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The Late, Great George Lindsey

Posted by Charles Reece, May 6, 2012 10:06am | Comments (1)

Goober learns about the mysteries of Woman from Barney. George Lindsey, star of both The Andy
Griffith Show
and Hee Fuckin' Haw, has died. I love Goober Pyle!

The Late, Great Jean “Moebius” Giraud

Posted by Charles Reece, March 11, 2012 09:34am | Post a Comment
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French comics master Jean "Moebius" Giraud is dead. Here's an interview from last April and
a much longer one from a 1987 issue of The Comics Journal. His official site.

The Late, Great Ralph McQuarrie

Posted by Charles Reece, March 6, 2012 08:26am | Post a Comment
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Ralph McQuarrie, the designer of Darth Vader, the light saber, and many other Star Wars entities, has
died.
Here is a bunch of good resolution reproductions of his art for the original trilogy.

The Late, Great Ben Gazzara

Posted by Charles Reece, February 5, 2012 10:43pm | Post a Comment

Ben Gazzara perfects the cinematic asshole in The Strange One. He died last Friday at
age 81 of pancreatic cancer.

The Late, Great Etta James

Posted by Charles Reece, January 20, 2012 08:54am | Comments (2)
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Her voice makes jelly of my innards. Etta James dead at 73. Two of my favorites:


"I'd Rather Go Blind"


"The Wallflower (Roll with Me, Henry)"
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