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Monday, August 11, 2014

Tonmi Lillman, Finnish musician (Ajattara, Sinergy, To/Die/For, Lordi) died he was 38

Tonmi Lillman (born Tommi Kristian Lillman), was a Finnish musician, best known as Otus, the former drummer of the Finnish hard rock band Lordi died he was 38.
Lillman died on 13 February 2012 from a bout of illness.[1]

( 3 June 1973 – 13 February 2012)

Career

Lillman's father was a musician, and as a result he grew up surrounded by a large assortment of instruments. Tonmi received his first drum kit at age 9 and started performing live at age 14. Apart from drums and bass guitar, his primary instruments, Tonmi also played the keyboards and guitar. Prior to his death, he was involved in the bands Ajattara, Kylähullut, Vanguard and 3rror. From his previous bands, he became best Sinergy, To/Die/For and Lordi.
known as the drummer of
In his professional career Lillman has also taught digital recording and drums at Kouvola Musiikkiopisto (Kouvola Conservatoire). He has played in numerous folk, dance and pop orchestras, as well as handling the drums on the "Dimebag Beyond Forever 2009" tour alongside Rainer ”Raikku” Tuomikanto.

Lordi

Otus on stage.
After Kita, the drummer of Lordi had decided to pursue a solo career, Tonmi sent a sms to Mr. Lordi saying that he had heard they needed a drummer. He had already worked with Mr Lordi when he helped him with Lordi's stage props.[2] Mr Lordi accepted the offer and Tonmi became their second drummer with his new stage name "Otus" which is Finnish for “creature” or “thing”. His first gig with the band took place during the "Europe For Breakfast Tour" on November 5, 2010 in the hall Ozhidania St. Petersburg (Russia).
His character was described as a combination between a butcher, an executioner, an alien, a lizard, and a zombie. According to Lordi he was a "tough dude. And definitely one of the ugliest members in our family … [1]
Otus edited the DVD of the compilation album Scarchives Vol. 1 and can be heard on the documentary track. He didn't record any studio album with Lordi before his death, but the outro track of To Beast or Not to Beast is a live-record of Otus' drum solo.
After his death, Lordi Fan Nation, the fan magazine about the band, did a special edition in tribute to Otus. [mag]

Studio work

Lillman had appeared on several albums, acting as a studio musician for bands such as Reflexion, Twilight Ophera, and for instance providing the drum work for the Guitar Heroes -album. Recently Tonmi has distinguished himself as a studio engineer, mixing and recording such bands as Beherit, Bloodride, Chainhill, D-Creation, Exsecratus, Fierce, Fear Of Domination, Heorot, In Silentio Noctis, Laava, Lie in Ruins, MyGRAIN, Rage My Bitch, Raivopäät, Roo, Rujo, Rytmihäiriö, Saattue, Serene Decay, Trauma, Vapaat Kädet and V For Violence.

Equipment

Tonmi Lillman used Pearl drums, Sabian cymbals and Pro-Mark drum sticks, and has signed an endorsement contract with the aforementioned labels.[3] Lillman was known for his characteristic style of drum placement and was a devout user of double kick drums. His style of drumming was rooted in rock, so he valued good groove and a strong rhythmic backbone, combined with innovative fills, over high speeds and blast beats. Tonmi mentioned as his main influences the drummers Teijo "Twist Twist" Erkinharju, Mikkey Dee, Deen Castronovo, and his greatest influence as Dave Weckl.
Tonmi Lillman's drum kit has recently appeared for sale by his estate on the Finnish musicians' website muusikoiden.net.

Graphics and music videos

Besides music, Tonmi worked as a graphic designer specializing in 3D-graphics. He has also worked as an editor on music videos, such as on Ajattara's "...Putoan" and "Ikuisen Aamun Sara", ”Marks On My Face” by Mind Of Doll, the Kylähullut video "Kieli hanurissa" and on "Whisper" by Vanguard. He has designed the Cover Art for bands like To/Die/For, Sinergy, Kylähullut, HateFrame, D-Creation and Dance Nation, among several others. In addition, he has edited video presentations, commercials and product labels for different companies as well as providing video production and post production to, for instance, the Crumbland promo DVD. Tonmi also designed and produced the background animations for Lordi's European tour. Other graphical works include web designing, site production and providing banners and animation for various on-line gaming sites.



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Thursday, August 7, 2014

John J. Yeosock, American lieutenant general, died from lung cancer he was 74

John J. Yeosock was a United States Army general who commanded the 3rd U.S. Army during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm died from lung cancer he was 74.

(March 18, 1937 – February 15, 2012)

Early life

John J. Yeosock was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[1] in 1937 and grew up in Plains Township. He studied at the Valley Forge Military Academy where he graduated as valedictorian. Unable to get into West Point due to bad eyesight, Yeosock joined the ROTC at Pennsylvania State University, graduating in 1959. As an armor officer Yeosock served in the Vietnam War. During the 1980s, Yeosock was the head of an American military team sent to help modernize the Saudi Arabian National Guard.

Command


He commanded the 1st Cavalry Division from June 1986 to May 1988. Promoted to Lieutenant General, in 1989 he was given command of the 3rd U.S. Army. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the 3rd Army was sent to Saudi Arabia in the buildup of coalition forces protecting the Kingdom during Operation Desert Shield. During the ground phase of the Gulf War, the 3rd Army formed the nucleus of the forces performing the "left hook" against the Iraqi Army. On February 19, 1991, he needed medical evacuation to Germany for emergency surgery, his command temporarily taken over by LTG Calvin Waller until his return to Saudi Arabia approximately ten days later.[2] Yeosock retired from the army in August 1992.

Death

Yeosock died on February 15, 2012 in Fayetteville, Georgia, aged 74, from lung cancer and is interred at Arlington National Cemetery.[3] He is survived by his wife Betta (née Hoffner), son John, and daughter Elizabeth J. Funk.[4]

Awards

Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster
V
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and one Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Bronze star
 National Defense Service Medal with service star
Army Service Ribbon
France

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Clive Shakespeare, British-born Australian guitarist (Sherbet) and record producer, died from prostate cancer he was 62

Clive Richard Shakespeare was an English-born Australian pop guitarist, songwriter and producer died from prostate cancer he was 62. He was a co-founder of pop, rock group Sherbet, which had commercial success in the 1970s including their number-one single, "Summer Love" in 1975. The majority of Sherbet's original songs were co-written by Shakespeare with fellow band member Garth Porter. Other Sherbet singles co-written by Shakespeare include "Cassandra" (peaked at number nine in 1973), "Slipstream" and "Silvery Moon" (both reached number five in 1974). In January 1976 Shakespeare left the band citing dissatisfaction with touring, pressures of writing and concerns over the group's finances. Shakespeare has produced albums for other artists including Post by Paul Kelly in 1985.

(3 June 1947 – 15 February 2012)

Biography

Main article: Sherbet (band)
Clive Richard Shakespeare was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England on 3 June 1949. With his family he migrated to Australia and settled in Sydney. As lead guitarist, he joined various bands including The Road Agents in 1968 in Sydney with Terry Hyland on vocals.[1] He was a founding member of Down Town Roll, which was a Motown covers band, alongside Adrian Cuff (organ), Frank Ma (vocals), Doug Rea (bass guitar), Pam Slater (vocals) and Danny Taylor on drums.[1]
In April 1969 Rea, Shakespeare and Taylor founded pop, rock band, Sherbet with Dennis Laughlin on vocals (ex-Sebastian Hardie Blues Band, Clapham Junction) and Sammy See on organ, guitar, and vocals (Clapham Junction).[2] See had left in October 1970 to join The Flying Circus and was replaced by New Zealand-born Garth Porter (Samael Lilith, Toby Jugg) who provided Hammond organ and electric piano.[2][3] Sherbet's initial singles were cover versions released by Infinity Records and distributed by Festival Records.[4]
From 1972 to 1976, Sherbet's chief songwriting team of Porter and Shakespeare were responsible for co-writing the lion's share of the band's material, which combined British pop and American soul influences. For their debut album, Time Change... A Natural Progression (December 1972), Shakespeare co-wrote five tracks including the top 30 single, "You've Got the Gun".[2][5] Other Sherbet singles co-written by Shakespeare include "Cassandra" (peaked at number nine in 1973), "Slipstream" and "Silvery Moon" (both reached number five in 1974), and their number-one hit "Summer Love" from 1975.[2][5] Sherbet followed with more top five singles, "Life" and "Only One You" / "Matter of Time".[5]
In January 1976, Shakespeare left Sherbet citing 'personal reasons'.[2] He later explained "I couldn't even go out the front of my house because there were all these girls just hanging on the fence [...] There was always a deadline for Garth and me - another album, another tour. When it did finally end, I was relieved more than anything because I had had enough. I left the band early in 1976 for reasons I don't want to discuss fully … but let's just say I wasn't happy about where all the money went".[6] The last single he played on was "Child's Play", which was a No. 5 hit in February.[5] Shakespeare was soon replaced by Harvey James (ex-Mississippi, Ariel).[2][3] In 1977, Shakespeare issued a solo single, "I Realize" / "There's a Way" on Infinity Records.[7]
Shakespeare set up Silverwood Studios and worked in record production, including co-producing Paul Kelly's debut solo album, Post (1985).[8]
Shakespeare rejoined Sherbet for reunion concerts including the Countdown Spectacular tour throughout Australia during September and October 2006. That year also saw the release of two newly recorded tracks on the compilation album, Sherbet – Super Hits, "Red Dress" which was written by Porter, Shakespeare, Daryl Braithwaite, James, Tony Mitchell, and Alan Sandow; and "Hearts Are Insane" written by Porter. In January 2011 Harvey James died of lung cancer – the remaining members except Shakespeare, who was too ill,[6] performed at Gimme that Guitar, a tribute concert for James on 17 February.[9][10]

