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Showing posts with label
RIP
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11 April 2010
In memoriam: Dixie Carter.
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I just found out that Dixie Carter had died, and it hit me very hard. For my entire adult life and most of my childhood, she has been the pe...
08 April 2010
In memoriam: Malcolm McLaren.
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I know next to nothing about the Sex Pistols or the New York Dolls. But here are a few pieces of music Mr. McLaren had his dirty fingers in ...
13 September 2009
Those damned very same bikers.
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One of the greats . Apologies for the uneven Basketball Diaries footage.
26 August 2009
Teenage opera, sadly quieter...
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We lost one of the greats today. Ellie Greenwich, one of the finest songwriters who ever lived, died today, and it makes me several differe...
06 August 2009
R.I.P. John Hughes.
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An American original. The man who defined what parties when the parents are gone should be. The man who taught us that no trauma couldn'...
28 December 2008
R.I.P Eartha Kitt.
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Politically active, sexually charged, distinctive in voice, and one of the most enduring and unique of icons. She will be missed.
19 December 2008
R.I.P. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry
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Be sure and give your Trekkie friends warm and supportive hugs today.
12 December 2008
R.I.P. Bettie Page
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Eighty-five years of singular iconography.
07 December 2008
R.I.P. Odetta.
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One of the most important voices in American history has died. People often use the phrase 'voice of an angel' to descirbe whatever ...
27 September 2008
"People like doing what they used to do, after they've stopped being able to do it. "
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He was an icon who aged gracefully and went out on his own terms. I will always cherish his work and his Low Fat Sesame Ginger dressing.
21 August 2008
"Am I the meanest?"
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Character actor Julius Carry died two days ago from pancreatic cancer. I had the fortune of seeing a 35mm print of The Last Dragon last mon...
09 August 2008
"You don't understand; I ain't scared of you motherfuckers."
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I was just wrapping my mind around Estelle Getty, and now Bernie Mac? That's what we call hardcore. He was a notable presence, even if h...
22 July 2008
"Picture it... Sicily."
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We've lost our first Golden Girl. Estelle Getty had quite a few other roles in her life (Mannequin, Tootsie, Torch Song Trilogy on Broad...
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