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12/06/2025

In Fond Remembrance Of

Brian Douglas Wilson
June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025

31/05/2025

In fond remembrance of Richard Dean Zehringer aka Rick Derringer
August 5, 1947 – May 26, 2025

Known for his work with the Edgar Winter band on hits like "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride" and a much earlier hit, "Hang On Sloopy" with a sixties band The McCoys. He also won two Grammys for his work on "Weird Al" Yankovic's hits, "Eat it" and "Fat".

He also had worked with the likes of Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper and found his own success with his early seventies hit, "Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo".

31/05/2025

Loretta Jane Swit
November 4, 1937 – May 30, 2025

Although she had appeared in episodes of many hit television series such as Mannix, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible, Gun Smoke, Love American Style, Ironside, Love Boat and yes even The Muppet Show, this Passaic, New Jersey born actress will always best be known for her portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan of the 4077th MASH unit on one of the longest running and most successful sitcoms in TV history. A role she was awarded two Emmys for while the show itself won many overall. Sadly Miss Swit passed away of natural causes much earlier today at her residence in New York. Thanks for all those memories Loretta. You will always be fondly remembered.

21/05/2025

"Life is a highway and I can't seem to find the on ramp." - Norm Peterson

Jason Sudeikis' uncle earned Emmy nominations six years running after getting started on Second City in his hometown of Chicago.

17/05/2025

July 17th season 3 premiere!

And the rest was history. ✨

21/04/2025

A pontiff passes a day after Easter Sunday and a conclave of cardinals will gather to decide a new pope.

Francis was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

09/04/2025

Happy Birthday to legendary guitar virtuoso of Yes fame!

Happy Birthday to Yes guitarist Steve Howe, born this day in 1947.

📸 Victor Watts / Alamy Stock Photo

04/04/2025

Happy Birthday Eddie Murphy!
Drop by Eddie's Facebook profile page and wish him well.

02/04/2025

Val Kilmer has passed away after a battle with cancer and successful recovery he succumbed to pneumonia years later.
Hollywood lost one of their own a very talented actor with many memorable roles to his legacy. His family's loss is no doubt, immeasurable. We will all remember Val Kilmer very fondly.

A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.

02/04/2025

The actress appeared in popular TV shows such as “Gunsmoke,” “The Rockford Files,” and “Bonanza.”

02/03/2025

As Roger Daltrey of The Who celebrated a birthday another performer who opened for The Who at New York's Shea Stadium in 1982 passed away yesterday.

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to act in films such as "Scrooged," has died.

24/02/2025

Robert Flack, songstress of the iconic seventies hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song" has passed away sadly.

If you remember the song it is the shining vestige of a golden era of music long gone by. Miss Flack's voice in this song when played on the radio still reverberates with women everywhere. It still makes men everywhere blurt the all too familiar remark, "they just don't write 'em like that anymore."

No they sure don't Miss Flack. Thank you.

Flack’s music was introduced to a new generation thanks to the Fugees and Lauryn Hill, whose cover of "Killing Me Softly With His Song" topped the charts in 1996.