Plato Shrimp / The Morgue

**Posted by Rock** 7/22/2025 6:04 pm

R.I.P. to the Ozzman

**Posted by crumbsroom** 7/22/2025 9:15 pm

Rock wrote:
R.I.P. to the Ozzman

Love that man.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 7/23/2025 8:12 pm

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.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 7/24/2025 3:30 pm

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.

**Posted by Rampop II** 7/25/2025 7:28 pm

Rock wrote:
R.I.P. to the Ozzman

Amen. may he Rock In Perpetuity
...or Rock in Perdition

Jinnistan wrote:
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.

Jinnistan wrote:
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.

Jinnistan wrote:
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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**Posted by Jinnistan** 8/06/2025 11:00 am

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.

**Posted by Jinnistan** Yesterday 8:49 am

Fania All-Star Eddie Palmieri