Truly a bummer.

As if that wasn't enough... Joanna Cole, the author of the magic schoolbus stories.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-ca...eporting-story

Two of my kids' early years' science education experiences :(

Damnit.

Bit late posting this but Michael Brooks - died too young.

Probably a coincidence, but SNL reran an old episode this past weekend with a sketch where the joke was that Regis was old...

Trini Lopez

:jig:

Kamala the Ugandan Giant

I remember his wrestling debut as 'Kamala'. I was 10.

Well now she's gone too

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment_and_arts

That’s a shame.

I remember him from 'World Class Championship Wrestling (1983–1985)' the regional wrestling promotion based out of Dallas, Texas.

Mainly this:
--Kevin is the only one of those brothers who didn't pass away in the 80s.

Not Kool...

Ronald "Khalis" Bell, a co-founder, songwriter, saxophonist, vocalist and producer of the chart-topping group Kool & The Gang, died Wednesday morning at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was 68.

Ms Rigg with Honor Blackman(Pussy Galore), both holding cigarettes.

And here with Helen Mirren in A Midsummer Night's Dream

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/71/db...8e67fa877a.jpg

Besides being a superb actress winning a closet full of awards, and being made a Dame of the Empire, she was real...

I honestly had never heard of her until I hooked up with a bass player in college (who doesn't?) who was in this band and played a song with her name in it

Nope. Kool's brother.

He was the opposite of Kool. He was... un-kool.
/zootopia

Aw shit, man. Mac Davis died.

I always liked Mac Davis.

He was 78.





Helen Reddy also died . And she was also 78.

Wow, I hadn't thought of him since his tv days add in Helen Reddy and my childhood music starts taking shape.

Also Rocco Prestia from Tower of Power (bass player), 69. Damn. 2020 just keeps on beating us.

Bob Gibson taking the great mound in the sky. COD cancer

Eddie Van Halen

:(

FISH: C

Fan of Eddie not of cancer.

That was a little shocking for me.

Didn't know he was ailing.

cancer bites.

I had no idea he was sick either.

Seems like all my rock and roll heroes from my youth are dying. Another decade and there won't be any left.

The Nashville classic rock station played a whole VanHalen concert.

The DJ said he always finds it weird to hear someone play 'live' after they're dead.

I think, as long as we have these live recordings, the artists never really die.

not a Rolling Stones fan!?!?

Remember your parents saying the same thing about the music they liked? :D

It's OK, I'm old too ;)

Coast to coast has a tribute to Van Halen tonight. I'll listen. I never knew of him but believe he was married to Valerie Bertonelli.

my father once knew a man! he was on the radio, or so I heard. not sure on that part, to be honest,
but I've seen a lot of stuff in [x number of years]. just wanted to put in my zero cents worth..

Whitey Ford died COD = old. He used to fish and drink with my great uncle (?) Pete. Apparently Pete knew nothing about baseball which Whitey appreciated.

My ex-father-in-law was asshole buddies with Tommy Lasorda. I couldn't get it through his head (Griffin not Lasorda) I didn't give a shit about baseball.

Lasorda probably wouldn't have bought it either.

And now Berta died. The housekeeper on Two And A Half Men?

Shit.

I really liked Conchata Ferrell, and I loved the character of Berta. I thought she deserved a spin-off.

Sad.

you can stop running now. Spencer Davis had stopped chasing you

81 pneumonia

Billy Joe Shaver

He was 81, had a stroke.

can't be stroking it too fast at that age....