Death: It surrounds us
Those of us who are fans of Dana Carvey and familiar with his work on Saturday Night Live will have a hard time with this news, as it is so easy to want to laugh, but at the same time definitely not the appropriate response.
Gerald Ford dead today at the senseless age of 93.
This is quite soon after the Christmas morning death of the godfather of soul, mr. James Brown. It's always remarkable to me how famous, influential, or interesting people can manage to die in groups. Remember last year, around April? Johnny Cochrane, Pope John Paull II, Terry Schiavo, Mitch Hedburg, and Bass Wolf died within weeks of each other.
I invite you all to respond with your thoughts on the recently departed, as well as who you think might kick off soon (Saddam is sort of the obvious answer).
Gerald Ford dead today at the senseless age of 93.
This is quite soon after the Christmas morning death of the godfather of soul, mr. James Brown. It's always remarkable to me how famous, influential, or interesting people can manage to die in groups. Remember last year, around April? Johnny Cochrane, Pope John Paull II, Terry Schiavo, Mitch Hedburg, and Bass Wolf died within weeks of each other.
I invite you all to respond with your thoughts on the recently departed, as well as who you think might kick off soon (Saddam is sort of the obvious answer).
posted by Mephisto at 10:21 AM
3 Comments:
Mick Jagger.
I think it's crap that people are so sad about James Brown dying. I mean, considering how hard and for how long he lived it up, and how peacefully he died. We should all be so lucky. And Ford? Meh! I hate having a whole day without mail delivery because another ex president died who never did anything worthwhile after his presidency (not to mention the absence of good deeds during it, either).
Wah wah wah.
As for who will die next, my vote is divided between David Bowie, Stephen Merritt, and Marge Piercy. They're the only "famous" people I care about, so obviously they have to go.
Oh, or maybe Michael Chabon. He is also tainted with my love.
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