Obituaries for 2019

[edpc]

My first instinct is bulimia.

Some type of eating disorder is entirely plausible.


Sudden death in eating disorders

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292410/

[Smokin Joe]

@mrclose

Well,to be fair to him,50 years have passed between the photos. I realize that *I* may look exactly like I did when I was 22,but most people aren't so lucky.

Pretty rough at 22, huh? 

[jmyrlefuller]

Cedrick Hardman
Star defensive lineman in Bay Area pro football dies at 70



🅢 86
Hardman's jersey number with the 49ers

Hardman played for all three of the professional football teams that existed in the San Francisco Bay Area at some point during his 13-season career: ten for the San Francisco 49ers, two for the Oakland Raiders, and one for the Oakland Invaders of the USFL. Although sacks were not an official statistic at the time, his 121.5 sacks would put him in the top 30 all time in that statistic; he made two Pro Bowls during his career, both with the 49ers, and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Raiders.

Obituary from Pro Football Talk

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[TomSea]

Here is an odd one... this guy lost his mother who was a pioneer female mountain climber on a mountain in that area over there of Pakistan/Nepal, around there, I didn't read heavily into details and I don't think the article made it clear. Anyway, he must have idolized his mom as a mountain climber or he was paying homage to her, well, you can guess why he's in the obituaries.... but those are the basics of the story.

Tom Ballard: Bodies found in missing climbers search

The bodies of two climbers who went missing on a mountain in Pakistan have been found.

Briton Tom Ballard and Italian Daniele Nardi last made contact from Nanga Parbat at an altitude of about 20,700ft (6,300m) almost two weeks ago.

On Wednesday it was reported the search had been called off, but resumed when "silhouettes" were spotted on a passage taken by the climbers.

More: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-47509067

Okay, so she climbed Everest alone but it sounds like both mountains where they passed on were in Pakistan.

[jmyrlefuller]

Kelly Catlin
Olympic silver-medal cyclist dies at 23



Catlin was part of a U.S. cycling team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a dual major of Chinese and biomedical engineering, Catlin committed suicide March 8.

Obituary from CBS News

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[sneakypete]

Kelly Catlin
Olympic silver-medal cyclist dies at 23



Catlin was part of a U.S. cycling team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a dual major of Chinese and biomedical engineering, Catlin committed suicide March 8.

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Tranny?

[jmyrlefuller]

Jed Allan
Daytime television staple of the 1970s and 1980s dies at 84



Although Allan had some roles in prime time television, including as a ranger in Lassie and Rush Sanders in Beverly Hills 90210, he was most commonly seen on soap operas, including a 14-year run on Days of Our Lives and a seven-year run on Santa Barbara. He also served as the host of the game show Celebrity Bowling, which still pops up in reruns now and then.

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[Machiavelli]

Harry Howell, Star Defenseman With Rangers for 17 Years, Dies at 86

Harry Howell, the Hall of Fame defenseman who became one of hockey’s most durable figures, playing with the Rangers for 17 seasons in a career that spanned 24 seasons in two leagues, died on Saturday in Ontario. He was 86...

When Howell joined the Rangers in October 1952, he was among 14 rookies with the team that season. Most didn’t stick around too long, but Howell went on to play in 1,160 regular-season games as a Ranger, a still-standing team record...

Howell won the Norris Trophy as the N.H.L.’s leading defenseman in the 1966-67 season and he was a seven-time All-Star...

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[EasyAce]

The anchorman of the Wrecking Crew is gone . . .

Hal Blaine, prolific 'Wrecking Crew' drummer who worked with Frank Sinatra and Elvis, dies at 90

You could fill two living rooms with all the good music he made, but these are still my personal favourites among all the records he made:

The Ronettes, "Walking in the Rain"

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RIP Mr. Blaine.

The T-Bones, "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)"

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[skeeter]

The anchorman of the Wrecking Crew is gone . . .

Hal Blaine, prolific 'Wrecking Crew' drummer who worked with Frank Sinatra and Elvis, dies at 90

You could fill two living rooms with all the good music he made, but these are still my personal favourites among all the records he made:

The Ronettes, "Walking in the Rain"

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RIP Mr. Blaine.

