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Post by jimsteel on Oct 18, 2019 1:50:09 GMT -5
 Bill Marcy PASSED Away at 97 Macy played Walter Findlay, the long-suffering husband of the title character on the 1970s television situation comedy Maude, He has made more than 70 appearances on film and television. He appeared as the Jury Foreman in The Producers in 1967. Other memorable roles include the co-inventor of the 'Opti-grab' in the 1979 Steve Martin comedy The Jerk, and as the head television writer in My Favorite Year (1982). His other film credits include roles in Death at Love House (1976), The Late Show (1976), Serial (1980), Movers & Shakers (1985), Bad Medicine (1985), Tales from the Darkside (1986), Sibling Rivalry (1990), The Doctor (1991), Me, Myself and I (1992), Analyze This (1999), Surviving Christmas (2004), The Holiday (2006), and Mr. Woodcock (2007). In 1986, Macy was a guest on the fourth episode of L.A. Law, playing an older man whose young wife wants a music career. Macy appeared in the popular television movie Perry Mason and The Case Of The Murdered Madame (1987) as banker Richard Wilson. He appeared occasionally on Seinfeld as one of the residents of the Florida retirement community where Jerry Seinfeld's parents lived. He also appeared on the short-lived Fox sitcom Back to You.[3] Macy portrayed a demon in a guest appearance on Millennium. Macy made a guest appearance as a patient on Chicago Hope, and as an aging gambler on the series Las Vegas. |
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Post by on_the_edge on Oct 18, 2019 2:43:50 GMT -5
Wow. To be honest I thought he passed a couple years ago.
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Post by TTX on Oct 18, 2019 6:19:03 GMT -5
RIP Bill. You were the unappreciated part of Maude.
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 18, 2019 10:31:26 GMT -5
 Radio Legend Bob Kingsley Dies at 80 Bob Kingsley, a radio legend whose voice was synonymous with country music, died on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at his home in Weatherford, Texas while receiving treatment for cancer. He was 80. One of broadcasting’s most beloved and iconic figures, Kingsley was a mainstay on radio for 60 years. His dominance in the country format began in 1978 when he took over as host of American Country Countdown after four years as the show’s producer for one of radio’s founding syndication companies, Watermark, founded by Tom Rounds. In 2006, he and his wife and business partner Nan Kingsley established Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40, produced by their own KCCS Productions, still running on more than 320 stations. Kingsley received many of broadcasting’s top honors and was named to the Country Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998 and the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2016. He is the namesake and was the first recipient of the Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award, presented each year since 2014 at the Grand Ole Opry House and benefitting the Opry Trust Fund. They were among the many fruits of a career built on a simple premise. “I love the music and the people who make it, and I want our listeners to have as much insight into both as I can give them, and to make the experience as enjoyable as possible,” he once said. Bob’s love for radio and music dated to his childhood, when polio kept him in bed and in near isolation for a year. “I would listen to the radio and certain shows became really important to me. It was complete escapism and entertainment. I didn’t realize the imprint it was making, but it obviously stayed with me,” he said. At 18, Kingsley joined the Air Force and served in Keflavik, Iceland, where he jumped at a chance to become an announcer on Armed Forces Radio. That experience and his love of country music would carry him to legendary stations like KFOX, KGBS, KFI, and KLAC in Los Angeles, and to his role as the voice of Drake-Chenault’s Great American Country format, used by hundreds of country radio stations. His role as host of American Country Countdown with Bob Kingsley made him a household name. He supplemented the weekly countdown with Christmas specials, album release specials for artists including Alabama, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood, and for many years a daily artist spotlight called America’s Music Makers. With Kingsley at the helm, the show was named Billboard’s Network/Syndicated Country Program of the Year for 16 years in a row. Kingsley received the Academy of Country Music’s Major Market On-Air Personality of the Year Award in 1966 and 1967 and was named the Country Music Association’s National Broadcast Personality of the Year in 2001 and 2003. He was voted National Air Personality of the Year five times by Country Radio Broadcasters and Country Aircheck and won the ACM’s 2007 National Broadcast Personality of the Year Award. He was chosen as the recipient of the 2012 President’s Award by the CRB. In 2017, Bob received the Mae Boren Axton Service Award in recognition of his dedication and service to the ACM, on whose board he served for decades. He was twice the host and emcee of Alabama’s legendary June Jam. |
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 18, 2019 10:33:19 GMT -5
Wow. To be honest I thought he passed a couple years ago. So did I |
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Post by pikemojo on Oct 18, 2019 12:28:02 GMT -5
