The Dead Thread

It has been an extremely difficult month for my family. My father, Roger Orzol was diagnosed with Mesothelioma on December 23rd and succumbed to this illness at 12:45 a.m. February 1.

My father was able to attend the last Sacramento crawl in October and was registered as "Pyscho Tiki D's Dad". He has a great time meeting everyone there and was in awe of every host who participated and opened their homes up for this event.

Too short a time for his family. We will and do miss him very much.

Here is the link to his obituary:

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandersonmortuary.com%2Fnode%2F750&h=KAQEPYYoPAQE0rBkLSa6j3_M2oZNDWmhgZlI8OpPYyXz12w

See you soon Dad!

Psycho Tiki D

PTD! So sorry to hear the news, my condolences to you.
Very cool that he got to attend a Tiki crawl.

Condolences to you and your family -

I feel very blessed to have met your Dad, Duane, it was great to have him attend our crawl. Your family is to be admired for the wonderful support of your Dad during his illness and passing. My thoughts are with you and your family.

R.I.P. Ben Gazzara AKA Brad Wesley - SH-BOOM!

My condolences, D.

Whitney Houston dead at 48 years old...why does that not surprise me.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dies-at-48/

Duane, my condolences and sympathies to you and your family. I am so glad that I was able to meet your very charismatic father at the Sac Tiki Crawl last year, I enjoyed talking with him at the Mandarin, at Matt's and then again at Dan & Wendy's pad. He was a cool dude.

Gregory

On 2012-02-11 18:18, VampiressRN wrote:
Whitney Houston dead at 48 years old...why does that not surprise me.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dies-at-48/

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_WHITNEY_HOUSTON?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

On 2012-02-11 18:35, bigtikidude wrote:

On 2012-02-11 18:18, VampiressRN wrote:
Whitney Houston dead at 48 years old...why does that not surprise me.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dies-at-48/

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_WHITNEY_HOUSTON?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Ya, Nice job Bobby Brown.
wanker!

I can't believe Whitney has received more coverage than Etta James.
Born-January 25, 1938
Died-January 20, 2012

Very sad indeed.

some people like really crappy 80's style cat wailing music.
:(

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Davis, the bassist of influential late 1960s rock band MC5, has died of liver failure, his wife said Saturday. He was 68.

http://news.yahoo.com/bassist-60s-band-mc5-dies-age-68-034623035.html

Songwriter/guitarist Billy Strange
September 29, 1930 – February 22, 2012

Played with Willie Nelson, Bob Willis, Nat King Cole and Dean Martin,

Spinner: Billy Strange

Official Billy Strange Music Webpage

Billy Strange, born in Long Beach, CA., helped with the musical arrangement for Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin'' and co-wrote 'A Little Less Conversation' and 'Memories' for Elvis Presley. He played guitar on numerous Beach Boys hits including the Pet Sounds album.

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Guitarist Ernest "Ernie" McLean, who performed daily at New Orleans Square in Disneyland for more than 30 years, passed away at the age of 87. He was the last person personally hired by Walt Disney, chosen to substitute for the banjo player in the newly-formed Royal Street Bachelors trio.

Previous to his employment at Disneyland, he played guitar professionally for many years including with Fats Domino and played guitar on his first hit , “The Fat Man” in 1949.

Official Disneyland: Ernie McLean

YouTube: Ernie McLean

YouTube: Ernie plays Royal Street

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He's taken that Last Train to Clarksville,
RIP Davy Jones
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/02/29/davy-jones-monkees-dead-66-years-old?hpt=hp_t3

That one hurts!

Ronnie Montrose of the 70s hair band Montrose

R.I.P. "Chuck Tatum is Tiki"

"Expired from a head injury after slipping on a "lubricant" while attempting
"Auto Erotic Asphyxiation"

He was in the presence of members of the 70s Punk Band "The Dickies" and several "Paid Professionals"
visiting from Las Vegas, who refused to be identified but in a statement to Police
said "it was the best party ever!"

He leaves behind a very angry girlfriend & "Lulu" his pet Panther.

:lol:

Robert Sherman, half of the Sherman Brothers writing team that penned many famous Disney songs including "The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robert-sherman-death-disney-a-small-world-songwriter-297013

The Sherman Brothers, Annette Funicello and Beach Boys collaboration.

Peter Bergman, a founder of Firesign Theatre
November 29, 1939 – March 9, 2012

A longtime Los Angeles resident, Bergman died of complications of leukemia at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica.

