Squiggy entering heavenâŠ
Itâs weird that the obit completely left out his second career as a baseball scout. Itâs also weird that this obit has some passages that are word for word from his wiki page.
âI want to think I deserve what I get. I donât want to consider how vastly I am overly rewarded. I donât want to consider the injustices around me. I donât want any encounters with the disenfranchised. I want to say itâs not my fault. But it is, itâs yours and mine, and ours. Weâd better figure out ways to spread some equity around if we want to go on living in a society that is at least semi-functional. Itâs a fundamental responsibility, to ourselves.â
â William Kittredge
Just saw that this weekâs Le Show has a tribute to him, so I figured this mightâve happened⊠(I havenât listened yet)
My 6th grade class attended a radio interview at WCCO radio with he and Wally Schirra. I had to get close to the front, Chuck Yeager was probably my biggest hero at the time. This bums me out, but 97 is a heck of a good run!
The news was just posted to the front pageâŠ
Paolo Rossi, who he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals (including a hat-trick against Brazil) to win the Golden Boot as top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball for the player of the tournament, has died at 64.
Henri, Le Chat Noir
With a heavy heart, I have to announce that Henry (you may know him as Henri, le Chat Noir) has passed on at the age of 17. He had developed a problem that was causing a deterioration in his spine and though he was able to be in relative comfort until the end, there was just no path forward since he was only comfortable while immobile. We are grateful that even during this pandemic, we were able to have a doctor safely come to Henryâs home to help him pass peacefully, surrounded by those that loved him.
Henry packed a lot into his years with us. We adopted him from the Seattle Animal Shelter as a kitten, and from day one his regal presence and distinguished personality filled the home. A short film project I made in film school became the first Henri film, and the rest is history. Henry became a best-selling author, a Golden Kitty award winner, and appeared in every year of the Internet Cat Video Festival (now CatVideoFest). It will be tough to make, but I will create a video tribute to Henri (and Henry) for next yearâs reel and I will make it available online as well. He also helped to raise tens of thousands of dollars for cats in need around the world. And he did it all from his couch.
I always noted how little Henry had in common with the angst-filled character he portrayed. He was a good natured and happy cat, and as far as I could tell, never suffered a single existential crisis during his life. But as the years went on, I started to realize that it was his imperious stare and the nobility behind his eyes that made Henri work, more than my terrible French and pedestrian piano playing. No one had a problem immediately accepting that this cat was a deep-thinking philosopher. Maybe he actually was. He also liked chin scratches.
Before Henryâs health problems, my mother (and Henryâs actual caretaker) had begun work on a small book of poetry about life with Henry and her other multitude of kitties, including the still living lâImbecile Blanc. I (ahem, excuse meâŠHenri) had actually already written the introduction. It will be published soon and weâve made arrangements for all of the proceeds to benefit animal shelters in our area in his memory. Henry wouldnât have it any other way.
I know that hearing this sad news will be difficult. But remember that Henri lives on in your memories as well as ours, and in the amusement he brought to all of you. The foremost goal was always to make people laugh! I would encourage all of you to share your favorite Henri video or quote today, because everyone needs a good laugh now more than ever.
Henry, thank you for everything you brought to my life and to the lives of so many people and cats out there. I hope they have Party Mix wherever you are now. So long, brother.
Your Thieving Filmmaker,
Will
Not Tiny!!!
Damn you, 2020, damn you to hell.
Maldito covid!
Ubirany, singer from the Fundo de Quintal group, dies of Covid-19 in Rio
He was 80 years old and was hospitalized due to complications caused by the coronavirus. One of the groupâs founders in the 1970s, the singer was responsible for creating and introducing the hand-repique, a percussion instrument, into the world of samba.
Probably means next to nothing to USians but she was a national treasure over here in Britland.
Most infamous for the bikini-top scene in Carry on Camping a generation or two ago, and more recently as the landlady of the Queen Vic.
She had a giggle that would make anyone smile in half a hearbeat.
