Dead Souls

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmCpmEQD0L4

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTZoJ01FpD8

[thevoid99]

British comedian Ronnie Corbett at age 85: http://deadline.com/2016/03/ronnie-corbett-dead-british-comedian-1201729161/

That man was hilarious.

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIRI6CvtO6o

[Jord]

I've been on this thread every single day this year and stunned day by day at the sheer amount of deaths. I've never seen anything like 2016.

[thevoid99]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIRI6CvtO6o

Aw shit! I fucking love the guy's music in Last Tango in Paris. This is a fucking bad year.

[thevoid99]

Once again, sorry for the double post but for those who watch Pedro Almodovar's films. Chus Lampreave at age 85: http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2016/4/4/chus-lampreave-1930-2016.html

[Jinsai]

Jesus... Merle Haggard is dead... 2016 can fuck off.

[thevoid99]

Jesus... Merle Haggard is dead... 2016 can fuck off.

Now that was a true country artist. Anything that is called country music today is shit.

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPHrumNnnCw

[miss k bee]

David Gest - dead for real this time (Big Brother UK reference)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/david-gest-dead-us-entertainer-and-former-husband-of-liza-minnelli-found-dead-in-london-hotel-a6980786.html

[thevoid99]

David Gest - dead for real this time (Big Brother UK reference)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/david-gest-dead-us-entertainer-and-former-husband-of-liza-minnelli-found-dead-in-london-hotel-a6980786.html

My mom's favorite cousin had met him one time and had a picture of him and Liza when they were together. I don't have access to her Facebook page as I don't have a Facebook account but I think my mom knows where the picture is.

[thevoid99]

Sorry for the double-post but.... Doris Roberts at 90: http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Actress-Doris-Roberts-Dies-Everybody-Loves-Raymond-376141661.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand

I liked her in Grandma's Boy as she was hilarious. This is getting worse now. :(

[Deepvoid]

Sorry for the double-post but.... Doris Roberts at 90: http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Actress-Doris-Roberts-Dies-Everybody-Loves-Raymond-376141661.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand

I liked her in Grandma's Boy as she was hilarious. This is getting worse now. :(

She was the highlight of so many episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond. She made me laugh out loud on numerous occasions.

[Ryan]

Sorry for the double-post but.... Doris Roberts at 90: http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Actress-Doris-Roberts-Dies-Everybody-Loves-Raymond-376141661.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand

I liked her in Grandma's Boy as she was hilarious. This is getting worse now. :(

I was wondering when that would happen.

[sick among the pure]

Sorry for the double-post but.... Doris Roberts at 90: http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Actress-Doris-Roberts-Dies-Everybody-Loves-Raymond-376141661.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand

I liked her in Grandma's Boy as she was hilarious. This is getting worse now. :(

I LOVED her in Grandma's Boy. It's one of my all time favorite movies, and she was an integral part in it. Since I never really liked Raymond, that's where I know her from the most.
This year sucks.

[allegro]

She was the highlight of so many episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond. She made me laugh out loud on numerous occasions.

IRL, I am known for being a Raymond addict (I'll spend hours watching a Raymond marathon), and I follow Phil Rosenthal on Instagram. Phil weighs in re Doris (https://www.instagram.com/p/BEXiuFZhfcr/).

So long, Doris; you were and will always be totally awesome.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZSoiMKW5M

[onthewall2983]

Joanie Laurer (http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/20/chyna-dead-wwe-legend-dies/)

[Frozen Beach]

And the sad thing is WWE will probably not acknowledge it. Fuck Vince Mcmahon, Stephanie Mcmahon and her garbage husband.

[onthewall2983]

And the sad thing is WWE will probably not acknowledge it. Fuck Vince Mcmahon, Stephanie Mcmahon and her garbage husband.

https://twitter.com/StephMcMahon/status/723019592570929152

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sO_ccMcfUE

[Jord]

Cannot believe this...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3552300/Fatality-Prince-s-estate-Minnesota-days-musician-rushed-hospital.html

[october_midnight]

Holy fuck it's spreading like wildfire. No fucking way. Bowie and now Prince? Actually fuck this year. SOMEONE CHECK ON TOM WAITS.

[implanted_microchip]

You can't be fucking real right now

Every single living legend needs to spend the rest of 2016 in a well-guarded non-disclosed bunker. Prince was the greatest guitar alive in my mind and this is just fucking tragic. I rant with friends often about how perfect of a run of albums he had when he was young and that I considered them some of the best in music history and how we were lucky that he was still so young compared to so many other greats and now this happens. Iggy Pop needs a Secret Service detail assigned to him immediately.

[orestes]

2016 needs to fuck off.

[Jinsai]

What the fuck?!

[Shadaloo]

In a state of disbelief, anger and shock right now.

What the fuck is going on.

[marodi]

What the actual fuck.

[Sarah K]

This is way worse than Bowie for me. :(

[Krazy]

This is way worse than Bowie for me. :(

+1

Man, this year is BAD. :(

[Your Name Here]

....................

[Conan The Barbarian]

Damn man, another blow to music

[october_midnight]

It's all relative sure, but it feels like every musician I've grew up with is next on the chopping block. I'm actually legit mad at this for happening lol, I don't know. And I mean it, I'm going to probably need time off of work when Tom Waits goes.

[WorzelG]

I feel like there's not enough time to mourn someone's loss properly before someone else dies, 57 is just too fucking young to die.

[Ruined]

Still processing the death of Prince. Grateful for all the music he left behind. He'll be missed...Safe travels...

[implanted_microchip]

This is way worse than Bowie for me. :(

At the very least Bowie was 69 and had lived an insanely full life of sound and vision. Prince was only 57. That's so young by any measure. Just, unbelievable. Paisley Park needs to immediately become a museum. This is just unbelievable to me. Prince was one of those "he'll always exist" sexy alien freaks of nature to me.

[allegro]

Oh my God. 57 years old. I just can't believe this.

[miss k bee]

Da fuq just heard about Prince!!! Jeezus this year is too much! RIP

[WorzelG]

At the very least Bowie was 69 and had lived an insanely full life of sound and vision. Prince was only 57. That's so young by any measure. Just, unbelievable. Paisley Park needs to immediately become a museum. This is just unbelievable to me. Prince was one of those "he'll always exist" sexy alien freaks of nature to me.
I've never seen him live which was a bucket list thing, he's been doing so much lately with albums and shows I was quite confident I'd get to see him in the next few years! It really sucks, he was only performing
last week apparently

[Swykk]

What a fucking garbage year this has been and we are only a third of the way through it.

[implanted_microchip]

I've never seen him live which was a bucket list thing, he's been doing so much lately with albums and shows I was quite confident I'd get to see him in the next few years! It really sucks, he was only performing
last week apparently

I've stared at his setlists in awe for ages and have always needed to see that man glistening in sweat in front of me. I'm not going to let myself miss anymore tours from anybody I remotely want to see, it's getting way too risky. Somebody needs to check on David Byrne already.

@Swykk (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=285) you're telling me. I'm terrified for Keith Richards lately.

