R.I.P.

Jeez,just found out that JJ Cale has died.8(

Mick Farren died on stage I am gutted.

Minor Rock star with The Deviants, but well known in the music biz

A fantastic writer really undervalued for his science fiction work most notably The DNA Cowboys, Texts of Festival and Phaid the Gambler

Political Activist

Social Commentator and historian who wrote histories of the leather jacket and the use of the drug Speed.

Sometime editor of International Times

Music Journo with The NME

Ex boyfriend of Germaine Greer

I think he taught at a New York Uni too.

Funny guy with a wry sense of humor. Never met him my brother knew him and said he was a great guy.

Mick I loved your books, no more Phaid, no more Billy Oblivion. Just gutted. But a good way to go into the Nothings Mick.

Seamus Heaney - Poet

David Frost - journo & political commentator

RIP    David Frost. An excellent interviewer. Enjoyed his  programmes.

Frederik Pohl - Science Fiction writer and editor. Sad as he basically has been Science Fiction's elder statesman  for the last 40 odd years.

RIP Tony Lochhead

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/9169694/Arrest-over-Rangiora-death

Ray Dolby - Music and Film would not be the same without him. Dolby has always been there for me so quite sad to see the owner of such an iconic name dead.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/13/ray-dolby-dies-80-inventor

Hiroshi Yamauchi

Father of the home console.

http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/news/g523b72be86242/The-man-who-built-Nintendos-gaming-empire-dies-aged-85/

RIP Ken Norton  - The man who broke Muhammad Ali `s jaw

Bob Newhart played "Professor Proton" in an episode of The Big Bang Theory in season 6.

Did he? He never looked well to new all those years ago tbh so I'm surprised he's made it this far.

Apparently he is also booked to appear in 2 episodes in season 7 or 8 which has now entered the staff pay negotiation stage as it has been cleared to proceed.

RIP Tom Clancy - Author

First 5 books were exceptional. I don't like it then when some writers do co-authoring.

I shall be very disappointed if Bindi Irwin gets a Stingray Spike through the heart as I had her during 2011 & 2012.

I'm in second place but lagging by a Mariner 101 points.

:(

RIP Uncle Chop-Chop.

He definitely put the vice into "vice-like" handshakes - my digits never recovered lol!

Did you meet him?

"Janie" - aged 60, last tea-party survivor, euthenased 'to preserve her dignity' following a lengthy battle against Type-2 diabetes and asthma.

Born Sierra Leone 1953, emigrated NZ 1956, died Auckland Zoo 11/10/2013. RIP

All those Kitties and Pups :(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24478532

Lou Reed       RIP

Aye   +1

Lou Reed :( !!!!   "Rock N Roll Animal" one of my all time favourites

Lou Reed  March 2, 1942- October 27, 2013.... the King is gone !!

To mark Lou Reed's passing I've had his initials stamped on my headphones

This might start an argument but is not intended to, but I rate Lou Reed a better song writer and performer than Bob Dylan.

;(

The Podcast Mixer.

heh, My Old Man had the pleasure of spending a bit of time with Mr Reed in the mid-70's , by all accounts an interesting character. 

The Reed album I most like is the New York one from the late 80's early 90's with Rob Wasserman on Bass. Pretty biting commentary on America. 

Just found out Peter Fatialofa past away......I know, egg ball !!....but who`s gonna move my piano now !!!!

I always thought a great personality !!

Very much so. A excellent guy that gave everything.

RIP Billy Foulkes.......A Manchester United Legend !!!