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Tag Archives: Obit
RIP Pete Burns
Pete will always be known as the lead singer/mascot for the band Dead or Alive with their hits “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record),” “Lover Come Back To Me,” “I Wanna Be Your Toy,” “Brand New Lover” and “Something … Continue reading
Jack Chick is officially dead…
…but his brain and heart died decades ago. Most of you all are probably asking who this turdburglar was and why am I speaking ill of the dead. Well, he was the primary person behind these incredibly ignorant and hateful … Continue reading
RIP Steve Dillon
One of the UK artists/writers DC brought to America in the late Eighties/early Nineties, Dillon made his US debut on Vertigo titles like Animal Man and Hellblazer. Being from the UK, obviously he started out on 2000 AD titles like Judge Dredd too. Afterwards, he worked on … Continue reading
RIP Kevin Meaney
Poor guy was found dead at his house in New York state yesterday. Kevin was only 60. Meaney was a frequent stand-up comedian on late-night TV during the late Eighties and he had the starring role to the televised version of Uncle … Continue reading
RIP Kenny Baker
The little man inside the R2-D2 “suit” passed away today. I think he also played an Ewok in Return whenever the lovable astromech wasn’t around. Besides Star Wars, he was one of the dimensional-hopping thieves in Time Bandits and probably some alien in Flash Gordon.
RIP Jack Davis
My last delayed Obit, I promise. MAD magazine wouldn’t be the same without Jack. He had a great eye for accuracy and caricature. In many ways, his style brought out the humor and absurdity in what the magazine was parodying. … Continue reading
RIP Jerry Doyle
It’s sad how all the Babylon 5 actors are dying off so quickly. By my count, about half of the principle cast is gone which rules out any real reunion. For a long time Jerry played a favorite, the cynical yet … Continue reading
RIP Garry Marshall
Another posthumous obituary to a person who helped ABC TV dominate in the Seventies with Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy. Of course a younger generation recalls him for directing the awful “modern” My Fair Lady flick Pretty Woman which made Julia Roberts … Continue reading
RIP Gordie “Mr. Hockey” Howe
I was more affected by Wayne Gretzky since The Great One’s scoring streaks happened during my adolescence through college years while Gordie was pretty much retired for the second time. However, Gordie’s legacy will always remain. His popularity and skill … Continue reading
RIP Prince
Totally sucks that he passed away at only 57, the guy remained prolific to the end and somehow I doubt this is another publicity stunt like when he legally changed his name to break a record contract. Although Bill Maher … Continue reading
RIP Garry Shandling
A damned shame Garry died suddenly because he was a quiet, unsung hero of comedy but it wasn’t always that way. When I first saw him, he was in the same camp as Billy Crystal, a rather boring Johnny Carson … Continue reading
RIP David Bowie
What a crappy way to start the week and just when his latest album came out. Given his nature, I think he may have timed it this way. David’s material was pretty impressive too. Namely with how readily the more … Continue reading
RIP Robert Stigwood
Not a household name but Robert was the man synonymous with the late Seventies due to all the music he helped promote, produce and proliferate. The most famous act he managed was the Bee Gees yet he was also involved with Cream, David … Continue reading
RIP: Scott Weiland
Scott’s death isn’t any surprise sadly. The guy lived pretty hard on booze and drugs, I think it was a pre-requisite for being the singer in Velvet Revolver due to the rest being made up of former Guns n’ Roses … Continue reading
RIP: Dean Jones
Dean was one of the few movie stars I recognized as a little kid since Disney flicks were usually what I saw until Star Wars. He disappeared as the Eighties dawned and I thought he had moved on to religious only … Continue reading