Stuart Galbraith Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Helen McCrory, wife of Damien Lewis and chief organizer of the Peaky fookin Blinders, dies at 52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P Allen Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I don't see a mention of Walter Mondale yet (4/19). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETAC21 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 53 minutes ago, Steven P Allen said: I don't see a mention of Walter Mondale yet (4/19). The man that managed a record: The worst electoral college defeat for any Democratic Party candidate in history: 13 to 525 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Probably that smarting was the origin of Biden's recent victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Michael Collins, the man who never landed on the moon, at 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanhoe Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I read an obit of Mondale which claimed that Mondale quickly concluded that Jimmy Carter was kind of an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucklucky Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 10 hours ago, BansheeOne said: Michael Collins, the man who never landed on the moon, at 90. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/04/28/michael-collins-astronaut-became-forgotten-man-apollo-11-moon/#comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssnake Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 John Tiller, wargaming legend, 1953-2021. John Albert Tiller passed away April 26 at his home in Suwanee Georgia, after a brief but courageous battle with brain cancer, surrounded by his loving family. John received his undergraduate degree from Hendrix College, and his PhD in Mathematics from McMaster University in 1980. John’s lifelong interest in military history and strategic board games inspired him to create John Tiller Software in 1996. He was a developer of history-based computer games, and simulations used in military training and artificial intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 El Ristas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Risitas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrunt6 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 17 hours ago, Ssnake said: John Tiller, wargaming legend, 1953-2021. John Albert Tiller passed away April 26 at his home in Suwanee Georgia, after a brief but courageous battle with brain cancer, surrounded by his loving family. John received his undergraduate degree from Hendrix College, and his PhD in Mathematics from McMaster University in 1980. John’s lifelong interest in military history and strategic board games inspired him to create John Tiller Software in 1996. He was a developer of history-based computer games, and simulations used in military training and artificial intelligence. Beat me to it. God how many hours have I spent playing Fulda Gap 85. I still play his games, almost 20 years later. Rest well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiloMorai Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Bobby Unser, 87, Indy 500 champ in great racing family, dies (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanhoe Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 https://variety.com/2021/film/news/tawny-kitaen-dead-whitesnake-video-bachelor-party-1234969193/ Quote Julie E. “Tawny” Kitaen, who famously appeared in several music videos for the rock group Whitesnake in the ‘80s, has died. The Orange County, Calif. coroner’s office, which listed her as Tawny Finley, stated that she died at her home in Newport Beach on Friday morning, but a cause of death has not been revealed. She was 59. Born in San Diego. California, Kitaen’s first introduction to the rock world came in 1983 when she appeared on the cover of back-to-back albums by heavy metal band RATT, including the band’s self-titled 1983 debut and the triple-platinum “Out of the Cellar, in 1984. Kitaen was dating RATT guitarist Robbin Crosby at the time. Kitaen appeared in RATT’s “Back for More” music video and later became the video vixen best known for her appearance in Whitesnake’s 1987 smash “Here I Go Again,” where she displayed her talent for auto acrobatics. “Still of the Night,” “Is This Love” and “The Deeper the Love” also featured Kitaen, who was briefly married to Whitesnake’s lead singer, David Coverdale, from 1989 to 1991. She went to my high school for a year, and was in one of my classes for a semester IIRC. In high school she looked essentially identical to how she looked in the Whitesnake video, and had the whole glam thing going on already, yet had few friends. Rather offputting personality at the time. The above article doesn't mention that she was arrested for domestic violence when she was married to Chuck Finley. IIRC it resulted in a divorce and loss of custody of the kids. World class looks don't guarantee a happy life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Yegor Ligachev died Yesterday. If you follow this thread you will see he was accused covering up one of the USSRs dirty secrets in the 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M's best-known products, the Post-it Note, has died, according to the company and his published obituary. Spencer Silver was 80 and died May 8 at his home, the family's obituary said. Silver was working in a company lab in 1968 when he discovered a unique adhesive formula, according to 3M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssnake Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Technically, the discoverey was that a weak adhesive could be monetized too in the right product. But he was actually tasked to find the next superglue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Well, they truly did find a silver lining... Ok, I'll fetch my hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrunt6 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Ssnake said: Technically, the discoverey was that a weak adhesive could be monetized too in the right product. But he was actually tasked to find the next superglue. Reminds me of what a comedian said about Silly Putty and how it was supposed to be an explosive: Scientist: No it doesn't blow anything up. But look what it does to Hitler's face! *makes stretching motion* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Paint Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) James D. Hornfischer, author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Neptune's Inferno, among other titles. November 18, 1965 - June 2, 2021 https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/austin-tx/james-hornfischer-10217895 Douglas Edited June 6, 2021 by Ol Paint Edited for italics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R011 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Actor Clarence Williams III on June 4 of colon cancer. He's probably best known as Linc Hayes on the 1968 to '73 cop show The Mod Squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKTanker Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) It is unfortunate that most will remember him for squealing like a pig in a movie otherwise mostly remembered for a rendition of Dueling Banjos. Ned Beatty was a terrific character actor, who by the way, insisted that the squeal be part of his scene in Deliverance. He'll be greatly missed by this member of this Grate Sight. R.I.P., Ned. 1937-2021 Edited June 14, 2021 by DKTanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R011 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I liked him as Luthor's henchman Otis in Superman and his dramatic stuff was pretty good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETAC21 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 7 hours ago, R011 said: I liked him as Luthor's henchman Otis in Superman and his dramatic stuff was pretty good too. He had a number of serious papers which he pulled very creditably indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Ras Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 He had a small role (one scene, really) in Network as the corporate boss Mr Jensen. But it is a great scene and he nailed it. I also did quite like his beleaguered houseowner in 1941 who gets a turn at the AA gun. RIP. -- Soren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Id forgotten that. He did a damn good job with that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 And Homicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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