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.
Judy Belushi Pisano
widow
Joe Bonsall
singer, The Oak Ridge Boys
Mirta Díaz-Balart
fled Cuba and Castro
Shannen Doherty
actress, Heathers
Shelley Duvall
actress, Faerie Tale Theatre
Joe Egan
singer-songwriter, “Stuck in the Middle with You”
Benji Gregory
actor, ALF
Ringo Hallinan
good guy
James Inhofe
rectal itch
Jon Landau
film producer, Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Dave Loggins
singer-songwriter, “Please Come to Boston”
Jane McAlevey
union strong
Greg Schindel
Train Singer
James B Sikking
actor, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Richard Simmons
Sweatin’ to the Oldies
Lorenzo Trapp
forgotten person
Ruth Westheimer
The Dr. Ruth Show
Damn, Dr Ruth, Richard Simmons and Jon Landau all recently. Going to be a weird time at the next Bar Styx welcoming party.
