Obituaries for 2021

[deb]

Larry Flynt dead: Hustler porn magazine mogul dies at 78
The controversial publisher, known for launching a porn empire, has died at the age of 78
ByLucy NeedhamSenior Celebrity Reporter
    22:47, 10 FEB 2021
Updated23:05, 10 FEB 2021More from the Mirror (U.K.)

Flynt, the professed atheist, has now met his Maker. Atheist no more.

[catfish1957]

Larry Flynt dead: Hustler porn magazine mogul dies at 78

 

[sneakypete]

Larry Flynt dead: Hustler porn magazine mogul dies at 78
The controversial publisher, known for launching a porn empire, has died at the age of 78
ByLucy NeedhamSenior Celebrity Reporter
    22:47, 10 FEB 2021
Updated23:05, 10 FEB 2021More from the Mirror (U.K.)

@mountaineer

I am honestly surprised he wasn't at least 10 years older. He must have been born with a golden spoon in his mouth to have started up a magazine so young.

[PeteS in CA]

Good riddance.

[GtHawk]

Larry Flynt dead: Hustler porn magazine mogul dies at 78
The controversial publisher, known for launching a porn empire, has died at the age of 78
ByLucy NeedhamSenior Celebrity Reporter
    22:47, 10 FEB 2021
Updated23:05, 10 FEB 2021More from the Mirror (U.K.)

Sad, he died about 60 years to late.

[verga]

Good riddance.

[sneakypete]

@verga @GtHawk @PeteS in CA

Why the hostility? Flint was a butthole,but he never forced anyone to buy his magazine or anything else he sold.
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I did pick up one of his mags that was laying around in the 70's,and was so grossed out I have never been temped to even glance at one again. IIRC,it was a cartoon titled "Chester,the Molester" that did it for me.

Seeing that one magazine issue had a positive effect on me,though. I knew from that day forward that anyone who subscribed or liked to read that magazine was never going to be a friend of mine.

In other words,it served a useful purpose as a filter. Knowing someone like the mag was all the information I needed to know about that person.

[GtHawk]

@verga @GtHawk @PeteS in CA

Why the hostility? Flint was a butthole,but he never forced anyone to buy his magazine or anything else he sold.
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I did pick up one of his mags that was laying around in the 70's,and was so grossed out I have never been temped to even glance at one again. IIRC,it was a cartoon titled "Chester,the Molester" that did it for me.

Seeing that one magazine issue had a positive effect on me,though. I knew from that day forward that anyone who subscribed or liked to read that magazine was never going to be a friend of mine.

In other words,it served a useful purpose as a filter. Knowing someone like the mag was all the information I needed to know about that person.

Because he was a vile and hateful man, and has nothing to do with his magazine, then again it was a reflection of the man.

[Smokin Joe]

@verga @GtHawk @PeteS in CA

Why the hostility? Flint was a butthole,but he never forced anyone to buy his magazine or anything else he sold.
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I did pick up one of his mags that was laying around in the 70's,and was so grossed out I have never been temped to even glance at one again. IIRC,it was a cartoon titled "Chester,the Molester" that did it for me.

Seeing that one magazine issue had a positive effect on me,though. I knew from that day forward that anyone who subscribed or liked to read that magazine was never going to be a friend of mine.

In other words,it served a useful purpose as a filter. Knowing someone like the mag was all the information I needed to know about that person.

I agree with you about the mag, but I saw it for what it was, as much of the media of the day that proclaimed itself "edgy". It was the beginning of desensitizing Americans toward what was commonly referred to as "sick" (nothing good about it). People who liked it were not the sort I ran with either.

The unfortunate effect Flint had of taking obscenity laws out of play was that the ordinary borders of decency and acceptability were trashed by making the line harder to define than ever in a legal sense, and morally, society suffers still.

I'm no prude, by any stretch, but even in my bad old days, there were things that just were not done.

Now they are the subject of news stories, but chivalry had to be crushed to let the man hate in, the sickos out, and the Feminazis loose.

[sneakypete]

The unfortunate effect Flint had of taking obscenity laws out of play was that the ordinary borders of decency and acceptability were trashed by making the line harder to define than ever in a legal sense, and morally, society suffers still.

Frankly,I don't give a damn about any lines someone else draws. I draw my own line,and do my best to stay on the "right" side of it. Everyone else can  do whatever they want,as long as you don't physically attack me or mine,but rest assured that if you step over MY line in my presence,I will make you aware of it.

