Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).
There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.
Emmet Bergin
actor, Excalibur
Neeli Cherkovski
poet
Dianne Crittenden
casting director, Star Wars
Frans de Waal
monkey butt researcher
John Farrell
fed the hungry
Martin Greenfield
tailor
Bryan Malinowski
gun enthusiast
Shigeichi Negishi
inventor of karaoke
James Robinson III
unwiped asshole, American Express
David Seidler
screenwriter, The King’s Speech
Chris Simon
hockey player, Washington Capitals
Tom Stafford
astronaut
Vernor Vinge
author, A Deepness in the Sky
M. Emmet Walsh
actor, Blood Simple
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Vernor Vinge?! I just picked up The Children of the Sky this morning!
You aren’t going to be able to get it autographed.
