R.I.P. Larry Hagman

1931-2012

60's babies remember Tony Nelson.

Most remember him as JR Ewing.

I loved him either way.  R.I.P.

R.I.P. Chuck Brown

1936-2012

Nothing like that old DC go-go. 

R.I.P.

R.I.P. Donna Summer

1948-2012

R.I.P. Teena Marie

1956-2010
"I'm a Black artist with White skin.  At the end of the day you have to sing what's in your own soul."

-Teena Marie

Flawless Friday

jfkjr.com  and jfkjronline.com

This is THE most handsome man I have ever seen.  He died 11 years ago today.

R.I.P. Vonetta McGee

American Actress-Classic Beauty

Vonetta McGee

1945-2010

Flawless Friday

R.I.P.

1958-2009

R.I.P. Edith Shain-Times Square Kiss

The nurse, Edith Shain in this symbolic image, passed away today at the age of 91.

Michael Memory

My children and I were in the car one day listening to the local R&B station.  Luther had just gone off the air and Usher followed him.  My husband's daughter was a young teen at the time and the younger kids were teasing her about crushing on Usher.  As we were laughing, the kids asked me who I was crushing on "back then".  Thinking it a slam dunk, I told them to guess.  They wanted to know if it was Luther.  I laughed and realized it might be a little harder for them than I thought.  Well after a while, they gave up and I told them it was Michael Jackson.

*crickets*

They looked at me as if I had two heads.

Took me a minute to realize that their images of Mike were something like this:

They didn't know that no matter what, I would always see him as this:

From that moment on, I made it my mission to make sure that they were educated on Mike the master-entertainer-singer-dancer-genius.  

When news of his death broke, it was my children who gently woke me up from a nap, and told me to watch TV.

I overheard them later tell friends who called, that I wasn't taking any calls and they would relay condolences.

Gotta love them for that.

** FOOTNOTE  
The kids read the post yesterday and reminded me I forgot the best part of the story.  You see, after they looked at me like a two headed monster, they burst out laughing and saying stuff like UGHHH, GROSS, and YUCK.  I told them there was absolutely nothing funny about my love for Mike, and they needed to be quiet because he could've been their daddy!  I was serious.

R.I.P. Marvin Isley

Bassist and youngest brother of the performing Isley Brothers passed away today at the age of 56.
Marvin is pictured in the video below with his brothers on the right.

1953-2010

R.I.P.

R.I.P.

I've been doing the R.I.P. thing way too often this year.

Live well.....life is short.

R.I.P. Rue McClanahan

 1934-2010

Saucy, Sexy, Sassy-Rue McClanahan

Forever Blanche Devereaux

R.I.P. Dennis Hopper

R.I.P. Gary Coleman

1968-2010

R.I.P. Lena Horne

1917-2010

Grammy Award Winning Singer, Actor, Activist, Legendary Beauty

Lena Horne

Rae-Ripperton Connection

Corrine Bailey Rae performing Closer reminds me of:





Minnie Ripperton.
She died one month after this performance in July 1979 (below) from breast cancer.
Cut for cut-her last album, Minnie, was incredible and the cover was beautiful.
It didn't quite sink in with me that you COULD really die young until Minnie passed away.
She was 31.

 1947-1979

Anyway, when I mentioned that I could hear Minnie in Corrine to C.T.-my go to guy for all musical insight, he sent me this and it confirmed how good my ear really is (smile)-Minnie was an influence.  Enjoy her. 

Memory Lane:

R.I.P. Lynn Redgrave

Georgy Girl-Lived by her own lights.

The Happy Hooker-1975

1943-2010

Actor Lynn Redgrave died yesterday of breast cancer.
The lights were dimmed on Broadway.
R.I.P.

R.I.P. Dr. Dorothy Height

1912-2010

Civil Rights Icon, Dr. Dorothy Height passed away at the age of 98.  R.I.P.

R.I.P. Dixie Carter

Nobody had more sophistication and sass than Miss Julia Sugarbaker.

R.I.P.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Mourns Loss: Linda Marie White

Sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., mourn the passing of our 26th Immediate Past International President, Linda Marie White.

R.I.P.