3rd golf death in the last week.
Ron Balicki, writer for Golfweek Magazine, dead at age 65.
And thus the trifecta is fulfilled.
Politics|James R. Schlesinger, Willful Aide to Three Presidents, Is Dead at 85
Back in the 70s Schlesinger was the first American “Czar,” as in “Energy Czar” or “Money Czar.”
Back then, I always thought he looked a little like Steve Martin.
Jeremiah Denton, who blinked TORTURE in Morse code while being used as propaganda for N. Vietnam, has died
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As posted in Café Society, Davis A Trampier (DAT), D&D illustrator and recluse, has died:
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Kate O’Mara’s Dynasty has ended.
OMG, at first I thought this was Kate Mara!
Glad that’s not the case.
How did we all miss this one? Don’t we have any surfers in the group?
Surfing… Isn’t that done outdoors?
I think of him more as a boat designer than a surfer. I would think that’s how most people think of him.
Doesn’t excuse the fact that his death went unnoticed in this crowd. Everyone must have been distracted by something else.
Dance Music Legend Frankie Knuckles Dies At 59
The international dance music community is mourning the loss of one of its founders and most beloved figures today. Grammy Award-winning producer and DJ Frankie Knuckles unexpectedly died last night due to complications from diabetes
Yes - “Hobie” immediately brings catamarans to my mind
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Charles H. Keating, Jr., overseer of the costliest S&L failure of the 1980’s, cashed out at 90.
Sandy Grossman, Maestro of NFL on TV, Dies at 78.
Mr. Grossman, who won eight Emmys, directed broadcasts of 10 Super Bowls, 18 N.B.A. finals, 5 Stanley Cup finals and Olympic hockey.
Funeralgoers will toss flour on the coffin. (Not a typo.)
What does that mean? I searched but got no obvious asnswers. Is it an insult?
You mean like, may he bake in hell?
It’s a quote from the article, no? Rilchiam was just poking fun at the lack of proofreading
The article I read has nothing about coffins or flour or flowers. So, what does that mean?