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Category Archives: Obituary
Rock n’ Roll Deaths In April 2013
Andy Johns, Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones Right Hand Man; Storm Thorgerson, Album Cover Creator Extraordinaire; Christina Amphlett, Lead Singer Divinyls; All Die in April April has been a bad month for the world of rock ‘n roll, as death … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Obituary, Photography
Tagged Album Covers, Andy Johns, Artist, Chrissy Amphlett, Divinyls, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Hipgnosis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Storm Thorgerson, YouTube
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Two Baseball Greats Pass Away- Stan Musial & Earl Weaver And Remembering An Infamous Interview
Cardinals Superstar Stan Musial Dies At 92, Orioles Manager Earl Weaver Dies At 82 And One Very Dirty, Funny Radio Show If you are like me, Saturday, January 19, 2013 will be remembered by baseball fans as a very sad day … Continue reading
Jack Klugman, Odd Couple’s Oscar Madison, Dies At 90
Last Of “12 Angry Men” Cast Passes Away At Home When Jack Klugman decided to write a book he insisted it would not be an autobiography. He was too modest for that. Instead he wrote a book about his close … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies, Obituary, Television
Tagged 12 Angry Men, Adam Klugman, Entertainment, Jack Klugman, New York Mets, The Odd Couple, Tony Randall, TV Shows
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You Are Creative And You Are Wasting Your Life
The Most Important Piece Of Career Advice You Will Ever Read Forget all those best-selling, life affirming books which “reveal” valuable lessons that you should follow to have a happy life or a lucrative career. Linds Redding, an award winning … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Artist, Author, Creativity, Meaning Of Life, Publishing
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“Mongo” – Alex Karras NFL Star Dies At 77
Karras, Famous For Stellar NFL Career, Will Always Have A Place in Movie Comedy History Alex Karras died in Los Angeles at the age of 77 on October 10, 2012 due to kidney failure and other health complications. The Detroit Lions … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Movies, Obituary, Television
Tagged Alex Karras, Blazing Saddles, Detroit Lions, Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, Mel Brooks, YouTube
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Lou Sleater, Detroit Tigers 1957
Getting Ready For The Game Lou Sleater turns 86 on September 8, 2012. The St. Louis native pitched for some very bad teams such as the Browns, Senators and Athletics during a major league career which stretched intermittently from 1950 … Continue reading
Deep Purple Founder And Keyboardist Jon Lord Dies At 71
Jon Lord: God Of The Hammond Organ, June 9, 1941 – July 16, 2012 More and more of the people I grew up admiring are leaving us. In the last couple of weeks actor Ernest Borgnine, Encyclopedia Brown author Donald … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Obituary
Tagged Deep Purple, Entertainment, Hard Rock, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, YouTube
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The New York Times Obituaries Occassionally Celebrates Low-Lifes, Yet Ignores Deserving Artists and Notables
Who Gets A New York Times Obituary Write-up? What do legendary blues and heavy metal guitarist, Gary Moore, rock album photographer Jim McCrary and playwright, screenwriter, author and jazz champion Max Wilk all have in common? When they died, The New … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Music, New York, Obituary
Tagged Entertainment, Gary Moore, Graffiti, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Jim McCrary, New York Times, Ronnie James Dio
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Jim McCrary, Rock Photographer Dies at 72, Famous For Carole King Tapestry Photos
Jim McCrary Photographed Over 300 Album Covers For A&M Records Jim McCrary who will be remembered for taking in 1971 one of the most iconic album cover photos in music history, Carole King’s Tapestry, died at the age of 72 … Continue reading
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Tagged A&M Records, Album Covers, Carole King, Herb Alpert, Jim McCrary, Los Angeles Times, Tapestry
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Clive Burr, Iron Maiden Drummer Dies At 56
Clive Burr – Iron Maiden’s Masterful And Highly Underrated Drummer Passes Away Clive Burr, who was Iron Maiden’s drummer from 1979-1982, died in his sleep at his home in London, England on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. He had been in … Continue reading →