Posted on May 8, 2012 at 9:30 am
A sad farewell to children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who has died at age 83. Where the Wild Things Are
Adults will enjoy his salty interview with Steven Colbert. May his memory be a blessing.
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 9:37 am
“The world’s oldest teenager,” Dick Clark, passed away this week at age 82. He is best remembered as the host of “American Bandstand” and the Pyramid game show, but the scope of his influence on broadcasting and entertainment goes much further. From Elvis to Madonna, disco to hip-hop, he helped popularize almost every recording industry superstar. He was a pioneer in syndication, he created the American Music Awards, he popularized “bloopers,” and he rocked a lot of New Year’s Eves. May his memory be a blessing. Here he is with the Jackson 5ive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9eH9XsM2Mw
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 3:33 pm
We mourn the passing of Robert Sherman, who, with his brother Richard, wrote some of Disney’s most unforgettable songs, including the Oscar-winning “Mary Poppins” soundtrack and the “It’s a Small World”and “Tiki Room” songs from the theme park attractions. The rocky relationship of the brothers is the subject of a documentary, The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story
This song was said to be Walt Disney’s favorite. May his memory be a blessing.
Posted on March 1, 2012 at 10:37 pm
I loved The Monkees
Davy Jones was “the cute one.” He was a teenager training as a jockey when he was cast as the Artful Dodger in the London and then the Broadway production of “Oliver!” He sang lead on some of The Monkees’ biggest hits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuBREMXxts&noredirect=1And he made a memorable guest appearance on “The Brady Bunch.” Oh, how we wished we were Marcia!
Jones died this week at age 66. May his memory be a blessing.
Posted on February 11, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Was there ever anyone more gifted than Whitney Houston? She had the face and voice of an angel. She had beauty, talent, and success including an unprecedented seven number one songs in a row and with Dolly Parton’s song “I Will Always Love You” the biggest selling single by a female artist in history. She came from a loving and supportive family including her mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston. And she lost it all, spending her last years known less for her music than for erratic behavior, a volatile relationship with her husband, Bobby Brown, and substance abuse. And she has died at age 48.
I hope she has found peace at last and that her memory will be a blessing.
This is how I want to remember her.