Los Angeles Times: Peter Bergman

Jean Giraud Moebius. French artist best known for his contributions to science fiction comics such as Heavy metal and movies such as The Fifth Element and Tron.

http://www.moebius.fr/

Jimmy Ellis, 74, of the Trammps

"He was so entertainin' - when the boogie started to explode"

I revised the lyrics slightly.

George D. "Sonny" Oechsner III, owner of Pat O'Brien's Bar and Restaurant, New Orleans, passsed away on Monday, March 12, 2012

George D. "Sonny" Oechsner III, owner of Pat O'Brien's Bar and Restaurant passsed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at his Mandeville home.Beloved father of Regina Oechsner Bentin (Kerry) and Shelly Oechsner Waguespack (Greg), grandfather of Alexandra Bentin, Bryce Bentin, Kyle Waguespack, Owen Waguespack and Evelyn Waguespack. Brother of Valerie Costantini (Fidel) and godfather of Robert Costantini; Son of the late George D. Oechsner, Jr. and Henrietta Winteler. Age 71 a native of New Orleans, LA and a Mandeville resident for the past 17 years. He was a St. Aloysius Alumni and a Tulane University Graduate. Relatives, friends of the family and employees of Pat O'Brien's are welcome to attend a memorial service at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St. on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorial donation to American Cancer Society 2405 River Rd, New Orleans, LA 70121. Condolences may be expressed online at http://www.schoencanalstreet.com

Published in The Times-Picayune from March 12 to March 14, 2012

"If you can't be a good example -- then you'll just have to be a horrible warning."
-Catherine Aird

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King of Tonga George Tupou V
May 4 1948 – March 18 2012
Christian Science Monitor:George Tupou V
The King was recognized as a descendant of the sky god Tangeroa. He was sworn in as King Tupou V on 11 September 2006, which also made him, from a traditional viewpoint, the 23rd Tu'i Kanokupolu (the overlords of Tongatapu). The king was a bachelor who had a daughter out of wedlock — but she doesn't have a claim to the throne under Tonga's constitution, which recognizes only children born in wedlock as legitimate heirs. Tongan Prime Minister Lord Siale'ataonga Tu'ivakano said in a brief radio address Monday that the king died at 3 p.m. Sunday during a visit to Hong Kong. He didn't give a cause of death, but said further details and funeral plans would be released when available.

"He will be remembered by many for his throwback fashion choices — which included wearing, at times, a top hat and even a monocle."

He was only 63

On 2012-03-19 13:31, King Bushwich the 33rd wrote:
King of Tonga George Tupou V
May 4 1948 – March 18 2012
Christian Science Monitor:George Tupou V
The King was recognized as a descendant of the sky god Tangeroa. He was sworn in as King Tupou V on 11 September 2006, which also made him, from a traditional viewpoint, the 23rd Tu'i Kanokupolu (the overlords of Tongatapu). The king was a bachelor who had a daughter out of wedlock — but she doesn't have a claim to the throne under Tonga's constitution, which recognizes only children born in wedlock as legitimate heirs. Tongan Prime Minister Lord Siale'ataonga Tu'ivakano said in a brief radio address Monday that the king died at 3 p.m. Sunday during a visit to Hong Kong. He didn't give a cause of death, but said further details and funeral plans would be released when available.

good to see ya back to (pardun the pun)
beating the Dead Horse.
:wink:

Jeff(btd)

legendary underground aussie surfer Michael Peterson is finally free of his demons.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8443376/aussie-surfing-great-dies-of-heart-attack

rest in peace brother.

RIP Earl Skruggs.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/showbiz/obit-earl-scruggs/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Big-wave surfer Mel Kinney passed away Feb 14, 2012 after suffering a heart attack several days earlier. He was 57.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Mel Kinney

He is the boy who appears in the opening credits of the original Hawaii Five-O.

Surf News Network: Mel Kinney

YouTube: Hawaii Five-O opening credits

James Charles "Jim" Marshall,
Known throughout the music world for founding Marshall Amplification, which produced the amplifiers that rocked music halls and arenas after their introduction in 1960.
July 29, 1923 – April 5, 2012

NPR: Jim Marshall

Official Marshall Amps Site

Marshall is revered as one of the four forefathers of rock music equipment along with Leo Fender, Les Paul and Seth Lover.

SAN FRANCISCO — Artist Thomas Kinkade, whose brushwork paintings of idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches have been big sellers for dealers across the United States, died Friday, a family spokesman said.

Kinkade, 54, died at his home in Los Gatos in the San Francisco Bay Area of what appeared to be natural causes, David Satterfield said.