[theruiner]

I'm not going to let myself miss anymore tours from anybody I remotely want to see, it's getting way too risky.Yeah...I think I'm going to make it a priority to go to Vegas and see Elton John this year. I would kick myself forever if I never got to see him.

[icklekitty]

For so many intersections the death of Prince, particularly so close to Bowie's, makes me think of this community.

[Dryalex12]

February 3, 1959 was the day that music died.


2016 will forever be known as the year music died

[implanted_microchip]

Yeah...I think I'm going to make it a priority to go to Vegas and see Elton John this year. I would kick myself forever if I never got to see him.

As someone who saw him in Orlando last year -- do it, he's amazing. Sounds clear as a bell, true showman, just a powerhouse. Put on a wonderful, wonderful show and it was a lovely evening all around. So worth the time. The crowd response to Crocodile Rock was just insane, you'd think it was still the 70's.

This is one of my all-time favorite stories about Prince, well worth listening to if you haven't heard it:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhcParuzpc

[allegro]

I love old Prince from the old days, man, my step-sister used to sing the entire "Controversy" album LOUDLY all the time.

This is one more reason to remind myself to get my fucking flu shot this year (I get it every year but forgot this year). R.I.P. man, you were and always will be awesome.

edit: Ugh, that final set list in Atlanta, oh my God (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/live-recap-princes-piano-a-microphone-tour-atlanta.html), I never imagined he'd actually sing some of those song ever again in his career. And Joni?? Oh, man, I'm crushed. :(


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88R38d-YMZU

[thevoid99]

My sister went to his last show recently. I don't fucking believe it. I'm writing my own obituary on the man himself. Bowie's death killed me emotionally as I spent all day crying as this, I'm just stunned and saddened as he, like Bowie, was part of my childhood and upbringing. He was the fucking man and no one will be like him.

[october_midnight]

Yeah...I think I'm going to make it a priority to go to Vegas and see Elton John this year. I would kick myself forever if I never got to see him.

Honestly do it. Like I said, we're in that time when all the ones we grew up with are starting to go. I crossed off Bowie, Tom Waits, Prince, Elton, Billy Joel, Robert Plant....more than a few of those have legit been 'Gotta see 'em now, this might be it.' I went to Morrissey in the U.S. with that thought as like 90% of my motivation (without trying to sound like an ass). I mean, I wanted to...I'm a fan, but you're right. If you have a chance, go. Prince did a few shows here in Vancouver not too long ago and people actually moaned that he did more jam stuff than just busting out a greatest hits set. The entire time I was thinking 'I'm seeing some special shit right here.'

edit: ^^^ Your sister saw something spectacular. I've watched a few videos of his recent piano tour and it looked bonkers. Fuck.

[allegro]

I keep thinking about Chapelle's skit and at least it makes me laugh instead of being sad


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GgED4bfhds

[implanted_microchip]

Yeah, I will be eating pancakes in his memory for dinner tonight. I hope somebody somewhere plays some basketball and shoots the J in his honor.

[Sarah K]

http://www.theonion.com/article/nation-too-sad-fuck-even-though-its-what-prince-wo-52791

[allegro]

He was 21 years old in this video, 1979 (http://de.musicplayon.com/play?v=754294).

Right around this time he made his first television appearance on Bandstand, which is nowhere to be found (I think he had all copies burned, heh). It was epic, though. He was so painfully shy during public appearances back then.

[thevoid99]

He was 21 years old in this video, 1979 (http://de.musicplayon.com/play?v=754294).

Right around this time he made his first television appearance on Bandstand, which is nowhere to be found (I think he had all copies burned, heh). It was epic, though. He was so painfully shy during public appearances back then.

I saw that on VH1 a long time ago. He wasn't saying a damn thing and Dick Clark asked how many instruments he could play and Prince just opened his hand and I was like "how many was that?" That's what made him so fuckin' cool. I also remember an old MTV2 promo that I can't find as it had a bunch of guys be Prince and the Revolution ala "When Doves Cry" where they sang "24 more ways to say I love you... oh-oooo" It was fucking hilarious. Aside from that Chappelle skit (which I just watched again and laughed my ass off) which I love is an old skit from In Living Color with Jamie Foxx as Prince. It still makes me laugh....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7lexXAzrwc

[implanted_microchip]

Can we all appreciate the time that Prince used Chappelle for a single cover?

http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/news/51948/65b6f7c7.jpeg

[Frozen Beach]

Chyna (who part of my childhood since because of WWE) and now Prince? Holy fuck, I could BARELY handle Bowie, but now this...

[TheyCallMeDrug]

fuck man, just fuck

[Shadaloo]

He was in my town not three weeks ago. "Love the guy, but I'm not spending $200 on a ticket to see anybody. Fuck that", I said.

FUCK.

[DF118]

The Artist Formally Known as Alive.

Edit: I apologize for that. That was awful.

[thevoid99]

Here's what I wrote about Prince. It's not as big as the I did on Bowie but I just needed to let something out: http://thevoidgoround.blogspot.com/2016/04/prince-1958-2016.html

[Mantra]

goddamnit what the fuck

[thevoid99]

Richard Lyons of Negativland: http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-richard-lyons-co-founder-negativland-235682

[orestes]

This is a good story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiFKLYDiv_Q

[Mantra]

I was gonna drive over to Paisley Park with some friends to join the big crowd that's gathered, but apparently it's a complete nightmare over there and the roads are blocked off and shit and it's hard to get through now.

[Frozen Beach]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/richard-lyons-negativland-founder-dead-at-57-20160421 (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/richard-lyons-negativland-founder-dead-at-57-20160421)

[miss k bee]

Yeah...I think I'm going to make it a priority to go to Vegas and see Elton John this year. I would kick myself forever if I never got to see him.

I might have to scrape together some money from somewhere to see Iggy Pop next month.

[Krazy]

Rumors are that he may have OD'ed. I'm a "casual" fan of his, don't ever recall him having any substance abuse issues. I know an overdose can technically mean more than one thing so just sharing...

http://fox6now.com/2016/04/21/tmz-prince-treated-for-overdose-days-before-his-death-when-plane-made-emergency-landing/

[Sarah K]

Most people who suffer from substance abuse issues are experts at concealing that.

[allegro]

He was a pretty religious Jehovah's Witness, and he was a vegetarian and pretty health conscious. My husband is an ATC at the facility that worked Prince's plane when he had to make the emergency landing and word was that he was extremely dehydrated, unconscious, and had to be given IV fluids.

Prince also had a history of epilepsy (http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/04/21/prince-epilepsy-cause-death-neurological-disorder-flu-symptoms-severe/) which complicates the flu.

[implanted_microchip]

There's also a lot of HIV rumors. I would say the smartest thing is to not buy into any rumor right now until something's officially stated. It's really easy especially with someone as enigmatic as Prince to put together any sort of theory that can sound believable when there's nothing actually known.

[thevoid99]

There's also a lot of HIV rumors. I would say the smartest thing is to not buy into any rumor right now until something's officially stated. It's really easy especially with someone as enigmatic as Prince to put together any sort of theory that can sound believable when there's nothing actually known.

Agreed. I ain't buying that OD bullshit.

