Celebrity Deaths

[PB the Deplorable]

Yes, he WAS in the Godfather but come on! Everyone remembers him as Fish on Barney Miller   
Rest in peace, Abe. You were a funny guy...and, yeah, there's that whole Godfather thing too   

P.S. And if you don't know what the hell I'm talking about do yourself a favor and go watch a few episodes of this classic comedy 

Fish was a key character on that show.  Barney Miller was one of only a very select few TV sit-coms that was truly funny.  I didn't see the Godfather movies until after the Barney Miller series was long over, it was a bit of a surprise to see him in that.

[Dr. MD MD]

Fish was a key character on that show.  Barney Miller was one of only a very select few TV sit-coms that was truly funny.  I didn't see the Godfather movies until after the Barney Miller series was long over, it was a bit of a surprise to see him in that.

That was my experience too: Wow! Fish played a gangster 

[paladin1991]

They even updated the Vigoda Status website:
http://www.abevigoda.com/

they also have Abe Vigoda's Dead for your listening pleasure.

[UnscreenedCaller]

Fish was a key character on that show.  Barney Miller was one of only a very select few TV sit-coms that was truly funny.  I didn't see the Godfather movies until after the Barney Miller series was long over, it was a bit of a surprise to see him in that.

I worked for someone who could have been his twin. Let's just say I would have paid hard cash to hear the old boy say "Tell Mike it was only business. I always liked him" just once.

RIP Abe. He was great as Fish, one of the best characters in one of the best sit-coms ever.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Fish was a key character on that show.  Barney Miller was one of only a very select few TV sit-coms that was truly funny.  I didn't see the Godfather movies until after the Barney Miller series was long over, it was a bit of a surprise to see him in that.

If you get the Antenna TV network, you can catch Barney Miller weeknights from midnight to one Eastern time.

[HatchetJob]

Kinda ironic that "Wonderful Life" singer Colin Vearncombe is dead aged 53. Famous perhaps to only a few

https://youtu.be/uMXz3TQOS_c

Full story:http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35414315

[Ciardelo]

RIP Abe Vigoda

ha ha. veeery funny! 

[21st Century Man]

Yes, he WAS in the Godfather but come on! Everyone remembers him as Fish on Barney Miller   
Rest in peace, Abe. You were a funny guy...and, yeah, there's that whole Godfather thing too   

P.S. And if you don't know what the hell I'm talking about do yourself a favor and go watch a few episodes of this classic comedy 

I bought the series, Dark Shadows, a number of years ago and Abe Vigoda would pop up routinely in various scary parts.  He reminded me of Boris Karloff in those episodes.  RIP, Abe.

[paladin1991]

Kinda ironic that "Wonderful Life" singer Colin Vearncombe is dead aged 53. Famous perhaps to only a few

https://youtu.be/uMXz3TQOS_c

Full story:http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35414315

Never heard of him.  Is this one song his style?  I could listen to this and others like it while I'm cleaning my pistol.  Sounds calming to me.

[Showroom Dummy]

Edgar Froese,
founding member of influential German electronic music band Tangerine Dream, died Tuesday in Vienna, Austria, of a pulmonary embolism at age 70, Along with Kraftwerk in the 1970s, Tangerine Dream experimented with electronic rock and dance music using analog and later digital synthesizers that laid a template for a generation of musicians and bands to come

   RIP      GREAT MUSIC  !!!!!!!!!

[Dr. MD MD]

Edgar Froese,
founding member of influential German electronic music band Tangerine Dream, died Tuesday in Vienna, Austria, of a pulmonary embolism at age 70, Along with Kraftwerk in the 1970s, Tangerine Dream experimented with electronic rock and dance music using analog and later digital synthesizers that laid a template for a generation of musicians and bands to come

   RIP      GREAT MUSIC  !!!!!!!!!

All those great 80s soundtracks 

[Uncle Duke]

Edgar Froese,
founding member of influential German electronic music band Tangerine Dream, died Tuesday in Vienna, Austria, of a pulmonary embolism at age 70, Along with Kraftwerk in the 1970s, Tangerine Dream experimented with electronic rock and dance music using analog and later digital synthesizers that laid a template for a generation of musicians and bands to come

   RIP      GREAT MUSIC  !!!!!!!!!

Damn.  Spent many an evening listening to Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream back in the late 70s.  Amazing what they were able to do with the primitive analog, monophonic synths of the day.  Those guys had to be electronics engineers as much as musicians.

[3OctaveFart]

Barney Miller took no comedic shortcuts, it owed much to sharp and clever writing. It is also a great snapshot of New York socially during the years in which it ran.

[Showroom Dummy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqEujUKoi9Q

[Jackstar]

I saw you guys making posts about Abe Vigoda, but I was just skimming, and figured it was the usual hoax shit.

I just found out he's dead. Fuck motherfucker. Mildly ironic.

[Jackstar]

Barney Miller took no comedic shortcuts, it owed much to sharp and clever writing.

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

[albrecht]

Edgar Froese,
founding member of influential German electronic music band Tangerine Dream, died Tuesday in Vienna, Austria, of a pulmonary embolism at age 70, Along with Kraftwerk in the 1970s, Tangerine Dream experimented with electronic rock and dance music using analog and later digital synthesizers that laid a template for a generation of musicians and bands to come

   RIP      GREAT MUSIC  !!!!!!!!!

