My obituary for Torontoist is here.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa1rLy7pj3E

God fucking dammit.

The Voice of CityTV dying makes me feel old. My obituary for him is up at Torontoist.

Times like this, it feels like my childhood is just going away forever.

To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places – and there are so many – where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.

Rest in peace, you ol’ rabble-rouser.

Not unexpected, given the pancreatic cancer, but even so.