Danielg342 February 6 Share February 6 43 minutes ago, Annber03 said: Genuinely shocked by the news about Toby Keith. Wow. He went the Chadwick Boseman/Norm MacDonald route of not sharing much publicly about his diagnosis. I knew about his diagnosis when the story first broke, but I had thought he'd gotten better. Sure, he lost a lot of weight (Toby Keith made an appearance at the People's Choice Awards in September and joked about being able to fit into skinny jeans), but he was talking about touring this year. Unfortunately, abdominal cancers can be tricky (my own mother died when her cancer spread to her pancreas), so while I'm sad I'm not surprised. He'll at least get to reunite with his dad (a former veteran who died in March 2001). 3 7 1 Link to comment
Wiendish Fitch February 6 Share February 6 (edited) 10 hours ago, ebk57 said: My friend, and incredible talent, Hinton Battle, died last week. He was funny, and smart and so thoughtful. And he could dance and sing. Gift link from the NYT Here's the opening from the Tonys when he won for Tap Dance Kid. In the last week, there are a bunch of new YouTube videos that weren't there when I last looked. Those will keep me going for a while. What a legend and talent Hinton Battle was. His Broadway resume was something else. My introduction to the great Mr. Battle was as Sweet in the Buffy the Vampire musical episode "Once More, With Feeling". True, I became disenchanted with Buffy ages ago, but who could ever be disenchanted with these moves?? Edited February 6 by Wiendish Fitch 12 Link to comment
voiceover February 6 Share February 6 Damn. I feel hit over the head! Michael Jayston was a wonderful Mr Rochester in the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre. I remember Hinton Battle as the demon Sweet in Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s musical ep (“Once More, With Feeling”). But Toby Keith??? Ah hell. 2 4 Link to comment
SunnyBeBe February 6 Share February 6 (edited) 1 hour ago, Danielg342 said: He went the Chadwick Boseman/Norm MacDonald route of not sharing much publicly about his diagnosis. I knew about his diagnosis when the story first broke, but I had thought he'd gotten better. Sure, he lost a lot of weight (Toby Keith made an appearance at the People's Choice Awards in September and joked about being able to fit into skinny jeans), but he was talking about touring this year. Unfortunately, abdominal cancers can be tricky (my own mother died when her cancer spread to her pancreas), so while I'm sad I'm not surprised. He'll at least get to reunite with his dad (a former veteran who died in March 2001). He was my cousin’s favorite before her death. She had dementia at an early age and I was responsible for her. Most all visits to the Memory Care unit, I’d play Toby’s music and it would make her smile. I came to enjoy his music. He had fun songs and some nice ballads. I really like I’m As Good As I Was Once, but the video is now rather controversial with the comic violence. So, here’s another one. Edited February 6 by SunnyBeBe 6 4 2 Link to comment
BetterButter February 6 Share February 6 José Delbo, Classic Wonder Woman and Transformers Artist, Passes Away at 90 4 Link to comment
voiceover February 6 Share February 6 Not a Cowboys fan, but I have always remembered Toby’s Monday Night Football intro. 5 1 2 Link to comment
BetterButter February 6 Share February 6 Mickey Gilbert, Stunt Double for Robert Redford and Gene Wilder, Dies at 87 8 Link to comment
Danielg342 February 6 Share February 6 7 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said: He was my cousin’s favorite before her death. She had dementia at an early age and I was responsible for her. Most all visits to the Memory Care unit, I’d play Toby’s music and it would make her smile. I came to enjoy his music. He had fun songs and some nice ballads. I really like I’m As Good As I Was Once, but the video is now rather controversial with the comic violence. So, here’s another one. That's a great story. :) I don't really recall any controversy surrounding "As Good As I Once Was" but I'll agree it was very funny (Toby had a lot of those videos). In the days before YouTube, my ex's dad would tape music videos he liked, and "As Good As I Once Was" was one of them (another was Lonestar's "Mr. Mom", and I'm sure there were others). There's so many favourites that I can't just pick one, but if I had to highlight one, it'd be one of his lesser known funny songs, "Big Blue Note". It's one of my favourite stories to follow along to. 4 Link to comment
