RIP thread

[Ace1965]

Just a little bit of talent in this trio



R.I.P. Chuck Berry King Of Rock & Roll

[Son Of Montero]

Originally Posted by Nelberto

Such sad news,he was an absolute musical genius no matter what style he played..Gary back with Phil Lynott again just like old times,like here..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_WpP6SQINE

First ever live band I saw was the Gary Moore Band supporting Curved Air at the Edinburgh Empire in 1972. Saw him later with G Force and later still just as Gary Moore. Both times in Edinburgh. Sadly missed. Just like to say that I have been looking through your posts and your musical taste is almost identical to mine- and to some extent your taste in women. Might have a treat for you.

[chip]

Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

The impact of Chuck Berry on music and culture is incalculable. And beyond.

....On April 22, 1978 during an SNL segment, "Next Week in Review" it was announced that after capturing the Voyager spacecraft, the first alien message received by earth would be this:

[....snippage of snl transcript has occurred...]

Cocuwa: The four words that came to us from outer space -- the FOUR words that will appear on the cover of Time Magazine next week -- are: [he holds up the magazine] "Send More Chuck Berry."

I wouldn't under almost any other circumstances post a link to the bloodsuckers at NBC, but in this case I'll do it for Chuck.

"Next Week In Review" from 1978:
https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-l.../3008107?snl=1



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[diamelsx]

Originally Posted by Bloomberg

David Rockefeller, the U.S. banker, philanthropist, presidential adviser and heir to one of history’s most fabled fortunes, has died. At 101, he was the world’s oldest billionaire.

He died Monday at his home in Pocantico Hills, New York, according to an emailed statement from Fraser P. Seitel, a family spokesman. The cause was congestive heart failure.

source

[seldomseen]

Martin McGuinness former 2nd minister for N Ireland
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...urYYcAGAGhqcTw

[Brecht]

R.I.P. Martin McGuinness



https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...nness-obituary

[ball7]

Legendary Author Colin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse, has passed on.

He was 86 years old.

[Eric Cartman]

I hope this will be ok to share here.

It's a collection of "Last Wishes Fullfilled".


“A week before my grandfather passed away, I snuck his favorite beer into the nursing home for him. It was his last beer ever.”




“Dying father gets his final wish: to see his son graduate.”




“Tijn has one last wish: to prevent children dying from pneumonia. So he challenged people to paint their nails and donate money. He has raised over 2.6 million euros to this day.”




“Homeless man learned he was dying of cancer with only a few weeks to live and his only wish was for someone to adopt his sweet dog, Baby.”




“Her dying wish was to see her best friend, Oliver the cat, one last time to say goodbye.”




“Wyatt Gillette, the 8-year-old son of a Marine drill instructor, was named an honorary Marine one day before dying.”




“Cancer-stricken son holds dying dad’s hand one last time.”




“North Carolina neighborhood celebrates Christmas in October so a dying woman can have her last Christmas.”




“Terminally ill air force Veteran granted last wish of sky diving.”




“Terminally ill patient had “The best day of his life” when his wish for the last ride was fulfilled.”




“92-year-old grandmother gets dying wish to fly in a rainbow motorized parachute fulfilled.”




“Touching moment: crew stand and salute dying Pearl Harbor Sailor as he is granted final wish to board the Dewey again.”




“Dying 7-year-old-boy tells his seriously ill mother to let him die so he can give her his kidney and save her.”




“Dying dad walks his 11-year-old daughter down the ‘aisle’ to give her a lasting memory.”




“Mom’s last dance with my dad the night before she passed away after a 15 year battle with cancer.”




“Dying world war two engineer gets last wish granted: to be reunited with iconic plane, after bosses see him staring forlornly through fence from his wheelchair.”




“Father dying of terminal cancer has wish to see his daughter graduate from his alma matter granted after Texas A&M brings the ceremony to him.”




“Cancer patient Mario, 54, says goodbye to the giraffes at Rotterdam Zoo, whose enclosure he used to clean.”




“He wanted to see the dolphins playing for the last time.”




“One terminally ill woman’s last wish was a visit to the hospital to see the scans of her unborn grandchild.”




“Once more to the beach.”




“Thousands of carolers surround home of a dying 8-year-old girl to fulfill her wish for a massive Christmas sing-along.”




And last, the one that moved me most as I imagined her parents finding her notes days and weeks after her death.

"6-Year-old Elena was diagnosed with brain cancer, so she decided to start leaving little love notes all around the house for her parents to find after she passed."

[diamelsx]

Originally Posted by ESPN

Jerry Krause, the architect of the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s, has died at age 77.

The Bulls confirmed his death on Tuesday.

A Chicago native, Krause was both revered and reviled in his hometown.

Source

[johnbear]

American game show creator producer and host He was best known for hosting The Gong Show and creating The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game died age 87.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ng-show-929310