Confessor
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Post by Confessor on Aug 14, 2022 17:48:48 GMT -5
Bill Pitman, studio guitarist par excellence and member of the Wrecking Crew, has passed at the ripe old age of 102. Pitman was heard on not only such hit songs as "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (on which he played ukulele)," "Be My Baby," and "Mr. Tambourine Man," but also the soundtracks of TV shows like "The Wild, Wild, West," "Bonanza," and Movies like "MASH," "Dirty Dancing," and "Goodfellas." You may well not know it, but you've heard countless hours of Mr. Pitman's music.  Small correction: Pitman was not on The Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man": that was Jerry Cole on rhythm guitar and the Byrds' own Roger McGuinn on lead guitar. Pitman was on Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walking" though, which is one of my favourites that he was involved in. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 16, 2022 20:33:30 GMT -5
RIP to German director Wolfgang Petersen, who passed away on Aug 12. Probably best known for Das Boot and The Never Ending Story, he also directed the sci-fi film Enemy Mine, the Clint Eastwood film In The Line of Fire, Air Force One, Shattered, The Perfect Storm, and Outbreak. At one point, he was attached to direct a crossover between Superman and Batman, which was supposed to lead into a whole DCU franchise; but, the deal was scrapped for the mess we have now. Really liked to have seen what he would have done with it, instead of Snyder.
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Post by Calidore on Aug 16, 2022 23:31:10 GMT -5
RIP to German director Wolfgang Petersen, who passed away on Aug 12. Probably best known for Das Boot and The Never Ending Story, he also directed the sci-fi film Enemy Mine, the Clint Eastwood film In The Line of Fire, Air Force One, Shattered, The Perfect Storm, and Outbreak. At one point, he was attached to direct a crossover between Superman and Batman, which was supposed to lead into a whole DCU franchise; but, the deal was scrapped for the mess we have now. Really liked to have seen what he would have done with it, instead of Snyder.
Das Bat?
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Post by foxley on Aug 17, 2022 4:00:31 GMT -5
RIP to German director Wolfgang Petersen, who passed away on Aug 12. Probably best known for Das Boot and The Never Ending Story, he also directed the sci-fi film Enemy Mine, the Clint Eastwood film In The Line of Fire, Air Force One, Shattered, The Perfect Storm, and Outbreak. At one point, he was attached to direct a crossover between Superman and Batman, which was supposed to lead into a whole DCU franchise; but, the deal was scrapped for the mess we have now. Really liked to have seen what he would have done with it, instead of Snyder. would have to be strong contender for the greatest war movie (or should that be anti-war movie) ever made. It is the also the most claustrophobic movie I've ever watched. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 19, 2022 12:31:29 GMT -5
There's already a thread on the Classic Comics board but I want to note here the passing of Tom Palmer, one of the best ink-slingers in the history of comics.
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shaxper
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Post by shaxper on Aug 19, 2022 13:16:36 GMT -5
There's already a thread on the Classic Comics board but I want to note here the passing of Tom Palmer, one of the best ink-slingers in the history of comics. I didn't realize until googling him just now that he was also the father of Tom Palmer Jr., author of Wizard Magazine's long-running "Palmer's Picks" feature. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 22, 2022 13:14:39 GMT -5
Science fiction author and critic Alexei Panshin has passed away at age 82. Probably best known for this 1968 Nebula-Award winning novel Rite of Passage.  |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Aug 22, 2022 14:07:13 GMT -5
I just read Rite of Passage earlier this year - good book, and a good writer. RIP, Mr. Panshin.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 25, 2022 10:13:58 GMT -5
R. I. P. Hall-of-Fame quarterback Len Dawson. Dawson led the Kansas City Chiefs to two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl IV against the favored Minnesota Vikings. Dawson WAS the Kansas City Chiefs and I have some memories of him playing against the Oakland Raiders at the very end of his career.  |
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 25, 2022 11:23:18 GMT -5
R. I. P. Hall-of-Fame quarterback Len Dawson. Dawson led the Kansas City Chiefs to two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl IV against the favored Minnesota Vikings. Dawson WAS the Kansas City Chiefs and I have some memories of him playing against the Oakland Raiders at the very end of his career. A real pro from the days when normal-sized guys could play QB. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 25, 2022 12:17:13 GMT -5
R. I. P. Hall-of-Fame quarterback Len Dawson. Dawson led the Kansas City Chiefs to two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl IV against the favored Minnesota Vikings. Dawson WAS the Kansas City Chiefs and I have some memories of him playing against the Oakland Raiders at the very end of his career. A real pro from the days when normal-sized guys could play QB. Dawson was a little under-sized at the time at 6'0" 190 pounds. Now he'd be too small to even be considered. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 30, 2022 14:27:43 GMT -5
It won't mean much to anyone here but me, but country musician Luke Bell died this last week at age 32. Bell only had one major album release, but it was a doozy. His 2016 self-titled album was among the best country albums of the decade. Maybe longer. Serious old-school vibe without being self-consciously retro. It paved the way for Bell to open for acts like Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam. Unfortunately he suffered from severe bipolar disorder and would simply disappear for long periods of time, hopping freight trains. And then he'd reappear and look like he might re-establish his career. He'd been missing after a trip to Tucson with a fellow musician and was found dead yesterday. It's not clear the cause of death, though it's strongly hinted that it may have been suicide. Dude was a super talented performer and a very strong songwriter. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2022 15:04:54 GMT -5
RIP Paul Curtis
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Post by EdoBosnar on Aug 30, 2022 17:57:14 GMT -5
Just saw the news that Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union (whose reforms basically opened the way for its demise), has died at the age of 91.  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 2, 2022 12:16:28 GMT -5
R. I. P. Earnie Shavers. Two-time Heavyweight challenger and regarded as one of the hardest punchers in boxing. Shavers rocked Ali in a losing title match in 1977 and dropped Larry Holmes with a devastating hit in a losing challenge in 1979. One of the great heavyweights to not win a title.  |
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