Friday, February 24, 2012

Marie Colvin

Journalist -- via The Guardian.

Remi Ochlik

Photojournalist -- via the New York Times.

Barney Rosset

Publisher -- via the New York Times. Under him, Grove Press printed most of the strange and forbidden works that entranced me growing up, including: Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, Malcom X, Lawrence, Miller, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Pinter, Brecht and Albee. God bless Barney!

Billy Strange

Guitarist, arranger and songwriter -- via the L.A. Times. A big sess"ion man and member of the Wrecking Crew; he played lead on "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and "Bang, Bang" -- and wrote "A Little Less Conversation" and "Limbo Rock."





Frank Carson

Comedian -- via the Guardian.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Saturday, February 18, 2012