I would like to take a minute to talk about a man who would have turned 70 today had he lived, a man whose iconic bowl cut and moon pie face conjured up earthenware pots of apple-cinnamon oatmeal in whole…
Category: Obituaries
John Eisenhower (1922-2013)
Goodbye David Frost. Long Live Richard Nixon.
R.I.P. Alan O’Day (1940-2013), “Undercover Angel” Singer/Songwriter
Joyce Brothers (1927-2013)
In another indicator of the subtle but steady changing of the times, the death of Joyce Brothers earlier this week went by largely unnoticed. To anyone who watched a respectable amount of television in the Seventies, Joyce Brothers was instantly…
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Sydney the psychiatrist from MASH dies at 95
Not only did I not do the math and realize that Allan Arbus was Diane Arbus’ husband, but I didn’t realize he was 95 years old. That makes him only three years younger than Col. Potter (Harry Morgan b. 1915) when he played Sydney on MASH! He seemed more like Hawkeye’s age.
RIP Chrissy Amphlett of the Divinyls
Saddened to hear of the passing of Chrissy Amphlett at 53. She seemed like the real deal. The Divinyls, known mostly for their single, “(When I Think About You) I Touch Myself,” never quite got the recognition they deserved.
Chrissy Amphlett, who suffered from multiple sclerosis, was diagnosed with breast cancer but was unable to receive chemotherapy or radiation due to her MS.
Ray Bradbury (1920-2012)
For as long as I’ve been around, Ray Bradbury has been there as an esteemed literary elder. Even back in the Seventies, a time when American society was especially divided and polarized, Bradbury was a transcendent grandfather figure, respected by…
A Quick Obituary for Ed Cassidy
RIP Ed Cassidy, 60s icon and drummer of LA psychedelic band, Spirit. He was born in 1923, a full generation older than everyone else on the scene. He played in swing bands in the 30s, served in the navy in…
Neil Armstrong’s First Obituary
Considering it happened in the era of rotary phones and “dumb” cars that didn’t have power anything, the success of the 1969 moon landing is all the more remarkable. The only failure of the event was Neil Armstrong’s flubbed speech.…