RIP

[Kätzchen]

1964 on the Ed Sullivan show singing "I left heart in San Francisco"

[theoddz]

Sinead O'Connor, noted Irish vocalist and artist, has died at age 56. The cause of her death has not been released.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/enter...ath/index.html

One of my most favorite songs of hers:



RIP, Sinead, you will be missed by many.

~Theo~

[theoddz]

I'm so sorry to have to make this post, but I have to announce that the beloved by many superstar, Jimmy Buffett, has passed away. No details have been released about the cause of his death, but it is known that he's been in and out of the hospital recently and had to cancel several upcoming concerts. He was 76 years old.

RIP, Jimmy. You will be sorely missed. Thank you for all of the great tunes and helping so many of us to aspire to the laid back life of "Margaritaville".







~Theo~

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by theoddz

I'm so sorry to have to make this post, but I have to announce that the beloved by many superstar, Jimmy Buffett, has passed away. No details have been released about the cause of his death, but it is known that he's been in and out of the hospital recently and had to cancel several upcoming concerts. He was 76 years old.

RIP, Jimmy. You will be sorely missed. Thank you for all of the great tunes and helping so many of us to aspire to the laid back life of "Margaritaville".







~Theo~

I just loved his song, Margaritaville.

When I think of Jimmy Buffet, I think of Ronnie Milsap (it was almost like a song).

https://youtu.be/KbeQa2hmznk?si=1gXrokk0Y0U5W6Kg

Rest in peace, Jimmy Buffet.

[theoddz]

Just an update here on the death of beloved Jimmy Buffett. There is an obituary for Jimmy on his website:

https://www.jimmybuffett.com/news/ji...fett-1946-2023

The obituary states that Jimmy had been fighting Merkel Cell Skin Cancer for four years.

~Theo~

[Kätzchen]

Rest in Peace, Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Cal).

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Rest in Peace, Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Cal).

Dianne Feinstein always had LGBTQ+ rights at the heart of her politics. We have lost a fierce advocate.

Dianne Feinstein's life changed the day Harvey Milk and George Moscone were assassinated — the "darkest day" of her life
By Caitlin O'Kane
September 29, 2023 / 12:34 PM / CBS News

In 1978, San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, and the city's Mayor George Moscone were assassinated. The person who broke the news to the world: Dianne Feinstein, then president of the city's Board of Supervisors.
"Both Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot and killed," Feinstein told a gaggle of reporters, who expressed shock at the news. "The suspect is Supervisor Dan White."

Feinstein, who died at age 90 on Friday, went on to become California's first woman U.S. senator. But directly after the assassination, she assumed the role of mayor of San Francisco.

In 2008, the 30th anniversary of the assassination, Feinstein spoke to SF Gate about discovering Milk's dead body in city hall after their colleague, White, killed him. "I went down the hall. I opened the wrong door. I opened (Milk's) door. I found Harvey on his stomach. I tried to get a pulse and put my finger through a bullet hole. He was clearly dead," she told the local newspaper.

Feinstein said she was on a three-week vacation before the murder, but she spoke to White on the phone during that time. He was upset that the mayor wasn't going to reappoint him and felt that Milk did not defend him, according to Feinstein.

During his murder trial, White employed the now-infamous "Twinkie Defense," blaming junk food – as well as stress about his job – for the murders. By blaming mental illness, White received a lesser sentence, manslaughter. Furious Milk supporters, who wanted White convicted of first-degree murder, rioted in the city in what is known as the "White Night" riots.

In her interview with SF Gate, Feinstein said White did not kill Milk because he was homophobic, but rather because he felt betrayed by Milk when the mayor decided not to reappoint him.

During the trial, Feinstein testified about White and their friendship, which brought the defendant to tears. But she told SF Gate that when White was released from prison in 1984, she had San Francisco Police Chief Con Murphy tell White not to come back to the city, because "his chances of survival were not good." White committed suicide in 1987. Feinstein told SF Gate if she could undo the moment of the assassination, she would do "it in a second, in a nanosecond."

When the Oscar-nominated film "Milk" was released in 2008, she said she didn't want to see it. "I think in my face you saw the pain of the day 30 years ago," she told SF Gate. "I still have a hard time returning to it, and I'm not a masochist. I know what happened. I lived those times, and I've tried to learn from them in terms of the kind of public servant I am, and that's really enough for me."

Feinstein has since called the day of the assassinations "the darkest day of my life." In the summer of 2016, after several instances of gun violence across the country – including the killings of two Black men by police officers – Feinstein put out a statement and referenced the killings that affected her life.

