Voltron Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 RIP Ranking Roger. This is sad news anyway, but he is also literally one month older than me. https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2019/music/news/ranking-roger-english-beat-general-public-dies-dead-1203173371/amp/ 3
Aimless1 Posted April 15, 2019 Report Posted April 15, 2019 Not exactly appropriate for here, but RIP Cathedral de Notre Dame. She was a grand lady and one of the few structures that actually struck me with awe. 7
ironbut Posted April 15, 2019 Report Posted April 15, 2019 I've never been to Europe but my heart sank when I saw the new this morning. What a terrible blow to world culture!
skullguise Posted April 15, 2019 Report Posted April 15, 2019 I was at an appointment with Karen, and someone in the waiting area was talking about it. RIP to a grand lady indeed!
guzziguy Posted April 15, 2019 Report Posted April 15, 2019 2 hours ago, ironbut said: What a terrible blow to world culture! This.
HemiSam Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 RIP, Dick Dale and Rankin Roger. Both had an impact on me. We were in Paris in 2010 and stopped by to take in one of humanities grander accomplishments. Crushing to watch the spire fall... HS
Craig Sawyers Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 It is truly shocking. Difficult to take in. In the UK we are very close to Paris, just a fast train journey from London to Gare du Nord in Paris through the Channel Tunnel, and we visit frequently. Haven't visited Notre Dame for many years, because it tends to be a crowded tourist magnet (and quite rightly so). But it is always there - a prominent feature along the bank of the Seine. I was hearing just now on the radio that the English king Henry VI was crowned there in the mid 1400's, and Charles I (the one Oliver Cromwell had beheaded in 1649) was married there. Apparently it was undergoing restoration at the time of the fire. Not saying that is why it burnt, but it sounds plausible. Dreadful.
EdipisReks1 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Craig Sawyers said: It is truly shocking. Difficult to take in. In the UK we are very close to Paris, just a fast train journey from London to Gare du Nord in Paris through the Channel Tunnel, and we visit frequently. Haven't visited Notre Dame for many years, because it tends to be a crowded tourist magnet (and quite rightly so). But it is always there - a prominent feature along the bank of the Seine. I was hearing just now on the radio that the English king Henry VI was crowned there in the mid 1400's, and Charles I (the one Oliver Cromwell had beheaded in 1649) was married there. Apparently it was undergoing restoration at the time of the fire. Not saying that is why it burnt, but it sounds plausible. Dreadful. The vault did its job. If that damned spire hadn't been put on in the 19th century, the interior would be untouched (it is mostly untouched, because the vault is a firewall, literally, but the spire punctured it in one place, when it collapsed). The designers and builders of the original structure did their jobs, and it's amazing that they came from an era of non-mathematical architecture (and fortunately the Notre Dame designers were conservative: some cathedrals were slightly too ambitious, and collapsed). Fires caused by renovations have burnt several cathedrals.* *I studied cathedral construction as part of my history degree. Edited April 16, 2019 by EdipisReks1 1
Craig Sawyers Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 Indeed. Not only cathedrals. The iconic Cutty Sark in London burned in 2012 during restoration when a vacuum cleaner was left switched on overnight with this result And the Charles Rennie MacIntosh school of art in Glasgow burned down during restoration work in 2014 Then during rebuilding in 2018 it burned down a second time 1
EdipisReks1 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 Of course, without the renovations, they would probably be ruins before long, so it's worth the risk.
Voltron Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 RIP Georgette, aka Georgia Bright Engel. Sad that she was a Christian Scientist, who of course shunned medical science.
mikeymad Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 RIP Georgia --- I always remember her from random characters on Fantasy Island and The Love Boat..
Wmcmanus Posted April 18, 2019 Author Report Posted April 18, 2019 Damit, 70 is way too young and car accidents are never a good way to go. RIP, Chet Coppock, legendary Chicago sports broadcaster (talk shows). This guy was born to talk, just such a compelling character. Grew up listening to him on WLS.https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/04/18/sportscaster-chet-coppock-dies-car-accident/?fbclid=IwAR2Riam2lJ1ggcHcHtYr3RTa4g3qjskb3n_yz7AhiznRhLwMvufAj2xtMlE
mikeymad Posted April 24, 2019 Report Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) .. error Edited April 24, 2019 by mikeymad
skullguise Posted April 26, 2019 Report Posted April 26, 2019 RIP Hondo, one of the all-time greats....forever will I hear his name in Johnny Most's voice: "Havlicek stole the ball...!" 1
guzziguy Posted April 26, 2019 Report Posted April 26, 2019 RIP John Havilicek, the closest thing to a perpetual motion machine that I've ever seen.
robm321 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) RIP Chewy ? Edited May 2, 2019 by robm321 1
Grahame Posted May 2, 2019 Report Posted May 2, 2019 BBC News - Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies aged 74https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48142765
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