Archive for the ‘death’ Category
God Takes That “No Graven Images” Thing Seriously.
Or… Burning Man: Midwest. And He’s not afraid to let ya know. The large Jesus statue iconic to Interstate 75 in Monroe is destroyed following an apparent lightning strike. … The statue, which appeared to come out of the water, was known by multiple nicknames since it was built in 2004, including “Touchdown Jesus” because ...Read more.
It Was 29 Years Ago Tonight
We live in a world where John Lennon was murdered, yet Barry Manilow continues to put out fucking albums. -Bill Hicks Tonight marks a very somber anniversary, for it was near in this very hour that John Lennon was gunned down outside of the apartment building where he lived by an insane chicken fucker who ...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.
Dead Celebrities on Hallowe’en
Today marks the celebration of Hallowe’en, that time when the border between this world and the world of the dead. What better moment to bring up my recent read, The Last Days of Dead Celebrities by Mitchell Fink. Far less tabloid than the title suggests, Last Days… documents the passing of a selected group of ...Read more.
Happy Birthday, Groucho
I hate it when normals such as I write these little birthday announcements to celebrities. There’s a certain additional pathos involved when the celebrity in question is dead. Such is the case with Groucho Marx. On this day in 1890, Julius Marx entered the world, the third child of what was to be five Marx ...Read more.
"In the fullness of time, I hope it will be in the garden under an English sky. Or, if wet, the library.’"
Back in December 2007, it was reported that British author Terry Pratchett, famous for the 30+ books on the Discworld, had developed the dreaded Alzheimer’s. Now, Pratchett has written an impassioned piece in the UK’s Daily Mail concerning the right to die. Should families be prosecuted for taking their suffering loved ones to places like ...Read more.
Tommy Cooper joke.
Q: How did Tommy Cooper die? A: Just like that! Please join me next week on the Bourbon Asylum blog when I start posting my slash fiction featuring Morecambe doing Wise. “More tea, Ern?”
