Obituaries for 2022

[Bigun]

He sure as hell got this right!

[Kamaji]

He sure as hell got this right!

[Cyber Liberty]

It's sad that Peej went total anti-Trump in his last years.  It will forever be a smudge on his brilliant career.

[sneakypete]

It's sad that Peej went total anti-Trump in his last years.  It will forever be a smudge on his brilliant career.

@Cyber Liberty

True,but you have to understand that being a "contrarian" is how he made his money. If he hadn't gone after Trump,he wouldn't have had a job.

The easiest way to understand this is to accept that ALL journalists are whores and liars.

PJ was no exception. The only difference is most of us here enjoyed his lies until he started spinning the truth about Trump to sell copy.

[Cyber Liberty]

@Cyber Liberty

True,but you have to understand that being a "contrarian" is how he made his money. If he hadn't gone after Trump,he wouldn't have had a job.

The easiest way to understand this is to accept that ALL journalists are whores and liars.

PJ was no exception. The only difference is most of us here enjoyed his lies until he started spinning the truth about Trump to sell copy.

That's odd.  I thought you liked Trump...

[Kamaji]

It's sad that Peej went total anti-Trump in his last years.  It will forever be a smudge on his brilliant career.

True enough.

[verga]

LEGEND LOST PJ O’Rourke dead at 74 – Ex-editor of National Lampoon & beloved journalist mourned for ‘great literary accomplishments’
Israel Salas-Rodriguez
20:33, 15 Feb 2022 Updated: 21:08, 15 Feb 2022

FORMER Editor of National Lampoon and beloved journalist Partick PJ O'Rourke has died at 74, as he's mourned for his "great literary accomplishments."

News of the journalist's death was confirmed by United Talent Agency on Tuesday. His cause of death has yet to be determined.  ...

A fixture in journalism, O'Rourke was a regular correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, The American Spectator and The Weekly Standard.

The 74-year-old was also a frequent panelist on NPR's game show Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! and columnist at The Daily Beast.  ... The Sun (U.K.)

RIP

[sneakypete]

That's odd.  I thought you liked Trump...

@Cyber Liberty

 I do. That's why I wrote "Until he started spinning the truth about Trump."

"Spinning the truth" equals "lying".

[Cyber Liberty]

@Cyber Liberty

 I do. That's why I wrote "Until he started spinning the truth about Trump."

"Spinning the truth" equals "lying".

Ah!! So sorry!  It was...

[mountaineer]

One more comment on O'Rourke. A former newspaperman's tribute, in which he quotes a Q&A he had with O'Rourke:

Q: You – I think you know this – combine humor, satire and sarcasm with a very specific political/ideological and, dare I say, philosophical message or point of view.  What is that?

A: To put a single word on that, it would be “libertarian.” I am a libertarian conservative. Or as we libertarian conservatives like to say, a classic 18th century liberal. Now that everybody’s thoroughly confused (laughs) …. But it’s just, from a political and I suppose philosophical point of view, that the ultimate good is human liberty and the concomitant responsibility that goes with that liberty. And that’s what we measure everything against: Does this increase human liberty and responsibility, or not?

Read article by Bill Steigerwald

[Kamaji]

Director Ivan Reitman dies at 75.

He was best known for his comedies, including Stripes, Meatballs, Beethoven, Ghostbusters, and a string of Arnold Schwarzenegger comedies.
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ivan-reitman-dead-dies-ghostbusters-director-1235180792/

[jmyrlefuller]

Sandy Nelson, teenage drumming sensation of the 1950s and early 1960s, dies at 83.
https://bouldercityreview.com/news/noted-drummer-nelson-dies-68496/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lbxeJRtfGw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC9okWm8A6o

[Smokin Joe]

He sure as hell got this right!

That was the first I read of him....RIP, and thanks!

[mystery-ak]

Former ‘The Five’ co-host Bob Beckel dies, colleagues remember him fondly



Bob Beckel, former co-host of “The Five” and longtime Democratic strategist, died Monday night at the age of 73.

Beckel had an intermittent career with Fox News after first joining the network in 2000 to provide political analysis based on his years of work with Democrat politicians. From 1977-1980, Beckel served as the youngest Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Carter Administration.

As national campaign manager for Walter Mondale’s 1984 presidential campaign, Beckel successfully led the former vice president to the Democratic nomination.

more
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/02/22/former-the-five-co-host-bob-beckel-dies-colleagues-remember-him-fondly-1204122/

[Cyber Liberty]

Even though he was a big leftist, I really liked BB.  He loved Christmas!

 

[Free Vulcan]

Gary Brooker of Procol Harum Passes Away

Gary Brooker, who as leader of veteran, English progressive rockers Procol Harum paved the genre’s path in the latter 1960s with his Bach-infused “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” and decades of subsequent work mixing multi-faceted, esoteric flavorings, English folk, and American blues, has passed away from cancer. Brooker’s death was on February 19th, but was not publicly announced until the 22nd. Brooker was 76.

