The Dead Thread

On 2010-08-17 19:07, RevBambooBen wrote:
was it a Tiki Jeep?

Awesome! :lol:

Richard "Scar" Lopez
A founding member of Cannibal & the Headhunters
May 18, 1945 - July 30, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle: Richard Lopez

Myspace: Cannibal and the Headhunters

Satoshi Kon, Anime Filmmaker & comic book artist
Oct. 12, 1963 - Aug. 24, 2010

New York Times: Satoshi Kon

Anime News Network: Satoshi Kon

This stinks, Schimmel was hilarious.

Standup comic Robert Schimmel, 60, dies after car crash
September 4, 2010 | 7:34 am
Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.

Schimmel's spokesman, Howard Bragman, says Schimmel died Friday evening in a Phoenix hospital.

Schimmel was a passenger Thursday in a car driven by his 19-year-old daughter Aliyah. Bragman says Aliyah Schimmel swerved to avoid another car and the vehicle she was driving rolled to the side of the freeway. Bragman says she is hospitalized in stable condition.

Robert Schimmel lived in Scottsdale. The comedian has been a frequent guest on “Late Night with Conan O'Brien” and on Howard Stern's radio show. His 2008 memoir, “Cancer on $5 a Day,” chronicles his battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

-- Associated Press

Founding member of ELO killed in freak accident as giant runaway hay bale smashes into his van

A founding member of ELO has been killed following a freak accident involving a giant bale of hay.

Mike Edwards, 62, who played cello for the band for three years, died when the giant bale weighing 50 stone crashed down on top of his van.

Mr Edwards died instantly in the accident after the bale careered down the hill, and flipped over a hedge.

The circular bale is believed to have been in a steeply sloping field beside the road when it somehow rolled and jumped 15ft into traffic.

Police say the accident happened at around 12.30pm on Friday on the A381 between Harbetonford and Halwell in Devon.

The victim was driving a white transit-type van towards Kinsgbridge when the bale of hay smashed into the front cab.

The van swerved after it was hit and then collided with another smaller van coming the other way - but the second driver was unhurt.

Inspector Andy Hamilton said: 'We are liaising with the health and safety people and gathering evidence from the scene of the accident and the field.

'The van came into contact with a very large bale of hay. We are investigating how this came to happen.'

He added that police had spoken to the farmer who owns the field and would be talking to him again shortly.

Mike was a founding member of Electric Light Orchestra and played cello with the group from their first live gig in 1972 until he left in January 1975.

He quit the band to become a Buddhist and later changed his name to Deva Pramada because of his religious convictions.

Mike's eccentric cello playing - including plucking the strings with an orange or grapefruit - and bizarre costumes were a major ingredient of ELO.

He played cello on albums ELO II, On the Third Day, The Night The Light Went On (In Long Beach) and Eldorado.

Steve Walker of the Devon and Cornwall police traffic unit said they were trying to contact his family.
elo

Bowing out: Mike Edwards, on the far left, played cello in ELO from 1972 to 1975
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He said: 'This was a tragic accident and we have now identified the victim as Michael Edwards, a founder member of ELO.

'We have used photographs and YouTube footage to identify him but we now need help contacting his family for formal identification.

'We don't believe he was ever married and we have identified an ex-girlfriend but she is currently abroad.'

He continued: 'We think he may have a brother called David in the Yorkshire area and we obviously need to contact him.

'Michael has no immediate family but we believe he may have taught some cello in Devon and would ask his students to contact us if they know of any relations.'

The Liberace Museum in Las Vegas will close its doors Sunday, October 17.

KLAS-TV Channel 8 news

The Liberace Foundation
The Liberace Museum

Segway company owner Jimi Heselden dies in fall

British businessman, Jimi Heselden, who bought the company last year, dies in a fall off a cliff on his West Yorkshire estate, apparently while riding a Segway.

It was sad to read, just as the Knott's Halloween event was beginning, that Sandy Graham, a 19-year veteran of Knott’s Halloween Haunt, passed away August 29, 2010.

Sandy wore many hats. But most notably, she was the Vampire Queen in just about every vampire maze that's existed at Knotts Scary Farm.

Sandy Graham Memorial Service Oct 4, 2010

Theme Park Adventure: Sandy Graham

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Comedian Greg Giraldo died Wednesday (September 29) at age 44 from a reportedly accidental prescription-drug overdose. Giraldo had been hospitalized in New Brunswick, New Jersey after he overdosed on prescription pills last weekend. According to TMZ, the overdose was not a suicide attempt.

Giraldo reportedly collapsed Saturday evening in his hotel room in New Jersey, where he was performing at a club. He was discovered by friends after he failed to show up for his scheduled performance. He was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

Jim Norton confirmed the news via Twitter, including a picture with his fellow comedian: "Greg Giraldo passed away today. This is the last photo of us together, taken June 28 at Noam's wedding. RIP buddy."

