Re: tOfficial 2024 Celebrity/Notable Deaths Thread

[Motown Spartan]

Kick Out the Jams was the album that changed my life in middle school.

[duffy munn]

Carl Weathers as Chubbs was a fascinating departure from his earlier acting roles. You really have to hand it to him.

What you did here, I see

[tGreenWay]

Civil Rights activist and radio host Joe Madison.



https://wjla.com/amp/news/local/joe-madison-dc-based-civil-rights-activist-talk-show-host-dies-the-black-eagle-hurricane-katrina-haiti-naacp-nabj-black-history-month-sharon-madison

[tGreenWay]

Earl Cureton, former U-D and Pistons player.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2024/02/04/ex-piston-earl-cureton-former-university-of-detroit-star-dies-at-66/72473889007/

[duffy munn]

Earl Cureton, former U-D and Pistons player.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2024/02/04/ex-piston-earl-cureton-former-university-of-detroit-star-dies-at-66/72473889007/

Sucks. I loved those old U of D teams and going to Calihan Hall for games. He was a damn good player. RIP Twirl

[DWags]

Earl Cureton, former U-D and Pistons player.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2024/02/04/ex-piston-earl-cureton-former-university-of-detroit-star-dies-at-66/72473889007/

Baller.

[tGreenWay]

Didn’t Cureton have a teammate at U-D who also played for the Pistons? His name escapes me right now.

[duffy munn]

Didn’t Cureton have a teammate at U-D who also played for the Pistons? His name escapes me right now.

Terry Duerod?

[tGreenWay]

Didn’t Cureton have a teammate at U-D who also played for the Pistons? His name escapes me right now.

Terry Duerod?

He’s another one! But the name just came to me and it’s John Long.

[duffy munn]

Terry Duerod?

He’s another one! But the name just came to me and it’s John Long.

Terry Tyler too

[tGreenWay]

That’s right. Wow. That’s decent rep for U-D on just one team through a relatively short timespan.

[duffy munn]

The Twirl with a former U of D teammate. The same guy who made the half court shot to send the 1977 high school state championship game against Magic to OT. Later became a damn good Spartan. Who can name him?

[duffy munn]

No guesses?

[Robert J Sakimano]

The Twirl with a former U of D teammate. The same guy who made the half court shot to send the 1977 high school state championship game against Magic to OT. Later became a damn good Spartan. Who can name him?

definitely not Lorenzo.

[tGreenWay]

The Twirl with a former U of D teammate. The same guy who made the half court shot to send the 1977 high school state championship game against Magic to OT. Later became a damn good Spartan. Who can name him?

I thought I’d leave it for someone who needed to stretch their memory synapses. It’s Kevin Smith.

[duffy munn]

The Twirl with a former U of D teammate. The same guy who made the half court shot to send the 1977 high school state championship game against Magic to OT. Later became a damn good Spartan. Who can name him?

I thought I’d leave it for someone who needed to stretch their memory synapses. It’s Kevin Smith.

Yep. The OG Smitty from the City. Other than Magic, the best high school player I ever saw. He's good friends with my oldest brother. Super good dude.

[duffy munn]

The Twirl with a former U of D teammate. The same guy who made the half court shot to send the 1977 high school state championship game against Magic to OT. Later became a damn good Spartan. Who can name him?

definitely not Lorenzo.

Correct Bob. That is not Lo White

[duffy munn]

That’s right. Wow. That’s decent rep for U-D on just one team through a relatively short timespan.

The Vitale effect. Not sure about Duerod but he definitely brought Long and Tyler to the Pistons. I remember the Dickie V's presser "Thunder and Lighting reunite at the Silverdome!"

[tGreenWay]

I thought I’d leave it for someone who needed to stretch their memory synapses. It’s Kevin Smith.

Yep. The OG Smitty from the City. Other than Magic, the best high school player I ever saw. He's good friends with my oldest brother. Super good dude.

I remember watching that game and being so deflated when he hit that shot. Then I found joy again in OT.

[duffy munn]

Yep. The OG Smitty from the City. Other than Magic, the best high school player I ever saw. He's good friends with my oldest brother. Super good dude.

I remember watching that game and being so deflated when he hit that shot. Then I found joy again in OT.

Exact opposite for me Greenway. Magic just decided the Vikings were going to win in OT. If there was a 3 point line back then, maybe Earvin doesn't become a legend

[tGreenWay]

Toby Keith. 62. Fuck cancer.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/06/entertainment/toby-keith-death?cid=ios_app

[The Pantry]

Toby Keith. 62. Fuck cancer.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/06/entertainment/toby-keith-death?cid=ios_app

Indeed.  RIP

Kid (26) in my department has been off for months with what I think is stomach cancer.  As of now he's supposed to come back to work in April.

[CaptainSlow33]

Toby Keith. 62. Fuck cancer.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/06/entertainment/toby-keith-death?cid=ios_app

Toby Keith's music gave several small town kids like me a voice back in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, in hindsight some of that music was fairly problematic, but this sucks. Fuck cancer.

[Robert J Sakimano]

I remember when a real patriot like Kris Kristofferson gave 'ol faux patriot Toby Keith what for at a Willie Nelson birthday celebration a handful of years back. Good stuff.

