R.I.P. The thread of death....celebrity or otherwise

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 9:52 pm

This hits hard tonight, especially if the cause of death rumors are to be believed (OD).

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:16 pm

Damn.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:38 pm

New kind of death to post...

Okefenokee Joe, a massive alligator estimated to have been around since WWII has died

RIP Okefenokee Joe

Okefenokee Joe, an 11-and-a-half-foot alligator who is believed to have lived in a Georgia swamp since World War II, has died, officials said.Joe weighed in at more than 400 pounds and would have been considered a "dominant male in his day," the lab shared in a Facebook post last year.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:10 pm

If he lived in the Georgia swamp, why couldn't he snack on the governor? (too R&P?)

WYBaugh · Post by **WYBaugh** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:58 pm

Damn, Norm MacDonald died

https://deadline.com/2021/09/norm-macdo ... 234833212/

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:05 pm

Bummer. Norm was one of a kind.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:07 pm

That was very unexpected. What a bummer. I wasn't a huge fan of some of his schtick, but he was definitely more hit than miss. And I generally appreciated what he was trying to do.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:12 pm

Well thats out of the blue. Norm. Wow. He was a unique comic sound to me. Can hear him quipping in my head. What will The Orville do without him?

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:43 pm

I'm always surprised when people who should live longer than me don't. RIP

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:00 pm

One of my favorite Norm MacDonald clips. Edit: posted a better, longer clip but Youtube says negative. Here is the essence of it.

Archinerd · Post by **Archinerd** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:44 pm

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:48 pm

WYBaugh wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:58 pm Damn, Norm MacDonald died

https://deadline.com/2021/09/norm-macdo ... 234833212/

OMG, no - that's a big gut punch for me. This man had the ability to make me just lose it.

Weird, I was just doing a YouTube dive on a lot of his old jokes. (usually stuff with Letterman and Conan)...

What a bummer. Damn.

I JUST told my oldest kid his "Moth goes to a podiatrist" joke this morning. Wow.

Even when his stuff 'wasn't working', he made me giggle about it.... I don't know why, it was like he made me feel like laughing with him - if his material wasn't clicking for the audience.

Archinerd · Post by **Archinerd** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:24 pm

One of my favorite things about Norm McDonald's humor was you were never quite sure if you were in on the joke or the butt of one.
I think it had something to do with that sly smirk.

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:55 pm

Damn. Fuck cancer.

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D.A.Lewis · Post by **D.A.Lewis** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:17 pm

Dang

he was the lead in my all time fav SNL skit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNzNeGw8Fmo

RIP

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:37 pm

One of my favorite comics. Dirty Work is a great watch when you’re feeling down.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:23 pm

I met him once, I always found him to be more likeable than his comedy, which often misfired (kind of like Seth MacFarlane). I was not aware he was ill.

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:41 pm

Norm had an appreciation for Rodney Dangerfield and I watched a few Conan interviews where Norm paid tribute to Rodney’s material. Norm played with his audience, and enjoyed messing with his jokes while telling them.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Fri Sep 17, 2021 10:05 am

Obituary: ZX Spectrum creator Clive Sinclair has passed away at 81

Clive Sinclair, creator of the pocket calculator and the ZX Spectrum personal computer, has passed away at age 81.

Sinclair's daughter, Belinda Sinclair, announced the news earlier today, saying that Sinclair's passing came after a long battle with illness.

The ZX Spectrum was home to games like Lords of Midnight, Knight Lore, and Dizzy, whose developer Codemasters is still around today. Many game developers in the U.K grew up playing games on the Spectrum, and still have fond memories of games like the adventure titles produced by developers like Rochdale Balrog (AKA John Wilson, who passed away last year).

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:00 pm

"I'm the operator with my pocket calculator"

R.I.P. Clive. You sure left your mark.

I really wanted to like Lords of Midnight, but that was a hard game to get into.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:29 pm

Max Peck wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 10:05 am Obituary: ZX Spectrum creator Clive Sinclair has passed away at 81
Clive Sinclair, creator of the pocket calculator and the ZX Spectrum personal computer, has passed away at age 81.

Sinclair's daughter, Belinda Sinclair, announced the news earlier today, saying that Sinclair's passing came after a long battle with illness.

The ZX Spectrum was home to games like Lords of Midnight, Knight Lore, and Dizzy, whose developer Codemasters is still around today. Many game developers in the U.K grew up playing games on the Spectrum, and still have fond memories of games like the adventure titles produced by developers like Rochdale Balrog (AKA John Wilson, who passed away last year).

He was definitely a mighty quirky and highly influential fellow back in the early days of home computing.

BTW, I thoroughly recommend watching the terrific 2009 BBC docudrama Micro Men, which spotlights the rise of British home computing in the 1980s and the intense rivalry between Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry (played by Martin Freeman), co-founder of Acorn Computers and creator of the BBC Micro system. Looks like you can stream it for free, courtesy of Archive.org

Hrothgar · Post by **Hrothgar** » Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:19 pm

The first computer our family had was a Timex Sinclair 1000 (basically a ZX-81 with NTSC output) with a whopping 2K of memory. Even with a crappy membrane keyboard, it's pretty easy to type enough to fill up 2K. We eventually got the expansion module for 16K. That was the start of my love of computers and computer gaming.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:10 pm

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:06 pm

CNN

Anthony "AJ" Johnson, an actor and comedian best known for his performance as Ezal in "Friday," has died, his representative LyNea Bell told CNN Monday. He was 55.
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No cause of death has been publicly shared.

