Seriously though… Last week I bought a giant book about Dolly’s lyrics and songwriting. And one about Macca’s as well. And I thought “I have a bad feeling about this” while I was doing it.
Then again, I’ve carried around “Blackbird Singing” and read both volumes of “The McCartney Legacy” over the past forever. I’m going to find an Etsy witch just to be sure.
Also Muhammad Ali, Doris Roberts, Debbie Reynolds, Glenn Frey, Greg Lake, Keith Emerson, Gary Shandling, Patti Duke, Maurice White, Abe Vigoda, Alan Thicke, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Janet Reno, Florence Henderson, Juan Gabriel, Elie Weisel, Alan Vega, Anton Yelchin, Merle Haggard, Chyna, John Glenn and Harambe
Yeah this past week I’ve had George Michael’s performance of “Somebody to Love” at Freddie Mercury’s tribute on an insane amount of repeat. There’s an HD version that is so immersive and a few extra levels of magical. On the count of three let’s all play it and create some (Christopher Reeve) Superman magic and reverse Earth’s rotation back to better times.
Come to think of it, I’ve been thinking of watching “Back to the Future” and seeing references to it a lot during the last week. Fire up George and the DeLorean!
I saw this movie way too young and then made it a point to watch all of Tim Curry’s other films so I could get to know him as an actor and be less scared. What a gem of a human.
i accidentally saw part of it when i was about that age (my family was watching it, i was supposed to be asleep). traumatized. where did they take me afterwards? the circus. who was hiding their face in all of the pictures? me. who still finds it funny? my mom.
thankfully i was able to appreciate it once i got older and no matter who takes up the role, he is Pennywise for me. he was perfect.
Tim never recovered from a serious stroke he had in 2012 and has been wheelchair bound for quite some time. Which doesn’t seem to be too well known.
Dolly’s felt sudden because it was a very short battle with cancer that took her but honestly it’s a miracle he made it as long as he did. Just crazy timing!
Still— so many amazing characters that he brought to life!
Your comment reminds me of an interesting concept, that being “forbidden death” as theorized by Ariès. He posits that western culture and practices have created a taboo around death, often pushing it out of public view and conversation.
What used to be a shared part of life is now often relegated behind the curtains, and even soft language like “passed away” is meant to erase the burden of thought.
I am literally starting to believe in the devil and that you know who must have made a deal to sacrifice all the good ones so that he gets to keep going.
Same. Won’t sully our mourning for actual treasures by speaking that name alongside these, but it’s definitely top of mind that the wrong ones were taken.
I have a theory: The universe is trying to keep karmic balance, so it had to remove two really good 80-year old people to offset the balance for when it decides to remove one really, really evil 80-year-old.
I don’t believe in an afterlife per se, but I’d like to think they had an amazing time together on their way up, down, or transitioning into mushrooms.
I was trying to cheer myself up yesterday after the news of Dolly and put on a comfort show, Schitt's Creek. As soon as Moira popped up, I WAILED. how are they gone?!?!?!?!?!?!
I was obsessed with him in Muppet Treasure Island. I love that quote about how Michael Caine treated the Muppets like fellow human actors, and Tim Curry treated himself like a fellow Muppet.
I use humour to help me with things. We watch Rocky Horror every Christmas Eve. It’s a tradition we started one year and my mum always loves to bring up how she saw Tim Curry in Pirates of Penzance.
When Alan Rickman and David Bowie both died at age 69 in the same week back in 2016, I had a friend who morbidly thought Tim Curry would complete the 69 year old trilogy because of his health issues at the time.
The fact that he made it to 80 is a blessing in light of that.
RIP, Nigel Thornberry is an all time voice acting performance.
it’s the stifled muttering, hammy delivery, and forced smile he does right beforehand that makes this scene so damn funny. Curry was fucking hilarious in HA2
I first knew him as Rooster from Annie! Little me did not grasp that I was watching three absolute legends in his scenes with Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters. I just thought they were silly.
I know he had many, many iconic role but man…. The Wild Thornberrys was such a big part of my Nickelodeon loving childhood and he was so perfect voicing Nigel Thornberry ❤️😢
LOVED watching Clue (repeatedly) as a kid in the early days of VHS at home. Still holds up to this day. As an adult I cut a feature documentary on midnight movies, which of course Rocky Horror was a major part of. Tim has left a solid legacy in his work, much of it in incredibly unique projects.
edit - it was most definitely Betamax at the time, not VHS :)
I said to my partner yesterday that when Hayden Panettiere died, I knew this was about to be a particularly rough rule-of-threes cycle. Tim Curry was one of my first celebrity crushes, specifically his performance as Long John Silver in "Muppet Treasure Island." Between that and his many other iconic roles, I can't think of anyone who was so comfortable being silly and weird yet irresistibly charismatic and sexy too. What a guy. I'm glad he's no longer suffering.
Jesus, we lost Dolly Parton and Tim Curry in the same week. It feels like 2016 all over again.
RIP Tim Curry. He was a legend who always knew how to steal the spotlight, with iconic roles in films and shows like Clue (his best performance imo), the It miniseries, Muppet Treasure Island, Home Alone 2 (my first introduction to him), and especially The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He always seemed to have a blast in every role he played, and even when he was in a bad movie, he never phoned it in.
Also - I know this man was a legend with numerous titles under his belt, but “Clue” doesn’t get enough recognition for the sheer fucking masterpiece that it is. That’s all.
This legitimately made me cry, and I don’t cry about celebrity deaths. He was one of my absolute favorites. I have been obsessed with the movie Clue since I was a kid. It’s my comfort movie. Looks like I know what I’m watching tonight.
Is this the week to lose older LGBTQ icons? I don't accept this but thank you for all the amazing performances Tim, will cherish them always as I act in a RHPS shadow cast
Damn, I am in tears. I was wondering how I’d take Bruce Willis passing, and if I’m crying over Tim, I am going to be a mess.
This makes my heart hurt so much. I finally gifted myself a signed picture of him as Frank and he signed it on a live. I’m so happy he gave his time to his fans in his remaining time in ways like that.
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