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Post by jimsteel on Sept 19, 2020 22:33:56 GMT -5
FXXXXY, a Dallas rapper signed to Future's Freebandz label, died last night at age 22
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 19, 2020 22:37:05 GMT -5
Forrest Gump Author Winston Groom Dies At 77 American novelist Winston Groom, best known for writing the book that would be the basis for the 1994 Best Picture winner Forrest Gump, passed away this week. Groom passed away on Wednesday, September 16 in Fairhope, Alabama, living in the Yellow Hammer state for most of his life and dramatizing it in the pages of Forrest Gump. News of Groom's passing was confirmed by Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, who wrote online: "It is with great sadness that I share the passing of our dear friend Winston Groom. The City of Fairhope has lost an iconic author today. Please keep his friends and family in your thoughts and prayers." Groom was 77 at the time of his passing. Published in 1986, Groom's novel wouldn't go on to become a best seller and a worldwide hit until after the Tom Hanks starring movie. Though the film shares a handful of similarities to the book, there are substantial differences between them in terms of tone. In any event, the movie went on to win six Oscars at the 67th Academy Awards including Best Actor, best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture. Groom would go on to write a sequel to his novel titled Gump and Co., published one year after the film's release in 1995. His feelings on the movie were made clear in that book, which opened with the line "Don't never let nobody make a movie of your life's story." The book continues its predecessors style of finding ways to incorporate Gump into major world events, tying him to the creation of New Coke, The Iran-Contra affair, befriending John Hinckley, crashing the Exxon Valdez, capturing Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War, and even meeting Tom Hanks.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 20, 2020 21:49:42 GMT -5
'Best of My Love' Emotions Singer Pamela Hutchinson Dead at 61 Pam was the youngest of the famous trio -- her older sister, Wanda and Sheila are a good 5 to 7 years older than her ... which might have to do with the fact that Pam actually replaced the other original sister, Jeanette. Despite their age differences, The Emotions left their mark in music history ... of course, with a major contribution of Pamela as one their key singers. The group got its start in the '60s, but skyrocketed to mainstream fame in the 1970s with a string of hits that landed on the Billboard charts. They're perhaps best known for their single "Best of My Love," but they also have a legendary collab with Earth, Wind and Fire. The girls served as the backup singers for "Boogie Wonderland" -- a gig that landed them a Grammy nomination in 1979 ... this after they'd already won one a couple years prior. Over the span of their multi-decade career, they cranked out 9 albums ... 2 of which achieved were certified gold, and one platinum. The Emotions pumped out countless singles too.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 20, 2020 23:39:38 GMT -5
Ozzy Osbourne and Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake dies at 73 after battle with prostate cancer Lee Kerslake, who drummed for Ozzy Osbourne, died Saturday at age 73 following a protracted battle with prostate cancer. In addition to playing with the Black Sabbath frontman, Kerslake was an early drummer with the progressive hard rock group Uriah Heep and was featured on multiple classic albums.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 21, 2020 12:19:38 GMT -5
James Bond star Michael Lonsdale has died aged 89. The Moonraker villain, who played Hugo Drax in the 1979 film, passed away at his home in Paris, his agent Olivier Loiseau confirmed on Monday. Lonsdale played an industrialist planning to poison all of humanity before repopulating the planet from his space station opposite Bond icon Sir Roger Moore. While Hugo Drax was his most notable role, Lonsdale was also known for his performance as detective Claude Lebel 1973's spy movie The Day of the Jackal. His performance in the film earned him a supporting actor BAFTA nomination. Lonsdale, who was bilingual, chalked up more than 200 roles over a six-decade career, in both experimental arthouse productions as in big-budget blockbusters.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 21, 2020 21:37:28 GMT -5
THIS ONE IS IN BOTH BOARDS AS SHE HAD A BIG PART IN GLOW TO Jackie Stallone, the famed celeb astrologer and Sly's mother, has died ... TMZ has learned. Jackie recently passed away ... according to sources with direct knowledge. The exact circumstances surrounding her death are still unclear. Mrs. Stallone was a renaissance woman, to say the least -- well-regarded as an astrologer, dancer and even women's wrestling promoter. Not to mention being the mother of 3 famous children ... Sylvester, singer Frank Stallone and late actress Toni D'Alto, whom she had with Anthony Filiti. She was also a famous astrologer, making a number of TV appearances throughout the '90s, and, yes ... she had her own psychic hotline. Jackie is also credited with coining the phrase and practice of rumpology ... which is like reading someone's palm, but reading other parts of their body, like moles and whatnot. Jackie was a reality TV star in her own right -- she appeared on at least a couple seasons of 'Celebrity Big Brother' in the UK, and her persona had been parodied throughout the years, including on "Saturday Night Live."
