1941-2020
One hit wonder spawns
B-List celebrity life
All downhill from there
--Rhonda Helpern
Someone famous dies
We post haiku about them
It's just that simple
HISTORIC
HAIKU:
1941-2020
One hit wonder spawns
B-List celebrity life
All downhill from there
--Rhonda Helpern
Posted by Lairbo on 10/01/2020 at 05:06 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Historic, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1933-2020
Held on for as long
As she could--longer, even
It's up to us now.
--O'Cyrus
* * *
Time to live up to
Her undying faith in us
We owe her no less
--J.K. Russell
* * *
Posted by Lairbo on 09/19/2020 at 11:33 PM in Current Affairs, Historic, Notorious, Politics | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1926-2020
Quiz show braniac
Took a dive on TV then
Blew whistle on it
--Rose Gardner
Posted by Lairbo on 05/31/2020 at 03:41 PM in 20th Century, Historic, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: 21, Herbert Stempel, Quiz Show scandal
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1974-2020
The final last straw
Will justice be served, ever
The jury's still out.
--Tom Morrow
Posted by Lairbo on 05/29/2020 at 06:06 PM in Current Affairs, Historic | Permalink | Comments (0)
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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 Lairbo on 05/14/2020 at 01:28 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Fashion, Historic, Music, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (1)
Tags: Astrid Kirchherr, Beatles, Hamburg, mop top haircuts, Stuart Suttcliffe
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1918-2020
Hollywood's huzzah
For moon shot math too little
But not quite too late
--T. Morrow
Posted by Lairbo on 02/24/2020 at 03:37 PM in 20th Century, Film, Historic, Science | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Hidden Figures, Katherine Johnson, math, NASA
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1917 – 2016
Famous mostly for
Just being famous, although
She did do it first
–O'Cyrus
Called everybody
"Dahling" except, of course, that
Cop she slapped silly
–Lairbo
Posted by Lairbo on 12/18/2016 at 11:23 PM in Comedy, Film, Historic, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
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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
Soughtt magic bullet.
Why change affiliation?
Sought magic ballots.
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 10/14/2012 at 07:29 PM in Current Affairs, Historic, Politics | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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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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1951–2012
All she wants to do
Is rocket 'round the world
Now bye, Sally Ride
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 07/23/2012 at 09:40 PM in Historic, Pop Culture, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 04/07/2012 at 06:33 PM in Boomer Icons, Historic, Journalism, Politics, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 10/20/2011 at 10:01 PM in Current Affairs, Historic, Notorious, Politics | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Gaddafi, Gadhafi, Khadafi, Qadafi
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Posted by Lairbo on 01/30/2011 at 05:41 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Business, Historic, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1915 – 2011
Camelot in-law
Did the heavy lifting of
Public servitude
— Russell 1000
Posted by Lairbo on 01/18/2011 at 06:21 PM in Boomer Icons, Current Affairs, Historic, Politics, Pop Culture, Presidents | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1928 – 2010
Ask not what the land
Did for Sorensen, ask how
He'll enrich the soil
— Dr. Vitz
* * *
Kennedy's wordsmith
Intellectual blood bank
Fuel on the flame
— Russell 1000
* * *
Wasn't Camelot
He said; what followed only
Made it seem that way
— Roger Rabid
Posted by Lairbo on 10/31/2010 at 06:46 PM in 20th Century, Books, Boomer Icons, Historic, Journalism, Politics, Pop Culture, Presidents | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Camelot, Kennedy, Sorensen, Sorenson
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1930 – 2010
Playboy philosophy
Obsoleted by Penthouse
Gynecology
* * *
Vanessa Williams
Totally owes her career
To that photo shoot
— Inshallah
* * *
Nobody ever
Pretended to read Penthouse
For the articles
— Russell 1000
* * *
Created forum
About sex for those with no
Imagination
— P.J. Guillemot
* * *
Penthouse to outhouse
Gooch's goo-goo eyes could make
Caligula blush
— St. Blaise
* * *
Dear Penthouse Forum
Never thought heaven was real
Might be when Bob comes
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 10/21/2010 at 01:34 AM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Current Affairs, Historic, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1915 — 2010
For all her worry
'Bout Beaver, she never seemed
All that desperate
— Abbie Rhodes
* * *
Only wore heels, it
Turns out, to stay taller than
Wally and the Beav
— Lairbo
* * *
June Cleaver wore pearls
The standard for TV moms
No more cookies, Beav
— Susan J. Weiand
* * *
Gee Mrs. Cleaver
Can Wally and the Beav play?
I mean cause you're dead
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 10/16/2010 at 07:11 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Historic, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Barbara Billingsley, Beaver, June Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver, Wally
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Posted by Lairbo on 09/29/2010 at 10:23 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Film, Historic, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1910 – 2010
She saw plenty in
Hollywood, including an
Invisible Man
— Lairbo
* * *
Her Titanic role
Was a just tip of the old
Iceberg for grande dame
— Elkay
Posted by Lairbo on 09/26/2010 at 05:55 PM in 20th Century, Film, Historic, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Gloria Stuart, Invisible Man, Titanic
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One swing of the bat
The Giants win the pennant!
Brooklyn dies some more
— Ira Heller
Posted by Lairbo on 08/16/2010 at 12:13 AM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Historic, Pop Culture, Sports | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Is afterlife bridge
To nowhere or a series
Of tubes? Now he knows
— Roger Rabid
Posted by Lairbo on 08/09/2010 at 03:45 PM in Current Affairs, Historic, Journalism, Politics, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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More than just a face
In the crowd and, more often
Than not, in harm's way
— Philco
* * *
Tough on the outside
But vulnerable within
Thinking man's Crawford
Posted by Lairbo on 08/09/2010 at 12:47 AM in 20th Century, Film, Historic, Miscellaneous, Performers, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Pissed off Krushchev then
Wound up on Nixon's shit list.
Now, there's your headline
— Lairbo
* * *
Late of CBS,
CNN and NPR;
Now just flat out late
— Roger Rabid
Posted by Lairbo on 07/23/2010 at 02:01 PM in 20th Century, Historic, Journalism, Miscellaneous, Notorious, Politics, Pop Culture, Presidents, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 07/22/2010 at 09:10 AM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Historic, Pop Culture, Sports | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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