Domestic Assassin February 7 Share February 7 RIP Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez. I'm not an opera person, but "Diva" was one of my favorite movies. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/wilhelmenia-wiggins-fernandez-diva-obituary-20240206.html 1 8 Link to comment
DearEvette February 7 Share February 7 10 hours ago, Domestic Assassin said: RIP Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez. I'm not an opera person, but "Diva" was one of my favorite movies. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/wilhelmenia-wiggins-fernandez-diva-obituary-20240206.html Ooh, agreed, Fantastic film. RIP Ms. Fernandez. 3 2 Link to comment
MissAlmond February 7 Share February 7 (edited) William O'Connell Actor William O'Connell best known for playing the Orion agent Thelev in the Star Trek episode Journey to Babel and frequently appeared in Clint Eastwood films has died, age 94. https://deadline.com/2024/02/william-oconnell-dead-1235810929/ https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/William_O'Connell https://scifi.radio/2024/02/02/william-oconnell-dead-at-94/ Mark Gustafson Stop motion specialist Mark Gustafson who won an Oscar for co-directing the animated film Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio has died, age 63. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mark-gustafson-dead-guillermo-del-toro-pinocchio-oscar-winner-1235813498/ https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/mark-gustafson-dead-pinocchio-guillermo-del-toro-1235895307/ https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/mark-gustafson-stop-motion-veteran-who-co-directed-oscar-winning-pinocchio-dies-at-64-237586.html Edited February 7 by MissAlmond 8 Link to comment
MissAlmond February 8 Share February 8 (edited) 75th Emmy Awards In Memoriam 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards In Memoriam (Saturday) https://www.emmys.com/video/75th/creative-arts/in-memoriam/saturday 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards In Memoriam (Sunday) https://www.emmys.com/video/75th/creative-arts/in-memoriam/sunday Television Academy In Memoriam 2023 Gallery of Names (September 1, 2022-September 30, 2023) https://www.emmys.com/video-gallery/in-memoriam#videoId=690046 Edited February 8 by MissAlmond 6 1 Link to comment
roamyn February 8 Share February 8 I can’t believe how many many quality talent we lost last year. 6 Link to comment
BetterButter February 8 Share February 8 Mojo Nixon, Unabashed Outlaw Cult Hero, Dead at 66 7 Link to comment
garnet207 February 8 Share February 8 Besides enjoying his music, I was also a fan of his XM Sirius NASCAR radio show Manifold Destiny. Listening to this song is going to be a little bit sadder: Mojo Nixon-You Can't Kill Me 3 Link to comment
MissAlmond February 9 Share February 9 (edited) Singer Henry Fambrough the last surviving original member of the musical group The Spinners whose hits includedThe Rubberband Man has died, age 85. https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1230023884/the-spinners-motown-henry-fambrough-dies https://deadline.com/2024/02/henry-fambrough-dead-spinners-1235819179/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/henry-fambrough-last-surviving-original-member-the-spinners-dead-obit-1234964504/ Edited February 9 by MissAlmond 15 2 Link to comment
MerBearHou February 9 Share February 9 3 minutes ago, MissAlmond said: Singer Henry Fambrough the last surviving original member of the musical group The Spinners whose hits includedThe Rubberband Man has died, age 85. https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1230023884/the-spinners-motown-henry-fambrough-dies https://deadline.com/2024/02/henry-fambrough-dead-spinners-1235819179/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/henry-fambrough-last-surviving-original-member-the-spinners-dead-obit-1234964504/ One of my favorite bands of all time. 10 1 Link to comment