She said after White's trial, the city was "filled with grief and torn apart by hate and a lack of trust" and as mayor, she formed a task force of gay and religious community leaders as well as police officers to help heal the city.
Decades after the tragic event, Feinstein continued to remember Milk, regularly posting about him on his birthday or on the anniversary of the assassinations. And in 2022, she marked the acceptance of USNS Harvey Milk – a Naval shipped named after the gay rights icon – into the Navy.

She was on the San Francisco board when it passed Milk's gay rights ordinance, which banned discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community in housing, employment and public accommodations. The only person who voted against the ordinance was White, according to a New York Times report from 1978.

During her time as a senator, Feinstein continued to stand up for LGBTQ rights, introducing the Respect for Marriage Act in 2011. The law, passed in 2022, guarantees legal protections for same-sex marriages and repealed the Defense of Marriage Act, which prevented the recognition of same-sex marriage by the federal government. Feinstein was one of the few senators who opposed DOMA in 1996.

She also advocated for equality in the military and supported the Equality Act, which would expand civil rights for the LGBTQ community at the federal level.

[kittygrrl]

Dumbledore is gone


the world grows dimmer ..

[nhplowboi]

Prayers for the innocents, going about their day, who were horrifically murdered in Israel today.

[nhplowboi]

AND the people of Gaza!

[Stone-Butch]

Alan Jackson one of country musics greatest entertainers has passed away due to a stroke. The complete story is in youtube.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Originally Posted by Stone-Butch

Alan Jackson one of country musics greatest entertainers has passed away due to a stroke. The complete story is in youtube.

Luckily, this seems to be a hoax. It's been going around the internet since December 2022. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/al...on-death-hoax/

[Gráinne]

Piper Laurie, so good as Carrie's mother in that movie:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/14/us/pi...ary/index.html

[Gemme]

Suzanne Somers, “Three's Company” and “Step by Step” Actress, Dead at 76.

Suzanne fought an aggressive form of breast cancer for 23 years and passed this morning, one day before her 77th birthday. I have many fond memories of watching Three's Company. I think she's the first blonde ditzy character that I really enjoyed.

[Soft*Silver]

Matthew Perry, star of the tv show Friends, drowned tonight
From TMZ:
Perry is most famous for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit '90s sitcom, which ran for 10 seasons ... and with him in all 234 episodes. His character was a fan fave, as was performance -- mannerisms and lines of which have gone on to be recreated and spoofed by fans all over the world. One comes to mind, in particular ... "Could (blank) BE more .."

While 'Friends' was his biggest claim to fame ... MP had starred/guest starred in countless other TV shows over the years -- such as 'Boys Will Be Boys,' 'Growing Pains,' 'Silver Spoons,' 'Charles in Charge,' 'Sydney,' 'Beverly Hills, 90210,' 'Home Free,' 'Ally McBeal,' 'The West Wing,' 'Scrubs,' 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,' 'Go On,' 'The Odd Couple' and more.

[Gemme]

Matthew Perry uttered my favorite movie line of all time in Fools Rush In: "You are everything I never knew I always wanted."

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Matthew Perry uttered my favorite movie line of all time in Fools Rush In: "You are everything I never knew I always wanted."

That is a favorite memory from a favorite movie, Gemme. Thanks for sharing!

I read a very well written article today over on MSNBC concerning Matthew Perry and his life long addiction to heroin. Apparently he wrote a memoir detailing his humiliating experiences as a drug addict and how he yearned for people to truly understand his process dealing with his addiction.

I hope you and others will have a chance to read the news article I found today. It totally helps a person to wrap their intelligence around a very profound problem that is never really addressed in our American society.


LINK: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-...pot-rcna123585

[Blade]

Rest peacefully Ms Rosalyn Carter. Wonderful example of a lady a woman a mother and wife. A life well lived

[theoddz]

Well, I have a couple of deaths that I know of, today, I am sad to say.

1. Shane MacGowan, lead singer of one of my most favorite Irish bands, The Pogues (thank you, J, for introducing me to them, back in the day), has died at age 65. He penned one of my most favorite Christmas songs, "Fairytale of New York", then performed it with the wonderful Kirsty McColl (RIP) in 1987.




2. Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State (1973 - 1977), Diplomat and most probably one of the most reviled public figures of his age, has died at age 100.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...100-rcna127314

~Theo~

[Soft*Silver]

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female, Supreme Court Justice passed away today