Posts Tagged ‘obituary’
8.20.18 ‘Your misfortune is my good fortune’: How Ed Sherin made ‘Law & Order’ TV’s best damn show, for a time
If you loved Law & Order, you had to love Ed Sherin. Even if you didn’t know what he did on the show (directed dozens of episodes and produced over 160 episodes of both the original and SVU) you certainly saw his name up there in the opening show credits. Directors and producers of TV…
Read MoreGoing ‘Through the Years’ with Casey Kasem and an imaginary ‘Weekly Top Million’
Dear Casey, You were the voice of music for me as a kid. Not literally: You didn’t sing, you didn’t play an instrument. But in my preadolescent days, there wasn’t a single Sunday that went by where I wasn’t glued to the radio for the four hours it took you to work through the Billboard…
Read MoreTake the needle from the record
Thriller I had Thriller. Somewhere out there, 36 million (or thereabouts) did, or still do. I remember how it folded out in gatefold style (albums, folks, albums) to reveal Michael Jackson lounging in a white suit, black shirt (unbuttoned just slightly) and a tiger cub crawling on him. I can't say it was sexy, I…
Read MoreVonnegut ephemera, New York Times style
This, found parked at the bottom of the "non-famous folks"/paid (I believe) obit listings in today's Sunday New York Times. I didn't know his dog was named Flour but, then again, I didn't give it much thought until now: Old Friends
Read MoreFond farewell to Kilgore Trout
Goodbye Blue Monday I sense the next life, if there is one, will be easier on Kurt Vonnegut than this one was. But probably not as funny. "It is done."
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