John Heard, known in my house from Cat People, CSI: Miami, and assorted bit parts. Cause as yet unknown last I read.

CSI: Miami!! That's the one I couldn't think of! He played my sweetheart's daddy on CSI :Miami!!

Also, Frank Sinatra's widow passed away last week of natural causes, age 90.

Just about everyone I know IRL thinks Trump doesn't have long. He appears to be bloating in a way consistent with congestive heart failure, and his lack of popularity is making him so frustrated and angry they're practically running a betting pool on whether he's gonna have a heart attack or a stroke. First.

I don't want him to die, but I would like to have him retire.

I would wish death on very few people, even the current President...but he looks very, very unhealthy and has a reputation for not taking care of himself physically. Add one of the highest-stress jobs in the world, and medically he's a ticking bomb.

Sam Shepard, 73, complications of ALS.

Well, shit.

I liked the dude.

Blackthorn

Notre Dame football coaching legend, last living member of The Holy Trinity of Notre Dame football coaches (the others being Frank Leahy & Knute Rockne), Ara Parseghian died 2 days ago.

Well, He's Almost A Person
 

Chantek, the orangutan at the Atlanta zoo died yesterday. He could communicate using American Sign Language, like Koko the gorilla. Chantek could give driving directions to his favorite fast food resaurant, Dairy Queen.

He was 39 years old.

Glen Campbell
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...ead-at-81.html

I wonder how many of The Wrecking Crew (of which Mr. Campbell was a member) are still alive?

One. Carol Kaye. Always the bass player, eh?

did you ever watch the movie as I urged you to do?

Oh, hells yeah.

And thank you for doing so.

I also watched the documentary on the Muscle Shoals scene. Also very good.

It's neat learning how those great old songs came together.

Speaking of Kaye and Campbell, she was the one who came up with the basic melody for one of Campbell's biggest hits, and I CANNOT remember which one. Wichita Lineman, maybe.