Archive for the ‘obit’ Category

Howard Zinn is History

Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States, teacher, and lefty poster boy, has passed away at the age of 87. Understandably, this will be cause for celebration by the Hannibeckbaughs — though they’ll offered mock platitudes. A People’s History… is a look at this country from the perspective of non-white males. ...Read more.

“We’re In The Business of Chaos”

Dannie Flesher and Jim Nash were never household names but they should be revered for the music they helped provide. As the founders of Chicago’s Wax Trax! Records, they helped to introduce the likes of Al Jourgensen, Paul Barker, Luke Van Acker, and countless other savage music artistes upon the music industry. Nash passed away ...Read more.

The Late, Great Ballantine

This past Tuesday, we lost legendary comedic magician Carl Ballantine. Though his name may not ring a bell, he helped influence the likes of Steve Martin, David Copperfield and many other magicians & comedians. His daughter, Saratoga, recounts the final hours of the comedian’s life and I think it is an excellent read. Below is ...Read more.

One of Those Good Ones: Dr. Bob Hatfield

While perusing the local library this evening, I received a phone call from my wife telling me that Dr. Robert Hatfield had died. Then, she added, that he had died over three years ago. Certainly, this is an odd bit of news to receive on a wet Wednesday evening but the more I thought about ...Read more.

Erich Kunzel

Pardon my morbid humor, ladies & gentlemen, but I was reading some of my news feeds earlier when I saw the following headlines regarding Erich Kunzel, founding conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. The first one deals with the following sad news that… Kunzel Will No Longer Direct. The reason why he will no longer conduct ...Read more.