IN REMEMBRANCE--2026

[Aeson]

Chuck Negron has died.

Legendary lead singer for iconic rock band dead at 83

He died Monday in California.

www.yahoo.com

Again? Someone reported his death a couple pages back.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Again? Someone reported his death a couple pages back.

Damn it- I went looking and didn’t see it.

 

[Ryujin]

Katherine Short, daughter of Martin Short, has died.

Please, if you're feeling as she did, reach out to people who can help you.

Martin Short's daughter Katherine Short dies at 42

Katherine Short, daughter of Martin Short, has died.

abcnews.com

 

[General_Tangent]

Red Dwarf’s ‘visionary’ co-creator Rob Grant dies aged 70

Grant and Doug Naylor created the much-loved sci-fi sitcom in 1988

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Belen]

Dan Simmons, a legendary author, has died.

Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77

 

[prabe]

Dan Simmons, a legendary author, has died.

Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77

On the one hand, well, crap. On the other hand, he had a really good run.

 

[Artamo]

On the one hand, well, crap. On the other hand, he had a really good run.

I am this many years old where 77 feels like it’s maybe a few years short of a good run.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I am this many years old where 77 feels like it’s maybe a few years short of a good run.

Seems pretty young to me, but I think that @prabe was referring to the quality of his run, not the quantity.

 

[prabe]

Seems pretty young to me, but I think that @prabe was referring to the quality of his run, not the quantity.

Well, he left a lot of good stuff, so quantity matters in that way. I did intend to be commenting on the duration, but that shouldn't be interpreted as "more wouldn't be better" or "people in their seventies should die and get out of the way" or anything like that. Of course, I'm twenty-something years younger than that, and there are times I feel decrepit--something I don't expect to get better with age--so my sense of things might be skewed.

 

[General_Tangent]

Neil Sedaka has left us.

Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies at 86

A skilled pianist nominated for five Grammy awards, Sedaka wrote hits through the 1950's and 60's.

www.bbc.co.uk