So many dead people....

[Matt]

Neil Peart of Rush, 67. Brain cancer.

I'm absolutely crushed right now.

[Martin]

Fuck

[JLynnCarr]

Tim and I are both crushed, too!

We're both Rush fans (him moreso than me). However, I LOVED Neil's drumming and the depth of the lyrics he wrote for the band.

I will miss you, Professor!

[Timothy225]

My all time favorite drummer from my all time favorite band. Jen's right - I'm gutted by this.

Seems he passed on Tuesday and we're just finding out today. After the tragedy he went through years back with his first daughter and wife, the poor guy was finally living the life he wanted with his second wife and kid and it just wasn't long enough. I feel awful for them, for Geddy and Alex, and Neil's parents.

His lyrics meant a lot to me, Rush's music formed the bulk of the soundtrack to my life, and talent like his comes along once in a lifetime.

RIP, Professor, and thanks from this real life Analog Kid.

[Martin]

Not the biggest Rush fan, but Neil was the fucking GOAT.

[Anderson]

Kobe Bryant and 4 others.



Calabasas, CA. Looks like helicopter tour gone wrong.

[Nathan]

Kobe Bryant and 4 others.



Calabasas, CA. Looks like helicopter tour gone wrong.

Whaaat?

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[Anderson]

Fatalities are up to 9 now.

[gravedigger]

Horrible.

I've been in a helicopter once and it was terrifying.

[B_Metal]

Saddest part is the 13 year old daughter.

[BillyG]

Kobe shit had me all fucked up yesterday. The NBA is the only sport I care about, and I've been obsessive with it since I was like 9 or 10. I was slightly too young to fully grasp Jordan during his initial run leading up to breaking into the Finals, but I was there for all of Kobe. And seeing him change into this weird obsessive full time dad and mentor to new players was really cool. I got complicated feelings as well because of the Colorado shit too. Then his daughter and then another family with their kid as well as the pilots? What a mess.

[Anderson]

I've been getting details from writers working the accident site. And, there's a recent why even I haven't busted out the tasteless jokes.



Most of them are calling it something on par with a military accident/incident rather than a standard crash.


There are working theories, but the general sense is they were trying to beat the weather and get to the kids' game before a certain time.



Pilot should have grounded the flight, but thought he could make it.

[BillyG]

That sucks. Everyone is talking about the fog, I even saw an eyewitness interview that said once the helicopter got up into the hills it vanished in the fog but by the sound he could tell something was very wrong.

[Matt]

Kirk Douglas, 103.

Feels like the end of an age.

[Captain Russ]

Rip Uncle Joe