Desipio Message Board

Founder of pirate station Radio Caroline, Ronan O?Rahilly, 79.

As it happens, I saw On Her Majesty's Secret Service a day or two ago, and I'm genuinely grateful that Lazenby was dispatched from the role going forward. Cripes, Telly Savalas probably would have hitched his wagon had Lazenby been retained as 007.

John Conway, 82.

Tim Brooke-Taylor, 79.

This means war, virus.

John Prine, 73.

Philip Anderson.

... As he was an Honorary Globetrotter.

Curly Neal, 77.

I swear, all I was trying to do was pick up WMAQ-TV. Then this happened. What kind of world doesn't have competent late-night Saturday movies?

Greg Kot's so-long Tribune letter.

Back when I was working in the cat-rescue basement, I used to be subjected to Sound Opinions, which was about 90% insipid. It's unfortunate that it wasn't Hipster Jowls.

Buck Henry, 89.

Just discovered this on Nexflix. If one doesn't mind subtitles but enjoys the notion of an espionage training course, it hits the spot.

I'm somehow surprised that I've never seen Network from beginning to end before.

D.A. Pennebaker, aged 94.

Roky Erickson, at 71 years. I suspect that the porn-shop job didn't help, but yah, best wishes and, I hope, good travels, man.

Swad sweet lime pickle. It was brilliant with pork tamales and salsa verde. My imaginary ex went through a jar on its own while I was in Florida. I haven't tried the hot pickle yet, but sriracha is doomed, hipsters.

I.M. Pei, who forever cursed Hyde Park with this monstrosity:

W—dia informs me that Eric Hamp died on the 17th. He was a brilliant man and extremely generous to undergraduates who were out of their depth.

Shit, only now have I learned that Bill Walsh died two years ago.

Alan Pearlman, aged 93.

Dear G-d, I had forgotten how hilarious Chris Elliott can be. (He was on the radio show Bullseye while I was laboring in the cat gulag last night.)

Behold Zoo Animals on Wheels.

Ron Pumphrey, aged 87.