The death of which famous person upset you most?

LittleBook · 28-06-2012 12:20PM

Showing my age now but I was shocked when Vincent Hanley died.

He was only 32 but he was a pioneer in the music broadcasting industry and introduced me (and Ireland) to some fantastic music and bands.

We used to watch MT-USA every Sunday, it was a great show, particularly for Ireland in those days. Basically it was three hours of music videos (mainly American) with Vincent doing little chats and intros in between.

We'd tape our favourite videos (on cassettes!) and build up little collections that we'd watch over and over again. And there had to be a consensus for a video to be recorded, space was precious!!

"Thriller" was first shown here on his show IIRC and we all piled around the telly to watch it, it was a big event!

He was gay and died of an AIDS related illness (rumoured to be the first Irish person).

paddyandy · 28-06-2012 12:30PM

When we lament the death of someone we lament the loss of pleasure that person gave us . It is OUR loss we grieve for usually if we did'nt know them .

Larbre34 · 28-06-2012 12:39PM

I'm involved in motorsport so I tend to feel grief for people killed as a result of it, theyre generally all young and talented and with plenty left to give. Same goes for anyone killed in the course of their work or vocation.

Thinking lately of Dan Wheldon, Gareth Roberts, Marco Simoncelli, Henry Surtees, Richard Burns (albeit as a result of illness)

Odd too the number of drivers killed in their own aircraft, McRae, Bertie Fisher, Graham Hill back in the day.

My worst day ever was Senna - I was as knocked sideways as I was when I lost a young relative to the big C a few years ago

westendgirlie · 28-06-2012 12:45PM

River Pheonix

He was to be my husband, now he will never stand by me

stiffler123 · 28-06-2012 01:00PM

Peter Falk aka Columbo. Great actor and seemed like a gent. And I will be upset if any of the RTE panelists die, ie Bill, Liam, John Giles and even Eamon.

guinnessdrinker · 28-06-2012 01:05PM

I was sad when Brittany Murphy died, Patrick Swayze died the same year although it was not as sudden as Brittany's death it was still very sad.

guinnessdrinker · 28-06-2012 01:06PM

stiffler123 wrote: »

Peter Falk aka Columbo. Great actor and seemed like a gent.

I didn't realise he had passed, rip.

Napper Hawkins · 28-06-2012 01:41PM

guinnessdrinker wrote: »

I was sad when Brittany Murphy died, Patrick Swayze died the same year although it was not as sudden as Brittany's death it was still very sad.

Fancied the arse off her, was a surprise alright.

Anyone · 28-06-2012 01:49PM

Ayrton Senna hit me hard. I remember watching the race, saw the crash and knew it was bad. I always remember it because of the way his head went. Could tell he was unconscious. As the day went on and details emerged I genuinely think I was in shock at what I had seen.

Gary Speed was another, again when I heard about it I was in shock. I just couldnt believe it. I have to say about his death, it was the first time I had heard(heard not read) people openly discuss depression and its effects, I mean friends,family,colleagues.

DATABOY · 28-06-2012 03:14PM

Am i the only f**kn person that didnt give a flyin f**k when michael jackson died!

kowloon · 28-06-2012 03:25PM

paddyandy wrote: »

When we lament the death of someone we lament the loss of pleasure that person gave us . It is OUR loss we grieve for usually if we did'nt know them .

Pretty much this, I tend to separate a person from their work. I'm willing to accept that quite a lot of people whose work I admire are insufferable in person. I have a genuine fear of ever meeting Stephen Fry in real life, just in case it shatters my opinion of him.

Savage Tyrant · 28-06-2012 03:46PM

Tommy Burns
Gary Speed
Macho Man Randy Savage (my childhood hero)
George Carlin
Bernie Mac
Richard Pryor
Eddie Guerrero

crfcaio · 28-06-2012 04:34PM

Lately, just Ray Bradbury

I usually don't really care about famous people.

electrobanana · 28-06-2012 04:54PM

Maude Flanders..left a huge void in my life..rip

Daemos · 28-06-2012 05:31PM

As a wrestling fan, the deaths of Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit upset me, especially the latter given everything that happened during it

The most upsetting for me though was Phil Harris. Having seen him do his job day-in and day-out with so much passion, it really did feel like I knew him, it sent a chill up my spine when I heard it, especially given I was watching a repeat at the time

Fighting Irish · 28-06-2012 05:57PM

Steve Irwin

gara · 28-06-2012 06:15PM

Mufasa -Scar should have been the one to go!

