it's that time once again to dress up in yer fav-o-rit colorful culottes and gather with yer groupies...pop open the proverbial bubbly as the clock strikes midnite and wishfully hope you won't have to visit the doctor any time soon fer more antibiotics cuz of yer "questionable" choices you made the year prior
unfortunately...there are some out there that will no longer have to worry
about needles and non sense...thanx to a visit from thee all mightiest of party poopers...who decided to pull the plug on 16 (hey it's my list...no other reason needed) of our most cherished celebratory sensations this year
born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff in 1932...but known to most as the very
sweetly saccrinated singer/actress/animal activist DORIS DAY...who's career started durin' the golden age of hollyweird...when the 60's rolled around...it was her time to shine where she would receive her only oscar nomination fer her work with co-star Rock Hudson in the romantic comedy "PILLOW TALK"...DORIS bid us ado on may 13th at the ripe old age on 97...so don't feel so bad fer her...it was time!
there have been many memorable maids thru-out the history of television
from Hazel work'n fer the Baxter's in the 60's to Florence Johnson work'n fer the Jeffersons in the 70's & 80's... but no other maid made us wish we had her as our very own...who was owned by Karen Walker on the hit 18 emmy awarded winn'n series "WILL & GRACE"...feisty maid ROSARIO SALAZAR played by SHELLEY MORRISON...kept us in stitches ever since she was hired as a full time cast member in the late 90's...lett'n no one walk all over her...though technically Rosario died on reboot of the series in 2017...SHELLEY would mop her last floor at 83 on dec 1st
as Mary Richardson's zesty next door neighbor in the Minne-Apple
in 1970 on the long runn'n series "MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW"...RHODA MORGENSTERN played by VALERIE HARPER...ended up move'n back home to the Big Apple by 1974 to star in her own series "RHODA" after 4 years as Mary's neighbor...and became a window dresser...VALERIE moved out at 80 years old on aug 30th
though more of a minor character on the same hit series as RHODA...
GEORGETTE BAXTER...played by GEORGIA ENGEL...was the sweet bubble headed ditzy blonde that made her 1st appearance on the series in 1972 as a guest to one of Mary's apartment parties...who was also a window dresser at Hempel's department store in Minneapolis and lasted til the series ended in 1977...GEORGIA worked on many tv series until she retired in 2018...GEORGIA was 70 when she passed on april 12th
made famous fer her constant bitch face that took the meme world
by complete storm and became thee most famous 4 legg'd internet sensation ever...GRUMPY CAT (known to it's owners as Tardar Sauce) was a frownie feline with a fierce stare caused by a form of kitty dwarfism and an annoy'n under bite...warm'n the hearts of the thee most hardened hissy fitter in the office when co-workers would try to lighten the mood around the moody...GRUMP CAT stopped become'n funny at the age of 7 on may 4th
but it wasn't just famous felines though that flew the coup this year...
from the planet of Kashyyyk...was none other than everyone's fav-o-rit 7ft 2in co-pilot wookie of the millennium falcon...CHEWBACCA played by PETER MAYHEW...delighted generations of kids and adults around the globe from Tatooine to Tallahassee...appear'n in 5 of the intergalactic soap opera "STAR WARS" flicks...PETER was the most beloved fur ball of all...unfortunately PETER would take his last mission into the galaxy on april 30th at 74
by the time 1990 rolled around...everyone wanted to live in one famous zip
"BEVERLY HILL 90210" heartthrob DYLAN MCKAY played by LUKE PERRY...was every pre and post pubescent's boys sock puppet dreamboat...LUKE appeared in many other tv series and a pretty decent film career under his belt...but hung up his hair plugs at the tender age of 52 on march 4th
faster than when TIM CONWAY co-starred on the long runn'n 70's hit comedy sketch series "THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW" from '75 to '78...play'n a multitude of zany characters til he branched off into his own series "THE TIM CONWAY SHOW"...though he got his big break when he starred on the naval series from the 1960's "MCHALE'S NAVY" (but let's be honest here...only a handful of colostomitic historians relished in this show)...TIM continued work'n as a voice over fer many characters over the years...most notably as Barnacle Boy on the kittens animated series "SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS" but would sink to the bottom of the ocean of tears at the age of 85 on may 14th
as far as slap stick goes..no one could make the cast break character...
