Re: tOfficial 2023 Celebrity/Notable Deaths Thread

[gomersbro]

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-65192917
Now hosting Bunga Bunga parties in the afterlife, likely with Epstein.

[Motown Spartan]

Treat Williams, staple of white suburban mom TV for decades, dies in tragic motorcycle accident.

[tGreenWay]

New Age artist George Winston, a Grammy-winning pianist who sold over 15 million records in his career, died after a ten year fight with multiple cancers. Winston was born in Hart, Michigan, but grew up in West and Southern states. Winston became hugely popular during the rise of the Windham Hill recording label. I really enjoyed his work as it was a nice departure from classical and jazz piano. RIP.
https://people.com/george-winston-grammy-winning-pianist-dead-cancer-age-74-7509964

[tGreenWay]

Author Cormac McCarthy.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2023/06/13/cormac-mccarthy-dies-author-of-the-road-pulitzer-winner/5663448002/

[Trapper Gus]

John Romita Sr: Marvel artist who contributed to Spider-Man and Wolverine dies

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65900673

[tGreenWay]

Blackie Onassis, the drummer for Urge Overkill.

https://deadline.com/2023/06/blackie-onassis-dead-overkill-drummer-pulp-fiction-1235417385/

[Pervis Muldoon]

Author Cormac McCarthy.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2023/06/13/cormac-mccarthy-dies-author-of-the-road-pulitzer-winner/5663448002/

He was a talented writer. I know, because I'm a talented reader.

[tGreenWay]

Author Cormac McCarthy.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2023/06/13/cormac-mccarthy-dies-author-of-the-road-pulitzer-winner/5663448002/

He was a talented writer. I know, because I'm a talented reader.

Yeah, yeah, exceptionally gifted writer. If you like that sort of thing.

[Trapper Gus]

LONDON (AP) — Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to stage and screen, has died at age 87.

https://apnews.com/article/glenda-jackson-oscar-winner-dies-c4f9c995e1b7acf197c88fa4b65ba898

[AvgMSUJoe]

LONDON (AP) — Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to stage and screen, has died at age 87.

https://apnews.com/article/glenda-jackson-oscar-winner-dies-c4f9c995e1b7acf197c88fa4b65ba898

Wow that's a bad picture.

[tGreenWay]

https://apnews.com/article/glenda-jackson-oscar-winner-dies-c4f9c995e1b7acf197c88fa4b65ba898

Wow that's a bad picture.

I think it’s pretty great, but I love wrinkled old faces like that. But yeah, the teeth are 100% pure English.

[tGreenWay]

Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers. His action is what prompted Liddy and Hunt to get together in an effort to steal his file from Ellsberg’s psychiatrist and ultimately led to the Watergate break-ins.

https://www-rollingstone-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers-dead-1234694265/amp/

[Trapper Gus]

Going to add a second obit and my cimments...

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/16/2175862/-Daniel-Ellsberg-who-leaked-Pentagon-Papers-exposing-Vietnam-War-secrets-dies-at-92#comments

This guy was an Americian Hero. If you read about him, he didn't "talk the talk" he "walked the walk" with a tour as a private in combat in Nam and then as a combat observer. What he did to expose what was going on and how the administrations were covering what was going on was extraordinary brave.

[Trapper Gus]

Here is a bit more about Ellsburg, detailing how what he did has shaped our politics right through the present.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-16-2023

Warning, it is about politics so don't click if that offends.

[Trapper Gus]

Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing during performance

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65948497

[tGreenWay]

Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing during performance

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65948497

Big Pokey is a great nickname.

[tGreenWay]

But it’s very sad.

[Floyd Robertson]

Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing during performance

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65948497

Big Pokey is a great nickname.

But did he know the Hokey?

[tGreenWay]

Big Pokey is a great nickname.

But did he know the Hokey?

Not sure about Hokey, but he might’ve known a Ho.

[kingstonlake]

This thread is like the rock amd roll hall of fame. They'll let anybody in.

[tGreenWay]

Coach Tucker’s mom, Brenda. RIP.

https://obits.cleveland.com/us/obituaries/cleveland/name/brenda-tucker-obituary?id=52290629

[tGreenWay]

Julian Sands confirmed dead.


