Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:44 am

EdRomero wrote:Send em Wendell Kim. For a 3rd base coach to be infamous for getting guys thrown out at home while remaining so popular with everyone means he was doing something in life right.

Had early onset alzheimers

I remember when he was the Giants' 3rd base coach. The little guy would always sprint out to the coaching box. Seemed like he was as ten years old.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:49 am

Founding member of Big Brother and the Holding Company, guitarist Sam Andrew is dead.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/arts/ ... pe=article

When Janice left Big Brother, Sam Andrew was in her new band. He's the guitarist to Joplin's right, playing the stinging lead lines. Dig the groovy scene with the audience getting down with Janice on stage. Probably not happening with Beyonce, Katy or Taylor these days.

This is Sam Andrew's arrangement of Summertime. Note Janis directing the clueless cameraman to pan to Sam during the intro.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:51 am

I moved a post about Janis Joplin from here to the Old Timey Music thread as it dealt only tangentially with Sam Andrew.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:37 pm

Former NBA player Jerome Kersey, best known for his time with the Blazers, at 52. Cause of death not released yet. Had just spoken at a school the day before and looked healthy and happy.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:34 pm

Kersey had a very high basketball IQ and was part of some fine teams in Portland.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:43 am

DC47 wrote:Kersey had a very high basketball IQ and was part of some fine teams in Portland.

Jeez. Was he gritty, too?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:17 am

AB_skin_test wrote:
DC47 wrote:Kersey had a very high basketball IQ and was part of some fine teams in Portland.

Jeez. Was he gritty, too?

Of course not. You've seen his picture, right?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:21 am

Yeah, but I also hear he was well-spoken so I can't be sure if there wasn't a cracker in the woodpile.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:32 am

Yoshihiro Tatsumi - a great storyteller.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/arts/ ... ngine&_r=0

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:33 pm

Andy Fraser. Great bass player.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:25 pm

Just heard this on the radio today.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:33 pm

Nice bit of bass/guitar interplay in the instrumental bridge (starting at about 3:07).

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:47 pm

He played some simple yet unique riffs, only briefly moving high up the neck. Often players wander up there, and forget they are bass players; he stays anchored on the bottom while traveling up high.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:30 pm

So true. I just commented on Fraser over in 'our' thread, to similar effect.

One of the amazing things about him to me is that at a very young age he used his technical proficiency to find feeling in an economical way, rather than attempt to blow everyone away with speed and power. This is a 50 year-old bass player's approach, in a lad who wasn't pushing 20 when he cut his legendary tunes. When listening to Free, I sometimes found myself wondering if Fraser had roots in classical music, where restraint is central to playing so many compositions.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:12 am

Former NBA 12th man Jack Haley, of heart disease at 51.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:41 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:Former NBA 12th man Jack Haley, of heart disease at 51.

Rodman's babysitter!

duff · Post by **duff** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 2:17 pm

Giff wrote:
Johnny Carwash wrote:Former NBA 12th man Jack Haley, of heart disease at 51.
Rodman's babysitter!

I think it was the Worm Whisperer.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 6:21 am

Billy Ronson, 5'4" chipmunk on acid soccer player for the Baltimore Blast Hall of Famer. Also played for the a number of other teams. 12 years in England. The club he went pro with...Blackpool. Played 5 season for the Pool (131 appearances, 12 goals). 17 games loaned to Ft. Lauderdale during the NASL days.

Billy Ronson's coach for those Baltimore Blast teams...Kenny Cooper (Dad of MLSer/Man U youth)...who spent his English career with the Pool.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/socc ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:49 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:Billy Ronson, 5'4" chipmunk on acid soccer player for the Baltimore Blast Hall of Famer. Also played for the a number of other teams. 12 years in England. The club he went pro with...Blackpool. Played 5 season for the Pool (131 appearances, 12 goals). 17 games loaned to Ft. Lauderdale during the NASL days.

Billy Ronson's coach for those Baltimore Blast teams...Kenny Cooper (Dad of MLSer/Man U youth)...who spent his English career with the Pool.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/socc ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

He could still play for Blackpool.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 12:47 pm

Percy Sledge
http://wtop.com/music/2015/04/percy-sle ... oman-dies/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:29 pm

Damn. He was the musical guest of the very first SNL I watched live with Bill Murray as host in 1987. Part of my early childhood.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:17 pm

For me, it doesn't get any better than when he sings "When a Man Loves a Woman."

