Obituaries for 2023

[catfish1957]

It was his brother, Randy, who was one of the original members of The Guess Who...

And he and Burton Cummings had some pretty high profile feuds during the early '70's, including Bachman's bolting from The Guess Who to form Bachman Turner Overdrive.  Glad to see they've buried the hatchet the past few decades  have even done a few Casino circuit tours.

[Sighlass]

Not famous.

But she should be. The Fuller family matriarch.
https://www.mentleyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Barbara--Fuller-Andera?obId=26947041#/obituaryInfo

Sorry for your loss jmyrlefuller ... Prayers for the family. Sometimes the best folks are not famous.

[jmyrlefuller]

Thank you all. She loved and missed her dad, Myrle Sr., very deeply, and though she never intended to leave so soon (I was with her quite a bit the last few months and even with what she was dealing with, she was convinced she'd get better and make it to 90), she was prepared for the possibility.

[Cyber Liberty]

Robbie Bachman, Drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Dies at 69
Simon Kent
13 Jan 2023


Robbie Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive cofounder and drummer, has died. He was 69.

Randy Bachman announced the death of his brother and bandmate in a social media post.  ... New Musical Express (NME) reports Robbie founded the band alongside Randy, their brother Tim Bachman and bassist Fred Turner in Winnipeg, Canada, in the early 1970s.

They first went public releasing a self-titled debut album and follow-up ‘Bachman-Turner Overdrive II’ both in 1973.  ... Breitbart

My second ever Concert....BTO.

[Smokin Joe]

And he and Burton Cummings had some pretty high profile feuds during the early '70's, including Bachman's bolting from The Guess Who to form Bachman Turner Overdrive.  Glad to see they've buried the hatchet the past few decades and are even have even done a few Casino circuit tours.

Some tremendous music from both.

[jmyrlefuller]

Since the Jab started more people are dying than have ever died before.

I mean, it's not like a genetic heart condition ran in her family or anything. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11630557/Is-inbreeding-responsible-heart-attacks-Elviss-family-grandparents-cousins.html

[Smokin Joe]

I mean, it's not like a genetic heart condition ran in her family or anything. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11630557/Is-inbreeding-responsible-heart-attacks-Elviss-family-grandparents-cousins.html

Genetics may play a role in response to the jabs, too.

[GtHawk]

Not famous.

But she should be. The Fuller family matriarch.

https://www.mentleyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Barbara--Fuller-Andera?obId=26947041#/obituaryInfo

My condolences to you and your family.

[mountaineer]

Jeff Beck fans may enjoy this essay: The Masterful, Mercurial World of Jeff Beck.

snippet:

... Beck’s playing stood apart; he was among the wildest of players, yet also the most controlled and precise. He unquestionably had the widest range of influences of any of his peers; never doctrinaire about the blues or anything else, he could play in any style. He was a student of guitar effects and unleashed essays of unearthly sounds, but always with a mind-bending clarity and precision. He was, for a time, the leader of the band that some thought might claim a heavy-metal crown from Led Zeppelin, but was just as comfortable displaying easy-listening jazz chops on songs by Charles Mingus or Narada Michael Walden. And in an industry of showoffs and sociopaths, he was a showboat only onstage, tending to be aloof elsewhere, one who kept his own counsel on just about everything but the music. ...

[DB]

"Las Vegas student found unresponsive after gym class, school officials say"

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/las-vegas-student-found-unresponsive-after-attending-pe-class-police-say

[MajorClay]

Robbie Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive cofounder and drummer, has died. He was 69.

Wow  Another drummer.

[mountaineer]

Actress Gina Lollobrigida has died at 95.

Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida, whose sultry roles in the 1950s and 1960s established her as a international sex symbol, has died, Italian media reported Monday. She was 95.

Known affectionately to her countrymen as "La Bersagliera" for her starring role in Luigi Comencini's 1953 film Bread, Love and Dreams, Lollobrigida's family broke the news of her death, the Italian agency ANSA reported.

She was hospitalized with a fractured femur and underwent an operation in September following a fall at home, the news service said. The injury came as she was campaigning for an Italian Senate seat.

Four years ago she was similarly hospitalized after a domestic accident.

Lollobrigida was last seen in public on Nov. 21 during a tearful appearance on Italian television in which she talked about a long battle over her estate in which she was fighting against her son and grandson after over her move to include her former butler into her will. ...

UPI via MSN

[Smokin Joe]

Wow. I thought she was already gone. R.I.P. M'am.

[mountaineer]

I've never watched American Idol, but noticed this heart attack death of yet another young person:

'American Idol' Alum CJ Harris Dead At 31
    Exclusive Details
1/16/2023 6:38 AM PT

CJ Harris, the former "American Idol" contestant who made it to the top 6 in 2014, has died.

A family member tells us CJ suffered an apparent heart attack Sunday night in Jasper, Alabama ... he was taken to a local hospital by ambulance, but didn't make it.

Fans of the show remember the Jasper native auditioning for the judges back in 2014 in Salt Lake City ... blowing them away with his version of Allman Brothers Band's "Soulshine." ...