Julian Sands: British actor's body identified after long search on mountain https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64328590

[tGreenWay]

Former NFL and Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett drowned in Florida. He was 35. Yes, he started his college career at umaa, but fuck them.

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-former-nfl-arkansas-qb-ryan-mallett-dies-in-drowning-at-35-224640531.html

[I.B. Fine]

Former NFL and Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett drowned in Florida. He was 35. Yes, he started his college career at umaa, but fuck them.

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-former-nfl-arkansas-qb-ryan-mallett-dies-in-drowning-at-35-224640531.html

35 is waaay too young. Sad story.

Don't know if it is related at all, believe he was in Destin, but just saw this story. Got to know the water you're in.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/panama-city-beach-deadliest-beach-america-2023

[tGreenWay]

Former NFL and Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett drowned in Florida. He was 35. Yes, he started his college career at umaa, but fuck them.

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-former-nfl-arkansas-qb-ryan-mallett-dies-in-drowning-at-35-224640531.html

35 is waaay too young. Sad story.

Don't know if it is related at all, believe he was in Destin, but just saw this story. Got to know the water you're in.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/panama-city-beach-deadliest-beach-america-2023

It’s really sad—all of them. The idea of swimming across the current makes sense, but panic has to set in quickly and it’s too scary to correct human nature when the brain says it doesn’t make sense. Knowing what to do seems almost like self-defense. It would be good if the proper maneuver was taught in swim classes so it almost becomes second nature. IDK, maybe it already is in some places.

[tGreenWay]

Alan Arkin. 89. He was funny in Little Miss Sunshine. RIP.

[Floyd Robertson]

Alan Arkin. 89. He was funny in Little Miss Sunshine. RIP.

Aww, jeez. He was funny in everything.

[kingstonlake]

Alan Arkin. 89. He was funny in Little Miss Sunshine. RIP.

Ain’t no sunshine when he’s gone.

[Robert J Sakimano]

Former NFL and Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett drowned in Florida. He was 35. Yes, he started his college career at umaa, but fuck them.

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-former-nfl-arkansas-qb-ryan-mallett-dies-in-drowning-at-35-224640531.html

horrible.

without knowing the facts surrounding this, I once (maybe 2012-2013) got taken out to sea by a current that I did not know existed. I was in the Pacific and one second my feet were in some sand and the next minute, sand was nowhere to be found.

My first instinct was to panic a bit but I knew that get me nowhere, so, I put my head down into the water and told myself "do 20 freestyle strokes toward the shore" - that's what I did. I came up, no ocean floor.

big deep breath, did 20 more freestyle strokes toward the shore, came up and felt sand and I was about chest deep in the water. The sigh of relief I felt was as real as any feeling I have ever felt in my life.

even as I was typing this story, I felt my chest tighten. I was scared.

whew.. anyway.

[DWags]

Former NFL and Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett drowned in Florida. He was 35. Yes, he started his college career at umaa, but fuck them.

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-former-nfl-arkansas-qb-ryan-mallett-dies-in-drowning-at-35-224640531.html

horrible.

without knowing the facts surrounding this, I once (maybe 2012-2013) got taken out to sea by a current that I did not know existed. I was in the Pacific and one second my feet were in some sand and the next minute, sand was nowhere to be found.

My first instinct was to panic a bit but I knew that get me nowhere, so, I put my head down into the water and told myself "do 20 freestyle strokes toward the shore" - that's what I did. I came up, no ocean floor.

big deep breath, did 20 more freestyle strokes toward the shore, came up and felt sand and I was about chest deep in the water. The sigh of relief I felt was as real as any feeling I have ever felt in my life.

even as I was typing this story, I felt my chest tighten. I was scared.

whew.. anyway.

Let the current take you for a while load on your back once the strong current stops pushing you swim sideways away from it, then do your strokes in. Do not take the same straight line in that is taking you out.

I know that’s easy to say, but when you are panicking, you don’t think to let the current take you further out. Eventually, it does stop then you just swim sideways then, turn towards sure, and swim casually in

I went through two weeks of hell the summer of my senior year of high school training to be a lifeguard on Lake Michigan. I can tell you that I’m pretty sure some of the drills they had us do in 1979 would be illegal today. Because they were probably dangerous. Anyway, I learned one thing, when you start to drowned if someone comes to save you, your first instinct is to crawl as high as you can on their body. That’s why they say never go get a drowning victim most likely if that happens, there won’t be one victim there will be two.

