The old Circle of Life is spinning at an amazing rate these days. It has been said that “It is not how we die, since all do that, but it is how we live.” I have to agree with that. Life is a precious and fragile thing, lest there be no doubt. It comes for the just and the unjust, the rich and the poor – it does not discriminate. It does not matter if you are some famous celebrity or just someone sitting on a Metro train in Washington DC; it is simply the way of things.
I do not bring this up to bring you down, Gentle Reader it’s just that it is hard not to notice that it’s not a good time to be a celebrity these days. We have very recently lost Bea Arthur, David Carradine, Garry Papa, Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, and, now, Michael Jackson? It is not a form of celebrity worship that I speak from they are only human like you and me – flesh and blood; it’s just that in some odd way these people and the rest of us share a history. I used to watch “All in the Family” with my mom and dad, “Kung Fu” was a staple in the seventies, Channel 6 Sports was & will always be Garry Papa’s, “The Tonight Show” was always started with a hearty; “HERE’S JOHNNY!”, that amazing woman on THAT poster was in “Charlie’s Angels” and married to Lee Majors (the Six Million Dollar Man), and “Thriller” was playing on my 33 1/3d record player.
My thoughts and my prayers are with all of those that they left behind – including us. After all, we share a history.
Take care, Gentle Reader. Much love, God bless.
(Picture of Blake’s Tombstone from http://www.bspcn.com/2007/07/21/12-hilarious-tombstones/.)
3 comments:
great post buddy. What happened to Gary Pappa? I didn't hear about him
He passed away last week, his cancer came back. It's been a big thing here in the Delaware Valley. Not as big as Jim O'Brian but big.
And now BILLY MAYS! I was really beginning to like this guy.
"Pitchmen", if you have not seen it, is worth a look-see.
Rest in Peace, Billy - or rather; REST IN PEACE, BILLY!!!
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