Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:37 am

Reggae legend John Holt who was responsible for many, many great songs - from rock steady of the original "The Tide Is High," to more "conscious" reggae like "Police In Helicopters" - has died at 69.

Obituary with clips: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/peopl ... 05989.html

And this is one of the smoothest, most romantic tunes I have ever heard.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:21 am

An old Isley Brothers tune, one of my favorites. I hadn't heard the John Holt version in forever. Haven't thought about Holt and the Paragones in forever.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:38 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:Jan Hooks. Only 57, shit. Maybe a borderline own-thread case. One of SNL's most underrated and best female cast members.

“Jan should have had a bigger career. Jan deserved a big movie career. Certainly as big as Rob Schneider's fucking career. She was a bigger star on S.N.L." - Tina Fey

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:53 am

mister d wrote:
Johnny Carwash wrote:Jan Hooks. Only 57, shit. Maybe a borderline own-thread case. One of SNL's most underrated and best female cast members.
“Jan should have had a bigger career. Jan deserved a big movie career. Certainly as big as Rob Schneider's fucking career. She was a bigger star on S.N.L." - Tina Fey

Rob Schneider would probably agree with that.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:51 pm

Raphael Ravenscroft

LONDON (AP) — Musician Raphael Ravenscroft, who played one of the most famous saxophone solos of all time on Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street," has died. He was 60.

Ravenscroft's family says he died Sunday after being taken to a hospital near his home in Exeter, southwest England. The BBC said a heart attack was the suspected cause of death.

The bluesy eight-bar sax riff helped make "Baker Street" a soft-rock hit. It reached No. 3 in Britain and No. 2 in the U.S in 1978, and still receives considerable airplay.

But in a 2011 radio interview, Ravenscroft said "Baker Street" irritated him — because his solo was flat.

Ravenscroft received a flat fee — often reported to be 27 pounds (around $43 today) — for his work on the song, which made Rafferty a fortune...

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:02 am

People of less cultural import than Jack Bruce have gotten their own threads, but I'll drop him here, anyway. Great bass player, notable as player and singer for Cream.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:51 am

Pirates and Bafana Bafana starting goalie. Had been in very good form for the national team recently.
http://www.citypress.co.za/news/bafana- ... shot-dead/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Weatherfrog · Post by **Weatherfrog** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:37 pm

My dog, Jerri, died this morning. She was almost 12 years old.

I let her out for breakfast. She ate all her food. Then, she napped in the sun like she does everyday and didn't wake up.

I wrapped her in a thick black plastic sheet and dug a German Shepard-sized hole. My wife and I lowered her into the hole while Zevon sang "Keep me in your heart." We then poured out some Heinekin for her (her parents were from Holland) and covered up.

Few humans get a better send off.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:19 pm

Oh man. Sorry to hear that, Weatherfrog.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:34 pm

sorry, frog. heartbreaking.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:22 am

I have chills and tears - I hope she's in a place where the squirrels are slow and the water is always cool.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:23 am

Sorry man.

Weatherfrog · Post by **Weatherfrog** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:35 am

Thanks, y'all. She was a good dog.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:54 am

Please add my condolences, as well. A good dog is a wonderful thing, and losing him/her is so painful.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:28 am

That sucks, really sorry to read that.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:29 am

Dogs deserve their own thread. Sorry to hear about your loss.

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:32 pm

Tom Magliozzi, one of the co-hosts of NPR's Car Talk, has passed.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:31 pm

Sabo wrote:Tom Magliozzi, one of the co-hosts of NPR's Car Talk, has passed.

Damn.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:31 pm

Sabo wrote:Tom Magliozzi, one of the co-hosts of NPR's Car Talk, has passed.

Dude, it hasn't even been a week since Weatherman's dog passed. This is no time to mourn a person. Have some decency.*

*This is in no way snark towards Weatherman posting about his dog in this thread. Just a comment about how dogs are way better than people.

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:50 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:
Sabo wrote:Tom Magliozzi, one of the co-hosts of NPR's Car Talk, has passed.
Damn.