Reach. Throw. Row. Tow and finally go. Five steps from safest to most dangerous in saving a drowning victim.

[AvgMSUJoe]

I was just down the beach from Destin. For the week, We only had one and a half days it wasn't 2 red flags. The beach we were on had lifeguards patrolling and threatening $500 tickets for anyone knee deep.

[Floyd Robertson]

horrible.

without knowing the facts surrounding this, I once (maybe 2012-2013) got taken out to sea by a current that I did not know existed. I was in the Pacific and one second my feet were in some sand and the next minute, sand was nowhere to be found.

My first instinct was to panic a bit but I knew that get me nowhere, so, I put my head down into the water and told myself "do 20 freestyle strokes toward the shore" - that's what I did. I came up,  no ocean floor.

big deep breath, did 20 more freestyle strokes toward the shore, came up and felt sand and I was about chest deep in the water. The sigh of relief I felt was as real as any feeling I have ever felt in my life.

even as I was typing this story, I felt my chest tighten. I was scared.

whew.. anyway.

Let the current take you for a while load on your back once the strong current stops pushing you swim sideways away from it, then do your strokes in. Do not take the same straight line in that is taking you out.

I know that’s easy to say, but when you are panicking, you don’t think to let the current take you further out. Eventually, it does stop then you just swim sideways then, turn towards sure, and swim casually in

I went through two weeks of hell the summer of my senior year of high school training to be a lifeguard on Lake Michigan. I can tell you that I’m pretty sure some of the drills they had us do in 1979 would be  illegal today. Because they were probably dangerous. Anyway, I learned one thing, when you start to drowned if someone comes to save you, your first instinct is to crawl as high as you can on their body. That’s why they say never go get a drowning victim most likely if that happens, there won’t be one victim there will be two.

Reach. Throw. Row. Tow and finally go.  Five steps from safest to most dangerous in saving a drowning victim.

I guess I never thought of rip currents in Lake Michigan, but this woman lost two loved ones last year and has been on mission to improve warnings.

Mother pushes for safer beaches after the death of her daughter, daughter's boyfriend last summer

[Motown Spartan]

Let the current take you for a while load on your back once the strong current stops pushing you swim sideways away from it, then do your strokes in. Do not take the same straight line in that is taking you out.

I know that’s easy to say, but when you are panicking, you don’t think to let the current take you further out. Eventually, it does stop then you just swim sideways then, turn towards sure, and swim casually in

I went through two weeks of hell the summer of my senior year of high school training to be a lifeguard on Lake Michigan. I can tell you that I’m pretty sure some of the drills they had us do in 1979 would be illegal today. Because they were probably dangerous. Anyway, I learned one thing, when you start to drowned if someone comes to save you, your first instinct is to crawl as high as you can on their body. That’s why they say never go get a drowning victim most likely if that happens, there won’t be one victim there will be two.

Reach. Throw. Row. Tow and finally go. Five steps from safest to most dangerous in saving a drowning victim.

I guess I never thought of rip currents in Lake Michigan, but this woman lost two loved ones last weekend and has been on mission to improve warnings.

Mother pushes for safer beaches after the death of her daughter, daughter's boyfriend last summer

We were at a sandbar around Munising Bay a few years ago and a couple started swimming toward the channel marker. It took about 20 of us screaming and a nearby pontoon boat to get them to stop. You ain’t swimming back from a 5-10 knot current, let alone anything faster.

[Heat Miser]

In high school I swam out into the Detroit river to get a closer look at the hydroplanes. The Coast Guard wasn't having it. Ah youth.

[I.B. Fine]

horrible.

without knowing the facts surrounding this, I once (maybe 2012-2013) got taken out to sea by a current that I did not know existed. I was in the Pacific and one second my feet were in some sand and the next minute, sand was nowhere to be found.

My first instinct was to panic a bit but I knew that get me nowhere, so, I put my head down into the water and told myself "do 20 freestyle strokes toward the shore" - that's what I did. I came up,  no ocean floor.

big deep breath, did 20 more freestyle strokes toward the shore, came up and felt sand and I was about chest deep in the water. The sigh of relief I felt was as real as any feeling I have ever felt in my life.

even as I was typing this story, I felt my chest tighten. I was scared.

whew.. anyway.

