Rob Reiner and wife stabbed to death.

NBC News: Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested and booked on suspicion of murder in parents' deaths.

I never cared for Reiner's self-righteous, loud, obnoxious, divisive, one-sided political raging at all. Not. One. Bit. And I've posted on it, belittled him and mocked him.

But for Fat Orange to say, "Rob Reiner died from severe TDS," is beneath the underbelly of contempt.

Mister "NO NEW WARS" has us poised for battle against Iran, Venezuela; add now Syria AND potentially Columbia, all on the behalf of his Puppet Master Netanyahu and Israel.

In addition to this behavior, I ask you, WHEN has a U.S. President attacked members of their OWN PARTY the way Fat Orange went after MTG and Thomas Massie? NEVER! When has a president campaigned against their own party with such venom and animosity as Trump's treatment AGAINST MTG and Massie? Again, NEVER.

No diss to my Blogroll and Links, (and those who link here), I know some remain MAGA-loyalists. I get it, I do. 

All I ask is this: That you remember that I would apply the SAME STANDARD to Biden, Obama, W Bush, Clinton, etc and anyone else in politics or the public eye. I shouldn't have to say it as often as it seems I do: I equally apply everyone to the same standard. 

I've already decided I'm not voting next year, but I wouldn't at all mind seeing Dems overwhelmingly win back both House and Senate and ride Fat Orange like the 2 shekel whore that he is. 

I'm not the only one disappointed by Fat Orange and his RINO cucks.

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Overall, AP-NORC demonstrates high credibility through transparent methodology, academic affiliation, and consistent use in reputable media reporting.

Rock LEGEND Ozzy dies; age 76.

"After Forever" by Black Sabbath, from 1971's Master of Reality.

Patheos: Ozzy’s Faith Was Louder Than You Think.

And then there’s “After Forever,” where Ozzy asks, “Have you ever thought about your soul – can it be saved?” That’s not just a lyric—it’s a theological gut punch.

Lyrics: After Forever 

BeliefNet: Ozzy Osbourne; Christian.

While Ozzy’s public image often leaned into dark and gothic themes, his private beliefs told a different story. Despite his “Prince of Darkness” moniker, Ozzy consistently rejected accusations of Satanism or devil worship. He identified as a Christian and maintained a belief in God throughout his life.

“I believe in God, absolutely,” he once said. “I'm not a Satanist, never have been.”

Ozzy’s Christian beliefs often surprised fans. Songs like “After Forever,” written during his Black Sabbath days, include lyrics that question atheism and affirm belief in God. Though he admitted he didn’t attend church regularly or read the Bible extensively, he acknowledged that Christianity influenced his worldview and some of his music.

His faith was not loud or doctrinal but personal and sincere. He reportedly received a Bible from a well-known evangelist and kept it with him. He was also known to end his concerts with a heartfelt blessing, asking God to bless his audience.

“I’m not preaching, but I think there’s a higher power watching over us,” he shared in an interview. “I should be dead a hundred times over. There’s something more to life than we understand.”

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Ozzy remained quietly committed to his Christian faith, even as his on-stage persona projected something else entirely.

More on Ozzy news and music after the PageBreak ⏬ 

David Lynch; RIP.

Filmmaker, painter, artist, musician David Lynch has died; age 78...4 days short of his birthday.

David Lynch: Master of the surreal. An iconoclast. The definition of auteur.

Deadline Hollywood: David Lynch Dies: ‘Twin Peaks’, ‘Blue Velvet’, ‘Elephant Man’ & ‘Eraserhead’ Visionary Was 78. 

THR: David Lynch, Auteur Drawn to the Dark and the Dreamlike, Dies at 78. 

From Wiki:

Political and public views

Lynch has said that he is "not a political person" and that he knows little about politics. Describing his political philosophy in 2006, he said, "at that time [the 1990s], I thought of myself as a libertarian. I believed in next to zero government. And I still would lean toward no government and not so many rules, except for traffic lights and things like this. I really believe in traffic regulations." He continued: "I'm a Democrat now. And I've always been a Democrat, really. But I don't like the Democrats a lot, either, because I'm a smoker, and I think a lot of the Democrats have come up with these rules for non-smoking." He has said he voted for Ronald Reagan in the 1984 U.S. presidential election; in the 2000 U.S. presidential election he endorsed the Natural Law Party, which advocated Transcendental Meditation.

