Robert Goulet has died! Several days ago!
Now, I know he’s probably not even corny enough to be hip again, but Robert Goulet is one of the reasons I love musical theater!
His portrayal of Lancelot in Camelot, broadcast in grainy black and white…or at least viewed in grainy black and white at my Grandma’s house is [...]
Luciano Pavarotti, Madeleine L’Engle and now Joe Zawinul.
Nope. You probably don’t know that last name. But his impact on American Jazz and therefore pop music of the late 20th century (and therefore me) will ripple through time.
I learned about Weather Report (and Joe) in high school when we played the jazz band arrangement of [...]
Note: sometime before 4:17 p.m. central daylight time, This Journey had it’s 10,000th visit. Since the new year when I moved here to Wordpress. Amazing.
Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh, so mellow.
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain was [...]
You know how some people, when someone dies, will say something like “God called them home.” or “God needed another angel in heaven.” or some other lame statement that makes it sound like the Ol’ Mighty (as Therapydoc calls it…and I like that) is sitting around scheduling people for death.
Anyway. This is not a post [...]
It has been a death-filled April so far. And not too many resurrections.
Some from my personal circle, some from the world stage and some who were thrust onto the world stage at the moment of their death. An unusual aspect of these journeys that ended this month is the role that mental illness played in [...]
Another voice from my youth is silent.
It was a surprise to learn that Brad was only 10 years older than me. Boston was one of my brother’s favorites. Truth be told, it was sort of a “boy’s favorite” at the time. Still, as I hear so much of Boston’s hits today I find that the [...]
I’m not really sure what happened. Nor do I really know much about her or her career. What I do know is this: Everybody dies. Even famous people. Even beautiful people. Also, seems like she had a pretty tortured life, despite the money and “fame.”
Interestingly, ANS got a big reference during my deepest crisis prior [...]
The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday
The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin’
Denny Doherty, one of the papas in The Mamas & The Papas finished his journey today. He was only 66.
Their sound is part of the soundtrack of my childhood. He was part of my kids’ childhood soundtrack as the voice [...]
Art Buchwald died yesterday.
He gets to introduce his own obituary for the NY Times here.
It’s a wonderful way to remember someone’s lifework. In addition to planning my own funeral, I’d like to do something like this.
If Buchwald’s reason for existence was to make people laugh (as he asserts) (and I suppose his purpose was [...]
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