1944-2019
Hirsute Solo pal
Battled cinematic evil
Sans dialogue coach
—Michael Dominowski
Someone famous dies
We post haiku about them
It's just that simple
HISTORIC
HAIKU:
1944-2019
Hirsute Solo pal
Battled cinematic evil
Sans dialogue coach
—Michael Dominowski
Posted by Lairbo on 04/30/2019 at 04:50 PM in Boomer Icons, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Chewbacca, Star Wars, Wookiee
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1937-2019
Wordlessly summed up
A time, place, sport and spirit
King of surf guitar
--Phil Valens
Road-tested Fenders
For Leo, who wouldn't sell
One Dick hadn't surfed
--O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 03/17/2019 at 09:21 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Music, Performers, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1942-2019
A real musician
Also played one on TV
Monkee-wrenched career
--O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 02/21/2019 at 06:19 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Monkees, Peter Tork
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1921-2019
Song, footwork, laughter
Huge eyes, monumental smile
Always our Dolly
--Michael Dominowski
Posted by Lairbo on 01/15/2019 at 09:43 AM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1936-2018
Outrunning Smokey
Made cinema turkeys pay.
But that Tiparillo!
--Michael Dominowski
Bidding Burt adieu.
Too fancy for the Bandit?
Yeah. Later, gator!
Posted by Lairbo on 09/08/2018 at 10:50 AM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Burt Reynolds
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1962-2018
Empire of pockets
Bagged fashion’s rising clamor.
The rest is silence.
—Michael Dominowski
Posted by Lairbo on 06/05/2018 at 05:08 PM in Boomer Icons, Fashion, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Kate Spade
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1931-2018
Had the Right Stuff for
A long time but then lost it
All in a bonfire
—O'Cyrus
Before the Bonfire,
Electric minds were tested.
He had the write stuff.
—Michael Dominowski
Posted by Lairbo on 05/15/2018 at 02:44 PM in Books, Boomer Icons, Journalism, Literature, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Bonfire of the Vanities, Me Decade, New Journalism, post-modern, The Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe
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1956–2016
So clever with the
Danish pastry Princess hair
Miss you already
–babatjie
Posted by Lairbo on 12/27/2016 at 09:16 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1947 – 2016
The chameleon
From oddity to hero
Suffers last changes
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 01/11/2016 at 06:18 PM in Boomer Icons, Fashion, Film, Music, Notorious, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1931–2015
Lived long and prospered
By any logic he served
Needs of the many
—Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 02/27/2015 at 10:56 PM in Boomer Icons, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Science, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Dr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek
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1933–2015
Some called him "Poet'
Some say "songwriter" was right
Most say "He just died?"
—Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 01/30/2015 at 06:59 AM in Boomer Icons, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1932–2014
Scooby to Shaggy:
This snack is dedicated
From longer distance
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 06/15/2014 at 07:31 AM in Boomer Icons, Music, Performers, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1941–2013
Wow, what a career!
Opened at Woodstock! And ... and ....
Other stuff, I'm sure.
* * *
He had those sit down
can't cry oh lord gonna die
blues ... and now he's dead
—Babatjie
Posted by Lairbo on 04/22/2013 at 07:53 PM in Boomer Icons, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Richie Havens, Woodstock
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Posted by Lairbo on 04/18/2013 at 06:17 PM in Boomer Icons, Music, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: album covers, Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
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1942–2013
M-I-C-K-E-
Y? because Baby Boomer
boys liked your sweater
--babatjie
Posted by Lairbo on 04/08/2013 at 09:25 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Annette Funicello, Beach Party, Mickey Mouse Club
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1942–2013
Will Gene welcome him
To heaven — watching classics
Or hell — Michael Bay?
— Dr. Vitz
* * *
A two-thumbs-up life!
See you in the balcony
I'll bring the popcorn
— O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 04/04/2013 at 09:09 PM in Boomer Icons, Film, Journalism, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Roger Ebert
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Posted by Lairbo on 03/21/2013 at 08:45 PM in Boomer Icons, Film, Notorious, Performers, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Deep Throat
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Posted by Lairbo on 02/27/2013 at 07:11 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Historic, Music, Performers, Politics, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Van Cliburn
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1930–2012
Did he ever, on
A moonlit night, glance up, wink
And say, 'Hi, gorgeous'
— O'Cyrus
* * *
Buzz watched from behind
As once again Neil was first
To take giant leap
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 08/25/2012 at 04:33 PM in Boomer Icons, Historic, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture, Science, Television | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Apollo 11, moon landing, Neil Armstrong, One small step for mankind
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1917–2012
Had better plastic
Surgeon than Joan Rivers and
Funnier, to boot
— O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 08/20/2012 at 08:15 AM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Phyllis Diller
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Posted by Lairbo on 08/13/2012 at 09:45 PM in 20th Century, Books, Boomer Icons, Current Affairs, Fashion, Journalism, Literature, Miscellaneous, Notorious, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Cosmopolitan, Helen Gurley Brown
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1952–2012
Al's second fiddle
Like too many funny men
Largely unnoticed
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 07/19/2012 at 08:27 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Coneheads, Saturday Night Live, Tom Davis
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1926-2012
The sheriff? Matlock?
Will either outlive that theme
We all can whistle?
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 07/03/2012 at 03:18 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Andy Griffith, Matlock, Mayberry
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1941—2012
Interned at Kennedy
White House, greeted the Beatles...
How'd she miss Woodstock?
— G. Runyon
* * *
Imagine the book
She'd have written if Jack had
Made a pass at her
— O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 06/26/2012 at 09:11 PM in Books, Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Journalism, Literature, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Nora Ephron
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Posted by Lairbo on 06/20/2012 at 09:31 PM in Boomer Icons, Journalism, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture, Sports, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: LeRoy Neiman, Playboy
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