Davy Jones

02/29/2012

Ugh. Well such is life and in life you have to mention the passings of someone you enjoyed. Today is that day. An official from the medical examiner's office for Martin County, Florida confirmed they received a call from Martin Memorial Hospital informing them that Jones had passed away.Jones is survived by his wife Jessica and 4 daughters from previous marriages. He was 66-years-old. Jones joined The Monkees in 1965 ... along with Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork ... and together they churned out a bunch of hugely popular songs including 3 number 1 hits -- "Daydream Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm a Believer." The group was initially cast by TV producers who wanted to create a scripted series about an actual rock n' roll band. But the group exploded, and Jones in particular became a Beatles-caliber heartthrob.The Monkees songs were covered by huge bands like Coldpay, and Smash Mouth's version of "I'm a Believer" was famously featured in "Shrek."

Gary Carter

02/17/2012

The effervescent Hall of Fame catcher whose single for the Mets in the 1986 World Series touched off one of the most improbable rallies in baseball, died Thursday. The Kid was 57.Carter was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last May, two weeks after finishing his second season as coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Carter died at a hospice in the West Palm Beach, Fla., area.

Whitney, Etta, Coach and an Epstein.

I know! Sorry for the lack of updates over here. I've been busy and I'm not the only one! Death has been busy as well these past few weeks. Here's a foursome that left us. We had a crack whore in a tub, an old man who "didn't see anything", a great singer, and a wonderful actor who made us laugh and cry. And here's something else to make you cry. Slabber Debbie already has two!! Debbie racks up an impressive 42 points. Don't be discouraged! We have a loooooooong year ahead of us! Let's get SLABBING!!!!!!!!