Notable Deaths 2011

[Nic]

Lol, you're certainly winning the "Read the Wikipedia Deaths in 2011 page and then find other links" game!

Ooooh, that's a good idea! That's not what I've been doing, but will have to try that in future! Rafferty was courtesy of Graham Coxon's Twitter feed.

Oh, and.... http://news.stv.tv/scotland/218229-bake ... -hospital/

+0.5

 

[Dave]

I've got a feeling Vadge will be 150 points in front this year somehow....

 

[Ian]

The vadge is always found at the front, otherwise it's a penis.

 

[jokerman]

See, I was considering just reading wikipedia, but I decided that that would be cheating not only in the game, but cheating myself. I couldn't live with myself knowing that I hadn't played the game fairly.

However, I've now changed my mind, and I'm just going to post in here all the time.

 

[Nic]

LOL! Don't worry, I'll get bored in a couple of days, and never look at this topic ever again.

PS.

Joan Vadeboncoeur, arts and entertainment columnist
http://www.syracuse.com/kirst/index.ssf ... t_114.html

 

[marc]

Gerry Rafferty died he is well known for the song Baker Street.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/ents/top_st ... 5604.shtml

 

[ECG]

Nic got that one already Marc. :wink:

 

[marc]

Ah ok lol that will teach me for not reading properly

 

[furie]

Mick Karn, Bassist for "Japan".

I only post the sad ones, superb bassist and the driving force behind a pretty cool (if eclectic) band.

http://www.mickkarn.net/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/ja ... ies-cancer

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWa9bKSrCo8[/youtube]

 

[ECG]

**** ! I knew he was in really poor health of late & losing his battle with cancer, but I was hoping he would pull through. Got to see him with Japan way back when & Dalis Car. Also saw him with Kate Bush, David Torn & a solo gig. Actually got to sit down with him for a half hour in a New York City cafe & after seeing his art exhibition. Such a great guy. Very sad day indeed...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WNeb_Lg9A[/youtube]

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

Wow I could have just gotten like twenty from Wiki Deaths but that's just silly .

 

[CMonster]

Pakistani Governor Salman Taseer assassinated!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12111831

How's that for a notable death? :wink:

EDIT: And to follow with the Middle East shooting theme, the Shah of Iran's younger son, Alireza Pahlavi, killed himself yesterday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12115006

This happened in the US, Boston actually.

 

[Nic]

Punjab Governor Salman Taseer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12111831

Beat you to Salman Taseer

 

[CMonster]

Ah, so you did.

 

[tomahawk]

Bill Erwin 96. He was in many movies and also appeared on Seinfeld.

http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/seinfeld-grump ... -web--2047

 

[Nic]

Bill Erwin 96. He was in many movies and also appeared on Seinfeld.

He died last year



Oh, and... ACTUAL notable person alert

Author, Dick King Smith
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... Smith.html

 

[Ian]

Boxer Gary Mason, 48, bike crash.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12135980

 

[CMonster]

Another assassination! YAY!!

http://www.caracol.com.co/nota.aspx?id=1407670

It's Jaime Humberto Sánchez Vásquez, Colombian politician. He was also the mayor of some city.

 

[Nic]

Former ABC TV newsreader, Geoff Raymond
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/forme ... 19j1h.html

Y&T bassist Phil Kennemore
http://www.rockaaa.com/news/yt-bassist- ... ancer-1723

TV theme tune composer, Donald Himes
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entert ... 33449.html

Broadway Actress Margot Stevenson
http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/ne ... 33127.html

translator, human rights activist and public figure Anahit Bayandour
http://news.am/eng/news/43877.html

Armenian conductor Ohan Durian
http://www.panorama.am/en/culture/2011/ ... an-duryan/

civil rights leader, JC Fairley
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/arti ... /101070312

Cuban critic and essayist Rufo Caballero
http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=35700

Conservation advocate, writer Glen Sheppard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi- ... 3940.story

Korean jouranlist, Kim Kak
http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Det ... 0107000733

 

[Nic]

Oh, and...

the Shah of Iran's younger son, Alireza Pahlavi, killed himself yesterday.

I will not be accepting deaths of pets/family members of notable people, unless they were notable/famous in their own right.