The T-Bones, "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)"

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Sad to hear this. Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Ronettes, this guy was everywhere.

[mountaineer]

Sen. Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91
10:33 AM ET
    Associated Press


INDIANAPOLIS -- Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at his home Thursday at age 91.

Bayh was surrounded by family at his home in Easton, Maryland, when he died shortly after midnight from pneumonia, his family said in a statement. His son, Evan, followed him into politics and became Indiana's governor and a senator.  ...

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I wonder if he was aware that the trend of permitting "trans" men to compete as women has made a mockery of Title IX.

[Machiavelli]

Longtime Los Angeles TV Personality Tom Hatten Dies at 92

Los Angeles actor, writer and television host Tom Hatten, whose long and diverse career included hosting "Family Film Festival" on KTLA, died Saturday at age 92, according to longtime friend and former KTLA producer Joe Quasarano.

Hatten was a fixture on Los Angeles television since the 1950s as an announcer, actor, singer, producer, writer and television host...

He delighted children with his "Popeye and His Friends" show from 1976 to 1988, and hosted KTLA's "The Family Film Festival" from 1978 to 1992...

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[Machiavelli]

Beast Wars Writer Larry DiTillio Passes Away At Age 79

Writer J. Michael Straczynski has reported that his friend Larry DiTillio has died at the age of 79...

In addition to his work on Beast Wars, DiTillio also wrote for He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe, The Real Ghostbusters, and Straczynski's Babylon 5...

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[Machiavelli]

BULLETIN: RIP Dick Dale, ‘King of the Surf Guitar’ Passes Away at 82

Dick Dale, known as “King of The Surf Guitar,” has passed away, sources said on Sunday.

Dale, who had been quietly suffering health issues for many years, was considered a  leader in the surf guitar genre. Dale was 82.

Born Richard Anthony Monsour, his famous songs, like “Miserlou,” and many others have become part of the American music fabric.

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Wikipedia says he was 81. RIP, Dick.

[EasyAce]

BULLETIN: RIP Dick Dale, ‘King of the Surf Guitar’ Passes Away at 82

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Wikipedia says he was 81. RIP, Dick.

@Machiavelli

There are times I'd love to have a do-over on my bar mitzvah so I could play this for the family (evil grin here) . . . it's sometimes nicknamed "Meshuggena Beach Party" . . .

Dick Dale & the Del-Tones, "Hava Nagila"

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RIP.

[skeeter]

BULLETIN: RIP Dick Dale, ‘King of the Surf Guitar’ Passes Away at 82

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Wikipedia says he was 81. RIP, Dick.

Another icon gone.

[andy58-in-nh]

There are times I'd love to have a do-over on my bar mitzvah so I could play this for the family (evil grin here) . . . it's sometimes nicknamed "Meshuggena Beach Party" . . .
RIP.

There is a band that does pay such tribute...


I have that album, among so many others to play along with and try to melt guitar picks as efficiently as did Dick Dale. The man helped to create and define an entire genre of guitar-based rock 'n' roll that I and so many others have spent countless hours listening to, and (trying to) play along with.  Godspeed, Mr. Dale. But you were blazingly fast right here on Earth.

[TomSea]

Is Miserlou his signature song? Anyway...


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I'm sure any number of his songs demonstrate his prowess.

[Machiavelli]

"Nature Boy" Roger Kirby dies

"Nature Boy" Kirby, one of pro wrestling's greatest heels from the 1960s to the early 1980s, known for his great physique, blond hair, and handlebar mustache or beard, died on Monday, March 18. He was 79 years old.

During his career, he took on every world champion from Pat O'Connor on up. He made his mark in territories like Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Minnesota, and Kansas City.

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[TomSea]

Bernie Torme, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, dead at 66
Maeve McDermott, USA TODAY
Published 9:19 a.m. ET March 19, 2019 | Updated 1:56 p.m. ET March 19, 2019

Bernie Torme, a member of Deep Purple and a hard-rocking musician, died "peacefully" on Sunday at age 66.

