That's good news.. hate that I fell for it :(

Funny story, my wife and I saw a preview for a movie with him in it a while back and she said "I hope that's good, it would suck for his last movie to be a bad one." She said she'd seen his funeral on tv and president Obama was there and everything.



It was Nelson Mandela's funeral.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41632761

comedian Sean Hughes dies, age 51.

Trailer Park Supervisor Mr. Lahey (John F. Dunsworth) has died. He was 71.

Gonna have to have a little drinky-poo to get over this one, Bo-bandy.

He was the liquor.

This is shaping up to be a bad week for Canada. Gord Downie, frontman for the Tragically Hip, dead at 53. A nation mourns her favorite son.



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Here is Gord and the Hip absolutely killing it at Woodstock 99

Such a sad day. We all knew it was coming of course but so, so sad nonetheless. It was such a shock when he announced it. My mum died a couple of weeks ago too, on the same day as Tom Petty so it has been a really crappy month for me.

One of my biggest regrets was not going to see The Hip when they toured the UK a few years ago. I figured they would be back another time but as we now know, it was not to be....

Surprised this hasn't been posted yet. Robert Guillaume has passed away at 89. I vaguely remember watching Benson as a kid.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/entertainment/robert-guillaume-obit/index.html

And Fats Domino has passed away at well today.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fats-domino-rock-and-roll-pioneer-dead-at-89-w473594

John Hillerman, best known for playing Higgins on Magnum P.I., has passed today at age 84.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/11/09/magnum-p-i-actor-john-hillerman-dies-84/850469001/

My condolences to his family and friends.

Malcolm Young, co-founder and lead singer for AC\DC, has died.

64 is far too young to lose your mind and die.


It's a shame, he was one of the idols of rock n roll.

Cosby Show actor and Broadway actor Earle Hyman has passed at age 91



http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/11/19/famed-cosby-show-and-broadway-actor-earle-hyman-dies-at-91.html




Country legend Mel Tillis passed at age 85


http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/11/19/mel-tillis-dead-country-music-hall-famer/852933001/




And if there is a special place in hell for this bastard, it will have been well-earned:


http://www.businessinsider.com/cult-leader-charles-manson-dead-2017-11

 oldravenman3025 wrote:


Country legend Mel Tillis passed at age 85


http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/11/19/mel-tillis-dead-country-music-hall-famer/852933001/

Oh no!!!

I will have to watch Cannonball Run this weekend.

 kronk wrote:

 oldravenman3025 wrote:


Country legend Mel Tillis passed at age 85


http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/11/19/mel-tillis-dead-country-music-hall-famer/852933001/

Oh no!!!

I will have to watch Cannonball Run this weekend.

That, along with Smokey and the Bandit, is one of my favorite movies of all time.




Sadly, Sunday, we also lost Della Reese. She was best known as one of the stars of Touched By An Angel, in addition to being an accomplished R&B singer. She was 86.



https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/della-reese-%E2%80%98touched-by-an-angel%E2%80%99-star-and-randb-singer-dies-at-86/ar-BBFn6WO?OCID=ansmsnnews11


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Jana Novotna, Wimbledon legend, 16 time grand slam doubles title winner, and tennis champion, dies at age 49 from cancer.




https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/20/jana-novotna-dies-aged-49-former-wimbledon-tennis-champion








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Warren "Pete" Moore, singer/songwriter, and one of the original members of the legendary Motown group "The Miracles" (alongside Smokey Robinson), passed away at age 78.




https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8039647/warren-pete-moore-death-miracles-motown-legend

Jazz legend Jon Hendricks has passed away. He was 96.



https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/jazz-singer-jon-hendricks-dead-at-96/ar-BBFvT6t?OCID=ansmsnnews11




David Cassidy, best known as the teen idol star of the Partridge Family, dies at age 67. He had been in poor health for a while now.


http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/11/21/david-cassidy-partridge-family-star-dead-at-67.html

Jim Nabors passes away at age 87.



https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/jim-nabors-the-cheerful-gomer-pyle-on-two-tv-series-dies-at-87/ar-BBFYpPb?OCID=ansmsnnews11

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42313706

Veteran TV presenter Keith Chegwin has died aged 60 after a long illness, his family says.

I maintain the riff in the theme to "Cheggers plays pop" is one of mankind's greatest achievements.

Chegwin has checked out.

The man had his demons, but at least none in the Yew Tree.

I've sort of wondered occasionally what he'd been up to recently. Having a terminal illness wasn't what I'd have expected. 60's no age these days.

with ref to the above :

https://soundcloud.com/gentlemanrhymer/cheggers-plays-pop

.. that riff eh ?!

https://twitter.com/i/moments/943290416127926273

In memoriam Last night
North voiced Daphne in many incarnations of the series from 1970 to 2003. She passed away aged 71 after a long battle with illness, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Awesome riff.

Shame the Gentleman Rhymer felt the need to ruin it.

OH man, Daphne is gone? I really enjoyed her work.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
none in the Yew Tree

What does this cliche mean?

"Operation Yewtree is a police investigation into sexual abuse allegations, predominantly the abuse of children, against the British media personality Jimmy Savile and others. The investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police Service, started in October 2012. After a period of assessment it became a full criminal investigation, involving inquiries into living people, notably other celebrities, as well as Savile."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Yewtree

Really one for the "Dark side of Hollywood" thread. In the context of Grotsnik's post, a distressing number of British TV and radio personalities of the 80s (contemporary with Keith Chegwin's peak of fame) turned out to have had a dark side.

Ah thanks.

Bestselling mystery writer Sue Grafton has died. She was best known for her alphabet mysteries.


S is for Sad.