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:11 pm

There's a trivia question: name two Percy Sledge songs. A true one-hit wonder, but he made a lot of other good records.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:59 pm

AB_skin_test wrote:For me, it doesn't get any better than when he sings "When a Man Loves a Woman."

imho, i thought percy sledge was a real no-talent ass-clown.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:25 am

cerrano wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:For me, it doesn't get any better than when he sings "When a Man Loves a Woman."
imho, i thought percy sledge was a real no-talent ass-clown.

Nice.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 7:19 am

Jim Mutscheller, Baltimore Colt TE who caught the pass on the 1 setting up Ameche in overtime against the Giants in 1958 (which he also laid a big block on the winner)

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:26 pm

One of the early black pro golfers, Calvin Peete, at age 71.

Peete worked to achieve a miracle career

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:13 pm

howard wrote:There's a trivia question: name two Percy Sledge songs. A true one-hit wonder, but he made a lot of other good records.

Oh, the pain. His one hit was a classic work and of course a gargantuan pop hit, twice. He toiled in his own size XL shadow, and was under-appreciated as a result.

But Percy Sledge put out a long series of fine soul covers of songs associated with pop and rock artists. Some examples: Many Rivers to Cross, Dark End of the Street, I've Got Dreams to Remember, Bring It On Home To Me, and If Loving You Is Wrong. In some cases I like Percy's version as well or better than the originals, even the really good ones (as above). When he wasn't covered in syrupy strings and was recording with a solid producer, he delivered the soul goods.

Here's one of my favorites. Not bad advice from Mom, especially if you've been overly swayed by the sentiment of When A Man Loves A Wuh-mun.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri May 01, 2015 5:02 pm

Verne Gagne, Wrestler Who Grappled Through Two Eras, Dies at 89

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat May 02, 2015 9:21 am

Frank Olivo

howard · Post by **howard** » Sat May 02, 2015 3:01 pm

I vaguely recognized the name, but couldn't place it. heh.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue May 05, 2015 4:01 pm

Rappin' granny from The Wedding Singer, at 101. Also played J. Peterman's mother (BOSCO!) on Seinfeld.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:46 pm

Errol Brown, lead singer of Hot Chocolate and "You Sexy Thing" fame, which is actually a really good song once you get past the number of times it's been ironically used in commercials and dumb comedies.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed May 06, 2015 12:48 pm

And this is still a fun tune to listen to.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri May 15, 2015 4:26 pm

Nana Gyau...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soc ... at-age-78/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:10 am

Didn't feel right putting this in the Politics thread...

From a commencement speech Biden made last month, prior to his son's death:

But with the rest let me say upfront, and I mean this sincerely, there’s nothing particularly unique about me. With regard to resilience and compassion, there are countless thousands of people, maybe some in the audience, who’ve suffered through personal losses similar to mine or much worse with much less support to help them get through it and much less reason to want to get through it.

It’s not that all that difficult, folks, to be compassionate when you’ve been the beneficiary of compassion in your lowest moments not only from your family, but from your friends and total strangers. Because when you know how much it meant to you, you know how much it mattered. It’s not hard to be compassionate.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:16 am

Bond...Alan Bond...
Broke the 132 year streak for US held America's cup...then went to jail for fraud
http://www.wsj.com/articles/alan-bond-a ... 1433478183" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:06 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote:Bond...Alan Bond...
Broke the 132 year streak for US held America's cup...then went to jail for fraud
http://www.wsj.com/articles/alan-bond-a ... 1433478183" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Fuck A-Bond.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 6:56 am

Sir Christopher Lee

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:19 am

Great story about Christopher Lee. His character Saruman dies in Return of the King by getting stabbed in the back. Peter Jackson, the director of LOTR advised him to scream and cry out in pain. Christopher Lee, though, knew better. He was in British special forces during WWII, and informed him that when a man is stabbed in the back, his eyes go into surprise, and the man gasps, as air is quickly expelled from his lungs as they begin to fill with blood.

Needless to say, Christopher Lee's version is the one in the film.