Celebrity death that bummed you out the most...

[tw]

Vaclav Havel also died.

Meanwhile a Russian oil rig capsized killing over 60 people when a wave crashed through portholes and washed away the only lifeboat. A disaster equivalent to Piper Alpha. Death of people who actually do something (or tried to) is the worst.

[ZenGum]

Vaclav Havel is a sad passing.

[Nirvana]

Say it isn't so!

International Rockstar Legend Jon Bon Jovi dead at 49
December 19, 2011



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[Nirvana]

Hoax whew!

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[bluecuracao]

Oh god. I had this flash of fear that all I would be hearing about for the next month would be Jon Bon Jovi. The city would shut down. (I'd be sad, too.)

[classicman]

CBS reporting that Joe Pa has passed.

Joe Paterno, the man who for decades was synonymous with Penn State football and was known by the college football world as just "JoePa", has died, according to Penn State student website Onward State. Onward State is reporting that the Penn State players were notified of Paterno's passing via email. Paterno, 85, had been receiving chemotherapy as part of his treatment for lung cancer.

However, Paterno family spokesperson Dan McGinn told a New York Times reporter that the report is "absolutely not true."

Paterno was the head coach of Penn State for 46 seasons before being fired in November as his role in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal came under greater scrutiny. Combined with the time he spent as an assistant, Paterno spent a total of 61 years on the Penn State sidelines. He left behind a legacy that, on the field of play, was unparalleled in Division I football. Paterno holds the all-time Division I record for football coaching wins with a 409-136-3 record, and he won two national championships while going undefeated in five different seasons.

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...or maybe not.

Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno is in serious condition after experiencing health complications from lung cancer.

"Over the last few days Joe Paterno has experienced further health complications," family spokesman Dan McGinn said in a brief statement Saturday to The Associated Press. "His doctors have now characterized his status as serious.

"His family will have no comment on the situation and asks that their privacy be respected during this difficult time," he said.

The 85-year-old Paterno has been in the hospital since Jan. 13 for observation for what his family had called minor complications from cancer treatments.

Paterno was diagnosed with cancer in November, days after getting ousted as head coach in the aftermath of the child sex abuse charges against former assistant Jerry Sandusky.

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[classicman]

A letter from the (Now past) Managing Editor of Onward State:

Earlier this evening, Onward State reported that Joe Paterno had passed away. However, the mountain of evidence stacked opposite that report is too much to ignore. At this time, I would like to issue a retraction of our earlier tweets.

I never, in a million years, would have thought that Onward State would be cited by the national media, and today, I sincerely wish it never had been. To all those who read and passed along our reports, I sincerely apologize for misleading you. To the Penn State community and to the Paterno family most of all, I could not be more sorry for the emotional anguish I am sure we caused. There are no excuses for what we did. We all make mistakes, but it’s impossible to brush off one of this magnitude. Right now, we deserve all of the criticism headed our way.

In this day and age, getting it first often conflicts with getting it right, but our intention was never to fall into that chasm. All I can do now is promise that in the future, we will exercise caution, restraint, and humility.

I can only hope and pray that the outstanding work our writers and photographers do on a day-to-day basis is not overshadowed by the events of tonight. I understand that our reputation is in serious question, but I hope you will continue to stand by us as we do everything in our power to make amends.

To begin that process, I will be stepping down from my post as Managing Editor, effective immediately. I take full responsibility for the events that transpired tonight, and for the black mark upon the organization that I have caused.

I ask not for your forgiveness, but for your understanding. I am so very, very, sorry, and we at Onward State continue to pray for Coach Paterno.

Sincerely,

Devon Edwards

[classicman]

And now he has ...

ABC News
BREAKING: "It is with great sadness that we announce that Joe Paterno passed away earlier today.
His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled," Paterno's family said in a statement.

RIP JoePa.

[glatt]

Just learned that Ralph McQuarrie died. As a Star Wars fan, I've known of this guy for 30+ years. Pretty much everything you can picture from the original trilogy was invented by him. George Lucas would say to him that he wanted a bad guy with a mask and a cape, and he would draw Darth Vader. The sets, the costumes, the ships. All of it was built to designs that he came up with.

If you go back and look at his art, you can see how his concepts evolved with feedback from Lucas.

Some of the first McQuarrie concept sketches of Vader:

[wolf]

I have several books of McQuarrie illustrations for Star Wars. Darn. I'll have to try to find them.

[Griff]

Good night to Earl Scruggs.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/showbi...ss_mostpopular

[wolf]

They're all bummin' me ... none of them are on my list.

[Lamplighter]

Cheney: 20 months with a bum heart, then no heart at all, and he still makes it back.

[Griff]

That should settle any questions of the dark side of the force being stronger.

[Gravdigr]

Mike Wallace, The Grand Inquisitor, has died.

Shit.