Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister died today. He was 62.
Who?
Zeus of WWE fame and had a few movie roles
First appeared as a prison guard in Runaway Train. He only had one scene, with Eric Roberts.
DEEBO
MR PRESIDENT
No wonder I’ve never heard of him.
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I remember him as the prisoner on one of the boats at the end of the dark Knight. He throws the detonator over board.
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I’m guessing it is a good thing I haven’t heard of half of these people who have died recently, shows I’m not as old as I think I am.
Windsor
Marcellus
Yeager
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Unless you like Asian cinema most wouldn’t know the Korean director Kim ki-duk, but he was a true visionary and sadly he passed as a result of coronavirus yesterday.
3-iron and Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring are his more recognised films but he made many great films.
RIP
I bought that on DVD in China about 12 years ago, on the recommendation of a mate. Good, but not what l would call great.
Meh. Just another day in Melbourne.
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“Country music legend Charley Pride dies at 86 from COVID-19 complications” https://twitter.com/i/events/1337860276603899904?s=09
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ABC article
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This news triggers horrible childhood memories of long trips in the ol bag’s un-air-conditioned Hillman Hunter that could break down at any moment whilst being forced to listen to C Pride and T Lopez cassette tapes on loop .
And what was with a black guy doing country music anyway?
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enlightened bunch the seppos
watch out all ye who are about to be 86, your time cometh.
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Watch those Ken Burns programs on the development of unique US music ( often on SBS repeats) on Black roots of Country music, including instruments such as the banjo.
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Yep, country music draws from many influences and blues and jazz are a part of it, even though modern country seems to almost whitewash the genre.
There were also Black cowboys - just did not featured in the Hollywood movies… So many forms of music spread from the Delta after slavery was officially abolished
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