DEFTLEFTHAND · 28-06-2012 06:38PM

Daemos wrote: »

As a wrestling fan, the deaths of Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit upset me, especially the latter given everything that happened during it

The most upsetting for me though was Phil Harris. Having seen him do his job day-in and day-out with so much passion, it really did feel like I knew him, it sent a chill up my spine when I heard it, especially given I was watching a repeat at the time

Yeah Captain Phil was sudden. I used to watch Deadliest Catch religiously a couple of years back.

What happened to the Cornelia Marie after Phil died, did his sons take it over?

Daemos · 28-06-2012 06:58PM

Haven't watched it for a while tbh, last I saw they hired a new captain who helped train them in more as future captains themselves, but he didn't get on with any of the crew so he went at the end of the season

Mickeroo · 28-06-2012 07:18PM

Was genuinely saddened when MCA(Adam Yauch) of the Beastie Boys died last month, he was only 47.

ihsb · 28-06-2012 09:08PM

Jeff Buckley

EoghanIRL · 28-06-2012 09:09PM

Steve irwin the crocodile hunter. Used to love that when I was younger

John Doe1 · 28-06-2012 09:26PM

Brian Boru:(

loveisdivine · 28-06-2012 10:18PM

Steve Irwin. Heath Ledger. Bill Hicks.

Jim Morrison, although I wasn't even alive for that, I still find it sad that he's not around today.

spankysue · 28-06-2012 10:20PM

Never really been upset by anyone famous dying, been shocked by a few, Ryan Dunn, Heath Ledger, Leslie Nielson (really didn't see that coming) this list could go on.

I know though when Leonard Nimoy dies, I'll be in pieces, also had a mini panic attack a while ago when I saw Leonard Cohen trending on Twitter and presumed the worst.

RobbingBandit · 28-06-2012 10:31PM

Owen Hart. I was 16 at the time watching it live on TV, and the tribute show the following night. Even now I am still shocked that the show went on, on the night.

milehip1 · 28-06-2012 11:10PM

Paparazzo wrote: »

Sad day when George Harrison died. Also Syd Barrett.

I remember the black flags everwhere. 2 shops in my town opened on the day of his funeral and were burned down as punishment the next week.

yeesh, overreact much?

Was at a festival last year dancing to a Gil Scott Heron tune happy as the proverbial,was greatly saddened to find out later on that week
that he had died the previous day.

Thatsfootball · 28-06-2012 11:16PM

Strange how you don't notice exactly everything that people did day in day out until after they've died. Simple things that go unnoticed but are really appreciated.
George Best was one i always admired for his footballing talents.

Sir Bobby Robson was a genius in the football world.

Dermot Earley, a true gent and I'm privileged to have met him once. No doubt was a future president of this country in the making (in my eyes).

Ted Kennedy, a person that truly made a huge difference in politics globally, something I didn't realise until after his death.

I remember hearing Dermot Morgan's death on the radio (announced by Gerry Ryan I think). I was non my way to national school at the time and didn't fully realise the significance.

CajunPenguin · 28-06-2012 11:18PM

I was going to say no-one, feck the lot of them, but people's posts reminded me of Steve Irwin. I was never a nature guy but when he came on I was glued to the screen with wide eyes. His performance in "Happy Feet" (deleted scene) really got to me too. He was one of the few celebrities who wasn't just an airhead druggie, and it was nice he was killed by an animal. I'd say he'd like that.
Now ye have gone and made me all upset

Cormic · 28-06-2012 11:20PM

Number one has to be Douglas Adams. His work inspired me for years. He was also really nice on alt.fan.douglas-adams.

Second has to be Dermott Morgan. Both his work on Scrap Saturday and Father Ted was some of the funniest stuff I have ever seen.

Third is Ayrton Senna. Anyone who is into F1 should see Senna. It is a great film.

Finally slightly OT but this always wells me up.

The death of which famous person upset you most?

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