The thing about Steve Cropper's playing is that it was essentially perfect in service to songs. It was never in service to Steve Cropper or to some imaginary guitar-god leaderboard. However, focusing on Cropper's playing kind of misses some of the point: his influence as a writer and producer is just as important.

Fun fact: Eric Clapton is always touted as being the only guitarist the Beatles ever brought in on a record. But, years before, the Beatles had worked hard to get in a studio with another guitarist entirely. Who was that? Yes: It was Steve Cropper.

Anyway. Everyone in the industry—especially guitar players—could do a lot worse than pay attention to how Steve Cropper did things. Thank you, sir.

#rip #stevecropper #guitar

The thing about Steve Cropper's playing is that it was essentially perfect in service to songs. It was never in service to Steve Cropper or to some imaginary guitar-god leaderboard. However, focusing on Cropper's playing kind of misses some of the point: his influence as a writer and producer is just as important.

Fun fact: Eric Clapton is always touted as being the only guitarist the Beatles ever brought in on a record. But, years before, the Beatles had worked hard to get in a studio with another guitarist entirely. Who was that? Yes: It was Steve Cropper.

Anyway. Everyone in the industry—especially guitar players—could do a lot worse than pay attention to how Steve Cropper did things. Thank you, sir.

#rip #stevecropper #guitar

Tom Stoppard #RIP

The improbability of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the way scenes from Hamlet are woven into the narrative, captivated me the first time I read it, and made me a Stoppard fan for life.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74xe49q7vlo

Tom Stoppard #RIP

The improbability of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the way scenes from Hamlet are woven into the narrative, captivated me the first time I read it, and made me a Stoppard fan for life.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74xe49q7vlo

"I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all..."

Today, I honor the life, music, and legacy of Jimmy Cliff.
Rest well, singer.

#RIP #music

Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died today at age 111. After decades of silence for fear of reprisals, she wrote a book about her experiences, "Don't Let Them Bury My Story," which was published in 2023. “I could never forget the charred remains of our once-thriving community, the smoke billowing in the air, and the terror-stricken faces of my neighbors,” she wrote. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/FXublv

#ViolaFordFletcher #MotherFletcher #Tulsa #TulsaRaceMassacre #History #USHistory #InMemoriam #RIP #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon

Jimmy Cliff's death brings to mind The Harder they Come soundtrack. Decades ago, I was lucky enough to find it in a thrift shop - I subsequently played the record to death. While this isn't a Cliff tune, I've always loved it and IMHO it remains the most powerful track on album today (but feel free to disagree - it's a great record all the way through).

The Melodians, "Rivers of Babylon" (1970)

How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?

https://youtu.be/BXf1j8Hz2bU

#RIP #JimmyCliff

Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died today at age 111. After decades of silence for fear of reprisals, she wrote a book about her experiences, "Don't Let Them Bury My Story," which was published in 2023. “I could never forget the charred remains of our once-thriving community, the smoke billowing in the air, and the terror-stricken faces of my neighbors,” she wrote. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/FXublv

#ViolaFordFletcher #MotherFletcher #Tulsa #TulsaRaceMassacre #History #USHistory #InMemoriam #RIP #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon

"I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all..."

Today, I honor the life, music, and legacy of Jimmy Cliff.
Rest well, singer.

#RIP #music

Jimmy Cliff's death brings to mind The Harder they Come soundtrack. Decades ago, I was lucky enough to find it in a thrift shop - I subsequently played the record to death. While this isn't a Cliff tune, I've always loved it and IMHO it remains the most powerful track on album today (but feel free to disagree - it's a great record all the way through).

The Melodians, "Rivers of Babylon" (1970)

How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?

https://youtu.be/BXf1j8Hz2bU

#RIP #JimmyCliff

Rest in peace, Rebecca Heineman. I wish I had known you more than just as a fan.

#BurgerBecky

#RebeccaHeineman #AppleII #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageapple #Apple #RIP #computing #gaming #retrogaming #retrogames

Rest in peace, Rebecca Heineman. I wish I had known you more than just as a fan.

#BurgerBecky

#RebeccaHeineman #AppleII #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageapple #Apple #RIP #computing #gaming #retrogaming #retrogames

RIP to legendary actor Tatsuya Nakadai . Considered to be one of the greatest Japanese actors of all time, he starred in over 160 films including Seven Samurai, The Human Condition, Yojimbo, Harakiri, High & Low. Kwaidan , The Sword of Doom, The Face of Another, Belladonna of Sadness, Kagemusha, Ran and more as well as founding the Mumeijuku school and acting on stage into his 90s



#Film #Movies #Cinema #Japan #TatsuyaNakadai #RIP #RIPTatsuyaNakadai #SamuraiCinema #JapaneseCinema

RIP to legendary actor Tatsuya Nakadai . Considered to be one of the greatest Japanese actors of all time, he starred in over 160 films including Seven Samurai, The Human Condition, Yojimbo, Harakiri, High & Low. Kwaidan , The Sword of Doom, The Face of Another, Belladonna of Sadness, Kagemusha, Ran and more as well as founding the Mumeijuku school and acting on stage into his 90s



#Film #Movies #Cinema #Japan #TatsuyaNakadai #RIP #RIPTatsuyaNakadai #SamuraiCinema #JapaneseCinema

XSLT RIP

https://xslt.rip/

#HackerNews #XSLT #RIP #XSLT #Legacy #WebDevelopment #TechNews #Programming

Aujourd’hui, l’humanité a perdu un sexiste, raciste, homophobe, eugéniste :

https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/11/07/james-watson-codecouvreur-de-la-structure-en-double-helice-de-l-adn-est-mort-a-l-age-de-97-ans_6652655_3382.html

L’occasion d’un hommage à #RosalindFranklin, pour la découverte de la structure en double-hélice de l’ #ADN, spoliée par cette engeance.

#Biologie #Génétique #Science #Nobel
#RIP?

Aujourd’hui, l’humanité a perdu un sexiste, raciste, homophobe, eugéniste :

https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/11/07/james-watson-codecouvreur-de-la-structure-en-double-helice-de-l-adn-est-mort-a-l-age-de-97-ans_6652655_3382.html

L’occasion d’un hommage à #RosalindFranklin, pour la découverte de la structure en double-hélice de l’ #ADN, spoliée par cette engeance.

#Biologie #Génétique #Science #Nobel
#RIP?