May your dirty humor live on in our hearts!!!!!

Actor Tony Curtis died at his home Wednesday night at the age of 85
I met the man once,many years ago on the set of the never released movie "Balboa"

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/30/actor-tony-curtis-dies-at-85/

[ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2010-09-30 03:37 ]

Now there was a classic actor...what a life he lead..bybyby Toni. :(

:cry:

GROG lost two friends in a week from cancer. Tiki-Kate lost her battle with cancer 8 days ago and GROG' neighbor Rick succumbed to throat cancer two days ago. May they both rest in peace and GROG will miss them.

55th anniversary of the death of James Dean September 30, 1955.

He played the congas he must've had some tiki in him right? I've been to the memorial several times in Cholame, CA and the actual crash site just a few hundred yards up the road and it is still to this day a really nasty intersection i guess you'd call it...

"First man to jump is chicken"

RIP Tony Curtis

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[ Edited by: Lokepa 2010-09-30 10:37 ]

Television producer Stephen J. Cannell, known for his work on shows including "21 Jump Street" and "The A-Team," died Thursday, his publicist said. Cannell was 69.

Cannell died from complications associated with melanoma at his Pasadena, California, home surrounded by family and loved ones, said a family statement.

He created, wrote and produced several iconic TV series, starting in the 1970s with "The Rockford Files."

His other hit series included: "Greatest American Hero," "The A-Team," "Hunter,""Riptide," "Hardcastle & McCormick," "21 Jump Street," "Wiseguy,""The Commish," "Profit," and syndicated shows "Renegade" and "Silk Stalkings."

Video: Stephen J. Cannell's 'At First Sight' Viewers may best remember the trademark closing for Cannell's productions, which showed him at a typewriter tossing a sheet of paper over his shoulder.

He also acted, sometimes appearing in his own shows. Cannell had a recurring role on ABC-TV's hit series "Castle."

On 2010-10-01 16:16, talo ka wrote:
Cannell died from complications associated with melanoma...

2 words - SUN SCREEN!!!

Ritchie Hayward, drummer from Little Feat passed in August.
Man he was sooo amazing. One of the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fntyXzdcQqk

Soul Singer Solomon Burke
March 21, 1940 - October 10, 2010

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2001

Washington Post: Solomon Burke

Solomon Burke Official Web Page

[->>King Bushwich 33rd

:cry:

"I speak jive!" Oh the pearls.

RIP Mr. C !!!!!!!!!

yeah wow... first mrs cleaver and now mr cunningham!

[ Edited by: Lokepa 2010-10-19 11:39 ]

UGH! Mrs. Cleaver & Mr. Cunningham in the same week is more than I can take!

Johnny Sheffield
April 11, 1931 - October 15, 2010

Played the character "Boy" in the Tarzan movies of the 1930s and ’40s and Bomba the Jungle Boy in the movie series of 1949-1955.

Palm Springs Desert Sun: Johnny Sheffield

Brians Drive-In Theatre: Johnny Sheffield

[->>King Bushwich 33rd

RIP Bob Guccione?

i thought you were kidding but the bob is really dead! wow!

Arianna Forster, who gained acclaim in the late 1970s as Ari Up, the singer of the British all-female punk-rock band the Slits,
January 17, 1962 - October 20, 2010
Daily Mail UK: Ari Up

She is the step daughter of John Lydon/Johnny Rotten

not dead but Kim Novak has breast cancer

On 2010-10-22 10:23, King Bushwich the 33rd wrote:
Arianna Forster, who gained acclaim in the late 1970s as Ari Up, the singer of the British all-female punk-rock band the Slits,
January 17, 1962 - October 20, 2010
Daily Mail UK: Ari Up

She is the step daughter of John Lydon/Johnny Rotten

Man, the Slits was one of my favorite Punk bands in the 70s, RIP Ari Up.

Alexander Anderson, 'Rocky and Bullwinkle' creator, dies at 90

http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_16415031?nclick_check=1

The Sony Walkman cassette player
1979 - April 2010

PC Magazine: Sony Walkman

Zecharia Sitchin passed away on the morning of October 9th.

Zecharia Sitchin (born July 11, 1920 - died October 9, 2010) was an author of books promoting an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts. Sitchin attributes the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Anunnaki, which he claims to be a race of extra-terrestrials from a planet beyond Neptune called Nibiru. He believed this hypothetical planet of Nibiru to be in an elongated, elliptical orbit in the Earth's own Solar System, asserting that Sumerian mythology reflects this view.

