RIP Thread

[merman]

Legendary commentator Peter Aliss, the “voice” of golf here in Britain.

[WiteWulf]

Chuck Yeager

[Misfit]

Legendary commentator Peter Aliss, the “voice” of golf here in Britain.

What a voice.

He was only commentating at the Masters last month. I had no idea he was 89.

I hope I'm still as with it at that age...

[phattslagg]

And now, Harold Budd. Big cheese in the ambient music world - his collaboration with Brian Eno, “The Pearl”, was probably the most impactful I ever encountered, which is quite something when I consider the kind of giants I was listening to - just completely different to anything I had imagined music to be.

[Foozwah]

And now, Harold Budd. Big cheese in the ambient music world - his collaboration with Brian Eno, “The Pearl”, was probably the most impactful I ever encountered, which is quite something when I consider the kind of giants I was listening to - just completely different to anything I had imagined music to be.

Aww no...

I originally got into him via his collaboration with the Cocteau Twins, 'The Moon and the Melodies', and one of his solo albums, 'Lovely Thunder', is amongst my most-played ambient albums - when I had serious insomnia years ago it was one of the few things that could simultaneously relax and distract my brain enough to finally fall asleep. Love The Pearl too, and Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror.

RIP...

[PFVA]

John le Carre died this weekend at age 89. I love his spy novels.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 72688.html

[tufty]

Well, bugger.

Just found out that Dave Greenfield, keyboard player for the Stranglers, died earlier this year. Bah.

[tufty]

Gerry Cottle, of circus fame, 75, covid.

[wanye]

mark keds from the senseless things (and jolt/deadcuts) died this week. he was 50

by all accounts, he'd been off the drugs for a few years now, but they took their toll (his lungs were fscked)

proper sad about this one. senseless things were a key part of my late teenage years, and saw them too many times to remember how often i've seen them. travelled all over the place to see them (northampton to see tham and visit a mates sister at uni down there was a particular highlight)

[dsssssssss9]

sad to report but another Babylon5 cast member has passed on....

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/m ... 00727.html

[WiteWulf]

JMS's obit for her on Twitter was lovely

https://twitter.com/straczynski/status/ ... 2255770624

[Istar]

Farewell Delenn. Perhaps we shall meet one day in the place where no shadows fall.

[F-ZeroOne]

In an age where Hollywood is only just starting to work out how to lead a movie with a strong female character, Delenn was kicking arse and taking names on the small screen for years.

Farewell, Mira. May whatever gods you believed in stand between you and harm in all the places where you now walk. [1]

[1] Yes, I've adapted the quote for the situation a bit.

[(o)(o)]

Sophie.. 34

[phattslagg]

Yeah, SOPHIE’s death is a really sad one - way too young, and so much more to give. Her sound design and production skills were next level.