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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4 |
one of the founders of Jefferson Airplane.
I'm having trouble trying to figure out what a "great" is for this thread, but i've seen others in this thread that put Marty in the group.- xongsmith, 5.7d
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4 |
I remember him! Great player.
Willie Lee McCovey (January 10, 1938 — October 31, 2018), nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", was an American professional baseball first baseman.- xongsmith, 5.7d |
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4
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The Marvel Comics genius who created so many action figures.
He even appeared on Big Bang Theory later in life.- xongsmith, 5.7d
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4
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Farewell, Dolly.
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4 |
From Tim Page, via Facebook:
André Previn, a musical polymath who began composing for Hollywood at 16, won a quartet of Oscars and had additional careers as a jazz piano phenomenon and major symphonic conductor ” all while forging a public identity as a jet-setter who counted actress Mia Farrow among his five wives ” died Feb. 28 at 89. Mr. Previn was considered something of a playboy as he leaped with swaggering allure between Hollywood and the directorship of some of the world’s leading orchestras, often using his celebrity and skillfulness as a raconteur to bring wider attention to classical music. He won 11 Grammy awards over half a century ” for his film music, for the records he made with jazz ensembles and orchestras he led and, in 2010, for lifetime achievement. “The most impressive aspect of Previn’s career was the ease with which he moved through the full spectrum of American music ” whether jazz or classical, movie soundtracks or TV scores, Hollywood or Broadway, overtly commercial gigs or artistically refined projects,” music historian Ted Gioia said in an interview.- xongsmith, 5.7d
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4
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One of my all-time favourite basketball players for the Celtics!
A hero for me many times.- xongsmith, 5.7d
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4
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my favourite:
Edited by Admin, : Embed video.- xongsmith, 5.7d
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4 |
I.M. Pei, Master Architect Whose Buildings Dazzled the World, Dies at 102 - The New York Times
102, yay for long life.- xongsmith, 5.7d
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4
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two of my folk heroes.
only Spider John is still alive of the great trio, Koerner, Ray & Glover and Leon always had a great stage solo presence. More from Tony Glover - Wikipedia & Leon Redbone - Wikipedia I was hoping others would beat me to this thread, but...this is a twofer.- xongsmith, 5.7d
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4
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Dr. John Dead: New Orleans Music Icon Was 77 - Variety
such a night it is. i liked his act.- xongsmith, 5.7d |
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4
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Was the guy that ran the NASA control room and talked to the mediots in the early US Space program in the 60's and so on. I remember his voice well. July 22nd, 2019. Did a lot of the behind the scene things to make it happen. 2 days after the 50-year anniversary....
"I'd rather be an American than a Trump Supporter." - xongsmith, 5.7d |
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4 |
Was hoping someone else would mention him. Guess not, so I will.
Probably the most influential film for me was Dont Look Back, a "documentary" of sorts that was both groundbreaking and revealing. He made the young Bob such a hero for my life. - nate"I'd rather be an American than a Trump Supporter." - xongsmith, 5.7d |
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4
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Toni Morrison, Nobel laureate who transfigured American literature, dies at 88.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...91-6a96e67d9cce_story.html"I'd rather be an American than a Trump Supporter." - xongsmith, 5.7d |
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.4
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One of my favorite journalists.
"I'd rather be an American than a Trump Supporter." - xongsmith, 5.7d
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