I'm really bummed out by this. I'm an avid Car Talk listener. In fact, I usually fall asleep while listening to podcasts, and more often than not it's Car Talk. One downside to falling asleep to Car Talk is being woken up by Tom's laugh because it can be a very piercing and sudden sound.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:59 am

Here's a list of luminaries attending his funeral: http://www.cartalk.com/content/staff-credits" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 5:52 pm

Brad Halsey---MLB pitcher, gave up Bonds 714th home run, was part of the Randy Johnson to the Yankees trade.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ml ... /18530679/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:07 pm

Black Tusk bassist Jonathan Athon via motorcycle wreck. Lame.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:03 pm

I'm here.

And I'm there.

I'm Big Bad Hank,

and I'm dead.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:56 pm

He certainly had his 15 minutes.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 3:14 pm

My 95 year old neighbor, who stooped as he was at an almost 90 degree angle never failed to make me feel lazy in comparison to the work and care he put into his house, lawn and landscaping. I caught him trying to crawl into his garage window last spring to access the garage door opener they had left in their car. I then hurt myself getting through the window for him. It was always a race to beat him to shoveling his driveway if my neighbor with a snow blower wasn't home. I would sometimes do his before mine. He had fallen a number of times recently, (I came home to find him stuck on his back on his front lawn a couple of weeks ago), but was still doing as he ever did.

His stubbornness in seeking assistance and insistence on doing everything himself may have finally caught up with him, as he fell down the stairs last Sunday (11/2) attempting to go up to bed. He broke his neck in the fall and died the next day. Peace, Mr F.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:24 pm

Pruitt wrote:Reggae legend John Holt who was responsible for many, many great songs - from rock steady of the original "The Tide Is High," to more "conscious" reggae like "Police In Helicopters" - has died at 69.

Obituary with clips: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/peopl ... 05989.html

And this is one of the smoothest, most romantic tunes I have ever heard.

The most reggae casket I have ever seen.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:37 am

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:39 pm

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:12 am

Bobby Keys. I learned that solo in high school (tenor sax is one of the several instruments that I play really badly.)

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 7:34 am

He also played on this absolute classic.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:19 am

Jean Béliveau Canadians Legend

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:08 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:Jean Béliveau Canadiens Legend

And a Canadian legend as well. Front page news across the country. Not only did he captain the Habs to 10 Stanley Cup wins, but he oozed class.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/jea ... -1.2858446

So beloved was he - and by all Canadians, including both seperatists and federalists in Quebec - that he was offered the position of Governor General back in the 90's. A ceremonial position for sure, but the Governor General is Canada's official head of state. "The Queen's Representative" could have been a former hockey player. Inconceivable in any other country, and inconceivable if it were anyone but Beliveau. He turned down the offer, but still, shows the esteem that he was held in.

Won't be surprised if he is given a state funeral.

And I had the honour of meeting him when I was working at the CBC 25 years ago or so. Just a really nice guy who was trailed by grown men and women who looked like teenagers when they see their current heartthrob.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:53 am

On the respect, class item
Cool thing I read is when people met the great players, it would be "hi Gordie" or "hi Wayne", but for him it was always "Mr. Béliveau". He did not ask for that treatment, it was just how he was respected.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:06 am

I don't know who the Celtics equivalent of Jean Beliveau would be but if goes in the too obscure thread, I'm making personal threats and/or blowing up the board.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:08 am

First game in Pens franchise history:

h/t

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:10 pm

howard wrote:Bobby Keys. I learned that solo in high school (tenor sax is one of the several instruments that I play really badly.)

If you read Keith Richards' recent autobiography, he was Keef's party wingman and they had some wild times together. He played some memorable sax for the Stones. I saw Bobby Keys a few years ago, when he was in Joe Ely's band. That was a great show and Bobby Keys was part of the reason why.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:07 pm

The G. Trembley who scored the first goal on that score sheet died last week.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/gil ... -1.2851032" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:09 pm

Ryan wrote:I don't know who the Celtics equivalent of Jean Beliveau would be but if goes in the too obscure thread, I'm making personal threats and/or blowing up the board.

Maybe I am still doing penance for my old reputation of starting lots of threads with just article URLS?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:24 pm

Government buildings in Quebec flying flags at half mast today.

Don't think this will happen when Sean Avery dies.