“Bernie Tormé passed away peacefully on the 17th March 2019, one day short of his 67th birthday, surrounded by his family,” read a statement obtained by Variety and the Irish Examiner. “He had been on life support for the past four weeks at a London hospital following post-flu complications. Bernie will be remembered for dedicating his life to his music for five decades. He will be sorely missed.”

"What a sad day," Ozzy Osbourne wrote on Twitter about Torme. "We’ve lost another great musician. Bernie was a gentle soul with a heart of gold. He will be dearly missed. I send my sincere condolences to his family, friends and fans."

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider tweeted, "Woke up to find out my friend @Bernie_Torme has died. He was a guitar god who played with @OzzyOsbourne & Ian Gillan. We worked together for 3 years, writing over 100 songs for the ill-fated Desperado. I loved that man & today my heart is broken. RIP Bernie. Your guitar weeps."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/03/19/bernie-torme-former-ozzy-osbourne-guitarist-dead-66/3209879002/

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Born in Dublin, Ireland

[sneakypete]

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Born in Dublin, Ireland

@Tom Sea

He was 66 and a Deep Purple guitarist? How old was he when he was playing with them,10?

[EasyAce]

@Tom Sea

He was 66 and a Deep Purple guitarist? How old was he when he was playing with them,10?

He joined Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan in Gillan's solo band in 1979, when he was 27; he left that band in 1981. I don't think he was ever a member of any future version of Deep Purple.

[TomSea]

@Tom Sea

He was 66 and a Deep Purple guitarist? How old was he when he was playing with them,10?

@sneakypete

I noticed that, well, bands like Deep Purple have been around since? I'd say '67 or so... so, this Bernie Torme must be a sort of "journeyman" guitarist, he played for Ozzie too, I looked at the wikipedia. He has a number of albums by his own band. But I was just reporting.

NO, he's not part of any of the original Deep Purples, the wikipedia article says he joined them in '82, revolving band membership, like so many. He may not have played long with them either. Not part of the classic lineup.

[TomSea]

Another obit out of the bing.com newsfeed, only 26 years old, Hong Kong/Australian swimmer and he passed away in Florida.

Swimming: Olympic hopeful Hong Kong swimmer To dies at 26

(Reuters) - Kenneth To, a record-breaking Hong Kong-Australian swimmer who had his sights on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, died suddenly after a training session in the United States, officials said on Tuesday. He was 26.

To, who holds 17 Hong Kong records and won a silver medal as part of Australia's 4x100 meter medley relay squad at the 2013 world championships, was in the United States for a three-month training program at the University of Florida.

To, who was born in Hong Kong and raised in Australia, died on Monday. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Read more at: https://sports.yahoo.com/swimming-olympic-hopeful-hong-kong-swimmer-dies-26-144942148--spt.html

Another "cause undisclosed", hmmn.

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete

I noticed that, well, bands like Deep Purple have been around since? I'd say '67 or so... so, this Bernie Torme must be a sort of "journeyman" guitarist, he played for Ozzie too, I looked at the wikipedia. He has a number of albums by his own band. But I was just reporting.

NO, he's not part of any of the original Deep Purples, the wikipedia article says he joined them in '82, revolving band membership, like so many. He may not have played long with them either. Not part of the classic lineup.

@TomSea

Thanks for clearing that up.

[sneakypete]

Texas country music upstart Justin Carter has died from a gunshot wound, in an accident that took place while a gun was being as a prop for a music video being filmed in his apartment, according to reports out of Houston.

Carter, 35, died Saturday, the same week he had signed a management deal and released an independent single, “Love Affair,” to digital services including iTunes and Spotify.

Carter’s manager, Mark Atherton of Triple Threat, said the deep-voiced singer had inked a contract with the company just days before the March 16 accident. KTRK-TV, the ABC affiliate in Houston, reported that Atherton “doesn’t know too many details, other than it was an accidental shooting” that took place during production on a video.

“Justin had the potential in our eyes and a lot of people’s eyes to be the next Garth Brooks,” said Atherton, who further described his new client as “kind of like the class clown, but when it was time to get down to business, he got down to it.”

Carter’s mother, Cindy McClellan, said a gun the singer had in his pocket “went off and caught my son in the corner of his eye.” Carter was an Army veteran, and McClellan has set up a fund to solicit funeral expenses while waiting to see whether his service qualifies for VA assistance.

