RIP Thread... pile them up in here

Alan Merrill, 'I Love Rock 'N' Roll' Songwriter, Dies From Coronavirus at 69

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9345880/alan-merrill-dead-coronavirus

 

And in a round-a-bout way, Merrill was responsible for the rise of Weird Al Yankovic as the parody "I Love Rocky Road" became a top 40 hit.

 

Adam Schlesinger from fountains of wayne (hit song "Stacy's Mom") passed from corna virus complications he was 52.

Corna has also claimed country singer Joe Diffie age 61

 

Corona virus is piling them higher

 

Song writer / Musician Bill Withers (Lean On Me, Ain't No Sunshine) dies at 81.

 

Tom Dempsey, NFL kicker who set a record for the longest field goal, dies of coronavirus

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/05/us/tom-dempsey-nfl-kicker-dies-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

 

She must be gone.


Then old square no toes

 

Shirley Douglas actress and mother of Kiefer Sutherland dead at 86 from non corna related pnemonia.

 

I have a bad feeling Coronavirus is going to light this list up.

 

Hall of Fame running back for the Browns and Redskins, Bobby Mitchell has died at age 84.

 

I remember reading about him. He was before my time

 

Honor Blackman, Actress best known for playing Pussy Galore in Goldfinger, died at age 94.

 

Who can forget pussy galore
Octopussy was a good one too

 

That bums me out. Just watched that one this last Saturday. Ordered the Complete Bond movie set and have been watching them in order the last few weeks with my son. He kinda did a double-take when he heard her name in the movie. Watched the Austin Powers movies prior to the Bond flicks, so he's only use to the hearing the female characters names (Alotta Fagina and Ivana Humpalot) as being jokes.

 

Next up John Prine at 73. That one hurts.

 

We got to defeat this mf

 

Detroit Tigers great Al Kaline dead at 85 non corna related.

 

Mr Tiger..............RIP he was Great.

 

John Prine, One of America’s Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73
Grammy-winning singer who combined literary genius with a common touch succumbs to coronavirus complications

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/john-prine-obit-253684/

 

Tarvaris Jackson at 36, car crash