[Krazy]

Just sharing, and obviously he didn't die of natural causes due to age. TMZ broke the story today to so they may have some inside info. People of his age and resources don't die from the flu so yeah, there's definitely going to speculation of what happened with his health recently.

[elevenism]

Losing Prince breaks my heart. The icons i grew up with are leaving, and no one will ever take their places.

Robert plant is 67, jimmy page is 72, stephen king is 68, and these guys all partied their collective ass off. I'm realizing that it's going to be harder and harder to get hit with these things the older we get, as they are inevitable.

[allegro]

Yeah, but this dude is MY AGE. He was way too fucking young to die. My friends my age are all texting me, going "WHAT THE FUCK???" We are only a few years younger than him; no way, dude, we aren't supposed to die of the fucking flu in our 50s. So this epilepsy / flu combo sounds more likely.

[elevenism]

Yeah, but this dude is MY AGE. He was way too fucking young to die. My friends my age are all texting me, going "WHAT THE FUCK???" We are only a few years younger than him; no way, dude, we aren't supposed to die of the fucking flu in our 50s. So this epilepsy / flu combo sounds more likely.
Well, yes, that too.
It's fucking awful. He's younger than my mother for fuck's sake.

[emptydesk]

I've heard some things from people I know could know, but he deserves his privacy unless he directed a spokesperson to make an announcement.

[allegro]

I've heard some things from people I know could know, but he deserves his privacy unless he directed a spokesperson to make an announcement.

An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.

I'm watching all this coverage on MSNBC for hours and crying, this is killing me.

Yet, I'm laughing about the time my groupie Prince fan stepsister accidentally ended up with Prince in an elevator in around 1981 and was shocked at how short he was, hahahahaha.

* sobs *

[Your Name Here]

...............

[emptydesk]

welp, this got the waterworks going http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/prince-privately-donated-money-family-trayvon-martin-article-1.2610374

[emptydesk]

bruce, robert pollard, david byrne, stevie wonder, kate bush, laurie anderson

i don't even want these people to fly on the same plane at this point

[implanted_microchip]

bruce, robert pollard, david byrne, stevie wonder, kate bush, laurie anderson

i don't even want these people to fly on the same plane at this point

Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Stevie Nicks -- there's a long list of people that need to be permanently accompanied by court-appointed doctors and given traffic escorts and security details at all times.

[Your Name Here]

.............

[Krazy]

welp, this got the waterworks going http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/prince-privately-donated-money-family-trayvon-martin-article-1.2610374

Not that I'm doubting Prince did it, but he should keep his mouth closed. Anything for this POS to get press coverage as usual.

[Ryan]

What the McFuck? I last checked this thread yesterday and read that Chyna had died. When I came back in and saw a post about possible HIV I thought it was continued discussion about her. Prince, wtf.

[allegro]

I just remembered that Vanity (Denise Matthews, Prince's ex-girlfriend and protégé) died in February at age 57. :(

[leo3375]

Downtown Minneapolis is a huge party right now. People were leaving flowers outside of First Ave. this afternoon. Then it was announced that First Ave. got permission from the city to host an all-night dance party after Corey Taylor's concert there wrapped up. It turned into a massive block party with the streets around First Ave. blocked off.

People gathered at Paisley Park in Chanhassen to pay their respects. And the house that served as his family home in Purple Rain has a purple balloon out front.

The I-35W bridge is lit up in purple. So is the Lowry Ave. Bridge. The top of the Target building is purple along with the video board and media boards at Target Field. This is all just in Minneapolis. Worldwide, the Empire State Building, Eiffel Tower, and Niagara Falls are among the gloabal landmarks that are glowing purple tonight.

Tomorrow is Purple for Prince Day. Everyone is being encouraged to wear purple.

[emptydesk]

"According to an old profile from Notorious magazine, during a concert in Montreal, Prince, a giant NBA fan, watched a Chicago Bulls playoff game on a TV positioned at the side of the stage, and would amble over to watch while he played his guitar solos. He also apparently tasked a wardrobe girl with holding up the score on cue cards for him to read."

[thevoid99]

Can we create a separate for all things relating to Prince like we did for Bowie?

[allegro]

From the Wall Street Journal, My Classmate Prince, the Rock Star (http://www.wsj.com/articles/my-classmate-prince-the-rock-star-1461279053)

The cast of The Color Purple sings "Purple Rain." (https://twitter.com/Clio_the_Leo/status/723353253572960257)

[Mantra]

I just got home after running around with friends for a while, and spent most of the night around first ave. So fucking cool and sad and beautiful.

We were gonna go over to Paisley Park but we heard it was all blocked off over there, so we just stayed downtown. Kinda wish we would have made it over there though. I heard at one point there was a rainbow over Paisley Park and everyone was like "Oh my god, it's Prince!!" lol

We drove through Uptown blasting "Uptown" out the windows. We went driving over the purple 35W while the "The Cross" was blasting at max volume. First Ave was pretty nuts. We saw Dem Atlas doing a cover of Let's Go Crazy. I saw this dude singing along to Conditions of the Heart with earplugs in and I swear that dude had the best voice ever, damn near broke my heart. I would have given anything to stay out there all night, but I have to work tomorrow and I have appointments and shit so I can't really call in sick. Supposedly they're gonna go till dawn.

It's a sad day for Minneapolis because, when it comes to pop culture, we really don't have much going for us. We've had some indie shit over the years, like The Replacements, Low, Atmosphere, etc, but nothing even remotely on Prince's god-like level. He was our only legend, really. It's not like in New York or LA, where they've had tons of superstars over the years. Prince was all we had, and now it feels like this place will never be same.

[thevoid99]

I just got home after running around with friends for a while, and spent most of the night around first ave. So fucking cool and sad and beautiful.

We were gonna go over to Paisley Park but we heard it was all blocked off over there, so we just stayed downtown. Kinda wish we would have made it over there though. I heard at one point there was a rainbow over Paisley Park and everyone was like "Oh my god, it's Prince!!" lol

We drove through Uptown blasting "Uptown" out the windows. We went driving over the purple 35W while the "The Cross" was blasting at max volume. First Ave was pretty nuts. We saw Dem Atlas doing a cover of Let's Go Crazy. I saw this dude singing along to Conditions of the Heart with earplugs in and I swear that dude had the best voice ever, damn near broke my heart. I would have given anything to stay out there all night, but I have to work tomorrow and I have appointments and shit so I can't really call in sick. Supposedly they're gonna go till dawn.

It's a sad day for Minneapolis because, when it comes to pop culture, we really don't have much going for us. We've had some indie shit over the years, like The Replacements, Low, Atmosphere, etc, but nothing even remotely on Prince's god-like level. He was our only legend, really. It's not like in New York or LA, where they've had tons of superstars over the years. Prince was all we had, and now it feels like this place will never be same.

What about Bob Dylan since he is a Minnesotan?

[Mantra]

What about Bob Dylan since he is a Minnesotan?

Nah, it's just not the same. Dylan didn't give a shit about this place. He got out of here as soon as he could and never looked back, except for that time when he randomly decided to record half of Blood on the Tracks here. He mostly made his name out in New York. To me, it's always felt like a stretch to try and claim Dylan as "one of us."

