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Felix Silla
Felix Silla, best known as the gibberish-spouting Cousin Itt on the 1960s TV sitcom The Addams Family, died today from pancreatic cancer. He was 84 and died in Las Vegas, according to a tweet from Gil Gerard, who costarred with him on the 1979-81 NBC series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Silla donned a full-body hairpiece, sunglasses and a bowler hat to achieve the role of Cousin Itt, who could only be understood by members of the Addams Family, thanks to his strange mumbling. The role was one of several where Silla’s face went unseen, including appearances as robot Twiki on Buck Rogers and as a hang-gliding Ewok in Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi.
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Awww. No not Twiki! I know he didn't voice him but man I loved Buck Rogers and Twiki was cool. Even if his helmet looked like a guys umm..nm. I didn't notice as a kid. Man that sucks. RIP Felix. Man the memories.

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Never realized he was Cousin Itt also. RIP
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Charles Geschke: Adobe co-founder who helped develop the PDF dies
Charles Geschke, the co-founder of the software company Adobe who helped develop the Portable Document Format, or PDF, has died at the age of 81.

Geschke set up Adobe in 1982, giving the world the ubiquitous PDF software, among many other audio-visual innovations.

He made headlines 10 years later when he was kidnapped at gunpoint and held for ransom before being released unhurt after a four-day ordeal.

Geschke died in California on Friday.

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said Geschke, widely known as Chuck, "sparked the desktop publishing revolution".
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RIP. Handy file type.

On the flip side I haven't used the bloated Adobe in many years. I use Foxit Reader.
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Jim Steinman, Songwriter for Meat Loaf, Celine Dion and More, Dies at 73

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He composed rock singer Meat Loaf’s debut album “Bat Out of Hell” in 1977, which is one of the best-selling albums of all time with more than 50 million copies sold around the world. Steinman collaborated with Meat Loaf on the singer’s 1981 album “Dead Ringer,” served as composer/producer on his 1993 album “Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell” and composed his 2016 “Braver Than We Are” album.

Some of the popular songs Steinman composed include Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Barry Manilow’s “Read ‘Em and Weep,” Air Supply’s “Making Love Out of Nothing at All,” Celine Dion’s version of “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”
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That's an impressive resume.
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Daehawk wrote: Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:54 pm Jim Steinman, Songwriter for Meat Loaf, Celine Dion and More, Dies at 73

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He composed rock singer Meat Loaf’s debut album “Bat Out of Hell” in 1977, which is one of the best-selling albums of all time with more than 50 million copies sold around the world. Steinman collaborated with Meat Loaf on the singer’s 1981 album “Dead Ringer,” served as composer/producer on his 1993 album “Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell” and composed his 2016 “Braver Than We Are” album.

Some of the popular songs Steinman composed include Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Barry Manilow’s “Read ‘Em and Weep,” Air Supply’s “Making Love Out of Nothing at All,” Celine Dion’s version of “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”
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Frankie Valli posted that Joe Long of The Four Seasons has passed away from COVID. Last year co founder Tommy DeVito died of COVID.

https://www.njarts.net/pop-rock/joe-lon ... ies-at-79/
Joe Long wasn’t an original member of The Four Seasons. But he joined in 1965, when the group was still in its heyday, and remained a group member until 1975. When the group was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2018, he was inducted along with them.

Long — the grandson of Italian immigrants, born Joseph LaBracio in Elizabeth, in 1941 — has died at the age of 79, his friend Alfredo Nittoli posted on Facebook today. Nittoli had also posted, recently, about Long’s struggles with COVID.
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They were a very popular group back in their heyday and I liked them. RIP
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Don't start the notice with "Frankie Valli.". That really scared me.
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RIP to Shock G...doing the Humpty Dance in heaven now...

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Oh, that one hits hard. I still have their first two albums in my rotation because they're so damn good.
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Young. Didn't realize he wasn't much older than me. That song was big when I was in college. Danced to it a lot. RIP.

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I hate that song but RIP to the man.
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That song was popular while I was working as a bouncer, so I heard it all the time. I was always happy when it came on - a lot of the other stuff was awful, but the Humpty Dance was always a fun break.

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I doubt I've heard that song in 20 years. Just pulled it up on YouTube and could still remember nearly every word.
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Daehawk wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:07 pm I hate that song but RIP to the man.
I know that he Humpty Dance is how they became popular, but Doowutchyalike was actually first.



Again, RIP MC Blowfish and Piano Man.