Death

Clive Shakespeare died on 15 February 2012, aged 64, from prostate cancer.[11][12]

Discography

Main article: Sherbet discography
Solo
  • "I Realize" / "There's a Way" (1977)
Production
  • At the Alpine – Richard & Wendy (1978) producer
  • "Stop all Your Talking" – Tuesday Piranha (1983) co-producer
  • "All You Wanted" – The Apartments (1984) engineer
  • "Possession" – Leonard Samperi / "Give It Up" – David Virgin (June 1984) engineer
  • "Forget" – John Kennedy (September 1984) audio recorder
  • Post – Paul Kelly (May 1985) co-producer
  • "Ruby Baby" – Martin Plaza (1986) co-producer
  • Everything – Let's Go Naked (April 1986) engineer
  • Hide & Seek – Julie Blanchard (February 2012) engineer

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Lina Romay, Spanish actress, died from cancer she was , 57

Lina Romay (born Rosa María Almirall Martínez)  was a Spanish actress who often appeared in films directed by her long-time companion (and later husband) Jesús Franco died from cancer she was , 57. She died in 2012, at age 57, from cancer in Málaga, Spain. Her husband Franco died a year later in 2013.

(25 June 1954 – 15 February 2012)

Movie career

Romay was born in Barcelona. Following graduation from high school, she studied the arts, married actor/photographer Raymond Hardy (they later divorced), and began acting in stage productions. She began appearing in Jesús Franco's films from the time that they met in 1971. She appeared in more than a hundred feature films, most of them directed by Franco. The majority of their films together were in the adult film genre, but she has also starred in many horror, comedy and action/adventure films as well. Among the most famous of her cult horror movies are The Bare Breasted Countess (aka Female Vampire), Jack the Ripper, Exorcisms and Black Masses, and Barbed Wire Dolls.[1]
Romay admitted to being an exhibitionist in interviews and many of her X-rated films involved oral sex and lesbianism. She took the name Lina Romay from the actress and jazz artist from the 1940s.[2]
Lina Romay and Jesús Franco were partners for decades, and they were officially married on April 25, 2008.[3] She died on February 15, 2012, at age 57, from cancer in Málaga, Spain. Her husband Franco died soon after, in 2013.

Selected filmography


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Elyse Knox, American actress and model, mother of Mark Harmon died she was 94

Elyse Knox was an American actress, model, and fashion designer died she was 94.
 
 (December 14, 1917 – February 16, 2012)

Early life

Knox was born Elsie Lillian Kornbrath in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Austrian immigrants Minnie and Frederick Kornbrath.[1][2][3][4] She studied at the Traphagen School of Fashion in Manhattan, then embarked on a career in fashion design. Her good looks enabled her to model some of her own creations for Vogue magazine that led to a contract offer from Twentieth Century Fox film studio in 1937.

Career

Knox performed mainly in minor or secondary roles until 1942 when she had a leading role with Lon Chaney, Jr. in The Mummy's Tomb, one of the series of Mummy horror films made by Universal Studios. She appeared as herself in the Universal Studios 1944 production Follow the Boys, one of the World War II morale-booster films made both for the soldiers serving overseas as well as civilians at home. Knox also was a pin up girl during the war, appearing in such magazines as Yank, a weekly published and distributed by the United States Military. In late 1945, Knox was signed by Monogram Pictures to portray Anne Howe, the love interest of fictional boxer Joe Palooka in Joe Palooka, Champ. Based on the very popular comic strip, the instant success of the May 1946 film led to Knox appearing in another five Joe Palooka productions. After acting in 39 films, Knox retired in 1949 following her performance in the musical film, There's a Girl in My Heart.[citation needed]