I'm no prude, by any stretch, but even in my bad old days, there were things that just were not done.

Even in the "bad new days of today,there  are things that are just not done in my presence without me speaking out,and taking action to stop it,if that becomes necessary. I am talking about the basic things any civilized society REQUIRES for us all to live together as civilized human beings,and not barbarians. Things like people being able to walk the streets and live their normal lives without being in fear of being attacked,threatened,or abused in any other way. Especially women and children,and the elderly.

This may not be PC in today's modern world,but I don't really give a rabid rats ass. I live in MY world.


       

[PeteS in CA]

@verga @GtHawk @PeteS in CA

Why the hostility? Flint was a butthole,but he never forced anyone to buy his magazine or anything else he sold.
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No hostility, just a response to what Flynt chose to be and what he did to US culture (not that he was alone).

[Cyber Liberty]

Just a reminder:  This is the Obituaries thread.  It would be fine to create a new thread where y'all can discuss how Larry Flynt damaged the country, or not.

TIA.

[PeteS in CA]

Gotcha, chief.

[verga]

@verga @GtHawk @PeteS in CA

Why the hostility? Flint was a butthole,but he never forced anyone to buy his magazine or anything else he sold.
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I did pick up one of his mags that was laying around in the 70's,and was so grossed out I have never been temped to even glance at one again. IIRC,it was a cartoon titled "Chester,the Molester" that did it for me.

Seeing that one magazine issue had a positive effect on me,though. I knew from that day forward that anyone who subscribed or liked to read that magazine was never going to be a friend of mine.

In other words,it served a useful purpose as a filter. Knowing someone like the mag was all the information I needed to know about that person.

@sneakypete To me he was the rock bottom of an industry that was already at a low point. He used and hid behind the 1st amendment not for a social or philosophical good but purely to make a profit. He went beyond objectifying to exploiting. This is strictly my opinion and I don't demand or expect that others will either share it or agree with it.

[verga]

I agree with you about the mag, but I saw it for what it was, as much of the media of the day that proclaimed itself "edgy". It was the beginning of desensitizing Americans toward what was commonly referred to as "sick" (nothing good about it). People who liked it were not the sort I ran with either.

The unfortunate effect Flint had of taking obscenity laws out of play was that the ordinary borders of decency and acceptability were trashed by making the line harder to define than ever in a legal sense, and morally, society suffers still.

I'm no prude, by any stretch, but even in my bad old days, there were things that just were not done.

Now they are the subject of news stories, but chivalry had to be crushed to let the man hate in, the sickos out, and the Feminazis loose.

@Smokin Joe Thank you, said much better than my feeble attempt.

[verga]

Just a reminder:  This is the Obituaries thread.  It would be fine to create a new thread where y'all can discuss how Larry Flynt damaged the country, or not.

TIA.

Sorry I did nto se this until after my replies. You may delete mine if desired, or switch to a different thread.

[Cyber Liberty]

Sorry I did nto se this until after my replies. You may delete mine if desired, or switch to a different thread.

And tear the delicate tapestry that is TBR?  Perish the thought!

[Gefn]

Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79

Chick Corea, the virtuosic keyboardist who broadened the scope of jazz during a career spanning more than five decades, died on Tuesday from a rare form of cancer. A post on his Facebook page confirmed the news. Corea was 79.

In the early Sixties, Corea established himself as an A-list pianist, working with Stan Getz, Herbie Mann, and others. Later in the decade, he joined Miles Davis’ band and played a key role in helping the trumpeter make the transition to a more contemporary, plugged-in sound on albums like Bitches Brew. Following his work with Davis, he formed his own groundbreaking electric band, Return to Forever, which played some of the most vibrant and dynamic music of the fusion era. In the ensuing decades, Corea threw himself into countless projects, showing off his limitless range — from a duo with vibraphonist Gary Burton to his trendsetting Elektric Band. His most recent album, the 2020 live solo disc Plays, showed off his wildly diverse skill set and body of influences, touching on classical pieces, bebop, and more.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chick-corea-obit-1127283/

[Gefn]

Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79



https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chick-corea-obit-1127283/

This really stinks, I liked his music. Heaven has a great band for you to play in, Rest In Peace sir.

@Cyber Liberty
@EasyAce

[PeteS in CA]

Some Corea excellence from the 70s:



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Very versatile musician.

