Celebrity RIP Thread

[restorer-john]

Very sad to hear of Irene Cara's passing. And at only 63.

Irene Cara's 1983 album, What a Feelin' was the 4th Compact Disc I bought as a late teenager. I remember riding my bike down to Kmart at Pacific Fair and paying $17.88 for it. In the early days of CD, they'd offer about 6% off the list price. And, their CDs were protected in locked acrylic cases as I hated scratches on the jewel cases.

Not only do I still have that original disc in my collection, it is in absolutely mint condition (but you expected that, right?).

A very early CBS Sony Records release (CSR around the centre hub IIRC) , smooth edge case and of course, Made in Japan. I'll have to dig it out for a play tonight.

 

[restorer-john]

And here is my actual compact disc (notice pre bar-coding):

Vale, Irene Cara.

 

[JSmith]

Another reason to feel old...

Indeed... yet a reason to celebrate life too.

Very sad to hear of Irene Cara's passing.

Yeah, I was a bit cut when I heard that news... so I played some of her songs on YT today and felt better. I think it just reminded me of... different times. I have the same album, but on vinyl, which is away in storage at the moment.


JSmith

 

[Kachda]

RIP Christine McVie

Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies aged 79

The singer-songwriter, behind some of the group's biggest hits, dies after an illness, her family says.

www.bbc.com

 

[Sgt. Ear Ache]

RIP Christine McVie

Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies aged 79

The singer-songwriter, behind some of the group's biggest hits, dies after an illness, her family says.

www.bbc.com

Yeah, just heard this. Damn...RIP.

 

[tw 2022]

RIP Christine McVie

Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies aged 79

The singer-songwriter, behind some of the group's biggest hits, dies after an illness, her family says.

www.bbc.com

Yep, yet another sign I'm getting old..rip....

 

[DSJR]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She, Stevie and Lindsey between them, wove such magic spells in the songs on their classic albums, each bringing a different facet to the wonderful whole. Too close to home this, so apologies for the emoting...

 

[sonitus mirus]

Chicken Shack was good, too. Great song writer.

 

[dpturner]

while neither has great range, i always preferred Christine's singing over Stevie's. rip Christine McVie.

 

[thegeton]

mmm... Still doesn't compute. *shrugs

Are you guys referring to this Madonna?

 

[thegeton]

Yeah, just heard this. Damn...RIP.

NO!

 

[Ken1951]

Really sad. I loved the early Fleetwood Mac albums she was on.

 

[tw 2022]

Are you guys referring to this Madonna?

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yep.. i remeber her on American bandstand (before she was even famous ).. Dick Clark asked her what her goals were .. she replied: "to rule the world" .. i'll be damned if she wasn't pretty close for a decade or so..lol....

 

[JSmith]

What a shame, RIP.

JSmith

 

[diddley]

Such a sad news. All the heroes are going without replacement.

 

[tw 2022]

Such a sad news. All the heroes are going without replacement.

the true greats are never replaced.. just remembered...

 

[Burning Sounds]

Chicken Shack was good, too. Great song writer.

Absolutely! Added a nice clean copy of I'd Rather Go Blind to my jukebox just a couple of months ago. As with many of that era's British bands it was my introduction to the original artist, in this case Etta James.

 

[DonR]

Bob McGrath, original 'Sesame Street' cast member, dead at 90 | CNN

Bob McGrath, an actor who played the friendly neighbor Bob Johnson as an original cast member of the beloved children’s program “Sesame Street,” has died, according to statements from his family and Sesame Workshop shared on social media.

www.cnn.com

 

[JSmith]

Bob McGrath, original 'Sesame Street' cast member, dead at 90 | CNN

Bob McGrath, an actor who played the friendly neighbor Bob Johnson as an original cast member of the beloved children’s program “Sesame Street,” has died, according to statements from his family and Sesame Workshop shared on social media.

www.cnn.com

Aww... that's a shame, RIP.

'Sesame Street' Veteran Bob McGrath Dead at 90

'Sesame Street' veteran Bob McGrath, who was one of the original human stars of the children's series dating back to the '60s, has died.

www.tmz.com

JSmith

 

[JSmith]

Cancer is horrible... RIP Kirstie.

Kirstie Alley Dead at 71 After Private Battle with Cancer

Kirstie Alley -- who made a name for herself on both television and film -- has died after a private battle with cancer.

www.tmz.com

JSmith