Sir Creep

I can honestly say I've never heard Bluer Than Blue (didn't want to repost the goddamn video again). Thank goodness. SC

Really surprised there isn't an Our Gang/Little Rascals thread....wasn't that a 'thing' in the U.K. (if not you really missed out), but with only a few surviving, no reason to start one. Leonard Landy, best known for his work as one of the Little Rascals on "Our Gang,” died Wednesday. He was 84. Often recognized for his freckled face and big ears, Landy appeared in 21 “Our Gang” comedy shorts, debuting in “Feed ‘Em and Weep” in 1938 and culminating with “Fightin’ Fools” in 1941. SC

Very sad news today in Cajun country. Cajun music legend D.L. Menard, who was known as the "Cajun Hank Williams," died Wednesday night (July 26) after a long illness. He was 85. The jovial Menard, of Erath (LA), was a beloved figure in Cajun music and authored the anthem "The Back Door," which reportedly sold more than 500,000 copies. It was listed #72 by Rolling Stone in their top 100 country songs of all time. Sir Creep got to see him perform a couple times. SC

Her getting a DM obit is simply absurd. Slow news day.

Jessica Alba's pet pug Sid, who made his big screen debut in her 2003 film Honey, died Thursday morning, she revealed in an emotional FB post. SC

Awesome photo in the NYTimes obit -- you can almost see her snatch. Poor depressed Y-Dub can't appreciate my remark. SC

Do NOT tell anyone, cuz it's embarrassing (though I was like 14, blame my older sister)....but I saw Wild Cherry live. Nuf ced. SC

An Oakland (CA) native and Americas oldest known man has died.Clarence Francis Matthews was born 111 years and 82 days ago. He lived through both world wars and supported his family during the depression. He outlived two wives. SC

The oldest known graduate of Alabama State University has died at the age of 108. Clarissa Black Lee graduated from Alabama State University with the Class of 1931. She received three degrees: associates degree in 1931, bachelor’s in 1950 and her master’s in 1957 in elementary education. SC

#37: This is sad cuz I was gonna take my daughter to Sea World in San Antonio in the next month to see this animal, among others The last killer whale born in captivity at SeaWorld died on Monday at a San Antonio park. Kyara, the orca born in April to her mom Takara, was being treated by veterinarians for an infection but her health declined over the weekend. While a post-mortem exam will determine the whale’s official cause of death, SeaWorld officials said she likely died of pneumonia. SC

" New label MCA brought in veteran writer/producer Eugene McDaniels for the group's third album, Float Into the Future, but it died an even quicker death." Since we're on the topic of quick deaths......

Dude you deserve a thousand likes for that one. Kids too young around here to understand. SC

If we can't accept a Chelmsford Diocese presser, we may as well shut this bitch down.

No need for redundancy around here.

I guess it depends on circumstances, but at what date do YOU personally start getting antsy about the idea that your sure bet (i.e. joker) may in fact let you down, despite all indications otherwise. I'll give Rayya Elias till Halloween, then with 1/6 of the year left, I'll be a nervous ninny. I can't win anything around here unless she drops dead. She is defying the Reaper and logic. Patience is a virtue, but why can't hurry the fuck up be a virtue? SC

DDP rejected team name: Having a BLAST-oma

It may be taboo for some, but Spade dives right in. Gotta admire that. SC

GCReptile -- In case you DO crank up Shameless 3.0, here's an easy addition, and a Sky article to boot. Ben Lindon is about to undergo his 100th round of chemotherapy as part of a long fight with brain cancer. SC

Anne Dufourmentelle, a leading French philosopher and author who advocated risk-taking (one book entitled 'Praise of Risk') has drowned after attempting to save two children at a beach on the French Riviera. Dufourmantelle entered the water after the children got into difficulty in strong winds at Pampelonne beach, near St Tropez, on Friday. The two children were later rescued by lifeguards and were unharmed. (So a DOUBLE Irony!) SC

#36: Snooty, the longest living manatee in captivity, died (drowned) Sunday, a day after a huge party to celebrate his 69th birthday, according to the South Florida Museum. "Snooty was found in an underwater area only used to access plumbing for the exhibit life support system. Early indications are that an access panel door that is normally bolted shut had somehow been knocked loose and that Snooty was able to swim in," the museum said in a press release. "Snooty's habitat undergoes a daily visual inspection and there were no indications the previous day that there was anything amiss." SC

Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the good old U S of A, died 155 years ago, age 79.

Washington's Secretary of State Kim Wyman has been given a clean bill of health after battling colon cancer over the past few months. Didn't know she had it, but now we do. SC

Kenneth Jay Lane, the designer and bon vivant who built a global business from glittering acts of unabashed deception, producing fake and junk jewelry — or, as he liked to say, tongue in cheek, “faque” and “junque” — has died at his home in Manhattan. He was 85. A rather interesting obit if one cares to read. And a fellow Detroiter. SC

I was going to do a theme team but fuck if I can find 20.