Dead Celebrity (Part 1)

Not a great source but it appears Dick Dale is now shredding with Jimi Hendrix.

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Fuck.

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Sorry, I think this is paywalled… Couldn’t find another source

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Ugh, it’s been a bad year for my idols.

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Larry Cohen… Now making movies with Dick Miller.

If you haven’t seen It’s Alive or Q The Winged Serpent you are missing out.

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Blah, the carnage continues. 56 years old!

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This one hurts.

I remember watching his show as a kid. It was weird and fun, and probably contributed to my love of horror movies.

I also had the privilege of helping run a book signing for him when The Ghoul’s sCrapbook came out. He was a genuinely friendly guy.

Somewhere in heaven, the angels are startled at a strange new sound:

"Pluck your magic twanger, Froggy…

:sob: :sob: :sob:

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fit-320w

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He was the oldest England international and held the record for being the youngest manager of a league team, he took charge of Carlisle United in 1946 when he was 23. He was probably the last surviving football manager/coach from the 1940s.

I met him a few times when I was working for Carlisle United, he seemed a nice guy, so this hurts more than usual.

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I know I’m misquoting this: I recall a particular line Georgia Engel delivered (referring to baby she was still carrying) as her anxious mother-to-be character on the Mary Tyler Moore Show: “… I wish the little bozo would get off the stick.”

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Previously:

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