dsavitsk Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 The Freaker's Ball will be a diminished affair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmcmanus Posted January 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, dsavitsk said: The Freaker's Ball will be a diminished affair. Ya, that was one of the classics. They sure were fun. It's like they didn't give a shit. Half of them are dead now, at least. Â "...and all I've got is my right hand."Â Â Not exactly The Beatles, but hey... Edited January 1, 2019 by Wmcmanus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 RIP to Ray....always liked Dr Hook, even if I didn't own a lot of their music. Couple of Science-related deaths of note: Lawrence Roberts, one of the creators of Arpanet:Â https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/obituaries/lawrence-g-roberts-dies-at-81.html Nancy Roman, "Mother" of the Hubble Telescope, one of the first Women Leaders in NASA:Â https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/obituaries/nancy-roman-dies-at-93.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 RIP Bob Einstein aka Marty Funkhauser from Curb Your Enthusiasm. He was a great comedian and will be missed. ? Fuck cancer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 RIPÂ Super Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 RIP Super Marty. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiWire Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 RIP Daryl Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 I guess a while in coming....RIP Daryl.... The whole family history is quite interesting, with 2 brothers and both parents also in the music business (my favorite brother Dennis Dragon was in the Surf Punks, but was in a couple bands with Daryl and Doug in the 60's and 70's). RIP to Bob Einstein too....did not watch Curb Your Enthusiasm, but knew him as Super Dave and even remembered him from Smothers Brothers and Sonny & Cher show re-runs....didn't realize until somewhat recently that he and Albert Brooks were brothers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sechtdamon Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) RIP Super Dave Osborne... Fuck cancer! ?   Edited January 3, 2019 by Sechtdamon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Late to this one but, yeah, they don't tell them like this anymore (for various reasons). Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2019/01/06/arp-founder-alan-r-pearlman-has-died/  RIP Alan R. Pearlman, the man behind the ARP synthesizer company which made some excellent products and had many, ahem, questionable business practices. The ARP 2500 and 2600 are the stuff of legend. http://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/2500.php http://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/arp.php 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 RIP Allan Pearlman I couldn't help taking a stroll down memory lane of the early days of synths. First time I saw a picture of an ARP it was a listing in the 1971 Whole Earth Catalog. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 I really should get my ARP 2600 refurbished... Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Goodbye Dolly RIP Miss Channing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 She was a beautiful woman, in every way, for all her years! RIP...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless1 Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Just found out a friend of mine died 1/1/19. George Vuillemot was a good ole boy. Lived life his way and lived it to the fullest. 82 years young when he died. He was a bat boy for the Chicago Cubs and had several autographs. No doubt valuable but to him they were priceless memories. Raced cars on dirt tracks into his 70s. I met George when I needed a dog trainer. We developed a good and long lasting friendship. He trained the famous line of Smith English Setters for many years. Tough as nails and could out work me in his 60s even though there is a 16 year difference in our ages. Heart of gold. I'll have to look for the setter painting he gave me tonight as I have it stored away as a memory of him. I will toast George properly when I get home tonight. RIP in my friend. May all the dogs you run be Field Champions and may you win every race.  1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Sorry for your loss Al. Sounds like a neat guy. RIP George!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I'm sorry for your loss, Al. RIP George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 RIP George and condolences Al. I will be toasting George later this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 RIP George, indeed sounds like a neat guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 RIP George Vuillemot and Carol Channing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Condolences, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 RIP George.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) RIP Jack Bogle. Founder of Vanguard and champion of passive, low-cost investing through index funds. As someone whose primary holding is an S&P index fund I am very much firm believer of his and I am thankful for the changes he worked to bring about in the finance industry. From his wikipedia page: Investment philosophy Bogle's innovative idea was creating the world's first index mutual fund in 1975. Bogle's idea was that instead of beating the index and charging high costs, the index fund would mimic the index performance over the long run—thus achieving higher returns with lower costs than the costs associated with actively managed funds. Bogle's idea of index investing offers a clear yet prominent distinction between investment and speculations. The main difference between investment and speculation lies in the time horizon. Investment is concerned with capturing returns on the long-run with lower risk, while speculation is concerned with achieving returns over a short period of time. Bogle believed this is an important analysis to be taken into account as short-term, risky investments have been flooding the financial markets. Bogle is known for his insistence, in numerous media appearances and in writing, on the superiority of index funds over traditional actively managed mutual funds. He contends that it is folly to attempt to pick actively managed mutual funds and expect their performance to beat a low-cost index fund over a long period of time, after accounting for the fees that actively managed funds charge. Bogle argued for an approach to investing defined by simplicity and common sense. Below are his eight basic rules for investors: Select low-cost funds Consider carefully the added costs of advice Do not overrate past fund performance Use past performance to determine consistency and risk Beware of stars (as in, star mutual fund managers) Beware of asset size Don't own too many funds Buy your fund portfolio – and hold it Edited January 17, 2019 by TMoney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 I completely forgot that my dad was one class year behind Carol Channing at the same elementary school, middle school and high school. He reminded us and said that he remembers her well from those years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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