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Jackson Pollock died 54 years ago today

Kind of think you need to do the math yourself to figure out what year that was… a man way ahead of his time. Love this stat: In November 2006, Pollock’s No. 5, 1948 became the world’s most expensive...

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Bobby Thomson, the man of “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World,” passes away today

Posted from The Citrus Report “The GIANTS win the pennant, the GIANTS win the pennant!” That was the Shot Heard ‘Round the World, hit on Oct. 3, 1951, by Bobby Thomson, to send the New York (now SF)...

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Jazz photographer, Herman Leonard, RIP

Posted from The Citrus Report The photography of Herman Leonard always felt surreal to us, like what he shot didn’t really ever happen because everything was so timeless and perfect that no way this...

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Trish Keenan of Broadcast, RIP

Posted from The Citrus Report We don’t know much about Trish Keenan. All we know about her is the music that she produced in one of our all-time favorite bands, Broadcast. The UK band created a body...

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Nate Dogg, Dead at Age 41

Famed “Regulator” wing man and G-Funk Era icon, Nate Dogg, has passed away at the age of 41, according to the Long Beach Telegram. He will be remembered for: From The Citrus Report Posted By The...

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R.I.P.: TV on the Radio’s Gerard Smith

Extremely sad news we learned today, that bassist for influential band, TV On the Radio, Gerard Smith, has passed away at the age of 34 after a battle with lung cancer. While on stage, Smith always...

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How did we miss that the Empire Carpet Commercial Guy died at age 89

The brand with the dope carpet cartoon character has seen its last days, at least the man it was based on. The Empire Carpet commercial guy just died at age 89, and thank you to TMZ, we now know. In...

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RIP Randy “Macho Man” Savage

We are terribly saddened by the news that Randy “Macho Man” Savage has died in a car accident. He was a hero to many, and during his WWF years, a hero to those who liked hyper-drugs. From The Citrus...

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Dr. Jack Kevorkian, RIP

He was 83. And for all we know, no one assisted him. Maybe they did. From The Citrus Report Posted By The Citrus Report

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Cy Twombly

To be honest, it doesn’t really make sense that we loved the work of Cy Twombly. We have never really ever made much connection with many painters of Cy’s generation; not that we didn’t appreciate...

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