In Memoriam

[quartz]

Sad day for Canada - we’ve lost Gordon Lightfoot. ?

 

[PRlady]

Sad day for Canada - we’ve lost Gordon Lightfoot. ?

Oh no! Was a big fan in high school. RIP.

 

[victorskid]

Sad day for Canada - we’ve lost Gordon Lightfoot. ?

https://www.cbc.ca/.../gordon-lightfoot-dead-1.6828991

He had been planning a tour - it was cancelled about 3 weeks ago due to an unspecified health "issue".

Here's Kurt Browning during the Canadian Stars on Ice 2019 tour skating to Gordon's "If You Could Read My Mind": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxzY19QmGuA

 

[shutterbug]

Sad day for Canada - we’ve lost Gordon Lightfoot. ?

This one made me a little. My mom was a huge fan, I have vivid memories of her playing his records when I was a little girl. RIP Gordon. ?

 

[Buzz]

Sad day for Canada - we’ve lost Gordon Lightfoot. ?

OMG! NOOOOO! I love his music! One of my all time favourites! Sundown is my favourite song of his. May he rest in peace.

 

[attyfan]

May he rest in peace.

 

[Vash01]

Loved his music. Sorry to hear he is gone R.I.P.

 

[BlueRidge]

My sister was a huge Gordon Lightfoot fan in the early 70s. We saw him back then at Constitution Hall.

We're on the phone now singing his songs together.

 

[kedrin]

I loved 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'.

 

[skatingfan5]

I also was a big fan and had his albums on replay in the
70s. Like @BlueRidge I attended one of his concerts with my sister back then. May he Rest In Peace.

 

[Spiralgraph]

Oh this one hits me hard. I had no idea he had been ill. RIP Mr. Lightfoot. Your songs will always play in my mind.

 

[TOADS]

My wife and I saw him at our local town venue in June of 2018.

It was a great show. ????

 

[victorskid]

There are lots and lots of tributes coming in following the announcement of Gordon Lightfoot's death. The CBC has updated the original article and it includes quotes from several of them: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gordon-lightfoot-dead-1.6828991

There is a CBC documentary linked from the article - "Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind" - an exploration of the career, music, and influence of legendary Canadian musical icon Gordon Lightfoot.
You might need a VPN to watch it outside Canada: https://gem.cbc.ca/media/gordon-lig...RD_if-you-could-read-my-mind-gordon-lightfoot

 

[Winnipeg]

I loved his music...........may he RIP. He will certainly not be forgotten. My favorites of his include: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald; the Canadian RR trilogy and Summertime Dream (a really upbeat song).

 

[Sylvia]

Michael Palin pays tribute to his "dearest wife Helen [who] died peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday morning. She had been suffering with chronic pain for several years, which was compounded a few years ago by a diagnosis of kidney failure."

Helen - The Official Michael Palin Website

My dearest wife Helen died […]

www.themichaelpalin.com

 

[Cachoo]

Michael Palin pays tribute to his "dearest wife Helen [who] died peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday morning. She had been suffering with chronic pain for several years, which was compounded a few years ago by a diagnosis of kidney failure."

Helen - The Official Michael Palin Website

My dearest wife Helen died […]

www.themichaelpalin.com

Wow...57 years....beautiful and sad.

 

[floridaice]

There are lots and lots of tributes coming in following the announcement of Gordon Lightfoot's death. The CBC has updated the original article and it includes quotes from several of them: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gordon-lightfoot-dead-1.6828991

There is a CBC documentary linked from the article - "Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind" - an exploration of the career, music, and influence of legendary Canadian musical icon Gordon Lightfoot.
You might need a VPN to watch it outside Canada: https://gem.cbc.ca/media/gordon-lig...RD_if-you-could-read-my-mind-gordon-lightfoot

Thanks. The documentary is available on Amazon Prime Video in the US

 

[paskatefan]

Gordon Lightfoot was my favorite singer/songwriter, period. We had the pleasure of seeing him in concert 40 + times since 1977, most recently last July. May his memory be for a blessing.

 

[Seerek]

2017 100m World Champ and the winner of 3 medals at the 2016 Olympics, Tori Bowie passes away at 32.

Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie dies aged 32 | CNN

American sprinter and long jumper Tori Bowie -- a three-time Olympic medalist and a two-time world champion in track and field -- has died, according to her agent, Kimberly Holland. Bowie was 32 years old.

www.cnn.com

 

[Cachoo]

2017 100m World Champ and the winner of 3 medals at the 2016 Olympics, Tori Bowie passes away at 32.

Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie dies aged 32 | CNN

American sprinter and long jumper Tori Bowie -- a three-time Olympic medalist and a two-time world champion in track and field -- has died, according to her agent, Kimberly Holland. Bowie was 32 years old.

www.cnn.com

Well that is tragic and I feel for her family. So fricking young... And I can't help it but the first thought that popped in my mind was Flo Jo.

 

[Cachoo]

RIP Roy Saltman---I had not heard of him and maybe you have not heard of him but he did an exhaustive study of new voting machines in 1988 and warned the country about something called "hanging chads." No one listened.

Roy Saltman, Who Warned About Hanging Chads, Dies at 90

He foresaw the problems with punch-card ballots that benumbed the nation after Florida’s chaotic vote in the 2000 presidential election. His warnings went largely unheeded.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Kruss]

RIP Canadian actress Patricia Hamilton. To Anne of Green Gables fans, she was the perfect Mrs. Rachel Lynde.

 

[Cachoo]

RIP Canadian actress Patricia Hamilton. To Anne of Green Gables fans, she was the perfect Mrs. Rachel Lynde.

Indeed. There will never be a better version of this series for me. RIP

 

[Desperado]

If you were ever into soaps and/or still are, Jackie Zeman, the actress who created the iconic character of Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital and was on and off the show for the last 45 years (last appearance last month), has passed at age 70.

ABC7 link to story.

 

[annie720]

If you were ever into soaps and/or still are, Jackie Zeman, the actress who created the iconic character of Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital and was on and off the show for the last 45 years (last appearance last month), has passed at age 70.

ABC7 link to story.

45 years in the same role!

I stopped watching GH more than 25 years ago but I remember her well. RIP Jackie.

 

[MacMadame]

I am extremely upset about this. I don't know why as I wasn't a regular reader of Dooce's blog. But "Knock, knock motherf'er" from Beyonce, the enormous Rooster is something I laugh about to this day. She was a very funny and talented writer IMO.

Warning... mentions of suicide... (hence, the spoiler tags)


https://apnews.com/article/dooce-heather-armstrong-dead-83c8f4812bda1766301793ea3afb02cb

 

[Simone411]

Not many knew about Paul Oberle, but he was a swimming instructor and diving legend. He was the founder of The Swim School in Shreveport and helped to start the Shreveport Fire Department's Dive Team. He also created the Scuba Rangers.

My condolences to his family and RIP, Paul. ?

Shreveport swim instructor and diving legend Paul Oberle has died

SHREVEPORT, La. - He was considered a legend among his peers. Paul Oberle died on Monday.

www.ktbs.com

 

[Moto Guzzi]

I am extremely upset about this. I don't know why as I wasn't a regular reader of Dooce's blog. But "Knock, knock motherf'er" from Beyonce, the enormous Rooster is something I laugh about to this day. She was a very funny and talented writer IMO.

Warning... mentions of suicide... (hence, the spoiler tags)


https://apnews.com/article/dooce-heather-armstrong-dead-83c8f4812bda1766301793ea3afb02cb

I've never read Heather Armstrong's blog, but I am sorry for her struggles. My condolences to her family and those who loved her.

Jenny Lawson, AKA the Bloggess, wrote about Beyonce the chicken. https://thebloggess.com/2011/06/21/and-thats-why-you-should-learn-to-pick-your-battles/

 

[Ananas Astra]

I haven't seen it anywhere so far but the amazing Grace Bumbry passed away earlier this month. She was 86.

My mom's best friend is a professional opera singer and happened to study under Bumbry for a couple of years in the 90s. They even recorded (?)/performed "Elektra" together with Bumbry singing the role of Clytemnestre and my mom's friend the "surveillante" in 1997.
I guess I don't have to say she has been absolutely devastated. Bumbry was her favorite teacher and also a friend for life.

 

[MacMadame]

I've never read Heather Armstrong's blog, but I am sorry for her struggles. My condolences to her family and those who loved her.

Jenny Lawson, AKA the Bloggess, wrote about Beyonce the chicken. https://thebloggess.com/2011/06/21/and-thats-why-you-should-learn-to-pick-your-battles/

You are correct about Beyonce. I don't read either blog regularly. One thing I loved about Dooce's blog was her "Monetizing the Hate" section where she responded to dumb emails she got from haters and any money made from ads on the page would go to charity. I thought was a pretty good way to deal with haters.