Rest in peace James.
I lived around the corner from Hub Comics for years. Before that James and I used to take the same bus into work, though we never talked. When James was first interviewed by the Globe I recognized him immediately and was excited for him. We chatted on Twitter occasionally, we exchanged a few emails, but I (being really introverted) never made the jump to an in-person conversation. That said, I felt tremendous pride for Hub Comics and always made it a point to follow along with them on Twitter and root for them all along the way through the hardships they’ve faced. You’ll be missed James.
I hope, too, that Hub Comics stays open. It’s an amazing place.
via Boston.com
Abraham Nathanson, a Rhode Island artist who at age 75 invented Bananagrams, one of the hottest games to hit the worldwide toy market in recent years, died of cancer Sunday at his summer home in Narragansett.
(June 9, 2010)
Shred in peace Les Paul.
Les Paul, Guitar Innovator, Dies at 94 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
via Chris
Drum in Peace Rashied Ali. We’ll miss you. picture from Wikipedia, via Sarah.
What can I say? I spent a lot of my youth laughing at Les Lye and I never gave him the respect and admiration he deserved. I’ll miss you dude.
“Barth and the Health Inspector”
Canadian actor Les Lye, “Barth” of classic Ottowan kids TV comedy show You Can’t Do That On Television, passed away today at the age of 84.
For those unfamiliar, the premise of every Barth sketch is as follows: Barth is the proprietor of a burger joint, Barth’s Burgers, frequented by the show’s cast presumably by government mandate as Canada, of course, is widely known for its socialized burger program. The burgers are of such vile quality that the kids are compelled to speculate as to the source of the eponymous meat, to which the ill-sanitized restauranteur responds “D’Iyyyyyyye heard that!” then betrays his recipe as being primarily human-based. Then everyone vomits theatrically and with exaggerated gesticulations.
Goodbye, Barth. You will be missed. You too, Alanis.
