Who's Next To Croak?

Started by cine, September 28, 2003, 11:07:39 AM

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cron

context, context, context.

mogwai


pete

unfortunately, the title of this thread is more relevant than ever.
"Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot."
- Buster Keaton

Pubrick

under the paving stones.

Ravi

The cat doesn't cause the deaths.  He just predicts them.


...as far as we know

Reinhold

i should get a ratner flick on netflix... my last two were antonioni and bergman
Quote from: Pas Rap on April 23, 2010, 07:29:06 AM
Obviously what you are doing right now is called (in my upcoming book of psychology at least) validation. I think it's a normal thing to do. People will reply, say anything, and then you're gonna do what you were subconsciently thinking of doing all along.

pete

I bet bunel is going to be next.  that's my prediction.
"Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot."
- Buster Keaton

cine

Yeah and Dali will hear the news and die the day after. that's my prediction.

MacGuffin

Merv Griffin dead at 82

Merv Griffin, the former talk-show host who became a Hollywood billionaire by investing in real estate and creating the popular game shows "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," died of prostate cancer early on Sunday, his family said. He was 82.

Griffin's first success came from singing the 1950 novelty hit "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts," and he spent 23 years hosting a talk show that bore his name. For years it was the most successful syndicated U.S. television program.

Griffin owned 17 hotels at his peak, according to Rolling Stone magazine, as well as casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the Bahamas. "If it's not broke, fix it anyway," he once said.

His family announced the death in a statement, saying that the recurrence of prostate cancer, which he had beaten more than a decade ago, progressed swiftly and unexpectedly after a routine examination uncovered it earlier this year.

He went to the hospital in mid-July.

The entertainer's list of friends included some of the most famous people in the world.

Former U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan said she had known him for 50 years and had been comforted by him during President Ronald Reagan's illness and death. "He was a dear, dear friend," she said in a statement.

Friends and associates described Griffin as a savvy businessman whose good nature and charm masked a fierce determination and toughness.

"I'd rather play "Jeopardy!" than live it," Griffin joked in a statement as he went to the hospital last month.

"We take solace in knowing that until the end he had his two favorites by his side -- his family and his work," his son, Tony, said in the family statement.
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


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grand theft sparrow

Quote from: MacGuffin on August 13, 2007, 10:43:16 AM
Merv Griffin dead at 82

The citizens of Vienna can finally rest easy knowing that the infamous Elevator Killer has died.




Ravi

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070904/ap_en_mu/people_musician_shot

Member of New Bohemians fatally shot
By JEFF CARLTON, Associated Press Writer

DALLAS - Jeffrey Carter Albrecht, a keyboard player for the band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, was shot to death early Monday while trying to kick in the door of his girlfriend's neighbor, police said.

The neighbor believed a burglar was trying to break in and fired a shot through the door around 4 a.m., Dallas police spokesman Sgt. Gil Cerda said.

Albrecht, 34, died at the scene. It was not clear why Albrecht went to the house and the case is under investigation. No arrests have been made.

"He was at his girlfriend's house last night," said Danny Balis, Albrecht's roommate. "He left the house and went next door and — for whatever reason, which we don't know — he knocked on the neighbor's door. And from what I understand, he was persistent. I don't know if there was a verbal exchange, but the person panicked and fired a shot through the door."

The death of Albrecht, who also played keyboard and guitar and sang in the Dallas rock band Sorta with Balis, stunned friends and those who knew him in the North Texas music community.

"He is not a violent person," said Carrie Garcia, Sorta's manager. "He is cool as a cucumber, shy, always wanted to make a joke in a situation that may be a little tense."

Albrecht, who went by his middle name, had been with the New Bohemians since 1999, according to the band's Web site. Albrecht played several times with Brickell's husband, Paul Simon, Garcia said. He also played with Texas musician Charlie Sexton, a renowned guitarist.

Albrecht was working on a solo album that Balis called "the best thing he has ever done."

"He was the best musician I've ever played with — no question," Balis said. "He could play anything. It's a shame not enough people outside of Dallas heard him."

mogwai

the reaper man is taking luciano pavarotti slowly away from us. :yabbse-sad:

MacGuffin

Quote from: mogwai on September 05, 2007, 04:06:02 PM
the reaper man is taking luciano pavarotti slowly away from us. :yabbse-sad:

Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71

Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died early on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.

"The great tenor Luciano Pavarotti died today at 5 a.m. at his home in Modena," Robson said in a statement. He was 71.

"The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life.

"In fitting with the approach that characterized his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness."

The rotund, black-bearded tenor known as "Big Luciano" helped bring opera to the masses and performed to vast stadium audiences round the world.

He shot to fame with a stand-in appearance at London's Covent Garden in 1963 and had soon had critics gushing about his voluminous voice.

His last public singing performance was at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Turin in February 2006.

In July last year, Pavarotti underwent surgery in New York for pancreatic cancer and retreated to his villa in Modena. He had to cancel his first planned public reappearance a few months later.

Pavarotti was taken to a hospital in Modena last month and treated for more than two weeks. He was released on August 25, and spent his final hours at home with family and friends nearby, the statement said.

A Modena television station reported on Wednesday that Pavarotti had lost consciousness and suffered kidney failure towards the end of his life.

Perhaps Pavarotti's biggest gift to the music world was when he joined forces with Spanish stars Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras at the 1990 soccer World Cup and introduced operatic classics to an estimated 800 million people around the globe.
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


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72teeth

Quote from: MacGuffin on September 06, 2007, 01:15:08 AM
Quote from: mogwai on September 05, 2007, 04:06:02 PM
the reaper man is taking luciano pavarotti slowly away from us. :yabbse-sad:

Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71

Holy Shit! You killed him, didn't you mog?
Doctor, Always Do the Right Thing.

Yowza Yowza Yowza

Pubrick

Quote from: 72teeth on September 06, 2007, 03:03:55 PM
Quote from: MacGuffin on September 06, 2007, 01:15:08 AM
Quote from: mogwai on September 05, 2007, 04:06:02 PM
the reaper man is taking luciano pavarotti slowly away from us. :yabbse-sad:

Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71

Holy Shit! You killed him, didn't you mog?

are you saying he predicted it?

it's been on the news for a while, especially here and europe i guess. they were practically reporting from his deathbed.
under the paving stones.