Make a teapot, I always say!
Apparently, John Lowndes agrees with me, because he immortalized his deceased father by having his ashes mixed with clay to make a teapot.
Here sits my father, short and stout…
In what is actually kind of a touching gesture, John, um, brewed up the idea of the teapot because he discovered that [...]
1937 - 2008
Sad news…
George Carlin, a counter-culture comedian (in)famous for his hilarious routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday. He was 71.
George is survived by his wife, daughter and zingers such as “Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected,” and [...]
Jack Wagner’s Hair, which once rivaled the enviable locks of John Stamos and Patrick Dempsey, has passed away in the hands of excessive bleach and the Los Angeles heat wave. It was 49 years old.
Jack Wagner’s Hair is survived by a body that gets to sleep with Heather Locklear and classic Melrose Place lines such [...]
1997 - 2008
Tori Spelling’s beloved dog and the true star of the Spelling clan, Mimi LaRue, died Tuesday of natural causes. Mimi was 11 years old, managing to avoid those awkward teenage years.
“I’m devastated,” Tori tells People. I’m convinced she waited around to make sure I had the daughter I always dreamt about before [...]
1917 - 2008
Irvine Robbins, the co-founder of Baskin-Robbins who enjoyed making unusual flavors such as Plum Nut and ChaChaCha, has died. He was 90, confirming what I’ve always told myself: Ice cream IS good for you!
Robbins is survived by his wife, three children, five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, clearly fertile genes, and millions of [...]
1906 - 2008
Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered LSD, has died of a heart attack. He was only 102.
Suggested epitaph: “What a trip.”
On Friday afternoon, April 16, 1943, Hofmann had just completed synthesizing a batch of compounds when, he subsequently wrote to his supervisor:
“I was forced to interrupt my work in the laboratory [...]
2004 - 2008
Starlet M. Jones and Al S. Reynold’s Marriage, which came into this world with much fanfare and even more corporate endorsements, has passed away in the hands of a New York Supreme Court clerk.
Star reportedly pulled the plug on the union with these final words: “I’m tired of you stealing my [...]
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