Posted by The G on May 17, 2012 under Celebrities | 
Photo of Google Images of Donna Summer by G.
RIP Donna Summer
The Queen of Disco is dead! Donna Summer died at age 63 of cancer according to the internet (so it must be true). I was never the world’s biggest Donna fan, but I did like “She Works Hard For the Money,” “I Feel Love” and “Love To Love You Baby.” I found it hard to get over that Donna, who remained in the spotlight long after disco died, owed a great deal of that success to her gay audience and rather than be grateful, she was influenced by conservative religious beliefs and allegedly said that AIDS was a divine punishment to gays for their immoral lifestyle. Rather than EVER apologize, she instead denied over and over ever saying it. Can’t help but wonder if those words haunted her to her dying day. While Donna has done her last dance on earth, she’s now in the club of immortals who’ll be disco dancing eternally. RIP, Donna!
Posted by The G on May 4, 2012 under Celebrities |
Photo of Google Images of Adam Yauch by G.
Adam Yauch (aka MCA) of The Beastie Boys via Google Images
So sad to hear that Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch (aka MCA) has died from cancer at age 47. I am old enough to have been around when the Beastie Boys first hit the scene in the 80s and I remember at the time hearing the samples they used in their music which lead me to “discover” bands such as Led Zeppelin. For that I am eternally grateful. I feel like a part of my childhood has been ripped away with his passing, but since death is unavoidable, let’s grieve and get on with the show. Thanks for all the great songs that I have loved for upwards of 20 years MCA! Rest in peace!
Posted by The G on April 18, 2012 under Celebrities |
Autograph courtesy of G’s enormous in-person autograph collection.
Dick Clark
Sad news out of Hollywood. TV icon Dick Clark has died of a heart attack at age 82. Effective immediately, New Year’s Eve is canceled! Just kidding. The icon of the final day of the year was so nice and I was fortunate enough to meet him many times over the years and he was always gracious to fans. They don’t make them like that anymore, and it’s a pity. RIP Dick! And also, thanks for all the great bands I discovered because of American Bandstand.
Posted by The G on March 25, 2012 under Celebrities |
Photo by G.
Elton John!
Reginald Dwight aka Elton John aka The Rocket Man is 65 today!
To celebrate, here’s a list of 65 Elton John songs that I can’t live without (in no particular order):
1. Tonight
2. Who Wears These Shoes?
3. In Neon
4. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
5, Someone Saved My Life Tonight
6. Better Off Dead
7. We All Fall In Love Sometimes/Curtains
8. Skyline Pigeon
9. Wrap Her Up (with George Michael)
10. Your Song
11. Candle In The Wind
12 .Border Song
13. Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
14. Philadelphia Freedom
15. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
16. The One
17. The North
18. Simple Life
19. Solar Prestige A Gammon
20. I’ve Seen The Saucers
21. The Bitch is Back
22. Harmony
23. Take Me To The Pilot
24. Burn Down The Mission
25. Madman Across The Water
26. I Think I’m Gonna Kill Myself
27. Bennie and the Jets
28. Tiny Dancer
29. Levon
30. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
31. Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
32. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
33. Grey Seal
34. I’ve Seen That Movie Too
35. All The Young Girls Love Alice
36. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
37. I Guess that’s Why They Call It The Blues
38. Nikita
39. Sweet Painted Lady
40. Screw You (Young Man’s Blues)
41. Honky Cat
42. Daniel
43. Rocket Man
44. Crocodile Rock
45. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
46. Too Low For Zero
47. Kiss The Bride
48. Blue Eyes
49. I Need You To Turn To
50. Made In England
51. Something About The Way You Look Tonight
52. Sacrifice
53. I Feel Like A Bullet in the Gun of Robert Ford
54. Grow Some Funk On Your Own
55. Act Of War (with Millie Jackson)
56. Believe
57. I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
58. Club At The End of the Street
59. Sweat It Out
60. Runaway Train (with Eric Clapton)
61. Pinball Wizard
62. Jamaica Jerk Off
63. Roy Rogers
64. Mama Can’t Buy You Love
65. I’m Still Standing
If you don’t know ALL of these songs, do your homework. They are ALL amazing! Happy birthday Elton!
Posted by The G on February 16, 2012 under Celebrities |
Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives.
Gary Carter
I am so sad! Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter died today following complications from a brain tumor. I’ve met Gary Carter so many times and he was always a nice guy in my experiences. Because he was in a position to help others, he decided during his playing career that he would only autograph baseball cards post-1985 (it could have been post 1984) for a $25 donation to leukemia research. Though that decision cost me hundreds of dollars in the 1990s, I gladly paid it. RIP Gary!