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 22, 2020 23:12:39 GMT -5
Ron Cobb, a Designer on Star Wars, Back to the Future, and Alien, Dies at 83 Cobb is a name that’s well-known to film nerds, but maybe not so much to the general public. That’s wild, considering he worked on some of the most successful and influential films from the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s: Star Wars, Alien, Back to the Future, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Conan the Barbarian, The Abyss, The Last Starfighter, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to name just a few. On Star Wars, he designed some of the creatures in the Cantina scene, including the Hammerhead. On Back to the Future, he helped refine the design of the DeLorean to give it the DIY look that made it so memorable. For Alien, he did the exterior and interior of the main setting, the Nostromo. He helped Steven Spielberg come up with the idea for E.T. and had a cameo in the film. He designed all the ships in The Last Starfighter. We could go on and on. Before changing cinema as we know it, Cobb got his start as an animator at Disney, working on films such as Sleeping Beauty. He turned that career into being a successful cartoonist for the Los Angeles Free Press, which was then syndicated across the world. To say Cobb’s unique eye impacts pop culture on a daily basis would be an understatement; you can read more about his amazing life at the Hollywood Reporter. His ideas have inspired generations of artists in all mediums and will continue to do so long after we’re all gone.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 22, 2020 23:21:57 GMT -5
Tommy DeVito, Founding Member of the Four Seasons, Dies The Broadway musical Jersey Boys, which opened in 2005, tells the story of the band Tommy DeVito, a founding member of the 1960s Four Seasons band, has died from the coronavirus at the age of 92, NJ.com reported. The Broadway musical Jersey Boys, which opened in 2005, tells the story of the band. The musical eventually won a Tony award for best musical, a Grammy Award for best cast album, and was made into a feature film.
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Post by TTX on Sept 23, 2020 6:50:54 GMT -5
RIP to all.
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Post by jimsteel on Sept 23, 2020 9:34:24 GMT -5
Gale Sayers, ‘Kansas Comet’ and Bears legend, dies at 77 Though other great running backs were more prolific — Jim Brown before him and Walter Payton after him, among others — there rarely if ever has been a weapon as dangerous from anywhere on a football field as Sayers. ormer Bears running back Gale Sayers, the “Kansas Comet” whose dazzling moves and breakaway speed made him the most dangerous runner in football in the 1960s and earned him Hall of Fame honors despite playing in just 68 games because of injuries, died Wednesday at age 77. He had been diagnosed with dementia in 2012, his wife Ardythe announced in 2017. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced his death. Though other great running backs were more prolific — Jim Brown before him and Walter Payton after him, among others — there rarely if ever has been a weapon as dangerous from anywhere on a football field as Sayers. He scored 56 touchdowns in 64 games over his first five seasons in the NFL from 1965-69 — 39 rushing, nine receiving, six on kickoff returns and two on punt returns. He also threw a touchdown pass. “Give me 18 inches of daylight, that’s all I need,” Sayers famously said early in his career. More than 50 years after his final full season of 1969, Sayers remains the standard of big-play threats in the NFL. He scored 18 touchdowns of 50 yards or more in his first 45 games in the NFL, including a 103-yard kickoff return, 85-yard punt return, 80-yard pass reception and a 61-yard rush. In his first four seasons in the NFL (50 games), Sayers set eight NFL records, including career rushing average (5.3 yards), total offense in a season (2,440 yards in 1966), touchdowns in a season (22 in 1965) and touchdowns in a game (six in 1965). He tied Ollie Matson’s NFL record of six kickoff return touchdowns — in just 56 attempts in his first three seasons.
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