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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Fantastic images from Windsor Castle for the Duke of Edinburgh's Funeral. Thankfully good weather in the UK today.
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  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan Not a red herring
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    Yes watching it now, excellent so far. Always admired the man, as well as Her Majesty herself, of course.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Yes watching it now, excellent so far. Always admired the man, as well as Her Majesty herself, of course.

    It was an extraordinary service, Prince Phillip's Carriage and Poney's leading the procession with Cap and Gloves on the seat was moving.
  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan Not a red herring
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    Yes watching it now, excellent so far. Always admired the man, as well as Her Majesty herself, of course.

    It was an extraordinary service, Prince Phillip's Carriage and Poney's leading the procession with Cap and Gloves on the seat was moving.

    The Land Rover hearse was good too. Perfectly in keeping with his wish for little fuss.
  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan Not a red herring
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    Yes I was aware he had designed it. Pretty morbid doing that yourself but it turned out very well.
  • Tokoloshe2Tokoloshe2 Northern Ireland
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    Yes I was aware he had designed it. Pretty morbid doing that yourself but it turned out very well.

    I work in the funeral industry as a full-time humanist celebrant and we are seeing a lot more of this kind of thing - and it should be strongly encouraged, not seen as 'morbid'. The taboo around death is the biggest problem; the refusal to even have a conversation about one's wishes, which leaves families trying to organise a funeral as a distress purchase at short-notice with very little idea of what their loved one wanted.

    When David Bowie opted for direct cremation (without a funeral service), it led to an increase in the public looking at that option. When high profile figures such as Victoria Wood, Rhodri Morgan and Terry Jones opt for humanist funerals (all of which were conducted by colleagues of mine), it increases public awareness of non-religious/humanist options. And likewise, Philip's brilliant decision to talk about his own funeral plans in advance and have some input into how the day went will be a big step in further removing that unhelpful taboo.

    We all know how this ends... so talk about it!
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/19/vice-president-walter-mondale-dies-036254

    A rare honest politician, first person to choose a female Vice President.
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    Mondale got shellacked really good by Reagan!! Can’t beat good ol Ronnie.

    “I will not make age an issue in this presidential race... I will not hold my opponent’s youth and inexperience against him” LOL! One of the greatest lines ever! Even Mondale couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.
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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Yes, Mondale was certainly well roasted by Reagan there. I think that was the moment he lost the 1984 presidential election.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/20/jim-steinman-dies-hitmaker-meat-loaf-celine-dion
    Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion, dies at 73
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Ohh, Jim Steinman.

    I'll remember him for his songs and producing. But most for his own album Bad For Good (in the style of Bat Out of Hell, after Meatloaf departed to go solo).

    "Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through", Jim Steinman, 1981.


  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
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    Director Monte Hellman died yesterday at the age of 91.

    Time to watch "Two-Lane Blacktop" again...it's been quite some time.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Sad to hear about Hellman passing away. I never saw Two-Lane Blacktop, though I've certainly wanted to, but I did love his westerns, particularly The Shooting. Damn good performance from Nicholson in that one, I love how stripped and barebones the whole atmosphere is. RIP.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    edited April 2021 Posts: 8,657
    Ohh, Jim Steinman.

    I'll remember him for his songs and producing. But most for his own album Bad For Good (in the style of Bat Out of Hell, after Meatloaf departed to go solo).

    "Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through", Jim Steinman, 1981.

    DER SPIEGEL, in its obituary today, writes that "Bad For Good" was a grandiose flop, but that even as a flop, it was grandiose. I must admit I don't know that album, but I do have at least the majority of his Meat Loaf work, Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and Streisand's "Left in the Dark". While I like those, I don't think anyone can contest the statement that they all sort of sound like "Bat out of Hell" (the album, not necessarily the song). Which isn't bad at all, just saying. He definitely managed to make that style his trademark, for better or worse.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Accurate description by them for how commercially successful, on the other hand I took to his album just fine. Bought his album on vinyl based on knowing he was behind Bat Out Of Hell, I wasn't disappointed. Back in 1981 it was released with a 45rpm, A side "Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through", B side "The Storm". Both VERY easy to listen to in different ways. Bad for Good is very good for me, of course in part because it recalls the time of life I was in when it was introduced.

    It wasn't my thought at the time, but Steinman obviously didn't have Meatloaf's presence to back up the theatrics of the stage and video sides of it. But writing and producing was plenty. He's done work over the years I never caught up with, I should catch up now.

    "The Storm"



    DER SPIEGEL may also have mentioned that Def Leppard famously refused his production of their fourth album Hysteria @j_w_pepper. That's after he pursued his standard approach of backing choral groups and other fixtures. His staple sound, but not for everybody and everything.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Steinman contributed on production of a couple tracks on The Sisters of Mercy s second album "Floodland", namely "This Corrosion" and partly "Dominion/Mother Russia".
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited April 2021 Posts: 12,914
    Unfortunate the complications that separated Steinman and Meat Loaf. On the other hand they both continued their successes.