praeceptrix February 9 Share February 9 Conductor Seiji Ozawa has died. He was 88. 11 Link to comment
BetterButter February 10 Share February 10 Ed Mintz Dies: CinemaScore Founder & Pioneer In Moviegoing Polling Was 83 3 Link to comment
AstridM February 11 Share February 11 On 2/5/2024 at 6:26 PM, Mr. Sparkle said: Wayne Kramer stung me, as well as Wailers bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett. Same. Long live the MC5! 1 Link to comment
praeceptrix February 12 Share February 12 Morning Edition host Bob Edwards has died. He was 76. 14 Link to comment
MissAlmond February 12 Share February 12 (edited) On 2/12/2024 at 11:50 AM, praeceptrix said: Morning Edition host Bob Edwards has died. He was 76. Loved the sound of his voice! R.I.P. Mr. Edwards. Edited February 14 by MissAlmond 5 1 Link to comment
Llywela February 14 Share February 14 BBC radio presenter Steve Wright has died aged 69. He won't be known overseas, but was an absolute legend on this side of the Pond, enormously popular, 'the voice of the BBC on afternoon radio'. Seems to have been very sudden and unexpected. 5 Link to comment
BetterButter February 16 Share February 16 Alec Mills, Cinematographer on ‘The Living Daylights’ and ‘Licence to Kill,’ Dies at 91 4 Link to comment
Vermicious Knid February 16 Share February 16 Brian Wilson Suffering From Dementia, Placed Under Conservatorship Quote The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson is suffering from dementia and the 81-year-old musician is no longer able to care for himself, according to newly filed court documents. Following the passing of Wilson’s wife and longtime manager, Melinda Ledbetter, last month, the musician’s longtime representatives, LeeAnn Hard and Jean Sievers, petitioned a court to appoint them as his co-conservators. According to court filings first obtained by The Daily Mail, due to “major neurocognitive disorders (including dementia),” Wilson is unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter.” Prior to her passing, Ledbetter had been Wilson’s caregiver and taking care of his “daily living needs.” 26 Link to comment
andromeda331 February 16 Share February 16 4 hours ago, Vermicious Knid said: Brian Wilson Suffering From Dementia, Placed Under Conservatorship Oh, that really stinks. My parents' were the biggest Beach boys so much. It was their number one band. We even played their songs at my mom's funeral. I'm not sure I want to tell my dad that. 2 15 Link to comment
BetterButter February 18 Share February 18 Ben Lanzarone Dies: TV Music Composer, Husband To Ilene Graff Was 85 4 Link to comment
MissAlmond February 19 Share February 19 (edited) The BAFTA Awards 2024 In Memoriam Edited February 19 by MissAlmond 8 Link to comment
MissAlmond February 19 Share February 19 (edited) Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Randy Sparks who founded the musical group The New Christy Minstrels has died, age 90. https://deadline.com/2024/02/randy-sparks-dead-grammy-winning-founder-the-new-christy-minstrels-was-90-obituary-1235829316/ https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/randy-sparks-dead-new-christy-minstrels-1235915076/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/16/randy-sparks-folk-music-dies/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/arts/music/randy-sparks-new-christy-minstrels-dead.html Edited February 19 by MissAlmond 8 Link to comment
Browncoat February 19 Share February 19 19 hours ago, MissAlmond said: The BAFTA Awards 2024 In Memoriam I really wish these In Memoriams would just use a recorded instrumental piece of music instead of a live singer. Then maybe they could focus on those who have died instead of on the singer/musicians. That said, I absolutely love that they used a clip from The Full Monty for Tom Wilkinson. 13 2 Link to comment
BetterButter February 20 Share February 20 Trailblazing NBC 5 reporter Bobbie Wygant dies at 97 5 Link to comment
