[OBIT] 2025 Gone But Not Forgotten
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Tom Lehrer, Influential Satirist Whose Topical Songs Poked and Prodded America in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97
Probably the funniest story ever is that 2 Chainz requested permission to sample his song The Ole Dope Peddler in 2012 and this was his response: "As sole copyright owner of 'The Old Dope Peddler', I grant you motherf*****s permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2?"
At some point he put his whole catalog into public domain so others could do the same.
Wow. I figured he'd been gone for a long time. RIP.Tom Lehrer, Influential Satirist Whose Topical Songs Poked and Prodded America in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97
Probably the funniest story ever is that 2 Chainz requested permission to sample his song The Ole Dope Peddler in 2012 and this was his response: "As sole copyright owner of 'The Old Dope Peddler', I grant you motherf*****s permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2?"
At some point he put his whole catalog into public domain so others could do the same.
Should have called him T**y Boi.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Oof. Sandberg, Dawson, Grace, Dunston was peak baseball fandom for me when all the games were on WGN. Iowa might as well be part of Chicago when it comes to Cubs fandom and anyone in my age range remembers how good of a player Ryno was.
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Cubs Hall of Famer Sandberg dies at age 65
Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who spent nearly all of his playing career with the Cubs, died Monday after a recurrence of cancer.
I got around to sharing that on Facebook before dinner ... rough week for Gen-Xers - if you grew up in the 80s and liked sports, music, tv? Grim Reaper got you covered.
I was not a big Cubs fan but this was back in the day when we could watch Giants and A's on the RSNs and then Braves & Cubs via superstation. I'm sure one of the NY teams was available but you know me. lol. I'm sure I had my fair share of Sandberg's baseball cards.
RIP Ryno.
I was not a big Cubs fan but this was back in the day when we could watch Giants and A's on the RSNs and then Braves & Cubs via superstation. I'm sure one of the NY teams was available but you know me. lol. I'm sure I had my fair share of Sandberg's baseball cards.
RIP Ryno.
macadocious
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My son is kindia named after him. I’m devastated.
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
Not a Cubbies fan by any stretch of the imagination, but man...Ryne Sandberg was definitely one of those who introduced me to the game of baseball, and made me enjoy the game of baseball.
Ryne Sandberg was one of many who was to me as it relates to the game of baseball what Hulk Hogan was to me as it relates to professional wrestling during the early years of my existence.
Ryne Sandberg was one of many who was to me as it relates to the game of baseball what Hulk Hogan was to me as it relates to professional wrestling during the early years of my existence.
Lonnie Anderson has died.
https://apnews.com/article/loni-anderson-actor-died-obituary-3614dc44dbad987f74fc4cd64bd3e7fc
I enjoyed WKRP on re-runs on channel 40 (I think?) in the 80s. Just another gut punch for us Gen Xers.
https://apnews.com/article/loni-anderson-actor-died-obituary-3614dc44dbad987f74fc4cd64bd3e7fc
I enjoyed WKRP on re-runs on channel 40 (I think?) in the 80s. Just another gut punch for us Gen Xers.
Jeez man, think you're having a bad year, first you get fired from the band you co-founded, then an SUV fails to yield and kills you on your motorcycle.
RIP Brent Hinds, Mastodon guitarist/co-founder, 51, motorcycle accident
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RIP Brent Hinds, Mastodon guitarist/co-founder, 51, motorcycle accident
Former guitarist, co-founder of heavy metal band Mastodon dies in Atlanta motorcycle crash
Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist for the popular heavy metal band Mastodon, died overnight in Atlanta.
Oh man. I really enjoyed their music over the years. Everyone loves Leviathan, but, for my money, Crack the Skye is where it's at.Jeez man, think you're having a bad year, first you get fired from the band you co-founded, then an SUV fails to yield and kills you on your motorcycle.
RIP Brent Hinds, Mastodon guitarist/co-founder, 51, motorcycle accident
Former guitarist, co-founder of heavy metal band Mastodon dies in Atlanta motorcycle crash
Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist for the popular heavy metal band Mastodon, died overnight in Atlanta.
Padrino
All-Star
Jeez man, think you're having a bad year, first you get fired from the band you co-founded, then an SUV fails to yield and kills you on your motorcycle.
RIP Brent Hinds, Mastodon guitarist/co-founder, 51, motorcycle accident
Former guitarist, co-founder of heavy metal band Mastodon dies in Atlanta motorcycle crash
Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist for the popular heavy metal band Mastodon, died overnight in Atlanta.
Man...
Mastodon's first four records are just mint. Absolutely killer. The last four have been a mixed bag, and Brent's ouster from the band was probably a long time coming. The guy was a bit of a mess, and if you had told me he had passed away in a vehicular wreck in 2025, I would have assumed it was his fault. So awful that it was just the result of sheer inattention on the part of an SUV driver.
RIP.
Löwenherz
Starter
Such an accomplished actor, filmmaker, philanthropist, and person.
Sheepishly, despite his much more prominent roles and films, he’ll live on forever for me as Bishop in Sneakers.
RIP to The Natural.
Padrino
All-Star
Sneakers is massively underrated, the perfect example of a high-level Hollywood confection, with an absolutely stacked cast that overcomes the seeming slightness of the material with sheer force of character. One of my favorite Redford films, along with the list of obvious all-timers that don't even need to be named. A huge loss. RIP.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Shockingly, the man’s last credited on-screen appearance was playing a crooked neo-Nazi congressman hellbent on toppling the constitution (like that would ever happen! Ha!) in Captain America and The Avengers.
His founding of Sundance forever proved a boon to independent filmmakers around the world and will probably forever do so. May he rest in peace.
His founding of Sundance forever proved a boon to independent filmmakers around the world and will probably forever do so. May he rest in peace.
That just makes me laugh about the stories my 11th grade English teacher told about Dustin Hoffman's extreme method approach to playing Willy Loman...
I saw that a few minutes ago. She was such a part of my 3-5th grade years and someone I always admired after. I think I may have had a young child crush on her in her early film days. Truly a great person (if anyone has info otherwise keep to yourself!) RIP
****. Damn. Mother****er. 
yeah I guess he kept it secret, given the prognosis it is understandable. Every time we lose someone to pancreatic cancer it is a personal gut punch as one of the great loves of my life is a long term pancreatic cancer survivor. I have not seen her in 25 years but we chat now and again but whenever it goes over a year I get really nervous since she isn't much of a social media user.
Pancreatic cancer apparently runs in my bio dad's family: in the last sixteen years, five of my aunts and uncles (and my grandmother) have either died directly of pancreatic cancer, or had been diagnosed with it at the time of their death.