    I followed Meat Loaf for a time and enjoyed his albums on a milder level. Always some tracks to key into and enjoy.

    "If You Really Want To", George Meyer & Ted Neeley, 1983. (Carolyn Munro on board for this one)

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    French actor Yves Rénier has passed away, age 74, from a heart attack. His most famous part was that of Commissaire Moulin, a police detective in a series of TV Movies from the 70s to the 90s.

    https://www.archyde.com/yves-renier-the-famous-commissioner-moulin-is-dead/
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
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    Italian singer Milva has died at the age of 81, leaving a legacy of scores of albums produced before she retired around 2010 because of what seems to have been dementia. Her most well-known song in Germany was the German-language version of "Libertà" by Ennio Morricone, originally from the soundtrack for "Il mercenario" (1968).

  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Max von Sydow
    Yaphet Kotto
    Michael Apted
    Helen McRory
    Earl Cameron
    Rémy Julienne
    Diana Rigg
    Peter Lamont
    Sean Connery

    Noted elsewhere, surprising omission of Honor Blackman.

    93rd Oscars In Memoriam
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    Roy Naisbitt has died.

    The layout artist worked on such films as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Space Jam (1996). I knew the name looked familiar when I saw that he had passed earlier today – but could place it right away. It turns out that one of his earliest projects was working on “2OO1” (especially the Star Gate sequence).

    https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/rip-roy-naisbitt-master-layout-artist-and-longtime-collaborator-of-richard-williams-204657.html

    Mr. Naisbitt was 90 years old.
    RIP.
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    Draculas butler died last June : Philip Latham

  • Tokoloshe2Tokoloshe2 Northern Ireland
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    Max von Sydow
    Yaphet Kotto
    Michael Apted
    Helen McRory
    Earl Cameron
    Rémy Julienne
    Diana Rigg
    Peter Lamont
    Sean Connery

    Noted elsewhere, surprising omission of Honor Blackman.

    93rd Oscars In Memoriam

    I think they really misjudged the music and pace here. I know it was a lot of names to get through, but still!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited April 2021 Posts: 17,728
    Tokoloshe2 wrote: »

    Max von Sydow
    Yaphet Kotto
    Michael Apted
    Helen McRory
    Earl Cameron
    Rémy Julienne
    Diana Rigg
    Peter Lamont
    Sean Connery

    Noted elsewhere, surprising omission of Honor Blackman.

    93rd Oscars In Memoriam

    I think they really misjudged the music and pace here. I know it was a lot of names to get through, but still!

    Yes, I totally agree with you, @Tokoloshe2. It seemed to largely speed up a lot as it went along and you could barely register the face and the name and who they were. However, I notice it did linger longer when it came to Sir Sean Connery near the end. They could have spent a few more seconds on each name and thereby added a minute or so to the running time. It would have been a lot more respectful looking. It reminds me a bit of the one second silence (complete with an on-screen timer to make sure they didn't go over time!) that was observed by the four presenters for a recently deceased contributor on the Tomorrow's World type spoof show Look Around You 2.

    From the 'In Memoriam' I learned that Ronald Harwood had died in September 2020. He was an early writer on one of my favourite TV shows, Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988), where he adapted many of Roald Dahl's adult short stories. I must've missed the news of his death at the time.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Not to fault the introducer assigned the task, they should drop the intro and focus on those that passed. That's the point.

    The additional content is narcissism straight up, self-celebration of the organizers wasting the opportunity at hand.

  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    edited April 2021 Posts: 8,657
    I'm surprised no one has posted yet that astronaut Michael Collins, part of the Apollo XI mission but the only crew member that did not step on the moon in July 1969, has died of cancer at the age of 90. For a lot of people my age, the live transmission of the moon landing was a pivotal point in our youth, and Mike Collins had his share in it although the public talked mostly about Armstrong and Aldrin (who is the last surviving member of the crew that made history). And no, they were not actors in the employ of Willard Whyte. They were real.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    edited April 2021 Posts: 2,598
    Thanks for posting that @j_w_pepper. I too, am of that “age”, and this loss is just starting to hit me. I must admit to be somewhat at a loss for words.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/science/michael-collins-third-man-of-the-moon-landing-dies-at-90.html

    Michael Collins had a well-deserved reputation of being thoughtful and almost poetic about his place in history. He was also witty and self-deprecating about that role. And there is no better astronaut book than “Carrying the Fire.”

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    Ad-Astra Mr. Collins,
    And thank you.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Maybe he snuck out when no one was watching?
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