From his early days:

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This bit made me want to be a comedian more than anything. Wonder what happened to those days ( Read more... )

I spent the weekend unable to use the computer because a certain half-Siamese cat decided to knock the keyboard off the table, and it broke. So, I had to get a new keyboard yesterday, and since we spent the day reading at Starbucks and I came home and watched the ball game (Braves lost to the Angels despite an excellent complete game by Jorge ( Read more... )

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I shared this for those of you who won't visit Grouchy Old Cripple's tribute to the man. Everyone who plays rock or blues guitar owes this man big time.

'Andy Griffith' Composer, Whistler Dies. I'm going to see if his autobiography, Memoirs of a Famous Composer - Nobody Ever Heard Of, is available at the library.

Did you know that the theme from The Andy Griffith Show had lyrics? I've heard Andy Griffith sing it...

RIP annef. Sadly, we had a bit of a falling out a while back and really hadn't spoken much, though we made up and normalized relations as best we could. I had the pleasure of seeing Anne several times when I would travel to Toronto, and saw the Batcave, her collection of vampire related stuff, etc., met her one-time roommate Anne Marie, and cuddled ( Read more... )

Conservative Writer, Commentator William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82

Ferdy's human companion has a fitting tribute.

I'm going to post the obituary of my grandfather's brother, simply because he was a pretty amazing guy.  I'm proud to be a relative of his.

Edward J. Connelly, a resident of Milford since 1975, died on Thursday afternoon in the care of his family. He was 95 years old.

Born on January 23, 1912 in W. Lafayette, Indiana, he was the youngest son of ( Read more... )

RIP Marcel Marceau. Let's all observe a moment of silence.

Also, Actress Alice Ghostley dies at 81. In honor of this funny lady, get yourself checked for colon cancer.

I'm sad to report that Fr. Robert Drinan, SJ, former congressman from Massachusetts and law professor at Georgetown. As with my friend at Rhymes With Right, while I don't agree with a lot of what Fr. Drinan espoused, he was admirable, not only for his work in the Congress but also for his faith and his obedience to Pope John Paul II, who ordered ( Read more... )

For halfmoon_mollie, on the occasion of the death of Denny Doherty of the Mamas and Papas:

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