[Spotlight Post] Memorial – Bedford, Bowie, Rickman, Haggerty
Wow. Never gets better starting a year with a “memorial†post – and this week’s been a hard hitter. David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Brian Bedford, and now Dan Haggerty. All four died of cancer. Three of the four were under 75 (Bowie and Rickman were 69, Haggerty was 74). Many of these prompt a very […]
Tags: Alan Rickman, Brian Bedford, Dan Haggerty, David Bowie, Galaxy Quest, Grizzly Adams, icons, Labyrinth, Memorial, RIP, Robin Hood
[Spotlight Post] We Remember
This week’s spotlight post is, by necessity, a memorial post. It’s been a rough week for Hollywood – and by extension, those of us who’ve been influenced by their work. The internet has been a-buzz about the shocking death of Robin Williams and the loss of Hollywood icon, Lauren Bacall, but there were also a […]
Tags: Arlene Martel, Ed Nelson, Hollywood, icons, Inspiration, Lauren Bacall, Remember, Remembrance, Robin Williams
A Bit of Humor in the Losses
First Ed McMahon – television icon died this week. He was ~86. He lived a long, full life. Then Farah Fawcett – television/movie/model icon died this morning. She fought a good fight. Now tonight – Michael Jackson – music icon, no matter how icky you thought he was, he was an icon. It takes an […]
Tags: celebrities, Darth Vader, death, icons
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- "Operators are Standing By" – Rayguns Over Texas
- A Bubba in Time Saves None – The GodDaddy
- Baen's – Redheads Chapbook
- Baen's – ROTA Apocalypse Now!
- Baen's Yard Dog EBook Bundle – Redheads and Tracy Morris
- Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover’s Soul
- Flush Fiction – "Some Bunny Loves You"
- I Should Have Stayed in OZ – Not in Kansas Anymore
- International House of Bubbas – "Ivan the Bubba"
- More Stories that Won't Make Your Parents Hurl – "The Pack"
- Perfectly Plum – includes my essay, "The Fast and the Furry-ous"
- Redheads of the Apocalypse – Kindle Edition
- Redheads of the Apocalypse: Apocalypse Now!
- Tarbox Station
- The Astronaut Stole My Sharpie and Other Stories – Kindle Edition
- The Astronaut Stole My Sharpie and Other Stories – Print Edition
- The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse
- The Four Redheads: Redheads in Love!
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