Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).
There’ll be a roundup like this every weekend, until I’m on the list myself.
Bob Edwards
host of Morning Edition, squeezed out by NPR
Ross Gelbspan
called bullshit bullshit
Cecilia Gentili
actress, trans activist
Don Gullett
baseballer, Cincinnati Reds
Jim Hannan
baseballer, Washington Senators
Jack Higgins
editorial cartoonist, Chicago Sun-Times
Alec Mills
cinematographer, The Living Daylights
Bob Moore
founder, Bob’s Red Mill
Damo Suzuki
rock'n'roller, Can
unknown
forgotten man
Jimmy Van Eaton
drummer, Sun Records
Bob was the GOAT
Bob Edwards, or Bob Moore?
I liked Edwards more than NPR ever did, but he just talked. Moore made the world a better place.
Moore
Exactly.