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Category Archives: Passages
From the Books: John Feinstein’s WHERE NOBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME
Sports writer John Feinstein has died. I have only read a few of his books, but that is hardly damning as Feinstein was very prolific, and he wrote about just about every sport that’s out there. Not only was he … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
In memoriam for Roberta Flack:
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Something for Thursday (Strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff edition)
Peter Yarrow died the other day. Of Peter, Paul, and Mary, only Paul remains. I should write more sometime about how much their music meant to me, but as I listen to this…I can’t make out the words I’m typing. … Continue reading
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“They say a good man can’t get elected President. I don’t believe that. Do you?”
The quote in the title of this post is from the West Wing episode “In the Shadow of Two Gunmen”, the second season premiere, in which the present-day Bartlet White House is reeling from the assassination attempt on the President, … Continue reading
Oh, I don’t know if it’s the LAST verse…
…because surely we can add more, if we want. Seems to me it’s kind of the point. Here’s a tribute film Disney made for its definitive songwriting duo, the Sherman Brothers. I don’t think I was aware that Richard M. … Continue reading
Something for Thursday (Mitzi Gaynor edition)
Actress and singer Mitzi Gaynor has died. She was 93, and she was one of the very last remaining stars with ties to the great era of the Hollywood movie musical. Her biggest role was likely South Pacific, the Rodgers-and-Hammerstein classic … Continue reading
Twenty-three
This is a repost of what I wrote on the twentieth anniversary of 9-11-01. I find myself increasingly unable to think of anything new to say about that day. Maybe it has finally become a memory best expressed in older … Continue reading
“It will be as though they dipped themselves in magic waters.”
Ninety-three. A hell of a life, a hell of a legacy. I hope he’s finding out now just what was in that cornfield, just beyond the left field line….
Something for Thursday
This was sad news to see when I got home from work today: Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys died the other day, after a battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The Oak Ridge Boys weren’t huge in my household, but … Continue reading
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Something for Thursday
Two selections in honor of actor Donald Sutherland, a combination of distinctive look and voice, who has sadly died this day.