RIP

Goddamn prescription drugs.

Comedian Greg Giraldo died today at the age of 44 -- five days after he was
hospitalized for an overdose.

RIP

Wow. Blanda was still playing when I was 4 years old.

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of the great George Blanda," the Raiders said Monday in confirming his death. "George was a brave Raider and a close personal friend of Raiders owner Al Davis." The Pro Football Hall of Fame said on its website that Blanda died Monday after a brief illness.

Blanda retired a month shy of his 49th birthday before the 1976 season. He spent 10 seasons with the Bears, part of one with the Baltimore Colts, seven with the Houston Oilers and his final nine with the Raiders.

Paul Gray 1972 - 2010

DIO a week ago and now this

RIP #2.

Paul Gray, 38, bassist and founding member of the Grammy Award-winning band Slipknot, was found dead May 24 at a hotel in his home town of Des Moines. The cause of death was under investigation.

Slipknot, a heavy-metal band known for an intense, thrashing style of play, macabre masks and visceral stage antics, won a Grammy in 2006 for best metal performance for the song "Before I Forget." The band has been known for extreme behavior during live performances, including urinating and vomiting onstage, according to biographies.

DIO died

Bad news to end the weekend.

Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died Sunday, according to a statement from his wife and manager. He was 67..

Dio revealed last summer that he was suffering from stomach cancer shortly after wrapping up a tour in Atlantic City, N.J. with the latest incarnation of Black Sabbath, under the name Heaven And Hell.

Thanks for the music, Ronnie. So many of us Metal Heads will be in mourning. Here's your devil horn sign coming right back at ya.

Natural Causes

I'm sure all the people, particularly in the media, that said he likely died of an overdose will come out and apologize. Waiting....waiting.....

Corey Haim died of natural causes.

A coroner’s report into the cause of death has ruled the Canadian actor passed away from respiratory distress - not a drugs overdose, as previously believed.

While the report found traces of drugs in his system, it found none in a high enough capacity to contribute toward his death.

A non-sucky baby boomer

Without him much of the music we listened to would never have existed.

The former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren may have been exposed to the asbestos which killed him while smashing up Sex, his infamous King's Road punk design shop, his partner, Young Kim, has told The Independent on Sunday.

McLaren, who died last week, aged 64, of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, is believed to have been exposed to the deadly material when he shattered the ceiling of Sex, the shop he shared with his then partner, designer Vivienne Westwood.

RIP: "Have you ever seen a grown man naked?"

Peter Graves checked out today.

RIP Corey Haim

Unfortunately it doesn't seem like he'll be given the benefit of the doubt that his death may be non-drug related.

LOS ANGELES – Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in "Lucas" and "The Lost Boys" whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

Haim died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said.

Oldest peep in the US checks out

Wow! She's WW1 era. Remarkable times to live thru.

WESTMORELAND, N.H. – Mary Josephine Ray, the New Hampshire woman who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, has died at age 114 years, 294 days.

She died Sunday at a nursing home in Westmoreland but was active until about two weeks before her death, her granddaughter Katherine Ray said.

RIP- Jon Swift

One of the funniest bloggers ever died.

The great Jon Swift has died. That's the "blogging" angle to a personal tragedy. In reality, the voice of Jon Swift - the hilarious faux conservative blogger whose talent and passion were evident in every post - belonged to Al Weisel

He used to write hilarious Amazon reviews. Classic stuff.

RIP J.D. Salinger

Like 678,054,697 other people, he left an indelible mark on mah life.

From Metallica.com

RIP

Our most sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Morgan Dana Harrington, the 20 year old Virginia Tech student who was last seen while attending our concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA. Sadly, Morgan's body was found yesterday ending her family's three month vigil hoping and praying for her safe return. Mere words cannot express the anguish and grief that we know her parents Dan and Gil are feeling, and our thoughts are with them.

If you have any information at all about Morgan's death, please contact the Virginia State Police at (434) 352-3425 or the UVA Police at (434) 352-3467 or police@virginia.edu.

Brittany Murphy

RIP

RIP

Vince McMahon has got to get his business under control. Too many of these guys are dying too young.

The death of World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Edward Fatu, who wrestled under the name "Umaga," has sparked discussion in wrestling circles over the rigors of the sport.

Fatu, 36, died Friday of a heart attack in a hospital in Houston, Texas, a family friend confirmed.

Also known as "The Samoan Bulldozer," the 6-foot-4-inch, 350-pound wrestler earned a reputation for executing moves with more ease than one might expect from someone his size, facing off in high-profile bouts with WWE celebrities such as Triple H and Ric Flair.

Sorry Dime

If I wasn't such a tard I'd have remembered that 2 days ago was the 5 year horrific anniversary of Dimebag Darrell's murder. In my biased mind he was GenX's greatest axeman. The motherfucker could riff like Metallica and light up the fretboard like Van Halen.

Love ya, man.

RIP

Damn. This sucks.

Ken Ober, best known as the host of MTV's late-1980s game show "Remote Control," died Sunday at his Los Angeles home. He was 52.

Representatives for Ober confirmed his death, but the cause of death was not immediately known. Monday, the Internet was abuzz with speculation that Ober had died.

RIP Cap'n Lou

Bummer.

"Captain" Lou Albano, whose career as a wrestler, wrestling manager and pop culture icon spanned six decades, died Wednesday at his home in upstate Carmel. The colorful loudmouth, who starred as Cyndi Lauper's father in the music video for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," was 76. He died of natural causes.

"In our wrestling business, there are very few people who have that special charm. Captain was one of them," said Jim Myers, who, as wrestler George "The Animal" Steele, was managed for years by Albano. "He was just a natural cartoon character."

I miss Dimebag

Not only did he play a savage guitar, he also liked destruction. Although his sledgehammer swings could have used a little work.

RIP

Take it easy, dude. Thanks for recognizing your talent, harnessing it, and helping us speed freaks go faster.

On the morning of October 4, the world lost an innovator in sport compact racing, Shaun Carlson. The NuFormz owner and fabricator extraordinaire had a genetic heart condition – however, it is unknown if the defect contributed to his death.

In more recent years, Carlson, 35, had been known for his lead on the Team MOPAR drift team, but his roots go all the way back to Truckin' and Turbo Magazine. Although he could shoot cars with the best of them, his talent in building them won out in the end. Carlson knocked the socks off the sport compact industry with the Honda CRX he created in collaboration with Jason Whitfield, but he really blew everyone away when he unveiled the world's first tube frame front-wheel drive Honda Civic. Driven by Stephan Papadakis, the car made the industry stand up and take notice that sport compact drag racing was a force to be reckoned with.