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I wonder if Saddam is saying, “Oh, Satan …” right about now

Dossy Shiobara — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:11:31 +0000

So, apparently Saddam Hussein is dead. I wonder if this is what he’s doing now:

I can just hear it now … “Oh, Satan …”

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Paul Winchell (Tigger) dead at 82 and John Fiedler (Piglet) dead at 80

Dossy Shiobara — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:39:58 +0000

For Winnie the Pooh fans, this past weekend’s events brings us some sad news: Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger, dies at 82 and John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet, dies at 80.

Paul Winchell
December 21, 1922–June 24, 2005

John Fiedler
February 3, 1925–June 25, 2005

Sadly, Sterling Holloway (Pooh) has already passed away in November 1992.

These wonderful people behind the voices will live on in our memories and continue to delight and entertain children and adults alike for generations to come.

For more information about Paul Winchell, you can read this excellent biography about him.

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life imitates art, again

Dossy Shiobara — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 15:19:38 +0000

I don’t know how long I should wait before posting this regarding the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of December 2004 (in order to not unnecessarily rattle too many soft squishy liberal people’s cages), but here is a snippet of lyrics from a song called Origin of Love from the movie Hedwig and the Angry Inch (IMDb):

and osiris, and the gods of the nile
gathered up a big storm
to blow a hurricane
to scatter us away
a flood of wind and rain, a sea of tidal waves
to wash us all away
and if we don’t behave they’ll cut us down again
and we’ll be hopping ’round on one foot
looking through one eye

Perhaps the quote is taken out of context of its original intent, but, after hearing about the billions (yes, billions) of dollars pledged in relief aid, it starts to make this misanthropic pessimist wonder if the apparent outpour of generosity is just the rich finding a new venue for a tax write-off and good PR, or if this really is an instance of the origin of love.

say goodbye to clifford

Dossy Shiobara — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:51:47 +0000

It seems death is hot in the air. The anniversary of September 11 just passed, and now I wake up this morning to both Johnny Cash (at 71) and John Ritter (at 54) dead.

While John Ritter may be most remembered by the news for his classic role as Jack Tripper in Three’s Company, lets not forget the many lives he’s touched as the voice of the lovable character, Clifford, the big red dog.

Today, September 12, 2003 … shall forever be remembered as the day two great Johns got flushed. Amen.

so long, mr. zevon

Dossy Shiobara — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 15:52:04 +0000

Perhaps it’s finally happened. After the foreshadowing of his own death back in September, 2002, Warren Zevon manages to eke out his very last album and pass away nearly a year later (MTV, Billboard) on September 7, 2003, at the age of 56.