Also, one of my favorites, and not because of the Octopus reference



Genuinely upsetting me today. :(
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Smoove_B wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:05 pm Genuinely upsetting me today. :(
That whole Sex Packets album is great.

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Smoove_B wrote:
Daehawk wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:07 pm I hate that song but RIP to the man.
I know that he Humpty Dance is how they became popular, but Doowutchyalike was actually first.



Again, RIP MC Blowfish and Piano Man.

Also, one of my favorites, and not because of the Octopus reference



Genuinely upsetting me today. :(
Those albums are great. Listen to a lot of their stuff on the regular.

Wasn't really a fan of the humpty dance, but quite a bit of others I am.

Damn, RIP Shock G
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Computer security world in mourning over death of Dan Kaminsky, aged 42

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Celebrated information security researcher Dan Kaminsky, known not just for his technical ability but also for his compassion and support for those in his industry, has died. He was 42.

Though Kaminsky rose to fame in 2008 for identifying a critical design weakness in the internet's infrastructure – and worked in secret with software developers to mitigate the issue before it could be easily exploited – he had worked behind the scenes in the infosec world for at least the past two decades.
When your Register hack asked Kaminsky why he hadn't gone to the dark side and used the flaw to become immensely wealthy – either by exploiting it to hijack millions of netizens' web traffic, or by selling details of it to the highest bidders – he said not only would that have been morally wrong, he didn't want his mom to have to visit him in prison. You can read more technical info on the DNS flaw here.
In a statement thanking everyone for their kind words, Kaminsky's family said he died as a result of diabetic ketoacidosis, and asked for privacy at this time.
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Shit, 42 is way too young. At my last job, we had a CSO who had a PhD in computer security and was well known in the field...he died young from brain cancer.
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In a sad sign of the times his niece had to post a note that his death had nothing to do with being vaccinated and instead was diabetic ketoacidosis. In any case, too young...I saw him several times at various Defcons and respected his expertise in DNS security issues in particular where his work was vital.
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It always shocks me a little when somebody younger than me dies a natural death. I mean I'm in worse shape than most people any where near my age. How could they possibly go before me?
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Olympia Dukakis dies at 89. I've only seen her in a couple of films, but when Moonstruck is one of those films, that's more than enough to know what an amazing talent she was.
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Suitably Ironic Moniker wrote: Sat May 01, 2021 4:36 pm Olympia Dukakis dies at 89. I've only seen her in a couple of films, but when Moonstruck is one of those films, that's more than enough to know what an amazing talent she was.
Wonderful actress. Was in so many of my wife's movies that she loved. I guess I remember her best from the one my wife watched over and over and over..Steel Magnolias.
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One of those I thought was already gone. RIP
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RIP. I really enjoyed her work. :(

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Billie Hays, better known as Winifred W. Witchiepoo on H. R. Puffinstuff, passed away this Monday.

Loved Puffinstuff as a kid, and she was one of my favorite parts of the show.
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Wow, Witchiepoo was still alive? She seemed ancient 50 years ago.
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hentzau wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 12:30 am
Loved Puffinstuff as a kid, and she was one of my favorite parts of the show.
Me too, even had a H.R. Puffinstuff lunch box. 96, a good life. RIP
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Ya I thought she was long gone because I thought she was old on the show. RIP.

Heres Billie as a witch on an ep of Bewitched.

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Tawny Kitaen dies at 59
Actress Tawny Kitaen, who appeared in "Bachelor Party" and provocative 1980s rock videos, has died in California. She was 59.

Kitaen -- whose real first name was Julie -- died Friday at home in Newport Beach, according to a release from the Orange County Coroner's Office. The cause of death is not yet known.
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I loved the scene in The Perils of Gwendolyn where our bound hero uses a reed as a blow gun to shoot a thorny bug into the eye of his captor. That's quality writing.

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I knew she was married to Chuck Finley, who was an outstanding pitcher for the Angels. She was indeed hot stuff back in the day.
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It was OJ.

I remember her from the 80s and the White Snake videos. Was very hot then. Lost all care for her when she publicly disparaged David Coverdale. Saw her a few years ago for some real life thing / show. She looked like she had done way too much surgery. RIP. Wonder what killed her though .
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Obama's dog Bo died of cancer.
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dbt1949 wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 7:55 pm Obama's dog Bo died of cancer.
Awwwww :( I dont remember Bo or Obama having a dog. I feel bad for that. Rest well sweet Bo.
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