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It was an extraordinary service, Prince Phillip's Carriage and Poney's leading the procession with Cap and Gloves on the seat was moving.
The Land Rover hearse was good too. Perfectly in keeping with his wish for little fuss.
Yes I was aware he had designed it. Pretty morbid doing that yourself but it turned out very well.
I work in the funeral industry as a full-time humanist celebrant and we are seeing a lot more of this kind of thing - and it should be strongly encouraged, not seen as 'morbid'. The taboo around death is the biggest problem; the refusal to even have a conversation about one's wishes, which leaves families trying to organise a funeral as a distress purchase at short-notice with very little idea of what their loved one wanted.
When David Bowie opted for direct cremation (without a funeral service), it led to an increase in the public looking at that option. When high profile figures such as Victoria Wood, Rhodri Morgan and Terry Jones opt for humanist funerals (all of which were conducted by colleagues of mine), it increases public awareness of non-religious/humanist options. And likewise, Philip's brilliant decision to talk about his own funeral plans in advance and have some input into how the day went will be a big step in further removing that unhelpful taboo.
We all know how this ends... so talk about it!
A rare honest politician, first person to choose a female Vice President.
“I will not make age an issue in this presidential race... I will not hold my opponent’s youth and inexperience against him” LOL! One of the greatest lines ever! Even Mondale couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.
Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion, dies at 73
I'll remember him for his songs and producing. But most for his own album Bad For Good (in the style of Bat Out of Hell, after Meatloaf departed to go solo).
"Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through", Jim Steinman, 1981.
Time to watch "Two-Lane Blacktop" again...it's been quite some time.
It wasn't my thought at the time, but Steinman obviously didn't have Meatloaf's presence to back up the theatrics of the stage and video sides of it. But writing and producing was plenty. He's done work over the years I never caught up with, I should catch up now.
"The Storm"
DER SPIEGEL may also have mentioned that Def Leppard famously refused his production of their fourth album Hysteria @j_w_pepper. That's after he pursued his standard approach of backing choral groups and other fixtures. His staple sound, but not for everybody and everything.
I followed Meat Loaf for a time and enjoyed his albums on a milder level. Always some tracks to key into and enjoy.
"If You Really Want To", George Meyer & Ted Neeley, 1983. (Carolyn Munro on board for this one)
https://www.archyde.com/yves-renier-the-famous-commissioner-moulin-is-dead/
Max von Sydow
Yaphet Kotto
Michael Apted
Helen McRory
Earl Cameron
Rémy Julienne
Diana Rigg
Peter Lamont
Sean Connery
Noted elsewhere, surprising omission of Honor Blackman.
93rd Oscars In Memoriam
The layout artist worked on such films as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Space Jam (1996). I knew the name looked familiar when I saw that he had passed earlier today – but could place it right away. It turns out that one of his earliest projects was working on “2OO1” (especially the Star Gate sequence).
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/rip-roy-naisbitt-master-layout-artist-and-longtime-collaborator-of-richard-williams-204657.html
Mr. Naisbitt was 90 years old.
RIP.
I think they really misjudged the music and pace here. I know it was a lot of names to get through, but still!
Yes, I totally agree with you, @Tokoloshe2. It seemed to largely speed up a lot as it went along and you could barely register the face and the name and who they were. However, I notice it did linger longer when it came to Sir Sean Connery near the end. They could have spent a few more seconds on each name and thereby added a minute or so to the running time. It would have been a lot more respectful looking. It reminds me a bit of the one second silence (complete with an on-screen timer to make sure they didn't go over time!) that was observed by the four presenters for a recently deceased contributor on the Tomorrow's World type spoof show Look Around You 2.
From the 'In Memoriam' I learned that Ronald Harwood had died in September 2020. He was an early writer on one of my favourite TV shows, Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988), where he adapted many of Roald Dahl's adult short stories. I must've missed the news of his death at the time.
The additional content is narcissism straight up, self-celebration of the organizers wasting the opportunity at hand.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/science/michael-collins-third-man-of-the-moon-landing-dies-at-90.html
Michael Collins had a well-deserved reputation of being thoughtful and almost poetic about his place in history. He was also witty and self-deprecating about that role. And there is no better astronaut book than “Carrying the Fire.”
Ad-Astra Mr. Collins,
And thank you.