March 22, 2009 – 10:53 am
Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, moonshiner, has taken his own life to avoid Federal prison. He had been sentenced to 18 months for moonshining and firearms violations1, and preferred death to the federal pen.
I can’t say I blame him; his crimes were against the tax code, not other property or people. An overly aggressive [...]
March 15, 2009 – 10:32 pm
Reverend Hal Marchman, who for decades delivered the invocation before the races at Daytona International Speedway, has passed away.
NASCAR races start with the presentation of colors, an invocation and prayer, the National Anthem, and usually, a flyover of military aircraft. From the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959 to the 46th running in 2004, Rev. Marchman [...]
February 28, 2009 – 10:01 pm
Paul Harvey, American radio icon, has passed away at age 90.
I could repeat all the lines he used to begin and end his radio broadcasts; I could mention sponsors of his radio news show, whose goods I’ve purchased, but I won’t.
I’ll just say that I listened, I was informed, and I’ll miss hearing [...]
February 7, 2009 – 7:29 pm
James Whitmore, stage, screen and TV actor, has passed away at age 87.
I am always somewhat disconcerted when I pay tribute to those such as James Whitmore; invariably, their careers spanned far beyond the limits of my narrow world view.
I’m no movie buff, and heaven knows that live theater is far outside my sphere. [...]
February 7, 2009 – 11:17 am
Dewey Martin, drummer for Buffalo Springfield, one of my all-time favorite bands, has passed away at age 68. Buffalo Springfield, or “Buffy” as some 60’s DJs used to call them, had only a 3 record long discography. But what records they were. The news reports of Martin’s passing referred to “Buffy” as rock pioneers, [...]
February 3, 2009 – 8:12 am
Charles Hardin Holley: September 17, 1936 – February 3, 1959.
Richard Steven Valenzuela: May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959.
Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.: October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959.
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper all taken from us in an instant. I was alive when it happened, but too young to appreciate [...]
January 14, 2009 – 8:58 pm
Patrick McGoohan, of Secret Agent and The Prisoner fame, has passed away at age 80.
I was a Secret Agent fan back in my long, long ago youthful years. I’ve never watched The Prisoner, however. Coincidentally, I read some chatter about The Prisoner in my FriendFeed channel earlier in the month. This series [...]
January 14, 2009 – 8:45 pm
Ricardo Montalban, silver screen and teevee actor, has passed away at age 88. Frankly, the Fantasy Island fanfare didn’t impress me overly in its heyday. To me, the phrase Fine Corinthian Leather, from the car ads, endeared him forever.
I always have trouble writing these RIP posts; I remember a man with a [...]
Larry Harmon, who made clowning a business, has passed away at age 83. Mr. Harmon wasn’t the original Bozo, but entertained a generation of kids by licensing the Bozo name and likeness to local TV stations nationwide. Now, 50+ years later, Bozo is still a national icon.
So, RIP, Bozo. Rest in the [...]
Scott Kalitta, two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion, was killed in a qualifying accident yesterday.
I love racing, and always am sad when someone loses his life in any form of the sport. Scott’s father is the legendary racer Connie Kalitta, who I recollect from pictures in drugstore-bought racing magazines from years ago. Television [...]
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