Prince was totally different. This was his home. He built his whole Paisley Park empire here. A huge amount of the musicians and engineers he worked with over the years were local people. Throw a rock in this town and you're guaranteed to hit some former Prince collaborator, just because he had a tendency to burn through people so fast. Seems like everyone has a Prince story. To be honest, the stories are usually kinda negative, just because Prince was a bit of a fascist when it came to the people who worked for him. I've heard so many crazy stories about the shit that happens in Paisley Park. The dude definitely had mental issues.

But still, in spite of his somewhat infamous reputation around here, I think most people were quite proud to have him. I know I was. He was one of the only awesome things we had in this dreary city.

[emptydesk]

Not that I'm doubting Prince did it, but he should keep his mouth closed. Anything for this POS to get press coverage as usual.

what an odd response

[Krazy]

what an odd response

it was towards Sharpton, not Prince. If you and Sarah think Al is some kind of modern day MLK have at it. It's obvious the useless asshole name dropped Prince just to get himself some free pub over multiple unfortunate circumstances.

[elevenism]

i know this might sound strange, but some of you who are around my age my have had this same experience.
My first (and probably most played) Prince album was the 1989 Batman album. I was 9 and that movie was the coolest fucking thing i had ever seen. I just could not believe it. And of course, the soundtrack was a must have.

I thought of these lyrics from that album when i heard the news:

I'm drowning without you here, my dear
When I am lost and feeling alone
I just look to heaven
I find my comfort there
God only knows where you are to night
"God only knows where you are to night"
"Maybe time will tell me"
"'Till then I'll close my eyes and say a prayer for you"
-The Arms of Orion.

And remember how bad ass this was?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWx_sv8MH6Q

[emptydesk]

it was towards Sharpton, not Prince. If you and Sarah think Al is some kind of modern day MLK have at it. It's obvious the useless asshole name dropped Prince just to get himself some free pub over multiple unfortunate circumstances.

i understood to whom it was directed. what's odd is not only how angry you seem about something fairly innocuous, but also how tacky it is to use this thread to shoehorn your blowhard political opinions and subsequent strawman nonsense.

[allegro]

He was our only legend, really. It's not like in New York or LA, where they've had tons of superstars over the years. Prince was all we had, and now it feels like this place will never be same.

I remember reading a Prince quote that really stuck with me about his mostly staying in the Minneapolis area; I can't find the direct quote but Prince said it gets so cold there, it keeps the bad people out.

I know he eventually rented a house in LA, too, but his HQ and home was always Minneapolis and he most certainly will always be associated with that city.

I remember when he had his "3121" release party in his house in L.A. and TR was there and pics were posted and we were all a combo of "TR sure looks uncomfortable at that shit" and "holy shit, Prince's LA pad is awesome." (Ends up the landlord was Carlos Boozer who sued him.)


elevenism, for the longest time, the Batman ride at Six Flags Great America just north of Chicago played Prince's Batman theme throughout the Gotham City area where you waited in line to board, definitely the most fun line of any amusement park ride. Not sure if it's still there, I think they have since modified it.

[allegro]

it was towards Sharpton, not Prince. If you and Sarah think Al is some kind of modern day MLK have at it. It's obvious the useless asshole name dropped Prince just to get himself some free pub over multiple unfortunate circumstances.

Dude, Prince had Al Sharpton's phone number and called him. Rev Sharpton has been stressing that Prince cared about people and causes other than himself, that Prince was concerned about civil rights etc, showing a side of Prince that most did not know existed but is really nice to know. I don't see this as reflecting negatively against Sharpton.

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbfgBlkSoqc

[Mantra]

I remember reading a Prince quote that really stuck with me about his mostly staying in the Minneapolis area; I can't find the direct quote but Prince said it gets so cold there, it keeps the bad people out.

lol, if only that were true!

I've often wondered why he kept Minneapolis as his home when he could have settled down in any other place that would have been significantly more glamorous and exciting. I'm sure a huge part of it was just the fact that he was raised here. But I also wonder if he liked having a city all to himself. In LA, he'd have to share it with all the other legends. Minneapolis was his.

[october_midnight]

Then it was announced that First Ave. got permission from the city to host an all-night dance party after Corey Taylor's concert there wrapped up.

Funny enough, I saw this earlier this morning. It's actually quite good.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoSMRJofOlo

[october_midnight]

Double post as this (http://ca.complex.com/music/2016/04/fafu-prince-drum-programmer-mid-90s) is an amazing read from his drum programmer saying how Prince never made a mistake, and 'could play any instrument on the stage better than any of the band.' I got to this part and cracked up:

There was a rotating cast of sound men. He didn’t like it when the sound guy would tweak the mix while the band was performing; Prince could hear the mix change. The tour manager would try to bring in big-name engineers to mix his shows. I remember they brought in a guy who had just gotten off tour with Celine Dion, or someone like that, this guy who looked a bit like Darius Rucker, at the time when Hootie and the Blowfish were big. We’re doing a show at Paisley Park and halfway through, Prince says—over the PA—“Hootie, turn up my guitar.” Then, three quarters through, Prince says, “Hootie, you’re fired.”

[october_midnight]

Not trying to spread rumors, but it's being reported pretty far and wide now that his medical emergency a few nights ago on the plane was an overdose of Percocets. Not saying he didn't also have a crazy flu, but apparently influenza + Percocets is a nasty combo, obviously. Word was he was taking them to combat hip pain; I believe he had hip surgery back in like 2010 or something? Addictive shit...

[Shadaloo]

i know this might sound strange, but some of you who are around my age my have had this same experience.
My first (and probably most played) Prince album was the 1989 Batman album. I was 9 and that movie was the coolest fucking thing i had ever seen. I just could not believe it. And of course, the soundtrack was a must have.

*EPIC FUCKING BROFIST WHICH SHATTERS CITY WINDOWS*

I have a long writeup for that 31 Days of Prince thread. This album is very likely responsible for setting me on the path to all the music I love today.

[Jinsai]

Double post as this (http://ca.complex.com/music/2016/04/fafu-prince-drum-programmer-mid-90s) is an amazing read from his drum programmer saying how Prince never made a mistake, and 'could play any instrument on the stage better than any of the band.' I got to this part and cracked up:

There was a rotating cast of sound men. He didn’t like it when the sound guy would tweak the mix while the band was performing; Prince could hear the mix change. The tour manager would try to bring in big-name engineers to mix his shows. I remember they brought in a guy who had just gotten off tour with Celine Dion, or someone like that, this guy who looked a bit like Darius Rucker, at the time when Hootie and the Blowfish were big. We’re doing a show at Paisley Park and halfway through, Prince says—over the PA—“Hootie, turn up my guitar.” Then, three quarters through, Prince says, “Hootie, you’re fired.”

That is a really weird comment though... If a sound guy changes the Front of House sound (the sound that you're hearing in the audience), the band can't really tell. And unless you've dialed it in and run through a full set with the sound guy, he's probably going to at least adjust a thing or two here and there.

The sound guy is going to dial in your monitor wedges (which give the majority of what the musicians on stage are hearing) during sound check, and when the band is happy, he leaves them alone (unless someone in the band indicates that they need to hear more or less of something in their monitor).

So, it's a funny story, but it doesn't make much sense.

