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Donna Summer, 1948-2012

MGK — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:01 +0000

Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012

MGK — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:22:52 +0000

Adam “MCA” Yauch, 1964-2012

MGK — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:46:35 +0000

Dick Clark, 1929-2012

MGK — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:51:59 +0000

Davy Jones, 1945-2012

MGK — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:19:32 +0000

I used to watch the Monkees every day after school.

Harry Morgan, 1915-2011

Jim Smith — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:04:19 +0000

I know a lot of people will be remembering Morgan as Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H (or his guest appearance as a crazy general that earned him the role), but this episode of Dragnet (“A.I.D.: The Weekend”) perfectly encapsulates why I enjoyed his Officer Bill Gannon as much as, if not more, than Colonel Potter. (Sadly I could not turn up the episode with his secret ingredient for barbecue sauce.) Morgan’s kooky, idiosyncratic Gannon plays off the straightest-of-straight-men Jack Webb so perfectly that any other, Gannon-less incarnation of the show seems pointless somehow.

Anne McCaffrey, 1926-2011

MGK — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:29:15 +0000

“‘And a time to every purpose under heaven,’” Robinton murmured, his throat almost too tight for him to speak. He felt incredibly tired, overwhelmingly sleepy. “Yes, very true. How splendidly true. And what a wonderful time it has been!”

She was more than a bit homophobic and her books were uneven at best, but I loved them when I was a kid and I can’t but be sad at her passing – the first woman to ever win a Hugo or a Nebula, the first woman to have a sci-fi book on the New York Times Bestseller List. She was, simply, a giant.

John Neville, 1925-2011

MGK — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:08:16 +0000

This is only one of the many times he has met his death (an experience which he does not hesitate strongly to recommend).

Heavy D, 1967-2011

MGK — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:36:12 +0000

Damn, I feel old right now.

Did you know Humpty Hump is now 48? What the hell, time? What the hell.

Jack Layton, 1950-2011

MGK — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:55:53 +0000

My obituary for Jack is up at Torontoist.

Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011

MGK — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:02:51 +0000

I realize “Rehab” is the more predictable choice here, but A) it would still be sort of tasteless and B) I always liked this song better.

Elwy Yost, 1925-2011

MGK — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:30:19 +0000

My obituary for Torontoist is here.

“The Macho Man” Randy Savage, 1952-2011

MGK — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:04:02 +0000

There was never a better flying elbow drop in the world than Randy Savage in his prime.

Elisabeth Sladen, 1948-2011

MGK — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:25:40 +0000

Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011

MGK — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:45:07 +0000