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05/31/2020

Christo

1935-2020

Swathed monuments and 
Landscapes. Ephemeral art. 
Death wraps it all up

--Abby Rhodes

 

Posted by on 05/31/2020 at 08:22 PM in Architecture, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

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Herbert Stempel

1926-2020

Quiz show braniac
Took a dive on TV then
Blew whistle on it

--Rose Gardner

 

 

Posted by on 05/31/2020 at 03:41 PM in 20th Century, Historic, Pop Culture, Television | | Comments (0)

Tags: 21, Herbert Stempel, Quiz Show scandal

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05/29/2020

George Floyd

1974-2020

The final last straw
Will justice be served, ever
The jury's still out.

--Tom Morrow

 

 

Posted by on 05/29/2020 at 06:06 PM in Current Affairs, Historic | | Comments (0)

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05/18/2020

Ken Osmond

1943-2020

Didn't die in 'Nam
Like Wally and the Beaver
Or become porn star

--Rose Gardner

 

Posted by on 05/18/2020 at 04:57 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Pop Culture, Television | | Comments (0)

Tags: Eddie Haskell, Leave it to Beaver

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05/16/2020

Fred Willard

1939-2020

Perfect deadpan dolt
Foil and fodder for improv
Guest star favorite

--Meyer Lehman

 

Posted by on 05/16/2020 at 05:03 PM in Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Ace Trucking Co., Best in Show, Christopher Guest, Fernwood 2-Nite, Fred Willard

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05/14/2020

Astrid Kirchherr

1936-2020

George Martin was fifth,
Surely. But she was sixth first
Gave us the mop tops

--O'Cyrus

 

Knew them from “before”
Took their pix and cut their hair
Creating “after”

--Russell 1000

 

Met them in Hamburg.
Hooked up with the bass player.
So Paul dropped guitar.

--Joshua Raoul Brody

 

Posted by on 05/14/2020 at 01:28 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Fashion, Historic, Music, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (1)

Tags: Astrid Kirchherr, Beatles, Hamburg, mop top haircuts, Stuart Suttcliffe

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05/11/2020

Jerry Stiller

1927-2020

Serenity now
For a comic actor who
Always seemed ticked off

--Abby Rhodes

Posted by on 05/11/2020 at 04:57 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Festivus , Jerry Stiller

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