In Memoriam

[GoCubsGo]

You know I'm a sucker for this movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SB16il97yw

Who is the Cub?

People will come.......

It's true. I visited the Field of Dreams in the early 90's.

Afaik, there's no Cubs. There is a Cincinnati Reds player and a Cleveland Indians player.

[Vrede too]

Who is the Cub?

... Afaik, there's no Cubs. There is a Cincinnati Reds player and a Cleveland Indians player.

Ah, must be a Reds logo. It's partially hidden behind another player. Thanks.

[Vrede too]

[Jasmine]

https://x.com/THR/status/1833249130887713202

Matewan

You know I'm a sucker for this movie.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SB16il97yw

That is one of the most beautiful “speeches” in the history of movies. And I’m not even a big baseball fan.

[neoplacebo]

J.D. Souther dies at 78. Always was a big fan of him. RIP

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/j-d ... 12988.html

[Vrede too]

Mercury Morris, 2-time Super Bowl champ with Dolphins, dies at 77



... Morris made no secret of the fact that he was filled with pride about the 1972 Dolphins being the first -- and still only -- undefeated and untied team in NFL history, pulling off a truly perfect season....

RIP

[GoCubsGo]

I'm not sure I knew he was still alive.

[O Really]

I'm sure many, likely including him, are surprised he made it this long. He had some great songs, like "Sunday Morning Coming Down"

Well, I woke up Sunday morning
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad
So I had one more for dessert
Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes
And found my cleanest dirty shirt
And I shaved my face and combed my hair
And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day

and of course, written by Kristofferson but owned by Janis, "Bobby McGee"
"...Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose"

[GoCubsGo]

Flawed human being, but who isn't?

Great, great ballplayer. Maybe he'll get in the Hall now.

[O Really]

He really got shafted and deserves to be in the Hall

[GoCubsGo]

[O Really]

I was playing several Kristofferson vids with my favourites of some of his many songs. It's interesting how many different people sang with him in so many performances. Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash (of course) many of the big time country women. But I was surprised to see who I think is Glen Frey playing guitar for him on "Loving her was easier" See it below, about .40, 1.25 and other spots.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCgnbRWVvU8

[O Really]

Here's Sheryl Crow with him, doing "Bobby McGee"
Compare the difference in how Kris originally sang it, sorta draggy, and how they do it after Janis did her version. This one is much closer to Janis' version, and is very good.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKJ-49RbIjA

[Vrede too]

I'm not sure I knew he was still alive.

https://x.com/extratv/status/1840536006975500481

I never got to be a huge fan of his music, but appreciated some of his movie roles:

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1974

Trouble in Mind (film) 1985. The music performed by Marianne Faithfull is killer.

[Vrede too]

Another advocate:

American equal pay icon Lilly Ledbetter dies aged 86

RIP

[GoCubsGo]

Another advocate:

American equal pay icon Lilly Ledbetter dies aged 86

RIP

[GoCubsGo]

Awwww.....I think her first roll was Star Trek.

Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died

[Vrede too]

Awwww.....I think her first role was Star Trek.

Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died

RIP

Bob Thomas, a longtime Associated Press journalist who died in 2014, was the principal writer of this obituary. AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy contributed to this report.

2014 or earlier? Jumped the gun a bit, didn't they?

Film/TV career from 1963 (19 years old):
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000414/
Star Trek was 1968. Last role 2011 (67 years old).

[GoCubsGo]

https://variety.com/2024/music/news/qui ... 236199322/

[GoCubsGo]

Henry Kissinger, America’s Most Notorious War Criminal, Dies At 100
The titan of American foreign policy was complicit in millions of deaths — and never showed remorse for his decisions.

Holy shit.

Henry Kissinger Requested a Monument in Arlington National Cemetery. He Won’t Get One.
Henry Kissinger was known for his monumental ego. And at the end of his life he asked for … an actual monument.