[SamT]

 

[GraemeA]

Just been told that Adam Pepper has passed away. I don't know any details but someone has posted something on Adam's FB page (https://www.facebook.com/adam.pepper.94).

Condolences to his family especially Ben and Joe 

[Nails]

Really sorry to hear this. Adam was a big character and a lot of fun. RIP

[Falling Down]

Oh flip. How sad. Thanks for letting us know Graeme.  RIP Adam and condolences Ben, Joe and Kate and the Pepper family.

[andy popp]

Oh lord. I came to post on this thread about someone else, but that is really awful news.

[tc]

Sad news

[sherlock]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/08/steve-albini-obituary
Steve Albini

[andy popp]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/08/steve-albini-obituary
Steve Albini

This is what I was going to post yesterday evening when I saw the news about Adam. Albini was a titan for both his own bands and his production work.

[teestub]

Legend. I didn’t realise how many metal albums he’d produced before browsing his discogs https://www.discogs.com/artist/59373-Steve-Albini?superFilter=Production&creditFilter=Producer

[stone]

MC Conrad, a voice junglists will never forget.
https://youtu.be/lItXDXxwvgk?feature=shared

I just saw that in memorandum the BBC site now has his 1995 essential mix up. - I taped it off the radio onto cassette back in 1995!
Fond memories of hearing him at Speed in London and at the Tribal Gathering festival!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yn3w

[Probes]

MC Conrad 
A very good friend was massively into Jungle, I not so, more house/trance but certainly entertained it. He persuaded me to go to Lebateu's in the 'pool once. Both 18 at the time. We floated into the backroom, which would fit 100-150 at best with Fabio, Grooverider & MC Conrad at the helm. I'll never forget that night. 1995. Magical times.   

[SamT]

I just saw that in memorandum the BBC site now has his 1995 essential mix up. - I taped it off the radio onto cassette back in 1995!
Fond memories of hearing him at Speed in London and at the Tribal Gathering festival!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yn3w

Cheers for that.. just been listening. I think I must have had it on tape too, I seem to be able to recall all the words, as you do. Was a massive LTJ, PFM  Looking Good/Good Looking fan.

[seankenny]

Kabosu, the dog behind the "doge" meme, has died after 14 years of internet fame:


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czkkr8l7jjxo

[Fiend]

Tim Greenhalgh - organiser of the Wiltonfest, oft-companion to r-man's Lancs bouldering explorations, and all round cantankerous, knowledgeable and passionate Lancashire character.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1566324270279682/posts/3823669777878442/

[jwi]

Comment vous dire adieu Françoise Hardy

France Inter has a 5 episodes retrospective from 2022 to listen and re-listen https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/serie-francoise-hardy-messages-personnels

[sherlock]

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/12/francoise-hardy-french-pop-singer-and-fashion-muse-dies-aged-80&ved=2ahUKEwjVuq3dtdaGAxXnVkEAHYo5JycQFnoECB0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0FKY4RYighSdmWP0FnITsI
I only started listening to her after reading about her in a biography of Nico.
Fascinating character.

[andy popp]

Donald Sutherland - one of the greats! "Don't Look Now" is an incredible film.

[MarkJ]

The scene where he runs out of the house and into the pond to try & save his daughter is stunning.

[SamT]

 
Kellys Heros and Dirty Dozen are two of my fave WW2 films.  Such a good character in those.

[Johnny Brown]

Not forgetting Scream of Stone. Shame it was let down by the script as the ingredients otherwise were the ultimate dream line-up for a climbing film.

[SA Chris]

What was stone screaming about anyway?

RIP, great actor.

[steveri]

Always massively watchable, even his bad was good. I watched a little round-up on IMDB and the clip of Don't Look Now zapped me straight back. Haven't seen that movie in decades but testament to the art that a couple of seconds can evoke an instant emotion. Mash, Ordinary People, Hunger Games, Klute, Pride & Prejudice, even flipping Space Cowboys.

[SamT]

What was stone screaming about anyway?

RIP, great actor.

Be a good route name for stone that.. so long as the move the chains evokes an almighty power scream on the first ascent. 

[sherlock]

I always thought the remake of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers was excellent.
And that's coming from someone who loves the original 50's version.

[duncan]

John Middendorf.

Climber, engineer, environmental activist, entrepreneur, teacher, writer and historian about big wall climbing and climbing gear, and all-round good guy. Someone who brought a lot more to the world than took from it.


I’ll write something a bit more considered when I’m not in quite so much shock at the news.