[allegro]

So, it's a funny story, but it doesn't make much sense.
He was PRINCE ... he knew EVERYTHING, heh.

[wizfan]

Trent's heroes are going away...

[orestes]

*EPIC FUCKING BROFIST WHICH SHATTERS CITY WINDOWS*

I have a long writeup for that 31 Days of Prince thread. This album is very likely responsible for setting me on the path to all the music I love today.

"I've seen the future and it will be."

I cannot tell you how many times I played that album on cassette as a kid.

[allegro]

elevenism, for the longest time, the Batman ride at Six Flags Great America just north of Chicago played Prince's Batman theme throughout the Gotham City area where you waited in line to board, definitely the most fun line of any amusement park ride. Not sure if it's still there, I think they have since modified it.
Still there as of 2013, LOL: https://vine.co/v/hOumXtZQMxa

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKCcerz3COU

[Krazy]

Chevy's tribute/ad...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii223/GoatKrazy/Mobile%20Uploads/8DA35811-4DF5-4CD0-A45B-D3441064E14A.jpg (http://s265.photobucket.com/user/GoatKrazy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/8DA35811-4DF5-4CD0-A45B-D3441064E14A.jpg.html)

[Your Name Here]

...............

[DigitalChaos]

"He was fireworks. He was art. He was the drugs that Nancy Reagan told you not to take."

[emptydesk]

Michelle McNamara, excellent true crime writer and wife of comedian Patton Oswalt passed away in her sleep at 46. They have one daughter.

Ugh. He must be shattered.

[orestes]

Oh man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMwH-4pA1NA

[implanted_microchip]

Michelle McNamara, excellent true crime writer and wife of comedian Patton Oswalt passed away in her sleep at 46. They have one daughter.

Ugh. He must be shattered.


Patton's my favorite working comic. They're kid's only 7. This is heartbreaking news. And so fucking young, just, good Christ. This year is pulling no punches with deaths regardless if they make sense or not. It's getting to where I check the news or open this thread and get extremely anxious.

[october_midnight]

Michelle McNamara, excellent true crime writer and wife of comedian Patton Oswalt passed away in her sleep at 46. They have one daughter.

Ugh. He must be shattered.

Well, I'm about ready to get off this ride. Wake me up when it's fuckin' 2017.

[emptydesk]

He's used dealing with depression in his work. I hope he has a good support system.

[Swykk]

Awful. My condolences to Patton and his daughter. The day his new special came out. Fuck this year.

[allegro]

Patton's my favorite working comic. They're kid's only 7. This is heartbreaking news. And so fucking young, just, good Christ. This year is pulling no punches with deaths regardless if they make sense or not. It's getting to where I check the news or open this thread and get extremely anxious.

My friends and I are all checking our pulses, ugh.

[theruiner]

Yeah, I heard about Michelle McNamara earlier tonight. I had only read a little bit of her work (through one of Patton's tweets) and had wanted to read more. It seemed interesting.

Patton is my comedy hero so this hit me a bit hard tonight. Whatever that means, because obviously I didn't know her and I don't know him personally but his comedy has always spoken to me on a personal level, more than any other comedian. I feel so awful for him and especially his daughter. I can't even imagine what it must be like to lose your mom at the age of 7.

46 is way, WAY too young to go. Ugh. So incredibly sad. As emptydesk said, I hope they both have a good support system in place.

[GrayscaleRain]

Whoops, for some reason the last post didn't show up. Yeah, that really sucks. Seemed like a very interesting person. Too young, though. =/

[elevenism]

"I've seen the future and it will be."

I cannot tell you how many times I played that album on cassette as a kid.

"give me the electric chair for all my future crimes"
orestes and Shadaloo , i knew i couldn't be the only one.

[onthewall2983]

Eric Clapton wrote this


"I'm so sad about the death of Prince, he was a true genius, and a huge inspiration for me, in a very real way....In the the eighties, I was out on the road in a massive downward spiral with drink and drugs, I saw Purple Rain in a cinema in Canada, I had no idea who he was, it was like a bolt of lightning!...
In the middle of my depression, and the dreadful state of the music culture at that time it gave me hope, he was like a light in the darkness...
I went back to my hotel, and surrounded by empty beer cans, wrote Holy Mother....
I can't believe he's gone...."

"Holy Mother" is a great song and I can hear the Prince influence now that I've read this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoRwP1_XR-c

[elevenism]

Eric Clapton wrote this



"Holy Mother" is a great song and I can hear the Prince influence now that I've read this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoRwP1_XR-c
jesus god i thought eric clapton had died too when i opened the thread.

[onthewall2983]

That's not the song I'd use

[onthewall2983]

http://youtu.be/KkOxeKA2WNE

[allegro]

The SNL special last night was super awesome (http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/watch-snl-remember-prince-with-hour-long-episode-20160424). Wow.

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCDz0wabFJw

[Mantra]

The SNL special last night was super awesome (http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/watch-snl-remember-prince-with-hour-long-episode-20160424). Wow.

The version of Let's Go Crazy from the SNL40 after party is fucking amazing. I love how it's a little slower and heavier, almost like a Jimi Hendrix thing.

[thevoid99]

Billy Paul at age 81: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36127223

[allegro]

Looks like Prince died with about $150 million in assets. And no Will.

[orestes]

No will? What?

[Ryan]

No will? What?

You might even say that he had no will... to write a will.


https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Rk0.w250oVwDwwkgOdveGg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9MzYwO2g9MzYwO2lsPX BsYW5l/http://40.media.tumblr.com/a72b2cc5f8fb9e93c29b99e974e9a60b/tumblr_inline_nwjca6pU5I1s9clfh_540.png.cf.jpg

[Hazekiah]

Prince wasn't cremated, damnit.

I mean, he's PRINCE, ffs.

He was creamated.

[implanted_microchip]

No will? What?

They probably wouldn't let him give away all of his assets to the waters of Lake Minnetonka, unfortunately

[allegro]

No will? What?

I told G a few days ago that I bet Prince didn't leave a Will, and G was like NO WAY he had lawyers who would have talked him into it, etc.

Ends up the lawyers tried but Prince never bothered. This is REALLY COMMON. People either think (a) only old people die or (b) they're superstitious and are afraid they'll die if they do a Will or Trust. We've had clients who've spent hours and several appointments re a Will, then they never came in to SIGN it.

Now, per Minnesota law, Prince's sister, his 5 living half-siblings AND the children of his 2 deceased half-siblings are his heirs, in equal shares.

[Mantra]

Looks like Prince died with about $150 million in assets. And no Will.

Wow. That's crazy.

I skimmed some article before work this morning that Paisley Park is gonna turn into a Graceland kind of thing.

[thevoid99]

Will Lake Minnetonka also become a bigger landmark so that Prince fans can purify itself (unless it's polluted or something)?

[Hazekiah]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/Hazekiah/image_zpsq4cf1x4c.jpeg

[Lew]

Prince wasn't cremated, damnit.

I mean, he's PRINCE, ffs.

He was creamated.

so. very. awesome.
thanks.
lolololol
<3

[allegro]

Will Lake Minnetonka also become a bigger landmark so that Prince fans can purify itself (unless it's polluted or something)?

