Passings away 2009 - 2012

[JKB]

Junior Seau, former linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and New England Patriots, apparently committed suicide today.  He was found in his home by his girlfriend with a bullet wound to the chest.  He played 20 seasons in the NFL and was a 12 time pro bowler and is a sure fire first ballot hall of famer.

I have spent, off and on, probably almost 9 of the last 14 years in the San Diego area and, while not necessarily a Charger fan, I tell you what, the city of San Diego is grieving tonight.  Junior Seau is San Diego.  He graduated from high school in Oceanside, CA, went to college at USC, and played his first 13 seasons for the Chargers.  He has a restaurant here and did countless hours and spent tons of money doing charity work in the area.  The whole city is in shock right now. 
The thing that made me sad is that here we are, so close to possibly ascending, and someone like Junior Seau sees fit to take his own life.  That is sad.  RIP Junior...
 

[Yowbarb]

JKB thanks for posting this, about Junior Seau's untimely passing...
There have been a lot of unusual passings of young athletes or good athletes, champions just past their prime of their careers...
Suicide seems an unlikely event but who knows maybe people get depressed after the height of their careers is over... ?
It is a waste since the slightly older or older champions have a lot to share with the young people, in passing the torch of their knowledge of their sport.
Thanks,
Yowbarb



http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/report_nfl_great_junior_seau_d.html

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[inselemel]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17963855
Beastie Boys star Adam Yauch dies aged 47

"Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch has died at the age of 47, his publicist has confirmed to the BBC.

The musician, director and Tibet activist was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in 2009.
Yauch underwent surgery and radiation therapy but said in 2011 reports he was totally cancer-free were "exaggerated".
Under the alias MCA, he formed part of the band that eventually became the Beastie Boys, selling 40 million albums worldwide with Mike D and Ad Roc.
Yauch, pictured with his bandmates in 2011
Tributes have already been paid to the star on Twitter, with the likes of De La Soul, Ice T, Joe Satriani and Common passing on their condolences."
Yauch was married to Tibetan-American activist, Dechen Wangdu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBShN8qT4lk&ob=av2e  (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To PARTY)

[Yowbarb]

That is shocking news...I really like the Beastie Boys...

[inselemel]

What i heard of the Beastie Boys - i liked, especially (You've gotta) Fight for your right (to Party) and so young and he was a Tibetan activist, as well. Shame.

[Yowbarb]

What i heard of the Beastie Boys - i liked, especially (You've gotta) Fight for your right (to Party) and so young and he was a Tibetan activist, as well. Shame.

I feel a sense of loss.
Adam's wife and people close to him must be heartbroken...and the Tibetan cause has really lost someone too...
Yowbarb
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[Yowbarb]

http://celebritydaily.net/music/dechen-wangdu-is-beastie-boys-adam-yauch-wife/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dechen-wangdu-is-beastie-boys-adam-yauch-wife

May 4, 2012
Posted by Miva in celebrity couples
 
"Dechen Wangdu Is Beastie Boys Adam Yauch Wife
Beastie Boys founder Adam Yauch loss his battle to cancer on May 4th, his beloved wife Dechen Wangdu.was by his bedside, Would you like to know more about her?
 
47 year-old Adam Yauch  was one of members of the music band the Beastie Boys along Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond, In 2009 Adam was diagnosed with cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node, he loss his battle to cancer on May 4th, 2012 at the age of 47.
 
Dechen Wangdu American born to Tibetan activist parents was a member of Students for a Free Tibet, the organization for which funds were raise at on  September 10th. 1995 at Harvard University were The Dalai Lama was giving a speech and where Yauch attened and met Dechen.
 
Although it was until months later that they reconnected at another conference for Students for A Free Tibet, at the time Yauch was considering becoming a monk, but I guess love won that battle.
 
“I was debating between the idea of being a celibate and becoming a monk or actually having family,” he said during an interview with Rolling Stone. “I was deciding whether or not I wanted to try being in a serious relationship or just stay on my own…Dechen and I started spending some time together and hanging out, it just felt like it would be great to have a family. That would be the right thing to do.”
 
Yauch and Dechen  married on May 31st, 1998 in New York in a Tibetan ceremony,  Rancid performed at their wedding reception. Dechen i involved in other organization  for a free Tibet like Free Tibet, the U.S. Tibet Committee, and the Tibetan Women’s Association, she was featured in Yauch’s 1998 documentary  Free Tibet. On September 30th 1998 Dechen became the proud mommy of her adorable 14 year-old daughter Tenzin Losel Yauch or Lousel as family and friends call her.
 
