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So long to Tony Verna, who died in January at age 81 after a battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. You may not recognize the name (I didn’t), but you almost certainly know what he’s famous for. He’s the guy who, in the early 1960s, invented instant replay and quite literally changed sports forever. CBS used …
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Soundtrack time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C70QRbawN8 I know the whole world knows this by now but I might as well join the chorus of those saying goodbye to Leonard Nimoy. He died on Friday, at age 83. I wasn’t the hugest of original Star Trek fans, even though it was awesomely forward-thinking for its time. But without that, …
The more I sift through all of the things that have piled up in my RSS reader, the more it hits me just how much of a lost year 2014 was for us. Like seriously, how in the hell did I not mention that Joe Cocker died? He’s only responsible for the best cover I’ve …
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No doubt, most people are going to remember Lesley Gore for It’s My party, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsYJyVEUaC4 but personally I’ve always been more of a You Don’t Own Meguy. And don’t even try telling me that Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows isn’t one of the most fun songs ever. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with It’s …
Well, it looks like it’s time for me to write one of these. Back when I had the whole gallbladder saga, I spent 8 days in the hospital. a lot of people shared my room, but a lot of them were just coming out of surgery or just about to leave, so I didn’t really …
If the title of this post upsets you, blame Brad. He wrote it. Never mind that had I written it I’d have called it the same thing. Let’s begin this post with a soundtrack, shall we? Ahhh yes, that’s better. Here’s hoping that’s not where they buried him. While visiting Steve and Carin back about …
My grandma’s funeral was last Thursday, and as of about 2:30 that afternoon I can no longer say I’ve never spoken at one. What a strange feeling it was. Not the speaking itself, aside from the setting I’m used to that. The strange part was the feeling I had when it was over. I didn’t …
In my life, I’ve lived through my fair share of death. Friends, friends of friends, family of friends, family of mine…I’ve dealt with it all. My first brush with it (or at least the first I remember) was the year when four relatives went on me. Three I was pretty close to, one I can …
Wow. We just linked to Stella Young’s Ted Talk, and now I hear that she has died. At 32, she has died unexpectedly. Damn. Life truly is unfair. It looks as though, from all the people remembering her, that she made a lot of impact in her short life. I hope she’s at peace, and …
In a post early this year, I casually wondered how the guy who played the sax solo on Baker Street was doing. Unfortunately, as of last month, the answer is he isn’t. He died of what is believed to have been a heart attack at the age of 60. But even though Baker Street only …
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