The "which famous person died today" thread

AliBobbyJ said:
V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N in the summer sun!

One of the dozen 45s i got with a Dansette record player for my first Christmas as a teenager.
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“Lipstick on your collar told a tale on you
Lipstick on your collar said you were untrue,
Bet your bottom dollar you and I are through
Cos Lipstick on your collar told a tale on you, yeah.
Told a tale on you ,yeah.”
I do not remember it at all, too young you see. RIP Connie Francis.
 
Not mega famous but Roger Norrington the conductor passed away a couple of days ago. Pioneered historically 'accurate' recordings of classical music and did things like completely binning off vibrato in performances, a bit divisive but you couldn't doubt his commitment to music.
 
jimharri said:
Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Apparently, he was famous for playing Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show". No; I never heard of him either.
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Well, what a stupid and dismissive comment.

He appeared on a groundbreaking TV show that showed a positive depiction of the Black household, that was pretty famous for all the right reasons, and was something MOST people in and around the age of 50-60 would have heard of.

The show was a staple of after school TV on CH4 in the 80s and 90s.

I'm gutted for his loss as he was making a regular comeback over the last few years. I remember him from 'A Different World', 'The Fresh Prince' and was a regular on 'The Resident' TV show on streaming.

RIP Mr Jamal-Warner.
 
Bigga said:
Well, what a stupid and dismissive comment.

He appeared on a groundbreaking TV show that showed a positive depiction of the Black household, that was pretty famous for all the right reasons, and was something MOST people in and around the age of 50-60 would have heard of.

The show was a staple of after school TV on CH4 in the 80s and 90s.

I'm gutted for his loss as he was making a regular comeback over the last few years. I remember him from 'A Different World', 'The Fresh Prince' and was a regular on 'The Resident' TV show on streaming.

RIP Mr Jamal-Warner.
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To be fair Bigga,there's a possibility a large portion of bluemooners haven't heard of anyone on the so called which 'famous' person died today thread.
Me included.
 
doots said:
To be fair Bigga,there's a possibility a large portion of bluemooners haven't heard of anyone on the so called which 'famous' person died today thread.
Me included.
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Sometimes, it's not even so much that, it's the dismissive attitude towards someone one might not know about.

It's rude and offensive and just shows how little interaction one has with other ethnic programming. CH4 was the first thing my fam put on after getting back from school, so Jamal-Warner means something to my culture.

I can understand the part that doesn't connect with someone, but to dismiss them because they weren't "famous" in your known world of media programming is fairly annoying and reductive.
 
Bigga said:
Sometimes, it's not even so much that, it's the dismissive attitude towards someone one might not know about.

It's rude and offensive and just shows how little interaction one has with other ethnic programming. CH4 was the first thing my fam put on after getting back from school, so Jamal-Warner means something to my culture.

I can understand the part that doesn't connect with someone, but to dismiss them because they weren't "famous" in your known world of media programming is fairly annoying and reductive.
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Kinell man,super sensitive or what!?
 
Bigga said:
Well, what a stupid and dismissive comment.

He appeared on a groundbreaking TV show that showed a positive depiction of the Black household, that was pretty famous for all the right reasons, and was something MOST people in and around the age of 50-60 would have heard of.

The show was a staple of after school TV on CH4 in the 80s and 90s.

I'm gutted for his loss as he was making a regular comeback over the last few years. I remember him from 'A Different World', 'The Fresh Prince' and was a regular on 'The Resident' TV show on streaming.

RIP Mr Jamal-Warner.
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It's not stupid at all. What I said is a fact; I'd never heard of him, as I never watched that programme. I tend to avoid most American comedy shows, as their humour just doesn't appeal. Friends, Frazier etc etc. They just leave me feeling meh. Probably something to do with me being a FMOC.
 
jimharri said:
It's not stupid at all. What I said is a fact; I'd never heard of him, as I never watched that programme. I tend to avoid most American comedy shows, as their humour just doesn't appeal. Friends, Frazier etc etc.
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You wrote "Apparently he was famous..." which is the dismissive and reductive part of your comment.

Then "No; I haven't heard of him either". You make this an all encompassing factor where you expect others to shrug their shoulders too. That didn't need adding.

Just being factual about the passing is fine.
 
Bigga said:
You wrote "Apparently he was famous..." which is the dismissive and reductive part of your comment.

Then "No; I haven't heard of him either". You make this an all encompassing factor where you expect others to shrug their shoulders too. That didn't need adding.

Just being factual about the passing is fine.
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Both of which are true. Was he famous to a lot of people, particularly in America? Judging by the popularity of the show over there (having googled it), you'd have to say yes. But, as I said earlier, I'd never watched it. So, until this evening, having never heard of him, my comments about his fame weren't unreasonable. You disagree; that's your prerogative. I'm not going to spend all night arguing about it. You won't change my opinion, and I won't change yours.
 
jimharri said:
Both of which are true. Was he famous to a lot of people, particularly in America? Judging by the popularity of the show over there (having googled it), you'd have to say yes. But, as I said earlier, I'd never watched it. So, until this evening, having never heard of him, my comments about his fame weren't unreasonable. You disagree; that's your prerogative. I'm not going to spend all night arguing about it. You won't change my opinion, and I won't change yours.
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Seemingly hard to just be factual about the passing alone, eh?

Whatever, man.

Again, RIP to a man who meant much in the Black TV world community.

 
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