RIP...for all that have passed
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@yankeefan2 said in RIP...for all that have passed:
@jl4761 See below, I think you will enjoy. Linda Eder has a beautiful voice and it is a shame she is not better known outside of the Broadway community. First saw her in 1997 when she was in the Broadway show "Jekyll & Hyde", and she was wonderful. Actually, got to meet her after the show (long story for another day). She never did another Broadway show again, decided to be recording artist. Saw her in concert a couple of times since 1997 and she is still fantastic. Click link and enjoy her short tribute to Christine McVie.
That is a beautiful tribute to the late Christine McVie yankeefan2!
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Stephen “tWitch” Boss, dancer/Ellen Show DJ, age 40 by suicide.
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@oobu24 God, I just wonder what demons he had inside of him that caused him to shoot himself and leave behind a wife, 3 kids, his mom and other family and many friends? It is just so damn sad!
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@njr said in RIP...for all that have passed:
@oobu24 God, I just wonder what demons he had inside of him that caused him to shoot himself and leave behind a wife, 3 kids, his mom and other family and many friends? It is just so damn sad!
The same thing happened to the late Robin Williams, the late Ronnie Montrose and the late Freddie Prinze!
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@jl4761 Yes, it happens to way too many.
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@oobu24 Don't forget the guy in Alias Smith & Jones, tv series who shot himself under his Christmas tree, back in the 70s. That series was sooo popular here in the UK. I loved it.
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Dino Danelli, drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Jersey band the Rascals, has died
https://news.yahoo.com/dino-danelli-drummer-rock-roll-002024539.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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@oobu24 I just saw this posted on FB. I always thought he looked a lot like Paul.
https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/12/16/dino-danelli-drummer-for-new-jersey-band-the-rascals-has-died/69733045007/ -
@wandy said in RIP...for all that have passed:
@oobu24 Don't forget the guy in Alias Smith & Jones, tv series who shot himself under his Christmas tree, back in the 70s. That series was sooo popular here in the UK. I loved it.
One of my favorite shows too. I’ll never forget when my mom heard the news first and said to me “It’s not one of the Beatles, but someone has died and you’re not going to like it.” Then she told me it was Pete Duel. I liked Ben Murphy better (and even met him at some convention in Atlanta) They replaced Pete with another actor, but I think the show only went one more season.
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@njr Yeah, that's why I posted a couple of pics of him.
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This was posted on The Rascals FB page:
UPDATED 12/16, 6:01 am-
-My initial intent was to wait several days before commenting further on Dino's passing. But the high volume of sentiments and inquiries makes it necessary for me as his spokesperson to begin to try and answer your questions and concerns. I will do so here and in this post, although it may take a while due to the situation as it is. Please stay tuned, though.Firstly, I am Dino's spokesman and also The Rascals historian/archivist. I administer both Facebook pages, this Rascals page and Dino Danelli's official page.
There is no manager or publicist for Dino..I am it. I informed the Facebook page followers of Dino's passing after contacting immediate family and the other Rascals members. I'm sorry if the news came sudden and seemingly without context, but I felt it was important that the public learned sooner rather than later to avoid inaccurate speculation, which , regardless, started virtually within moments.
I will attempt to inform you of the circumstances surrounding Dino's passing while at the same time providing my personal thoughts and reflections of who he was to me, at least in some small, inadequate measure.
To know Dino, you must understand that art was his life. Art, music and film consumed his mind and his heart. He was an insomniac, sometimes staying awake for days, because he was always writing, reading, painting, drawing, watching films. He was beyond private and for someone who many consider one of the greatest drummers of all time, humble to a fault.
Dino was the most private person I knew, so I must weigh the level of detail to this story with my duty to provide some
level of closure to his public. I can only touch upon the most essential of points here. There are too many to express in this forum and at this time. My viewpoint is based on detailed historical knowledge and intense first-hand experience across many decades.Dino was acutely disappointed about the abrupt conclusion of the Rascals' triumphant "Once Upon A Dream" reunion at the end of 2013. He didn't want it to end and he was almost obsessed with conjuring ideas to keep the ball rolling. He asked me to assist him in various approaches, and I did, but it was not to be. When this project attempt failed, it seemed Dino's intense artistic spirit began to drift away.
Around this time in 2017, I noticed subtle changes in his movements and ability to walk steady. One day, he asked me to pick him up from a doctor's visit. We returned to his apartment where he began indicating to me certain wishes he would like honored after his passing. It wasn't alarming for a man his age to do so, but it seemed unusually sudden and out of left field.
