Quote from: DKG on July 24, 2025, 11:04:22 AMAbba was more commercially successful than all of them. That doesn't mean much.

WUT? I like me some ABBA! Alan Parsons Project too!!!!

At any rate, Ozzy had more hits which translated into more commercial success. He even managed that while being somewhat of a pariah in the 80's. I cant say with 100% certainty, but I dont think RJ Dio had the controversies such as biting a bat, being sued over suicide solution, pissing on the Alamo, etc.

Quote from: Lokmar on July 24, 2025, 11:22:59 AMWUT? I like me some ABBA! Alan Parsons Project too!!!!

At any rate, Ozzy had more hits which translated into more commercial success. He even managed that while being somewhat of a pariah in the 80's. I cant say with 100% certainty, but I dont think RJ Dio had the controversies such as biting a bat, being sued over suicide solution, pissing on the Alamo, etc.

By stating that you like ABBA, you pretty much just came out of the closet.  So how many of your shoes match your purses?

Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on July 24, 2025, 11:25:17 AMBy stating that you like ABBA, you pretty much just came out of the closet.  So how many of your shoes match your purses?

None. I only wear tennis shoes. My "purse" is a Fantom Wallet. I have bought 2 purses in my life tho....A black Dooney and Burke and a black Marc Jacobs.

Hulk Hogan 1953 - 2025.

Rest in peace Hulkster.

 

Wow, it's been a shit week.  Malcolm Jamal Warner, Ozzy, and now Hulk.

Enjoy heaven, dudes.

Bad news comes in threes

Quote from: Odinson on July 24, 2025, 11:50:08 AMHulk Hogan 1953 - 2025.

A generation of kids grew up with the Hulkster as their hero. RIP HH. You were a great role model for boys.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on July 24, 2025, 12:22:35 PMBad news comes in threes

I guess with inflation it now comes in fours

Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for 'Feels So Good,' dies at 84


Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Chuck Mangione, who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-flavored single "Feels So Good" and later became a voice actor on the animated TV comedy "King of the Hill," has died. He was 84.

Mangione died at his home in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday in his sleep, said his attorney, Peter S. Matorin of Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP. The musician had been retired since 2015.

Perhaps his biggest hit — "Feels So Good" — is a staple on most smooth-jazz radio stations and has been called one of the most recognized melodies since "Michelle" by the Beatles. It hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top of the Billboard adult contemporary chart.

https://www.abc15.com/obituaries/jazz-legend-chuck-mangione-known-for-feels-so-good-dies-at-84

A lot of celeb deaths this week.

RIP Dead peoples. 

Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97


Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97.

Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did not specify a cause of death.

Lehrer had remained on the math faculty of the University of California at Santa Cruz well into his late 70s. In 2020, he even turned away from his own copyright, granting the public permission to use his lyrics in any format without any fee in return.

A Harvard prodigy (he had earned a math degree from the institution at age 18), Lehrer soon turned his very sharp mind to old traditions and current events. His songs included "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "The Old Dope Peddler" (set to a tune reminiscent of "The Old Lamplighter"), "Be Prepared" (in which he mocked the Boy Scouts) and "The Vatican Rag," in which Lehrer, an atheist, poked at the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church.

"Tom Lehrer is the most brilliant song satirist ever recorded," musicologist Barry Hansen once said. Hansen co-produced the 2000 boxed set of Lehrer's songs, "The Remains of Tom Lehrer," and had featured Lehrer's music for decades on his syndicated "Dr. Demento" radio show.

https://www.abc15.com/obituaries/tom-lehrer-song-satirist-and-mathematician-dies-at-97

Quote from: Oliver the Second on July 28, 2025, 01:54:16 AMTom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97

Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97.

Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did not specify a cause of death.

Lehrer had remained on the math faculty of the University of California at Santa Cruz well into his late 70s. In 2020, he even turned away from his own copyright, granting the public permission to use his lyrics in any format without any fee in return.

A Harvard prodigy (he had earned a math degree from the institution at age 18), Lehrer soon turned his very sharp mind to old traditions and current events. His songs included "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "The Old Dope Peddler" (set to a tune reminiscent of "The Old Lamplighter"), "Be Prepared" (in which he mocked the Boy Scouts) and "The Vatican Rag," in which Lehrer, an atheist, poked at the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church.

"Tom Lehrer is the most brilliant song satirist ever recorded," musicologist Barry Hansen once said. Hansen co-produced the 2000 boxed set of Lehrer's songs, "The Remains of Tom Lehrer," and had featured Lehrer's music for decades on his syndicated "Dr. Demento" radio show.

https://www.abc15.com/obituaries/tom-lehrer-song-satirist-and-mathematician-dies-at-97

I aint heard of him.

Quote from: Herman on July 28, 2025, 02:12:44 PMI aint heard of him.

He was big on the Doctor Demento show and every teenager in LA listened to Dr. Demento back in the 70's.

 I just found out that piece of shit Ozzy fucking shot all 17 of his own cats with a shot gun back in the 80s.

 I hope he is rotting in hell.