The Medusa Fora

Kirk Douglas, last of the Hollywood greats, 103.

Lina Ben Mhenni, the Tunisian teacher who bravely blogged out the Arab Spring to the world as "A Tunisian Girl", died of a stroke last week. She was 36.
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/midd ... pring.html

There's a very nice tribute to her in the Irish Times:



https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-sty ... -1.4164680

Low D wrote:Lina Ben Mhenni, the Tunisian teacher who bravely blogged out the Arab Spring to the world as "A Tunisian Girl", died of a stroke last week. She was 36.
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/midd ... pring.html

And if it weren't for the sidebar to the Lina Ben Mhennie tribute, I wouldn't have known that journalist and RTÉ broadcaster Keelin Shanley just died of cancer.



https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-sty ... -1.4166936

Joseph Shabalala, isicathamiya singer and founder of the South African music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has died at age 78.

Paul English, Willie Nelson's long-serving drummer, best friend, and cape-wearing gun-toting road manager (he handled the cash), has died at age of 87. Rolling Stone has done a nice write up:

Paul English: The True Outlaw in Willie Nelson’s Band
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... ry-952745/

leadshoes wrote:I’m usually the last to know these things, so I figure this hasn’t been mentioned because it’s already been mentioned everywhere else, but yeah Kobe Bryant who was 41 and his 13-year-old daughter Gigi died on Sunday in a helicopter crash, along with 7 others...

P.S. Okay it suddenly really disturbed me that I posted this because not only was there already nonstop over-the-top Kobe worship everywhere you turned, but I know I've most definitely always thought he was an arrogant ballhog. That could mean that possession is real, folks.

Now someone I actually do care about.

I just found out that Kehinde Lijadu, half of the Nigerian twin sister singing duo Lijadu Sisters, died on November 9, 2019 at age 71.



I'm glad she got out of this place and I hope we all get to see her and her sister singing again in the afterlife.

Mike from Boston wrote:

Low D wrote:Ginger Baker, 80. Probably older than he had any business being. From the CBC obit:

Baker wielded his blues power and jazz technique to help break open popular music and become one of the world's most admired and feared musicians.

Feared indeed! If you've not seen the film "Beware Mr. Baker", now's a good time.

Heard a clip of an old promoter saying that Ginger's rider included "a case of beer, two black hookers and a white limo"

I know he had some wild times in the 60's, but that's probably just a stupid racist tall tale from someone he punched who probably saw his photo between the Nigerian Lijadu sisters and wanted to insult all three of them in one go. An old promoter from his younger days seems an even more likely target for his cranky temper than the filmmaker he hit with his cane at 73.

Hi folks. I haven't been on here in a while. I hope you all are well.

The death has taken place of an old poster here.

The legendary "Celtic Dave" Lally.

RIP Dave. One of the best.

Well damn. I’m sorry to hear that.

Noel Kenny wrote:Hi folks. I haven't been on here in a while. I hope you all are well.

The death has taken place of an old poster here.

The legendary "Celtic Dave" Lally.

RIP Dave. One of the best.

RIP Dave. That's very sad news.

Rest in peace my friend

You got to know when to fold 'em-Kenny Rogers, 81

Mike from Boston wrote:You got to know when to fold 'em-Kenny Rogers, 81

Know when to walk away; know when to run.

I admire Kenny for taking public health measures seriously, but this seems like he's taking social distancing just a little too seriously.