Tuesday, February 25, 2014

R.K. Srikantan

Vocalist -- via The Hindu.

Wayne Smith

Musician -- via the Jamaica Observer.

Frankie Kao aka Kao Ling-feng aka The Frog Prince

Singer -- via appledaily.com.tw.

Garrick Utley

Broadcast journalist; first full-time on-the-ground correspondent in Vietnam -- via the New York Times. AND he loved opera!

Margarita Staraste-Bordevika

Children's author -- via baltic-course.com.


Nikhil Baran Sengupta aka Nikhil Da

Art director, actor, painter, and production designer -- via the Odisha Sun Times.

Bernd "Nossi" Noske

Drummer -- via progarchives.com.

Rex Garvin

Singer, songwriter, musician, and arranger -- via maximumink.com.



Reghu Kumar

Composer -- via The Indian Express.

Simon Diaz

Singer, comedian, and musician -- via the New York Times.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Chad Kellogg

Climber -- via the New York Times.

Bob Harris

Singer and performer -- via The Hollywood Reporter.

Christopher Malcom

Actor -- via TMZ. He played Brad Majors in the original stage production of "Rocky Horror."



Toni Ucci

Actor and comedian -- via musical.it.

Marvin Spencer

Singer -- via the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier.






Harold Ramis

Improvisational comic, joke writer and editor, performer on "The National Lampoon Radio Hour" and "The National Lampoon Show," head writer and featured performer on Second City TV. He co-wrote "Animal House"! He co-wrote "Meatballs"! He co-wrote and directed "Caddyshack"! He directed "National Lampoon's Vacation"! He co-wrote and co-starred in "Stripes"! He co-wrote and co-starred in "Ghostbusters"! HE CO-WROTE, AND DIRECTED, "GROUNDHOG DAY"! He directed the very under-regarded "The Ice Harvest" -- via the Chicago Tribune.

One of the primary inspirations for our generation of comic writers and performers! Even his supporting roles were exquisitely delivered -- Egon Spengler in "Ghostbusters," Russell in "Stripes," Don Durkett in "Orange County," and Ben's Dad in "Knocked Up." I miss him already. P.S. He took a bunch of meth to fail his physical and get out of the draft, and he loved the Cubs.
























Paul Colby

Long-time manager, and second owner, of the Bitter End -- via the New York Times.

Mavis Gallant aka Mavis de Trafford Young

Writer -- via the New York Times.

Mansour Koushan

Writer, poet, playwright, and director of theater and film -- via icorn.org.

Angelo Henderson

Journalist, broadcaster, and activist -- via The Detroit News.

Bun Heang Un

Artist -- via the Sydney Morning Herald.


Saturday, February 22, 2014

Thursday, February 20, 2014