DrCrowTStarwars said:
Oh no:(
I love The Rockford files and I can't think of a single movie he didn't improve by being in it. This is just really sad news:(
I think I'll be watching The Great escape tonight.
I know right. I don't think I've seen him play a bad guy. He was just so likeable and a fantastic playing the average guy.
Season of the Witch - Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills
He was also Moondoggie!
R.I.P. Johnny Winter, blues legend dead at 70
Blues legend Johnny Winter has died, according to American Blues Scene. He was 70 years old.
The news was also reported by the wife of Winter’s longtime bandmate, Rick Derringer.
Born in Beaumont, Texas in 1944, Winter remained active in music for over five decades, earning acclaim as both a guitarist and record producer. His big break came while opening a show for Mike Bloomfield in 1968. Winter’s performance that evening caught the eye of Columbia Records, who quickly signed him to a contract. He was given a $600,000 advance, the largest one ever received at that time.
In the years that followed, Winter would release nearly 20 albums. He was praised for his high-energy performances and elaborate chops, leading to seven Grammy nominations and a nod as the 63rd best guitarist ever by Rolling Stone.
In addition to his solo work, Winter produced three Muddy Waters albums — 1977′s Hard Again, 1978′s I’m Ready, and 1981′s King Bee – as well as 1979′s Muddy “Mississippi” Waters – Live. Winter’s efforts as a producer earned him three Grammy Awards.
Winter is known for being an original performer at Woodstock ’69. He’s also brother of fellow music legend Edgar Winter.
Winter remained active up until his death. Not only did he have an a number of upcoming tour dates scheduled, but he was set to release a new album entitled Step Back on September 2nd.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/r-i-p-johnny-winter-blues-legend-dead-at-70/
Archie Andrews
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—Archie Andrews died taking a bullet for his gay best friend.
The famous freckle-faced comic book icon met his demise in Wednesday’s installment of “Life with Archie” when he intervened in an assassination attempt on Kevin Keller, Archie Comics’ first openly gay character. Andrews’ death, which was first announced in April, will mark the conclusion of the series that focuses on grown-up renditions of Andrews and his Riverdale pals.
“The way in which Archie died is everything that you would expect of Archie,” said Jon Goldwater, Archie Comics publisher and co-CEO. “He died heroically. He died selflessly. He died in the manner that epitomizes not only the best of Riverdale but the best of all of us. It’s what Archie has come to represent over the past almost 75 years.”
Keller’s character first joined Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones and Reggie Mantle in the Archie Comics spin-off “Veronica” in 2010. He later appeared in his own solo title. In “Life with Archie,” Keller is a married military veteran and newly elected senator who’s pushing for more gun control in Riverdale after his husband was involved in a shooting.
“We wanted to do something that was impactful that would really resonate with the world and bring home just how important Archie is to everyone,” said Goldwater. “That’s how we came up with the storyline of saving Kevin. He could have saved Betty. He could have saved Veronica. We get that, but metaphorically, by saving Kevin, a new Riverdale is born.”
Who shot Archie? Goldwater isn’t spoiling the killer, only teasing it’s a stalker who wanted to take Keller down.
Archie’s final moments will be detailed in “Life with Archie” No. 36, while issue No. 37 will jump forward a year and focus on the Riverdale gang honouring the legacy of their red-headed pal, who first appeared in comics in 1941 and went on to become a colorful icon of wholesomeness. Other incarnations of Andrews will continue to live on in Archie Comics series.
In recent years, deaths of high-profile comic book characters like Peter “Spider-Man” Parker and Steve “Captain America” Rogers have made headlines and garnered intense reaction from fans. Goldwater notes that Andrews’ passing isn’t just a publicity stunt but also a lesson about gun violence and a declaration of diversity in the new age of Archie Comics.
“Archie was not a superhero like all the rest of the comic book characters,” said Goldwater. “He was human. He was a person. When you wounded him, he bled. He knows that. If anything, I think his death is more impactful because of that. We hope by showing how something so violent can happen to Archie, that we can — in some way — learn from him.”
TheBoost said:
TV's Frink said:
What was the other 10%?
3% Star Trek, in a little back room
3% Kurt Cobain, who's from Aberdeen
2% Misc 80's genre films
1% WWE superstar John Cena (but not Daniel Bryan, who's from Aberdeen)
1% Space reserved for guys like me who just freeze from nostalgic bliss and have to be stored until we recover.
They treat the Star Trek merchandise like porn in a family video store, that's funny.
m_s0 said:
Here's a story about Henry Rollins recording "I Can't Get Behind That" with William Shatner. Fun:
That was GREAT! Thanks for sharing.
Star Trek - William Shatner & James Doohan - British Commercial
I just found this for the very first time tonight. I'm in complete awe.
"End of the Century: The Story of The Ramones" (2003)
Gritty, dark and honest. A great documentary.
4 out of 4 late Ramones.
"Rock N' Roll High School" (1979)
Boring, un-funny, dumb, and pointless. The Ramones show up for 3 brief scenes miming their songs from their albums. They show up for the first time about 42 min. into the film. The Ramones are the only thing entertaining about this entire movie. Don't expect them to act.
The Ramones in this film are Joey, Dee Dee, Johny, and Marky
Tommy was not working with the band at this time.
no rating (Just get the albums!)
For me, Trek 09 and ITD are to the Star Trek film series what "Casino Royal" (1967) and "Never Say Never Again" are to the 007 series.
Now here is some old school Star Trek. Anyone else here that is old enough to have played this classic game on a dos box?
I would love to open something like that here in Las Vegas.
Louis Zamperini, World War II hero and Olympian, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seventy years ago, the world was convinced that Louis Zamperini was dead. There had been no word of the track star and former Olympian since his World War II bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The military told his parents he was dead, and an annual collegiate track competition named one of its races in his memory.
But Zamperini was alive, and very much so. After surviving 47 days in a life raft in shark-infested waters and enduring two years as a Japanese prisoner of war, Zamperini was liberated in time to attend the second running of the invitational mile that had been named in his memory. It was a story fitting for a man who lived a life on the edge of endurance, an ordinary man who did extraordinary things - all while sustained by a hope and strength that at times seemed superhuman.
Zamperini, a war hero, Olympian and the subject of a celebrated book and upcoming movie on his harrowing story of survival against all odds, died after a long battle with pneumonia, his family said Thursday in a statement. He was 97.
