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Category Archives: RIP
Substack launch: On Lisa Marie Presley
I created a Substack months ago, since I was dissatisfied with my Tinyletter newsletter – its format, and also what I was doing with it. I needed a fresh start. I imported all the newsletter subscribers (thank you all!), and … Continue reading
Lisa Marie
I was literally just there. I don’t know why, because I should have anticipated it, but I was somehow not prepared to see Benjamin’s big stone grave, added to the meditation garden, directly across the little pool from his grandfather’s … Continue reading
R.I.P. Jeff Beck
“I’ve never made the big time, mercifully.” – Jeff Beck, 2018 Here’s Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, showing up in one of the uber-mod scenes in Michelangelo Antonioni’s uber-mod 1966 film Blow-Up. Always dug his collaboration with ZZ Top. Their … Continue reading
R.I.P. Sam Schacht
My acting mentor and friend Sam Schacht has died. I’m so mournful. How do you talk about someone who made such an impact? Who was so wonderful? I love you, Sam. Thank you. Thank you for all you gave me. … Continue reading
R.I.P. Jan Grant
It’s hard to even express the impact she had on me as a child, through participating in her after-school Theatre program, starting at age 9 years old. I worked with her well into high school. She ran her theatre program … Continue reading
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R.I.P. my dear Great-aunt joan
In 2016, I went to the annual 4th of July party hosted by my godmother Geddy and my uncle Doug. Great-aunt Joan was there and we sat in chairs at the side of the road and watched the parade go … Continue reading
#OTD November 22, 1963: The Truth Is Marching On
With no introduction, Judy Garland paid tribute to the fallen President on her TV show. A performance like this is a reminder of why we need artists.
R.I.P. Nicki Aycox
I was so saddened to hear the news of actress Nicki Aycox’s death. She was 47. Aycox made such an enormous impression as the demon Meg on Supernatural. She showed up in the first season, signaling that larger things were … Continue reading
“Great balls of fire! My friend, Roderigo!” Jerry Lee Lewis as Iago
A re-post in honor of the Killer. R.I.P. In 1968, there was a short-lived production of Othello in Los Angeles, a dream project of producer Jack Good, who wrote a loose adaptation filled with rock ‘n roll songs. He called … Continue reading
Jerry Lee Lewis’ 1957 television debut shatters the foundation of civilization
I know so much ink has been spilled on this three minutes of television but that doesn’t mean I can’t (at least try) to write about it too. Jerry Lee Lewis made his TV debut in July 1957 on the … Continue reading
