Plato Shrimp / The Morgue

**Posted by Rock** 2/02/2024 3:04 pm

Carl Weathers

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carl-weathers-dead-apollo-creed-rocky-1235813768/amp/

**Posted by Jinnistan** 2/02/2024 3:25 pm

I got no stew going!!!!

**Posted by Rampop II** 2/03/2024 6:37 am

Rock wrote:
Carl Weathers

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carl-weathers-dead-apollo-creed-rocky-1235813768/amp/

aw.

**Posted by Rampop II** 2/03/2024 7:10 am

Well, this one isn't an obit, but I didn't know where else to put it...

February 2, 2024:

WGN9 Chicago:
Groundhog Day officially declared 'Harold Ramis Day' in Chicago

NBC5 Chicago:
Cast of Groundhog Day reunites at Navy Pier for first time since movie’s 1993 debut, honors late director Harold Ramis

**Posted by Jinnistan** 2/03/2024 10:41 am

Wayne Kramer, founder and guitarist of the mighty MC5 and seminal punk patriarch. 75 of pancreatic cancer.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 2/04/2024 12:44 pm

Aston "Family Man" Barrett, arguably the greatest reggae bassist, longtime member of The Wailers, and playing on all of Bob Marley's records as well as the early solo work from Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh. Also the founding bassist for Lee Perry's Upsetters, his house band, along with his brother the drummer Carlton Barrett (who had previously been shot dead in 1987). Aston Barrett played with all of the reggae/dub leaders of the 1970s, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Burning Spear, Scientist, Max Romeo, I-Roy, etc. Absolute legend that definied the genre. Dead at 77.

One of his key co-writing credits

**Posted by Rampop II** 2/04/2024 8:24 pm

Jinnistan wrote:
Aston "Family Man" Barrett...Absolute legend that definied the genre.

Tru dat.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 2/11/2024 12:37 pm

Damo Suzuki, at 74 from cancer.

**Posted by crumbsroom** 2/11/2024 2:57 pm

Jinnistan wrote:
Damo Suzuki, at 74 from cancer.

I just saw this. Another legend down. I think we might have about a dozen left.

Suzuki came to play at a small bar in toronto a number of years back, and it was for like 15 bucks or something, and tickets were available, and I've always regretted not going (even though I don't think it was a particularly well received performance, for so little money, who cares).

**Posted by Jinnistan** 2/28/2024 4:35 pm

80s' preeminent neurotic Jew, Richard Lewis.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 2/29/2024 11:00 pm

I'm hoping that Don Giller is working on an eventual collection of Lewis' Letterman appearances, which no doubt will run several hours. But I'd watch 'em.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 3/04/2024 2:11 am

I like how some people are trying to act like Men In Tights is some kind of classic now.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 3/20/2024 7:10 pm

I sure hope he got the message.

**Posted by crumbsroom** 3/20/2024 8:15 pm

Jinnistan wrote:
I like how some people are trying to act like Men In Tights is some kind of classic now.

As horrifying as it is to imagine, it has been a classic for younger generations for awhile now. Long before Lewis' death.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 3/20/2024 8:31 pm

I wonder if there's an explanation to this phenomenon. The 90s is defined by Blockbuster Video stores, who would order dozens of copies of whatever contemporary flavor of the month, and then sell tons of used VHS tapes for something like $2-5 each. So I wonder if this perception of "classic" has more to do with the relative ubiquity of these surplus tapes being in a lot of middle-class American home movie libraries by default.

I think I might even understand the Jumanji nostalgia now.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 3/30/2024 12:25 pm

Oh, Lou.

**Posted by Rock** 4/01/2024 12:50 pm

I have a soft spot for the original Iron Eagle, which is dumb as hell and more offensive than the other movies people wheel out to whine about Reagan era movies, but he has an undeniable swagger in it.

Unfortunately only the second one was on my services, which was a horrible way to commemorate him. But he’s good in it.

I want to watch the third one at some point, which is supposed to be the best. Directed by John Glen of the Bond series and co-stars Sonny Chiba.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 4/01/2024 12:59 pm

Diggstown is a really good late-era Gossett film, but, boy, did he do some stank for awhile there. Beware of Firewalker.

**Posted by Rock** 4/01/2024 1:01 pm

Diggstown is on the watchlist.

So is Firewalker lol

**Posted by Jinnistan** 4/02/2024 1:59 pm

Joe Flaherty. The Other SCTV Guy.