He’s probably more familiar to British people as the referee on Gladiators.
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My sister collected her books when I was a kid… I read a good number of them… they were fine!
And also…
murder of civilians, but also the fall guy… 
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William Calley got to live a long life, unlike the helicopter pilot who stopped the massacre. Life is not just.
Hugh Thompson Jr. - Wikipedia.
No onebox?
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Thompson was a true hero (and he was from ATL!). Calley, not so much.
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One of the great punk bass players | Danny Sapko
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I have some Randall tapes somewhere that I never got around to converting to FLAC.
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A largely unsung hero who quietly influenced many (here in UK mostly) without us knowing. His designs were just part of our lives.
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That totally sucks. I last saw HoJo in 2022 with Midge Ure as opener. Due to logistical problems, Dan did double duty as keyboardist for both.
Here’s a really bad pic from that show:
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An obituary written by Fiona MacCarthy who died 4 years before it was used. I hadn’t thought about obituarists dying before their subjects before now, I wonder how often that happens?
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I didn’t even know she had died. I regularly recommend a couple of her books to people.
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(Died in '87 - from the onebox I’d assumed it was recent)
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Most people who have heard of James Baldwin and have read his stuff know that he’s dead. And this thread is called Dead Celebrity, so…
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Oh, no objection here. Another chance to introduce people to him, and all…
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Just don’t tell anybody Rob Ford died. That’s a touchy subject around here.
Indeed. Everybody should be familiar with him and his work. Reflecting on this for what would have been his 100th birthday is as good a reason as any.
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Wait, really? Should we start a thread?
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