In Memoriam

[MacMadame]

he tried to kill Sharon once and killed animals in his yard for fun during lockdown

I know about Sharon but I'd like a source for the others. I know when he was on drugs, he did a lot of bad and stupid stuff but I thought he was clean these last years including lockdown.

 

[my little pony]

I think this link should work

Log into Facebook

Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

www.facebook.com

 

[Aceon6]

Just announced that trumpeter Chuck Mangione has passed at 84. I would like a moratorium on the musicians for a bit.

 

[MacMadame]

I think this link should work

Log into Facebook

Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

www.facebook.com

It said the content is not available.

ETA I did a bit of Googling and all I could find is that he killed all their cats in an alcohol and drug-infused rage. And a few other animals before that. But nothing about doing it for fun and all these incidents were in the late 70s and 80s.

He said the cat incident was a turning point for him, but of course, we know that he continued to have issues with substance abuse after that. Even once he became "clean," he still smoked pot occasionally.

He was clearly a troubled man and I personally would have kicked him to the curb decades ago if I was his wife.

 

[Aceon6]

Anne Burrell's death has been ruled a suicide.

The previously filmed season of Worst Cooks will air as scheduled starting next week. I read that the estate needs the money. I have no idea if that’s true.

 

[overedge]

Hulk Hogan let Peter Thiel fund his (very weak) lawsuit against the Gawker website for invasion of privacy, because Thiel was mad at Gawker for outing him. Gawker went bankrupt because of the settlement they had to pay Hogan, and that scared the crap out of other media outlets who are now afraid to criticize snowflake tech bros. Hogan letting himself be used as a pawn by Thiel, and the chilling effect on the media from that, is just one of the reasons for the mess the world is in right now.

ETA: On a somewhat more lighthearted note, Hogan's daughter Brooke took skating lessons for a while when she was a kid, and Hogan used to come to the rink to watch her, all done up in the Hulkster gear.

 

[Simone411]

Saw that earlier. RIP Hulk Hogan. Thoughts and prayers for his family and friends.

This was on my local news station about Ozzy.

Ozzy Osbourne’s Shreveport connection: Local actor recalls rocker’s AA meeting

SHREVEPORT, La. -- As tributes continue to pour in for the late Ozzy Osbourne, one well-known figure in Shreveport’s music and arts scene is sharing a personal story about the

www.ktbs.com

As tributes continue to pour in for the late Ozzy Osbourne, one well-known figure in Shreveport’s music and arts scene is sharing a personal story about the legendary rocker’s visit to the Port City.

Osbourne, famous for his loud, wild stage presence and groundbreaking music with Black Sabbath before finding success as a solo artist, performed at Hirsch Coliseum in the 1980s. It was around that time that local actor Ted Ferguson met him.

Ferguson, then general manager of a local radio station, often crossed paths with major rock stars. So he wasn’t surprised when Osbourne openly admitted to being deep into drugs. A mutual friend suggested Alcoholics Anonymous might help — and even brought Osbourne to an AA meeting during his time in Shreveport.

Ferguson remembers Osbourne as being very different offstage compared to his wild persona.

“You know, he’s not a weird guy,” Ferguson said. “He’s a normal person. I mean, he really is. It’s an act." Ferguson continued, saying that many performers have their public persona and their private one.

"Nice fellow, though. He really was sweet. He was scared to death he was going to die right then. And that’s funny because it goes right hand in hand with paranoid. We, being the good Samaritans that we were, said, ‘Let’s hook you up with AA.’”

Osbourne had long been public about his struggles with heroin, alcohol, and other substances.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

Singer and actress Dame Cleo Laine has died.

Cleo Laine: Acclaimed jazz singer dies aged 97

She was the first British singer to win a Grammy in a jazz category and performed with all the greats.

www.bbc.com