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Odetta, "Queen Of American Folk Music," Dead At 77

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Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve
12/23/08

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God, I should not be reading this when I'm already on a downer. For some on that list, I just find myself thinking "Damnit, WHY?"...
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Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.
12/22/08

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Del fucking Martin was one rad, rad lady. I hope Phyllis L. is doing okay, wherever she is.
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Jamie Sommers
12/22/08

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Did you know that Cyd Charisse was only 5'6"? I read that in a tribute in EW and was astonished. With those legs, I thought she'd be at least 5'10".

RIP Cyd.
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Plum-Pie
12/22/08

@Jamie Sommers: Nope. She was gorgeous though...

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Plum-Pie
12/22/08

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Also, Odetta: (That profile! Those earrings! I'll miss her voice too.)

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Plum-Pie
12/22/08

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" I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people's civil rights.

I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight, seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about."

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Jack_Burton
12/22/08

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RIP Stan Winston...
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Jack_Burton
12/22/08

@2pint: A few more to RIP: Bo Diddley, Elizabeth Hardwick, Phil Agee, Sir Edmund Hillary, Brad Renfro, Suzanne Pleshette, Roy Scheider, Gary Gygax, Vicki van Meter, Arthur C. Clarke, Albert Hofmann, Robert Rauschenberg.

And, infamous, but why not: Christian Brando, Ike Turner.
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iloveastone
12/22/08

@2pint: Wow, I definitely missed the memo on Brad Renfro. I think I'll go watch Tom and Huck like it's 1996.
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
12/22/08

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I think I had instituted a mental block against remembering that half of these people were dead. Now I remember, and I am sad.
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NefariousNewt
12/22/08

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We know they are not coming home
And we care not one bit
We keep their fire in our hearts
And we keep their candles lit
They let us share their world
And so to thank them we must
Keep them in our memories
As they slowly turn to dust
Mingling with the turning Earth
To find their peace again
And we hope to meet them all
Though we're really not sure when
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Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka
12/22/08

@NefariousNewt: OMG NN, tear factory successfully turned on!
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emilyanne
12/22/08

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Other than the incomporable Studs Terkel, I would like to say that I also miss Conor Cruise O'Brien and for different reasons Brad Renfro, who I felt very sorry for generally.
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pinkyBella
12/22/08

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Heath's death was certainly the hardest for me. He was always at the top of my celebrity crush list and had been since I was in high school. It's crazy how affected we can be by someone's death who we didn't even know.
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NefariousNewt
12/22/08

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Such a wide-ranging list, touching so many areas of life. It's always sad to think of them as gone, but for the memories we have of them and the indelible images they left behind.
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Eleanor Ramilly
12/22/08

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David Foster Wallace, my heart broke for you.
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Majrhoulihan
12/22/08

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And oh man, where's Studs Terkel?
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NefariousNewt
12/22/08

@Majrhoulihan: Very true. Garrison Keillor did a very moving tribute to him right after he died. I think he must be looking at what's going on in Chicago right now and laughing himself silly.
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morninggloria
12/22/08

@NefariousNewt: Don't forget we have Barack Obama all up in our grill as well. So a combination of pride and silliness.
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Majrhoulihan
12/22/08

@NefariousNewt: Also, if you're a Studs Terkel fan, he makes a guest appearance as a gym teacher in a 1950s hygeine film called "Learning to Date" or "Starting to Date" or something like that. It's on YouTube
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katekate is squared
12/22/08

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Oh, Paul.
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Majrhoulihan
12/22/08

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Tim Russert. That's the one that really gets me for some reason.
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iloveastone
12/22/08

@Majrhoulihan: I'm right there with you. At the end of NBC's election coverage Brian Williams gave a shout to Tim-- as if I hadn't already totally gone red, blotchy, and weepy from Obama's speech...
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