MissAlmond February 20 Share February 20 (edited) Film Editor Tom Priestley whose assemblance of the banjo sequence for the 1972 film Deliverance earned an Academy Award nomination has died, age 91. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-priestley-dead-deliverance-film-editor-1235829622/ https://deadline.com/2024/02/tom-priestley-dead-1235830935/ https://www.thewrap.com/tom-priestly-deliverance-editor-dies-91/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/25/tom-priestley-obituary Edited February 20 by MissAlmond 7 Link to comment
Llywela February 20 Share February 20 Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Robin Windsor has died at just 44 years of age. Cause of death not disclosed. 7 Link to comment
BetterButter February 21 Share February 21 Tony Ganios, Porky's and The Wanderers star, dies at 64 6 Link to comment
BetterButter February 21 Share February 21 Paul D’Amato, Tim ‘Dr. Hook’ McCracken in ‘Slap Shot,’ Dies at 76 R.I.P. Ewen MacIntosh, The Office (U.K.) star 6 Link to comment
dalek February 22 Share February 22 Author Steve Miller, who wrote the Liaden Universe space opera novels with his wife Sharon Lee, died yesterday. Probably from a heart attack, according to Sharon Lee on her facebook page. https://locusmag.com/2024/02/steve-miller-1950-2023/ 7 Link to comment
BetterButter February 23 Share February 23 Pamela Salem: James Bond and Doctor Who star dies aged 80 9 Link to comment
Blergh February 24 Share February 24 (edited) As per numerous news sources, on Thursday, February 22,2024, Roni Stoneman known as the First Lady of the Banjo died at age 85. She had been born Veronica Loretta Stoneman- and was the youngest daughter of 23 children [!] of the country music pioneers Ernest 'Pop' Stoneman (1893-1968) and his wife Harriet 'Hattie' Frost Stoneman (1900-1976) (both born in southwest Virginia)who first hit the heights of fame in the 1920's with their record 'The Sinking of the TItanic' (1926) . Despite their fame between the Depression and having such a large family, their fortunes had somewhat waned by the time of Roni's birth in 1938 in Washington, D.C. on 'a picking job' when when Mrs. Stoneman felt 'a sharp pain' which her daughter would recall with a laugh 'that was me'!Among other things she would recall was being unable to go to school due to the family being unable to afford shoes for the children! Anyway, she early learned to love performing in the family band and honed her talent with the banjo. She would become a regular on the syndicated show Hee-Haw for eighteen years initially as a banjo player backing the lead Buck Owens but later playing the rather frowsy, unhappily wed homemaker Ida Lee Nagger in skits. She would relate how the producers somewhat didn't consider it conventional for a woman to play the banjo and recalled how her heart broke as the song engineers cut her banjo's sound while she was performing in the band. Yes, she felt tempted to bolt right then and there. However, she said she also heard the voice of her late father 'Pop' Stoneman tell her 'you have five children to feed' (and he knew something about having to provide for a large family in less than ideal conditions) so she stayed put on the show for some time thereafter! Yes, she'd been married (and divorced) three times and had five children whom she wound up being the sole support of. However, she would eventually leave the show and perform in her own venues for over six decades until recently gaining her own fame breaking barriers as a female banjo player if not necessarily getting wealthy- and, to the end, having a strong love for performing, an authority of the history of the genre with a strong sense of humor of herself. RIP, Miss Stoneman and I'd like to imagine you strumming away with your parents and the rest of your departed loved ones in a band not in this world! Edited February 24 by Blergh 9 3 1 Link to comment
AstridM February 24 Share February 24 On 2/15/2024 at 11:02 PM, Vermicious Knid said: Brian Wilson Suffering From Dementia, Placed Under Conservatorship This breaks me 🥲 1 8 Link to comment
