Dropping Like Flies

[kosmo vinyl]

John King Ardent Records co-founder and veteran music promoter, 78

"If it wasn't for John, no one would've known Big Star," said band co-founder Jody Stephens. "He was such a creative and enthusiastic guy."

[vansmack]

Vin Scully

[grateful]

Indiana Republican Rep Jackie Walorski

[sweetcell]

al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

RX9... AKA "ninja bomb"

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al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

RX9... AKA "ninja bomb"

That is fascinating
All in a effort to avoid bad PR, but heck, if there are less civilians killed… seems better

This Air to Ground (AGM) 114 Hellfire missiles are subsonic missiles and have significant anti-tank capacity. The missile used by the US, on August 2, is a warhead-less missile and it is equipped with six razors like blades. And it is these blades that killed the al-Qaeda head


Warhead-less!


I’m sure it will make an appearance in some action flick soon

[sweetcell]

This Air to Ground (AGM) 114 Hellfire missiles are subsonic missiles and have significant anti-tank capacity. The missile used by the US, on August 2, is a warhead-less missile and it is equipped with six razors like blades. And it is these blades that killed the al-Qaeda head

Warhead-less!

subsonic?  conflicting info... per a talking head on CNN this morning this hellfire is faster than the speed of sound - thus contributing to its stealth, since you can't hear something coming at you if its supersonic. 

technically a missile must have a warhead so the RX9 isn't a missile, it's a kinetic weapon.  and yes, that's rather academic.

[grateful]

Anne Heche...not dead yet

[GAY,GUY]

What, an awful story.  There's nothing good, about it.

[sweetcell]

Roger E. Mosley -- famous from 'Magnum P.I.,' among other shows -- has died.

[Justin Tonation]

[sweetcell]

^ sad.  possibly my first celeb crush.

[Starsky]

https://dnyuz.com/2022/08/08/david-mccullough-best-selling-explorer-of-americas-past-dies-at-89/

[kosmo vinyl]

Lamont Dozier Motown songwriter 81

[Yada]

Issey Miyake

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Issey Miyake

this was an interesting footnote
Miyake was born on 22 April 1938, in Hiroshima, Japan, where he witnessed the atomic bombing in August 1945.