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Tomorrow I will be leaving for a week of holidays. No updates in that time, not that they seem to be necessary right now...

Dr. Ruth H. Pater, Ph.D. (82), a longtime NASA researcher specializing in the field of materials science, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2021. As a senior polymer scientist at NASA, Dr. Pater engaged in pioneering research on high-temperature polymeric materials suitable for aerospace and industrial applications. Dr. Pater received numerous the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal and the International R&D 100 Award in 1992 for her development of a high-temperature polyimide resin known as LaRC RP46, and the NASA Commercial Invention of the Year Award in 2005 for her development of commercial technologies employing the LaRC RP46 polyimide resin. SC

Barry White, long-time soul singer who made himself an attraction in the 70's with his romantic songs who suffered from hypertension and chronic high blood pressure, was hospitalized for kidney failure. White was undergoing dialysis treatment, but the combination of illnesses proved too much and he died at a West Hollywood hospital on this date in 2003. He was 58 years old. During the course of his long career in the music business, White earned an astounding 106 gold albums, 41 of which also attained platinum status, 20 gold platinum singles and 10 platinum singles, his musical talent had earned him more than one hundred million dollars in worldwide record sales. Barry White's body was cremated and his ashes were scattered.

@gcreptile... have a great time and have fun, just not too much fun. I don't have a vacation time this year, lucky man.

Always trust in your Harrys.

We are back to normal here in the United States of America where we are celebrating our independence and attending local fireworks displays en masse, while the country we left behind is panicking over four new COVID cases in Orkney or summat and going back to lochdown level 3. SirC

The end of last month had some deaths. Three days of July have passed and the deaths this far have been not-so-notable people of which the only one I've ever heard before was a racehorse. The grim reaper probably decided to take a few days off after dragging Rumsfeld into hell

I don't.

Iris Apfel could turn 100 this August. She still looks amazing for her age and she posts a lot in her instagram account.

This Saturday is the 50th anniversary of Jim Morrison's death. Rest in peace... The Lizard King.

Wouldn't expect her to keep it quiet

Gove and his (highly ambitious to be married to a successful man) missus finalizing a divorce. I mean, your heart bleeds for them, obviously - but wtf will swipe in the right direction when his visage appears on Tinder? Viz Comic once ran a really good gag the gist of which was someone pointing out he looks like that to start with so imagining his cum-face may be more than most humans could stand.

Indeed, Louis Andriessen has now died at 82, half a year later: https://www.nu.nl/muziek/6142949/componist-louis-andriessen-op-82-jarige-leeftijd-overleden.html

Sawiris family head, billionaire Onsi Sawiris, dies at age 90: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2021-06/29/c_1310034702.htm Onsi Sawiris was the patriarch of Egypt's wealthiest family. His sons Nassef and Naguib are also billionaires. Onsi Sawiris founded the Orascom conglomerate, whose various construction, telecommunications and tourism, science and technology, and industrial companies are run by his three sons.

Hmm

Apparently he died in April but it has only just become public knowledge. Sad for you as a fan but to be honest I had not heard of him until the sad news was released. But that is either generational or just a reflection on me . Certainly not on him.

Rusty Young, a founding member of country rock vets Poco, died on Wednesday of a heart attack at his home in Davisville, Missouri. He was 75. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/poco-cofounder-rusty-young-rip/?fbclid=IwAR2dS3iLv2K2sonyuIIDbGXrZmINlJB4K0bXv3vM7niKcjGuzETr4f1Uzio

No more canvases for Max Ernst after this day 45 years ago, 84.

Haha, oh wow. You're right. Can someone else paraphrase it better than me?

Visiting a warzone in the middle of a pandemic. Doesn't sound like he's in too bad health to me...

Prince Khalid Abdullah dead aged 84: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/horseracing/13721621/prince-khalid-abdullah-dead-aged-84/

Country artist Ed Bruce, who wrote "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and who recorded "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had." died at 81 years: https://deadline.com/2021/01/ed-bruce-dead-obituary-bret-maverick-country-singer-songwriter-was-81-1234667540/

The Steve Brown who died two years ago seems to be a different record producer, who also worked with Elton John. Why are there so many fucking record producers called Steve Brown?