He never indicated there was a particular crisis, but his desire and ability to do the creative things he loved suddenly began dissipating. He stopped being "Dino". Almost overnight it seemed, a huge aspect of the the tremendous personality I knew since I was a teenager virtually began to vanish. Looking back, knowing him as I did, I feel the loss of his creative abilities was the loss of his purpose of life.
The all-night conversations about art, music, movies and his career history ceased. He never held a full, "normal" conversation again, just brief exchanges.
He ended up in the hospital. He didn't look at the book on the nightstand. Didn't use the sketch pad brought for him. He just directed his gaze at the television, unresponsive to what was on the screen. After a while, he pleaded with me to sign him out.
In December of 2019 he returned home, but in the early part of 2022, again ended up in a rehab center where his condition incrementally grew worse. He'd spend every day there until his passing. His primary challenges were coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure, but there were many others. He had already required an angioplasty over a decade earlier.
Before my story appears overwhelmingly downbeat, I want to make clear that at no point did Dino ever complain about any aspect of his condition. He never felt sorry for himself, or expressed bitterness or regret. He told me during the earliest stages of his illness that " I had a good 75 years". Dino lived his life on his own terms...always. He left home as a teenager to pursue his dream of being a musician, and he rose to the highest level of that achievement possible. He has been and continues to be a major influence to generations of drummers who are mesmerized with his original style, impeccable, tasteful playing and heart-stopping showmanship. He didn't drink wine. But women and song.....
He had the most forward-thinking, optimistic sense of determination of anyone I ever knew. He was always thinking and creating with an openness to confront and overcome any challenge that may arise.
We collaborated together over the years on numerous projects. Videos, art, photography, writing. I was his "go to" guy for so many creative endeavors. The highlight for me was creating music. We wrote, recorded and produced and entire albums worth of songs together. We enjoyed a creative telepathy, only impeded occasionally by his stubborn desire for unattainable levels of perfection.
Being a born historian and archivist, I was always attempting to document his great talent for posterity. He was the epitome of "cool" and never ceased to impress me with his seemingly endless reservoir of ideas and approaches.The word "artist" is so commonly used to describe even the slightest level of self expression, but let me assure you Dino Danelli possessed a mindset, a creative philosophy and a set of skills as profound as any of the great artists you've ever read about.
He placed me in charge of his health and affairs, and I was honored to fulfill his wishes to the extent I could. He was undemanding, humble, and despite his weakened condition, managed to project a certain air of affability.
End of part one-I will continue writing my story as soon as time allows- JoeRusso, TheRascalsArchives@yahoo.com copyright 2022
Thank you for listening..and caring- Joe Russo
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@jl4761 Robin Williams seems to be different: He had a fairly rare illness, Lewy body dementia, that caused memory loss, paranoia and delusions. His widow explained, "Depression is a symptom of LBD and it's not about psychology – it's rooted in neurology. His brain was falling apart."
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@bruce-m said in RIP...for all that have passed:
@jl4761 Robin Williams seems to be different: He had a fairly rare illness, Lewy body dementia, that caused memory loss, paranoia and delusions. His widow explained, "Depression is a symptom of LBD and it's not about psychology – it's rooted in neurology. His brain was falling apart."
Hello Bruce M.! How are you? Adding more to what you're saying, I am very familiar with Dementia, Alzheimer's, Depression, Paranoia and Delusions seeing that I was a caregiver for my mother for 6 years. After Robin passed away, I had a chance in meeting Robin Williams' Brother (Half-Brother) while visiting Sebastopol, California. He told me that in the end, Robin was losing his memory at a rapid pace (Dementia, Alzheimer's time standards) and at the same time, lost his natural ability in thinking up comedy jokes quickly on the spur of the moment without sketches. Robin was the master of thinking up comedy jokes quickly on the spur of the moment without sketches, nobody did it better than Robin. When Robin lost his natural ability in being funny, it was all over.
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@jimmix said in RIP...for all that have passed:
Shirley Watts, Wife of Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie, Dies at 84
So sad when a spouse dies after losing their loved one.
Cute story in that article:
“I remember she wrote me this brilliant letter in the early days when they were touring America, around Altamont time,” he continued, speaking of the band’s galvanizing 1969 American tour.“She said, ‘Charlie came home at the weekend, full of conceit about being a member of the Rolling Stones. So I made him clean the oven.”’
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@oobu24 Back in 2010 I had the unique opportunity to go on the Apple Rooftop in savile Row, London. We were allowed up there with Richard Porter, because it was John Lennons 70th Birthday. As we were standing there waiting to go in, Stones drummer, Charlie Watts walked by. He musta known the significance of that building. He was immaculately dressed in a sharp pinstriped suit. Will never forget that day.
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@wandy He always dressed well.
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@oobu24 Sure did.