Not a good year for entertainers...

[adrianjacobs]

Wham!

 

[Dngrsone]

You know, there's a whole meme going 'round the myface/twit thing: Dear 2016, leave Betty White the F alone.

 

[lunatic59]

Liz Smith

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-...-smith-has-died-aged-95-a-spokeswoman-for-her

 

[Dngrsone]

Dngrswife is sad... she so loves the British comedies.

 

[lunatic59]

She was a great character actor.

 

[adrianjacobs]

And now princess leia

 

[Dngrsone]

Damnit... Kind of expected, after the heart attack, but still.

2016 is being a bastard right to the bitter end.

 

[The_Chief]

I'm absolutely in shock over Carrie. She was in stable condition, upgraded from critical! How sad...

 

[SiempreTuna]

WTF 2016! You're officially taking the p*ss!

You had Trump and Brexit for f*ck's sake: how can destroying the world not be enough for you?!

 

[psionandy]

In the words of someone else........

Mitch Benn ‏@MitchBenn 20m20 minutes ago
Maybe in a few days I'll think of something witty, apposite or uplifting to say about Carrie Fisher but right now I got nothing. Nothing.

 

[NightAngel79]

I'm absolutely in shock over Carrie. She was in stable condition, upgraded from critical! How sad...

As I know all to well, "Stable" really just means "not getting worse" and can be deceptive. When I kept hearing 'stable' throw around (on facebook of course) then reports that no one actually said stable, I had a funny feeling. Never been so disappointed in being right

 

[Deleted User]

Very sad news.

 

[Hadron]

Throw in Richard Adams, author of Watership Down. OK, he was 96, so less of a shock than Carrie, but still a loss.

Really feel for Debbie right now: losing your daughter is not something I want to contemplate.

 

[bcrichster]

 

[Dngrsone]

Nice!

You see US politics on the list there?

 

[Slug]

You see US politics on the list there?

Nope, because politics is restricted to the P&CA sub-forum.

Bowie, Lemmy, Michael, Parfitt... watch out Geldorf, the Grim Reaper is picking off Live Aid!

 

[Deleted User]

Nope, because politics is restricted to the P&CA sub-forum.

Bowie, Lemmy, Michael, Parfitt... watch out Geldorf, the Grim Reaper is picking off Live Aid!

Feels like a 'Final Destination' movie.

 

[The_Chief]

I just got a report that Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher's mom, has been rushed to the hospital...

 

[Clementine_3]

Her son confirmed she has passed away.
Ugh

 

[lunatic59]

2016 .... UNCLE already! Geez

 

[ceva321]

Ah, man. 2016, you cannot end soon enough.
The link above from CNN that I posted confirms her passing.

Death does not take a holiday, trust me more celebrities will die in 2017.

 

[lunatic59]

Maybe the 2017 thread will be titled "Not a good year for politicians and corporate execs" I think you should start that, @rootabaga just to get the ball rolling.

 

[lunatic59]

This is a pretty good list as well

http://www.legacy.com/news/galleries/celebrity-deaths/gallery/2016-celebrity-deaths

 

[lunatic59]

Let's count the hours ...

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/newyear

only 38.5 to go

 

[Dngrsone]

Barbara Tarbuck at 74