Dead Celebrities That Don't Warrant Their Own Thread

[St1ck]

UB40 Founding Member Brian Travers Dies at 62
https://news.yahoo.com/ub40-founding-member-brian-travers-170116182.html

 

[Adam]

5 minutes ago, St1ck said:

UB40 Founding Member Brian Travers Dies at 62
https://news.yahoo.com/ub40-founding-member-brian-travers-170116182.html

 

He must have stopped drinking wine. Otherwise he'd have kept rocking.

[St1ck]

AP News: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80
https://apnews.com/article/rolling-stones-charlie-watts-died-c9551b21e2806b679bd0eeec0bb4ef2b

 

[Lou]

23 hours ago, St1ck said:

UB40 Founding Member Brian Travers Dies at 62
https://news.yahoo.com/ub40-founding-member-brian-travers-170116182.html

 

Damn, was listening to some UB40 last week.  Love them. 

[T.G.]

3 hours ago, St1ck said:

AP News: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80
https://apnews.com/article/rolling-stones-charlie-watts-died-c9551b21e2806b679bd0eeec0bb4ef2b

 

 

[JAHV76]

RIP Charlie I had tickets to see them at Qualcomm last year but it was canceled due to Covid.

[Tank]

was charlie considered a great drummer? i don't think i've ever heard him mentioned as one of the greats, but my info may be limited.

[JAHV76]

Not one of the greatest drummers of all time but a solid contributor to the band. The fact Keith Richards outlived him is prove he sold his soul to the devil considering his drug abuse and two blood transfusions.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

From Life by Keith Richards:

 

‘There was a rare moment, in late 1984, of Charlie throwing his drummer’s punch – a punch I’ve seen a couple of times and it’s lethal; it carries a lot of balance and timing. He has to be badly provoked. 

 

 

‘We were in Amsterdam for a meeting, Mick and I weren’t on great terms at the time but I said c’mon, let’s go out and I lent him the jacket I got married in. We got back to the hotel about five in the morning and Mick called up Charlie. I said “Don’t call him not at this hour.” But he did, and said, “Where’s my drummer?” About 20 minutes later there was a knock at the door.

‘There was Charlie Watts, Savile Row suit, perfectly dressed…I could smell the cologne! I opened the door and he didn’t even look at me, he walked straight past me, got hold of Mick and said “Never call me your drummer again.”

 

[St1ck]

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning ‘Lou Grant’ Star, Dies at 91
https://news.yahoo.com/ed-asner-emmy-winning-lou-174012833.html

 

[Redondo]

31 minutes ago, St1ck said:

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning ‘Lou Grant’ Star, Dies at 91
https://news.yahoo.com/ed-asner-emmy-winning-lou-174012833.html

 

Wasn't he the president of the Screen Actors Guild for a while?

He played a good part on Mary Tyler Moore show

RIP Ed

[St1ck]

2 minutes ago, Redondo said:

Wasn't he the president of the Screen Actors Guild for a while?

 

It's possible. If there was only an article someone could post that could confirm that. 

[Redondo]

32 minutes ago, St1ck said:

It's possible. If there was only an article someone could post that could confirm that. 

Such a gracious man you are @St1ck

I indeed did not read the article and you brought it to my attention. 

Thank you

[St1ck]

1 minute ago, Redondo said:

Such a gracious man you are @St1ck

I indeed did not read the article and you brought it to my attention. 

Thank you

I just figured you were allergic to anything that isn't Fox News and didn't click on the link. 

[Redondo]

35 minutes ago, St1ck said:

I just figured you were allergic to anything that isn't Fox News and didn't click on the link. 

Lol, good line

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, St1ck said:

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning ‘Lou Grant’ Star, Dies at 91
https://news.yahoo.com/ed-asner-emmy-winning-lou-174012833.html

 

Shit. 

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, Redondo said:

Wasn't he the president of the Screen Actors Guild for a while?

He played a good part on Mary Tyler Moore show

RIP Ed

MTM pilot he had the best line to launch the characters direction.

 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

On 8/29/2021 at 11:31 AM, Redondo said:

Wasn't he the president of the Screen Actors Guild for a while?

He played a good part on Mary Tyler Moore show

RIP Ed

One of the best movie Santas ever.

[St1ck]

Willard Scott, legendary TODAY show weatherman, dies at 87
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/09/04/willard-scott-legendary-today-show-weatherman-dies-at-87.html

 

[Redondo]

Comedian Fuquan Johnson, two others dead after overdose on fentanyl-laced coke

A batch of fentanyl-laced cocaine killed a comedian and two others, and left the ex-girlfriend of Darius Rucker in a Los Angeles hospital, a report said.

Fuquan Johnson, writer for "Comedy Parlour Live," died after overdosing at a Venice home Friday night, according to TMZ. Two other victims were pronounced dead at the scene, the outlet said.

Comedian Kate Quigley, who lives next door to the house and recently dated the Hootie & the Blowfish singer, was hospitalized in critical condition, according to the report.

The medical examiner will officially determine what killed Johnson, 42, and the other unnamed victims, but sources tell the outlet all four people were ingesting coke tainted with the super powerful opioid.

Fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller that is up 100 times more potent than heroin, has been a factor in the deaths of Prince, Mac Miller and Tom Petty.

In 2019, fentanyl was involved in more than two-thirds of all New York City drug overdoses, data showed. Social media users have been warning of tainted coke making the rounds in the city’s party scene this spring and summer.

Link

[Tank]

Fentanyl must be an absolutely insane rush for people to continue to risk using it.

[Redondo]

 

Rickie Lee Reynolds, Black Oak Arkansas guitarist, dead at 72

[Amazing Larry]

On 9/4/2021 at 2:09 PM, St1ck said:

Willard Scott, legendary TODAY show weatherman, dies at 87
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/09/04/willard-scott-legendary-today-show-weatherman-dies-at-87.html

I just got a flashback of sitting on the end of my parents’ bed watching him do the weather on the Today Show. They ironically had the tv propped up on a tv tray.  The only other memory I have sitting in that spot was watching The Challenger blow up. 

[Amazing Larry]

On 9/5/2021 at 12:07 PM, Tank said:

Fentanyl must be an absolutely insane rush for people to continue to risk using it.

Those guys had no clue that shit was in the bag. Dealers cut coke with cheap fentanyl to save some cash and still be able to provide a buzz.

It’s probably not wise to put the responsibility of weighing a narcotic by the grain in the hands of some yotched out Uber driver. 

[St1ck]

6 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

I just got a flashback of sitting on the end of my parents’ bed watching him do the weather on the Today Show. They ironically had the tv propped up on a tv tray.  The only other memory I have sitting in that spot was watching The Challenger blow up. 

Probably watching it on a larger TV than what @Taylor has.