Lynch's filmography. 

There will never be another like him.

"Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole."
- David Lynch 

RIP.

Joe Flaherty, Original ‘SCTV’ Castmember, Dies at 82.

I'm late on this. 

THR: Joe Flaherty, Original ‘SCTV’ Castmember, Dies at 82.

Joe Flaherty, the two-time Emmy-winning writer and Second City alumnus who sparkled as Guy Caballero, Count Floyd, Big Jim McBob and Sammy Maudlin as an original castmember on the landmark Canadian sketch comedy series SCTV, has died. He was 82.

His daughter, Gudrun Flaherty, told the Canadian Press he died Monday after a brief illness.

Anyone lucky enough to remember the original airings of SCTV, especially their 90-minute format, knows SCTV was everything SNL wasn't and could never be. 

Flaherty's knack for doing over-the-top, exaggerated comical impressions of well-known actors knows the laughter he brought. Case in point: His devastatingly hilarious impression of Charlton Heston in the SCTV parody of Towering Inferno, even though Heston wasn't in the cast of "TI".

Thanks for the number of innumerable laughs Joe. RIP.

Deliverance actor Cowboy Coward dies. "Got a Real Purdy Mouth."

Daily Mail: Herbert Coward dead at 85: Deliverance actor - who played Toothless Man - killed in car crash.

Herbert Coward, best known for playing Toothless Man in the 1972 classic Deliverance, has died in a car crash aged 85.

Coward died alongside his partner Bertha Brooks, 78, his beloved pet chihuahua named Little Man and his squirrel named Cowgirl after his silver Nissan was hit by a truck driven by a 16-year-old on Wednesday afternoon.

Neither Coward nor Brooks was wearing a seatbelt and the teen driver was not speeding, ABC news reported. 
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Coward shot to fame following the release of Deliverance, in which he delivered some of the most iconic lines including 'He got a real pretty mouth, ain't he?'

Most of his lines were improvised, Coward later told News 13.
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He gained his toothless smile after being hit in the face with a pistol during a staged gunfight at the park. He earned his 'Cowboy' nickname for operating bulldozers that built Ghost Town, which opened in June 1961.
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He remained friend [sic] with [Burt] Reynolds throughout their lives, and saw the star just weeks before his death in 2018.

'Burt said he didn't have but three friends — real friends — and I was one of them because I never asked him for nothing,' he said.

If you can get your hands on the Deliverance Anniversary or Deluxe Edition DVD, (check with a library), watch the special feature interviews with the cast and director John Boorman. 

Reynolds: "I asked John (Boorman) why he's shooting this film in sequence since most movies never are. He said, because if one of you dies I can write it into the script."  🤣 That is wicked and dark. 🤣

It's a great movie. 

RIP.

Shecky Greene, last celeb death of 2023?

NY Post: Shecky Greene (born Fred Sheldon Greenfield) dies, age 97.

His name is familiar to me, beyond that - nothing. 

We still have over 5 hours left for a more notable, worthy and satisfying name to hit the obits for 2023. C'mon Reap, do your job.

Denny Laine, co-founder of The Moody Blues dies; age 79.

EW: Denny Laine, co-founder of The Moody Blues and Wings, dies at 79.

"Go Now" by The Moody Blues, released first as a single in 1964 and 1965's The Magnificent Moodies.

Shane MacGowan, The Pogues dies; age 65. (pneumonia).

NRP: Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65.

His drinking and drugging would destroy his body, but MacGowan led the Pogues to international renown.
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"I'm just following the Irish way of life," MacGowan said in Crock of Gold. "Cram as much pleasure as you can in your life and rile against the pain that you have to suffer as a result and then wait for it to be taken away with beautiful pleasure."

Not PC: with a very nice write up on him and music videos.

Wiki:

Shane MacGowan

The Pogues

Mr. Big Stuff singer Jean Knight dies; age 80.

