Re: Celebrity Death List MMXVIII/The Death Thread 2018

by Big Dog Sun 27 May 2018, 00:24

RIP Alan Bean. Fourth man to walk on the moon.

by lardbucket Sun 27 May 2018, 02:22

another music pioneer gone in the last few days, not a household name, but responsible for an iconic sound

RIP Glenn Snoddy, the accidental inventor of the fuzz tone. First produced accidentally on Marty Robbins' 1960's hit 'Don't Worry', fortunately recognised as much more than a mistake to be remedied, and later a staple of Keith, Jimi, and legions of imitators. Electric guitar music in the 1970's would have been very different without Snoddy's engineering invention and development.

by Red Tue 29 May 2018, 10:20

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-29/cornelia-frances-home-and-away-star-dies-cancer-77-sydney/9811218

Am sure some here will remember her on our screens.

RIP.

by lardbucket Tue 29 May 2018, 10:51

Commercial channel actress?

Tough luck dying of bladder cancer.

by horace Tue 29 May 2018, 10:55

lardbucket wrote:Commercial channel actress?

Tough luck dying of bladder cancer.

Maybe she sought advice late ... my mum just got her 6 monthly all clear against recurrence - had Bladder cancer 8 years ago.

by lardbucket Tue 29 May 2018, 10:59

Yeah, usually controllable for many many years.

Good luck to your mum.

by horace Tue 29 May 2018, 11:05

Thanks.

The old rogue is now threatening to go to Court to contest the international conspiracy that has led to her losing her license. This will be fun as I have made as plain as possible that I will attend and testify against her.

by skully Tue 29 May 2018, 11:11

Red wrote:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-29/cornelia-frances-home-and-away-star-dies-cancer-77-sydney/9811218

Am sure some here will remember her on our screens.

RIP.

RIP to a bit of a giant of Aus TV in the 80s and 90s. Sad demise to cancer.

by lardbucket Tue 29 May 2018, 11:34

horace wrote:Thanks.

The old rogue is now threatening to go to Court to contest the international conspiracy that has led to her losing her license. This will be fun as I have made as plain as possible that I will attend and testify against her.

Did she tell you to ***** off?

by Bradman Tue 29 May 2018, 11:36

just after she explained spelling

by horace Tue 29 May 2018, 11:55

hehehehehe ... not in so many words, but her intent was clear. I am a disloyal and ever disappointing son who now and typically conspires with "Oriental" cab drivers who cannot speak intelligible English of the strino variety. "I am not racist, but my hearing loss means ..."

by Bradman Tue 29 May 2018, 12:00

nice reply I'll forgive the grammar

by horace Tue 29 May 2018, 12:12

I cannot help that you went to Churchy or the other nob place in Brisbane. Grammar! and ?

'Good Schools', a pox upon them all.

The best part of the English language is the ability of any old or young user to flip it around.

by Bradman Tue 29 May 2018, 12:20

actually it was a school in warwickshire and I've got a farked drinking arm and a couple of busted ribs. my apols for the cheap shot

by horace Tue 29 May 2018, 13:24

Hehehehe ...have always enjoyed cheap shots from the Bar!

Here is a link to a bizarre vid (apols - I may have posted it years ago). The video is of a 'Tribute Album to Andy Warhol'' shot in the studio. John Cale and Lou Reed wrote and sang the songs.

Worth a listen. Cale and Reed hated each other and could barely look at each other. Yet the music and lyrics are extraordinary and devastating.

by lardbucket Tue 29 May 2018, 14:05

United there at least in their respect for Andy.

by Bradman Sun 03 Jun 2018, 09:27

horace wrote:I cannot help that you went to Churchy or the other nob place in Brisbane. Grammar! and ?

'Good Schools', a pox upon them all.

The best part of the English language is the ability of any old or young user to flip it around.

Yeah Joyce was an expert at it. Wouldn't mind being the recipient of the royalties of the two really crap, joke on humanity books he wrote.

by embee Fri 08 Jun 2018, 04:33

Arthur Marshall OAM

Wozzie State polly

East Freo footballer

twice played at Wimbledon

well known wozzie tennis coach

by Red Fri 08 Jun 2018, 14:35

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain found dead in his hotel room in France.

by JGK Fri 08 Jun 2018, 15:16

Red wrote:Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain found dead in his hotel room in France.

Seems like he did a Kate Spade.

by Bradman Fri 08 Jun 2018, 15:41

Probably realised he was only ever an over rated short order cook in an over priced greasy spoon.

Good writer though.

by horace Fri 08 Jun 2018, 22:38

Sad news re the cook's version of AB.

on Wednesday I picked up a well thumbed copy of 'Kitchen Confidential' from the the bookshelf of a friend. I'd given her the book a long time ago.

It is particularly fine writing about the proletarian nature of commercial kitchens and a rumination on addiction.

I admired his gusto and his role as chief antagonist of Celebrity'food pornographers. In his shows he was at his best when immersed in waste not want not peasant culture. His meditations on Vietnam were always of interest, both food and politics wise.

His cooking recipes all work. I've cooked a heap of them and they all work. His advice is invariably sensible and couched in great humour.

Think I'll cook his version of cassoulet this week and already been planning to cook his Tripe recipe..
Sad he will now not make old age.

by Bradman Fri 08 Jun 2018, 23:29

That whole condemnation of the celebrity chef culture came back to bite him, which he had the good grace to admit, albeit after prolonged attacks from some of his targets and a large chunk of the industry in general.

That first line in my previous post was one of the nicer things said about him during that period.

by horace Sat 09 Jun 2018, 03:52

Hahaha. He liked greasy spoons. I did enjoy his kebebing of Oliver and that obese upper class English fascistette. Yep, no doubt he was himself skewered by celeb-ness. Despite all that he stuck to the peasant food and an earthy humour that was distinctly his.

by Bradman Sat 09 Jun 2018, 04:07

Don't get me wrong I loved his shows and books. And skewering the wankers warmed my heart.

I'm surprised he hung himself, though I spouse taking his hero HSTs way out would not gel with his gun control ideology. Though guns are hard to find in France.

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