Our deepest condolences to Dechen and Lousel, we all send our warmest thoughts to you."

[Yowbarb]

Donna Summershas passed away from cancer at age 63. A lot of people interviewed were not aware she was sick...
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Last Dance

Video:  http://youtu.be/7cPIT_T3mYU

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/17/showbiz/donna-summer-profile/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

The legacy of Donna Summer, America's disco queen, is lasting
 

By Michael Martinez, CNN
updated 7:24 PM EDT, Thu May 17, 2012

[Yowbarb]

Better sound quality, Last Dance by Donna Summers...

Video
http://youtu.be/jOpUfTi1keI

[JKB]

I grew up listening to Donna Summers on LP's.  Sad loss...
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgRcUtpxh70

[Yowbarb]

I grew up listening to Donna Summer on LP's.  Sad loss...
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgRcUtpxh70

She was quite a talent... a shining star...the interviews I saw everyone said she was really a warm kind person...
- Yowbarb
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Summer#Death LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012[1]), known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She had a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was a five-time Grammy Award winner.[2][3] Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the U.S. Billboard chart, and she also charted four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period.
 
Summer died on May 17, 2012. The Associated Press reports that she died in the morning at her home in Key West, Florida at age 63 following a battle with cancer.[4][5] The Bradenton Herald quotes "Sarasota County records" stating that she lived in Englewood, Florida at the time of her death. The reference did not state the place of her death.[ Continues ]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Summer#Death

[inselemel]

I was so shocked when i heard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPlV2dzXWCw Hot Stuff is one of my favourite disco songs, but she had so many great songs. Shame and she didn't seem to be a diva like a lot of singers/entertainers are now!

Her songs will be remembered, in my family, anyway!

One hellavu party and sing a long going on up there now!

[Yowbarb]

Mr. Barry Gibb has passed away.
He was one of the brothers in the Bee Gees band. There was Barry, Robin and Maurice. Maurice passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in 2003, now Robin has passed away from cancer, so there is onely one brother remaining, Barry.
 - Yowbarb

Bees Gees, Wikipedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Gees
Excerpt:
Born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived their first few years in Chorlton, Manchester, England, then moved in the late 1950s to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, where they began their musical careers.[1] After achieving their first chart success in Australia with "Spicks and Specks" (their 12th single), they returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967 where producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to a worldwide audience. It has been estimated that the Bee Gees' career record sales total more than 220 million,[2] making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997;[3]

[inselemel]

Another group that had so many great songs Stayin' Alive, Words, How Deep is your Love, Tragedy .........
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bee_Gees_songs list of Bee Gees songs.

[Yowbarb]

Another group that had so many great songs Stayin' Alive, Words, How Deep is your Love, Tragedy .........
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bee_Gees_songs list of Bee Gees songs.

We are definitely losing a lot of musical icons from the 1970s. It's just their time...Earlier in the week it was Chuck Brown and Belita Woods...and others..
Posting a couple more below, more in following posts...
Bless them All,
Yowbarb
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Chuck Brown Performs 'Wind Me Up!'

VIDEO: http://youtu.be/JM1vSfrQQgQ

Chuck Brown performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. 3:43
Video courtesy of raw Venture Records & Tapes
Uploaded by PBSNewsHour on Sep 13, 2011
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Chuck Brown, 75, American singer and musician ("Bustin' Loose"), the "Godfather of Go-Go", multiple organ failure.

Born:  August 22, 1936  Gaston, North Carolina
Origin:  Washington, D.C.
Died:  May 16, 2012 (aged 75)  Baltimore, Maryland
Genres:  Funk, go-go
Occupations:  Singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, guitarist
Instruments:  Guitar
Years active:  1960s–2012
Website:  windmeupchuck.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Brown

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ChuckBrownOct012005b.jpg
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belita_Woods

Belita Woods, May 14
Woods died of heart failure on May 14, 2012. She was 63.
Belita Karen Woods of the group Brainstorm (and 20 years in the group, Parliament Funkadelic.) Photo below with Parliament Funkadelic 2009.

SYMPHONY-BELITA WOODS  4:15

VIDEO LINK: http://youtu.be/CjkaiVJRWP8

Published on May 15, 2012 by MrDocktaill
P-FUNK,BELITA WOODS
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If you ever need to cry - Brainstorm 6:35 (circa 1978.)

VIDEO LINK: http://youtu.be/ZXrZ9v20LOI
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