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Condolences to you and his loved ones, Harv. Sixty's too damn young.
Not a show business, or Era related death, but please indulge me with a moment of silence for the crew of the El Faro, the freighter presumed lost to Hurricaine Joaquin. Several of the crew members were from my state, and two of them were from my town -- and I knew one of them personally. She was the best friend of a close friend of mine, and the entire town is grieving the loss.
Think about the Faro the next time you think about the goods you see in your favorite store -- working men and women risk their lives every time they go to sea to deliver those goods, and sometimes they don't come home.
Not a show business, or Era related death, but please indulge me with a moment of silence for the crew of the El Faro, the freighter presumed lost to Hurricaine Joaquin. Several of the crew members were from my state, and two of them were from my town -- and I knew one of them personally. She was the best friend of a close friend of mine, and the entire town is grieving the loss.
Think about the Faro the next time you think about the goods you see in your favorite store -- working men and women risk their lives every time they go to sea to deliver those goods, and sometimes they don't come home.
A few weeks ago, a very stupid young man who lives in our apartment building came home drunk late on a Saturday night, put a pot on the stove to boil water for pasta and passed out. The pot started to melt, set off the fire alarm and the firemen came and prevented anything worse than a lot (and I mean a lot) of smoke from happening. As I was standing in the lobby (where we were told to go) and I saw the firemen go by, I had the same thought I always do - thank God there are men (and women, this crew just happened to be all men) who do that for us. I spoke with a senior fireman afterwards and he was angry because it was such a stupid thing this young man had done. He wasn't angry about coming out - as he said, that's my job - he was angry that the man had put so many people's lives at risk.
Moochie of 'Ole Yeller' dies....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...narchy-Shield-dies-aged-66-cancer-battle.html
Former James Bond screenwriter Christopher Wood died in May, the news only being released recently as he desired a "quiet" end. He also wrote, under pen names, various sex farce-type novels and screenplays.
One of the funniest obituaries you'll ever read:
http://www.steynonline.com/7252/keeping-the-british-end-up