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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #375 on: March 24, 2017, 07:54:32 am »
Ex-Boston Drummer Sib Hashian Dead After Collapsing on Cruise Ship

Former Boston drummer Sib Hashian has died, TMZ reports. According to his son, Hashian was performing on stage at the Legends of Rock Cruise when he collapsed and died. He was 67 years old.

Hashian joined Boston in 1975. He played on the band’s 1976 self-titled debut, which includes “More Than a Feeling,” perhaps their best known song. Rolling Stone named Boston the 41st best debut album of all time, praising Hashian’s “climactic drum fills in the final fade-out” on “More Than a Feeling.” He also played on the follow-up (1978’s Don’t Look Back) and began recording on their third LP—1986’s Third Stage—before leaving the band.

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #376 on: March 24, 2017, 08:45:55 am »
Ex-Boston Drummer Sib Hashian Dead After Collapsing on Cruise Ship

Former Boston drummer Sib Hashian has died, TMZ reports. According to his son, Hashian was performing on stage at the Legends of Rock Cruise when he collapsed and died. He was 67 years old.

Hashian joined Boston in 1975. He played on the band’s 1976 self-titled debut, which includes “More Than a Feeling,” perhaps their best known song. Rolling Stone named Boston the 41st best debut album of all time, praising Hashian’s “climactic drum fills in the final fade-out” on “More Than a Feeling.” He also played on the follow-up (1978’s Don’t Look Back) and began recording on their third LP—1986’s Third Stage—before leaving the band.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #377 on: March 24, 2017, 02:39:08 pm »
Weird. I was thinking about posting a Boston music thread last night. Their debut album was about the only thing we listened to in the summer of '76.
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« Reply #378 on: March 24, 2017, 02:41:07 pm »
Weird. I was thinking about posting a Boston music thread last night. Their debut album was about the only thing we listened to in the summer of '76.

It was among the very first albums I bought with my own money as a 13 year old.

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #379 on: March 24, 2017, 03:38:57 pm »
It was among the very first albums I bought with my own money as a 13 year old.
@bigheadfred @Cripplecreek That album, Kansas, Left Overture, and Molly Hatchet, got me through 1976.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #380 on: March 24, 2017, 03:45:49 pm »
@bigheadfred @Cripplecreek That album, Kansas, Left Overture, and Molly Hatchet, got me through 1976.

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #381 on: March 24, 2017, 03:51:54 pm »
@bigheadfred @Cripplecreek That album, Kansas, Left Overture, and Molly Hatchet, got me through 1976.

That reminds me, my sister bought me a shirt yesterday.


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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #382 on: March 24, 2017, 04:46:31 pm »
That reminds me, my sister bought me a shirt yesterday.


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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #383 on: March 24, 2017, 04:57:03 pm »
Akron native Lola Albright, glamorous Hollywood actress, dies at age 92

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Akron native Lola Albright, the former West High School student and WAKR receptionist who grew up to be a glamorous star in Hollywood, died Thursday morning in Toluca Lake, Calif. She was 92.

Albright was perhaps best-known for playing nightclub singer Edie Hart opposite Craig Stevens in the NBC television show Peter Gunn, which aired from 1958 to 1961. She was nominated for an Emmy in 1959 for the role...

The blue-eyed blonde shared the silver screen with some of the biggest names in show business. She appeared in nearly 40 movies, including Champion (1949) with Kirk Douglas, The Good Humor Man (1950) with her future husband Jack Carson, The Tender Trap (1955) with Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds, Kid Galahad (1962) with Elvis Presley and Les Felins (1964) with Jane Fonda. She also appeared in dozens of TV shows before retiring from show business in the 1970s...
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #384 on: March 26, 2017, 04:23:43 am »
William Clay Matthews, patriarch of a family of pro football stars, dies at 88

Matthews, son of The Citadel's longtime athletic coach H.L. "Matty" Matthews, had a modest pro football career of his own, playing four seasons in the 1950s with the San Francisco 49ers; he was one of the few players who still played both offense and defense. Two of his sons, Clay Jr. and Bruce Matthews, both became bona fide stars in the league, with Bruce eventually reaching the Hall of Fame and Clay Jr. ranking third in NFL history in tackles. Those two sons also had sons of their own that reached the NFL, most prominently Clay III, currently a star linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, but also including Casey Matthews and offensive linemen Kevin, Jake and Mike Matthews. Clay Sr. was also grandfather to tight end Troy Niklas.

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #385 on: March 28, 2017, 03:50:07 am »
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Foundations singer Clem Curtis dies aged 76
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I have heard it, this is an English multi-racial group from the '60s and '70s (they also did "Build Me Up Buttercup" but he'd left the band by then), he is singing in the video.

