I was sad to hear that Harold Ramis died yesterday. Everyone is remembering him for all of the classic movies he was a part of as they should, but to me he’ll always be Moe Green from the early years of SCTV since I used to watch reruns of that show all the time. Those …
Category Archives: so long
Talks Is Going Quiet
I’m still subscribed to the Talks users list, although I don’t know why. I’m terrible. I get on a list, and even though I don’t use it much anymore, I never seem to want to unsubscribe. I guess I’m lazy. For a while, I stayed on the Talks users list because I was watching how …
My Stepgrandpa’s Gone
So…spookily, when I wrote that post last night, I didn’t know this, but I wrote it 3 hours from when my stepgrandpa passed away. I got the call this morning. I guess he went peacefully at 11 or so last night. My mom and dad could get there, so that was good. He’s my stepgrandpa, …
Abraham Nemeth-Life=So Long
I meant to write about this back when it happened in October, but did I? Nope. I read that Dr. Abraham Nemeth, inventor of the Nemeth Code, had dide. My first thought was “Nemeth Code is that recent?” Braille feels so old, even though in the grand scheme of things it’s not, that I assumed …
A Very Late Goodbye To Sean Keane
I was just sitting here, Googling a few comedians who’s names I hadn’t heard in a while to see what they were up to, when I stumbled on something one of them had written about a Sean Keane tribute show. Uh-oh, tribute show? That doesn’t sound good. So I immediately switched my focus to Googling …
Good News: I’ve Finally Seen The Exploding Whale Video. Bad News: Because The Guy Who Blew It Up Died
Back in the 90’s, well before I was doing anything online, I had a few friends who were. And one of the things I clearly remember one of them merrily telling me all about was a video simply known as the Exploding Whale. It sounded awesome. So awesome that I made a mental note to …
In Memoriam
Gill has written in with a tribute to a woman who meant quite a bit to her. I knew her too though it’s safe to say not as well, and she was indeed a very nice lady. I can’t believe it’s been 15 years. The time, it flies. I think back on this date to …
We’re Gonna Miss Ya, Monkey Squeeze
I just heard the news that 97.7 HTZ FM’s Iron Mike Bensson died of cancer this morning. He was 60, which I never would have guessed. I’m shocked. Not shocked that he had cancer, but shocked that it took him. Shocked and sad. He put up a hell of a fight against it, from the …
Memories Of Dave Nichol
When I was a kid, you couldn’t turn on a TV in Canada without seeing Dave Nichol in ads pushing the new President’s Choice Memories of something or other. He was everywhere…until he disappeared. I can’t remember when those commercials suddenly stopped (I want to say mid 90’s), but it’s been a long time. But …
So Long, Ray Dolby
If you’ve listened to recorded sound or watched anything in the last 50 or 60 years, you owe Ray Dolby a pretty big thank you. Most of the audio and video technology we enjoy today is stuff that he either helped to invent or to dramatically improve. The one thing that really bothered him about …