This post is going to take me a long time to write. Bear with me. Hopefully, it will actually make sense. I will try, but there is no guarantee. On Wednesday February 21, Trixie had to be put down. You’re probably all pretty shocked. Brad and I had some inklings, and a screaming warning the …
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Does This Qualify As Backing Down?
I don’t know if this is weird or not, but even though Tom Petty is one of my favourite recording artists of all time and is at least partially responsible for the creation of literally dozens of songs that I will love forever, I have no idea what my favourite Tom Petty song is. Since …
So Long, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. You Were The Best
As a tiny, wrestling watching kid, Bobby Heenan was a hard guy for me to wrap my head around. On one hand he was this terrible man who kept getting other terrible men to attack all my heroes, but as somebody who was also drawn to comedy and broadcasting from a very early age, I …
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So Long, Bob Robertson
I grew up on a steady diet of Air Farce and Double Exposure, often taping the weekly episodes off the radio so I could listen to them over and over again. So news that Bob Robertson, who without a word of exaggeration may be the best impersonator I’ve ever heard, died last week, bummed me …
Holly Alonzo Has Passed Away
Way back years ago, I used to blog about someone named Holly and her struggles to get an auditory brain implant. I lost track of her, and last week, I heard that she passed away. That’s way too young to die. I remember her being one heck of a fighter. I can’t imagine having repeated …
So Long, George Michael
Since that bathroom thing, I haven’t thought much about or really kept up with the goings on in the life of George Michael. I knew he was still out there doing stuff (not all of it positive), but to me he was just one of those guys who did some songs that I loved the …
I’m A Little Choked Up
Did you know that the Heimlich maneuver has only been around since 1974? I sure didn’t. I thought it was much older than that. But that’s just one of the things I came to know while reading news of Dr. Henry Heimlich’s death. I also discovered that while it’s helped countless people save countless lives, …
Are You Tired Of 2016 Taking People From K-Tel? Wait…There’s More!
Man, it’s been a rough few months for K-Tel. First Phil Kives in April, and now Bob Washington, A.K.A. the voice on all those commercials, has passed away at 82 after a battle with cancer. Beyond K-Tel and that he worked in radio for years, I unfortunately don’t know a whole lot about his career. …
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Who’s Going To Represent Kicking Horse Pass Now?
I don’t know why, but the other day I started thinking about Dave Broadfoot. Was he still around? He’s got to be getting up there. When was the last time I really saw him do anything? I always liked him on Air Farce and those TV specials back in the day. I should see if …
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Tonight The Body Let Me Down
Chances are you already know that Merle Haggard died back in April. What you might not know (I didn’t) was that the day he died (April 6th) was his 79th birthday. I imagine when you get to that point you may not think about it all that much, but sitting here pondering it now, it …