Ron Ashton - 1948-2009

One of the all-time great guitarists, Ron Asheton, was found dead today in his Ann Arbor home. He (along with Fred "Sonic Smith" of MC5 --also dead--) created the signature "punk guitar sound" back in the 1960's. There wasn't another living guitarist that had as significant of an impact on the modern music scene as Ashton.
I was lucky enough to catch him play a couple of shows out on the east coast - One with J. Mascis & Mike Watt, and one of the Stooges reunion shows. Both were amazing.
He'll be missed.

Diego Corrales 1977-2007

Diego "Chico" Corrales died in a motorcycle accident earlier this evening.
If you follow boxing, you know that this guy was one hell of a great fighter. I really loved watching this guy box, and he seemed like a genuinely "nice" guy (legal trouble aside). He had some of the greatest bouts in recent history - The 2005 Castillo -vs- Corrales match will go down as one of the greatest all-time fights in the sport.
His career was definitely on the skids (he was effectively finished as a lightweight), but he really showed potential in the welterweight class in his most recent fight with Clottey.
I'm gonna miss him.

The Icing

As if this week couldn't get any more fucked-up, Kurt Vonnegut just died.

Fuck.

Calvert DeForest (1921 - 2007)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The balding, bespectacled nebbish who gained cult status as the oddball Larry "Bud" Melman on David Letterman's late-night television shows has died after a long illness. LINK

I just hope that he doesn't get lost on his way to the pearly gates.
He's doomed.