Celebs are still dropping off....

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Re: Celebs are still dropping off....

Post by Lee » Sat Dec 14, 2019 7:23 pm

A Friend told me that the singer Marie Fredriksson had passed a few days back. RIP you made some beautiful songs that will always be remembered :(

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50730052
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Post by Raid » Tue Dec 31, 2019 7:05 am

Syd Mead, designer of so many futures, has died aged 86.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Mead

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Post by Achtung Englander » Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:29 am

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Post by Hatredsheart » Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:43 am

Raid wrote:
Tue Dec 31, 2019 7:05 am
Syd Mead, designer of so many futures, has died aged 86.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Mead
Had a book of his art since my teen years, bugger. A true visionary.
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Post by Medicine Man » Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:15 pm

The world's another charlatan lighter as Derek Acorah dies...



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50991908

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Post by Wrathbone » Mon Jan 20, 2020 11:26 am

Christopher Tolkien.

https://time.com/5767594/christopher-tolkien-obituary/

Genuinely saddened by this. He was every bit as remarkable as his father and his contributions and development of Tolkien's work cannot be overstated.

RIP. :(

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Post by Strudel » Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:17 pm

Eh, he always struck me as a cumudgeon who never got over the fact his father was a much better writer than he was, and spent all his time trying to "protect the legacy" rather than letting people actually see how the sausage was made.

I certainly didn't wish him dead or anything but I felt he impeded more than he facilitated access to his father's work.

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Post by Wrathbone » Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:17 pm

He was certainly highly protective of the works, which is understandable given pretty much his entire life from childhood was dedicated to them. I only really got a sense of how much input he had in The Hobbit and LOTR after reading Tolkien's letters, and while it would be a huge stretch to call him a co-author, he played a massive and vital part in the writing of those books. And of course were it not for him, the tales of Middle Earth would have ended with JRR Tolkien.

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Post by Hatredsheart » Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:00 pm

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Post by Wrathbone » Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:13 pm

That's a huge loss. :( One less Python in the world makes it a duller place.

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Post by Sly Boots » Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:26 pm

This one really hurts :(

RIP Terry

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Post by arqueturus » Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:41 pm

What a fucking shame.

This is not something I usually say as I look at the age of someone and consider whether their life has been cut short.

77 is a good innings but it's denied us someone who's wit would have only got better if not for dementia.

I'm going to link to this hear in case anyone missed it - it's from a long time ago (not really considering Terry Jones looks hail and well)

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/1 ... on-reprise

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Post by Lee » Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:11 pm

Noooo RIP :(
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Post by Medicine Man » Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:30 pm

:cry:

Dementia. Yet another bastard the human race has to contend with.

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Post by Rusty » Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:17 pm

So sad.
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