Guest Guest_guest Posted August 2, 2005 Rock journalist Aronowitz dies, 77 Al Aronowitz, a US pioneer of rock journalism who introduced Bob Dylan to the Beatles, died on Monday in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was 77. Aronowitz died of cancer, said his son, Joel Roi Aronowitz. Al Aronowitz became a journalist after studying at Rutgers University in the mid-1950s. In 1959, at the New York Post, he wrote a 12-part series on the "beat" movement. In reporting the series, he became a friend of such early counter-culture luminaries as poet Allen Ginsberg and novelist Jack Kerouac. "He really fell into the whole lifestyle," said Gerry Nicosia, author of the Jack Kerouac biography Memory Babe. The pieces have been described as early examples of participatory journalism, a technique perfected by better-known writers such as Tom Wolfe and Hunter S Thompson. The 1964 summit of the Beatles and Dylan came about as Aronowitz was covering the British band for the Saturday Evening Post. He also claimed Dylan wrote Mr Tambourine Man in his kitchen. In his last years, Aronowitz self-published two books, Bob Dylan and the Beatles and Bobby Darin Was a Friend of Mine. He was working o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,106 Posted August 2, 2005 Can you provide links to your reports please Windsor? I would but I'm not very good with technology. How does one send a link exactly? say for instance you get the story on BBC website, copy the http thingy in its entirity. Come back into deathlist.net Click the http:// , insert the http, next you will give a title, (see edwyn collins thread) Then post. Or write something under the post. I hope this is the right way to do it, no doubt you will let us know if it worked or not. FYI I'm not exactly computer literate either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 2, 2005 Ah - as easy as that. I shall give it a go when I find something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 2, 2005 Former Alaska Gov. Jay Hammond Dies at 83 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted August 3, 2005 Former Alaska Gov. Jay Hammond Dies at 83 Now if you could only post about somebody that somebody within the 42 states has an interest in. Alaska? What are you, baked? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Typhoid Harry 23 Posted August 3, 2005 Hey! Jay Hammond was a terrific guy, lived a varied and full life, and is one of my personal heroes because of it. He gave the finger to politicians and then beat them at their own game in favor of the everyday people he represented. Because of him, every single resident of the state of Alaska got just over $900 last year as a share in the oil profits via the pipeline. That's pretty noteworthy in my book. (And no, I'm not a fan of socialism, but when the commodity comes from public resources, it bloody well BELONGS to the public.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 5, 2005 what would you all say if i told you theres just been a newsflash to say that Margaret Thatcher has died? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted August 5, 2005 what would you all say if i told you theres just been a newsflash to say that Margaret Thatcher has died? I'd say "Really, which channel is that on?" Why do you ask? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 5, 2005 what would you all say if i told you theres just been a newsflash to say that Margaret Thatcher has died? I would look forward to see what type of funeral she got to end an earlier debate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 5, 2005 I would look forward to see what type of funeral she got to end an earlier debate. Is binning the corpse legal in the UK? regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted August 5, 2005 I would look forward to see what type of funeral she got to end an earlier debate. Is binning the corpse legal in the UK? regards, Hein You can bury the corpse in your back garden as long as it's deep enough & far enough from drains etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted August 5, 2005 (edited) I would look forward to see what type of funeral she got to end an earlier debate. Is binning the corpse legal in the UK? regards, Hein You can bury the corpse in your back garden as long as it's deep enough & far enough from drains etc Not sure I'd want her buried in my garden, she might wither my herbaceous border. Edited August 5, 2005 by Slave to the Grave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted August 5, 2005 I would look forward to see what type of funeral she got to end an earlier debate. Is binning the corpse legal in the UK? regards, Hein You can bury the corpse in your back garden as long as it's deep enough & far enough from drains etc Not sure I'd want her buried in my garden, she might wither my herbaceous border. Look on the bright side - the neighbourhood cats might sh*t on her grave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheProfessor 0 Posted August 7, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/0...t.ap/index.html Don't know if he passes the fame test in the U.K. Hell, I don't know if he passes the fame test in the U.S.A or even the U.A.E, for that matter. Apparently CNN thought he was worth a mention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted August 7, 2005 Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer has died http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4128560.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 7, 2005 Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer has died Damn. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted August 7, 2005 Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer has died Damn. regards, Hein My thoughts exactly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted August 7, 2005 Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer has died http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4128560.stm Oh gosh, I hope this doesn't mean the cost of cigars will go up . (Never heard of him, but thanks for the info. always nice to learn about somebody new.... even if they're deceaselated) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted August 7, 2005 Oh gosh, I hope this doesn't mean the cost of cigars will go up . I surely hope not. There's nothing like a good old cigar every now and then! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 7, 2005 There's nothing like a good old cigar every now and then! Words fit for a president. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheProfessor 0 Posted August 8, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/07/j...obit/index.html Peter Jennings died today after a 4-month battle with lung cancer. Didn't put up much of a fight, methinks. My granddad lived for 10 years with pancreatic cancer. :-p Don't know if he passes the fame test in the U.K. but since he was born Canadian and naturalized American, he only needed a few more citizenships to be world renowned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted August 8, 2005 Don't know if he passes the fame test in the U.K. but since he was born Canadian and naturalized American, he only needed a few more citizenships to be world renowned. He was famous enough to get an obituary on the BBC website: Veteran newsreader Jennings dies Regards, ff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted August 8, 2005 Looks like the impending death of the 35mm camera (yes I know it's not a person but at least it's famous) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4130620.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted August 8, 2005 I cannot say as how this really effects me since I have not used my camera for almost 3 years and it had been 7 years prior to that. I am also curious...is this the first non-breathing thing that has made it to Deathlist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