TMZ

[catfish1957]

I've never watched American Idol, but noticed this heart attack death of yet another young person:TMZ

Not a vax conspiracy theorist, but the plethora of young cardio-deaths, has to be having the medical community scratching its head.

[Wingnut]

Not a vax conspiracy theorist, but the plethora of young cardio-deaths, has to be having the medical community scratching its head.

We now know "Real" Covid deaths have been overstated by as many as 3 times the actual number.  The overstated numbers many people died with Covid not from covid.

It is reaching a point now where more people may have died, or may be dying from the Covid Jab then ever died from Covid.

[sneakypete]

Actress Gina Lollobrigida has died at 95.UPI via MSN

@mountaineer

One of the sexiest women ever born. She wasn't Sophia Loren,but who was other than the original Sophia?

 Gina was a strong contender for the number 2 spot,though.

I still remember seeing Sophia in a movie for the first time. I was too young to know what "sexy" really was,but I suddenly understood there was something VERY special about Sophia Loren.

Hell,she defined Super Power before anyone had ever heard the term,and this is coming from a man that idolizes women with red hair and green eyes.

And it was more about her face than THAT voice than it was her boobs. If she had ever looked at me and said "darling",I would have fainted dead away from the sudden loss of blood to my brain.

And IF anyone DOES know of any woman ever born who was sexier than Sophia,PLEASE keep it to yourself. At my age,my heart couldn't stand the pressure.

As I noted above,Gina was a strong contender,though.

Truth to tell,I am surprised she lived to be 95. Most women that beautiful die from excessive living habits long before they get that old. After all,what heterosexual man will ever say"No" to them for any request they make? Even the ones they just smile at?

BTW,any of you males that are young enough you don't remember Sophia Loren,make sure you are sitting down before her photos pop up when you search for her. ESPECIALLY if it is a video clip and she is speaking.

[sneakypete]

Not a vax conspiracy theorist, but the plethora of young cardio-deaths, has to be having the medical community scratching its head.

@catfish1957

I agree,although I SUSPECT many of them understand it is the vaccination as the agent that carries the cause and effect.

I SUSPECT they just don't know what to do about it.

[mountaineer]

This is for you, @sneakypete

[sneakypete]

This is for you, @sneakypete

@mountaineer

She was definitely a hottie.

You want to hear something funny,try to find the old "Tonight Show" eppisode with Tom Selleck. IIRC,Carson is asking him about his recent move to Beverly Hills,and if he has any problem adjusting.

Selleck tells him,"I now drive past Sophia Lorens estate every day,and was forced to tell my wife that I have fantasies about me driving by one day and spotting Sophia out by her gate with a flat time,and he stops to change  it for her,and she invites him into the house for a drink". Selleck admits he had to break down and tell his wife about that fantasy,and that he HAD to allow him to have that THAT one if the offer ever came his way.

 You can tell from the look on his face and the way he describes it that this was a very real thing for him,and for all practical purposes,there was no limit to the number of hot women who were throwing themselves at him "back in the day". Yet,Sophia was the only one that "struck a bell",so to speak.

I admit to feeling sympathy for him as he was talking about it.

Don't want to post a photo of Sophia in the Obit section.

[Kamaji]

Sister Andre, the world’s oldest living person, dies at 118

By David Propper
January 17, 2023

The world’s oldest living person, who enjoyed chocolate and a daily glass of wine, died early Tuesday.

French nun Sister Andre was 118, which gave her the crown for oldest person across the globe in April 2022, before her death this week.

She was born as Lucile Randon on Feb. 11, 1904 – the same year Theodore Roosevelt was elected president – and was a teacher and governess who looked after children during World War II.

She then spent almost three decades working with orphans and taking care of the elderly at a French hospital before she became a Catholic nun in 1944.   

Living through the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, she easily fended off a bout with COVID-19 in 2021. She tested positive for the virus at her nursing home, but didn’t show any symptoms.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/01/17/sister-andre-the-worlds-oldest-living-person-dies-at-118/

[verga]

Sister Andre, the world’s oldest living person, dies at 118

By David Propper
January 17, 2023

The world’s oldest living person, who enjoyed chocolate and a daily glass of wine, died early Tuesday.

French nun Sister Andre was 118, which gave her the crown for oldest person across the globe in April 2022, before her death this week.

She was born as Lucile Randon on Feb. 11, 1904 – the same year Theodore Roosevelt was elected president – and was a teacher and governess who looked after children during World War II.

She then spent almost three decades working with orphans and taking care of the elderly at a French hospital before she became a Catholic nun in 1944.   

Living through the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, she easily fended off a bout with COVID-19 in 2021. She tested positive for the virus at her nursing home, but didn’t show any symptoms.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/01/17/sister-andre-the-worlds-oldest-living-person-dies-at-118/

RIP

[Kamaji]

RIP

Indeed.  Chocolate and wine, right up to the end.

[mountaineer]

Indeed.  Chocolate and wine, right up to the end.

Excellent!

[Bigun]

RIP

  How wonderful it would be to have known such a person.