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R.I.P. to the Ozzman
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I'm glad that he made it to see the big tribute concert for him a couple of weeks back.
I'm less glad that many obits are calling him a "reality star" above a rock singer. His legacy shouldn't be defined by that exploitative embarrassment.
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The Hulkster. 71 is still pretty young, but unfortunately not uncommon for men of superficially excellent physical condition. Such cardiac liabilities among the industry is a separate but important issue.
Politics aside (and no one should be surprised that pro wrestlers skew conservative), Hulk Hogan was undeniably an icon, and a charismatic one however oozy the cheese. I supported Hogan during his Gawker trial, when so many faux-woke folks chose not to (because of the politics), because for any true woke person it was clearly an act of revenge porn and an invasion of privacy.
Speaking of cheese, we also lost Chuck Mangione, composer of probably the cheesiest song of that most cheesy decade, the '70s. I bet Hulk Hogan was a big fan.
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R.I.P. to the Ozzman
Amen. may he Rock In Perpetuity
...or Rock in Perdition
I'm glad that he made it to see the big tribute concert for him a couple of weeks back.
Me too. Can't help but ponder that. I hear it was a great concert, so it's comforting to know that he, for one, got his proper send–off.
I'm less glad that many obits are calling him a "reality star" above a rock singer. His legacy shouldn't be defined by that exploitative embarrassment.
Yes, well, not entirely, anyway...
One could argue he did kinda lean into it long before the term was coined.
RIP, Theo. Strange, untimely death.
Riptides will kill a mortal man quicker'n'shit. I've been caught in one a couple of times, it's scary as fuck. I'm a good swimmer, but Mother Ocean laughs.
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Robert Wilson, experimental theatre director, known for his musical collaborations with Philip Glass (Einstein on the Beach) and Tom Waits/William Burroughs (The Black Rider).
Terry Reid, blues-rock belter, best known for turning down the frontman gig in Led Zeppelin.
Loni Anderson, not must to say really. As a kid I was more of a Jan Smithers stan.
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Bobby Whitlock, unsung soul survivor.
It needs to be stressed that Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is not just Eric Clapton's best album but a collaborative effort between him and Whitlock, who proved to be Clapton's most sympathetic musical partner. Whitlock deserves a lot of credit for how great the record came out. Unfortunately since the record had initially fizzled out (it's crazy to think that "Layla" was initially a flop, only becoming legendary after years of FM airplay) and drug abuse tore the band apart, and a fairly lackluster solo career (although his 1972 debut is worth picking up), Whitlock has largely been consigned to obscurity. RIP.
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I think the proper tribute for Terence Stamp would be a double feature of The Hit and The Limey, two neo-noirs 15 years apart but equal in his ice-cold stoicism.
Superman may still be his most well-known role, a comeback after a sojourn in Italy, and leading to steady work playing heavies or elder oracles (Legal Eagles, Wall Street, Young Guns, Alien Nation). He managed a second comeback of sorts with the less characteristic Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
As a member of the British New Wave era of young angry actors, Stamp had a string of '60s highlights - The Collector, Far From the Maddening Crowd, Poor Cow. But I think his time in Italy is most worth revisiting, with underappreciated films like Modesty Blaise (which is mostly due to Monica Vitti's sexy camp), Blue, Teorema, playing Toby Dammit in Spirits of the Dead and Rimbaud in Season in Hell. And also sorely underappreciated is Michael Cimino's '80s epic, The Sicilian.
Tell God he's fucking coming.
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Thinking I should have rewatched The Hit to mark his passing, Modesty Blaise was so bad lol
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Graham Greene, solid actor unfortunately stereotyped as the go-to Native American when Will Sampson wasn't available.
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Mark Volman, the excellent harmony singer for The Turtles and The Mothers, the one who has frequently been confused for a bespectacled lesbian. He was battling Lewy's Body Dementia.
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Robert Redford
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True legend of his generation. And oddly enough, of his generation he at least projected one of the healthier lifestyles.
I don't know about best exactly, but my pick for quintessential Redford film has to The Natural. (Best-helmed is Quiz Show.)
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Claudia Cardinale
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Thankfully Jane Goodall did not get her face eaten off.
A lot of people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch of unconnected incidents and things. They don't realize that there's this lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything. Give you an example; show you what I mean: suppose you're thinking about a plate of shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in looking for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness.
Everybody's into weirdness right here.