Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits for people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks, or maybe give 'em a final fuck you.
There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.
• Edith Ballantyne
peace activist
• Manoj Bharathiraja
actor, Margazhi Thingal
• August Bucki
forgotten person
• Ángel del Pozo
actor, The Three Musketeers
• Herb Greene
rock'n'roll photographer
• Nanette Kazaoka
activist, ACT-UP
• Tom Lowenstein
poet & historian
• Robert McChesney
believed in journalism
• Oz
forgotten person
• Ted Pedas
cinema operator, Coen Brothers patron
• Clive Revill
actor, The Empire Strikes Back
• Jean Rice
advocate for the homeless
• Kevan Staples
rock'n'roller, Rough Trade
Note: When reading news coverage from any corporate-owned source — a newspaper, TV station or network, etc — the facts are generally factual, but the slant favors the rich and powerful.
