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MintyTheCat · Post by **MintyTheCat** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:04 pm

It is a real shame to hear of Christopher Lee's passing. I heard on German news this afternoon. Not a bad age at all and a proper gent.

Every time I think of Hammer I think of him. His legacy will live on.

soprano1 · Post by **soprano1** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:07 pm

Ornette Coleman is gone too, at 85.

NRS · Post by **NRS** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:41 pm

I was already bummed to read about Christopher Lee's passing; and then came the news of Dusty Rhodes...

Goodbye, American Dream.

I'm not fond of today.

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:02 pm

The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, a guy I grew up watching, he had some of the most passionate promos. Look up Hard Times, probably his best promo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4MmynUrze8

Post by **system11** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:23 pm

Five in one day, is this some kind of dead pool record?

Ron Moody - played Fagin in Oliver, among many other roles.
Robert Chartoff - producer of the Rocky series and Raging Bull.

KennyMan666 · Post by **KennyMan666** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:05 pm

One for the Swedes: Comedian and TV profile Magnus Härenstam, who among other things was the Swedish host of Jeopardy for quite some time and also very well known as one of the three hosts of what's probably Sweden's most well known TV program for children, Fem Myror är fler än Fyra Elefanter, passed away at 73 years of age.

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:16 am

This was the week of death, or something.

The amount of celebrities was quite high. But we had some local deaths, that made everything seem even more bleak. One young man was struck by lightning (!), and another guy I knew, drank himself to death.

It's weird when you have someone die by kind of outrageous circumstances...because the first thing I wanted to say was "he should have gotten a lottery ticket". But then you see all his friends and family in tears about it, and you feel like a dick.

And he was only like 18 or something.

NTSC-J · Post by **NTSC-J** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:55 am

Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 Jewish children from murder by the nazis in WWII, passed away at 106.

Here's a beautiful clip of him being surprised by dozens of the children he saved.

Blinge · Post by **Blinge** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:14 am

"Winton kept quiet about his humanitarian exploits for many years, until his wife Grete found a detailed scrapbook in their attic in 1988.[27] It contained lists of the children, including their parents' names and the names and addresses of the families that took them in. By sending letters to these addresses, 80 of "Winton's children" were found in Britain"

Christ..

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:19 am

Omar Sharif has departed to the great beyond today.

KennyMan666 · Post by **KennyMan666** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:21 am

Satoru Iwata, CEO of Nintendo, passed away at age 55 on Saturday due to bile duct cancer. Source.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:15 am

KennyMan666 wrote:Satoru Iwata, CEO of Nintendo, passed away at age 55 on Saturday due to bile duct cancer. Source.

Holy fuck what?!

EmperorIng · Post by **EmperorIng** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:52 am

That came sadly and suddenly.

RIP to the man who developed some real quality entertainment and oversaw probably the second-best or best Nintendo handheld ever.

Drum · Post by **Drum** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:52 am

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:58 am

I no please understand. Thank you, and rest in peace, Mr. Iwata. -__-

copy-paster · Post by **copy-paster** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:39 am

ryu · Post by **ryu** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:23 am

RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e3VWO3iDt0

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:33 pm

Total bummer. I never got into the Wii or the later generations Nintendo games like the ones that ruled my youth, but he definitely gave the company a much needed shot in the arm. A little frightening to hear about such a young death.

Strikers1945guy · Post by **Strikers1945guy** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:53 pm

KennyMan666 wrote:Satoru Iwata, CEO of Nintendo, passed away at age 55 on Saturday due to bile duct cancer. Source.

That seriously came out of no where, did anyone even know he was ill?

soprano1 · Post by **soprano1** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:58 pm

Strikers1945guy wrote:
KennyMan666 wrote:Satoru Iwata, CEO of Nintendo, passed away at age 55 on Saturday due to bile duct cancer. Source.
That seriously came out of no where, did anyone even know he was ill?

He was treated last year for bile duct cancer.

Strikers1945guy · Post by **Strikers1945guy** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:16 pm

soprano1 wrote:
Strikers1945guy wrote:
KennyMan666 wrote:Satoru Iwata, CEO of Nintendo, passed away at age 55 on Saturday due to bile duct cancer. Source.
That seriously came out of no where, did anyone even know he was ill?
He was treated last year for bile duct cancer.

Ahh okay thanks, I haven't followed console or handheld stuff for a while now just focus on older retro stuff so I had no idea he was ever even sick. Still, sad.

KAI · Post by **KAI** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:22 pm

This is so sad. Rest in peace Iwata-san.

dan76 · Post by **dan76** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:59 pm

Patrick Macnee died last month - shit. He was 93 so that's pretty good going. I loved The Avengers when I was growing up, and he was pretty good in the original Battlestar Galactica.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 7:06 pm

Yes he was good in the original Battlestar Galactica. Rewatched it all recently.

Has anyone mentioned the death of Amanda Peterson? Kabballywood keeps on truckin'
http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment ... -teen-star

NRS · Post by **NRS** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 7:08 pm

Damn. Iwata really caught me off guard this morning when I saw the news. I remember reading he was having health issues that prevented him attending E3 this year, but this was the last thing I expected.

Thank you for all your amazing contributions, sir.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:47 pm

I blame the Wii U...

Lord Satori · Post by **Lord Satori** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:14 am

Strider77 wrote:I blame the Wii U...

The CEO of Nintendo dies and the first thing you think to do is shit on one of their consoles?

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:30 am

Lord Satori wrote:
Strider77 wrote:I blame the Wii U...
The CEO of Nintendo dies and the first thing you think to do is shit on one of their consoles?

I see what you're saying, but I think he was suggesting stress caused by the Wii U's performance could have be a contributing factor in hindering Iwata's recovery.

Could have worded it better, agreed, but I don't think it was shitting in the console.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:56 pm

Ambient musician Susumu Yokota has died at the young age of 54. His actual passing was in March, but his family just released the news.
Source

This one hurts... if you're not familiar, check out his album Sakura. It's all over Youtube. I just played it for someone like a week ago.

Leandro · Post by **Leandro** » Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:34 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
This one hurts... if you're not familiar, check out his album Sakura. It's all over Youtube. I just played it for someone like a week ago.

Really good stuff!

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