Brooker’s career started in the early 1960s with The Paramounts, a British R&B outfit who were contemporaries of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, both of which were fans, and often included them on their tours, yet enjoyed minimal commercial success. Their only British Top 40 hit was in 1963, a cover of “Poison Ivy,” which was originally made famous by The Coasters.

https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2022/02/22/gary-brooker-of-procol-harum-passes-away-n526402

[sneakypete]

Gary Brooker of Procol Harum Passes Away

Gary Brooker, who as leader of veteran, English progressive rockers Procol Harum paved the genre’s path in the latter 1960s with his Bach-infused “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” and decades of subsequent work mixing multi-faceted, esoteric flavorings, English folk, and American blues, has passed away from cancer. Brooker’s death was on February 19th, but was not publicly announced until the 22nd. Brooker was 76.

Brooker’s career started in the early 1960s with The Paramounts, a British R&B outfit who were contemporaries of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, both of which were fans, and often included them on their tours, yet enjoyed minimal commercial success. Their only British Top 40 hit was in 1963, a cover of “Poison Ivy,” which was originally made famous by The Coasters.

https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2022/02/22/gary-brooker-of-procol-harum-passes-away-n526402

@Free Vulcan

That may be true,but I don't think I personally knew anyone "back in the day" that didn't own and play the Whiter Shade of Pale album. My mother and father even liked it and would ask me to play in when I was buzzed at home and playing music.

[corbe]

   RIP Gary Brooker, thanks for introducing us to Robin Trower.     


https://youtu.be/St6jyEFe5WM

[GtHawk]

Even though he was a big leftist, I really liked BB.  He loved Christmas!

 

Beckel was so much better than Williams and Whorealdo, even at his worst. I don't often have opportunity to watch The Five but I did miss him a lot whenever I had to listen to the fools that replaced him.

[jmyrlefuller]

Actress Sally Kellerman dies at 84.
https://nypost.com/2022/02/24/sally-kellerman-hot-lips-from-mash-dead-at-84/



Kellerman, who was prolific as an actress in the 1960s and 1970s, and continued to find steady acting and voiceover work through the rest of the 20th century (including a memorable role opposite Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School), was best known for originating the role of Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the movie version of MASH, for which she was nominated for an Oscar. (Loretta Swit took the role when it was made into a TV series.)

[Smokin Joe]

RIP, M'am. Sure loved you in M.A.S.H.

[verga]

Actress Sally Kellerman dies at 84.
https://nypost.com/2022/02/24/sally-kellerman-hot-lips-from-mash-dead-at-84/



Kellerman, who was prolific as an actress in the 1960s and 1970s, and continued to find steady acting and voiceover work through the rest of the 20th century (including a memorable role opposite Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School), was best known for originating the role of Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the movie version of MASH, for which she was nominated for an Oscar. (Loretta Swit took the role when it was made into a TV series.)

RIP, Loved her in M*A*S*H, and "Back to School". 

[Wingnut]

RIP, M'am. Sure loved you in M.A.S.H.

Movie was great.  TV show not so much. She was wise to skip that.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul1Gz-zsSIg

[Polly Ticks]

Priscilla Tolkien, the only daughter and youngest child of J.R.R. Tolkien, has passed away at the age of 92.


https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2022/03/priscilla-tolkien-has-died/

[jmyrlefuller]

Tim Considine, character actor known for his “big brother” roles in My Three Sons and The Shaggy Dog who later went on to a sports writing career, dies at 81.
https://metv.com/stories/rip-tim-considine-eldest-son-mike-douglas-on-my-three-sons

[Kamaji]

Charles Entenmann, who helped franchise Long Island family bakery, dead at 92

By Jesse O’Neill
March 8, 2022

Charles Entenmann, who propelled his family’s New York bakery into a national brand, died in Florida last month at the age of 92.

Entenmann, his brothers and mother expanded the Bay Shore business across the region and eventually the country, following the 1951 death of his father William Entenmann, a German immigrant who opened the bakery in Brooklyn in 1898, according to its website.

His family sold its cakes-and-cookies enterprise for $233 million in 1978, which is more than a billion dollars in today’s money, Newsday reported. Entenmann’s still operates under new ownership, but closed their Bay Shore plant in 2014, the article said.

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Source:   https://nypost.com/2022/03/08/charles-entenmann-who-helped-franchise-long-island-family-bakery-dead-at-92/

[sneakypete]

Charles Entenmann, who helped franchise Long Island family bakery, dead at 92

By Jesse O’Neill
March 8, 2022

Charles Entenmann, who propelled his family’s New York bakery into a national brand, died in Florida last month at the age of 92.

