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Eh, so now I have even failed at totally failing, now that Ornette Coleman is dead. Aye, but it's only a game fella. All this beating yourself up....just an idea, like; when they call the next DLCon come along, neck a pint and chill with the rest of us. Ah, it was just my extremely passive-aggressive way of saying "I called it!"

German sci-fi author Wolfgang Jeschke dead at 78: http://www.focus.de/kultur/buecher/literatur-science-fiction-autor-wolfgang-jeschke-gestorben_id_4744603.html His most famous book was "The Last Day of Creation".

Dead: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/11/morrissey-i-officially-died-for-nine-minutes For a couple of minutes, or so he says. Even his current state of health sounds somewhat shaky.

Stepping down as 21th Century Fox CEO: http://uk.businessinsider.com/rupert-murdoch-stepping-down-2015-6?r=US

One of the survivors of President Carter's ill-fated attempt to free the Iranian hostages in 1980, Joseph James Beyers, has now died at 72: http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/iranian-hostage-rescue-attempt-survivor-dies-at-72-1.488719

Elizabeth McIntosh, spy for the predecessor of the CIA, the OSS, dies of a heart attack at 100: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/elizabeth-mcintosh-spy-whose-lies-helped-win-a-war-dies-at-100/2015/06/08/6ed48900-0dfd-11e5-adec-e82f8395c032_story.html She waa a pioneer of "black" propaganda, meaning she invented false news to demoralize the Japanese.

Former president of West Virginia University and the Rochester Institute of Technology, Paul Miller, is dead at 98: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/west-virginia-university-president-dies-98-31623377

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. Indeed a huge name (I'm a musicals fan so I'll disagree on Moody ha ha). Apparently he had just filed a lawsuit against his former colleagues for releasing New Vocabulary without his permission. Maybe the shock and strain of the last year in preparation for this step was too much, I dunno. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6582967/ornette-coleman-lawsuit-antibalas-jordan Indeed, very unexpected. I had him on my deathrace team, mainly because in contrast to many other blues/jazz legends, he quit touring and stopped recording. He was one of the last people from the golden age of jazz. Miles Davis or John Coltrane died rather early deaths, so he was a bit overdue... Yet, the lawsuit indicated otherwise, but then Christopher Lee signed on to a new movie last month. These are the statistical deaths you cannot predict in particular, only in the aggregate.

Man falls into a grain feed mixer: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-falls-grain-feed-mixer-dies-central-ohio-31659657 "Family members told investigators he had been feeding cattle several hours earlier." So a couple of hours after he fed cattle, he became cattle food himself.

Igor Kostin, who captured the disaster of Chernobyl on photo, dies in a car crash at 78: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/10/igor-kostin-photographer-chernobyl-disaster-dies-78

Eh, so now I have even failed at totally failing, now that Ornette Coleman is dead.

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.

Some new media reports in Germany: http://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/kanzler-der-einheit-auf-der-intensivstation-sorge-um-helmut-kohl-gab-es-komplikationen_id_4742071.html His situation is still "unchanged", i.e. just like the last time they say he's doing well "considering the circumstances". They don't let anyone near him, just like in the last couple of years. Apparently, there were complications after the second operation, just a day after the last press release. That former press release said that he was planning to go on a holiday, but now it looks to be a lie or wishful thinking.

Oh wow, a bit unexpected. RIP... A great character... Dracula, bond villain, Saruman, Heavy metal artist...

Another missed Ron(nie/ald)

Australian ambient artist Steve Roach has about 150 albums: http://steveroach.com/Music/discography.php?query= Plus, the guest appearances on other albums. I see that some entries in that list are duplicates/re-releases, so maybe the "real" number is around 130. On the other hand, he also likes to record 4-hour long albums like "Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces". Many of his records are relatively same-y though, but occasionally, there are gems and new ideas to be found. I guess electronic ambient artists are pretty high on such a list. Tangerine Dream also has tons of albums, or their collaborator Klaus Schulze. I guess jazz artists don't count because at some level of fame every live appearance sees a studio release, and these are not really studio albums.

and then ten years later at 86. Hmm, dying twice is quite a feat I suppose 86 is probably the number of chart albums he had as well. Number of albums 65. Changed his name from Hans to sound less German. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33075466. Thank providence for the BBC. In Germany, he even had 115 albums in the charts. It's the record.

UK film producer Felix Vossen, known for "I, Anna", "Pusher" and the reboot of "The Sweeney" has been missing since March, but there is a growing possibility he committed suicide: http://www.screendaily.com/news/fears-grow-for-missing-film-producer/5089239.article?referrer=RSS

Grammy winning recording engineer Dennis Ferrante is dead: http://www.prosoundnetwork.com/article/%E2%80%9Cimagine%E2%80%9D-engineer-dennis-ferrante-dies/19506 His biggest claim to fame is probably producing/"engineering" John Lennon's "Imagine" album. Though he also worked with lots of other artists.

Sharif Butt, who won gold at the Asian games in 1954 in 200m running, and also participated in two olympic games, has died at 89: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/10-Jun-2015/former-pakistan-gold-medallist-athlete-sharif-butt-passes-away

Steel Audrey, whose real name was Derek Kehler, dies together with his girlfriend of gas poisoning: http://news.sky.com/story/1499439/country-singer-dies-from-gas-poisoning

Indeed, James Last's life lasts no more: http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/beruehmter-bandleader-gestorben-james-last-ist-tot_id_4740167.html(link in german)

Charlie Sheen hospitalised after food-poisoning: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3117158/Paramedics-called-Los-Angeles-home-troubled-actor-Charlie-Sheen-suffers-case-extreme-food-posioning.html Stop teasing me!

A new article complaining about how Lynne Stewart isn't dead yet: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/matthew-hennessey-lynne-stewart-impunity-article-1.2248286 She's still active as ever and her cancer isn't advancing, but neither retreating.

Sir Peter Williams, controversial and probably best-known lawyer of New Zealand, has died at 80: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/275825/farewell-to-sir-peter-williams-qc