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The more I sift through all of the things that have piled up in my RSS reader, the more it hits me just how much of a lost year 2014 was for us. Like seriously, how in the hell did I not mention that Joe Cocker died? He’s only responsible for the best cover I’ve …
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No doubt, most people are going to remember Lesley Gore for It’s My party, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsYJyVEUaC4 but personally I’ve always been more of a You Don’t Own Meguy. And don’t even try telling me that Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows isn’t one of the most fun songs ever. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with It’s …
Well, it looks like it’s time for me to write one of these. Back when I had the whole gallbladder saga, I spent 8 days in the hospital. a lot of people shared my room, but a lot of them were just coming out of surgery or just about to leave, so I didn’t really …
If the title of this post upsets you, blame Brad. He wrote it. Never mind that had I written it I’d have called it the same thing. Let’s begin this post with a soundtrack, shall we? Ahhh yes, that’s better. Here’s hoping that’s not where they buried him. While visiting Steve and Carin back about …
My grandma’s funeral was last Thursday, and as of about 2:30 that afternoon I can no longer say I’ve never spoken at one. What a strange feeling it was. Not the speaking itself, aside from the setting I’m used to that. The strange part was the feeling I had when it was over. I didn’t …
In my life, I’ve lived through my fair share of death. Friends, friends of friends, family of friends, family of mine…I’ve dealt with it all. My first brush with it (or at least the first I remember) was the year when four relatives went on me. Three I was pretty close to, one I can …
Wow. We just linked to Stella Young’s Ted Talk, and now I hear that she has died. At 32, she has died unexpectedly. Damn. Life truly is unfair. It looks as though, from all the people remembering her, that she made a lot of impact in her short life. I hope she’s at peace, and …
In a post early this year, I casually wondered how the guy who played the sax solo on Baker Street was doing. Unfortunately, as of last month, the answer is he isn’t. He died of what is believed to have been a heart attack at the age of 60. But even though Baker Street only …
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Pat Quinn did pretty much everything there is to do in hockey, but to me he’ll always be the guy who coached the Leafs the last time they were consistently any good and the guy who helped Team Canada to its first Olympic gold medal of my lifetime in 2002. He was also the one …
When I heard that R.A. Montgomery had died, my first reaction was something like “Should I know who that is?” The name didn’t really ring a bell, but I’m like that with more famous people than you’d think, so I didn’t give it much thought because I had a headache and had to get ready …
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