ANOTHER MUSICIAN(YOUNG)  K-POP STAR SULLI DEAD AT 25 Suicide Suspected K-Pop singer and actress Sulli has been found dead, and police believe it might have been a suicide ... according to various reports out of South Korea. Sulli, whose real name is Choi Jin-ri, was reportedly discovered Monday in her home south of Seoul by her manager, who went there because she hadn't answered phone calls for hours. The K-pop star lived alone in the house, and according to one police official ... "It seems that she took her own life but we are also looking into other possibilities." Cops say no suicide note was found and there were no signs of foul play. Sulli's best known for her time as a member of the girl band f(x), which she joined in 2009. She took a health-related break in July 2014, and left for good in August 2015 to pursue a solo career. She released a single titled "Goblin" in June. She also acted in several TV dramas and movies, and was a popular feminist voice in the deeply conservative country ... and spoke out against cyberbullying. Sulli became one of 4 cohosts of a South Korean talk show called "The Night of Hate Comments" in June, in which celebrity guests come on to discuss mean comments posted about them on the Internet. On the show, Sulli talked about backlash she'd received for her lifestyle and responded to hurtful rumors. She was 25. I actually just got back from Seoul last night. I was in Korea when this happened. I wasn't watching the news all the time or anything but I was a bit surprised this wasn't a bigger story. My wife said this is super common in K-pop. The K-pop stars essentially have no lives, friends, love life while they are in the spotlight. They are kept crazy busy and apparently have a lot of restrictions on what they can do with their free time (apparently including rules against dating). It's pretty sad... |
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Post by on_the_edge on Oct 18, 2019 23:08:14 GMT -5
ANOTHER MUSICIAN(YOUNG) K-POP STAR SULLI DEAD AT 25 Suicide Suspected K-Pop singer and actress Sulli has been found dead, and police believe it might have been a suicide ... according to various reports out of South Korea. Sulli, whose real name is Choi Jin-ri, was reportedly discovered Monday in her home south of Seoul by her manager, who went there because she hadn't answered phone calls for hours. The K-pop star lived alone in the house, and according to one police official ... "It seems that she took her own life but we are also looking into other possibilities." Cops say no suicide note was found and there were no signs of foul play. Sulli's best known for her time as a member of the girl band f(x), which she joined in 2009. She took a health-related break in July 2014, and left for good in August 2015 to pursue a solo career. She released a single titled "Goblin" in June. She also acted in several TV dramas and movies, and was a popular feminist voice in the deeply conservative country ... and spoke out against cyberbullying. Sulli became one of 4 cohosts of a South Korean talk show called "The Night of Hate Comments" in June, in which celebrity guests come on to discuss mean comments posted about them on the Internet. On the show, Sulli talked about backlash she'd received for her lifestyle and responded to hurtful rumors. She was 25. I actually just got back from Seoul last night. I was in Korea when this happened. I wasn't watching the news all the time or anything but I was a bit surprised this wasn't a bigger story. My wife said this is super common in K-pop. The K-pop stars essentially have no lives, friends, love life while they are in the spotlight. They are kept crazy busy and apparently have a lot of restrictions on what they can do with their free time (apparently including rules against dating). It's pretty sad... Yea from what I heard they are just a product even more so then American pop stars. |
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Post by TTX on Oct 19, 2019 6:41:22 GMT -5
From what I've read, a lot like Hollywood stars (especially the women) were treated back in the day.
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 19, 2019 21:44:11 GMT -5
 Former Ventures Guitarist Gerry McGee Dies After Collapsing On Stage In Japan. He was 81 Gerry McGee, the former lead guitarist of the instrumental rock band The Ventures, died after collapsing on stage in Japan on October 8th. “It is with extreme sadness that I write this post. I was advised by Gerry’s family this morning that he had passed away early this morning, California time, at approximately 4 p.m. in Japan on October 12. Gerry was on tour in Japan so that he could re-connect with his friends and fans, as it had been two years since his last tour with The Ventures which, as we know, was cut short for health issues. Gerry had been very much looking forward to his return to Japan and, the last time I spoke with him, he was really happy to set off on this tour. Unfortunately, during his performance earlier this week, he had an apparent heart attack and was taken to the hospital in Tokyo where he remained in a coma until today,” said a statement posted on the band’s website. Gerry joined The Ventures in 1968, stepping into the as guitarist after founding member Nokie Edwards left the group. During his tenure with the band, he recorded three of their biggest hits in Japan, including “Ame No Midosuji”, “Kyoto No Koi” and “Kyoto Bojo.” He toured with The Ventures for three years and then rejoined the band in the 1980s until he was forced to step away two years ago due to health issues. McGee, whose father was the famed Cajun fiddle player Dennis McGee, recorded with a list of artists that included Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, John Mayall, Kris Kristoferson and The Monkees. |
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Post by TTX on Oct 20, 2019 16:26:44 GMT -5
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