Personal life

While appearing on the Bing Crosby radio show, she met football star Tom Harmon. They were engaged to marry, but ended the relationship when Harmon entered the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942. Later that year, Knox married fashion photographer Paul Hesse who had shot many of her print ads and magazine covers. The marriage was brief. Following her divorce and Harmon's return from World War II (during which he survived two plane crashes and being lost in the jungle), she and Harmon married in 1944. Knox's wedding dress was made from silk from the parachute Harmon used when bailing out of his plane.[5] After Harmon's demobilization, they settled in the Los Angeles area.
The couple had three children: Kristin (born 1945), Kelly (born 1948) and Mark (born 1951). Kristin became an actress and painter who at seventeen married recording artist Ricky Nelson and bore four children: Tracy, twins Gunnar and Matthew, and Sam. Kelly, a model turned interior designer, was once married to automaker John DeLorean and has two daughters and a son and two other stepchildren. Mark is a film and television actor, best known for NCIS, and has two sons with wife Pam Dawber.

Death

On February 16, 2012, Knox died at her home in Los Angeles, California.[6] She was 94.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1937 Wake Up and Live Nurse uncredited
1940 Lillian Russell Lillian Russell's Sister performer: "Brighten the Corner Where You Are"
1940 Youth Will Be Served Pamela
1940 Yesterday's Heroes Undetermined role uncredited
1940 Girl from Avenue A Angela
1940 Girl in 313 Judith Wilson
1940 Star Dust Girl uncredited
1940 Free, Blonde and 21 Marjorie
1941 Miss Polly Barbara Snodgrass
1941 All-American Co-Ed Co-ed uncredited
1941 Tanks a Million Jeannie
1941 Sheriff of Tombstone Mary Carson
1941 Footlight Fever Eileen Drake
1942 Arabian Nights Duenna uncredited
1942 The Mummy's Tomb Isobel Evans
1942 Top Sergeant Helen Gray
1942 Hay Foot Betty Barkley
1943 Hi'ya, Sailor Pat Rogers
1943 So's Your Uncle Patricia Williams
1943 Hit the Ice Nurse Peggy Osborne
1943 Mister Big Alice Taswell
1943 Keep 'Em Slugging Suzanne
1943 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Mercedes Colby
1944 Army Wives Jerry Van Dyke
1944 A Wave, a WAC and a Marine Marian
1944 Moonlight and Cactus Louise Ferguson
1944 Follow the Boys Herself
1946 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Betty Allen
1946 Gentleman Joe Palooka Anne Howe
1946 Joe Palooka, Champ Anne Howe
1947 Linda Be Good Linda Prentiss
1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout Anne Howe
1947 Black Gold Ruth Frazer
1948 Joe Palooka in Winner Take All Anne Howe
1948 I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes Ann Quinn
1948 Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad Anne Howe
1949 There's a Girl in My Heart Claire Adamson
1949 Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch Anne Howe
1949 Forgotten Women Kate Allison
1953 I Was a Burlesque Queen Linda Prentiss archive footage
1999 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed Isobel Evans archive footage

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Zelda Kaplan, American socialite and philanthropist died she was 95

Zelda Kaplan  was a fixture in New York's art, nightclub, and fashion worlds died she was 95.[2] She was often seen at popular New York nightclubs until closing.[3] Her trademark nightclub outfit was a matching African-print dress, handbag, and shoes, and a tall cloth hat.[4]

(June 20, 1916 – February 15, 2012)
 
She made numerous philanthropic and humanitarian efforts, frequently traveling to Africa to speak out against female genital mutilation and campaign for the right of women to inherit; in 1995 she spoke to villages in South Africa about birth control.[4] In regard to women's rights she was quoted by the Village Voice as saying, "It's so important that girls not defer to the penis. I hope to let every girl know that she is somebody."[5]
In 2003, she was profiled in The New York Times. [6] Later that same year HBO premiered a documentary about Kaplan, Her Name Is Zelda, which followed her life from housewife to socialite.[7][8] In 2006, at the age of 90, she was profiled in The Village Voice.[9] Kaplan also once posed as a subject for her friend the photographer Andres Serrano. [10]

Death

Kaplan died in 2012, aged 95, after collapsing at a runway show for her friend the designer Joanna Mastroianni's new collection at Lincoln Center in New York City during the city's twice yearly fashion week. [11][12]

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Cyril Domb, British physicist died he was 91

Cyril Domb FRS  was an internationally recognized theoretical physicist best known for his lecturing and writing on the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena of fluids died he was 91. He was also known in the Orthodox Jewish world for his writings on Science and Judaism.
 
