RIP in 2021

Teresa from Concord

Sad we need this thread. RIP Tommy. You gave this Yankee fan occasional heartache. 

Chinaski

RIP Tommy

btw - Teresa, you started this thread last year and we all know how that year went

Dee

Michael Apted died too. Who’s gonna do the 7 Up series now. :-( 

Teresa from Concord

We need an RIP 2020!

kingbee67

I love you Tommy!
growing up in LA County in the seventies you were in awe of the Dodgers. Saw many games with him at the helm. Most highlights involve him getting ejected. If anyone represents Angelenos he is a good choice. Vins wife passed away a few days ago. Vin was the voice Tommy was the heart. Play ball Tommy! 

hisdudeness915

Joanne Rogers passed away today. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/movies/joanne-rogers-fred-rogers-widow-and-classical-pianist-dies-at-92/%3famp=true

cdrive

Phil Spector! From Coronavirus in prison!  

I know this is “RIP 2021”, so declaration, not wishing peaceful rest  - I’m not going to defend Phil Spector, as you all probably know he was an awful hurtful umm murderous person. He is also a big part of music history.  And a notable part of hairdo history. 

Dee

Jessica Campbell - better known as Tammy in Election and Tuba Girl in Freaks and Geeks, passed away recently. She was only 38. :-(

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55660102

Garthgou81

Dee said:

Jessica Campbell - better known as Tammy in Election and Tuba Girl in Freaks and Geeks, passed away recently. She was only 38. :-(

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55660102

Election is probably my favorite comedy. I saw that she passed the other day, it really threw me. 

Michelle

RIP Hank Aaron.  Absolute legend.

Also RIP Mira Furlan, who played Danielle Rousseau on Lost.  At first everyone thought it was a hoax, but it’s been confirmed.

Teresa from Concord

  

Chinaski

damn, what a bummer . RIP the true Home Run King.

kingbee67

I went to a game Aron played against the Dodgers in when I was very young. 

Garthgou81

Larry King
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/23/us/larry-king-dies-trnd/index.html

MrX

Garthgou81 said:

Larry King
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/23/us/larry-king-dies-trnd/index.html

RIP Larry the legend

Hatorian

Legend! Definitely gave this household a lot of laughs over the yeArs.

https://www.google.com.sg/amp/s/abc7ny.com/amp/cloris-leachmen-died-dead-obituary-mary-tyler-moore-show-phyllis-lindstrom/10071778

TangoNevada

I know this is a Baseball thread. But JFC this is 2021 and Tom Brady is still in the Superbowl with a different team. 

Michelle

Legendary, trailblazing, iconic actress, staunch advocate for human & civil rights and equality and absolute queen, Cicely Tyson, passed today.  I have a small number of celebrities that I consider to be people that I would hold in the highest regard, and she is at the top of the list.  I admire her guts, her tenacity, her unwavering faith in everything good, her confidence, her strength, her wisdom, and her beautiful soul.  There will never be another quite like her.  

MrX

RIP Screech.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/entertainment/dustin-diamond-obit/index.html

Garthgou81

I remember reading how he ended up in the ER recently. And someone involved in the case said something along the lines of, "We are going to make him as comfortable as possible." That is never a great thing to hear in general. 

Michelle

Wow, I really thought Cicely Tyson would get more love.  She was *phenomenal*.

Michelle

RIP Christopher Plummer.  I was going to do a Sound of Music watch *for my first time* (I know, right?) this weekend.  Now I'll for sure have to.

Teresa from Concord

RIP Hal Holbrook

kingbee67

Jazz musician pianist  Chick Corea 79. He was one of my favorite fusion players. He had a group called Return To Forever. He also played with Miles Davis on some of his ground breaking work including the Bitches Brew recordings I wish I could have seen him preform live.

CretanBull

Rupert Neve.  You might not recognize his name, but his work changed your life.  Neve was a pioneer in the music business, an engineer who designed studio equipment that is still highly sought after today.  The Neve console at just one studio (Sound City in LA) recorded over 100 Gold and Platinum albums from Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Nirvana, Johnny Cash, Metallica, and too many others to list.

asmallcat

Rush Limbaugh. To quote a tweet I saw, "All I'm asking that you treat the news of Rush Limbaugh's death with the same level of respect he gave, undocumented immigrants, women, Michael J. Fox,  minorities, rape victims, LGBTQ individuals etc."

Edit - also this tweet - "Live your life in such a way that "Rest in Piss" does not trend when you die." 

Teresa from Concord

This will sound mean but...let the swamp draining begin. 

Dee

George Segal :-( 

Expect a sad Goldbergs episode in the near future. 

Murderbear

I always loved him. He was great in everything.

Dee

@Murderbear Same. He had such charm. He was 87 though, so he had a good innings. 

Chinaski

awe Jessica Walter (Lucille Bluth) has passed away. RIP