Mickey Baker, another founding father of rock-n-roll.
I REALLY like his work with Sylvia, especially "Love is Strange" and "No good lover".

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/03/local/la-me-mickey-baker-20121203

I DO remember "Love Is Strange" (ain't that the truth?) Good song. I can't say I'm real familiar (tho know the name with Mickey Baker. You know your sh*t Lilo.


SC, Kind of the same with Dave Brubeck though I was more familiar with his name. When I heard them play "Take Five" I remembered that tune very well.

RIP Mickey & Dave.


TIS

Does anyone know this Mexican-American singer, Jenni Rivera, that died in a plane crash yesterday? I don't think I know who she is, but what a shame.




TIS

Heard about this earlier. Looked her up and she was recently trying to make a name for her self outside of Mexico (she was born in the united states by the way). In a way this reminds me of Selena's and Aaliyah. Both were on the verge to make a name, and died before they were given the chance.

Yea, I remember Aaliyah. She was JUST getting started wasn't she? Selena was killed by a fan if I remember correctly, no?

Also, back in the 70s, if you remember, Jim Croce, who was just making a string of hits for himself when he was too killed in a plane crash. Also, off the top of my head, Ricky Nelson, John Denver also died in plane crashes. Of course we can go way way back to Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, etc. All left us way to young.




TIS

Along with Ritchie Valens, the day the music died.

Patsy Cline, too.

Yea, crazy fan shot and killed Selena. At least she had a movie to keep her memory alive, same with holly/bobber/valens with McLean's song American Pie.

At least Holly/Denver/Nelson made a name for them selfs before there untimely passing. Croce was a sad death, Bad Bad Leroy Brown is a great song.

It just seems like musician's have two things to worry about. Getting pass the age of 27 and planes. You barely hear anything bad happening in a car/van...unless your willie nelson.

Don't forget Otis Redding

Yea, I forgot about Otis Redding.

I know they all weren't, but some of these were those small private planes weren't they (like Rivera's and I think Rick Nelson & John Denver were in their own small planes, as was JFK Jr.)

I say that cause those small planes scare me way more than a regular plane. I don't think I'd ever get in one even if I knew and trusted the pilot. I like to have a little more than a thin piece of wall between myself and the stars.


TIS

I think all of them were private planes. Well accept for the one that most of the band from Lynyrd Skynyrd were on, I believe that was a commercial plane

As I remember, John Denver died while piloting a self-propelled plane. A real tragedy.

Jim Croce's death really shook me all those years ago; I was in college back in 1973. His best songs weren't the Top 40 hits. He was my favorite at the time.

I confess, I hate to fly. It doesn't matter that I've only flown on (relatively) large commercial airplanes, I just don't like it. Period.

I had heard of Jenni Rivera, but I really didn't know very much about her. According to the TV news reports, she had been signed to appear in an ABC-TV series. She also had children and grandchildren. What a horrible tragedy for all concerned.


Signor V.

Didn't Bing Cosby die in a plane crash..

No.

My mistake, he died playing golf.

I believe this would be fitting to have here. Every year I look forward to TCM's tribute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5-xGJPgT7c&feature=g-subs-u

Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar maestro, dies 92

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20690632

Think i was the only member to pick him..

RIP

TIS, did, too...thanks for the update

No problems..

Boy SC & Bam are kicking butt. How'd they get 11 & 10? An inside track?






TIS

Just a "good" year.

Geoff and I are in a play for pay death league. Geoff won one year! As good as I'm doing this year, though, I'm only in 4th place in that league.

Start preparing your lists for next year!!

I think im doing OK with my measly 6..

Yea, SC pretty much won it this year unless 2 long shots that nobody has besides me kick it in the next three weeks.

I'm sure he and George are making music together again.

lets hope so Kly..

worlds oldest women died aged 116.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besse_Cooper

I picked her..

Also Oscar Niemeyer died on the 5th Dec and i notice SC and Mig have him on their list.

Proposal for next year's contest (2013) -

Rather than having many people listing really old people (i.e. over a hundred years old) why don't we change the scoring system to allow for more points for younger picks?

One proposal for scoring - using the age of 100 as the cutoff point, you'd get 100 points for a confirmed kill and the subtract their age when they died. For example, if your pick was 92 years old when he/she died, you'd get 8 points for that pick.

Any opinions on that?

Oh yea, now he tells me now that I have my list completed.

So, do WE put an age then by each of our names?



TIS

Im happy with the way it is..