“Justin always wanted to reach the top,” read a statement posted on the singer’s official Facebook page. “It’s unfortunate it has to be this way, but Justin’s name is worldwide now & his music.”

Over the last two months, Carter had posted five independently produced music videos to his YouTube channel.

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I have no idea how you go about accidentally shooting yourself in the eye with a pistol in your pocket,and suspect there will be updates to this story.

[Smokin Joe]

I have no idea how you go about accidentally shooting yourself in the eye with a pistol in your pocket,and suspect there will be updates to this story.

For starters, it has to be loaded. There shouldn't have been a live cartridge within ten feet of anything being used as a prop.

[sneakypete]

For starters, it has to be loaded. There shouldn't have been a live cartridge within ten feet of anything being used as a prop.

@Smokin Joe

Actual prop pistols have the barrels blocked. I bought some prop Colt revolvers once (357 mag) that had been threaded near the muzzle  for a screw in plug with a small hole drilled in the center so they could fire blanks. The "plug" was gone when I got them in,and they fired fine with acceptable accuracy,but it was in place when they were still prop guns,and the prop masters are supposed to check all firearms and ammunition before the actors get their hands on any of it.

I get the sense here that it was NOT a prop gun,but the singers own personal CC piece. Most like a striker-fired POS like a little 25 ACP pistol.

People that don't know anything about guns shouldn't be carrying one.

[mountaineer]

People that don't know anything about guns shouldn't be carrying one.

Another story on this shooting said the now-deceased was in the Army. And he handled a gun this carelessly? 

[sneakypete]

Another story on this shooting said the now-deceased was in the Army. And he handled a gun this carelessly? 

@mountaineer

Not one soldier in 10 even picks up his assigned rifle more than once a year to go to the range to qualify with it,and even fewer ever get issued a handgun.

When I was injured in VN and couldn't be assigned to a SF team,I was sent to a nearby regular army signal battalion,where I became a company  armorer. EVERY rifle in that battalion remained locked away unloaded in rifle racks,with the ammunition for them buried outside in a locked bunker. Me,the commanding officer,and maybe the 1st sgt had a key to the ammo bunkers and the rifle racks. The soldiers assigned to those rifles were working 12 hour shifts in a communications center downtown,and never even touched them to clean them. Why would they when they were never fired or even taken outside?

And this was in VN in 1968.

I will forever be eternally grateful that I was only there for 3 months before I was allowed to go back to SF. I will never understand what motivates people to remain in the regular army.

BTW,I go around with a gun in my pocket all the time,and there is no danger of it firing unexpectedly.  NEVER carry or even own a "striker fired" semi-auto firearm. Damn things are dangerous if carried with a round in the chamber,and every striker-fired handgun I have ever seen had a safety that kept the trigger from being pulled,which means they had no safety at all. If the safety doesn't prevent the firing pin from moving forward,it is NOT a safety. It is the illusion of being a safety. These are primarily,but not always,25 ACP or 32 ACP pistols.

The obvious exceptions to this,or course,are the double-action only pistols that require the trigger be fully pulled to the rear to cock and fire the weapon. The little AMT semi-auto pistol is an example of this design.

[verga]

@Smokin Joe

Actual prop pistols have the barrels blocked. I bought some prop Colt revolvers once (357 mag) that had been threaded near the muzzle  for a screw in plug with a small hole drilled in the center so they could fire blanks. The "plug" was gone when I got them in,and they fired fine with acceptable accuracy,but it was in place when they were still prop guns,and the prop masters are supposed to check all firearms and ammunition before the actors get their hands on any of it.

I get the sense here that it was NOT a prop gun,but the singers own personal CC piece. Most like a striker-fired POS like a little 25 ACP pistol.

People that don't know anything about guns shouldn't be carrying one.

Years ago the actor Jon Erik Hexum was accidently killed by a prop gun with a blank. A scene he was shooting had been delayed for the third or fourth time and joking around he put the gun to him temple pretending to commit suicide. The blank struck him and he died shortly after.

