I’d never heard of that guy until maybe a year ago or so. Just tripping across the story on a true crime jag, and … holy shit, this guy. Only look up the details of his crimes if you have a strong stomach.
ETA … sounds like he’s had an absolutely miserable time in prison up until this - previous stabbings, being taken hostage, beatings, the works … and what can you say. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.
I believe he was constantly trying to buy protection.
Guess it didn’t work.
RIH, and that does not mean “rest in heaven.”
Few philosophers are celebrities, but John Searle was a major philosopher:
Former MLB player and coach Sandy Alomar, Sr has died at 81.
John Gurdon, molecular biologist who, with Shinya Yamanaka, shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine for showing how adult human cells can be reprogrammed through nuclear transplantation making them functionally identical to stem cells.
Also…
Indian actor and professional bodybuilder Varinder Singh Ghuman, best known for his work in Punjabi cinema and appearances in Bollywood films, has died of a heart attack during minor shoulder surgery at the age of 42. He was proud to be vegetarian:
If I made movie posters, I’d be looking over my shoulder just about now.
Seriously. I can’t remember any notable movie poster creators dying in previous years and this year we’ve had three so far.
Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of first successful (yeah, the Independent being unprecise again…) Mount Everest expedition in 1953 dies aged 92
Meanwhile, the people in base camp this week are having a lousy time. Horrible weather. There seem to be hundreds of them there.
Well, I guess I need to reschedule my vacation to Tibet. Again.
Struzan did album illustrations too.
(click on this if it displays as distorted. Sorry.)
We have a refrigerator magnet with a picture of Mt. Everest that says “Every dead body on Mt. Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe calm down.”
Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley is reportedly on life support.
From the TMZ article:
the original lead guitarist for KISS, is hospitalized on life support, and the prognosis is not good …
Sources familiar with Ace’s situation tell us … he suffered a brain bleed when he took a fall in his studio a couple weeks ago – forcing him to cancel his upcoming tour dates – but his health has not improved.
We’re told he’s been on a ventilator for some time, and hasn’t gotten better – so, his family is considering turning off support … perhaps as soon as Thursday evening.
mmm
TMz is reporting he has passed. In memoriam I suggest we rock and roll all night and party every day, although my “all night” may be until 10PM or so..
Brian
ETA the other original KISS members are still alive
Dude, that sucks. I don’t even like Kiss and can’t stand Gene(who can?), but this is a big loss for rock and roll.
“Death, what can I do…?”
(I know some people accuse TMZ of jumping the (love) gun on celebrity deaths, but it does appear official)
