Dropping Like Flies

[kosmo vinyl]

Not a good week for songwriters

Nick Ashford

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-nick-ashford-obit-20110823,0,1364822.story

Jerry Leiber

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/23/obit.jerry.leiber/

[Jaguar]

Budd Hopkins

Artist and one of the world's foremost UFOlogists.

You will be missed, Budd.

[Unsanity]

Uncle Frank

[Seth Hurwitz]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/pennsylvania.cheesesteak.owner/index.html

[Brian_Wallace]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/pennsylvania.cheesesteak.owner/index.html

I love that description: "Philly cheesesteak shop owner who told customers to order in English dies".

What was the one for Nick Ashford?: "Tall African-American Male who sang 'Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)' at Live Aid...no....not the one in the wheelchair...the other one...dies."

or

Elizabeth Taylor: "Actress who got paid a crapload of coin to play "Cleopatra" and then took up hobby of eating fried chicken dies."

Brian

[wml7]

Haven't tried either, which one is better 

[chaz]

Haven't tried either, which one is better 

Pat's

[i am gay and i like cats]

doesn't one of them use that horrible melted cheese whiz from a can stuff, like taco bell?

[Seth Hurwitz]

doesn't one of them use that horrible melted cheese whiz from a can stuff, like taco bell?

yes

But I'm here to tell you...I routinely drive 2 hrs each way for the best BBQ lunch in Texas...and plan entire itineraries around Michelin restaurants in Europe...

And this is one of the greatest tastes in the entire world

Pat's by the way...no question

[chaz]

doesn't one of them use that horrible melted cheese whiz from a can stuff, like taco bell?

they both make them that way.  but you can get them with provolone if you want.
if it's close to dawn when youre done go down the street and get pretzels fresh out of the oven...10 for a dollar.
south philly is a poor man's food paradise.

[vansmack]

Mike Flanagan.

The details are sketchy on this one...

EDIT:  Looks like suicide.

[sweetcell]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/pennsylvania.cheesesteak.owner/index.html

I love that description: "Philly cheesesteak shop owner who told customers to order in English dies".

http://johnnygoodtimes.com/2011/08/a-few-thoughts-on-the-death-of-joey-vento/

[Brian_Wallace]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/pennsylvania.cheesesteak.owner/index.html

I love that description: "Philly cheesesteak shop owner who told customers to order in English dies".

http://johnnygoodtimes.com/2011/08/a-few-thoughts-on-the-death-of-joey-vento/

I refuse to be goaded into such nonsense.  Yes, since he simply asked for customers to make the effort to learn the language of the country they made a living in, he was worse than Hitler.  Unfortunately, he was taken from us before he could start the ethnic cleansing of South Philly.   

Brian

[sweetcell]

Yes, since he simply asked for customers to make the effort to learn the language of the country they made a living in, he was worse than Hitler. 

did you even read the article?  it highlights how the "must order in English" sign was one small symptom of his bigotry.  it also pointed out the irony of this grandson of immigrants (who never mastered english themselves) and an italian (a group that has known more than it's share of discrimination) would go out of his way to beat down another immigrant group.

but thanks for bringing hitler into this.

p.s. south philly doesn't need ethnic cleansing - a good shower would do.

[Brian_Wallace]

Yes, since he simply asked for customers to make the effort to learn the language of the country they made a living in, he was worse than Hitler. 

did you even read the article?  it highlights how the "must order in English" sign was one small symptom of his bigotry.  it also pointed out the irony of this grandson of immigrants (who never mastered english themselves) and an italian (a group that has known more than it's share of discrimination) would go out of his way to beat down another immigrant group.

but thanks for bringing hitler into this.

p.s. south philly doesn't need ethnic cleansing - a good shower would do.

Yes.  I did read the article.  I'm not getting into this.  I know the facts.  I'm not some hysterical reactionary who tsks-tsks others and acts morally superior to everyone else to cover up obvious inadequacies.  "Beat down."  Yes.  Obviously he was "beating down" another immigrant group.  With bats and hoses and everything.

Have a nice day.

Brian