#2016deaths

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#RIP Monford “Monte” Merrill Irvin (February 25, 1919 – January 11, 2016). Age 96.  Born in Haleburg, Alabama.  Died in Houston, Texas.  Negro League and MLB player.  Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.

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Prince Roger Nelson 1958-2016 Purple Reign Painting done by ypurs truly one week after his loss . #guitargreats #greatperfirmer #greatsongwriter #funkrock #purplerain #whendovescry #littleredcorvet #1999 #drugcasualty #reclusivesuperstar #2016death #rip #rocknrollhalloffame #rockguitarists #iwilldie4u #1980sicon #princeandtherevolutionlive #princeandthenewpowergeneration #diamondsandpearls https://www.instagram.com/p/BxXr23uHjtu/?igshid=ts9ldmj437yf

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Blankpaper | 2016: A Year in Review | My Video Library

This video focuses on the content I created for Blankpaper in 2016, but there was an inciting force behind the passion that fueled all of that content and it’s a story I’d like to share with you guys. 

2016 was a milestone year for me. I experienced so much. And if I'm at liberty to be a little dramatic for a moment, I would say that I even went through a few hardships. There was one major event, however, that really propelled my year.

Have any of you ever seen those wordsearch posts on Tumblr or Facebook which claim that your new year will be defined by the first three words you see? Well, I don’t consider myself superstitious, but for some reason in the winter of 2015, I decided to play along for fun. However, the fun was quickly over when the first word I spotted was “death.” I don’t even remember the other two words, and I probably would have easily forgotten the first if it weren’t for what happened on January 2, 2016.

I woke up in the middle of the night with a bad case of cramps. I distinctly remember locking myself in the bathroom and sitting on the floor with a heating pad. It wasn’t long after, that I heard a knock on the door. It was my dad. But he looked different. I saw something in his eyes that I hadn’t seen before. He was shook. Not in the comedic or hyperbolic sense of the word, but genuinely. He hadn’t yet spoken a word, and I was already frozen in place. He told me that “Auntie” had died, the affectionate term we used to refer to my great aunt, my late paternal grandmother’s only living sister. My parents had been assisting in the care of her and my great uncle. Her health had deteriorated some time ago. It was clear her memory was fading. But to think she had actually passed on, to see my dad so affected. 

I heard my mother asking questions from the room. “Have you packed this?” “Have you called so-and-so?” “C’mon bae, let’s get this sorted.” She had taken charge. A strange flip of events. My mother who was normally the more worried, emotionally driven person, was suddenly taking the lead amidst tragedy. My calm, always rational and collected father seemed heartbroken, and in moments fragile.   

I was instructed to keep watch over my five younger siblings and to let them know what was going on when they woke up, why mom and dad were gone. 

I don’t handle death well. I have never had to experience and overcome the death of a loved one (I was too young to be affected when my paternal grandparents passed). The idea of death however has haunted me and I do my best to avoid the topic altogether. But on January 2nd 2016, I was suddenly confronted with it and so close to home. I cried uncontrollably at the funeral, seeing my great uncle look so left behind, watching my father cry as he consoled him. Death is so frightening, so unbiased. I soon remembered the predictions of that silly wordsearch.

That experience gave me a newfound appreciation for life, realizing that every day is an opportunity and all lives eventually come to an end. Time is too precious to waste, too precious to spend doing things just to please people, to waste away not making a difference in this world. We get one chance to get this life right. This is a post I wrote less than 2 weeks after the funeral, which was unexpectedly a requested feature on WeAreTheAnd: Not a Second Early

That experience undoubtedly influenced my drive and passion for Blankpaper, my determination to live the life of my dreams instead of only dreaming all the time, taking proactive steps towards what I wanted, towards my God-given purpose. Every. Single. Day. 

We all have to. Let 2017 be the year you find and pursue your purpose!