tessaray February 24 Share February 24 On 2/21/2024 at 8:47 PM, dalek said: Author Steve Miller, who wrote the Liaden Universe space opera novels with his wife Sharon Lee, died yesterday. Probably from a heart attack, according to Sharon Lee on her facebook page. https://locusmag.com/2024/02/steve-miller-1950-2023/ I knew he had a lot of health issues in recent years but this still hurts. The Liaden universe is one of my favorites. I've never understood why Hollywood didn't bring some of them to the screen. Val Con and Miri's adventures are perfect for Netflix or HBO. They are fully diverse, with action, Regency-tinged customs, giant Turtle aliens, a Klingon-ish warrior race, government conspiracies, mafia, and space ships. 🙂 The world building of Killjoys always felt a bit Liaden to me. 5 Link to comment
Blergh February 24 Share February 24 5 hours ago, AstridM said: This breaks me 🥲 I agree! Although (unlike Miss Spears's notorious case of parental greed and exploitaiton), I do think it's likely that Mr. Wilson has needed someone to ensure that his basic needs are being met and that he's well cared for despite his aging and galloping dementia. Poor Mr. Wilson had had a rough start then got badly exploited by a live-in shrink by the name of Landry for too many years. I only hope he got to have some peaceful years with his recently deceased last spouse Melinda Ledbetter Wilson before she became his caretaker. What's especially tragic here is that, no doubt, she left this world unsure of what was to become of her tormented spouse in his twilight that she'd spent so much time and effort advocating for. P.S. Does anyone else wonder why his managers and not his adult children by his first wife filed for the Conservatorship? 4 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer February 24 Share February 24 3 hours ago, Blergh said: P.S. Does anyone else wonder why his managers and not his adult children by his first wife filed for the Conservatorship? My guess would be for the same reason Britney's sons don't seem to want anything to do with her, even if it's under different circumstances. Wilson had addiction issues when Wendy and Carnie were children, and it obviously put a strain on his relationship with his daughters. They reunited in 1992 to collaborate on music, but they hadn't really seen each other in two decades before that, and Carnie even said that speaking to her father seemed impossible because they were "afraid of each other." Even if they mended things enough to work together and communicate as adults, there's probably some unresolved stuff that's keeping them from stepping in here, and Brian's other kids seem too young for the responsibility. 1 10 1 Link to comment
BetterButter February 25 Share February 25 Kenneth Mitchell, Star Trek: Discovery & Captain Marvel Actor, Dies At 49 11 Link to comment
dalek February 25 Share February 25 Comic book artist Ramona Fradon has died. She was 97 and had only just retired. I knew her best from her years drawing the Brenda Starr newspaper comic strip, but she did a lot of work for DC Comics. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-creator-ramona-fradon-has-died-aged-97/ 1 8 1 Link to comment
ElleryAnne February 25 Share February 25 2 hours ago, BetterButter said: Kenneth Mitchell, Star Trek: Discovery & Captain Marvel Actor, Dies At 49 I knew him best from Jericho, which is one of my all-time favorite shows. RIP, Kenneth. ALS sucks. 3 Link to comment
willco February 25 Share February 25 4 hours ago, BetterButter said: Kenneth Mitchell, Star Trek: Discovery & Captain Marvel Actor, Dies At 49 Wow, that's shocking. I had no idea he had ALS, that's terrible. I'm not a fan of anything Star Trek but he was on Jericho, which I loved. 3 Link to comment
giovannif7 February 25 Share February 25 (edited) Another far-too-young loss - Canadian actor Chris Gauthier has passed at age 48. I remember him best as Vincent, the cafe proprietor on Eureka and Smee from Once Upon A Time, but he has a long list of roles on (mainly Vancouver-based) shows like Smallville (as the Toyman), Supernatural, Harper's Island, Reaper and many more. #RIP https://tvline.com/news/chris-gauthier-cause-of-death-once-upon-a-time-dead-obituary-1235173792/ Edited February 25 by giovannif7 9 Link to comment
ABay February 25 Share February 25 So sorry to learn this. I enjoyed him on Eureka. 2 Link to comment
roamyn February 26 Share February 26 He was fantastic on Supernatural , Eureka, OUAT. Great character actor. RIP 3 Link to comment
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