Tangerine Dream's soundtrack, the gritty directing of Friedkin, and awesome acting, particularly of Roy Schneider, made "Sorcerer" an excellent film. It flopped, I think, due to the name (nothing to do with the plot) and Star Wars etc phenomena. But worth watching on DVD/Bluray for sure. Tense.

[albrecht]

Walt Williams, 72, Player Known as No Neck, dead.
"According to his wife, Williams said the shortness of his neck came about after a bungled vaccination when he was a child. "
Drafted by the, then, Houston .45s he played most of his career with the White Sox.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/sports/baseball/walt-williams-72-player-known-as-no-neck.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0

“The irregular left fielder of the Chicago White Sox,” the sportswriter Jim Murray called him in 1970, adding just a tad unkindly: “A fine broth of a man, over 190 pounds, he is 6 feet tall, only it doesn’t show on the outside. What you can see of Walt Williams is 5 feet 6.”

Murray quoted an unnamed scout as saying, “He looks as if somebody tried to cram him into a suitcase when they heard the cops coming.”

[Walks_At_Night]

Walt Williams, 72, Player Known as No Neck, dead.
"According to his wife, Williams said the shortness of his neck came about after a bungled vaccination when he was a child. "
Drafted by the, then, Houston .45s he played most of his career with the White Sox.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/sports/baseball/walt-williams-72-player-known-as-no-neck.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0

“The irregular left fielder of the Chicago White Sox,” the sportswriter Jim Murray called him in 1970, adding just a tad unkindly: “A fine broth of a man, over 190 pounds, he is 6 feet tall, only it doesn’t show on the outside. What you can see of Walt Williams is 5 feet 6.”

Murray quoted an unnamed scout as saying, “He looks as if somebody tried to cram him into a suitcase when they heard the cops coming.”

[trostol]

add another musician

Paul Kanter

http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Jefferson-Airplane-s-Paul-Kantner-dies-at-74-6791483.php

[Mind Flayer Monk]

add another musician

Paul Kanter

http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Jefferson-Airplane-s-Paul-Kantner-dies-at-74-6791483.php

That is a shame. I named my dog Jefferson Shihtzu after that band.

[Étouffée]

January has been a cruel month for rock and roll.

I've got "It's No Secret" in my head.

[Showroom Dummy]

add another musician

Paul Kanter

http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Jefferson-Airplane-s-Paul-Kantner-dies-at-74-6791483.php

oh man i know this is a really bad month !!!

[MV/Liberace!]

January has been a cruel month for rock and roll.

I've got "It's No Secret" in my head.

this is my favorite jefferson airplane song:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOWX2-l788A

[paladin1991]

Alright, first time checking this thread today.   Who's dead now?  Who's checked out of The Last Gasp Hotel?


Nobody, huh?

[Étouffée]

this is my favorite jefferson airplane song:

Nice pick...good to hear it again.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Walt Williams, 72, Player Known as No Neck, dead.
"According to his wife, Williams said the shortness of his neck came about after a bungled vaccination when he was a child. "
Drafted by the, then, Houston .45s he played most of his career with the White Sox.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/sports/baseball/walt-williams-72-player-known-as-no-neck.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0

“The irregular left fielder of the Chicago White Sox,” the sportswriter Jim Murray called him in 1970, adding just a tad unkindly: “A fine broth of a man, over 190 pounds, he is 6 feet tall, only it doesn’t show on the outside. What you can see of Walt Williams is 5 feet 6.”

Murray quoted an unnamed scout as saying, “He looks as if somebody tried to cram him into a suitcase when they heard the cops coming.”

I remember when he played for the White Sox.  Hard to believe he played in the majors as long as he did since he was primarily a corner outfielder without much power and speed.

[Étouffée]

Just announced, Signe Toly Anderson, original female lead singer of Jefferson Airplane, died on January 28, the same day that band co-founder Paul Kantner passed away.

Marty Balin said in a statement: “I imagine that she and Paul woke up in heaven and said, ‘Hey what are you doing here? Let’s start a band'".

[Showroom Dummy]

British actor Frank Finlay, who was Academy Award-nominated for his work alongside Laurence Olivier in "Othello," has died aged 89.
He played Iago, nemesis to Olivier's Othello, onstage and in a 1965 film adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy, for which he was Oscar-nominated as best supporting actor.

Other film roles included Porthos in Richard Lester's big-budget 1973 take on "The Three Musketeers" â€" and two sequels â€" and the main character's father in Roman Polanski's "The Pianist."

[Showroom Dummy]

Bob Elliott, comedy pioneer on radio and TV and father of star Chris Elliott, is dead at 92

Bob Elliott, who cracked up radio listeners for decades as half of the influential comedy duo Bob and Ray, died yesterday at 92, at his home in Maine. The cause was throat cancer.

Along with partner Ray Goulding, Elliott -- the father of comic actor and “Get a Life” star Chris Elliott -- had a career that spanned five decades, and work in television and movies along with radio.

The pair also hosted a TV show, “The Bob and Ray Show,” from 1951 to 1953.

The partnership ended when Goulding died in 1990. Elliott continued to make radio, TV and film appearances, serving as a cast member for Garrison Keillor’s Radio Company of the Air and appearing as Chris Elliott’s father on “Get a Life” and in the 1994 film “Cabin Boy.”