DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[Tiki Tom]

Robert Redford. Wow. Perhaps the last legendary movie star. This is depressing. (When a *** Symbol from a byegone era dies —-and that bye gone era happens to be your own—- you know you are getting old.)
Rest in Peace.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Sad people turn this thread into anything but what it is intended to be…. Last Respects!!
Respects being the key word.
To add anything less is rude and classless.

RIP Sundance Kid and Charlie.
B

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Getting this back on track, of course I grew up with Redford in front of the camera, but in early adulthood I discovered his work behind it.

The first film I saw from him was "A River Runs Through It" and the second was "The Milagro Beanfield War".

Both of these remain on my top fifty favorites of all time list, with Milagro in the top 20. It is a magical film.

 

[Benny Holiday]

I assume the Orwell quote in your signature was ironic, then?

I think I'm missing something, I don't get your point. The Orwell quote, to me, relates to the disturbing and ominous disappearance of Australian history books from universities and libraries across the country.

 

[jeepTj98]

Getting this back on track, of course I grew up with Redford in front of the camera, but in early adulthood I discovered his work behind it.

The first film I saw from him was "A River Runs Through It" and the second was "The Milagro Beanfield War".

Both of these remain on my top fifty favorites of all time list, with Milagro in the top 20. It is a magical film.
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It sure is

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Just saw this elsewhere. Robert Redford and his father.
(Edit: no it's not, see comments below....)

 

[unhatted]

Just saw this elsewhere. Robert Redford and his father.
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Its a fun picture but neither the baby’s outfit or the dad’s grooming look particularly 1930s and the baby appears to be suffering from a case of AI hand…

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Its a fun picture but neither the baby’s outfit or the dad’s grooming look particularly 1930s and the baby appears to be suffering from a case of AI hand…

Thanks. I also wondered about 1930s but thought, well maybe in California. Should have checked for AI hand...

 

[Lean'n'mean]

Franco-Italian actress, Claudia Cardinale, has died aged 87. Beautiful, intelligent, cultured & all without an ounce of conceit.

And of course, the unforgettable...................

 

[tonyb]

Paul McCartney was a big fan of and good friend to Brian Wilson. I had the good fortune of seeing him and his band — built around the Wondermints and a few other people — perform a couple of times, in smallish venues after he made his performing comeback in the late 1990s. That first show in particular, at the Moore Theater in Seattle, was kinda magical. It was a singalong of sorts, with people ranging from little kids to oldsters dancing in the aisles. It’s a cherished memory.
Brian Wilson made my life better. If I could, I’d tell him that.

Watching for the fourth or fifth time “The Wrecking Crew,” the 2008 documentary about the LA-based session musicians who came to be known by that name on account of their more straitlaced predecessors in that line of work saying they were wrecking the popular music business.

Anyone doubting the genius that was the recently deceased Brian Wilson ought watch that film and hear the why of it from people who clearly know of what they speak.

 

[jeepTj98]

Watching for the fourth or fifth time “The Wrecking Crew,” the 2008 documentary about the LA-based session musicians who came to be known by that name on account of their more straitlaced predecessors in that line of work saying they were wrecking the popular music business.

Anyone doubting the genius that was the recently deceased Brian Wilson ought watch that film and hear the why of it from people who clearly know of what the speak.

Many great musicians came from the wrecking crew.. I had no idea that many of the musicians that I have loved and admired came from the wrecking crew.. even Elvis Presley used them! The best of the best!

 

[BobHufford]

Diane Keaton, January 5, 1946 - October 11, 2025.

 

[Mister Cairo]

Sad people turn this thread into anything but what it is intended to be…. Last Respects!!
Respects being the key word.
To add anything less is rude and classless.

RIP Sundance Kid and Charlie.
B

Thank you.

 

[Turnip]

Ace Frehley passed away yesterday.

 

[Frunobulax]

Ace Frehley passed away yesterday.

I had the pleasure of seeing Kiss for the first time right after Alive! came out, and again about a year later. They were a force to be reckoned with.

Caught Frehley's comet in the late 80s, as well. Can't remember who they opened for. Rainbow, maybe?

 

[belfastboy]

I may have issed this back in June but just found out yesterday. Gary White (Witkowski) custom hat maker out of Burffalo passed away at 70. He made a great many movie and TV hats. I loved his homburgs in Boardwalk Empire

 

[jeepTj98]

I had the pleasure of seeing Kiss for the first time right after Alive! came out, and again about a year later. They were a force to be reckoned with.

Caught Frehley's comet in the late 80s, as well. Can't remember who they opened for. Rainbow, maybe?

I’m still living in the 70’s..I listen regularly to my kiss albums almost everyday and seem to never get tired of them especially kiss alive in concert

 

[Turnip]

Klaus Doldinger, internationally certainly best known for composing the epic soundtrack for "Das Boot", passed away on 16.10.2025 at the age of 89 years.

 

[Trenchfriend]

@Turnip
I wanted to write something at the same time.

He must have been kind of a genius for "atmosphere".

 

[Trenchfriend]

R.I.P., Soft Cell's David Ball.