There have been so many tragic loses from the Entertainment Field, however a few that I recall taking note of whether they were something that I should not have been shocked about due to their age or just the impact that they held on the world.

Sonny Bono, Jett Travolta, George Burns,Bob Hope, the little girl that played in Poltergeist I'm ashamed to say I don't know her name as well as the little lady that played the Psychic, Christopher Reeve, Left Eye of TLC,Johnny Carson, Taxi, Selena, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valance, Marvin Gaye, the Dad of Everybody Love's Raymond, The Daughter on Different Strokes, Mr. Miyagi, John Belushi, Mr. Clean, the singer from Queen, Sid Vicious, of course we must include certain classics, Marilyn, James D. Sal Mineo, I could probably keep going it just goes to show how volatile an industry this is..

Ironic that the man stuck his hands in crocodiles mouths, wrangled gators, and swam with sharks, yet the most docile of animals did him it. Freak accident. His daughter was very brave about the whole thing, though.

By LIZ SIDOTI
The Associated Press
Monday, June 30, 2009 1:00 AM

Berlin -- Known for his 80's pop hit "Never Gonna Give You Up," the 43-year-old Rick Astley has been pronounced dead today. Astley's body was found at the Angleterre Hotel in Berlin after an ambulance responded to an emergency call from his hotel room.

Astley was found unconscious in his hotel bedroom and was unable to be resuscitated. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Astley was in the middle of a concert tour that would have ended in late August of 2009. He was to return to the United Kingdom at that time.

© 2009 The Associated Press

Also, from what I understand, Dale always wore an open faced helmet - he refused any other type. His head injury was caused by his chin hitting the steering well, causing the fracture. Since then, I can think of only one driver that I have ever seen with an open helmet since.

The reasons it was shocking, was (1) yeah he did drive 150 mph for a living, but he had escaped wrecks that looked much, much worse. (2) He was Dale-freaking-Earnhardt. He was the first to market himself the way he did, he was a rebel, a strong personality, the elder statesman of NASCAR. He was THE Man in the sport. Love him or hate him, he had stature. I watched his funeral and balled my eyes out. I surprised myself at the reaction. It still makes me sad from time to time.

The pp is correct - NASCAR has never "retired" a number. Richard Childress (the #3 car owner) does purchase the number so that no one else can use it.

No, it IS Sterling Martin. Yes, he was quite hated for a while by ignorant people.

She had a wonderful voice, and I was an avid fan of the Mamas and the Papas back in the day. It was quite a shock to me when I heard she'd passed away.

Now only he was a great driver, he was a great human being, the kind that makes a difference in the world. Even before he died, he created several institutions that help unprivileged children. These institutions still exist and are maintained by Senna's family.

One of the worst sides of his death is that it isn't entirely solved, even 'though 15 years have gone by. Frank Willians never got what he deserved for his part in Senna's death.

I used to waked up every Sunday morning to watch F1 races, to watch Senna drive and win, since Senna's very first F1 race.

and jim henson. holy crap. i was seven or so, and the labyrinth was my favourite movie. i sat in my bedroom window and really thought about death for the first time in my life.

weird experience, that.