Not someone famous , but I like to say rest in piece to my father. It's been 5 years since his murder and the hurt is still raw . The person who did it is still walking around free as a bird . Whilst my family and especially I have been living a nightmare . The struggle is unbearable and the stress is killing me

That's rough. So rough.
Hang in there mate.

Thanks e.g it should get easier as the years go by, but for me it's an never ending nightmare as I can't visit his resting place (murdered in the Philippines and buried with his dad ). My wife suggested I visit back home so I can have closure and say goodbye and or build a memorial garden for him at the backyard so I can just hang out and reminisce about the good times

I reckon she's pretty spot on. Sounds like you're having a tough time grieving and have done for a while.
Do you have family in Australia? And in descendants from your father? Something that really helped my grandmother a few years ago when she was suffering poorly from depression due to the loss of her husband was to write map out his life. Nothing made her happier than sitting and talking through his life stage by stage. She never wrote it down, but if she still had her marbles, I'm sure she would wish she had done.
Maybe just something worth considering?

Yep my mum and my sister . Both have moved on as they have come to peace with his passing . I haven't as I'm the only son and I've been struggling with the whole I must be the man of the family . My older sister has it worse as she lost both her parents in bad ways (her mum died in a fire ). Not knowing why he was murdered is the hard part and knowing the person is walking the streets of the Philippines is frightening .

Couldn't even imagine that mate. Such a rough trot for you and your family. All I can say is that I hope you find a way to grieve appropriately so that you can move on a build your life on your new family here.

Murder is one of those things that feels so removed for many of us in Australia, just unfathomable until it hits you personally or those around you I guess. Sorry to hear all this mate, real rough go.

Sad thing is he had cancer as well. When I got the call from my brother in law I was sad but I thought at least he's at peace but two days later , the call that changed my life forever came calling . I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy

Pictured here with Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach - the man known best for playing Tuco (aka "the Ugly" ) from Leone's Spaghetti Western "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" has passed away today. He was 98



http://variety.com/2014/film/news/eli-wallach-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-villain-dies-at-98-1201246070/

He was a character actor who kept working, apparently he was still working until recently, he had a role on "Wall Street, Money Never Sleeps"


Tuco: [shouting] Hey, Blond! You know what you are? Just a dirty son-of-a-...

^ RIP Good Sir!


Edited by condemned666: 25/6/2014 05:46:51 PM

5 years ago today....

RIP Eli Wallach.

-PB

Farrah Fawcett, no one remembers. I do.

Bobby Womack, ‘Across 110th Street’ singer, dead at 70


By Associated Press, Canada.com June 28, 2014 6:29 AM

Bobby Womack, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. He was 70.

Womack’s publicist Sonya Kolowrat said Friday that the singer had died, but she could provide no other details.

With an incomparable voice few could match, Womack was a stirring singer and guitarist in his own right and a powerful songwriter whose hits like “Across 110th Street,” “If You Think You’re Lonely Now” and “I Wish He Didn’t Trust Me So Much” captured the imagination of future stars in rock ‘n’ roll and R&B.



“He had a style that nobody else could ever capture,” longtime friend, gospel singer Candi Staton, said in a statement. “I loved him and I will miss him so, so very much.”

In a statement, musician Peter Gabriel said: “I’m very sad to learn of Bobby Womack’s death … His songs and his voice have been so much a part of the fabric of so many musical lives. In recent years, it was great to see Richard Russell and Damon Albarn bringing his music back into our attention. He was a soul legend. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends at this time.”

Womack’s death comes as something of a surprise. Though he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease two years ago and overcame addiction and multiple health issues, including prostate and colon cancer, recently, he seemed in good health and spirits when he performed earlier this month at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

He told the BBC in 2013 the Alzheimer’s diagnosis came after he began having difficulty remembering his songs and the names of people he had worked with.

And there have been many. The soul singer cut a wide path through the music business as a performer and songwriter in a career that spanned seven decades. Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, long after he’d lost his fortune and his career to addiction.

He spoke of kicking his substance abuse problems in a 2012 interview with The Associated Press and all the friends he’d lost to drugs over the years.

