Sir Creep

Do they have to be good songs? I heard this nonsensical garbage on the radio about a month ago. Probably hadn't heard it in 25 years. SC

Says Fisher's mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, “My lowest point in Carrie’s and my relationship has been since discovering that she is ill, that she has this mental health problem and that it is going to be with her for 2017 and beyond. All I can do is continue to love her and support her as she reboots her role as Laia in her upcoming Star Wars movie. I can't wait to see it."

#14: End of life care has been started for a beloved polar bear who has been part of the (Salt Lake City, UT) Hogle Zoo family for the past 5 years. "Rizzo" a 19-year-old polar bear who has won over the hearts of the Hogle Zoo staff and visitors of all ages, is in renal failure, a condition in which the kidneys cannot filter waste from the blood. SC UPDATE: DEAD.

Not sure this guy's job title or what he did, so let's plop it here in the catch-all. Glenn O’Brien, an influential writer and editor who was a social fixture in the downtown Manhattan art, music and fashion world for a half-century, died of pneumonia on Friday in Manhattan. He was 70. He had been treated for an undisclosed illness for several years and contracted pneumonia a week ago. In 1971, Andy Warhol hired O'Brien to work on — and shortly thereafter, edit — Interview, Mr. Warhol’s take on a celebrity magazine. SC

Jensen had a wife, Amanda, who died as a result of an automobile accident on December 31, 2009. He and Amanda had one son, Davis, who was 12 years old at the time of his mother's passing. Making him 20 years old at the time of his father's passing. Orphaned at 20. SC

Ex-NHL player Dave Gove -- a member of the Carolina Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup team -- died this week and officials believe a heroin overdose is to blame. Gove struggled with addiction and had entered a rehab facility in Pittsburgh. He was reportedly found dead at the treatment center on Wednesday with bags of heroin near his body. While Gove wasn't a star on the Hurricanes, he did get a Stanley Cup ring -- which he eventually auctioned off in 2015 (for a fix, no doubt). He was 38. SC

Four-term former state Sen. George E. Snyder died Wednesday in Boone, N.C. He was 88.Born in Hagerstown on Jan. 12, 1929, Snyder was first elected to the Maryland Senate in 1958 at the age of 29.He was a wholesale ice-cream and soft-pretzel distributor through a company he founded in 1948. Snyder is credited for being one of the first to freeze pretzel dough for sale to consumers, and one of the first to market ice cream in a half-gallon container. SC

Bob Cerv, who holds the single-season record for home runs by a Major League Baseball player in Kansas City history, died Thursday in Blair, Neb. He was 91. Cerv, who served during World War II, was friends with former President Harry Truman, played basketball and baseball at Nebraska and, as a member of the Yankees, roomed with Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle as they dueled for the home-run title in 1961. While serving in the Pacific theater, Cerv was on a ship that was hit by a Kamikaze plane not far from the gun mount where he was working. Cerv was the only one in the gun mount who lived. SC

Actually we all knew that about her. What's this to do with Macnee? I read (quickly) that whole link and dammit if I missed the connection. Ah well... SC

True dat; can we agree it's kinda useless? Or are we going to agree to disagree? No matter....you got a 'like' anyway. SC

Like Laura Nyro, Elisha Otis also died this day at age 49. His was 1861 - 155 years ago - and being the inventor of the elevator, his life was full of ups and downs. SC (Edit: BAH my math skills are askew, Mr. Otis is 156 years. Well -- I needed to work in the 49 year old angle anyway lol)

Latest news on Thomas Monson -- sounds like they sent him home to die. Anyone read it differently? SC

Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo has been hospitalized and is in intensive care after an “illness” sidelined the 28-year-old for the final few games of the season. Okposo has been ill since March 28, but rumblings early on Wednesday signaled there was something more than generic sickness. The forward is currently in the Neuro Surgical ICU at Buffalo General Hospital,the medical ward that deals with neurological injuries such as strokes, concussions, trauma, and tumors. SC

Doctors...have confirmed that the actor is stable and is responding positively to treatment. SC

No reason we can't post an obit here, if topical. He must have felt guilty for being wrong more than 50% of the time. Police say a popular television meteorologist in Maine’s largest city has been found dead of an apparent suicide. Tom Johnston from NBC affiliate WCSH-TV in Portland was reported missing Monday after he failed to return from an event at the Sunday River ski resort. He was at Sunday River over the weekend and last spoke with his family just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday. In Tom's absence, let's just say it'll be cold in Portland, ME. SC

Steve Howe of Yes is 70 today....putting him squarely in the Reaper's wheelhouse if recent rock n rollers are any indication. Granted, Howe has looked like death warmed over for 20 years. SC

I know you are all riveted as to the story I presented, so here's the Henry Ford 1-room schoolhouse being dragged away. This is filmed approx 2 1/2 blocks from where Sir Creep grew up. He didn't attend the kindergarten, as his family moved there when he started 1st grade, but his younger sister did. SC

Presently 1/3 of the 'hits'. I won't look to see the glee and excitement from the hoi poloi, but I"m sure it was amok. SC

We lost the founder of Roland and the founder of Marshall (amps) in the same week, that's crazy. SC

His death won't sitwell with his creditors.

The group's biggest hit may have been 1979, but it sounds like Branda Jones' biggest hit was yesterday. SC

'Kinda' spam. And it's apparently from me. Got a new phone and a couple weeks later (and for a month now) I get all these callbacks/texts from people that say I called them. Which of course I didn't. All their phone numbers start with 212, as does mine. Bizarre, interesting, and totally annoying (I get like 10 calls a day). I'm hoping once the 2-1-2s run out it'll be over but I suspect it'll be some other set of numbers next. Anyone ever heard of this and what is the fucking point by whoever is spoofing my phone #? It accomplishes nothing as far as I can tell other than annoying Sir Creep. SC

Life is a journey, and some journeys are longer than others. Like when it takes you 70 goddamn yours to figure out you're gay. Perhaps it's just a stage he's going through. SC

Pehlu Khan (55), a man attacked by vigilantes for allegedly smuggling cows, died at a hospital in Alwar district of Rajasthan on Monday. A manhunt has been launched for the accused. Pehlu Khan and four others, including his two sons, were beaten brutally on Saturday by villagers who suspected that they were smuggling cows. Sixteen persons were allegedly transporting 36 bovine animals illegally in six pick-up vans. SC

Ilkka Sinisalo, a smooth-skating forward who was part of some of the Flyers' top offensive teams in the 1980s, died peacefully with his family by his side in Finland on Wednesday morning, the team announced. Mr. Sinisalo, 58, battled prostate cancer for several years.