RIP thread - Page 768

**Gemini37** · January 24th, 2018, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ball7

Fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin has died at the age of 88.
She is most famous for her Earthsea series, for which she has won numerous awards over the years and seen many adaptations fx. Tales of the Earthsea by Studio Ghibli.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/o...ead-at-88.html

I have enjoyed her works for many years... she will be missed.

Rest In Peace Ursula

**themidlander** · January 24th, 2018, 07:28 PM

Hearing that Mark E. Smith of The Fall has died aged 60.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebri...-aged-11909427

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...smith-the-fall

**K_D** · January 24th, 2018, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themidlander

Hearing that Mark E. Smith of The Fall has died aged 60.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebri...-aged-11909427

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...smith-the-fall

Mark E. Smith
March 5, 1957 - January 24, 2018

**Pinkpapercut** · January 24th, 2018, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themidlander

Hearing that Mark E. Smith of The Fall has died aged 60.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebri...-aged-11909427

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...smith-the-fall

Quote:

Originally Posted by K_D

Mark E. Smith
March 5, 1957 - January 24, 2018

Damn, this has come as a shock to me. I knew Mark briefly back in the late 70s and was and remained a huge fan of The Fall from the very first. One of the best, tightest bands I've ever seen. I sat in on pre-gig soundchecks a couple of times in the late 70s and their sound checks/rehearsals were effectively complete utterly tight gig performances.

On form The Fall were stunning and Mark's personal vision was extraordinary, with influences from history, occultism, horror fiction particularly the incorporation of West Manchester into HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, all kind of popular music from 50s rockabilly through 60s 'Pebbles' type psychedelia, Northern Soul, mainstream pop and of course Punk Rock, both the 60s US and 70s UK versions, all mixed with his own unique perceptions We shared a love of Johnny Cash and of the music and shenanigans of The Residents.

I'm sorry he didn't find time to publish a few novels but then again he put so much of his literary inventiveness into his extraordinary lyrics

Lots of people will have no idea who he was, lots of others will miss him very much. Count me amongst the latter.

**themidlander** · January 25th, 2018, 11:39 AM

I will share with you all a Mark E. Smith story from many years back. At a certain Midlands town I was waiting to see the aforementioned Mr. Smith when two friends came in to our place of entertainment. On the way to the gig they had found Mr. Smith lying in the gutter absolutely out of his skull. They picked him up and frog-marched to the venue, when there having a job to convince the bouncer that he was the lead signer for the band, but eventually the promotor verified that it was Mr. Smith and took him in. We were not expecting the greatest of gigs but just about a hour and half later he delivered a storming set.......Rock legend but perhaps not the best lifestyle guru!

**Markus R** · January 25th, 2018, 07:23 PM

US author Dallas William Mayr (better known as Jack Ketchum) has passed away:

http://ew.com/books/2018/01/25/jack-...r-author-dies/

**spazarino** · January 25th, 2018, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Shipherd

Bill Howard, one of the founding directors of Drum Corps International who turned the Madison Scouts into drum corps powerhouse, has passed at the age of 81.

http://www.dci.org/ViewArticle.dbml?...B_OEM_ID=33500

MYNWA

And we lost Phantom Regiment's Dr. Dan Richardson last week.

**spazarino** · January 26th, 2018, 05:55 AM

For those who wonder who and what Dr. Shipherd and I are referring to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn0N29UVjtk

The first group show is the one Dr. Dan was involved with for pretty much his entire adult life.

These are NOT school organizations...they're independent youth groups with members drawn from all over the world.

You're looking at the end result of over half a million man-hours of work for each show by the end of the season.

**gedly** · January 27th, 2018, 01:29 PM

Very shocked and saddened to learn that the 80s pop star Paul Young lost his wife Stacey after a two year battle against brain cancer. Tragic news for a great bloke.

https://news.sky.com/story/singer-pa...attle-11223544

**ball7** · January 27th, 2018, 09:40 PM

Legendary Cartoonist Mort Walker aka the father of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois has passed away at 94.

The world has lost one of it's funniest people.

January 24th, 2018, 07:28 PM	#7672
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January 25th, 2018, 11:39 AM	#7675
themidlander Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: West Midlands Posts: 649 Thanks: 16,089 Thanked 11,017 Times in 644 Posts	I will share with you all a Mark E. Smith story from many years back. At a certain Midlands town I was waiting to see the aforementioned Mr. Smith when two friends came in to our place of entertainment. On the way to the gig they had found Mr. Smith lying in the gutter absolutely out of his skull. They picked him up and frog-marched to the venue, when there having a job to convince the bouncer that he was the lead signer for the band, but eventually the promotor verified that it was Mr. Smith and took him in. We were not expecting the greatest of gigs but just about a hour and half later he delivered a storming set.......Rock legend but perhaps not the best lifestyle guru!

January 25th, 2018, 07:23 PM	#7676
Markus R Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,268 Thanks: 17,259 Thanked 20,412 Times in 1,251 Posts	US author Dallas William Mayr (better known as Jack Ketchum) has passed away: http://ew.com/books/2018/01/25/jack-...r-author-dies/

January 26th, 2018, 05:55 AM	#7678
spazarino Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 647 Thanks: 160 Thanked 5,968 Times in 590 Posts	For those who wonder who and what Dr. Shipherd and I are referring to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn0N29UVjtk The first group show is the one Dr. Dan was involved with for pretty much his entire adult life. These are NOT school organizations...they're independent youth groups with members drawn from all over the world. You're looking at the end result of over half a million man-hours of work for each show by the end of the season.

January 27th, 2018, 01:29 PM	#7679
gedly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,234 Thanks: 19,879 Thanked 69,305 Times in 3,171 Posts	Very shocked and saddened to learn that the 80s pop star Paul Young lost his wife Stacey after a two year battle against brain cancer. Tragic news for a great bloke. https://news.sky.com/story/singer-pa...attle-11223544

January 27th, 2018, 09:40 PM	#7680
ball7 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MIA Posts: 15,690 Thanks: 66,280 Thanked 209,976 Times in 15,730 Posts	Legendary Cartoonist Mort Walker aka the father of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois has passed away at 94. The world has lost one of it's funniest people.