[sneakypete]

Years ago the actor Jon Erik Hexum was accidently killed by a prop gun with a blank. A scene he was shooting had been delayed for the third or fourth time and joking around he put the gun to him temple pretending to commit suicide. The blank struck him and he died shortly after.

@verga

I remember that,but "the blank" didn't strike him. It was the gasses from the exploding gunpowder,and chances are he would have lived and just been burned a little if the gun had been a  foot from his head. When you put the barrel directly against your head,the exploding/expanding gasses/pressure wave WILL create a hole because there is a LOT of pressure being created in a 44 magnum case.

No bullet,and no "blank",either. I am GUESSING the blanks are sealed with something like ordinary wax.

[verga]

@verga

I remember that,but "the blank" didn't strike him. It was the gasses from the exploding gunpowder,and chances are he would have lived and just been burned a little if the gun had been a  foot from his head. When you put the barrel directly against your head,the exploding/expanding gasses/pressure wave WILL create a hole because there is a LOT of pressure being created in a 44 magnum case.

No bullet,and no "blank",either. I am GUESSING the blanks are sealed with something like ordinary wax.

I am going from memory but I thought he had been "struck" by what ever they sealed the blank with. It was one of those freak stupid things.

[Machiavelli]

Larry Cohen, Writer-Director of 'It's Alive' and 'Hell Up in Harlem,' Dies at 77

He thrived making low-budget horror and blaxploitation films after creating the 1960s TV series 'Branded' and 'The Invaders.'

Larry Cohen, the avant-garde writer and director who made his mark in the horror and blaxploitation genres with such innovative cult classics as It's Alive, God Told Me To, Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem, has died. He was 77.

Cohen died Saturday night in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones, his friend, actor and publicist Shade Rupe, told The Hollywood Reporter.

The older brother of late Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen — she got her start promoting his early films — Cohen began his career by writing for television in the late 1950s, and he created the Chuck Connors-starring Branded for NBC and the cult sci-fi drama The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes, for ABC.

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[TomSea]

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Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers passed away...

Scott Walker was a genuine cult hero

Scott Walker has died aged 76. Here, British GQ's Editor-In-Chief, Dylan Jones, remembers the brilliance of the pop trailblazer

t used to be that there was nothing more fashionable than outsiders, those misfits on the margins who avoided convention like the plague. Their trajectory was simple: starburst entry, rapid disillusionment, then a life spent in the shadows producing work that in years to come is seen as their most challenging and enlightening. Cult heroes, they were called, and though most of them have by now been exposed to daylight (a process starting with lavish journalistic praise and ending in histrionic biopics), some are still with us, lurking in dark corners of their own making.

Up until yesterday, Scott Walker was one of those heroes. His death was announced by his current record label, 4AD, gone at the age of 76, 50 years after his imperial period.

Scott Walker spent most of his career on the margins, certainly on the edges of the pop world and seemingly on the verges of the real one too. He had honed torture, existential angst to such a degree that his haunting, desperate records could alter the mood of a room as surely as a power cut. His was a twilight world, but hardly a pretentious one; dozens of devotees tried to emulate Walker’s style and attitude over the years – including David Bowie, who was obsessed with him towards the end of the Sixties – yet Walker remained a true original. Whereas you get the sense that the people who tried to copy him were just affecting a pose, with Walker it was difficult to imagine him doing anything else. “I do believe I’m an artist,” he once told me, “and what I do is important. But not everyone has to hear it and I don’t need to do it all the time.”

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/scott-walker-obituary

The US star found fame as a teen idol in The Walker Brothers, scoring hits with The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore and Make It Easy On Yourself.

But his dark baritone hinted at something deeper - and his darker, experimental solo albums tackled the complexities of love, sex and death.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47691705

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Not too sure of much of his other music but the news is making a big deal out of it and his image and so-forth.

[godblessRonaldReagan]

Larry Cohen, Writer-Director of 'It's Alive' and 'Hell Up in Harlem,' Dies at 77

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They left out one of my favorites, Q The Winged Serpent. RIP Larry.

[godblessRonaldReagan]

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Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers passed away...


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Not too sure of much of his other music but the news is making a big deal out of it and his image and so-forth.

