Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder Who Penned ‘Feelin’ Alright?,’ Dead at 79

Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder Who Penned ‘Feelin’ Alright?,’ Dead at 79

Dave Mason, the guitarist who wrote the classic rock standard “Feelin’ Alright?” while he was a member of Traffic and later found solo success with the propulsive “Only You Know and I Know” and the soft-rock staple “We Just Disagree,” died on Sunday. He was 79. A cause of death was not immediately available.

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The UFO’s are crying … Nick Pope Has Passed Away

The UFO’s are crying … Nick Pope Has Passed Away

The UFO’s are crying. Britain’s Fox Mulder one of the good guys has passed away.

h/t Mauser

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Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Dead at 81

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller has passed away.

He was 81.

h/t Mauser

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Jesse Jackson dead at 84

Jesse Jackson was there in the vast throng gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park on the night that Barack Obama was elected US president in November 2008. He had tears streaming down his face, and why not? Growing up in deeply segregated South Carolina in the 1940s, the illegitimate son of a teenage mother, he could never have dreamt that he would one day see a black American winning the highest office in the land; or that he would have been the man who, as much as anyone else, had blazed the trail for Obama’s victory.

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Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ Cartoonist, Author, and Podcaster, Dies at 68

Scott Adams, a cartoonist, author, an independent-minded pundit and podcaster, has died at the age of 68 after a rather public battle against prostate cancer. The host of Real Coffee with Scott Adams, the creator of the legendary comic strip Dilbert, and the author of numerous books, had continued with his livestreaming routine, seven days a week throughout his treatments for the disease up until yesterday. In the process, he treated his audience like close family during his cancer journey.

This sucks. Thanks for the laughs.

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Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of the Grateful Dead, Dies at 78

Bob Weir, a guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the Grateful Dead, which rose from jug band origins to become the kings of psychedelic rock, selling millions of records and inspiring a small nation of loyal fans, has died. He was 78.

His family announced the death in a statement on Saturday, saying that Mr. Weir had “succumbed to underlying lung issues” after receiving a cancer diagnosis in July. The statement did not say when or where he died.

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Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91

Brigitte Bardot, the French actress turned political activist, has died at the age of 91.

The international sex symbol achieved fame with her film And God Created Woman, going on to embody the archetypal “sex kitten” role, before retiring from the screen and becoming an animal rights advocate.

In a statement, her foundation said: “The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announces with immense sadness the death of its founder and president, Madame Brigitte Bardot, a world-renowned actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her foundation.”

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