Actor, musician behind iconic ‘70s songs dies at 78 - syracuse.com A singer, songwriter and actor who co-wrote some iconic 1970s songs including hits for the Eagles is dead at age 78. JD Souther died Tuesday at his home in New Mexico,
"I'll be outside with the engine running Carrying a coat and tie Looking for a place to take you I can almost hear you sigh"
https://soccerhistoryusa.org/asha.html Do a <control F> search for Jose and you can get about a dozen of his articles here. He left behind a great legacy for North American soccer fans, for sure. Some guy named Allaway kicked in a few, too. I hear he's not too bad.
JD Souther quoted in Variety: First of all, because there were no true southern Californians in that group except Jackson Browne, and he was from Orange County. Glenn is from Detroit, Henley’s from Texas, I’m from Texas, Linda’s from Arizona, Waddy (Wachtel) was from New York, Kooch (Danny Kortchmar) was from New York, James (Taylor) was from outside Boston, and Warren Zevon was from Mars. It was a really incredibly diverse bunch of people that moved there from everywhere else. The common denominator is that we were all hungry at the same time. We were all playing these open-mic nights at the Troubadour, hoot nights, and we became friends and had a real shared ethic about music being good, and about its being good being more important than it being temporarily popular. We tried to write songs that we felt would last a long time. At least that was my motivation.
David Graham, who co-created the voice of the Daleks in Dr. Who, and did voice work all the way up to shows like Thunderbirds and Peppa Pig, died today at age 99.
Maggie Smith has died at age 89. A scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969, Smith gained new fans as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films and the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey." https://t.co/mGM5O6aPAU pic.twitter.com/w79lBPuaem— The Associated Press (@AP) September 27, 2024 This just ruined my morning.
"I ain't sayin' I beat the devil-- but I drank his beer for nothing. Then I stole his ********in' song. And you still can hear me singin' to the people who don't listen, To the things that I am sayin', prayin' someone's gonna hear. And I guess I'll die explaining how the things that they complain about, Are things they could be changin', hopin' someone's gonna care."
Ian Moore · A lot of people are gonna talk about Kris’s songs for good reason, but like Johnny Cash, and really most of the great ones, the reason his songs rang so true is because he looked deep inside himself and saw through a lot of the bullshit that seems to be reality for so many people. This moment with Sinead was one of those clarion moments that births revolutions..and, of course, he was the one to immediately see what was happening and stand tall and true. That ain’t a technique you can learn. It’s a way of being. I’m sad he’s passed but I’m happy to be able to feel all the deep respect and love for a true legend.
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, known for his defensive prowess on the court and his humanitarian work away from the game, dies at 58 https://t.co/71CajL0nlN— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 30, 2024
Full name: Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo I hope that was on his driver's license. He graduated with a degree in linguistics and diplomacy. Great idea when setting himself up for his post NBA career.
My favorite thing about him is that he got to Georgetown at 7'2" with the intention of studying to be a doctor. John Thompson saw him on campus and wanted to know who he was, and recruited him to play basketball. The odds of an athletic, 7'2" black man on the campus at Georgetown in 1987, that wasn't there to play for Thompson, must have been astronomical. Like everything else, Dikembe made the most of that and parlayed it into astronomical wealth and made a smart decision on his course of study for life after basketball.
Since his brother was already playing basketball at a college in the US, I take that comment with more than a grain of salt. I imagine Thompson was alerted to his presence as soon as he was on campus, but (perhaps) before "try outs" occurred. I think it was more of a case of him not being heavily recruited in Africa. It's a great story either way.
He was primarily a soccer player in Africa. I believe they said he played 1-2 years of basketball. He was at Georgetown on a USAID scholarship.
Whoops! Wrong thread. Sorry......if someone could move this to the "Still Alive", both Dice and I would greatly appreciate it.
He’s playing a gig near me in November. It’s not a Netflix special, but $50 are the cheap seats and a quick check of the venue shows that it will likely be close to sold out. Alarmingly. ESP. Since the pricy seats are $200 after Ticketbastard gets a cut.
Yeah, I saw he was on tour. Save your money and just shout the dumbest, most offensive things you can think of into the void for an hour. Would be funnier, more entertaining and make you feel less gross afterwards.