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madrano wrote: "World War II veteran Marcella LeBeau died this week. She was an outstanding member of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. For further information about her death--
https://www.usnews.com/news/best..."
What an amazing women. I bet staying engaged and helping others throughout her life helped her reach 102. RIP LeBeau.
Peter Buck, Co-Founder of the Subway Sandwich Chain, Dies at 90The $1,000 loan he gave to a friend’s son was used to start a single sandwich shop. That shop grew into the world’s biggest fast-food chain.
https://people.com/food/peter-buck-co...
Subway sandwiches are pretty good. RIP Peter Buck.
Alias Reader wrote: "Peter Buck, Co-Founder of the Subway Sandwich Chain, Dies at 90The $1,000 loan he gave to a friend’s son was used to start a single sandwich shop. That shop grew into the world’s biggest fast-foo..."
Wow! I did not know that about Subway.
I do like my Subway sandwiches!RIP Buck
Michael Nesmith1942-2021
Actor, Singer, Author
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/202...
Julie wrote: "Michael Nesmith1942-2021
Actor, Singer, Author
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021..."
I recall that his mom invented liquid paper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_N...
RIP
the Monkees - Theme Song edited to Full Length (1966).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKs43...
I cannot pull up the MSN article on Nesmith but wanted to mention that in NYC writer/publisher circles he was known for donations to keep small, progressive online & paper newspapers/outlets going. This is how my daughter met him. Of course i grilled her about him and she told me he was as nice and generous as one might expect.RIP Nesmith
madrano wrote: "I cannot pull up the MSN article on Nesmith but wanted to mention that in NYC writer/publisher circles he was known for donations to keep small, progressive online & paper newspapers/outlets going...."I didn't know that. He will be missed.
There are some deaths that remind you of your youth. Nesmith's is like that for me.
madrano wrote: "There are some deaths that remind you of your youth. Nesmith's is like that for me."Same here, Deb.
Jennifer wrote: "madrano wrote: "There are some deaths that remind you of your youth. Nesmith's is like that for me."Same here, Deb."
On the TV channel, Me TV, they are running a tribute so running the TV show.
'Interview with the Vampire' author Anne Rice dies at age 80(CNN)Anne Rice, author of the best-selling Vampire Chronicles novel series, died Saturday, her son announced on social media. She was 80 years old.
She passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke, Christopher Rice said.
Rice's biggest success was her first novel, "Interview with the Vampire," which was published in 1976 and introduced the character of the vampire Lestat, who would be the central character in the 13-book Chronicles series, the most recent of which was published in 2018.
--- Full article
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/12/entert...
Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice
My mother brought Rice's work to my attention because the author (& her husband, Stan Rice graduated from my high school, albeit almost a decade earlier. I'm not one for vampires and i wouldn't have thought my mom was, yet she kept up with the books. I recall her return to Catholicism engendered quite a bit of newspaper articles but i don't recall hearing that she next turned to secular humanism. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice )What a wonderful career and marriage she had. Her literary legacy, as well as her son's writing will be long lived.
RIP Rice
Alias Reader wrote: "On the TV channel, Me TV, they are running a tribute so running the TV show...."I caught some of that. They took me back in time, as well. :-)
madrano wrote: "My mother brought Rice's work to my attention because the author (& her husband, Stan Rice graduated from my high school, albeit almost a decade earlier. I'm not one for vampires an..."That's a cool six degrees of separation, deb.
I am also not one for vampires books.
I do recall the discussions when she returned to her Catholic roots then the falling away from the church.
I wasn't exactly sure what is meant by secular humanism. Here is the wiki.
Secular humanism, often simply called humanism, is a philosophy or life stance that embraces human reason, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, and superstition as the basis of morality and decision making
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular...
You can see why the step from the Catholic Church to Secular Humanism is such a big one. It reeks of major disappointment, particularly in the dogma.
madrano wrote: "You can see why the step from the Catholic Church to Secular Humanism is such a big one. It reeks of major disappointment, particularly in the dogma."Yes.
Alias Reader wrote: "'Interview with the Vampire' author Anne Rice dies at age 80(CNN)Anne Rice, author of the best-selling Vampire Chronicles novel series, died Saturday, her son announced on social media. She was 8..."
Her death shocked me. I can't remember if I read the book but I remember seeing the movie.
I saw the film, too, but didn't read the book. I have no comparison but i can see how Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series were spawned from Rice's work.
madrano wrote: "You can see why the step from the Catholic Church to Secular Humanism is such a big one. It reeks of major disappointment, particularly in the dogma."My ex told me that she used to live next door to Archie Manning (Peyton and Eli's dad). Trent Reznor (from nine inch nails) lived on Manning's other side. My ex used to say Archie Manning was the light-hearted creamy center to a dark spiritual Oreo.
Wonderful expression, Jennifer! I'm glad you shared that with us.
