Pope Francis has died! He just spoke yesterday wishing everyone a Happy Easter! I just turned on the Rai (Italian TV) and they said he died at At 7:35 AM Italy time. So sad. RIP!
Former Argentine GK, Hugo Orlando Gatti died at the age of 80! Rest In Peace, Loco! (19 August 1944 – 20 April 2025)
He was really, really good. He started with the ACC and then moved up to ESPN. Solid and understated, loved his work.
David Thomas of Pere Ubu, 71. "Buy me a ticket to a sonic reduction Guitars gonna sound like a nuclear destruction Seems I'm a victim of natural selection Meet me on the other side, another direction" (Pere Ubu)
Mr. Asbury Park Lenny Welch, early city hitmaker, has died "Since I Fell for You" Lenny Welch - YouTube
Priscilla Pointer, 100. She had a role in the early seasons of Dallas, did a lot of work on broadway and then in the San Francisco theater scene, and appeared with her daughter in a few things like Carrie and Micki & Maude.
Manolo el del Bombo (born Manuel Cáceres Artesero) 76, respiratory failure Spain's famous futbol supporter
Ruth Buzzi dies at 88; best known for role in "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" | Watch 'Laugh-In' star Ruth Buzzi, scowling lady with the handbag, dead at 88 | Reuters
Charles Strouse, Composer of ‘Annie’ and ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 96 Mr. Strouse had more than a dozen Broadway shows to his credit and composed some of the most enduring musical theater numbers of his era: “Put On a Happy Face”and “Kids (What’s the Matter With Kids Today?)” from “Bye Bye Birdie,” which opened in 1960 and featured lyrics by his frequent collaborator Lee Adams; “But Alive” from “Applause” (1970), a musical adaptation of the movie “All About Eve” starring Lauren Bacall, with lyrics by Mr. Adams; and “Tomorrow” and “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” from “Annie”(1977), with lyrics by Martin Charnin. All three shows earned Tonys for Mr. Strouse — “Birdie” and “Applause” for best musical and “Annie” for best original score. Both “Birdie” and “Annie” were made into hit movies.
Ex-Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gadi Kinda dies at age 31 - ESPN In Memory of Gadi Kinda | 1994-2025
Speaking of NBC comedies, Irsay had a cameo on Parks and Recreation. He also is a collector of literary memorabilia, including the scroll typescript of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, which I saw at the Kerouac museum in Lowell MA, thanks to Irsay being generous with his (veryt expensive) possessions. Original Typescript Scroll of "On the Road" – Artifacts – The Jim Irsay Collection