R.I.P.s

[Mike from Boston]

The Clinton Crime Family whacks another enemy

Whistleblower Linda Tripp, 70, who became infamous during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, died of pancreatic cancer.

[Low D]

The Clinton Crime Family whacks another enemy

Whistleblower Linda Tripp, 70, who became infamous during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, died of pancreatic cancer.

So clever of them to kill her 22 years after she ratted him out. Nobody will ever suspect it was them...

[Low D]

Mad Magazine illustrator Most Drucker, 91.

[Mike from Boston]

A few non-COVID sport losses

Colby Cave, 25 NHL Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers died from a brain bleed from a cyst.
Tavaris Jackson, 36 QB for Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks car accident

A couple of old time NHL and WHA Players Tom Webster and Pat Stapleton

Chicago Cub Second Baseman Glen Beckert.

[Mike from Boston]

Actor Brian Dennehy, 81

Best known for playing the Sheriff who was mean to John Rambo in First Blood!

[Low D]

Long-time SNL music coordinator Hal Wilner died last week of complications from COVID-19, he was 64.

Producer & maker of fabulous musical tributes, maybe you don't think you know who he is, but if you review his discography you will probably find some things you have in your collection.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Willner#Discography

The Rogues' Gallery collections will be familiar to most here, but his Weird Nightmares: Meditations on Mingus was a favourite of mine for years, and Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films is a more recent favourite.

[Low D]

Lee Konitz, jazz saxophonist with 75-year career, dies of coronavirus aged 92. Maybe best known for playing on Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool, Konitz also played alongside Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Elvin Jones, Dizzy Gillespie and more, and later worked on numerous collaborations with Charlie Haden and Brad Mehldau, as well as making more adventurous and avant-garde work.

[Frances]

Skylar Herbert, the five-year-old only child of two Detroit first responder parents.
May she rest in paradise.



What an adorable little person.
https://heavy.com/news/2020/04/skylar-h ... 04/20/2020

[Low D]

COVID-19 is hitting elderly jazz innovators hard. Henry Grimes and Giuseppi Logan have both died as well.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/arts ... virus.html

[Frances]

COVID-19 is hitting elderly jazz innovators hard. Henry Grimes and Giuseppi Logan have both died as well.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/arts ... virus.html

Interesting how similar their stories were in regard to mental illness. Both from the great city of Philadelphia.

[Frances]

It’s the fourth anniversary of Prince’s death and here is a picture of him some doing Muhammad Ali boxing moves.

[Low D]

Alan Merrill, lead singer for 1970s London-based rock band the Arrows has died on March 29 of complications related to COVID 19. He was 69.*

Best known for writing the lyrics to "I Love Rock And Roll", Merrill was " a musician, songwriter, actor, and model whose colorful life spanned the globe. "

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/alan- ... 2020-04-29


* Nice.

[firehazard]

Tony Allen, drummer and Afrobeat pioneer, aged 79. RIP

[Low D]

... pre-deceased by another African giant, sax player Manu (Emmanuel N’Djoké) Dibango, born 12 December 1933; died 24 March 2020. Like Allen, a long time resident of France.

The French were/are colonial racist bastards (like many of our counties), but at least they know good art.

[Mike from Boston]

Don Shula 90

Legendary Football coach of the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins.