Actor Leslie Nielson, best known for his roles as Lt. Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun film franchise, has passed away from complications due to pneumonia. He was 84. I always thought he was very handsome. Rest in peace, funny man.
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Must See Comedy: Daniel Tosh Tour 2010
Photo By Geoffrey Dicker
2010 has been a great year for seeing some of my favorite stand up comedians: Ricky Gervais, Demitri Martin, and just last night I was lucky to catch Daniel Tosh – certainly one of the most wildly popular comedians on the circuit right now – at the first of two shows he played at New York City’s Beacon Theater. I’ve been an avid fan of Tosh’s Comedy Central show, Tosh.0, since I discovered it accidentally about a year ago. As soon as I heard tickets were going on sale for his Tosh 2010 tour, I made sure I grabbed a pair.
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RIP Tony Curtis
“Flintstones! Meet the Flinstones!”
Legendary Actor Tony Curtis – father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis – has passed away on September 29, 2010 at the fine age of 85. Since today is, coincidentally, also the 50th anniversary of the premiere of The Flintstones animated TV show, I thought it would be a perfect way to honor both by featuring this cartoon version of Tony Curtis (aka Stony Curtis) with Fred Flintstone in a scene from one of the series’ episodes that ran way back when I was just an egg. RIP Tony, and God Bless The Flintstones.
RIP Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio lost his fight with cancer on the morning of May 16th, 2010. He was 67 years old. Ronnie James popularized the heavy metal “devil horns” gesture, and for that he deserves a place among the angels. Rock on, Holy Diver.
Hamburger Time for Malcolm McLaren: 1946 – 2010
Here is a statement from Sex Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones about Malcolm McLaren, who passed away on April 8th at age 64 from cancer.
“I was upset when I heard the news, as I’ve always had a soft spot for Malcolm. I knew him since I was 17 before The Pistols formed — I used to drive him around in Vivienne Westwood’s car to the tailors in London in the days of the Let It Rock clothing store. Malcolm was definitely the Brian Epstein of punk — without him it wouldn’t have happened the way it did. I stayed friends with him throughout the years despite some of our differences. He came on Jonesy’s Jukebox a couple of years ago, and that’s a good memory. But my fondest memory of Malcolm, and I loved the guy, was his birthday gift to me when I turned 21 — he got me a hooker and some heroin.”
— Steve Jones, 4/9/2010