That's not Lake Minnetonka. LOL.

[Lew]

holy flaming crows, man. what is it with this year?
jonathan cainer died today. he was a british astrologer. (i follow his horoscopes, and rob brezny).
only 58.
i am starting to get really paranoid about all of my favourite folk in their 50's and above.
wtf.

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlCzO0GX_bA

[Hazekiah]

Fucking CANCER again.

GODFUCKINGDAMNIT.



Celebrating Darwyn Cooke Through His Work | Comic Book Resources (http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/celebrating-darwyn-cooke-through-his-work)

http://www.comicbookresources.com/imgsrv/imglib/0/0/1/cooke7-6b6da.jpg

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrCSB8B6pNA

[Dryalex12]

Founding Beastie Boys guitarist John Berry died on May 19, 2016, aged 52, as a result of Frontotemporal dementia

[onthewall2983]

Former Megadeth drummer, Nick Menza. (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/22/nick-menza-megadeth-drummer-dies-collapsing-stage-los-angeles?CMP=share_btn_fb) Said to have died while performing with his band OHM.

[thevoid99]

Former Megadeth drummer, Nick Menza. (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/22/nick-menza-megadeth-drummer-dies-collapsing-stage-los-angeles?CMP=share_btn_fb) Said to have died while performing with his band OHM.

That is shocking and... I don't believe it. Die during a performance and just like that.

[miss k bee]

Former Megadeth drummer, Nick Menza. (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/22/nick-menza-megadeth-drummer-dies-collapsing-stage-los-angeles?CMP=share_btn_fb) Said to have died while performing with his band OHM.


Terrible news, only 52

[allegro]

Founding Beastie Boys guitarist John Berry died on May 19, 2016, aged 52, as a result of Frontotemporal dementia
This is awful and horrifying. RIP John.

[Frozen Beach]

Robert Mothersbaugh (father of Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Mothersbaugh) who played General Boy in Devo passed away yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyH49LQgmkc

[miss k bee]

Bert Kwouk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36370997

[thevoid99]

Bert Kwouk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36370997

Fucking love Cato... au revoir my friend.

[thevoid99]

Muhammad Ali at 74: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/muhammad-ali-greatest-all-time-dead-74-n584776

[ldopa]

a cool badass dude. love his vignettes with dick cavett

especially when they go to his cabin in the woods

[thevoid99]

Right now, he's chatting with Howard Cossell and shouting shit at Joe Frazier. My dad's eyes welled up upon seeing the report. This is sad. He is the greatest of all-time. There will never be another one like him. Who was the last true champion in boxing since Ali? I would say Mike Tyson from my view but it was way too brief.

[ldopa]

a true diplomat too. even though he fucked up and said weird shit, he's one of few american athletes to be invited into north korea.

he was part of the wrestling peace festival i believe, or something close


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3vOssizwW4

cant find the vid i was looking for, probably a good thing actually

[thevoid99]

a true diplomat too. even though he fucked up and said weird shit, he's one of few american athletes to be invited into north korea.

he was part of the wrestling peace festival i believe, or something close

WrestleMania I as a special referee for the main event between Hulk Hogan/Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper/Paul Orndorff.

[allegro]

He refused to go to Vietnam, converted to Islam and changed his name, was instrumental in the civil rights movement. He had true guts. A huge part of my childhood. Truly inspirational. God bless him, he will always be remembered as the Greatest and a great humanitarian.

http://alphahistory.com/vietnamwar/muhammad-ali-refuses-to-fight-1967/

[onthewall2983]

This takes the cake. Sports, politics, entertainment, religion, he was a force which affected all these things so deeply.

[Jinsai]

I'm ready for this year to be over

[allegro]

Here's a great article about Ali
(http://sports.yahoo.com/news/muhammad-ali--simply--the-greatest---dead-at-74-042902069.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=fb)

This moment in history made me cry; now that it's trending, it makes me smile and tear up:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80wMMFAcweQ&app=desktop

[marodi]

allegro Me too. I remember standing up in my living room, applauding and crying my eyes out.

The Greatest Of All Time.

Rest in peace, sir.


It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.

[thevoid99]

How Paul Simon broke the news of Ali's death to his audience at a show last night...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRdrtcUtyUM

[thevoid99]

Sorry for the double-post but... shit.... Kimbo Slice at 42: http://www.12up.com/posts/3301303-breaking-kimbo-slice-has-died-at-42-years-old?a_aid=40219

[october_midnight]

Yeah, heart failure at 42. Damn.

[october_midnight]

"Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe, dead at 88.

[allegro]

"Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe, dead at 88.

So sad. He was my childhood favorite. R.I.P. Gordie. :-(

[thevoid99]

Johan Cruyff, Muhammad Ali, and now Gordie Howe? Well fuck this fucking year!

[Dryalex12]

The Voice's Christina Grimmie is dead at 22 after Orlando concert shooting

[GulDukat]

The Voice's Christina Grimmie is dead at 22 after Orlando concert shooting
That's awful. Really tragic.

[onthewall2983]

Henry McCullough (http://ultimateclassicrock.com/henry-mccullough-dies/)

[aggroculture]

PM Dawn's Prince Be: http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/17/pm-dawn-prince-be-dead/

[BRoswell]

Anton Yelchin

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/anton-yelchin-dead-star-trek-alpha-dog-1201798798/

[october_midnight]

Fuck, Set Adrift on Memory Bliss is such a money song...brings back memories. And now Anton Yelchin too? This thread is just gonna be near the top of this section for the rest of the year I take it...Fuckssakes.

[marodi]

I saw the news about Anton Yelchin on the imdb front page and for a good minute, it was like I didn't understand English any longer. That how much my brain did not want to accept what it was seeing.

I've seen several of this young man's movies (beside s Star Trek). He was very talented and had such a great career ahead of him.

RIP Anton, you'll be sorely missed.

Oh and by the way: FUCK YOU, 2016.

[thevoid99]

The way he died.... what the fuck? And at 27 when he was already becoming one of the finest working today with so much more to come. Seriously, fuck 2016.

[Microwave Jellyfish]

Anton. Dude.

Fuck, that's terrible. I love Middle of Nowhere and Odd Thomas and was always looking forward to see his new movies. I think I was a fan of his, but I never realized or acknowledged it anywhere and now I feel kinda bad about it. This is very strange. I'm going to miss him a lot.

[Swykk]

Yep. Fuck You 2016 continues. Yelchin was a good actor who I most recently saw in Green Room (check it out if you didn't see it yet).

[Hazekiah]

Anton Yelchin was FUCKING AWESOME in Terminator: Salvation, Star Trek, and Green Room.

I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I watched Star Trek Into Darkness (LOVED IT) the day he died yet didn't realize it till today.

Can't believe he died the way he did, it must be especially bizarre for the director of the Fast & Furious movies who just switched over to Star Trek.

Also, OMF PLZ NO SELMA BLAIR (http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/selma-blair-removed-from-plane-on-stretcher-following-mid-flight-outburst/ar-AAhm25W?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp).