Love & Peace ☯ Zoë Imani

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We lost many famous figures in 2016.  It seemed like every time we turned on the news or looked at Facebook we lost someone else.  Some of the people on this list are more well known than others but everyone on this list contributed something significant to the world. They are iconic actors, musicians, sports figures, scientists & political figures, all of whom will be greatly missed.  RIP.

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WiscoJazz-Cast: Episode 082

Listen to WiscoJazz-Cast - Episode 082 bylukewarm on hearthis.at

WiscoJazz-Cast Episode 082 mixed by dj lukewarm

Episode Eighty Two features music from those we lost in 2016. Some Deep Cuts, personal favorites, covers and more from iconic musicians to celebrities.

01 - Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley feat. Gene Wilder - Pure Imagination [Paramount Records] 02 - David Bowie - Bring Me The Disco King [Columbia] 03 - David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World [Mercury] 04 - Eagles - Journey of the Sorcerer [Asylum Records] 05 - Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee [Capitol Records] 06 - Maurice White - Stand By Me [Columbia] 07 - Sharon Jones - I'll Still Be True [Daptone Records] 08 - A Tribe Called Quest - 8 Million Stories [Jive] 09 - A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation [Jive] 10 - Faithless - Muhammad Ali [Cheeky Records] 11 - Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker [Columbia] 12 - George Michael - Roxanne [Virgin] 13 - Wham! - Everything She Wants [Epic] 14 - John Glenn The Astronaut - The Flight Of Friendship 7, Pt. 2 [Wing Records] 15 - Prince - Condition of the Heart [Paisley Park] 16 - Prince - Purple Rain [Warner Bros. Records] 17 - Ron Carter - Han and Princess Theme [RSO] 18 - John Williams - Princess Leia's Theme [20th Century Records]

Hope you enjoy. -dj lukewarm

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#LuxyLux #HerCareer #2016Death #ByeCarey

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Love To Hate 2016

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#RIP Robert Colin Stigwood (April 16, 1934 – January 4, 2016). Age 81. Born in Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia. Died in London, England. Australian artist manager and record producer.  Best known for managing Cream and Bee Gees and producing “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever”.

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#RIP John Thurman Hunter, Jr. “Long John Hunter” (July 13, 1931 – January 4, 2016). Age 84. Born in Ringgold, Louisiana. Died in Phoenix, Arizona. American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.  Best known tracks are "El Paso Rock" and "Alligators Around My Door".

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#RIP Michael “Mike” Sharpe (October 28, 1951 – January 17, 2016). Age 64.  Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.  Died in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.  WWF wrestler.  Known as Iron Mike Sharpe.

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#RIP Louis “Ramblin Lou” Albert Schriver (July 19, 1929 – January 17, 2016). Age 86.  Born in Tonawanda, New York.  Died in Buffalo, New York.  American country singer and radio broadcaster.  Inducted to the Country Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1985.

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#RIP Terence Dale Griffin (October 24, 1948 – January 17, 2016). Age 67.  Born in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.  English drummer.  Founding memeber of Mott the Hoople.

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#RIP Mic Gillette (May 7, 1951 – January 17, 2016). Age 64.  Born in Oakland, California.  Died in Concord, California.  American brass player.  Best known for being a member of Tower of Power, Cold Blood, and The Sons of Champlin.

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#RIP Juanita Duassat “Jo de Winter” (March 5, 1921 – January 17, 2016). Age 94.  Born in Sacramento, California.  Died in Los Angeles, California.  American actress.  Best known as Maggie Lawrence on Gloria.

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#RIP Clarence Henry “Blowfly” Reid (February 14, 1939 – January 17, 2016). Age 76.  Born in Cochran, Georgia.  Died in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.  American singer, songwriter, and producer.  Best known for writing sexually explicit versions of hit songs of others.

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#RIP Rudolph “Rudy” Joseph Migay (November 18, 1928 – January 16, 2016). Age 87.  Born in Fort William Ontario, Canada.  Died in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.  AHL and NHL player and CHL and AHL coach.  Played seven years with the Toronto Maple Leafs.