82693_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f455e0fe4675

 

[mitlen]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/richard-cole-air-force-pilot-and-last-of-the-doolittle-raiders-dies-at-103/2019/04/10/dc0c3386-5b12-11e9-a00e-050dc7b82693_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f455e0fe4675

 

Hmmm,  I was at the Air Force Monument on Sunday and saw Doolittle's name on the Wall of Honor.     Hard to believe they're all gone.   

[DCFan]

Hmmm,  I was at the Air Force Monument on Sunday and saw Doolittle's name on the Wall of Honor.     Hard to believe they're all gone.   

I can't believe that people, especially from that era, live over a 100.  Those guys accomplished quite a feat and gave the country a much needed boost in morale.

[imref]

Hmmm,  I was at the Air Force Monument on Sunday and saw Doolittle's name on the Wall of Honor.     Hard to believe they're all gone.   

IIRC, the participants had a custom in which every year they'd get together and drink a toast to the raiders.  Each raider had his own glass, and each year they would turn over the glass of anyone who was no longer alive.  They stopped doing the get togethers a few years ago as declining health of the raiders made it too difficult for the annual reunion.

update: here's a story about the annual reunion:
https://www.history.com/news/one-final-toast-for-the-doolittle-raiders. the final toast was in 2013.  Their invidual goblets are housed at the USAF Museum in Dayton (which is a 'must visit' museum if you are a history buff IMHO).

[Natsinpwc]

I can't believe that people, especially from that era, live over a 100.  Those guys accomplished quite a feat and gave the country a much needed boost in morale.

Correct. Truly the greatest generation.

[mitlen]

Correct. Truly the greatest generation.

The latest greatest generation.   

[DCFan]

Forrest Gregg, Green Bay Packers HofF tackle.