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In Memoriam 2023: Professional Wrestling
Absolute legends, future legends, people who really made their mark and then those who truly still were making that mark. The losses of Mark Briscoe, Windham Rotunda and days before 2023 ended Mad Kurtis Chapman are losses I feel that … Continue reading
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A rare solo obituary tribute: Paul Reubens
I could write an entire essay about Pee-Wee Herman. About all three films, the HBO specials, the TV show, the television and other film cameos (you ever see Back to the Beach?) and equally about Paul Reubens himself. I shall … Continue reading
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Tribute to the Fallen 2022: Comedy
2022 saw some of the greatest stand up comics we have had the pleasure to enjoy sucumb to sickness and leave their mortal coil. A major venue for comedy also shuttered its doors after 30 years. This image celebrates Gallagher, … Continue reading
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As 2021 closes some Tributes to those we lost
Firstly a graphic of the many wrestlers we lost in 2021, including legends, future legends in the making, memorable figures and some who only made an impact to a few but deserver remembering. Running the gamut of known and unknown, … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Batton Lash
Was very disheartened to hear of the passing of Batton Lash today. My energy goes out to his longtime companion and co-publisher Jackie Estrada. Batton was the long time cartoonist and writer of Wolff & Byrd, Supernatural Law. He also … Continue reading
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Deaths in Pop-Culture- Jan 2017
2016 was such a hard hitting year of notable actors, authors, musicians, politicians and more that the deaths of 2017 will possibly seem so much less. Especially in the turmoil of everything happening and when we want to look up … Continue reading
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Carrie Fisher
If you’ve never read The Best Awful, the amazing insane crazy follow-up to Postcards from the Edge you’ve truly missed out. Carrie’s usage of her real life to create a heart breaking, brutal, visual brilliant word play was IMHO her … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Actors Who Meant a Lot to PCS
Between March 30th and April 7th, 2015 the world saw three major character actors of pop-culture and also cult fame leave their mortal coil. As a child of the 80’s and 90’s these men left an impression of my mind. … Continue reading
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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012: Visual Artists in all fields
Adam Adamowicz (43, cancer): Concept artist at Bethesda Software. They have provided an excellent and amazing obituary showing his work for Skyrim and Fallout. Louis Boekhout (92, natural causes): Realist painter Theophilus Brown (92, natural causes): Figurative painter Also watch … Continue reading
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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Directors/Producers/Screenwriters
Gerry Anderson (83, dementia complications): While he will go down for creating THUNDERBIRDS, Gerry Anderson offered television history, cult pop culture history, and science fiction history so much more. He was also able to give us SPACE:1999 and SPACE PRECINCT, … Continue reading
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