Let the current take you for a while load on your back once the strong current stops pushing you swim sideways away from it, then do your strokes in. Do not take the same straight line in that is taking you out.

I know that’s easy to say, but when you are panicking, you don’t think to let the current take you further out. Eventually, it does stop then you just swim sideways then, turn towards sure, and swim casually in

I went through two weeks of hell the summer of my senior year of high school training to be a lifeguard on Lake Michigan. I can tell you that I’m pretty sure some of the drills they had us do in 1979 would be  illegal today. Because they were probably dangerous. Anyway, I learned one thing, when you start to drowned if someone comes to save you, your first instinct is to crawl as high as you can on their body. That’s why they say never go get a drowning victim most likely if that happens, there won’t be one victim there will be two.

Reach. Throw. Row. Tow and finally go.  Five steps from safest to most dangerous in saving a drowning victim.

As a lifeguard at the IM pools, we luckily did not have to worry about riptides, just air traffic control in the diving well of the dear departed outdoor pool
Also, tGreenWay trying to skinny dip at the Women's I M

[The Pantry]

Let the current take you for a while load on your back once the strong current stops pushing you swim sideways away from it, then do your strokes in. Do not take the same straight line in that is taking you out.

I know that’s easy to say, but when you are panicking, you don’t think to let the current take you further out. Eventually, it does stop then you just swim sideways then, turn towards sure, and swim casually in

I went through two weeks of hell the summer of my senior year of high school training to be a lifeguard on Lake Michigan. I can tell you that I’m pretty sure some of the drills they had us do in 1979 would be illegal today. Because they were probably dangerous. Anyway, I learned one thing, when you start to drowned if someone comes to save you, your first instinct is to crawl as high as you can on their body. That’s why they say never go get a drowning victim most likely if that happens, there won’t be one victim there will be two.

Reach. Throw. Row. Tow and finally go. Five steps from safest to most dangerous in saving a drowning victim.

As a lifeguard at the IM pools, we luckily did not have to worry about riptides, just air traffic control in the diving well of the dear departed outdoor pool

Didn't witness but one guy from our dorm hit the water on his back from the 10M and came up coughing blood. No lifeguards at 11 pm. Didn't see him for a couple days but he was fine.

[The Pantry]

My sis's college roommate was wild and funny as hell. Drown in Lake Michigan attending a wedding reception. From reports, she was tanked.

[I.B. Fine]

As a lifeguard at the IM pools, we luckily did not have to worry about riptides, just air traffic control in the diving well of the dear departed outdoor pool

Didn't witness but one guy from our dorm hit the water on his back from the 10M and came up coughing blood. No lifeguards at 11 pm. Didn't see him for a couple days but he was fine.

I only went after closing time once or twice. Knew someone was going to get hurt and I didn't want to be there
Anyone know the scoop on why they killed the pool?
Last fall I saw it mostly full of dirt with weeds growing in it

[tGreenWay]

Let the current take you for a while load on your back once the strong current stops pushing you swim sideways away from it, then do your strokes in. Do not take the same straight line in that is taking you out.

I know that’s easy to say, but when you are panicking, you don’t think to let the current take you further out. Eventually, it does stop then you just swim sideways then, turn towards sure, and swim casually in

I went through two weeks of hell the summer of my senior year of high school training to be a lifeguard on Lake Michigan. I can tell you that I’m pretty sure some of the drills they had us do in 1979 would be  illegal today. Because they were probably dangerous. Anyway, I learned one thing, when you start to drowned if someone comes to save you, your first instinct is to crawl as high as you can on their body. That’s why they say never go get a drowning victim most likely if that happens, there won’t be one victim there will be two.

Reach. Throw. Row. Tow and finally go.  Five steps from safest to most dangerous in saving a drowning victim.

As a lifeguard at the IM pools, we luckily did not have to worry about riptides, just air traffic control in the diving well of the dear departed outdoor pool
Also, tGreenWay trying to skinny dip at the Women's I M

One does not try to skinny dip at the women’s IM. One does or does not. I does.

[Floyd Robertson]

Joseph Pedott, man behind the ch-ch-ch Chia Pet, dies at 91

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