RIP. Cancer does indeed suck

[CaptainSlow33]

I remember when a real patriot like Kris Kristofferson gave 'ol faux patriot Toby Keith what for at a Willie Nelson birthday celebration a handful of years back. Good stuff.

RIP. Cancer does indeed suck

The more I've learned about Toby, the less I've liked him. That said, he still has a couple songs that I still enjoy. Not a fan of him as a person, but my grandpa died of stomach cancer. It was a horrible way to go, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

[Robert J Sakimano]

I remember when a real patriot like Kris Kristofferson gave 'ol faux patriot Toby Keith what for at a Willie Nelson birthday celebration a handful of years back. Good stuff.

RIP. Cancer does indeed suck

The more I've learned about Toby, the less I've liked him. That said, he still has a couple songs that I still enjoy. Not a fan of him as a person, but my grandpa died of stomach cancer. It was a horrible way to go, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

yeah, I've never been down the the faux patriotism and jingoism that is, by design, very anti-American, but people do what they can to make a living, I reckon.

cancer does suck and I wish his family and friends well in their grief.

[kingstonlake]

Not a huge fan but he seem to play both sides of the political fence over his career. That’s a tough road to travel in country music politics.

[Trapper Gus]

Pictures of our deceased Mars helicopter.

https://mashable.com/article/mars-ingenuity-helicopter-nasa-perseverance

[Floyd Robertson]

Pictures of our deceased Mars helicopter.

https://mashable.com/article/mars-ingenuity-helicopter-nasa-perseverance

Before its recent accident, the Ingenuity craft made history. The experimental robot was the first craft to ever make a powered, controlled flight on another planet.

Presumably meaning in this solar system, orchestrated by humans from the 3rd planet.

[tGreenWay]

I remember when a real patriot like Kris Kristofferson gave 'ol faux patriot Toby Keith what for at a Willie Nelson birthday celebration a handful of years back. Good stuff.

RIP. Cancer does indeed suck

The more I've learned about Toby, the less I've liked him. That said, he still has a couple songs that I still enjoy. Not a fan of him as a person, but my grandpa died of stomach cancer. It was a horrible way to go, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Never met Toby K., but one of the guys I worked with in radio got to be pretty good friends with him back in the early 90s when the new country sound was taking off. Always got a very good impression of him from my colleague. Once I left the station, I didn’t think of him at all until reading of his jingoism and later, his failed restaurant chain.

[DWags]

On my children, today was the first day in my life that I heard the red solo cup song. It’s pretty funny.

[tGreenWay]

On my children, today was the first day in my life that I heard the red solo cup song. It’s pretty funny.

Some of us have no idea what you’re talking about.

[DWags]

On my children, today was the first day in my life that I heard the red solo cup song. It’s pretty funny.

Some of us have no idea what you’re talking about.

Every fucking day of my life.

[Robert J Sakimano]

On my children, today was the first day in my life that I heard the red solo cup song.  It’s pretty funny.  

we learned about this and Killer Mike in one week... and it's only Wednesday?

this has been an educationally robust week for us, dude.

[AvgMSUJoe]

On my children, today was the first day in my life that I heard the red solo cup song.  It’s pretty funny.  

we learned about this and Killer Mike in one week... and it's only Wednesday?

this has been an educationally robust week for us, dude.

Just droppin some knowledge yo.

And every day on the evening news, they feed you fear for free
And you so numb, you watch the cops choke out a man like me
Until my voice goes from a shriek to whisper, "I can't breathe"
And you sit there in the house on couch and watch it on TV
The most you give's a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy
But truly the travesty, you've been robbed of your empathy
Replaced it with apathy, I wish I could magically
Fast forward the future so then you can face it
And see how fucked up it'll be

[Robert J Sakimano]

we learned about this and Killer Mike in one week... and it's only Wednesday?

this has been an educationally robust week for us, dude.

Just droppin some knowledge yo.

And every day on the evening news, they feed you fear for free
And you so numb, you watch the cops choke out a man like me
Until my voice goes from a shriek to whisper, "I can't breathe"
And you sit there in the house on couch and watch it on TV
The most you give's a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy
But truly the travesty, you've been robbed of your empathy
Replaced it with apathy, I wish I could magically
Fast forward the future so then you can face it
And see how fucked up it'll be

straight up, dawg.

[tGreenWay]

Spinners’ singer Henry not Joe Fambrough. 85.

The Spinners' Henry Fambrough, who helped take Detroit group to musical heights, dies at 85

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/02/07/henry-fambrough-the-spinners-obituary/72515092007/

[Robert J Sakimano]

RIP Mojo Nixon

[Motown Spartan]

Spinners’ singer Henry not Joe Fambrough. 85.

The Spinners' Henry Fambrough, who helped take Detroit group to musical heights, dies at 85

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/02/07/henry-fambrough-the-spinners-obituary/72515092007/

Dude was cooler than the entire constituency of tSwill.

[AvgMSUJoe]

RIP Mojo Nixon

Sheeeit... Mojo was the man. He had the afternoons on XM outlaw country.
Saw mojo and skid roper open for Dead Milkmen at the student union ballroom in probably 92... He had a rocking show as i recall.

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