Love the Walker Bros., and some of his solo stuff approached wacko territory which is always good. RIP Scott and thanks for the tunes.

[TomSea]

For some reason, "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" always seemed a bit similar in tone, not that they sound the same but something like that.


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Apparently, Walker, an American, was quite a success in the UK; and I think I read once that people thought they were a British band.

[EasyAce]

RIP Ranking Roger (Roger Charlery), lead vocalist for the English Beat, at 56.

The English Beat, "Best Friend"

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The English Beat, "Ranking Full Stop"

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The English Beat, "Can't Get Used to Losing You"

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[TomSea]

I didn't realize "far left" German terrorists were also involved at Entebbe (see article).... I do know, in the '70s, there was some sort of very radical group out of there as in Italy, there was the Red Brigade.

Entebbe pilot Michel Bacos who stayed with hostages dies


Michel Bacos had told his fellow crew they should stay with the hostages until the drama was over

Michel Bacos, the Air France captain hailed as a hero for refusing to abandon his passengers when Palestinian and German hijackers seized the plane in 1976, has died in France aged 95.

This is a trivial note, compared to this article for a great man.... but I'll say, youtube has a lot of stuff on Entebbe, I think even a made for tv movie. If one links to it, youtube seems to yank some things off for copywright infringements...

The end of "Last King of Scotland" has a bit on Entebbe too..

The plane, carrying some 260 people from Tel Aviv to Paris, had stopped off in Athens, where the hijackers got on board and demanded it change course.

The hostage drama ended six days later at Entebbe airport in Uganda, when Israeli commandos stormed the terminal.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47719367#

[Applewood]

@TomSea

I remember Entebbe.  I did not remember or know about the German group, but I do remember the Red Brigade.  Back in the 1970s,  a friend and I took a deluxe tour of Italy.  When new arrived at the DaVinci Airport in Rome, the place was swarming with heavily armed soldiers.  My friend freaked out at the sight of these soldiers, but we were told the soldiers were necessary because of terrorism wrought by the Red Brigade.  We also saw some soldiers and a heavy police presence not only in Rome, but in other large cities as well.  This was the same group which kidnapped and killed Italy's former prime minister, Aldo Moro, a few years after my friend and I visited Italy. 

I believe eventually, the leaders of the Red Brigade were arrested, tried and convicted,and the organization disbanded.  But I guess it's possible there are still a few former members and/or sympathizers out there. 

[TomSea]

@TomSea

I remember Entebbe.  I did not remember or know about the German group, but I do remember the Red Brigade.  Back in the 1970s,  a friend and I took a deluxe tour of Italy.  When new arrived at the DaVinci Airport in Rome, the place was swarming with heavily armed soldiers.  My friend freaked out at the sight of these soldiers, but we were told the soldiers were necessary because of terrorism wrought by the Red Brigade.  We also saw some soldiers and a heavy police presence not only in Rome, but in other large cities as well.  This was the same group which kidnapped and killed Italy's former prime minister, Aldo Moro, a few years after my friend and I visited Italy. 

I believe eventually, the leaders of the Red Brigade were arrested, tried and convicted,and the organization disbanded.  But I guess it's possible there are still a few former members and/or sympathizers out there.

Yes, thanks for that. I am familiar with whom Aldo Moro was and the way he was kidnapped. Fairly easily done and that's not easy to fathom as well.

[Gefn]

I remember Entebbe because we talked about it in Hebrew school in real time while we were studying for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs 

[TomSea]

I'm sure this duo called "Her's" if I understand correctly, were very talented. From Liverpool, killed en route to Santa Ana from Phoenix in the early hours.

Duo in Liverpool band Her's killed in US crash

Stephen Fitzpatrick (left) and Audun Laading were filmed playing on a lake in Texas earlier this week

Both members of the Liverpool band Her's and their tour manager have been killed in a crash in the US.

Duo Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading, as well as manager Trevor Engelbrektson, died while travelling to a gig in California on Wednesday, their record label Heist or Hit said.

The label described them as "one of the UK's most loved up and coming bands".

