End of an Era: Singer, songwriter and guitarist Lou Reed dies at 71

 
The New York Times reports - Lou Reed, the singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Velvet Underground in the 1960s had a major influence on generations of rock musicians, and who remained a powerful if polarizing force for the rest of his life, died on Sunday(October 27,2013) at his home in Amagansett, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 71.

The cause was liver disease, said Dr. Charles Miller of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where Mr. Reed had liver transplant surgery this year and was being treated again until a few days ago.

It was also reported that Reed’s literary agent, Andrew Wylie, said that the musician had been in frail health for months. Sadly, it was determined that Reed’s end-stage liver disease could no longer be treated, and he decided to return to the home he shared with his wife, fellow musician Laurie Anderson

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These Blasts Won't Bow Us Down: Tribute to the Victims

It is unfortunate that lives have been lost. But they will be lost, till the time there are people, who undervalue others life.

Nine people, including five women were killed in the incident, while many were injured. The nation once came to a stand still, and watched in despair.

As Shashi Tharoor said in his Tweet msg: "Pune blasts still need2b investigated.But we must stand up &say we will not be terrorized. Not a time for blame game.Stay united &determined"

This blog pays its tribute to the dead and their grieving families.

JD Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye, is Dead.

He shocked and inspired a whole generation, a recluse by virtue JD Salinger, will forever be one of the best writers in the world.

He died of natural causes. He was 91.

Salinger in his The Catcher in the Rye brought to life the rebellion and the sense of meaningless-ness in teenagers, through Holden Caulfield.

Go grab a copy, read it. It is a Must Read Book in your lifetime.

Rest In Peace- JD Salinger.

Love Story author Erich Segal dead

"Love means never having to say you're sorry."

The man who forever inked these lines in the minds of millions of youngsters throughout the world with his book"Love Story," has died of a heart attack. Eric Segal was 72.

About Segal AP says:

Segal was a Yale classics professor and screenplay writer when he turned a proposed movie about two college students — preppy Oliver and smart-mouthed Jenny — into a novel. Published in 1970, "Love Story" was a weeper about a young couple who fall in love, marry and discover she is dying of cancer. It was a million seller guaranteed to make readers cry and critics scream.

He is survived by his wife, Karen James, and daughters Francesca, 29, and Miranda, 20.

Flu Hits The Swine, Modi Dead. Its worth the r(h)umour.

Obituary notes are pouring in from all corners of the country, the great leader- the man who singlehandedly devoured everything anti-hindu, fell victim to an innocent-looking swine.

Doctors have confirmed it, that the swine that was there in Modi has been neutralised and would henceforth harm nobody. Muthalik stood witness to the report.

However, sadly for the blood hungry power-mongers, Modi in his will has asked the State to donate all his money to the victims of Gujrat riots- in mean time, Bal Thackery too was seen rushing to his lawyer for a new will.

The India Muslim League leader will fire the pyre up Modi's ass at the funeral, while RSS svamsevaks will clear all the swines in the muslim basti for the fellow brethren.

However, the BJP key leaders decided to stay away from the funeral as doctors have predicted that the swine versus could possibly be looking for a new swine-like soul as the next victim.

The funeral was well staged and per the traditions fitting for a disgusting person, who had such a charming hate-filled smile, that drove the no-pig eating people a run for their lives.

The great leader will be remembered and Gujrat certainly will never be the same again.