Tag: RIP

Exuent the Ladybug

The political world was shocked early Sunday morning by the sudden and completely unexpected passing of longtime South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. He was 71 years old. According to an official statement released by his office, the senior Republican Senator passed away on Saturday evening, July 11, after a brief, rapid battle with an undisclosed illness. Emergency personnel responded to a call for “cardiac arrest” at Graham’s Capitol Hill home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC News.

The vaxx, Iran, or natural causes? Regardless, one of the worst fake conservatives is no longer on the political scene. He will not be missed. But it will be interesting to see what effect the absence of one of the leading warmongers in the Senate will have.

UPDATE: Graham had recently returned from Ukraine, per The Washington Post. He visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, July 10, in Kyiv.

So the obvious question is, was the senator alive or was he already dead when he returned?

UPDATE: There is reason to believe that Sen. Mitch McConnell is dead as well.

It could just be a coincidence, but things do appear to be accelerating.

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RIP Giles

Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72, his family has announced. A statement from his daughters, actresses Emily and Daisy Head, said: ‘It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our extraordinary father, Anthony Head. He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family.

It’s a pity he won’t be around for the 4th season of Ted Lasso. I thought he was one of the best parts of the show.

JB’s Obituary

John H. Bradley, Jr., age 61, died peacefully at Riddle Hospital on March 22, 2026.

John was a resident of Folcroft for the past 17 years and formerly resided in Bryn Mawr. He is survived by his partner of thirty-seven years, Theresa O’Malley.

He is the son of John and the late Kathleen Bradley, he was born and raised in Philadelphia. He was a graduate of Frankford High School and Drexel University. John enjoyed a fulfilling career as a self-employed graphic designer and computer programmer. He was a talented amateur photographer and often worked his photographs into his professional graphic design projects. John had a great appreciation for old movies. Music was central to his life. He was a wonderful guitar player and a skilled music producer.

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RIP John Bradley

John Bradley, the longtime member of this community who was the founder, producer, and lead guitarist of Booster Patrol, died on March 20. He was 61.

I couldn’t think of a better way to pay tribute to the man who was both a bandmate and a friend than to write a song for him in the style of which he was a master. You can hear the first mix of the song here; when I finish it properly, I’ll put it up on Unauthorized in the Booster Patrol section.

Johnny B laid down his burden late on a Friday night
With the music of his band still ringing in the fading light
Saint Peter met him at the gate, said Son, we heard you play
Leo Fender built this gold guitar and he saved it for this day
The choir’s been singing acapella ever since the world was new
They need someone who knows the sad notes, they say that man is you

He wrapped his hands around that neck, felt the weight of holy gold
Every fret a year of sorrow, every string a story told
He hit a chord that shook the heavens, the angels stopped to hear
A tone so long and lonesome that Saint Matthew shed a tear
Peter said “We don’t need pretty, son, we’ve got harps here by the score
We want to hear that swampy sound that kept ’em coming back for more

Now every night in Heaven there’s a sound they never had
A solid gold Fender wailing every note both beautiful and sad
The choir hits the chorus, the Almighty taps His feet
And Johnny B is boosting live up on that golden street
He played the broken-hearted blues from Beale Street to Monsignor
Now he’s jamming up in Heaven and he couldn’t ask for more.

Lay it down, Johnny B
Make that sound, Johnny B
Hit that chord
Lay it down, Johnny B
Make that sound, Johnny B
For the Lord

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That’s How Bad

On last night’s Arkhaven Nights, JDA, the Legend, and I were reviewing the script of the cancelled Buffy revival. It was bad. It was very, very bad. To describe it as excruciatingly bad would not be exaggerating.

It was so bad that I don’t think we can rule it out as the culprit in Xander’s untimely death.

‘Buffy’ Actor Nicholas Brendon Dead At 54

RIP Xander.

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Scott Adams RIP

Scott Adams, creator of the “Dilbert” comic strip, has died following a battle with metastatic prostate cancer. He was 68. Members of The Scott Adams School (formerly called Coffee With Scott Adams) shared the news of Adams’ death on Tuesday.

He was one of the greatest cartoonists and commentators on the corpocracy who ever lived. His legacy will live on. And if we regret his ill-fated bet on trusting science and the scientific consensus, even there, he taught us a very important life lesson.

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RIP Jellybean

Jellybean Johnson, the legendary drummer best known for co-founding Prince’s band The Time, has died. Johnson, who played alongside Morris Day in The Time and later the Original 7ven, passed away on Friday, just two days after celebrating his 69th birthday. A trailblazer of the Minneapolis Sound, Johnson helped shape the funky, rock-tinged soul movement that dominated the 1970s and ‘80s.

I think it would amuse some of the old legends to know that the sound they created not only lives on, but is known around the world to the professionals of today.

A few months ago, one English audio engineer, upon hearing one of my more funk-infused, bass-driven mixes, commented: “it really surprised me, and then I remembered that you’re from Minneapolis.”

The legends move on, but the sound remains.

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BIH Ian Watkins

There can be little doubt that the recently deceased Lostprophets singer is not resting in peace, but rather, burning in Hell.

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in jail, prison sources have confirmed.

The disgraced rock star from Pontypridd was serving a 29-year sentence at HMP Wakefield for child sex offences. West Yorkshire Police said they were called to the prison on Saturday morning to an assault on a prisoner, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Watkins, 48, was jailed in December 2013 for a string of child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.

He was attacked with a knife by another inmate, PA reported, citing sources.

I quite liked Lostprophets back in the day. They had several really good songs. And while I never consciously decided to stop listening to them after Watkins’s arrest for some incredibly awful child abuse, I simply never really wanted to hear the man’s voice again. Apparently his bandmates felt much the same, as they decided to shut down the band in the aftermath of his arrest and conviction.

The fall of Ian Watkins into utter depravity is a reminder that no matter how much worldly success one has, it will never be satisfying and it will never be enough, so chasing it is an obvious fool’s game from the start.

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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Or rather, what one hopes will turn out to be the attempted assassination of Conservative Inc.’s current spokesman.

Shots have been fired at a Charlie Kirk event at Utah Valley University in Orem. Footage from the scene showed eventgoers screaming as shots rang out on Wednesday. The conservative firebrand, 31, was reportedly shot in the neck area at the Turning Point USA event Wednesday, according to bystander accounts.

If the orcs and goblins of Clown World are going after the cuckservatives, it’s probably best for genuine nationalists to stay frosty and stay very far away from public speaking events on college campuses… which is not exactly a problem.

If Charlie dies, this may prove to be the first shot fired in Round Two. It should be noted that the Right didn’t start it. It’s far too soon to know what the eventual impact will be, but it would not be surprising if Charlie Kirk’s death also marks the end of the moderate Right.

UPDATE: The man arrested appears to be a 60-something liberal Boomer. But he may not be the shooter.

UPDATE: MSNBC just speculated the Charlie Kirk shooting could have “been a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration.”

UPDATE: He didn’t make it. Requiescat in pace. Charlie Kirk was 31 years old.

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RIP Hulk Hogan

Wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan has died, his manager confirmed. He was 71.

Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, attained pro wrestling stardom in the 1980s and 1990s and was perhaps the biggest star in WWE’s five-decade history. He was the main draw for the first-ever WrestleMania in 1985 and was a fixture for years in its signature event, facing everyone from Andre The Giant and Randy Savage to The Rock and even company chairman Vince McMahon.

He won six WWE championships and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 by Sylvester Stallone.

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