Cerberus 302 Posted July 5, 2005 Another soul singer dies... DETROIT (AP) -- Renaldo "Obie" Benson, a member of the legendary Motown singing group the Four Tops, has died, the group's road manager said Friday. He was 69. Benson, member of Motown greats the Four Tops, dies at 69 Just two Tops left now, then - they're seriously going to have to think about changing their name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted July 6, 2005 Hall of fame NFL coach Hank Stram dead at 82 http://sportsillustrated.netscape.cnn.com/...oc=sp-main-1-l1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted July 6, 2005 James Stockdale has died at the tender age of 81. Former Vice Admiral, he was also the Vice Presidential running mate candidate with Ross Perot a few years back. Who can forget the memorable debates of Vice Presidential candidates where Stockdale fell asleep? Also rather hard of hearing he later said he had neglected to turn on his hearing aid. Anyway here is more info on him: Stockdale dead Alzheimers victim forgets he died CNN offers reason for neglecting coverage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadornot 12 Posted July 6, 2005 James Stockdale has died at the tender age of 81. Former Vice Admiral, he was also the Vice Presidential running mate candidate with Ross Perot a few years back. Who can forget the memorable debates of Vice Presidential candidates where Stockdale fell asleep? Also rather hard of hearing he later said he had neglected to turn on his hearing aid. Anyway here is more info on him: Stockdale dead Alzheimers victim forgets he died CNN offers reason for neglecting coverage I know Alzheimers can be bad but i would still think he would remember he died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Typhoid Harry 23 Posted July 6, 2005 John D Burgess - bagpipe player http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=737642005 "Aye, it takes an Irishman to play the pipes." Sean Connery as Private Flanagan in "The Longest Day". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted July 6, 2005 I know Alzheimers can be bad but i would still think he would remember he died. Then again maybe not. What if he knew and then he forgot that he knew or that he forgot that he had forgotten that he was aware of the fact that he had forgotten what he had forgotten? Think about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted July 6, 2005 Forget about it! Forget what? I... uh... I... what was the answer again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy 21 Posted July 6, 2005 Forget about it! Forget what? I... uh... I... what was the answer again? 42 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted July 6, 2005 Jim Stockdale died yesterday after battling Alzheimers. The former POW was a highly decorated American hero and Ross Perot's running mate in 1992. His most memorable moment from that election was when he asked rhetorically in his opening statement: "Who am I? Why am I here?" in his debate opening statement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted July 7, 2005 Watergate FBI director dies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4658471.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted July 8, 2005 Well we missed another one! Born in October of 1926. Salvatore Lombino is dead! Who is that you ask? Think about The Blackboard Jungle and the Alfred Hitchcock classic The Birds. Ah, there you go! Evan Hunter. Also known as Ed McBain the creator of the 87th Precinct detective novels. Poor Steve Carella. Cotton Hawes. Meyer Meyer. Arthur Brown. Monoghan and Monroe. Lt. Peter Byrnes. Andy Parker. Bert Kling. Eileen Burke. Are they now all dead too? Even The Deaf Man? What a day. I picked up my first McBain book Vespers while waiting for the boat. That's right, you heard correctly I was waiting for The Staten Island Ferry so I could return to Satan's Island. While I waited I decided I needed reading material. It was too early to get The Advance so I browsed the book titles and Vespers leapt from the shelf at me. Soon I had more than 30 McBain books in my possession. I must confess his later novels didn't cut it for me. Just this morning I popped open Nocturne and realized how he had changed. His writing became more in line with a weekly television series. No character descriptions or first names. It was as if he just took a giant presumption that everybody was already familiar with his characters. Thank goodness Vespers hadn't been written that way. Enough about me though let me just direct you to some hopefully handy links on this 78 year old man who is now no longer with us. The Jig is up No More Mischief One last kiss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anax 0 Posted July 8, 2005 I've got a bad feeling Nelson Madela is vulnerable. I was surprised he wasn't on the list. I presume there is no consideration given to taste. anax Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadornot 12 Posted July 8, 2005 seeing as this is your first post and this my 100th i would like to say welcome to deathlist anax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dave Posted July 10, 2005 French novelist and Nobel Prize winner Claude Simon has died aged 91.You can hear more on this sad demise at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4668371.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Strangelove 14 Posted July 11, 2005 Ah, there you Evan Hunter. Also known as Ed McBain the creator of the 87th Precinct detective novels. Poor Steve Carella. Cotton Hawes. Meyer Meyer. Arthur Brown. Monoghan and Monroe. Lt. Peter Byrnes. Andy Parker. Bert Kling. Eileen Burke. Are they now all dead too? Even The Deaf Man? I do recall mentioning Ed McBain, as a possible some time ago. Any chance of more authors on future lists? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Oates 21 Posted July 12, 2005 If being very rich is enough qualify for 'famousness,' click here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted July 13, 2005 BA ex-chief Lord King dies at 87 Lord King, the rumbustious Conservative peer and business executive who masterminded the privatisation of British Airways in the 1980s, died yesterday aged 87. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted July 13, 2005 A woman stabbed her husband after a row about Christmas decorations!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4675841.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted July 13, 2005 Literally a "near miss".... A British plane was forced to take evasive action after a German jet came within 180m (600ft) over the Atlantic - allegedly for the sake of a photo. Investigations are under way into the incident between two planes, which were carrying more than 400 people. Media report that the pilot of the German jet wanted to get close enough to get a picture of the other plane's pilot, whom he mistook for a colleague. The German airline, Condor, has reportedly suspended two pilots. It is reported that the Condor captain left his official route to try to approach another Condor jet, whose pilot was flying his last flight. But the second Condor jet was 160km (100 miles) ahead and the pilot approached a British Thomas Cook flight by mistake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted July 13, 2005 If none of them were famous, its not worth posting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 13, 2005 If none of them were famous, its not worth posting I agree. Totally inappropriate of Janeo to post such items in this thread! So here's another one: Back from the dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted July 13, 2005 If none of them were famous, its not worth posting I agree. Totally inappropriate of Janeo to post such items in this thread! So here's another one: Back from the dead I was trying to "entertain" everyone with amusing little news items..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted July 13, 2005 I was trying to "entertain" everyone with amusing little news items..... Entertainment in a Death Forum? Interesting concept. Aside from that I appreciate it since it does keep me updated on the latest news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 13, 2005 I was trying to "entertain" everyone with amusing little news items..... So was I! Maybe we should have an additional thread for these though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
