The Outsiders Dirty Dancing Ghost To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar After battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year and a half Patrick Swayze died peacefully, surrounded by family. Swayze started his career as a Broadway dancer. His first major film role was in The Outsiders in 1983 and he appeared [...]
DJ AM Dead At Age 36
Published in August 29th, 2009
DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, was one of six passengers on board a private jet plane that crashed in South Carolina on September 20, 2008. Goldstein and drummer Travis Baker were the only two to survive the crash, although both were badly burned. Goldstein was found, dead, alone in his apartment in [...]
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Published in August 29th, 2009
Massachusetts Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy, known as the “Lion of the Senate”, will be laid to rest this evening at Arlington National Cemetery near both of his slain brothers, Robert Kennedy and John Kennedy. His flag draped coffin was first taken to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library where an estimated 45,000 people filed past. Many [...]
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dead At 88
Published in August 11th, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver died this morning surrounded by her five children, their spouses and her 19 grandchildren. The exact cause of her death has not been reported. In 1962, Ms Shriver started a day camp in her back yard for children with intellectual disabilities. Camp Shriver, as it was called, was the beginning of the [...]
Walter Cronkite Dead At 92
Published in July 18th, 2009
Walter Cronkite, the world’s most respected newsman, has died at the age of 92. Cronkite is a true legend. A real icon. A man of integrity, accuracy and fairness in his reporting. A man who deserved, and won, the respect of millions around the world. At one time a man who was called “the most [...]
Resolution 600 Nixed By Pelosi
Published in July 9th, 2009
Whether you love Nancy Pelosi, hate Nancy Pelosi, agree with her politically, disagree with her politically or don’t even know who she is, I’m pretty sure you would agree with her decision not to support Resolution 600. In case you missed it, Sheila Jackson-Lee announced at the Jackson memorial, tribute, concert, lollapalooza, shameful spending of [...]
Some House Members Working On Important New Legislation-A Michael Jackson Bill
Published in July 8th, 2009
Just when I thought there could be no more outrageous news in the Michael Jackson saga along comes House Resolution 600. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it (really,who has time to pay attention to what our government is up to when there are so many other important matters going on) it is [...]
Spectacle For Jackson Will Cost California Tax-Payers Millions
Published in July 7th, 2009
A “private” funeral service was held this morning at Forest Lawn Cemetery for the family and close friends of Michael Jackson. After an approximate half hour service Jackson’s gold casket was loaded back into the hearse and driven 11 miles to the Staples Center where the rest of the memorial will be taking place, causing [...]
Debbie Rowe: Will She? Won’t She?
Published in July 3rd, 2009
Perhaps Debbie Rowe could pull petals off a daisy to make this most important decision. Rowe, in a phone conversation with NBCLA’s Chuck Henry, stated that she definitely wants custody of the two children she bore for Michael Jackson. Later, there was an on air phone call from Rowe’s attorney, Eric George, saying that contrary [...]
Acting Legend Karl Malden Dies At 97
Published in July 1st, 2009
Karl Malden may best be remembered as the much loved “Lt. Mike Stone” in the 1972 television series The Streets of San Francisco with Michael Douglas as his partner “Inspector Steve Keller”. Or maybe for the American Express “Don’t Leave Home Without It” commercials. Or for that wonderful, glorious, if-you’re-gonna’-have-a-nose-have-a-nose, nose. But this legendary actor’s [...]
