News Obituaries

[MadamSarcastra]

Comedian Charlie Murphy Dead at 57 After Leukemia Battle

Dave Chappelle on Charlie Murphy: 'Everybody in Comedy Is Heartbroken'

I only knew Murphy from The Chappelle Show's Prince & Rick James sketches.... god, that was some funny sh*t.

And yes, the basketball game between Charlie, Prince, & friends actually happened....

 

[Joe]

A sitting black, Muslim, female judge.

According to a statement by a person quoted in the NY Times article, the judge was not a Muslim.

 

[Amy SF]

According to a statement by a person quoted in the NY Times article, the judge was not a Muslim.

Well, the confusion is understandable; she has a Muslim name. If there WAS foul play, the person who killed her would have assumed she was and that most certainly would be a motive in the murder.

 

[Joe]

Well, the confusion is understandable; she has a Muslim name. If there WAS foul play, the person who killed her would have assumed she was and that most certainly would be a motive in the murder.

While it was widely reported that she was the first Muslim to be a member of the New York Court of Appeals, she never converted to Islam. Rather, she merely took her first husband's Islamic surname.[14]

Sheila Abdus-Salaam - Wikipedia

 

[Amy SF]

Erin Moran, who played Joanie Cunningham on 'Happy Days', dead at 56

 

[Joe]

Cuba Gooding Sr. Dies

Reports: Cuba Gooding Sr. dies at 72

 

[Amy SF]

Jonathan Demme, 'Silence of the Lambs' director, dead at 73

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Powers Boothe, actor in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D," dies at 68 - CNN.com

 

[Moll Flanders]

Chris Cornell, former Soundgarden singer, dies aged 52 | Music | The Guardian

 

[Amy SF]

Roger Ailes Dies: Former Fox News Chairman And CEO Was 77

Well, that's one way to escape your legal problems.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Chris Cornell, former Soundgarden singer, dies aged 52 | Music | The Guardian

I heard that on NPR just a little while ago.... goddamn. Been a Soundgarden/Cornell fan since high school....

Three of my faves:

 

[PTree15]

Chris Cornell, former Soundgarden singer, dies aged 52 | Music | The Guardian

I heard this on the radio and thought that I must be dreaming. This is a sad, sad day.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Chris Cornell cause of death: Singer died after hanging himself, medical officials say | The Independent

 

[Calliegirl]

We keep losing all the good ones.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Musicians React to Chris Cornell’s Death

Jesus, he had one hell of an amazing voice....

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Family says prescription drug might have contributed to Chris Cornell's suicide

Ativan side effects listed on RXList.com include: hallucinations, confusion, depressed mood, and thoughts of suicide.

 

[Amy SF]

Roger Moore, James Bond Star, Dies at 89

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Gregg Allman, Soulful Trailblazer of Southern Rock, Dies at 69

**sigh** Son of a b*tch. Cripes, Cornell's funeral was just yesterday. OK, no more bad-*** rock legends are going!

 

[Amy SF]

Gregg Allman, Soulful Trailblazer of Southern Rock, Dies at 69

**sigh** Son of a b*tch. Cripes, Cornell's funeral was just yesterday. OK, no more bad-*** rock legends are going!

It's like the Allman Brothers Band was cursed or something. But I loved their music, and I loved Southern rock in general. I still have an album (vinyl) that I found in the remainders bin at Tower Records called The Best of Southern Rock, and it has some great songs on it, from the Allmans, the Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dr. John, etc.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

It's like the Allman Brothers Band was cursed or something. But I loved their music, and I loved Southern rock in general. I still have an album (vinyl) that I found in the remainders bin at Tower Records called The Best of Southern Rock, and it has some great songs on it, from the Allmans, the Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dr. John, etc.

Back before I joined my first band, I used to sit in with some friends who had an acoustic trio (their band gigged on weekends, the trio had a weekly house gig)... awesome guys, very talented... two guitars and an upright bass. When I sat in to sing, we liked to try out new stuff, just to see what happened... we started doing an acoustic version of "Whipping Post." That and my standard "Me and Bobby McGee" became crowd faves.

Only have one Allman Brothers song on my phone... my personal favorite: