@shahnm
It took me a minute to find the one you [presumably] meant- turns out that there are quite few meanings for this ‘term’.
My other favorite is Strawberry Milkshake of Death (or SMOD for short)- stemming from the pink milkshake-like color [hopefully not] which can sometimes be observed during a vehicle’s coolant inspection. Not a good sign, as it means the vehicle’s coolant and automatic transmission fluid are mixing within the radiator.
@Kyeh I was gonna post this but since she died Dec. 31st I didn’t think it belonged in this thread even though her death wasn’t reported until after the 1st. She was unique, that’s for sure!
One of Hollywood’s worst weeks just got worse. David Lynch, the four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead, Wild at Heart, The Elephant Man and others who also created the Showtime drama Twin Peaks, has died. He was 78…
“Ueck was the light of the Brewers, the soundtrack of our summers, the laughter in our hearts, and his passing is a profound loss,” the Brewers said in a statement. “He was the heart and soul of Wisconsin and a dear friend. Bob loved people; his presence warmed every room and he had a way of welcoming all of us into his world as if we were lifelong friends.”
Garth Hudson, whose fantastical approach to the organ and virtuosity on a panoply of other instruments lent a distinctive touch to the roots-rock of the Canadian-American group the Band, has died, representatives for the group have confirmed. Hudson “passed away peacefully in his sleep” Tuesday morning at a nursing home in the Band’s longtime home base of Woodstock, New York, the musician’s estate executor told the Toronto Star. He was 87.
Dick Button, whose passionate and often tart commentary on figure skating competitions became a television staple over six decades and made him the sport’s unofficial spokesman, died on Thursday in North Salem, N.Y. He was 95.
This most likely belongs in the Political bullshit thread but it’s only slightly political.
While she is not famous, I feel that this little girl needs to be remembered. This occurred in a town not far from me. I hope those that drove her to this sadness feel guilty and actions be taken against the school administrators that allowed the bullying to continue to happen.
Broadcaster Al Trautwig, 68, dies from complications of cancer
Associated Press
Feb 24, 2025, 05:39 PM ET
Al Trautwig, one of the most recognizable sports broadcasters in New York and a fixture at numerous international sporting events for more than three decades, has died. He was 68.
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg has died, sources told The Post Wednesday. She was 39.
The “Harriet the Spy” star was found dead Wednesday in her New York City apartment near Columbus Circle, The Post confirmed.
Per sources, Trachtenberg was found by her mother around 8 a.m. local time at One Columbus Place, a 51-store luxury apartment complex located in Manhattan’s Central Park South neighborhood.
The actress recently underwent a liver transplant, sources told The Post, but her official cause of death has yet to be revealed…
@f00l@katbyter@yakkoTDI Maybe not an all-time classic movie but Crimson Tide. I guess I like submarine movies.
Yeah so many questions about what went on. Very possible he died of “natural causes” with a pacemaker reporting last activity many days before. But what of his wife and alleged pills? Sad about the dog probably unintended consequence of whatever happened. Why in a cage unless you are traveling?
Some answers might make sense but most don’t so far.
@f00l@katbyter@pmarin@yakkoTDI
Most recent news suggest that she died of a Hanta-virus infection, and he died of some heart-related incident days later.
It was also reported that he had suffered from some degree of dementia and may have been unaware of what happened to her.
"Hackman and Arakawa died of natural causes, authorities shared during a March 7 news conference, but natural causes—as opposed to accident, homicide, etc.—can still encompass a number of head-scratching circumstances.
Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, likely on Feb. 11, the last day she was seen alive in town, Chief Medical Examiner Heather Jarrell told reporters. Hackman apparently lived another week before he died of heart disease, according to the coroner, his pacemaker last showing activity on Feb. 18.
Hackman was in an “advanced state of Alzheimer’s,” Jarrell said, “and it’s quite possible that he was not aware” that his wife was dead.
Hantavirus, meanwhile, is a rare respiratory illness caused by exposure to contaminated rodent droppings, urine and saliva that initially presents with flu-like symptoms, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New Mexico state public health veterinarian Erin Phipps said that there was a “low risk” of exposure from the couple’s house, but other structures on their property showed signs of rodents.
Their dog Zinna was also dead when the Hackmans’ bodies were discovered.
The 12-year-old Australian Kelpie mix was found in the same bathroom as Betsy’s body- just 10 to 15 feet from her owner.
The dog had been locked in a crate after having a medical procedure, and there was no food in its stomach.
Two other dogs who were roaming free at the home survived.
While police are still waiting for the dog’s necropsy results, New Mexico State Public Health Veterinarian Erin Phipps suggested that dehydration and starvation are two likely causes that Zinna died when the other pets survived."
David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to become a lounge singer under the name Buster Poindexter and act in films such as “Scrooged,” has died. His daughter Leah Hennessey confirmed that he died Friday at home in New York. He was 75…
John Feinstein, a Washington Post sportswriter who became the best-selling author of more than 40 books, including “A Season on the Brink,” an inside look at volatile Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bob Knight, died March 13 at his brother’s home in McLean, Virginia. He was 69…
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva has passed away at the age of 77 after a long battle with cancer, his office said in a press release…
Wyoming is mourning an almost larger-than-life statesman in former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson, who died Friday, March 14, 2025, at the age of 93.
He will be remembered as much — and maybe more — for the way he carried himself as a human being rather than solely his political achievements.
Simpson spent the last days of his life at the Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody after suffering serious circulation problems in his feet and legs and resulting complications. He leaves behind his wife of 70 years Ann, three children and one brother…
*"Mia Love, the child of Haitian immigrants who went on to become a City Council member, mayor and the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday after a three-year-long battle with brain cancer.
"Richard Chamberlain, the actor best known for his role in the 1960s medical drama Dr Kildare and leading role in Shogun, has died aged 90, his publicist has confirmed to the BBC…
He died late on Saturday night local time (10:15 GMT Sunday) in Waimanalo, Hawaii, after suffering complications from a stroke, his publicist Harlan Boll confirmed - just hours before he would have turned 91"…
I bought from them for years and years. In the olden days, it was pennies more than paperback for a hardback book. Learned about many authors through them.
When I finally moved to only e-reader books a number of years ago, I dropped my membership, but memories
Sigh. The year just started and the violence keeps going
@pakopako Sadly fucking true. Makes me very tired.
I am starting to actually believe, in my heart, not just my brain, that the only salvation we might have is an alien invasion.
@Cerridwyn @pakopako I increasingly eagerly await the SMOD.
@Cerridwyn @pakopako I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
@shahnm
It took me a minute to find the one you [presumably] meant- turns out that there are quite few meanings for this ‘term’.
My other favorite is Strawberry Milkshake of Death (or SMOD for short)- stemming from the pink milkshake-like color [hopefully not] which can sometimes be observed during a vehicle’s coolant inspection. Not a good sign, as it means the vehicle’s coolant and automatic transmission fluid are mixing within the radiator.
The Osmonds Singer Wayne Osmond — Brother of Donny and Marie — Dies at 73
https://people.com/the-osmonds-singer-wayne-osmond-dead-73-8768539
@IndifferentDude Aw. According to Wikipedia, he came up with the riff that became Crazy Horses.
/youtube osmonds crazy horses
@IndifferentDude @mossygreen that dancing…
Jocelyn Wildenstein, plastic surgery addict, dead at 84
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jocelyn-wildenstein-catwoman-dead_n_6776cb28e4b0b74875616707
@Kyeh I was gonna post this but since she died Dec. 31st I didn’t think it belonged in this thread even though her death wasn’t reported until after the 1st. She was unique, that’s for sure!
@IndifferentDude Oh, ooops. I guess it does belong in the last one; I didn’t read it carefully.
Sonny Smart - Kirby’s dad
Go Dawgs
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43284302/sonny-smart-father-georgia-coach-dies-sugar-bowl-fall
Peter Yarrow, singer from Peter, Paul and Mary folk trio, dead at 86
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/arts/music/peter-yarrow-dead.html
Anita Bryant
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/arts/music/anita-bryant-dead.html
@llangley had to post this as reference, was the first thing I thought of when I heard…
“And I hope Anita Bryant never ever does one of my songs…”
RIP Jimmy
and Anita 
In Memory of “The Professor” John Kraman
If you know MECUM Auctions you knew “JK”
https://www.fitzgeraldfh.com/obituaries/john-kraman
David Lynch Dies: ‘Twin Peaks’, ‘Blue Velvet’, ‘Elephant Man’ & ‘Eraserhead’ Visionary Was 78
https://deadline.com/2025/01/david-lynch-dead-twin-peaks-blue-velvet-elephant-man-1236258625/
One of Hollywood’s worst weeks just got worse. David Lynch, the four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead, Wild at Heart, The Elephant Man and others who also created the Showtime drama Twin Peaks, has died. He was 78…
Bob Uecker, longtime voice of the Brewers and a star of ‘Major League,’ dies at 90
https://sports.yahoo.com/bob-uecker-longtime-voice-of-the-brewers-and-a-star-of-major-league-dies-at-90-155016333.html
“Ueck was the light of the Brewers, the soundtrack of our summers, the laughter in our hearts, and his passing is a profound loss,” the Brewers said in a statement. “He was the heart and soul of Wisconsin and a dear friend. Bob loved people; his presence warmed every room and he had a way of welcoming all of us into his world as if we were lifelong friends.”
@shahnm Not the Ueck!!! OMG! Next thing I know, someone is going to tell me Abe Vigoda is dead!
Cecile Richards, daughter of Ann Richards and former president of planned parenthood has passed. She was only 67.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/us/cecile-richards-death-planned-parenthood/index.html
Garth Hudson, Last Surviving Member of the Band, Dies at 87
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/garth-hudson-last-member-the-band-dead-1236280162/
Garth Hudson, whose fantastical approach to the organ and virtuosity on a panoply of other instruments lent a distinctive touch to the roots-rock of the Canadian-American group the Band, has died, representatives for the group have confirmed. Hudson “passed away peacefully in his sleep” Tuesday morning at a nursing home in the Band’s longtime home base of Woodstock, New York, the musician’s estate executor told the Toronto Star. He was 87.
@shahnm RIP. Thanks for the music
LOVE this one…
Marianne Faithfull, a Pop Star Turned Survivor, Is Dead at 78
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/arts/music/marianne-faithfull-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE4.dPAl.S3djPzjFo_v_&smid=url-share (not paywalled)
@Kyeh
I saw her live a few times. Loved her as a performer.
/youtube “broken English” Marianne Faithfull
/youtube “wild horses”
This song might have been written about her. The legends vary.
/youtube “sister morphine”
She wrote at least the lyrics to this song and got royalties all her life.
@Kyeh
Marianne as as a hot girl singer when she was still a teenager I think
/youtube “as tears go by” Marianne Faithfull
@Kyeh
Her version of sister morphine
@f00l You saw a lot of great performances!
@Kyeh
I was lucky sometimes back when things were cheaper.
@Kyeh
An article that’s basically a list of public tributes to Marianne Faithfull from people mostly in the music industry
https://www.vulture.com/article/mick-jagger-rolling-stones-marianne-faithfull-tributes.html
@Kyeh
“https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/arts/music/marianne-faithfull-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE4.dPAl.S3djPzjFo_v_&smid=url-share (not paywalled)”
is paywalled…
@PhysAssist Huh. It wasn’t when I posted it; maybe it only stays free for a limited time?
Dick Button, Figure Skating Champion and Commentator, Dies at 95
https://archive.is/SrWNM#selection-667.0-667.64
Dick Button, whose passionate and often tart commentary on figure skating competitions became a television staple over six decades and made him the sport’s unofficial spokesman, died on Thursday in North Salem, N.Y. He was 95.
@shahnm
He came across as a decent person. I always enjoyed him.
This most likely belongs in the Political bullshit thread but it’s only slightly political.
While she is not famous, I feel that this little girl needs to be remembered. This occurred in a town not far from me. I hope those that drove her to this sadness feel guilty and actions be taken against the school administrators that allowed the bullying to continue to happen.
This is the world we live in.
11 year old bullied by immigration status commits suicide
@ironcheftoni
That’s so sad, there’s absolutely no excuse for bullying! I think there needs to be consequences for those people who bully!
Singer Roberta Flack has died
https://apnews.com/article/roberta-flack-dies-61ad9755cc7b4f37b29884adc49c9340?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
/image Roberta Flack
/youtube Roberta flack “killing me softly with his song”
@f00l
/youtube “the first time ever I saw your face” Roberta flack
@f00l
Broadcaster Al Trautwig, 68, dies from complications of cancer
Associated Press
Feb 24, 2025, 05:39 PM ET
Al Trautwig, one of the most recognizable sports broadcasters in New York and a fixture at numerous international sporting events for more than three decades, has died. He was 68.
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/44000011/broadcaster-al-trautwig-68-dies-complications-cancer
Michelle Trachtenberg, ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actress, dead at 39
https://pagesix.com/2025/02/26/celebrity-news/michelle-trachtenberg-gossip-girl-and-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-actress-dead-at-39/
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg has died, sources told The Post Wednesday. She was 39.
The “Harriet the Spy” star was found dead Wednesday in her New York City apartment near Columbus Circle, The Post confirmed.
Per sources, Trachtenberg was found by her mother around 8 a.m. local time at One Columbus Place, a 51-store luxury apartment complex located in Manhattan’s Central Park South neighborhood.
The actress recently underwent a liver transplant, sources told The Post, but her official cause of death has yet to be revealed…
Robert John, Beloved ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘Sad Eyes’ Crooner, Dies at 79
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/robert-john-dead-obituary-1235910130/
Actor Gene Hackman (95) and his wife Betsy Arakawa found in their home.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewkkkvkzn9o
/image Gene Hackman
@katbyter And their dog.
@katbyter @yakkoTDI
They and one dog died.
Two dogs lived.
I and everyone else are all wondering what the hell happened here.
Localized carbon monoxide in house maybe?
Insanely great actor.
2 Oscar’s right?
Most famous for
The Unforgiven (Oscar I think)
The French Connection (Oscar I think)
The Conversation (just awesome)
FOOLS! TOOLS! JEWELS! AWESOME!
@f00l @katbyter @yakkoTDI
Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/probe-surrounding-deaths-gene-hackman-wife-continues-rcna194195
@f00l @katbyter @shahnm @yakkoTDI I am guessing since they were dead 9 or 10 days (I forget what the TV said) that the dog in the cage died of thirst.
@f00l @katbyter @yakkoTDI Maybe not an all-time classic movie but Crimson Tide. I guess I like submarine movies.
Yeah so many questions about what went on. Very possible he died of “natural causes” with a pacemaker reporting last activity many days before. But what of his wife and alleged pills? Sad about the dog probably unintended consequence of whatever happened. Why in a cage unless you are traveling?
Some answers might make sense but most don’t so far.
@f00l @katbyter @pmarin @yakkoTDI
Most recent news suggest that she died of a Hanta-virus infection, and he died of some heart-related incident days later.
It was also reported that he had suffered from some degree of dementia and may have been unaware of what happened to her.
"Hackman and Arakawa died of natural causes, authorities shared during a March 7 news conference, but natural causes—as opposed to accident, homicide, etc.—can still encompass a number of head-scratching circumstances.
Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, likely on Feb. 11, the last day she was seen alive in town, Chief Medical Examiner Heather Jarrell told reporters. Hackman apparently lived another week before he died of heart disease, according to the coroner, his pacemaker last showing activity on Feb. 18.
Hackman was in an “advanced state of Alzheimer’s,” Jarrell said, “and it’s quite possible that he was not aware” that his wife was dead.
Hantavirus, meanwhile, is a rare respiratory illness caused by exposure to contaminated rodent droppings, urine and saliva that initially presents with flu-like symptoms, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New Mexico state public health veterinarian Erin Phipps said that there was a “low risk” of exposure from the couple’s house, but other structures on their property showed signs of rodents.
Their dog Zinna was also dead when the Hackmans’ bodies were discovered.
The 12-year-old Australian Kelpie mix was found in the same bathroom as Betsy’s body- just 10 to 15 feet from her owner.
The dog had been locked in a crate after having a medical procedure, and there was no food in its stomach.
Two other dogs who were roaming free at the home survived.
While police are still waiting for the dog’s necropsy results, New Mexico State Public Health Veterinarian Erin Phipps suggested that dehydration and starvation are two likely causes that Zinna died when the other pets survived."
Famous Snowboarder Luke ‘The Dingo’ Trembath Dies Suddenly at 38
https://slaynews.com/news/famous-snowboarder-luke-dingo-trembath-dies-suddenly-38/
World-famous snowboarder Luke “The Dingo” Trembath has tragically died suddenly, according to reports.
TMZ reported Friday that Trembath was just 38 years old when he passed away unexpectedly.
Social media has been flooded with posts in response to the news of his sudden death.
However, Trembath’s cause of death has not been revealed…
David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman, Dies at 75
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/david-johansen-dead-new-york-dolls-1236324334/
David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to become a lounge singer under the name Buster Poindexter and act in films such as “Scrooged,” has died. His daughter Leah Hennessey confirmed that he died Friday at home in New York. He was 75…
@shahnm
@januarymick @shahnm
/youtube david johansen funky but cheap
@januarymick @shahnm UGH, it’s Funky But CHIC. How did I mess that up?
@mossygreen Mishearing happens with more than just song lyrics. (And I still have no idea who killed Lady Mondegreen, or why.)
@werehatrack Yeah, I’d like to say it was autocorrect and not me, but I absolutely told my mother that was the title of the song, so it was all me.
https://people.com/carl-dean-dead-dolly-parton-husband-dies-at-82-8741506
Dolly Partons husband
@Cerridwyn
Married nearly 60 years.
Salute.
@Cerridwyn
God bless her in her hour[s to come] of grief…
George Lowe, comedian and the voice actor for Space Ghost in the “Space Ghost, Coast to Coast” animated show, passed away March 2nd, 2025.
We missed one
(took me awhile to find one not behind a paywall)
https://news.calstatela.edu/2025/03/03/joseph-wambaugh-acclaimed-crime-author-and-cal-state-la-alumnus-dies-at-88/
Joseph Wambaugh, author.
(showed up as a local obit)
@Cerridwyn
Oh wow.
I own a bunch if his books.
Pamela Bach
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/entertainment/pamela-bach-actor-hasselhoff-dies-hnk/index.html
John Feinstein, sports commentator and best-selling author, dies at 69
https://archive.is/Ni9eg#selection-531.0-531.70
John Feinstein, a Washington Post sportswriter who became the best-selling author of more than 40 books, including “A Season on the Brink,” an inside look at volatile Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bob Knight, died March 13 at his brother’s home in McLean, Virginia. He was 69…
@shahnm
I read that book recently …
Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva dies at the age of 77, his office confirms
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/congressman-raul-m-grijalva-dies-at-the-age-of-77-his-office-confirms
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva has passed away at the age of 77 after a long battle with cancer, his office said in a press release…
Former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Al Simpson Dies At 93, Remembered As Gentle Giant
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/03/14/former-wyoming-u-s-sen-al-simpson-dies-at-93-remembered-as-gentle-giant/
Wyoming is mourning an almost larger-than-life statesman in former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson, who died Friday, March 14, 2025, at the age of 93.
He will be remembered as much — and maybe more — for the way he carried himself as a human being rather than solely his political achievements.
Simpson spent the last days of his life at the Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody after suffering serious circulation problems in his feet and legs and resulting complications. He leaves behind his wife of 70 years Ann, three children and one brother…
Eddie Jordan 30 March 1948 – 20 March 2025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Jordan
Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76, says family
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg8ez8201yo
@Kyeh So sad. Taken too soon
@heartny Yes, for sure.
@heartny @Kyeh
Absolute boxing legend
And I love his second career
/image George Foreman grill
@f00l @heartny @Kyeh
Well… He DID leave behind 5 namesakes!
Mia Love, Utah’s history-making former congresswoman, dies at 49
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/03/23/mia-love-utahs-history-making/
*"Mia Love, the child of Haitian immigrants who went on to become a City Council member, mayor and the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday after a three-year-long battle with brain cancer.
She was 49…"*
@shahnm
Way too young…
Richard Chamberlain, Shogun star, dies aged 90
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v9xzw09z0o
"Richard Chamberlain, the actor best known for his role in the 1960s medical drama Dr Kildare and leading role in Shogun, has died aged 90, his publicist has confirmed to the BBC…
He died late on Saturday night local time (10:15 GMT Sunday) in Waimanalo, Hawaii, after suffering complications from a stroke, his publicist Harlan Boll confirmed - just hours before he would have turned 91"…
I forgot to post this
SFBC - Science Fiction Book Club, closed for orders Feb 1, 2025.
https://locusmag.com/2025/01/science-fiction-book-club-to-close-for-orders-february-1-2025/
With everyone using ereaders. . .
I bought from them for years and years. In the olden days, it was pennies more than paperback for a hardback book. Learned about many authors through them.
When I finally moved to only e-reader books a number of years ago, I dropped my membership, but memories