Twin Tiers Living 541 Posted January 1 Reports of the death of celebrities for the upcoming year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 541 Posted January 1 Aaron Brown, the renowned CNN anchor who gained prominence for his coverage of the September 11 attacks and his pivotal role in shaping the network’s evening news format, died Sunday at 76, his family said. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 541 Posted January 8 Quote Folk singer Peter Yarrow — writer of the timeless classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" and one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — died Tuesday, a family representative said. He was 86 and had been diagnosed with bladder cancer four years ago. Source And there's a local connection to him as well: Quote Yarrow co-wrote the group’s biggest hit, “Puff the Magic Dragon,” while at Cornell University with college friend Leonard Lipton, according to the Associated Press. Despite theories it was inspired by drug usage and referenced marijuana smoke, Yarrow said it was a tale about the loss of childhood innocence as a young boy named Jackie Paper outgrows his make-believe dragon friend. “A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys,” Yarrow said. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 541 Posted January 15 Quote Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” has died. He was 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery. No additional details were immediately available. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 514 Posted January 15 44 minutes ago, Twin Tiers Living said: Source That is a severe loss. His duet with Conway Twitty is in my top 5 favorite songs. It is iconic! https://youtu.be/cAA_LUCb0QE?si=iT6_-UP5ZlJVn9bH 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 541 Posted January 17 Bob Ueker has died: Quote For a backup catcher with limited physical talent, Bob Uecker enjoyed a larger-than-life career in baseball and beyond – due, in large part, to an uncanny ability to laugh at himself. Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90, following a "private battle with small cell lung cancer," his family said in a statement. “Ueck was the light of the Brewers, the soundtrack of our summers, the laughter in our hearts, and his passing is a profound loss," the team said in a statement. "He was the heart and soul of Wisconsin and a dear friend. Bob loved people; his presence warmed every room and he had a way of welcoming all of us into his world as if we were lifelong friends." Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 541 Posted January 17 David Lynch also: Quote Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. Lynch revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after a lifetime of smoking, and would likely not be able to leave his house to direct any longer. His family announced his death in a Facebook post, writing, “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.'” Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 541 Posted February 3 Quote John Erwin, the reclusive actor who provided the voices for the heroic title character in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and the vain frenemy Reggie Mantle in a series of Archie cartoons, has died. He was 88. Erwin died of natural causes “around Dec. 20” in his home in Camarillo, California, his reps at the PR firm Celebworx announced. For nearly a decade starting in 1969, Erwin was heard in dozens of TV commercials as the snarky Morris the Cat, the finicky orange tabby who would eat nothing but the 9Lives brand of cat food. The hugely successful campaign was created by the Leo Burnett advertising firm. Source And for those who never heard of Morris the Cat: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites