Lou Reed dead at 71

[badrose]

Maybe best known for Walk on the Wildside?

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027

[Doc]

Sad to hear. No shock his liver gave out.

[KSRBEvans]

Neat article on how Lou Reed inspired anti-communism in eastern Europe:

http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/27/how-lou-reed-inspired-anti-communist-rev