RIP 2023
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Given this thread has now diverged into the hawt thread I feel comfortable in putting out, what shouldn't be but is, a controversial opinion here.
Sinead O'Connor was a glorified one hit wonder. It is of course sad when anybody dies, let alone takes their own life, but passing on does not suddenly make somebody to be far far more important and successful than she was. The things being written are way way over the top.
She covered a song, put her own take on it, and became probably the 750th person to cry when shooting a video.
Nothing Compares 2 U was a huge hit, no doubt. But since then, what? So lets not go nuts.
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@MajorPom said in RIP 2023:
Given this thread has now diverged into the hawt thread I feel comfortable in putting out, what shouldn't be but is, a controversial opinion here.
Sinead O'Connor was a glorified one hit wonder. It is of course sad when anybody dies, let alone takes their own life, but passing on does not suddenly make somebody to be far far more important and successful than she was. The things being written are way way over the top.
She covered a song, put her own take on it, and became probably the 750th person to cry when shooting a video.
Nothing Compares 2 U was a huge hit, no doubt. But since then, what? So lets not go nuts.
This
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@MajorPom said in RIP 2023:
Given this thread has now diverged into the hawt thread I feel comfortable in putting out, what shouldn't be but is, a controversial opinion here.
Sinead O'Connor was a glorified one hit wonder. It is of course sad when anybody dies, let alone takes their own life, but passing on does not suddenly make somebody to be far far more important and successful than she was. The things being written are way way over the top.
She covered a song, put her own take on it, and became probably the 750th person to cry when shooting a video.
Nothing Compares 2 U was a huge hit, no doubt. But since then, what? So lets not go nuts.
I like the subtle Prince reference.
Speaking of which I’ll go one step further and point out that I couldn’t fucken stand that song either.
( The one Sinead did, Princes song is one of many absolute bangers he did )
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Always though this was better than Nothing Compares
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Clive Rowlands, one of the giants of Welsh Rugby has gone
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Good innings
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@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2023:
RIP Peewee.
Probably hasn’t been this stiff since he went to the movies back in 91
#tastelessjoke
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Hector Salamanca
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@Billy-Tell said in RIP 2023:
Hector Salamanca
Awesome character actor. Brilliant at ‘those’ kind of nasty bad guys.
As well as being blown to bits in Breaking Bad he got on Tony Montanas bad side too.
RIP
Off topic. I just realised Scarface is FORTY years old ! Looks like I’ve found another classic to watch with the boys !
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William Friedkin RIP. A true master.
Biggest pressing of F.
William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ Director, Dies at 87
William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' died Monday at 87.
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@Catogrande He hit a massive slump after To Live and Die in LA, but in his late career he made Bug and Killer Joe, which were both excellent, especially the later.
Cruising is a great movie.
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Live & Die in LA is a great film and colour me unsurprised that you like it. Don’t think I’ve seen either of the other two.
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@Catogrande My cousin was at a gig earlier this year, and the main guy from Wang Chung was there supporting his GF who played in my cousin's band. Wang Chung did the soundtrack for To Live and Die in LA, and that guy told my cousin that he had a great time hanging out with Friedkin during the production - said he was a real artist, and a very cool guy to collaborate with
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@Catogrande Also, Robbie Muller was the cinematographer, and he was a good as anyone. Euro meets LA, meets Michael Mann - Heaven.
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To Live and Die in LA was Robbie Muller doing Michael Mann Miami Vice, but with the chemical sunset haze of 1984 LA. A real artist has been lost.
He did all the Wim Wenders (before he sucked), Jim Jarmusch movies, Saint Jack in Singapore, Barfly for Schroeder, and Repo Man (such a good movie). True genius