[PeteS in CA]

It occurred to me yesterday while posting the above that the musicians I enjoyed in the 70s - whether early CCMers like Barry McGuire, Annie Herring, Nancy Henigbaum, and more or jazz fusion musicians like George Benson, Jean Luc Ponty, Earl Klugh, and Bob James - are all getting up there in years. McGuire is, IIRC, semi-retired and may soon be receiving the ultimate "higher".

[skeeter]

It occurred to me yesterday while posting the above that the musicians I enjoyed in the 70s - whether early CCMers like Barry McGuire, Annie Herring, Nancy Henigbaum, and more or jazz fusion musicians like George Benson, Jean Luc Ponty, Earl Klugh, and Bob James - are all getting up there in years. McGuire is, IIRC, semi-retired and may soon be receiving the ultimate "higher".

Earl Klugh - theres a name I haven't heard for awhile. Lowride is a really good album IMO, and I'm not big on jazz.

[mountaineer]

It occurred to me yesterday while posting the above that the musicians I enjoyed in the 70s - whether early CCMers like Barry McGuire, Annie Herring, Nancy Henigbaum, and more or jazz fusion musicians like George Benson, Jean Luc Ponty, Earl Klugh, and Bob James - are all getting up there in years. McGuire is, IIRC, semi-retired and may soon be receiving the ultimate "higher".

Indeed. Hard to picture Annie Herring as being 75, or Ponty 78, but here we are. 

[PeteS in CA]

Holy cow! Bob James was born in 1939, and Jean Luc Ponty in 1942. Barry McGuire was born in 1935 and George Benson in 1943.

The rest I listed are Baby-Boomers (Annie Herring, barely, though Nelly Ward Greisen and Matthew Ward definitely are).

[GrouchoTex]

Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79



https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chick-corea-obit-1127283/

Damn!

[verga]

Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79



https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chick-corea-obit-1127283/

I was introduced to his music in 1976, by my 10th grade English teacher. His music moved your soul.

[PeteS in CA]

This is too deep into the bowels of the music industry for me to have heard of the guy, but ...

Rupert Neve 1926-2021

https://www.soundonsound.com/news/rupert-neve-1926-2021

We are very sad to report the death of Rupert Neve, perhaps the most important and influential designer in recording-studio history. Mr. Neve passed away at the age of 94 in his adoptive home of Wimberley, Texas, but his name will be forever associated with the British company he founded in 1961. He was quick to see the potential of solid-state electronics, designing his first all-transistor console in the mid-’60s, and would go on to create seminal designs such as the 1073 and 1084 preamp/EQ modules. Neve consoles became first choice for recording studios and broadcasters all around the world, and by the time he and wife Evelyn sold Neve Electronics in 1975, the company employed over 500 people.

[mountaineer]

GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame Member, CARMAN, Iconic CCM Trailblazer, Dies at Las Vegas Hospital

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (February 16, 2021) - GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame member, CARMAN, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at a Las Vegas, Nevada hospital, after fighting a series of complications resulting from surgery to repair a hiatal hernia.

Carman Dominic Licciardello, known to fans worldwide as “Carman,” was 65.

Born January 19, 1956 in Trenton, New Jersey, Carman began his musical career playing drums in his mother’s band at the age of 15. Carman holds the world record for having the largest audience to see a single Christian artist. He set the record for the largest concert at Texas Stadium with more than 71,000 fans and led more than 80,000 fans in worship in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Among his many awards, Carman received the House of Hope of Humanitarian Award for his positive influence in the lives of American youth in 2006, other noted recipients of this award include Ronald & Nancy Reagan and Billy Graham. The Gospel Music Association honored Carman with induction into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2018.  ...

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Edit to add: a few years ago, he overcame a very virulent form of cancer and returned to the stage. Died of a heart attack after hernia surgery, but I understand there was concern that his cancer may have been returning.

[Polly Ticks]

GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame Member, CARMAN, Iconic CCM Trailblazer, Dies at Las Vegas HospitalMore

I saw that this morning.  Very sad.  He was a huge deal in the late 80's - used to be a guest at ORU chapel fairly frequently.

[sneakypete]

GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame Member, CARMAN, Iconic CCM Trailblazer, Dies at Las Vegas HospitalMore

@mountaineer

I'm a big fan of his cousin,Cartman.

[GtHawk]

Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio pioneer, dead at 70 ...

https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-dead-talk-radio-conservative-icon

Dead at 70, lung cancer. This will hit my mother hard, Rush was part of her morning for as long as I can remember.

