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RIP Mark Fidrych, Ballplayer and Diner Guy
I was saddened to hear the news of the accidental death of former baseball player Mark “The Bird” Fidrych yesterday. In 1976, Fidrych joined the Detroit Tigers. He was named the American League Rookie...
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Hard to know what to say, what to remember, what’s better forgotten. But I do like this performance of the song “Ben” from the Sonny and Cher show. Here Jackson has outgrown the his role as the...
View ArticleRIP Gale Storm
Gale Storm, best-remembered from her 1950’s program “My Little Margie,” died on June 27 at the age of 87. Born Josephine Cottle, her career began in 1940 when she won a national talent contest called...
View ArticleRIP Michael Mazur, 1935 – 2009
In 1976, I went to the Brockton Art Center. I don’t remember what the specific occasion was, but my then-husband, a musician, was playing there that evening, and I remember being excited to go with...
View ArticleRIP Lena Horne, 1917-2010
I hope she’s up there with Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and my mother, and they’re having a great time together belting out the Great American Songbook! Lena Horne: A Life in YouTube — Kate Dailey put...
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RIP Jimmy Dean, 1928-2010
The Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail is a self-guided walking tour of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Washington, DC. I really like these historical markers, which combine a map and text with...
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RIP Else Minarik
Else Minarik, author and illustrator best know as the creator of Little Bear, the first title in the I Can Read! series, has died at the age of 91. Saturday I was at my favorite coffee shop, and...
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RIP Chinua Achebe
I remember being deeply affected reading “Things Fall Apart,” “No Longer at Ease” and “Arrow of God.” I remember reading these as paperbacks on #30 bus home to my Columbus Park neighborhood from...
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RIP Annette Funicello, 1942-2013
My older sister and I used to play Mickey Mouse Club. She played Darlene and I played Doreen, mostly because we liked having cute matching names. In our games, Annette was the popular girl who kept...
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