Christopher Plummer, well-known for his role in the Sound of Music and having an appearance in the first National Treasure movie has passed away in his sleep, aged 91.
Ricardo Silva, 67. Cause by complications derived by SARS-CoV-2. Singer mostly known for giving his voice in many anime openings in Latin America, most notably DBZ'S "Chala, Head-Chala".
An iconic voice for LATAM anime fans, he will be dearly missed.
Not a big surprise, considering he’s been in poor health for a number of years, but a very sad day for the sport nonetheless. Coached some great teams in Cleveland and KC, and was also ridiculously fired by the Chargers after going 14-2. Was also harshly sacked by Washington because their owner is a moron. Such a shame he never got to coach in a Super Bowl...
Not a big surprise, considering he’s been in poor health for a number of years, but a very sad day for the sport nonetheless. Coached some great teams in Cleveland and KC, and was also ridiculously fired by the Chargers after going 14-2. Was also harshly sacked by Washington because their owner is a moron. Such a shame he never got to coach in a Super Bowl...
His Cleveland teams in particular had the misfortune of having to play the Elway-led Denver Broncos in both AFC Championship Games they played under his watch. Those two games were known for The Drive and The Fumble. And Schottenheimer might've kept his job in San Diego had Marlon McCree not fumbled the damn ball following that interception.
Jim Crockett, Jr., professional wrestling promoter (Jim Crockett Promotions) and president of the NWA for most of the 1980s, at 76. Jim Crockett Promotions (known for making wrestlers such as Ric Flair, the Four Horsemen stable, Lex Luger, the Road Warriors, and Sting into household names) emerged as the primary competitor to WWE in the 80s before being sold to cable television mogul Ted Turner, who subsequently renamed the promotion to WCW. JCP was also responsible for promoting wrestling's first successful pay-per-view, Starrcade, in 1983 (predating the first WrestleMania by roughly a year and a half).
Christopher Plummer, well-known for his role in the Sound of Music and having an appearance in the first National Treasure movie has passed away in his sleep, aged 91.
His memoir, In Spite of Myself, is a great read (though I should qualify that it`s more of a diary-style book). Was fortunate enough to nab a signed copy a couple months back.
Cassette tapes are the biggest reason I had almost zero experience with listening to vinyl albums as a kid. On top of the fact that nearly all of my family's music collection was on the cassette format during my first few years, CDs started coming into the mix when I was 7, and it wasn't until I was 15 when I finally ditched tapes in favor of CDs (which was around the time tapes finally went obsolete), and just recently got into vinyl.
Not necessarily "better" (e.g. it's not going to be more clear or more consistent at higher volumes), but it does have a different characteristic that CD can't emulate.
I wonder if there is a level of fidelity so high, for a digital audio file, that would make the digital waveform so close to analog that the human ear can’t notice a difference. I kinda wanna research this when I get home now.
A 2 time Super Bowl Champion with the Raiders, Davis is most famous for a play known as Red Right 88, where he intercepted Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Sipe in the end zone at the end of the game in the Divisional round of the 1981 Playoffs to seal a 2 point win for the Raiders.
Tawny Kitaen, actress and model, at age 59. Kitaen was most notable for appearing in a couple of Whitesnake music videos (and was once married to the band's frontman David Coverdale), and appearing on the cover of Ratt's debut album, Out of the Cellar.