Daily Mail: Mr. Big Stuff singer Jean Knight has died at the age of 80 from natural causes.

Mr. Big Stuff hit the number two spot on  Billboard Hot 100 chart upon its release.

It spent another five weeks in the top spot on Billboard Soul Singles chart.

Knight got a Grammy nod for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female for the track.

'New Orleans and her global fan base join together in gratitude for the indelible mark she left on the world,' her family said.

"Mr. Big Stuff" from 1971's Mr. Big Stuff.

Henry Kissinger dead; age 100.

Henry Kissinger 1923 - 2023

  

CNBC: Henry Kissinger dead.

One less globalist in the world. Huzzah!

Henry Kissinger Song - Monty Python (Eric Idle)

Lyrics:

Henry Kissinger
How I'm missing yer
You're the Doctor of my dreams
With your crinkly hair and your glassy stare

And your machiavellian schemes
I know they say that you are very vain
And short and fat and pushy but at least you're not insane
Henry Kissinger

How I'm missing yer
And wishing you were here

Henry Kissinger
How I'm missing yer
You're so chubby and so neat
With your funny clothes and your squishy nose

You're like a German parakeet
All right so people say that you don't care
But you've got nicer legs than Hitler
And bigger tits than Cher

Henry Kissinger
How I'm missing yer
And wishing you were here

Kool & The Gang Drummer George Brown Dead at 74.

Breitbart: Brown, who had been battling stage-4 lung cancer, died at his house on Thursday night, a representative told TMZ.

“When asked to describe his music, Brown always replied, ‘The sound of happiness[.]”, the rep added.

"Celebration", from 1980's Celebrate!

"Too Hot", from 1979's Ladies' Night.

"Jungle Boogie" from 1974's Soul Train.

"Get Down On It", from 1981's Something Special. 

Kool & The Gang (Wiki).

Don't pretend that in 1980 you didn't get out on the dance floor with your girlfriend when "Celebration" was played, because you know you did. Hopefully your unbuttoned shirt wasn't showing excessive amounts of chest hair and gold chains. White Shoes, too? Oh Noooooooooooooooooooooooo! 🤣

Dianne Feinstein Dies; Age 90.

Breitbart: Dianne Feinstein (1933-2023): A Liberal, Left Behind by Her Party.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) passed away on Friday at the age of 90, after serving in public office for decades.

Feinstein: Pro-Anti 2A, Pro gun control↓

New American:  Critics Slam Sen. Feinstein’s “Assault Weapons” Ban, Gun Registry.

But she carried: 

Military.com: Dianne Feinstein carried a gun.

Tuesday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Love Is Alive" by Gary Wright, from 1975's The Dream Weaver.

LINK to live performance, same song. Check it out, it's a fun video and a crowd to watch. The audio is low quality though.

RIP Gary Wright. 

Daily Mail: Gary Wright, singer-songwriter known for hit Dream Weaver and playing with George Harrison, dies at 80 after Parkinson's and dementia struggle.

Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger, more stars mourn Jeff Beck: 'An absolute god of guitar'.

MSN: Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger, more stars mourn Jeff Beck: 'An absolute god of guitar'.

Jeff Beck, the legendary guitarist from English rock band The Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group, died at 78 on Tuesday "after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis." The news was announced Wednesday on Beck's verified Twitter account.

"I can’t express how saddened I am to hear of (Jeff Beck's) passing," singer/songwriter Ozzy Osbourne tweeted.
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Jimmy Page called Beck a "six stringed Warrior" who had the ability to "channel music from the ethereal."
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Dave Davies of The Kinks said he was "heartbroken" to hear the news of Beck's passing.

"I’m shocked and bewildered. Deepest sympathy to his wife friends close ones," Davies wrote on Twitter. "He was a good friend and a great guitar player."

"No one played guitar like Jeff," Gene Simmons of Kiss tweeted.
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English singer-songwriter Paul Young affectionately called Beck "the guitarists guitarist" in a tweet.
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Rod Stewart [Tweeted]  Beck is "the greatest. Jeff Beck was on another planet."

The last Meme of 2022.

🤣

...or Soros, Schwab or a Rothschild?

