RIP Donna Summer

Posted by The G on May 17, 2012 under Celebrities | Read the First Comment

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RIP Donna Summer

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!

RIP Adam Yauch (MCA) of Beastie Boys

Posted by The G on May 4, 2012 under Celebrities | Be the First to Comment

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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!

RIP, Dick Clark

Posted by The G on April 18, 2012 under Celebrities | Be the First to Comment

Autograph courtesy of G’s enormous in-person autograph collection.

Dick Clark

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.

65 Elton John Songs I Love

Posted by The G on March 25, 2012 under Celebrities | 2 Comments to Read

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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!

 

RIP, Gary Carter

Posted by The G on February 16, 2012 under Celebrities | Be the First to Comment

Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives.

Gary Carter

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!

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