:'(

[thevoid99]

Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell at age 72: http://ultimateclassicrock.com/bernie-worrell-dies/

I just watched Ricki and the Flash yesterday as he was in the film as Meryl Streep's keyboard player. If anyone here hasn't seen Stop Making Sense, you're missing one of the best concert films ever. Worrell's presence on the keys alone is just incredible. Thank you funk-man.

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0dSUsJ0YOc

[onthewall2983]

Michael Herr (http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/06/michael-herr-appreciation?mbid=social_twitter)

[Jinsai]

Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell at age 72: http://ultimateclassicrock.com/bernie-worrell-dies/

I just watched Ricki and the Flash yesterday as he was in the film as Meryl Streep's keyboard player. If anyone here hasn't seen Stop Making Sense, you're missing one of the best concert films ever. Worrell's presence on the keys alone is just incredible. Thank you funk-man.

Funk this year right in the funking face... This is huge sadness through the synth world as well.

[Microwave Jellyfish]

Bud Spencer (http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/27/italian-actor-and-filmmaker-bud-spencer-dies-at-the-age-of-86/)

Not sure if you guys in the States have even heard of him. Many of us in Europe grew up with his movies. It hurts.

[marodi]

Bud Spencer (http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/27/italian-actor-and-filmmaker-bud-spencer-dies-at-the-age-of-86/)

Not sure if you guys in the States have even heard of him. Many of us in Europe grew up with his movies. It hurts.

I don't know about the States but he was big to us French speaking Canadians too. It hurts indeed.

RIP Bud. Thanks for the memories.

[onthewall2983]

Pat Summitt (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9b64a2d2cb0a4306a1c6b15c1e8ed41c/pat-summitt-winningest-coach-d1-history-has-died-64)


Buddy Ryan (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/06/28/buddy-ryan-dead-obituary-nfl-coach-eagles-cardinals-bears-jets/86460444/)

[thevoid99]

Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's first guitarist at age 84: http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-scotty-moore-elvis-guitarist-238921

[Ryan]

2016 will be looked back on as Death Year, I think.

[onthewall2983]

Ratdog bassist Rob Wasserman (http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rob-wasserman-dies/)

[thevoid99]

Elie Wiesel at age 87: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/world/europe/elie-wiesel-auschwitz-survivor-and-nobel-peace-prize-winner-dies-at-87.html?_r=0

[Frozen Beach]

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36693545
Robin Hardy, director of The Wickerman (the original, not that piece of shit remake) has died.

[BRoswell]

Michael Cimino, director of The Deer Hunter and Heaven's Gate.
http://variety.com/2016/film/people-news/michael-cimino-dead-dies-deer-hunter-heavens-gate-1201808052/

[Frozen Beach]

holy shit, today is shit

[thevoid99]

Michael Cimino, director of The Deer Hunter and Heaven's Gate.
http://variety.com/2016/film/people-news/michael-cimino-dead-dies-deer-hunter-heavens-gate-1201808052/

I was going to post another link: http://www.thewrap.com/michael-cimino-the-deer-hunter-director-dies-at-77/

I actually liked his work and was hoping he would get to do one more film. It sucks as I really think he is underrated and doesn't deserve the bad rap he got over Heaven's Gate. It's a flawed film but certainly spectacular. Here is a piece I wrote about him 2 years ago: https://cinemaaxis.com/2014/07/24/the-auteurs-michael-cimino/

Fuck you 2016.

[marodi]

Can't you just die already, 2016?

[Ryan]

Can't you just die already, 2016?

To make up for all this carnage, life needs to have a child prodigy invent a method of human resurrection and January 2017 will see Elvis back from the dead.

[implanted_microchip]

Elie Wiesel at age 87: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/world/europe/elie-wiesel-auschwitz-survivor-and-nobel-peace-prize-winner-dies-at-87.html?_r=0

If the Holocaust had never happened, my Jewish ancestors would've never come to America and I wouldn't exist. I've always had a connection to the subject and from a very early age was instilled with a sense of its importance; it's always been a heavy subject for me that I've felt somewhat obligated to be aware of (I think everyone has a responsibility to know about these things and never forget them). His book Night was, for me as a young person when I first read it, an extremely impacting read, and I know I'm one of many who had that experience with it.

People like him were excellent reminders that no one can completely take the life or love out of others through hate and bigotry and he was an extremely important figure for the Jewish community. I find it extremely moving that he lived to 87 after spending his childhood in a society that was committed to guaranteeing he'd never make it past adolescence, and that he was able to spent all of the extra time defiantly spreading education, understanding and insight throughout the world.

This year needs to just stop it.

[Ryan]

This year needs to just stop it.

Us and life:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8reIa71Bpw

[Jinsai]

I'm going to watch The Wicker Man again now... Still maybe the most disturbing movie I've ever seen. I walked away from it the first time really shaken up, and it's maybe the only movie that even though I thought it was great, I have a hard time watching again. There's something so terrible about the ending. The way he screams, the terror he expresses at the revelation... it's all too real. The mindless fanaticism of the true believer is capable of delivering the most horrifying and meaningless ends. Such a great film. RIP.

[thevoid99]

Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami at age 76 of cancer: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36709240?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Oh fuck you 2016. Cimino and now Kiarostami.

[Your Name Here]

..............

[Ryan]

Edit: wrong thread

[RocketScience]

The world lost a truly great man on the 8th of July. RIP Abdul Sattar Edhi, very likely to be the most humble person to ever have walked the earth.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiMv95Z-bow

[Frozen Beach]

Geneviève Castrée (music projects known as Woelv and Ô Paon, and she was also an illustrator and comic artist), wife of Phil Elverum (known for his music as Mount Eerie and also The Microphones), has passed away after a battle with cancer. She was only in her 30's.
http://www.spin.com/2016/07/phil-elverum-says-geneveive-castree-has-died/

[thevoid99]

Here's 2 more: Filmmaker Hector Babenco of Kiss of the Spider Woman at age 70: http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-hector-babenco-director-kiss-spider-woman-and--239567

& Steven Young of Colourbox, This Mortal Coil, & M/A/R/R/S: http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-steve-young-colourbox-and-mrrs-pump-volume-239590

I hate you 2016.

[thevoid99]

Sorry for the double-post but I just got news on Twitter that Alan Vega of Suicide has just died.

Fuck...

[Ruined]

Yeah just heard about Vega: RIP. And the suck that is 2016 continues...

[Jinsai]

no.... I just got the news about Alan Vega.

[thevoid99]

Filmmaker/Happy Days creator Garry Marshall at age 81: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/07/19/garry-marshall-happy-days-creator-dead-at-81.html?via=desktop&source=copyurl

Goddamnit.

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eh8lDJpwZc

[thevoid99]

Sandy Pearlman, music producer at 72: https://www.yahoo.com/music/blue-oyster-cult-clash-producer-sandy-pearlman-dead-190943437.html

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxopPDMq7rs

[Frozen Beach]

http://www.people.com/article/roger-moore-daughter-christina-knudsen-dead-cancer (http://www.people.com/article/roger-moore-daughter-christina-knudsen-dead-cancer)

[ziltoid]

Jack Davis, legendary Mad Magazine, EC Comics artist, dead at 91. (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/jack-davis-legendary-mad-magazine-ec-comics-artist-dead-91-article-1.2728531)

[Jinsai]

Jack Davis, legendary Mad Magazine, EC Comics artist, dead at 91. (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/jack-davis-legendary-mad-magazine-ec-comics-artist-dead-91-article-1.2728531)

Ah fuck...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BIZ21JnBwQd/?taken-by=psycinder&hl=en

EC Comics mean so much to me... they're a huge part of who I am.

