swt61 Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 R.I.P. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/longtime-congresswoman-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-dies-after-battle-with-cancer-215318597909 Fuck Cancer! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 On 7/20/2024 at 7:12 AM, swt61 said: R.I.P. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/longtime-congresswoman-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-dies-after-battle-with-cancer-215318597909 Fuck Cancer! R.I.P. Sheila Jackson Lee. She did so much for Houston as well as the entire country. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 RIP - Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, dead at 88. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmcmanus Posted July 24 Author Report Share Posted July 24 What an incredible talent. RIP, John Mayall. https://deadline.com/2024/07/john-mayall-dead-bluesbreakers-1236019591/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1NWKjVLePZ-1BMkDXsxULtYWYCKUh7jnXdqbIbjt5e4NWuFhIn_IJxH4Q_aem_AecvaVoFEuaJ0oQ00qEQ4w 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiSam Posted July 24 Report Share Posted July 24 Huge loss! Godspeed, John... HS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 RIP the three young children knifed to death in Southport UK. Many others injured. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy68z9dw9e7o A 17 year old is in custody. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 That's truly despicable and depressing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 In the UK we have stringent laws regarding firearms, the only non-controlled firearms are those obtained illegally. The number of firearms covered by a government certificate is currently 615,627, and the number of shotguns 1,340,452. These have to be in a controlled, locked and regularly audited cabinet of defined construction. Although nothing prevents someone with a firearm certificate going nuts and going on a rampage. Fortunately very rare. Legislation was tightened after the Dunblane massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre . The only other two were the Hungerford Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre , and the Cumbria Shootings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria_shootings . Mercifully that is the sum total of nutters with guns going on a shooting rampage. But there are no restrictions regarding knives. Even a kitchen knife is a lethal weapon. And knives are the weapon of choice in gang warfare, and many teenagers, usually from deprived areas go tooled up with knives when they go out at night (or even to school). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavitsk Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 Baseball trailblazer Billy Bean, who dedicated life to inclusion, dies at 60 https://www.mlb.com/news/billy-bean-passes-away-at-age-60 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 RIP Jack Karlson https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/08/jack-karlson-dies-succulent-chinese-meal-death-democracy-manifest-dead-aged-82 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiSam Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 Godspeed, Chi Chi Rodriguez. May all your putts fall for you.... HS 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Voltron Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 (edited) I can't help but pronounce that name in my head like Les Nessman any time I see it in print (which isn't terribly often these days). RIP Señor Rodrigweez. Edited August 15 by Voltron 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 RIP, Gena Rowlands @ 94, https://apnews.com/article/gena-rowlands-dead-7c5b10d7a3544200987a57238afc6a37 I have watched many of her works, and was always captivated. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Gena Rowlands was a force of nature. I'd put her up there with Streep, though she never got that kind of credit. R.I.P. Gena. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 RIP Jack Peter Karlson, best known for his refined taste in Chinese food and his limp penis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 On 8/7/2024 at 10:11 PM, Grahame said: RIP Jack Karlson https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/08/jack-karlson-dies-succulent-chinese-meal-death-democracy-manifest-dead-aged-82 1 minute ago, Knuckledragger said: RIP Jack Peter Karlson, best known for his refined taste in Chinese food and his limp penis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 RIP - Greg Kihn, You may not have known him by name - like me - but I did know his work. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 That one hits close to home. ☹️ Greg Kihn was a fixture in the Bay Area club scene and then Rock Kihn Roll came out and MTV played Jeopardy on rotation and he was a brief national celebrity. I mean, when Weird Al parodies your song, you know you've made it! RIP to a Bay Area legend. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 I am not sure how I missed this one, but RIP Peter Higgs (April 8th) @ 94 I was watching some programs on gravity and particle physics, as I do, and they mentioned it. I guess I was distracted by the Eclipse and OJ at the time. A pillar in the fundamental understanding of our universe and the standard model. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Higgs If he now knows the structure of the universe, I wish there was a way for him to tell us. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 RIP two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia, 4 senseless deaths attributable to gun violence. I am still pro 2A, as I do not blame the gun. But Jeezy Peezy, why are school shootings a thing? I was just giving Jordan Klepper (The Daily Show) a fact-check/hard time about his recent piece questioning right wing nut jobs about gun violence. It almost feels ... set up. Choreographed, even. I'm going to stand against the 2A community and say, yes, there should be a law against teenagers and children being able to handle guns without adult supervision. Hormones are real. It's the same reason there's an age limit to driving a car. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 RIP Sergio Mendes 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiSam Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 Godspeed, Sergio... HS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 RIP James Earl Jones. One of the actors who took George Lucas' corny ass dialogue and elevated it to the level of a cultural touchstone for generations. Also his first film also happens to be my favorite one. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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