RIP Rush.

[deb]

Truly a sad day.

[PeteS in CA]

I remember first hearing Rush in 1988 (guest host on KGO, recommended by Bernie Ward of all people). My first thought was, "Is this a parody?" My second thought was, "I wish I could get away with saying that so bluntly!"

(Corrected the date)

[catfish1957]

I remember first hearing Rush in 1987 (guest host on KGO, recommended by Bernie Ward of all people). My first thought was, "Is this a parody?" My second thought was, "I wish I could get away with saying that so bluntly!"

I was a latecomer as a listener to Rush (1991).  My first impression was ...   Wow, we have a new Bill Buckley, without having to have to keep dictionary near by.

[verga]

Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio pioneer, dead at 70 ...

https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-dead-talk-radio-conservative-icon

Dead at 70, lung cancer. This will hit my mother hard, Rush was part of her morning for as long as I can remember.

RIP Rush.

Started listening to him in 91 or 92. He said what I was thinking. RIP

[mountaineer]

I never listened to talk radio during my early years - too busy working. But when I changed careers and moved back to Pittsburgh in late 1991, my schedule was completely rearranged and I started turning on the radio in the afternoon. The first few shows I listened to were just too liberal, and even though I hadn't been much of a political animal to that point, I knew they just didn't make sense. Then I discovered the guy from noon to 3 p.m. who pounded his pencil and imitated a news ticker - duh duh dut, duh duh dut - and I realized that this was someone with whom I agreed. He made sense, and did it with good humor and without hatefulness. I loved that he had been a DJ in Pittsburgh long ago ("Jeff Christie") and that he was from Cape Girardeau, Mo., not far from my previous home in St. Louis.

Rush inspired and educated us. I just hope someone fills the void. We are in a very low period in American history.

[jmyrlefuller]

I discovered Rush Limbaugh in September of 1993, when I was still in elementary school. Before then, they used to have cartoons on in the morning before the network news. There was The Jetsons for a while, and maybe before that was Underdog, and in 92-93 there was a God-awful one called Camp Candy. I used to get up early to watch the cartoons before school. Well, in '93, they pulled the cartoons off and replaced them with Rush Limbaugh's TV show. I thought, "that's a silly sounding name." But even though his commentary at the time went way over my head, something about him kept my attention—enough that when they moved his show back from 6:30 to 5:30 the next year to make way for local news, I would still wake up early to try and catch it.

I truly believe that Limbaugh's death is probably going to mark the end of talk radio as we know it. The current crop of pundits have either gone podcast or can't hold a candle to Limbaugh. Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck are not going to keep stations afloat.

[skeeter]

I was a latecomer as a listener to Rush (1991).  My first impression was ...   Wow, we have a new Bill Buckley, without having to have to keep dictionary near by.

I took my kids by WABC in Manhattan in about '97 to see if we could at least watch Rush do his show. That was when he was splitting his time between NY and FLA and unfortunately he was in FLA that day.

[Gefn]

I took my kids by WABC in Manhattan in about '97 to see if we could at least watch Rush do his show. That was when he was splitting his time between NY and FLA and unfortunately he was in FLA that day.

Ah, 97 was good listening. You had Bob Grant in the afternoon, after Rush, Curtis in the am, and Lynn Samuels and Drudge on weekends. Lynn was hid producer. Steve Maltzberg was also on.

I grew up listening to Bob Grant on WABC, WOR, and WMCA. I do miss him, and Jean Shepherd. They were the ones that made me like talk radio. Shepherd was on WOR.
@skeeter

[skeeter]

Ah, 97 was good listening. You had Bob Grant in the afternoon, after Rush, Curtis in the am, and Lynn Samuels and Drudge on weekends. Lynn was hid producer. Steve Maltzberg was also on.

I grew up listening to Bob Grant on WABC, WOR, and WMCA. I do miss him, and Jean Shepherd. They were the ones that made me like talk radio. Shepherd was on WOR.
@skeeter

Lol Bob Grant kept getting fired, if I recall. Bouncing him between WOR and WABC.

