Saturday, October 08, 2011
Roger Williams, R. I. P.
Reuters: Roger Williams, known as "the Pianist to the Presidents" for his White House performances, died on Saturday in his California home after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, his former publicist said. He was 87.
George Baker, R. I. P.
Mail Online: George Baker, who starred as Chief Inspector Wexford in TV's The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, has died.
The 80-year-old, from West Lavington, Wiltshire, died of pneumonia on Friday after a recent stroke.
The 80-year-old, from West Lavington, Wiltshire, died of pneumonia on Friday after a recent stroke.
PimPage: An Occasional Feature in Which I Call Interesting Books to Your Attention
Amazon.com: Lucky Bruce: A Memoir (9781926845319): Bruce Jay Friedman: Books: "Like a Twilight zone with Charlie Chaplin"–Mario PuzoFor decades Bruce Jay Friedman has charmed the glitziest industries of American golden-age culture. He’s been in publishing. He’s been in theater. He’s been in film. And now, this best-selling author is in his own head, re-illuminating the dazzle of post-war American life. With cameos by Mario Puzo, Richard Pryor, Warren Beatty, Norman Mailer, Joseph Heller, and many others, Lucky Bruce is a moving and scandalous memoir that brushes against the brightest of American luminaries.
Bruce Jay Friedman is a best-selling author, an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, a magazine editor, a Hollywood actor, and a celebrated playwright. He lives in Manhattan, New York.
Al Davis, R. I. P.
NYTimes.com: Al Davis, the long-time owner of the Oakland Raiders football team, died Saturday at the age of 82, the team's Web site reported on Saturday.
This Looks Promising
Mark Ellis says, "Here we go...David Enebral's wonderfully atmospheric rendering of Shell Scott...who is apparently realizing anew that the sidewalks of 1960s Hollywood were just as likely to be paved with blood as stars." I think you'll agree our hero, Shell Scott is going to be up to his ears in trouble when our graphic novel, KILL THE CLOWN comes your way. Adapted by Mark Ellis and illustrated by David Enebral.
Lawsuit of the Day
Trailer X: A Detroit woman is suing film distributor Film District because she went to see Drive, and left angry because she thought it would be more like The Fast and the Furious. So she’s suing.
All Righty, Then
The way you hold your drink reveals key personality traits, claim psychologists - Telegraph: He has categorised them as the 'Flirt', 'Gossip', 'Fun-Lover', 'Wallflower', 'Ice Queen', 'Playboy', 'Jack the Lad' and 'Browbeater'.
Diane Cilento, R. I. P.
NYTimes.com: Diane Cilento, an Australian actress whose long stage and screen career included an Oscar-nominated performance in the 1963 movie “Tom Jones,” highlighted by a memorably sensuous eating scene, died in Queensland, Australia, on Thursday, a day after her 78th birthday.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
And Keep Off Her Lawn!
Herald Sun: The 44km chase lasted nearly an hour, finally ending when police closed the road and formed a rolling roadblock.
An officer got out of his car and ran alongside the pensioner, telling her to pull over.
"It was a surprise to me when he knocked on the window," Turner said.
An officer got out of his car and ran alongside the pensioner, telling her to pull over.
"It was a surprise to me when he knocked on the window," Turner said.
Brain-attacking worm WBAGNFARB
The Raw Story: A brain-attacking worm is strongly suspected as a factor in the mysterious and steep decline of moose herds in the western part of Wyoming, wildlife biologists in the state said on Friday.
Friday, October 07, 2011
First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .
Forbes.com: A 42-year-old man has been convicted of punching a 79-year-old man into a plate glass window after complaining about the older man's karaoke singing at a western New York bar.
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