To those no longer with us....

[PA Jack]

Wow, though, I didn’t realize that Rick was in the McCoys, even though I love the Sloopy song.

News to me too. Just found this:

https://youtu.be/WbZq5idUJcI

Cool video . . . so YOUNG !

[BogDog]

Loretta Swit, ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on ‘MASH,’ Dies at 87




Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on seminal TV comedy “MASH,” died Friday at her home in New York City. She was 87.

Her rep Harlan Boll said the New York police reported her time of death at 12:01 p.m. on May 30, of suspected natural causes.

For her work on “MASH” Swit was Emmy nominated for outstanding performance by a supporting actress in a comedy every year from 1974-83, winning the Emmy in 1980 and 1982.

I will miss her. Such a great actress. https://youtu.be/8lTA0pz0b7k

[OBI-wan]

Hot Lips and Ferretface together again.

[OBI-wan]

Alf Clausen, 84, composer for “The Simpsons”.

[cerberus]

Sly Stone 82. Another of my favourites gone!

[cerberus]

Frederick Forsyth, author, MI6 agent, 86.

[PA Jack]

Sly Stone 82. Another of my favourites gone!

I remember watching Sly and the Family Stone win a talent show contest in 1968, Showcase 68. It was right on the threshold of them making it big, and it was a great performance. Good music back in the 60’s and 70’s.

[PA Jack]

Frederick Forsyth, author, MI6 agent, 86.

I think I have read about 75% of his novels, all good. The Day of the Jackal is one of my all time favorite books. RIP.

[BogDog]

Sly Stone 82. Another of my favourites gone!

I remember watching Sly and the Family Stone win a talent show contest in 1968, Showcase 68. It was right on the threshold of them making it big, and it was a great performance. Good music back in the 60’s and 70’s.

Sly Stone (real name: Sylvester Stewart), the iconic frontman of the band Sly and the Family Stone, and an influential figure in funk, soul and rock, has died at the age of 82.

Stone's family confirmed the musician's death in a statement shared with CBC News.

"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone. After a prolonged battle with [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease] and other underlying health issues, Sly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three children, his closest friend, and his extended family," the statement reads.

https://youtu.be/2TptaHqAmvs
Slyvester was bigger than life! RIP rock/soul man!

[MadMax359]

Everyday People, the song we all need these days