Showing posts with label RIP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RIP. Show all posts
Friday, July 21, 2023

RIP Tony Bennett

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Tony left us today but he was still singing the other day at his piano and his last song was, “Because of You,” his first #1 hit. Tony, beca...
Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz - The Girl From Ipanema (1964) LIVE

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From the Guardian : "Astrud Gilberto, whose dreamy interpretation of The Girl from Ipanema became the most popular version of the song,...
Monday, May 08, 2023

Let the wild rumpus start! - Thinking of Maurice Sendak

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On May 8, 2012, author, artist, illustrator, and visionary Maurice Sendak died. On that day I wrote some thoughts on his life and work . Now...
Monday, May 01, 2023

RIP Gordon Lightfoot - Canadian Railroad Trilogy

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Listen to Gordon Lightfoot's “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” and pour one out for a true original who is out riding that big Mystery Train.
Saturday, November 26, 2022

RIP Irene Cara - OUT HERE ON MY OWN (from FAME)

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Very Sad News - Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer of title tracks to 'Flashdance,' 'Fame' dies at 63, rep says Thank you, M...
Saturday, October 22, 2022

Honoring a Life: RIP Peter Schjeldahl

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Quite a loss - My thoughts on Peter Schjeldahl from April 2005 Speed of Life: Peter Schjeldahl at SFMOMA https://t.co/1gKhLJMePZ pic.twitte...
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

RIP Ronnie Spector

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#RIPRonnieSpector Spector & The E Street Band Ronnie Spector photographed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 1971. Jack Kay/D...
Monday, December 27, 2021

Painting Is a Team Sport: Wayne Thiebaud

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by Gregg Chadwick "At the heart of Wayne Thiebaud's greatness was his love of art's history and his ability to translate art...
Friday, March 15, 2019

RIP W.S. Merwin

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Gregg Chadwick The River Dreams 16"x11" oil on linen 2009 I learned tonight about the death of  W.S. Merwin....
Saturday, February 16, 2019

The Angel Falls to Earth: Bruno Ganz Dies

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by Gregg Chadwick Bruno Ganz as the angel Damiel in Wim Wender's Classic Film  Wings of Desire Bruno Ganz  has died at 77 leaving ...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

RIP - Aretha Franklin - Respect [1967] (Original Version)

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Aretha Franklin - Respect Song written by Otis Redding Album: I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You [1967] _________________________...
Monday, April 02, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr's "I've Been to the Mountaintop" at Mason Temple in Memphis.

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The day before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, he delivered his historic "I've Been to the Mountaintop" at Mason Te...
Monday, October 02, 2017

RIP Tom Petty and Prince "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

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Sunday, August 13, 2017

WWII Era Anti-Fascism Film from US - "Don't Be A Sucker"

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"The world is a dangerous place...not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything abo...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Thank You Michael Bond! RIP

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Thank you, Michael Bond. #PaddingtonBear pic.twitter.com/wDVOoReolF — Flavia Fazenda (@FlaviaFazenda) June 28, 2017 Michael Bond at...
Saturday, April 01, 2017

Gilbert Baker's Rainbow Flag at MOMA

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. @MuseumModernArt @curiousoctopus installing the flag designed by #GilbertBaker , which is part of MoMA's collection thanks to @mic...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Thank You Mary Tyler Moore!

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Mary Tyler Moore, 1936-2017. https://t.co/untjNkK5IM pic.twitter.com/2oomydy5IU — Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) January 25, 2017
Thursday, October 27, 2016

An Elegy for Lou Reed

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by  Gregg Chadwick I wrote this when I heard of Lou Reed's death in 2013. Three years on the thoughts still stand. Reposted as an eleg...