“I think the biggest move for me was to get away from the drug scene,” Womack said. “It wasn’t easy. It was hard because everybody I knew did drugs. … They didn’t know when to turn it off. So for me looking at Wilson Pickett, close friends of mine, Sly Stone, Jim Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and I can go on and on and on, and I say all of them died because of drugs.”

According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website, Womack was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and sang gospel music at a young age, performing with his brothers in The Womack Brothers. Under the influence of gospel and R&B legend Sam Cooke, who signed the group to his personal label, Womack moved into secular music. In the early 1960s his group recorded “It’s All Over Now,” which was covered and by the Stones and became the band’s first number-one hit.

His songs have been recorded by multiple artists, and he played as a session musician in Memphis in the 1960s.

Albarn and XL Recordings president Richard Russell helped Womack regain his career with 2012 comeback album “The Bravest Man in the Universe.” The album was a departure for Womack, full of electronic music and beats. But it was lauded by critics for a simple reason: That distinctive voice of his still brought chills.



“I don’t think he ever really thought that he would do anything again,” Albarn said of Womack in March. “Watching his rehabilitation and watching his ability to confront new material and new challenges was nothing short of miraculous at the time, and he still today continues to battle his demons and his illness. But he’s a beautiful person and when he opens his mouth and that voice comes out, it is something that is somehow touched by God.”

http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/Bobby+Womack+Across+110th+Street+singer+dead/9984886/story.html

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And that's all hes got

RIP

:(

Three innocent Israeli boys, 16,16 and 19, kidnapped and murdered by Hamas.

RIP

Tommy Ramone (not his real name, and is not related to any of the other band members) from the Ramones



Heres my favourite Ramones moment, courtesy of The Simpsons ->

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I think theres only 1 Ramone still left? (original, non original band member)

http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-snowboarder-found-dead-as-police-search-for-missing-mate-on-mt-bogong/story-fnii5sms-1226987302354

Melbourne Snowboarder found dead at Mt Bogong

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/james-garner-dead-at-86/story-e6frfmq9-1226995237583

RIP, Always liked him.

RIP James Garner

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Its a bloody dangerous sport.

R.I.P to my auntie in the U.S the hardest goodbyes are the ones you can't say

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-10/man-dies-in-city-to-surf/5661074

Rip city to surf sydney runner

they say exercising is insane and brings people closer to death for doing it

But i prefer to remain active :(

Rest in Peace Robin Williams :(

-PB

Fark.

Just read that online. Poor bastard killed himself.

How horrible.

RIP O Captain My Captain.

A very sad day, RIP

He was a very quick witted individual Mr Robin Williams, this clip (from Mork and Mindy) sums the man up, in a nutshell->

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http://www.rferl.org/contentinfographics/suicide-rates-around-world/25475212.html

http://www.mantherapy.org.au/man-facts/man-stats

"At least six people die by suicide each day in Australia. Five of these are men."

I find the mainstream media suicide discussion blackout to be quite disconcerting, and if anything good can come from Robin Williams' apparent suicide perhaps that's a discussion that can be front and centre once again.

We've all been to dark places, some of us return more scarred than others with some not returning at all. Having someone help push you when you need it isn't only helpful - it's sometimes a necessity.

I can't thank the first class blokes in my life enough for the patience, mateship and support that we show each other.

Walk on, brothers.

Absolutely Heart broken.
In years gone by I found him utterly hilarious and loved him.

In the last year or so, they have re-evaluated the media black out on suicide (for those who dont know, it was though that reporting on suicides would give those on the edge the motivation to do it them selves).

Ive noticed that they report it more now, usually followed by the life line number or suicide support line.

Robin Williams was genuinely hilarious and larger than life. A man who brought so many memorable characters into our childhoods and even our adult lives and inspired so many people in the process. Maybe if he'd had some of those characters to talk to he wouldn't have succumbed to the black dog.

If you're feeling depressed, helpless or like you're drowning, talk to someone. Get Help.
http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/
http://www.lifeline.org.au/