[GulDukat]

Jerry Doyle from Babylon 5.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/07/28/jerry-doyle-babylon-5-dead/

I think that show must have some kind of curse. About half the cast members have died.

[thevoid99]

Hollywood film legend Gloria DeHaven at age 91: http://www.thewrap.com/gloria-dehaven-mgm-musical-star-of-the-1940s-dies-at-91/

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJjCnWm5cvE

The one who's not The Dude, but The Big Lebowski himself David Huddleston (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-huddleston-dead-big-lebowski-917418).

[onthewall2983]

David Enthoven, manager of such bands as King Crimson and T. Rex, and later Robbie Williams. (http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7469469/t-rex-roxy-music-robbie-williams-manager-david-enthoven-dies-aged-72)

[thevoid99]

Kenny Baker aka R2-D2: http://deadline.com/2016/08/star-wars-kenny-baker-r2-d2-obituary-1201803248/

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSqsBfBCW7k

[sick among the pure]

James Wooley, cause of death unknown. (http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/r-i-p-james-woolley-keyboardist-of-nine-inch-nails-has-died/)

[thevoid99]

Filmmaker Arthur Hiller at 92: http://www.thewrap.com/arthur-hiller-love-story-director-and-former-academy-president-dies-at-92/

I like The In-Laws but still hate Love Story.

[elevenism]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSqsBfBCW7k
This one tore me up. As a political junkie, i LOVED his roundtable and it was a beacon in hard times when i could barely get a tv signal.
Of course his death was inevitable. he was 89.
He only missed ONE show in 34 years-the sunday before he died.

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIR68SbPg-U

[Frozen Beach]

http://i.imgur.com/u7as09L.jpg
legitimately my face when I heard the news. Rugrats has always been my favorite Nick show.

[onthewall2983]

Jack Riley was 81, did lots of acting in front of the camera too. Also one of the voices in these ads


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S90qSqp0gng

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1kQzlP8RiA

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Dcz8LhwaI

[onthewall2983]

Rudy Van Gelder (http://www.factmag.com/2016/08/25/rudy-van-gelder-jazz-dies/)

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MzaqCImYu0

[thevoid99]

I love Mr. Fuji. He will be totally missed. I also love this moment where Shawn Michaels thought Mr. Fuji was at the DX BBQ:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znBBdxvibS4

[thevoid99]

Sorry for the double-post but.... puta madre..... Juan Gabriel dies of a heart attack at age 66: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/juan-gabriel-mexican-singer-and-icon-dead-at-66_us_57c35ae0e4b04193420f9fa4

[october_midnight]

Gene Wilder (http://variety.com/2016/film/news/gene-wilder-dead-dies-willie-wonka-young-frankenstein-1201846745/)

I speak for many when I say.... GOD DAMMIT.

[thevoid99]

gene wilder (http://variety.com/2016/film/news/gene-wilder-dead-dies-willie-wonka-young-frankenstein-1201846745/)

i speak for many when i say.... God dammit.

fuck you 2016!!!!!

[onthewall2983]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2pt2-F2j2g

[marodi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1FLZPFI3jc

[theruiner]

You know, I've thought about Gene Wilder from time to time the last few years. I knew he was getting pretty old and I was dreading the day that he passed. And now it's happened.

Think I'll watch "Willy Wonka" this weekend and try not to cry.

[onthewall2983]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrDZXIGXEAAP8Ov.jpg


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrDZXjuXYAQsp-w.jpg

[implanted_microchip]

Alzheimer's is such an ugly disease. Known a few older people who got torn apart by it.

What awful news. This one hits especially hard for me ... like a lot of kids, Willy Wonka was such a facet of my childhood. Nothing ever came as close to being magic incarnate to me as Gene in that movie did. By all accounts he was such a sweet, loving man.

Everyone's said it plenty but it's so true: this year really fucking sucks when it comes to death and it's awful knowing that it's gonna be like this for a long time ahead.

[Ryan]

https://i.imgflip.com/19pnpr.jpg

[Exocet]

Willy Wonker and the Chocolate Factory is mine and many others i known over the years favourite childrens film of all time.
Everyone knows the songs.
I watched it about 100 times...still love it.
That evil demented psychadelic boat scene...lol...urgh...'there's no way of knowing where we are going'.

[thevoid99]

It's not just Willy Wonka that I will fondly remember him for. It's also for his work in Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and the films he did with Richard Pryor as they were just gold together. I kind of have a soft spot for The Woman in Red as he was so funny in that yet one of my all-time favorite performances from him is in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask) as his segment alone was the best thing in that film. All because he falls in love with a goat.

[implanted_microchip]

thevoid99 that whole goat sequence is one of the funniest things in Woody Allen's entire filmography. Utterly fucking golden.

[Ryan]

@thevoid99 (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=254) that whole goat sequence is one of the funniest things in Woody Allen's entire filmography. Utterly fucking golden.

https://s17.postimg.org/jhic2efnz/image.jpg

[ldopa]

NOT BLASPHEME! just my favorite meme...

http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.130351857.7148/raf,750x1000,075,t,462445:542506a2a5.u1.jpg

[ldopa]

more than that, gene was the shit, his films with richard pryor were gold, and his unconditional love for gilda radner. that's what i know and will remember him for. 83 is not a bad deal!

not on topic per se, just a thought maybe...

joan rivers outlived johnny carson and larry flynt outlived jerry falwell.

mel brooks outlived gene wilder, by a hair...?

edit: please stop with this "fuck you and die 2016!" lots of influential people die EVERY YEAR. or even every month or day. influxes are common. refer to the conspiracy thread for the zapf theory.

it's all perceptive. who's important to YOU and who's not.

WHO REALLY RELATED TO GENE WILDER, PRINCE, MUHAMMED ALI, ETC...?

none of us.

[Ryan]

I've had that "pure imagination" song tune stuck in my head all day.

[elevenism]

influxes are common. refer to the conspiracy thread for the zapf theory.
.
wtf? look @Ryan (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=67) . The Grim Law in action, once again ;)
Zipf's law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipf%27s_law) is not a conspiracy theory, lol.
It's a linguistic power law probability distribution that i came across and found interesting, where a word's frequency of appearance in literature is inversely proportional to its rank of commonality in a certain and precise way. In other words, THE is the most common word, the second word appears 1/2 as frequently as the first, the third word appears 1/3 as frequently as the first and so on.
It's not some grammarian conspiracy...THAT I KNOW OF! DUM DUM DUM! ;)
And i think it's in the "little things that cheer you up" thread (for fuck's sake) because i thought it was cool.

Also, A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT OF US related to and were moved by the personages we are discussing here. If i am to understand this thread correctly, it's why we are discussing them.

Edit: and, goddamn, how are you so sure mel brooks is going to be dead soon. He could live another 10 years.