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #386 on: March 28, 2017, 03:08:25 pm »
Christine Kaufmann, Austrian-born actress in ‘Town Without Pity,’ dies at 72

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She made her acting debut in 1952 and appeared in European films, including the Italian-made sword-and-sandal drama “The Last Days of Pompeii” (1959) opposite Steve Reeves. Her best-known film was “Town Without Pity” (1961), as a sexily precocious German girl raped by American soldiers occupying her town. Kirk Douglas portrayed the Army defense attorney...
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #387 on: March 28, 2017, 09:31:05 pm »
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S.African anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada dead at 87
AFP Relax News•March 28, 2017

Leading South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the long struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87, his eponymous charity foundation said.

Kathrada was among those tried and jailed alongside Mandela in the Rivonia trial in 1964, which drew worldwide attention and highlighted the brutal legal system under the apartheid regime.

He died in hospital in Johannesburg after a short illness following brain surgery.

Kathrada spent 26 years and three months in prison, 18 of which were on Robben Island.

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #388 on: March 28, 2017, 10:12:04 pm »
In my youth I had a crush on Tony Curtis and was jealous when he married Christine Kaufmann.  She was a beautiful woman and a pretty good actress.  Town Without Pity  was a very good film. 

Rest in peace, Miss Kaufmann.

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #389 on: March 29, 2017, 12:03:29 am »

Leading South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the long struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87, his eponymous charity foundation said.

Kathrada was among those tried and jailed alongside Mandela in the Rivonia trial in 1964, which drew worldwide attention and highlighted the brutal legal system under the apartheid regime.


Yeah,it must have been brutal in that prison for him to have ended up dying so young. </S>
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #390 on: March 29, 2017, 12:04:57 am »
In my youth I had a crush on Tony Curtis and was jealous when he married Christine Kaufmann.  She was a beautiful woman and a pretty good actress.  Town Without Pity  was a very good film. 

Rest in peace, Miss Kaufmann.

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« Reply #391 on: March 29, 2017, 12:35:17 am »
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Yes,it was. Didn't Gene Pitney sing the title song?

Yes indeed. 


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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #392 on: March 29, 2017, 06:14:06 pm »
Agustina Castro, Sister of Fidel and Raúl, Dies at 78
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Agustina del Carmen Castro Ruz, the youngest sibling of Fidel and Raúl Castro, died on Sunday in Cuba. She was 78.

The cause was complications of an operation she recently had after fracturing a hip, her sister Juanita Castro said, adding that Agustina had been in poor health for more than a year.

Agustina Castro, the youngest of seven siblings, never served in the Cuban government and kept a low profile, in contrast to her two brothers, who have collectively run the country for nearly 60 years. Her sister Juanita is a prominent member of the Cuban-American activist community in South Florida.

Fidel Castro died in November at 90, a little over a decade after he stepped down as president of Cuba, citing severe illness. Raúl Castro, who succeeded him, turns 86 in June.
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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #393 on: March 31, 2017, 09:00:23 pm »
Ruben Amaro Sr. dies at 81

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Re: Obituaries for 2017
« Reply #394 on: March 31, 2017, 09:05:35 pm »
You can get the complete story of the 1964 Phillies and their aftermath in this book:



RIP Mr. Amaro. You weren't even close to one of the big causes of The Phold . . .


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« Reply #395 on: April 01, 2017, 03:30:16 am »
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Gilbert Baker, LGBT rainbow flag creator, dies aged 65
Gilbert Baker, the San-Francisco-based artist who created the rainbow flag as a symbol for the gay community, has died aged 65, US media report.

The San Francisco Chronicle said Mr Baker died in his sleep at his home in New York on Thursday night.

He initially designed an eight-colour flag in 1978 for the city's gay freedom day, the precursor to the modern pride parade.

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I thought I heard they got the rainbow flag though from some other group originally, something like that.

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« Reply #396 on: April 01, 2017, 07:50:01 am »
I thought I heard they got the rainbow flag though from some other group originally, something like that.
Nah. They stole it from this guy....
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« Reply #397 on: April 01, 2017, 04:17:18 pm »
Nah. They stole it from this guy....
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I thought he stole the idea from The Rainbow Man Jesus freak from sports events in the 70's.



The guy is doing life in prison now for flipping his wig. Parole eligble (again) this year.
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« Reply #398 on: April 01, 2017, 07:50:16 pm »
Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko dies in Oklahoma

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« Reply #399 on: April 03, 2017, 04:21:17 pm »
Richard Bolles Dies at 90; Wrote ‘What Color Is Your Parachute?’

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Richard N. Bolles, a former Harvard physics major, Episcopal minister and career counselor whose own twisting vocational path led to his writing “What Color Is Your Parachute?” — the most popular job-hunter’s manual of the 1970s and beyond — died on Friday in San Ramon, Calif. He was 90...

Mr. Bolles (pronounced bowls) originally self-published his manual in 1970 as a photocopied how-to booklet for unemployed Protestant ministers.

In 1972, he recast it to appeal to a wider audience and found an independent publisher in Berkeley, Calif., willing to print small batches so that it could be frequently updated. Since then, “Parachute” has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and has never been out of print...

Richard Nelson Bolles was born on March 19, 1927, in Milwaukee, the first of three children of Donald Clinton Bolles, an editor for The Associated Press, and the former Frances Fifield, a homemaker.

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