Entenmann, his brothers and mother expanded the Bay Shore business across the region and eventually the country, following the 1951 death of his father William Entenmann, a German immigrant who opened the bakery in Brooklyn in 1898, according to its website.

His family sold its cakes-and-cookies enterprise for $233 million in 1978, which is more than a billion dollars in today’s money, Newsday reported. Entenmann’s still operates under new ownership, but closed their Bay Shore plant in 2014, the article said.

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Source:   https://nypost.com/2022/03/08/charles-entenmann-who-helped-franchise-long-island-family-bakery-dead-at-92/

@Kamaji

Ok,so what is the name of the national brand?

[mountaineer]

Ok,so what is the name of the national brand?

Entenmann’s. The crumb cake is great.
They have a display at the end of the aisle (that's a Seinfeld reference).

[Kamaji]

@Kamaji

Ok,so what is the name of the national brand?

[sneakypete]

Entenmann’s. The crumb cake is great.
They have a display at the end of the aisle (that's a Seinfeld reference).

@mountaineer

Never heard of them before this.

[Gefn]

Entenmann’s. The crumb cake is great.
They have a display at the end of the aisle (that's a Seinfeld reference).

Oh my yes. Their crumb cake is to die for.

Thank you Mr, Entenmann for all the cakes and donuts I’ve eaten. So yummy.

[Gefn]

@mountaineer

Never heard of them before this.

@sneakypete

They’re really big around the states by NY.. maybe they never made it to the West Coast. Sorta like Tastycakes

[Polly Ticks]

@sneakypete

They’re really big around the states by NY.. maybe they never made it to the West Coast. Sorta like Tastycakes

I'm in Kentucky and I had never heard of Tastycakes until I had a college roommate from Pennsylvania.

[GtHawk]

@sneakypete

They’re really big around the states by NY.. maybe they never made it to the West Coast. Sorta like Tastycakes

Their product is in every grocery I have ever been in in California, so I would guess them to be a national brand.

[Smokin Joe]

@mountaineer

Never heard of them before this.

Me, either.

[Smokin Joe]

I'm in Kentucky and I had never heard of Tastycakes until I had a college roommate from Pennsylvania.

Those made it as far over as Maryland when I was a kid. I know a guy from Pennsylvania who loads up on them when he goes back to visit (from ND).

[mountaineer]

William Hurt Dies: Oscar-Winning Actor For ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ Was 71
By Bruce Haring   
March 13, 2022 1:40pm

William Hurt, who often played a quiet intellectual in his early acting roles, but later took more strident turns in science fiction and Marvel films, has died just a week before his 72nd birthday.
William Hurt’s son, Will, posted today that his father has died. It was announced in May 2018 that the elder Hurt had terminal prostate cancer that had spread to the bone.
“It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday. He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.”

Hurt had three consecutive Academy Awards nominations for Best Actor in the mid-1980s. These included Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987.), He won for Kiss of the Spider Woman.  ...

Deadline

[verga]

William Hurt Dies: Oscar-Winning Actor For ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ Was 71
By Bruce Haring   
March 13, 2022 1:40pmDeadline

Loved him in Broadcast news.

[mountaineer]

John Clayton, beloved NFL insider at ESPN, dies at 67
By Joseph Wilkinson
Mar 18, 2022 at 9:20 PM

John Clayton, the ESPN NFL insider who became a fan favorite in an eccentric commercial, died Friday. He was 67.

“John Clayton passed away today at a Seattle area hospital,” ESPN’s Chris Mortensen tweeted. “His wife Pat and sister Amy were at his side and communicated earlier he passed peacefully after a brief illness. We loved John. We are mourning his loss.” ...

The reserved Clayton, always seen in eyeglasses and suit, famously flipped his personality for a “SportsCenter” commercial: blaring hard rock music, living in his mother’s home and rocking a secret mullet. ...

In 2007, Clayton was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a reporter. After ESPN let him go in 2017, Clayton continued hosting a radio show in Seattle on 710 AM KIRO. He also wrote columns for the station’s website. His most recent writing ran on March 10. ... Chicago Tribune

[Gefn]

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies

(CNN) — Madeleine Albright, the first woman US secretary of state, who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, has died. She was 84 years old.

Her death was confirmed in an email to staff of the Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm founded by Albright.
This story is breaking and will be updated.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/madeleine-albright-obituary/index.html

[Smokin Joe]

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies


https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/madeleine-albright-obituary/index.html

But did they ever find the laptop?

At least we know who got Hunter's...

[Free Vulcan]

[mystery-ak]

 

[Kamaji]

Yup.

[mountaineer]

Ditto

[libertybele]

Her time has come. 

[verga]

Agreed.

[txradioguy]

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies


https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/madeleine-albright-obituary/index.html

North Korea will now enter a month of official mourning over her death.

[Kamaji]

North Korea will now enter a month of official mourning over her death.