The duo had recently released their debut album and had been featured by BBC Introducing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-47742694

Manager killed too. I don't believe the article says who was driving or quite what happened.

This obviously, just happened.. early morning hours of Wednesday.

Tragic, their musical career seemed to just be taking off...


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[sneakypete]

I'm sure this duo called "Her's" if I understand correctly, were very talented. From Liverpool, killed en route to Santa Ana from Phoenix in the early hours.

Manager killed too. I don't believe the article says who was driving or quite what happened.

This obviously, just happened.. early morning hours of Wednesday.

Tragic, their musical career seemed to just be taking off...


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Must be them.

@TomSea

Tragic, their musical career seemed to just be taking off...

Yes,but what is not tragic is they were living the life they wanted to live when they died. That's more than most of us can do. "Would have,could have,should have",are some of the saddest words in the English language. My hat is off to them for having the courage to make the effort to successfully swim in maybe the biggest sea that exists,despite the fact that many,many VERY talented people seem to disappear in that "sea" every year to never be seen again.

[Machiavelli]

Joe Bellino, Navy's first Heisman Trophy winner, dies at age 81

Navy football lost one of its legends Thursday when Joe Bellino died in his home state of Massachusetts at the age of 81. Bellino, the 1960 Heisman Trophy winner as a standout halfback for the Midshipmen, had been in failing health for some time.

Bellino was nicknamed the “Winchester Rifle” – a reference to his hometown and high school as well as his explosive running style. He was described by one newspaper reporter as “the player who was never caught from behind.”

He starred at Navy from 1958-1960 under head coach Wayne Hardin, rushing for 1,664 yards on 330 carries and scoring 31 touchdowns during his three-year career. The 5-foot-9, 185-pound speedster was also a dangerous return man and amassed 577 yards on kickoffs and 256 yards on punts...

A unanimous All-America selection, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Trophy in 1960. It was an era when football players went both ways and Bellino was also an outstanding defensive back, recording an end zone interception to preserve Navy’s narrow victory over Army that year.

Bellino was the first of two Heisman Trophy winners at Navy, preceding quarterback Roger Staubach by three years...

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Science Fiction Author Vonda N. McIntyre, Official Obituary

Award-winning Seattle science fiction author Vonda N. McIntyre died April 1, 2019, of pancreatic cancer. She was 70.

McIntyre wrote novels, short stories and media tie-in books, edited a groundbreaking anthology of feminist SF, and founded the Clarion West Writing Workshop. She won the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards for her 1979 novel Dreamsnake, and won the Nebula again for her 1996 novel The Moon and the Sun. Her short stories were also nominated for awards. In media fiction, she will probably be most remembered as the author who gave Ensign Sulu a first name (Hikaru) in her Star Trek novel The Entropy Effect: that name was later written into one of the Star Trek films. With Susan Janice Anderson, McIntyre edited one of the first feminist science fiction anthologies (Aurora: Beyond Equality, 1976). She was a participant in the Women in Science Fiction Symposium edited by Jeffrey D. Smith (Khatru #3/4, 1975 – reprinted with additional material as by Jeanne Gomoll, lulu.com, 2008) with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Ursula K. Le Guin, Samuel R. Delany, James Tiptree Jr. and others. Her Nebula-winning fantasy novel The Moon and the Sun has been made into an as-yet-unreleased film, The King’s Daughter, starring Pierce Brosnan. Much of the film was shot in Versailles, and McIntyre delighted in telling how kind Brosnan was to her when she visited the set.

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It hurts all of humanity when someone that bright passes. Now we will forever be without her dreams and ideas.

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I enjoyed her Trek stuff. Interesting stories and really stuck with the personalities of the characters.

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Ex-US Sen Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings of South Carolina Dead at 97

Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 97.

Family spokesman Andy Brack, who also served at times for Hollings as spokesman during his Senate career, said Hollings died early Saturday.

Hollings, whose long and colorful political career included an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, retired from the Senate in 2005, one of the last of the larger-than-life Democrats who once dominated politics in the South.

He had served 38 years and two months, making him the eighth longest-serving senator in U.S. history.

Read more at: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-obit-ernest-fritz-hollings/2019/04/06/id/910481/