Catch-all R.I.P. thrad

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Mike Ilitch, owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings and founder of Little Caesars Pizza, at age 87.

Little Caesars also owns the naming rights to the new arena for the Detroit Pistons and Red Wings, scheduled to open next season.

 

[Tetsujin]

Bill Paxton dead at 61 =/

 

[Ghost X]

Holy crap.

 

[Octo]

Shit

 

[Kionae]

Neil Fingleton: Game of Thrones actor and Britain's tallest man dies aged 36

 

[Russell]

Bill Paxton dead at 61 =/

Saw a comment about him online:

One of the few people to play a character that was killed by an Alien, a Predator, and a Terminator.

 

[Tetsujin]

Bill Paxton dead at 61 =/

Saw a comment about him online:

One of the few people to play a character that was killed by an Alien, a Predator, and a Terminator.

One of only two, the other being Lance Henriksen

 

[Ghost X]

Joni Sledge, of Sister Sledge, of "We Are Family" song fame.

 

[Ghost X]

Footrot Flats cartoonist, Murray Ball, dies aged 78.

Also, a week ago, Sydney Ball died, aged 83. Significant figure in Australian art.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Rock 'n' Roll pioneer Chuck Berry at age 90.

 

[Flintlock]

I often like to think of the history of music as a complex family tree, with each artist below those who influenced them. If one were to actually draw such a tree it would quickly become obvious that almost all modern rock and pop music, and probably a lot more besides, can trace its lineage back to Berry. He is totally deserving of the "pioneer" tag, both as a musician and a songwriter. He rocked 'n' rolled to the end, largely because his songs still sound good today. Here are some of my favourites​ - you may recognise a couple of them:

That last song suggests that even Nobuo Uematsu was influenced by Berry; the Final Fantasy VI soundtrack contains a piece called "Johnny C. Bad".

Farewell, Sir Chuck.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

It just came to my attention via Blabbermouth that Chuck Berry will have a posthumous album.

I'll never know why my parents never exposed me to Chuck Berry while they exposed me to the Rolling Stones, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Van Halen, Scorpions, etc while I later exposed myself to the likes of Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer, when absolutely none of these bands would have played a fucking note if it weren't for Chuck Berry (in fact, it could be argued that Berry was the true King of Rock n Roll and not Elvis). I will say this though; the Chuck Berry line that resonates with me the most, looking back, is "All I want for Christmas is a Rock n Roll Electric Guitar", because when I was growing up, I wanted to play that exact instrument. Right now, I have two; my Ibanez GRX20 entry level guitar and a BC Rich Warlock.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Jerry Krause, former General Manager of the Chicago Bulls, at age 77. Krause played a vital role in building the Bulls dynasty of the 90s (most notably the trades for Scottie Pippen, Bill Cartwright, and Dennis Rodman, and promoting Phil Jackson to head coach), but also lives in infamy for dismantling it after the 98 Finals.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Donald Harvey, the "Angel of Death" serial killer, at 64. His cause of death draws comparisons to the death of another serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer; literally beaten to death by another inmate.

 

[Ghost X]

Julian Stanczak, founder of the Op Art movement, 88.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Trans Siberian Orchestra founder Paul O'Neill at age 61.

His date of death? April 5th, known to rock fans as the saddest day on the Rock n Roll Calendar, because over the course of the last 23 years, this date has seen the losses of Kurt Cobain (1994, suicide), Cozy Powell (1998, car accident), Layne Staley (2002, drug overdose), Mark St. John (2007, brain hemorrhage), and Jim Marshall (2012, natural causes). And now Paul O'Neill (2017, undisclosed chronic illness).

Fuck you, April 5th! You're just as terrible as 2016 and the 27 Club!

 

[Tashasaurous]

I only found this morning 20 minutes ago, but legendary actor Don Rickles who voiced Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise died on the 6th of April this year, aged 90.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...mr-warmth-celebrity-roasts-dean-a7671591.html

 

[Ghost X]

John Clarke, one of my favourite satirists, dies of natural causes while hiking, aged 68.

 

[Lulcielid]

Last week on April 7, original Gundam Composer Yuushi Matsuyama passed away.

Caused of dead: Was caught by fire in his house.

 

[Ghost X]

John Geils, of that Centrefold song from the 1980s, dies, aged 71.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Charlie Murphy passed away from Leukemia at 57






X

 

[Octo]

That fucking sucks. I used to piss myself laughing at his True Hollywood Stories

 

[vaderSW1]

That fucking sucks. I used to piss myself laughing at his True Hollywood Stories

Yes!! Both the Rick James and Prince stories were hilarious! His work on The Chappelle Show in general made me a huge fan. So many memorable characters. I loved him as Tyree in the Mad Real World sketch. I loved him as Buc Nasty from the Playa Haters' ball and the Time Haters sketches. Damn. It sucks so bad that he passed away.

RIP

 

[Ghost X]

Emma Morano, world's oldest person and last known person to have lived in the 19th century, dies aged 117. BRAAAAAM. This lady was already like 84 years old when I was born.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Aaron Hernandez, former star tight end for the New England Patriots and convicted murderer, from an apparent suicide in his cell. He was 27.

Hernandez was serving a mandatory Life Without Parole sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, and was acquitted of an earlier double homicide just 5 days ago. Prior off-the-field misconduct caused him to slip into the 4th round of the 2010 Draft.