The RIP 2020 Thread

[rebusrankin]

Man, Van Halen was such a good band. Saw them in 2012, not an amazing show but the ten minute EVH guitar solo was amazing. RIP EVH.

[Noeller]

I'm not a huge rock guy by any means, and VH heyday was a bit before my time, but man, they had some songs. "Jump" will always equate to the Winnipeg Jets in my mind, and Panama....that scene in Superbad where Hader and Rogen (as the cops) are drunk and smashing up the cop car.....just one and the same, to me. A legendary group, no question.

[iHeart]

this year I tell ya

 

[SpeedFlex27]

Rest In Peace Eddie Van Halen. 

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

this year I tell ya

 

A huge hit for Johnny Nash in 1972. 

[JCon]

😢

[TrueBlue4ever]

36 minutes ago, JCon said:

😢

I could never hear that name and not think of this. RIP. 
 

 

[JCon]

One of the greatest Yankees and lefties ever. 

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/joe-morgan-cincinnati-big-red-machine-1.5759529

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Roberta McCain... mother of late Sen. John McCain... 108 years old

[iHeart]

 

Edited October 13, 2020 by iHeart

[tacklewasher]

Spencer Davis

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-music-spencer-davis-1.5769624

 

[bustamente]

 

[iHeart]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marge-champion-dead-actress-dancer-model-snow-white-was-101?fbclid=IwAR3fiImDctlpR6eGNvUFDeYvGkyg_Xq-ZadhPcU-UsOGDX1cT5WSpzTAK-g

[iHeart]

dang, one of my dad's faves, I feel very tempted to put a protective bubble over Bobby Bare now

https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/24/jerry-jeff-walker-dead-dies-78-mr-bojangles/

Edited October 24, 2020 by iHeart

[tacklewasher]

David Braley has passed away.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7422777/bc-lions-owner-david-braley-dead-at-79/

[Noeller]

16 minutes ago, tacklewasher said:

David Braley has passed away.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7422777/bc-lions-owner-david-braley-dead-at-79/

discussion ongoing in the CFL Forum (...we need all the content we can get over there..)

[bigg jay]

 

[Noeller]

24 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

 

Heartbreaking.... The guy was a straight up legend. 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Country music singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, whom Willie Nelson once called "the greatest living songwriter," has died at age 81. https://nbcnews.to/2TAXtyG

[JCon]

8 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Country music singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, whom Willie Nelson once called "the greatest living songwriter," has died at age 81. https://nbcnews.to/2TAXtyG

Losing them left and right. Another outlaw, gone. 

[Noeller]

I've been mentally preparing myself for the loss of Willie and Dolly for some time now. Willie's been in poor health, off and on, for awhile. Gave up the weed 'cause his lungs were taking a beating. Not sure how much longer he's got. Dolly seems ageless, but time makes fools of us all...

[JCon]

52 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I've been mentally preparing myself for the loss of Willie and Dolly for some time now. Willie's been in poor health, off and on, for awhile. Gave up the weed 'cause his lungs were taking a beating. Not sure how much longer he's got. Dolly seems ageless, but time makes fools of us all...

Yeah, even Farm Aid this year was pretty quiet. 

 

I do appreciate that Dolly is getting out a bunch of new material and still being visible. I have Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics on pre-odder on Audible. I can't wait to hear it. 

Edited October 29, 2020 by JCon

[Noeller]

13 minutes ago, JCon said:

Yeah, even Farm Aid this year was pretty quiet. 

 

I do appreciate that Dolly is getting out a bunch of new material and still being visible I have Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics on pre-odder on Audible. I can't wait to hear it. 

Her "When Life Is Good Again" is the best pandemic-themed piece of art I've heard/seen this year......absolutely fantastic.

[Jpan85]

Really good Dolly doc that played on A&E  is on Netflix. If I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s I would of had a huge crush on Dolly lol. 

[Noeller]

21 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Really good Dolly doc that played on A&E  is on Netflix. If I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s I would of had a huge crush on Dolly lol. 

every one of those guys on the circuit back in the day tried to get with her, but no luck. Two stories:

1) Really good songwriter pal of mine has a best friend that was a "house writer" (worked for a big publishing company in Nash) for some years. The "common knowledge" that nobody spoke about was that Dolly is actually gay, and her marriage has always been a "sham", if you will, to keep up appearances in uber-Christian Nashville. 

2) Merle Haggard autobiography from back around 1980..... tells an amazing story about being out on the road, staying at some random hotel. Bang bang bang on the door at like 2am....opens it....it's George Jones. Just hammered. So the two of them sit around, drinking in the middle of the night in some shithole hotel room.....and they decide it's a good idea to phone up Dolly and try to get a date. It didn't work out. Ha ha ha. Still love that story...can only imagine. 

I stand by the fact that she's the most talented artist in the history of Country music...writer, singer, instrumentalist....a ridiculous talent that we might never see again.