[verga]

Max "Shane" Gibson
The Club 747's first DJ has passed away:
Sad news: DJ Shane Brother Shane (Shane Gibson) passed away at age 78 on Feb. 15 after suffering a heart attack. Shane came to Buffalo for a one-night tryout at WKBW-AM in '73 to replace departing Jackson Armstrong (KB called it the Great American Talent Hunt). Shane stayed briefly at WKBW, then went to WYSL and stayed a long time at WGR-AM. He co-announced at Lancaster Speedway in '73 and drag raced there in his '66 Chevy, dubbed "The WYSL Mysl." Shane also was one of the very first DJs at the Club 747 and also designed the soundbooth and mixing board.

Shane was an outstanding Disc Jockey in Buffalo during my youth. He was well known for his Charity work, especially with kids. Virtually any charity cause he was always one of the first to sign up and was "always willing to take one for the team".  He was also a quick draw artist. At charity events he would have two rigs and people would pay to try and out draw him. The deal was if he won you donated $ x to the charity. If you won he donated either 2 or 3x to the charity. I only remember hearing about him losing 2 or 3 times over the years. During his time at WGR there was an evening talk show host by the name of John Otto who was getting on in age. One Wednesday evening John Shane would stay late and help Otto out. RIP Shane brother Shane you will be missed.  Prayers for his family.

[jmyrlefuller]

I vaguely remember Shane Brother Shane on WGR (?) back in the early 1990s. I think he may have done weekends at KB in the mid-2000s, maybe?

I suspect something about him may have rubbed off on me because I have a pretty wild stage persona myself.

[verga]

I vaguely remember Shane Brother Shane on WGR (?) back in the early 1990s. I think he may have done weekends at KB in the mid-2000s, maybe?

I suspect something about him may have rubbed off on me because I have a pretty wild stage persona myself.

[Gefn]

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet And Small Press Publisher, Dies At 101

Lawrence Ferlinghetti has died in San Francisco. He was 101. Ferlinghetti is probably best known for three things: his Beat poetry, his San Francisco bookstore and small press, and his defense of the First Amendment in a famous court case.

His most famous work is a 1958 collection of poetry called A Coney Island of the Mind. In it, he compares the horrors depicted in Francisco Goya's paintings of the Napoleonic Wars to scenes of post-World War II America.

(Snip)

A Coney Island of the Mind was translated into nine languages and sold more than a million copies. Despite his popularity, Ferlinghetti was never considered on par with some of the other Beat writers he called his friends — Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso and Allen Ginsberg.

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/23/375206219/lawrence-ferlinghetti-beat-poet-and-small-press-publisher-dies-at-101

[Gefn]

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet And Small Press Publisher, Dies At 101


https://www.npr.org/2021/02/23/375206219/lawrence-ferlinghetti-beat-poet-and-small-press-publisher-dies-at-101

I really liked your poetry. Rest In Peace, Sir.

[Smokin Joe]

Coyote. Lab/Husky cross, 12 years old. Great pal, very vocal, never failed to greet me when I came home, a friend and companion. Loved pizza and other people food. Lost his head over a female in heat and bit a family member. Passed by lethal injection about 4:30 CST, and left a gaping hole in our family and my heart.

[Sighlass]

Coyote. Lab/Husky cross, 12 years old. Great pal, very vocal, never failed to greet me when I came home, a friend and companion. Loved pizza and other people food. Lost his head over a female in heat and bit a family member. Passed by lethal injection about 4:30 CST, and left a gaping hole in our family and my heart.

Sorry for your loss. Hope the family member is doing well.

[deb]

Coyote. Lab/Husky cross, 12 years old. Great pal, very vocal, never failed to greet me when I came home, a friend and companion. Loved pizza and other people food. Lost his head over a female in heat and bit a family member. Passed by lethal injection about 4:30 CST, and left a gaping hole in our family and my heart.

Praying for your broken heart. Such a difficult situation.

[Millee]

Coyote. Lab/Husky cross, 12 years old. Great pal, very vocal, never failed to greet me when I came home, a friend and companion. Loved pizza and other people food. Lost his head over a female in heat and bit a family member. Passed by lethal injection about 4:30 CST, and left a gaping hole in our family and my heart.

@Smokin Joe - Condolences on the loss of your fur baby. 

[Gefn]

Coyote. Lab/Husky cross, 12 years old. Great pal, very vocal, never failed to greet me when I came home, a friend and companion. Loved pizza and other people food. Lost his head over a female in heat and bit a family member. Passed by lethal injection about 4:30 CST, and left a gaping hole in our family and my heart.

I’m so sorry for the loss of your dog, and buddy @Smokin Joe