Beyond his memorable performance in the 1995 hit film "Friday," Johnson also appeared in "House Party," "Menace II Society," "Lethal Weapon 3," "The Players Club" and "B.A.P.S" His television credits include "Martin" and "Malcolm & Eddie."

His "Friday" co-star Ice Cube took to Twitter to pay tribute, writing, "Sad to wake up to the news about AJ Johnson passing away. Naturally funny dude who was straight outta Compton at the same time. Sorry I couldn't bring your character Ezal back to the big screen in Last Friday..."

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:29 pm

Richard H Kirk, founding member of Cabaret Voltaire and industrial music pioneer, passes at 65.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:36 pm

George Holliday, Who Filmed the 1991 Rodney King Beating, Dies After Contracting COVID: Reports

Dramatist · Post by **Dramatist** » Tue Sep 21, 2021 6:34 pm

Skinypupy wrote:Richard H Kirk, founding member of Cabaret Voltaire and industrial music pioneer, passes at 65.

Just saw this earlier. I’m a big Cabaret Voltaire fan and he was so influential to the music I like. RIP

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Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:22 am

Melvin Van Peebles: 'Godfather of black cinema' dies at 89

Pioneering filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, dubbed the "godfather of black cinema", has died aged 89, with directors Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay and Barry Jenkins leading the tributes.

Van Peebles, famous for 1970s films including Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, died at home in New York on Tuesday.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:59 pm

I dont really recall seeing his stuff but he was in his son Mario's films sometimes. We always liked Mario and his work.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Mon Sep 27, 2021 1:16 am

Commander Cody finally done parked that hot rod Lincoln.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:11 pm

Pixel art legend Hiroshi Ono (Pacman, Xevious etc.) passed away at 64

Played a lot of his work in the late 70s / early 80s. Xevious was one of my favorite arcade machines.

Hiroshi Ono joined Namco in 1979, and worked as a graphic designer for many classic titles including Xevious, Galaga, and Dig Dug. He left the company in 2013, and launched his own pixel art/product brand called Mr.Dotman. He is a renowned figure in the industry, and many fans refer to him as the "god of pixel art."

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:06 pm

What? Nothing about Colin Powell passing away?

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:08 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:06 pm What? Nothing about Colin Powell passing away?

You mean https://octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=98608

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:30 pm

Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board and the Ben Franklin of surfing, dies at 86

Tom Morey, the creator of the Boogie Board and an influential figure in the surfing world, has died due to complications from a stroke, according to his family. He was 86.
"It was Morey who introduced more human beings to the act of wave riding than any other single person in history," said Jim Kempton, president of the California Surf Museum. "That's quite an accomplishment if you think about it, millions and millions of people have ridden waves, and I would say that a huge number of them started out on his inventions."

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:36 pm

Jeff V wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:08 pm
dbt1949 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:06 pm What? Nothing about Colin Powell passing away?
You mean https://octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=98608

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:05 pm

Dragon Ball's Frieza has died.

Dragon Ball Voice Actor Chris Ayres Dies Age 56

Chris Ayres, perhaps best known as Frieza’s English language voice actor, has passed away. Besides the iconic Dragon Ball character, Ayres also voiced Kei Kurono in Gantz, and Shingen Takeda in Sengoku Basara. He was 56 years old.

Ayres took over the Frieza role in Dragon Ball Z Kai, and voiced the character in Dragon Ball Super, as well as in the feature anime films Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F and Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Ayres was a tremendous talent and did an excellent job with Frieza.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:24 pm

gilraen wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 1:38 pm Tawny Kitaen dies at 59
Actress Tawny Kitaen, who appeared in "Bachelor Party" and provocative 1980s rock videos, has died in California. She was 59.

Kitaen -- whose real first name was Julie -- died Friday at home in Newport Beach, according to a release from the Orange County Coroner's Office. The cause of death is not yet known.

Ruled natural causes.

Kitaen died due to dilated cardiomyopathy, a type of heart disease, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday, USA Today reported.

She also had mild coronary atherosclerosis and had a variety of medications in her system at the time, including mirtazapine, alprazolam, acetaminophen, pregabalin and hydrocodone.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:32 pm

Aww. Sad news. I loved this guy and Tom Hanks in Bosom Buddies.

Peter Scolari, 'Bosom Buddies' and 'Newhart' star, has died

Peter Scolari, a veteran actor who rose to fame alongside Tom Hanks on "Bosom Buddies," died Friday morning.
Scolari had cancer and had been ill for two years, his manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky told CNN. He was 66.
Scolari appeared in numerous films and television series over the years, including "Newhart," "Murphy Brown," and "The Good Fight." He won an Emmy in 2016 for his portrayal of Hannah's father Tad Horvath on "Girls."

"Bosom Buddies" was on the air for two seasons at ABC. On the show, Scolari and Hanks dressed as women in order to move into an affordable women-only residence. The two actors remained good friends in real life, with Scolari saying in an interview for Oprah Winfrey that Hanks toasted him at his wedding.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:40 pm

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:52 pm

Ugh. F cancer. 66 is too young.