I was sad to hear a couple of months ago that Alan Kalter, David Letterman’s announcer for most of his CBS run, had died. I always enjoyed him, as I do a lot of classic announcers. Sadly you don’t hear many voices like those anymore. Digging through some old things just now that I hadn’t …
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Lou Ottens Twisted Up And Eaten At 94
Say what you want about cassettes. They’re easy to destroy. They don’t sound so hot once they start to wear. But for my money, there has never been a format that made audio more universally accessible. You could take your music anywhere, and you could capture anything you wanted quickly and with ease just by …
The Mighty Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash died yesterday. Most people, including me, are going to remember him best for I Can See Clearly Now, because that song is great. But while reading some things about his death, I also discovered that I’ll be remembering him for something else entirely. If you grew up watching cartoons on Global TV like …
So Long, Myrtho
I hope this song doesn’t have a hidden meaning that I don’t understand. But from what I do understand, I felt it was appropriate for a couple of reasons: it talks about thinking of someone years down the road and how you think no one has changed, and it has so many memories tied to …
So Long, Jean Little
I almost met Jean Little when I was in third grade. She was coming to our school and I was picked to be one of the people who would get to show her around. Unfortunately I ended up with strep throat or something and had to miss that whole week, so obviously that didn’t happen. …
Stacy’s Mom Has Come To Say So Long
The damn Coronavirus has come for another one. Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger Dies from Coronavirus He was only 52. I liked Fountains of Wayne from the first time I heard Radiation Vibe. I think I pretty much wore out my copies of that self-titled album and Utopia Parkway back in the day. I was …
Joe Diffie Propped Up Beside Jukebox At 61
The coronavirus has started coming for the entertainers. It got Joe Diffie over the weekend and right now it’s working on John Prine, who will hopefully pull through. Update: He didn’t, unfortunately. What a huge loss for music. Absolutely one of the best songwriters there has ever been. Rolling Stone did a wonderful feature on …
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So Long, Grandma Pye.
I have a long-standing dread of January. The month isn’t always miserable, but for the last 18 Januaries, more often than not, it has not been kind to me. Unfortunately, this last one has landed firmly in the not kind pile. My last grandparent, Grandma Pye, passed away. She was 96. When we were little, …
So Long, Tom Lorimer
This happened back in May so I’m sure some of you already know about it, but I had no idea until today when I randomly thought about the Whitestick website and popped over there for the first time in quite a while and saw this message near the top. In Memoriam On May 8th, 2019 …
Bill Vastis is gone too soon.
I’ve needed to write this for about a month, but of course I’m behind. You’ll notice I haven’t written the post from Christmas, and that needs to be written too, but this needs to be written first. Late last month, I got the shocking news that Bill Vastis had died. Bill was someone I met …
