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I wasn't sure what thread to put this in, so I guess this is as good a place as any. http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/release_bobbarryjr?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.aedr-radio.com/news/20

The tagline for this thread really needs to be "up in smoke", it's too perfect.

You could probably branch this out into weed heroes in general, seeing as Howard Marks is on his way out. Tommy Chong's beaten cancer before, hasn't he? It'd be a huge shame to lose him, he's a bit of a hero, never gave up on his beliefs, spent time inside for selling bongs online. Hope he can fight this one too.

James B. Lee Jr., one of the most prominent bankers in the murders and executions mergers and acquisitions industry, died on Wednesday http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/business/dealbook/jimmy-lee-investment-banking-force-dies.html?_r=0

Seems to be almost entirely uk and Australian soaps, but I don't see any harm in expanding the remit.

http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2531&hl=%2Bbetty+%2Bdriver Soaps thread here.

Evelyn Waugh, Lenny Bruce and Catherine the Great all managed to die on the toilet though. http://nathanieltapley.com/2011/09/02/the-9-most-famous-people-to-have-died-on-the-toilet/

Same here re Freddie, although I will have been 6 or so at the time. The first death of a noteable that really affected me though was Layne Staley of Alice In Chains- I loved them at the time (still do) and always hoped they'd reform.

Alan Almond, presenter of Pillow Talk, dead from a heart attack at 68. http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/beverly-hills/2015/06/16/pillow-talk-radio-show-host-alan-almond-dies/28838285/

Kecheval, 'cos it's gotta be someone.

Nah, it's called winning mate. Epimenides paradox is worth a million yo mama jokes.

My opinion is that I am wrong and you are right. Thus I win.

Anyway, Ella Fitzgerald's anniversary is always worth noting.

Are you suggesting Emu pushed him?

John Entwistle's death seems like a good one- heart attack whilst bingeing on cocaine with a prostitute. Although personally I'd prefer an obscure and mysterious death in about 20 years time at the most.

He's actually a huuuuge name in jazz circles. That's a very significant death. Not as big as Christopher Lee's, but bigger than Ron Moody's. I am not convinced about Coleman being bigger than Moody. He was one of the 420 names on my work game where 52 players each get 50 picks. (Nobody picked him, 8 people picked Ron Moody and 15 people picked Christopher Lee. I had thought for a long time that Ornette was a woman. Depends where you're coming from really. Coleman was a big, big name in jazz- perhaps the last of the greats (I don't count Herbie Hancock because of the 1980s). Moody was just as important in his own field, but the two aren't really comparable because they come from different worlds. Both made significant contributions. To me as a part-time jazz listener, Coleman's death means more. To a lover of musical theatre (not a euphemism) Moody's death might've had a more profound impact.

Havelange, 'cos you can't bribe death.

Jesus, don't do that to me! Couldn't cope with another big death today.

Oh no... To me, Coleman's as big a loss as Christopher Lee. The Shape Of Jazz To Come is a truly seminal album, one of the great masterpieces of the free jazz movement. A true genius. What a day this is turning out to be. ETA: The Shape Of Jazz To Come full album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbt9DDolcag

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33098353 "Breaking news". Presumably they were waiting for the one o'clock broadcast to come off the air before publishing.

I'll be watching The Wicker Man in tribute tonight. I understand he appeared in more movies than any other actor. Rest in peace, you've earned* it mate. *urned... arf

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/10/sen-johnny-isakson-discloses-he-has-parkinsons-disease/ Sen. Johnny Isakson has Parkinsons disease. He says...

I presume that's Bette Davis, the actor, and not raunch funk goddess Betty Davis, who I love and who is very much still alive (as I only just discovered). Personally, I like your list, typoes notwithstanding.

Anglesey artist Gwilym Prichard dead. Not sure how well-known he was, probably won't get an obit, but I'm posting his death because his landscapes (seen in link) were quite lovely. http://www.artwales.com/artists-detail-mtg-en.php?artistID=44