known to most as the flounciest flamboyant wise crack'n uncle in
Eva Gabor's wig #69...feminine fluff...RIP TAYLOR has entertained the hearts of millions since his career began in the 50's...perform'n stand-up fer the troops to the strip clubs along the east coast...appear'n in "THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW" in the 60's and bomb'n horrendously so turned his cue cards into confetti...hence revived his comedic career...later starr'n in such 70's hits like the seafood monster mash series as the magical sea genie Sheldon in "SIGMUND & THE SEA MONSTER" and celeb guest on "THE GONG SHOW" among others...RIP shot his last confetti load at 88 on oct 6th
though he may not necessarily be a famous hollyweird walk of famer
ELIJAH E CUMMINGS was none the less just as famous in the political realm who lived thru and was an advocate for the civil rights movement of the 1960's...as a member of the democratic party...ELIJAH served on the house of representatives as the chair of the committee of oversight and reform fer Maryland from 1996 until his pass'n at the age of 68 on oct 17th
no one ja'dores clowns as much as me...so i was truly twisted into a shape
of a bellow'n balloon pretzel when i heard that the star of ROB ZOMBIE's freakfest trilogy...SID HAIG...who starred as the murderous creepy clown CAPTAIN SPAULDING terrorize'n audiences since his inception in the "HOUSE OF A 1000 CORPSES"...SID molested his face in grease paint and top hat fer the last time once he wrapped up film'n on his final flick "3 FROM HELL" at 80 yrs old on sept 21st
the music world unfortunately did not go unscathed either and got a visit
from Mr. Reaper...with hits from the 70's that included "TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE" and in the 80's smash duet with Ronnie Spector "TAKE ME HOME TONITE"...and "SHAKIN'" irish catholic rocker EDWARD JOSEPH MAHONEY known to the music fans as simply EDDIE MONEY...had a long rock'n career from the middle 70's til he passed away at the rock'n age of 70 on sept 13th
as the found'n member from '78 to '88...lead singer and songwriter from
the hot rod band THE CARS...6'4 pop rocker RIK OCASEK...had a stupendous career that spanned for nearly 30+ years...release'n albums with his bad and as a solo artist...best known for winn'n the 1st ever video of the year award on MTV in 1984 with their drive by innovative hit "YOU MIGHT THINK" amongst their catalog of many other classic pop hits...like "MAGIC" and "SINCE YOUR GONE" to name a few...that is...until RIK drove himself to the great beyond at the age of 75 on sept 15th
down into a whimper'n bowl of blubber...as Richard Gere contemplated goin after high class hooker Julia Roberts in the hit movie as the somber'n love hit "LISTEN TO YOUR HEART" echoed in the background from married pop rock band ROXETTE...this Swedish duo blew up the middle 80's with other smash hits like "THE LOOK" & "JOYRIDE"...after spend'n 17 years fight'n with a brain tumor...Marie Fredricksson would succumb to her illness at 61 on dec 9th
known as the quirky and loveable mama's boy from the 70's & 80's hit
series "ALICE"...TOMMY HYATT played by PHILLIP MCKEON...was swapped in to play Linda Lavin's son after the 1st episode cuz the 1st one couldn't cut the mustard...PHILLIP continued to grow up on the show from '78 until the series ended in '85...real big brother to tv's "FACTS OF LIFE" Nancy McKeon who played Jo Polniaczek on the series...PHILLIP would make many guest appearances on many other tv series thru-out the 80's but passed away at the tender age of 55 on dec 10th
even though he's been in a plethora of films thru-out his entire career
from "GODFATHER II" to "MOONSTRUCK"...DANNY AIELLO will always be remembered most by his adore'n fans starr'n as the disheveled father in the pop hit from the summer of '86 that dealt with the epic battle over teen age pregnancy...played and sung by the QUEEN OF REINVENTION MADONNA in "PAPA DON'T PREACH"...unfortunately DANNY's last great performance was on dec 12th at the age of 86
did ya pick up on the reapers sense of humor there? DANNY stars in the biggest video of '86 then gone by the time he hits 86...just some useless information to stick in yer crack pipe to ponder on in case it ever comes up on an episode of Jeopardy
political death...but lets get real if we can fer a minute...most from the repuglicunt party are beyond forgettable!
oh wait...hold up a minute...my word...how could i ferget about the OTHER
well...there ya have it kittens...here's hope'n you make it thru to 2020
if not...well...too bad soo sad...not my fault...just GET OFF MY DRESS!