(9 December 1920 – 15 February 2012)

Early life

Domb was born on 9 December 1920, the fourth day of Hanukkah, in North London to a Hasidic Jewish family.[1] His father, Yoel,[2] who had shortened his name from Dombrowski to Domb, was a native of Warsaw, while his mother, Sarah,[2] was from Oświęcim, Poland.[1] He was given the Hebrew name of Yechiel. His father and grandfather paid for tutors to educate him in classical Jewish studies, and he also attended shiurim (Torah classes) given by Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler to young men in a nearby synagogue.[1]
Domb possessed both an excellent memory and skill in mathematics. At the age of 17 he won a scholarship to Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] He graduated with a degree in mathematics in 1941.[2] He then joined the Admiralty Signal Establishment in Portsmouth[2] as one of several young scientists working on developing radar systems during World War II. Until that point, radar operators were able to determine the distance of an approaching object; Domb’s group worked out a method for determining the height of an object as well.[1][3]
After the war, Domb attended Cambridge University. He earned his PhD in 1949 with a doctoral thesis on "Order-Disorder Statistics". His doctoral advisor was Fred Hoyle.[4]

Academic career

Domb was a university lecturer in mathematics at Cambridge University between 1952 and 1954 and professor of theoretical physics at King's College London between 1954 and 1981. In the latter position, he became the youngest professor in London at that time.[1]
In 1972 Domb began co-editing what would become a 20-volume series, Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena, considered a classic in the field.[1] After the death of his first co-editor, Melville S. Green, he worked with Joel Lebowitz.[2]

Science and Judaism

In the late 1950s, Domb helped found the British Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists, based on the American model, and served as its president.[1]
Domb began writing his views reconciling the apparent contradictions between science and Judaism in 1961, when The Jewish Chronicle of London asked him for a 1000-word article on how Jewish teachings accord with the Big Bang and Steady State cosmological theories. This article gained the attention of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who began a correspondence with Domb and encouraged him to continue his efforts to show religious skeptics that there is no contradiction between science and such Torah concepts as the Genesis creation narrative and the Existence of God.[2][3] Unlike the Rebbe, Domb gave credence to the theory of evolution, but held that this and other scientific theories were "only tentative summaries of our situation, whereas religion deals with what is right and what is wrong, and with many of the major driving forces in one’s life". Domb went on to publish a collection of articles on science and religion in Challenge: Torah views on science and its problems (1976), which he co-edited with Rabbi Aryeh Carmell.[1]

Move to Israel

In 1981, at the age of 60, Domb took early retirement from Kings College and made aliyah to Israel, settling in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem.[1] Between 1981 and 1989 he was professor of physics at Bar-Ilan University, boosting the prestige of the department and attracting leading physicists and students to it. In keeping with his interests in Torah study, he opened each staff meeting with a Dvar Torah (Torah thought), started a Daf Yomi shiur after afternoon prayers, and founded an academic journal, Journal of Torah and Scholarship.[1] He was also a visiting professor at the University of Maryland, Yeshiva University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Weizmann Institute of Science,[3] and academic president of Machon Lev, the Jerusalem College of Technology.[1]
In October 2011, the Journal of Statistical Physics published a tribute issue to Domb, commemorating his influence on the field of statistical physics.[5]

Personal

Domb married Shirley Galinsky in 1957; they had six children.[2]

Honors and awards

Works

Selected scientific publications

  • Domb, C. 1949. "Order-Disorder Statistics II. A two-dimensional model.” Proc. Roy. Soc. A199: 199-221
  • Domb, C. 1960. “On the Theory of Cooperative Phenomena. “Adv. Phys., Phil. Mag. S9: 149-361
  • Domb, C. and Sykes, M.F. 1961. “Use of Series Expansions for the Ising Model Susceptibility and Excluded Volume Problem.” J. Math. Phys. 2: 63-67
  • Domb, C. and Green, M.S., Eds. 1972-1976. “Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena,” Vols. 1-6, London: Academic Press.
  • Domb, C. and Lebowitz, J.L., Eds. 1983-2000. “Phase Transitions and Critical Behavior,” Vols. 6-20, London: Academic Press.
  • The Critical Point: A historical introduction to the modern theory of critical phenomena. Taylor & Francis. 1996. ISBN 0-7484-0435-X.

Torah works

See also


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