Henry Silva, 95 has died. One of the great movie villains.

Henry Silva, 1926-2022

THR: Henry Silva, Bad Guy in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ and Many Other Movies, Dies at 95.

Henry Silva, the rugged New York actor who portrayed heavies and heroes of various ethnicities in a career highlighted by turns in A Hatful of Rain, The Manchurian Candidate and Johnny Cool, has died. He was 95.
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Silva also played the Draconian commander “Killer” Kane in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), just one in a lineup of his bad guys seen in The Tall T (1957), The Bravados (1958), Il Boss (1973), Sharky’s Machine (1981), Above the Law (1988), Dick Tracy (1990) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).

“Henry Silva is one of those guys you most likely will recognize even if you don’t know his name,” onetime Crimespree magazine writer Dave Wahlman wrote in 2016. “His face is something straight out of central casting if you were looking for a villain. It alternates between the insipid glee of potential mayhem and looking emotionless and dead as a stone.”

Golf's Tom Weiskopf, dead at 79.

Bleacher Report (Archived): Tom Weiskopf Dies at Age 79: Golf Course Architect Won The Open Championship in 1973.

Former Open Championship winner, golf architect and broadcaster Tom Weiskopf died on Saturday of pancreatic cancer. He was 79.

"The PGA Tour is saddened at the passing of Tom Weiskopf, a towering figure in the game of golf not only during his playing career but through his accomplished work in the broadcast booth and golf course design business," PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. "Tom is leaving behind a lasting legacy in golf. The beautiful swing he showcased during his 16 career PGA Tour victories is still being emulated today, while his golf courses remain as testaments to his love for the game. Our hearts and deepest sympathies are with his wife, Laurie, two children, Heidi and Eric, and the entire Weiskopf family during this time."

He had a long and great career. RIP.

Paul Sorvino dead at 83. David Warner dead at 80.

Variety: Paul Sorvino, ‘Goodfellas’ Actor, Dies at 83.

Jeffery in Alabama @ Irish's: British actor David Warner has passed at 80.

Both of these actors had astounding careers. Both of them were so good at their job it never dawned on you they were acting.

Both have left a legacy of performances and films to be admired.

RIP Gentlemen.

Former NFL player Charles Johnson, 50, dies of "unknown causes."

The Liberty Daily: Another Former NFL Player Just Died and of Course the Cause of Death Was Ignored by Corporate Media.

Up until recent months we could expect either a detailed report on a deceased celebrity’s health issues or a direct cause of sudden death, whether it was an accident, drug overdose, suicide, or any other reason they met an early demise.

Former NFL player Charles Johnson died this week at the age of 50. After allowing nearly 24-hours for corporate media journalists to do their jobs and determine the cause of death, we’ve officially struck out. Nothing. Not a word. Not a mention in any of dozens of articles I’ve combed through this morning.
[.]
It seems like the new normal in journalism is to echo the sentiment that someone young and famous died and that’s all there is to it.

NY Post: Former NFL receiver Charles Johnson dead at 50.

“Great guy, tremendous personality, had been working as an assistant AD at a high school in North Carolina,” [tweeted Reuben Frank, who covers the Eagles for NBC Sports Philadelphia.]

Lib hatred, always at the boiling point just under their skin. The "Decency" from Occupy Democrats on the death of Ivana Trump.

From: Defiant L's

What did Ivana do to you, Occupy Democrats? What onerous laws and regulations did she or her children force on you? Show us on the Therapy Doll, OD, where the former-Mrs. Trump, Ivanka, Donald, Jr. and Eric hurt, touched, and inflicted pain on you.

NY Post: Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dead at 73.

Ivana Trump, the Czech American ex-wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of Ivanka, Eric and Don Jr., died Thursday. She was 73.

"Basic Human Decency." Like (NY Daily News): Hillary Clinton and Eric Holder, for example?

Eric Holder[...] says “when they go low, we kick them.”
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[...] Hillary Clinton joined in. “You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for,” she said.

We do want to destroy what people like Holder and Clinton stand for. What they stand for is the antithesis of what life under our Constitution and Founding Fathers gave us. That's why Libs rage and hate. It's always about money, control or both.