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The man behind NFL Films, Steve Sabol, 69.  Preceded in death by John Facenda and Harry Kalas

If they need someone to fill in as a sound alike for any remaining footage, I nominate John McDonough.

That a man in his 30th year of life dies presumably from his own self-destruction, or that his public past history would have made him a qualified pick by a shrewd Desipiot, and yet nobody picked him?

Sherman Hemsley has finally got a piece of the sod.  Age 74

Just trying to do some housekeeping around this shit-for-brains site.

For some sort of continuity's sake.

Per the diminutive one, set to begin Tuesday?

Sweet Tits.

Mobster-turned-informant, Henry Hill, 69

Maurice Sendak, 83.

Of course they use the euphemism "expired".

Long time Chicago Bulls beat writer Lacy Banks, 68.

Jimmy Ellis, 74.

Davy Jones, lead singer for the Monkees and one-time Brady Bunch cameo actor, dead at 66.

The Shitty Music thread got me to wondering how far back the live musical experience has been for people here. I've never been a *huge* concert-goer myself but I've been to a few, and I'll go first.

R.E.M., March, 1989 @ Rosemont Horizon.  

Robyn Hitchcock opened for them.  I only wish I was cool enough at the time to appreciate that fact then.

Adolf Hitler, 56.

Ray Rayner, 84.

Context.

Tim Wallach
Mike Lum
Richie Hebner
Jeff Blauser
Luis Gonzalez (BEFORE he came to the Cubs in '96)
Augie Ojeda

Go.

David McCullough wrote this in '92, but he started it in '82.  Exhaustively researched.  Finally finished it.  There's no way to do this biography justice in the limited space other than to say if you haven't read this, you should.    

Erik Kramer's kid: too drinky

Former Baltimore starting pitcher during their salad days, and most recently executive for said team, Mike Flanagan, who apparently took his own life because of Baltimore's persistent failures.

The man who created the Brady Bunch and Gilliigan's Island--Sherwood Schwartz--dead at 94.

Former First Sot Betty Ford, dead at 93.