This man fought an incredible battle against a horrible disease. A very good man and entertaining reporter. He will be missed. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18286723/long-turner-sports-broadcaster-craig-sager-dies-age-65
...beat me to it...yeah, he did put up a helluva fight...highly respected sportscaster...we've lost quite a few notable stars this year. ...auld lang syne.
Aye, beat me to it also.... I can't recall any year in which we lost as many great men and women, especially in the music, industry, film; as well as other fields and peeps, ntm family and friends. It's been a non-stop mile long train, full of souls who inspired us, on their way- checking out... play the bagpipes once again, unless the player ran out of breath this yr. Anyone in the audience play the bagpipes....
to top all this year's death toll out, I just found out a week after the fact, Greg Lake passed,- wtf- already knew of K.Emerson earlier this year.... http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/greg-lake-emerson-lake-palmer-co-founder-dead-at-69-w454546
...here's a list of the ones I'm familiar with...rough year. Muhammad Ali Mother Angelica David Bowie Martin Crowe Patty Duke Keith Emerson Rob Ford Glenn Frey Joe Garagiola Dan Haggerty Tom Hayden Dan Hicks Gordie Howe Sonny James George Kennedy George Martin Hugh O’Brian Christy O’Connor, Sr. Arnold Palmer Lou Pearlman Shimon Peres Prince Nancy Reagan Alan Rickman Buddy Ryan Garry Shandling Pat Summitt Nate Thurmond Abe Vigoda Maurice White Elie Wiesel Gene Wilder
a very long list, and I didn't really mention Athlete's, my over sight. Not just 'athlete's either, rather some of greatest of men, who more than re-set the bar for their sport(s). Palmer, Howe, Ali, B. Ryan, ... epic greats...! Seem's we've caught most of the greats, (We touched on Guy Clark didn't we??? Some we mentioned earlier this yr. ie Haggard, but here's some I seem to of not known or forgotten, (must be old timer's)... Henry McCullough Lonnie Mack Paul Kanter Maurice White Clarence Reid Natalie Cole Gato Barbieri Lennie Baker Mic Gillette Billy Paul Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural jr. I'm shocked Tote didn't bring Lou Pearlman to our attention, I know he's got his boys poster's on his walls, Nsync, and the Backstreet Boys.... seem's I missed quit a few, most were 70's acts: R&B, Motown to Disco....no wonder, I can't recall the 70's, tho' the 60's and 80's are clear....
Wait a second Ron, are you sure Abe Vigoda died??? There were rumors he died years ago and it wasn't true.
...yeah, I used to enjoy him on Barney Miller...even back then "Fish" looked like he was dead. ...one of my favorite episodes was when Wojo brought in some brownies his GF had made that turned out to be laced with hashish...and everyone in the precinct except Barney got stoned...funny stuff;
