Joey Russ

Decided to give this country legend a well overdue thread, especially cause I think he could potentially make a great deathlist pick next year. With so many health issues he had to deal this past year, surely he can't live much longer, can he?

That news honestly made my fucking day when I first saw this

Tom Brokaw had some reporting that he’s receiving around the clock care now, definitely seems like his cancer progressed

Dave Coulier of Full House fame has stage 3 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Yeah famously last year slowed down significantly and only had, *check notes*, six more hits yet to come. There’s absolutely no way to know for sure how many hits will come. It could be 0. But it also could be 10. This isn’t me making a prediction, it’s just me saying that knowing for certain how the trajectory of a list will go is completely preposterous. I mean if people asked us in mid January how the list would end up looking few people would claim it would go as badly as it did at this point.

After the death of Fidel Castro, his brother, and current president of Cuba, Raul Castro, probably doesn't have that long in him (about 3-5 years I'm guessing). I think he is famous enough for his own thread, because he is the last major figure in the Cuban Revolution and he is the president of Cuba. All of that, plus being related to Fidel Castro, pretty much guarantees a BBC obit. Do you think he is famous enough for deathlist? Discuss.

One of the topics that I am the most interested in is the counterculture of the 1960's and early 1970's. There is just something about that era that always seem so fascinating to me, and makes me wonder what influential figures are still around from that era. So behold, I have made a list of people who have put in major influence from the counterculture in one way or another. I also do wonder which of these will be the last survivor of this group of very influential individuals. Anyways, here are the names: Richard Alpert; professor, spiritual teacher; (1931 - 2019) Bill Ayers; activist, professor; (1944 - ) Joan Baez; musician, activist; (1941 - ) Sonny Barger; Hells Angels; (1938 - 2022) Stewart Brand; environmentalist, author; (1938 - ) Tommy Chong; comedian, social critic; (1938 - ) Peter Coyote; Digger, actor; (1941 - ) David Crosby; musician; (1941 - 2023) Robert Crumb; underground comix artist; (1943 - ) Angela Davis; communist, activist; (1944 - ) Rennie Davis; activist, community organizer; (1941 - 2021 ) Bernadine Dorhn; activist (1942 - ) Bob Dylan; musician; (1941 - ) Daniel Ellsberg; whistleblower; (1931- 2023) Bob Fass; radio host; (1933 - 2021) Jane Fonda; actress, activist; (1937 - ) Peter Fonda; actor, activist; (1940 - 2019) Todd Gitlin; activist; (1943 - 2022) Wavy Gravy; hippie, activist; (1936 - ) Alan Harber; activist, (DOB unknown - ) Hugh Hefner; publisher; (1926 - 2017) Paul Krassner; author; (1932 - 2019) Charles Manson; conspirator turned to mass murderer; (1934 - 2017) Richard "Cheech" Marin; comedian, social critic; (1946 - ) Michael McClure; poet; (1932 - 2020) Barry Miles; author, impresario; (1943 - ) Ralph Nader; consumer advocate, author; (1934 - ) Graham Nash; musician, activist; (1942 - ) Jack Nicholson; screenwriter, actor; (1937 - ) Yoko Ono; musician, artist, activist; (1933 - ) Mark Rudd; activist; (1947 - ) Ed Sanders; musician, activist; (1939 - ) John Searle; professor, free speech advocate; (1932 - ) John Sinclair; poet, activist; (1941 - 2024 ) Dick Smother; musician, TV performer, activist; (1939 - ) Tom Smother; musician, TV performer, activist; (1937 - 2023) Gary Snyder; poet, writer, environmentalist; (1930 - ) Gloria Steinem; feminist, publisher; (1934 - ) Neil Young; musician, activist; (1945 - ) It wouldn't surprise me if they're all dead within 20 years tbh, but I suspect there will be a few hanging on in 2038...

Why did you copy an old post? That’s way out of date

Who’s ready for the new list? I sure am. I have no ideas on what names are on but Death Impends has given hints to the newly created threads that Grim made, and based on her hints, I think there’s a very strong chance Derek Draper actually debuted. But we won’t know for sure until the actual list is revealed

I’m gonna be honest, I really think Dobbs have genuinely fucked up republicans in a way that no other political decision have. Before Dobbs happened, I feel like a lot of people probably viewed abortion as merely a campaign tactic and not something actually at risk. But now that it happened? A lot of people are genuinely pissed. That is why (even though I still think Trump ekes out a victory in Iowa) the Selzer poll is probably on the right track. I think people are done with putting up with Republicans, at least for the near future. The economy genuinely isn’t as bad as people claim, and while media hasn’t been spending as much time as they should on it, Trump has declined. I’m sorry, but he really did. I want to be very clear that Trump definitely has a chance but if all the early indications are trending like I think they are, Republicans aren’t gonna have a good night. His campaign in 2016 and his campaign in 2024 are extremely different in how well run they are. If Trump wins, it’s not gonna be because of anything he did right, this country just became a giant right wing shithole. But I think people are underestimating the chances of Kamala winning this fairly easily.

He’s a standup comedian and an obvious fraudster about his ill health

Honestly if they were to drop one of the ill health folk I think this would be the pick to drop. Seems too stable for a cancer patient and honestly kinda dull

Yes, I know, everyone knows by now that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a big joke and not something to be taken seriously (like the Oscars nowadays). However, since I'm feeling bored and have nothing else to do at the moment, I thought it would be interesting to predict who might get inducted into this bullshit hall of fame this year and who probably won't make it this year. The list of this year's nominees are: Bon Jovi Kate Bush The Cars Depeche Mode Dire Straits Eurythmics The J Geils Band Judas Priest LL Cool J MC5 The Meters The Moody Blues Radiohead Rage Against The Machine Rufus featuring Chaka Khan Nina Simone Sister Rosetta Tharpe Link Wray The Zombies Immediately, Radiohead comes into my head as a shoo in this year due to their massive critical acclaim and name recognition, but considering what the Hall of Fame inducts for the most part, which other artists will likely join Radiohead into the museum.

Diagnosed with leukemia according to his lawyers

Article says he has around the clock home care too. Hm.

Libby Titus, wife of famed Steely Dan member Donald Fagen but also a famous singer in her own right dead at 77

Bobbie Gentry is a country singer who’s best known song is Ode To Billie Joe. Hasn’t have a lot of info recently, but I felt like she needed a thread anyways...

As dead as this year has been you’re assuming that this year can’t have a span where a bunch of names become hits. In fact that already happened this year, at the very beginning of the year.

Good call

I’m actually not so sure. I know they seem to be a bit more hesitant on putting people on the list who got famous after about 2005 or so lately, so I don’t know if a Taylor Swift type figure would ever top the list or even make it on.

Man what a huge huge miss for the Deathlist. Can’t believe they didn’t think about picking him after 2007. Whoever he was

Tbh I’m noticing the yahoo trick is working less and less recently so I feel like the issue is kind of resolving itself

Down to five survivors (Willie Nelson, Thomas Keneally, Colin Hart, Grace Slick, Richard Wilson)

Figures the other John Ashton would go rather than the one with cancer

Since there’s a what you’re reading thread and a what have you been watching lately, I’ve decided to start a thread focusing on music you’re currently listening to. Of course, if there’s a thread that exists on this that I don’t know about, a mod can merge them together. Anyways, I am listening to Berlin by Lou Reed for the very first time, and so far, I’m enjoying the album.