Another R.I.P: Rick Wright, Pink Floyd
Another one? Yeeeesh.
The A.P. covers this, also a better article from the LA Times.
Shine on, you crazy diamond.
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David Foster Wallace, RIP
Woke up Sunday morning to read the news that DFW had hung himself. Probably my favorite living writer, and a “celebrity” death that hit me pretty hard, rather than the more typical “well, that’s too bad” gloss I tend to have.
Great summary over at Salon.
Sigh.
Of Mourning and Beer
Usually, beer is a thing of joy. Occasionally not, however, as was the case last summer, when the founding father of beer journalism and writing, Michael Jackson, passed away. This morning, I was directed to the site “i miss michael,” dedicated to memories of Michael Jackson. I had watched/read/heard most of those already, but being [...]
Coping By Posting
From the Palo Alto Weekly, May 7, 2007:
Mary Ager
Mary Hinderlie Ager, 66, a resident of Palo Alto, died of cancer in her home April 23.
She was born in Tyler, Minn. She grew up in Waseca, Minn., Midway, Wash., and West Seattle, Wash. In 1963 she graduated cum laude from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. [...]
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