Kinkade's sentimental paintings, with their scenes of country gardens and churches in dewy morning light, were beloved by middlebrow America but reviled by the art establishment. He claimed to be the nation's most collected living artist, and his paintings and spin-off products were said to fetch some $100 million a year in sales, and to be in 10 million homes in the United States.

His paintings generally depict tranquil scenes with lush landscaping and streams running nearby. Many contain images from Bible passages.

"I'm a warrior for light," Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian, told the San Jose Mercury News in 2002, in reference to the medieval practice of using light to symbolize the divine. "With whatever talent and resources I have, I'm trying to bring light to penetrate the darkness many people feel."

Before Kinkade's Media Arts Group went private in the middle of the past decade, the company took in $32 million per quarter from 4,500 dealers across the country 10 years ago, according to the Mercury News. The cost of his paintings range from hundreds of dollars to more than $10,000.

A biography on his website states that Kinkade rejected "the intellectual isolation of the artist" and instead, made "each of his works an intimate statement that resonates in the personal lives of his viewers."

"I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney," he said. "In that I really like to make people happy."

Kinkade was born and raised in the Placerville, Calif. He studied at the University of California at Berkeley and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

"Thom provided a wonderful life for his family," his wife, Nanette, said in a statement. "We are shocked and saddened by his death."

60 Minutes' Mike Wallace, he was 93.

Dick Clark. Boo.

Dick Clark, the music industry maverick, longtime TV host and powerhouse producer who changed the way we listened to pop music with "American Bandstand," and whose trademark "Rockin' Eve" became a fixture of New Year's celebrations, died today at the age of 82.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dick-clark-entertainment-icon-nicknamed-americas-oldest-teenager/story?id=16076252

Jonathan Frid dead at 87.
Dec 2. 1924-April 13 2012.

Dick Clark and Jonathan Frid. Two baby boomer icons. Just last week I got the entire series of Dark Shadows on DVD.

I think I will make a Barnabas Collins (a vodka collins with blood orange syrup) and drink a toast to the both of them.

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And Levon Helm makes it 3.

http://gma.yahoo.com/levon-helm-dies---the-band--singer-was-71.html

Orange County/Long Beach concert promoter Ken Phebus passed away April 7, 2012

Press Telegram: Ken Phebus

Orange County Register: Ken Phebus

He put on shows at Rumbleseat Garage and Fenders' Ballroom in Long Beach, CA and in Orange County, he booked artists at the Coach House and the Orange County Fair/Pacific Amphitheater.

Official Ken Phebus page

Not a big celebrity but he did have a big impact on the Southern California music scene and he was an O.K. guy.

RIP Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/05/the-beastie-boys-adam-yauch-dies-after-long-battle-with-cancer.html

George "Goober" Lindsey of 'Andy Griffith Show' fame dies at age 83

The Nashville resident’s career was much broader than the confines of Mayberry. Mr. Lindsey also appeared in “MAS*H,” “Gunsmoke,” “Herbie the Love Bug” and “C.H.I.P.S.” He was in movies including Take This Job and Shove It and Cannonball Run II, was a judge for the Miss USA pageant for years, and lent his voice to an assortment of animated Disney characters in movies including The Aristocats, The Rescuers and Robin Hood. He recorded a comedy album in 1971 Goober Sings! And was a member of the “Hee Haw” cast for 20 years.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120506/ENTERTAINMENT03/120506003/George-Goober-Lindsey-Andy-Griffith-Show-fame-dies-age-83

Author Maurice Sendak dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early Tuesday. He was 83 and lived in Ridgefield, Conn.

http://news.yahoo.com/where-wild-things-author-maurice-sendak-dies-124719170.html

Busy week.

Hairstyling giant Vidal Sassoon dies in LA at 84

Vidal Sassoon used his hairstyling shears to free women from beehives and hot rollers and give them wash-and-wear cuts that made him an international name in hair care.

http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/sandiego/today/news/entertainment/article.cox?moduleType=apNews&articleId=D9ULDD780

Shelby

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/sports/carroll-shelby-builder-of-cobra-sports-car-dies-at-89.html

Donald "Duck" Dunn
Bass player responsible for some of the greatest music of the 20th century.
November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012

Official Duck Dunn website

Washington Post: Donald Dunn

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2145891/Queen-disco-Donna-Summer-dead-63-cancer-battle.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
That was her last dance

Donna Summer

Big Willie Robinson of the Brotherhood of Street Racers, a legendary street racer-turned-social reformer, passed away 5/19/2012. He was 70 years old.

Official International Brotherhood of Street Racers Web Page

Insideline: Big Willie Robinson

Jalopy Journal H.A.M.B.: Big Willie Robinson

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