A couple nights ago we were watching old reruns of The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson was hosting it. And we were surprised to see Vlasta Krsek the accordionist - from Ferris Bueller's Day Off was on that the show so we got to see her perform for Carson. Both my husband and I were surprised - what are the odds of all the shows he did that we would see Vlasta perform. We rarely watch the reruns.
Julie wrote: "A couple nights ago we were watching old reruns of The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson was hosting it. And we were surprised to see Vlasta Krsek the accordionist - from Ferris Bueller's Day Off was...":) What are the odds, indeed.
Julie wrote: "A couple nights ago we were watching old reruns of The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson was hosting it. And we were surprised to see Vlasta Krsek the accordionist - from Ferris Bueller's Day Off was...":) Nice.
I love the synchronicity of that, Julie!
bell hooks, the renowned author, scholar, feminist and activist whose work examined race, class, gender and the ways they intersect, died on December 15 at the age of 69, the Lexington Herald reported. She died at her home in Berea, Ky., surrounded by friends and family.
Born Gloria Jean Watkins in Hopkinsville, Ky., she published more than 30 books under the pen name bell hooks. She explained in interviews that it was her great-grandmother's name, and she wrote it in lowercase letters to focus attention on her words, not herself.
Source: Shelf Awareness
bell hooks
Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks
I always liked her name and the way she spelled it but i didn't realize why she did so. bell hooks was a major influence in feminist theory and thought. RIP hooks
Such an admirable woman. RIP bell hooks.
Alias Reader wrote: "bell hooks, the renowned author, scholar, feminist and activist whose work examined race, class, gender and the ways they intersect, died on December 15 at the age of 69, the Lexington Herald repo..."
I see her book
All About Love: New Visions is on the Amazon Best Sellers list.
Il Divo Singer Carlos Marin Dies at 53 of COVID Complications
Carlos Marin, the ever smiling and sharply dressed baritone powerhouse of multi-national quartet Il Divo, died Sunday of COVID complications. He was 53.
After feeling ill, Marin had been hospitalized on Dec. 8 in the Intensive Care Unit of the Manchester Royal Hospital while on tour in the U.K. His death was announced on Sunday by Il Divo via the group’s Twitter account.
Full article
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/c...
IL DIVO - Hallelujah (Live In London 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueZ3i...
IL DIVO - Amazing Grace (Live Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYMLM...
IL DIVO - Somewhere (Live In London 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95lp3...
I'm pleased hooks' work is a bestseller. Thanks for sharing that, as i had no idea.
Alias, i was unfamiliar with Marin and his singing, so those links informed me. What a talent. I can see why fans will miss him.RIP Marin
madrano wrote: "Alias, i was unfamiliar with Marin and his singing, so those links informed me. What a talent. I can see why fans will miss him.RIP Marin"
Their concerts were on PBS a few times. So sad. He was only 53.
Yes, so young. It just takes a person by surprise sometimes.
Sally Ann Howes1930-2021
Actress
She starred in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and other films.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertai...
Joan Didion, masterful stylist and trenchant chronicler of 1960s, dies at 87A revered journalist, novelist and essayist, she was best known for works such as "Slouching Towards Bethlehem," "The White Album" and "The Year of Magical Thinking."
--Full article
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
The White Album
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
Julie wrote: "Sally Ann Howes1930-2021
Actress
She starred in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and other films.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertai......"
Rest in Peace, Sally Ann Howes
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - Music Box Dance Scene (10/12) | Movieclips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_l2i...
Howes had a long career. What a fun film to remind folks of her.RIP Howes
I read several books by Didion. The first was a novel, Play It As It Lays. It’s been decades since then but i still recall that the movie equaled it in a lack of satisfaction.Her earliest success was her collection of essays, Slouching Toward Bethlehem. There were i liked but it pretty much persuaded my “New Journalism” isn’t my cuppa.
The Year of Magical Thinking was different but i liked it best. Her descriptions of the losses she experienced were at times chilling. She left behind work to study for years.
RIP Didion
Desmond Tutu, Anti-Apartheid Human Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 90
--- Full article
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/d...
RIP Desmond Tutu. I've seen so many wonderful tributes to him.
When he retired, he really retired. It's been a long time since i've read what he accomplished in his life, that the obituaries and extras i've read about him remind me of our loss.RIP Tutu
Edward O. Wilson died this week. The man loved insects and wrote about many, but it appeared ants were the glory of his insect world. I first heard of him years ago and only in the last year read his Tales from the Ant World and was delighted by the autobiographical bits, as well as the wealth of facts i learned about ants around the world. He will be missed but his writing lives on.
RIP Wilson
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For further information about her death--
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-stat...
This link shares more about the woman and her life, here's more. Don't neglect the section titled, "Career", which is a mixture of sadness on her return from Europe, as well as her outstanding accomplishments.