Here are some of his books... Fascinating reads!
Earth Chronicles volumes

1. The 12th Planet, New York: Harper, 1976, ISBN 038039362X
2. The Stairway to Heaven, 1980, Avon Books (Bear & Company, 1992, ISBN 0939680890; Harper, 2007, ISBN 0061379204)
3. The Wars of Gods and Men, 1985, Avon Books (Bear & Company, 1992, ISBN 0939680904)
4. The Lost Realms, Avon Books, 1990, ISBN 0-380-75890-3
5. When Time Began, 1993, (Harper, 2007, ISBN 006137928X, ISBN 978-0061379284)
6. The Cosmic Code, Avon Books, 1998, ISBN 0-380-80157-4
7. The End of Days: Armageddon and Prophecies of the Return, William Morrow, 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-123823-9

Companion volumes

• Genesis Revisited: Is Modern Science Catching Up With Ancient Knowledge?, (Avon Books, 1990, ISBN 0-380-76159-9)
• Divine Encounters: A Guide to Visions, Angels and Other Emissaries, Avon Books, 1995, ISBN 0-380-78076-3)
• The Lost Book of Enki: Memoirs and Prophecies of an Extraterrestrial god, Bear & Company, 2002, ISBN 1591430372
• The Earth Chronicles Expeditions, Bear & Company, 2004, ISBN 978-1591430766
• Journeys to the Mythical Past, Bear and Company, 2007 ISBN 978-1591430803
• There Were Giants Upon the Earth: Gods, Demigods, and Human Ancestry: The Evidence of Alien DNA, (Bear & Company), 2010, ISBN 9781591431213

Come on down to the Opening Reception of my solo exhibition
"All over the Map"on November 6th!
All the info including links to directions is HERE!
http://www.kenruzic.com

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Boston music booker/promoter/character Billy Ruane

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blog/2010/10/rip_billy_ruane.html?p1=Local_Links
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blog/2010/10/memorializing_b.html?p1=News_links

We've lost another one. This sucks!

RIP Danno! We're gonna miss ya!

Lisa Blount. She played Debra Winger's friend in An Officer and a Gentleman.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Lisa-Blount-Dies-1024830.aspx

Book 'em Danno...you will always be in our hearts and our souls.

James MacArthur, who gained worldwide fame in the 1970s as "Danno" in the iconic TV series, 'Hawaii Five-O,' died on Thursday at his home, a family representative told PEOPLE. He was 72.

The actor's agent, Richard Lewis, told the AP that MacArthur died of "natural causes" in Florida, however, no other details have been given.

In a career that spanned more than four decades, MacArthur was most recognized for his role as Detective Danny "Danno" Williams on 'Hawaii Five-0,' which aired from 1968 to 1980. Episodes often ended with detective Steve McGarret, the lead character, uttering what became a pop culture catch phrase: "Book 'em, Danno."

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from the Bedford Incident -- 1965

[after Finlander orders an anti-submarine rocket armed]

Commodore Schrepke: This is insane!

Captain Finlander: Now don't worry, Commodore. The Bedford'll never fire first. But if he fires one, I'll fire one.

Ensign Ralston: [launching the rocket] Fire One!

Finlander played by Richard Widmark

Ensign Ralston: James MacArthur

Theodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen (May 8, 1928 – October 31, 2010) was an American presidential advisor, lawyer and writer, best known as President John F. Kennedy’s special counsel and adviser, legendary speechwriter, and alter ego. President Kennedy once called him his “intellectual blood bank.”

Pro Surfer Andy Irons dead at 32 of a mysterious illness.

Such a shame..he was an amazing surfer.

they're saying Dengue Fever! he left the hospital for some reason and he was found in his hotel room in Dallas after leaving PR... total bummer!!

A long time ago, the city of Long Beach, CA use to have surfable waves.
A gentleman named John Lind formed the Long Beach Surf Club.

The waves off Long Beach died a long time ago.

John Lind passed away at the age of 96 in Hawai'i on Oct 23, 2010

Long Beach Gazettes: John Lind

The amusement park in the background was called the Pike.
It is also long gone.

Two-time Oscar nominee Jill Clayburgh died Friday at her home in Connecticut of complications from chronic leukemia, the New York Times reports. The 66-year-old struggled with the disease for more than two decades.

Her husband, playwright David Rabe, said she faced her illness with courage, turning it into "an opportunity for her children to grow and be human." She is reportedly survived by three children.

Social Realist Artist Jack Levine
Jan. 3, 1915 - Nov. 8, 2010

New York Times: Jack Levine

Jack Levine Biography

Brain Trust (Conference)
1935
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Dino De Laurentiis

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_en_mo/us_obit_dino_de_laurentiis

Belated post and pretty much just for local Washington baseball fans:

Dave Niehaus, the Voice of the Seattle Mariners, passed away on the 10th from a heart attack.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Niehaus

Ingrid Pitt, seductive queen of the Hammer horror films
November 21, 1937 – November 23, 2010

Entertainment Weekly: Ingrid Pitt

The official website of Countess Dracula, and Queen of Horror - Ingrid Pitt

Everytime I see King Bushwich has posted something in Bilge, I know it means someone has died!