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Very cool obituary, though it would be way cooler if it didn't have to exist.

He's such a delight! Osiris once asked me, "Is he your gay boyfriend?" I replied "He's everyone's gay boyfriend!"

My son's friend Grant died in the wee small hours of yesterday morning, at the age of 32 (brain cancer, he left a widow and young son). I've been thinking about how often my son's friends were at my apartment, or just all together at someone's house or apartment. I recall a story my son told me about all of them

Is their New Orleans mansion on Harmony Street, by Beyoncé and Jay-Z's?

A few years ago, MeTV was showing "Bosom Buddies." Holland Taylor barely looked older on "Two and Half Men" than she did on "Bosom Buddies." There's a portrait aging for her somewhere.

Will she also bring her girlfriend Holland Taylor?

Happy Birthday, Margie Perez!

Man must not check reason by tradition, but contrariwise, must check tradition by reason. - Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910)

Prince, then Prince Be, now Prince Buster. If there's anyone named, say, Prince Bzerk, he'd better have his affairs in order. Prince Albert of Monaco may be relieved the letter A was skipped.

I wasn't there, but it was reported that Buddy Boy invariably would draw the Princess Frostine card, moving him very far along. I wonder if, when he starts liking girls, he'll like icy types.

When my now-11-year-old nephew was still at Candy Land age, he had serious Candy Land luck. My brother declared he'd like to take him to Candy Vegas.

Indeed.

Man, I miss Bernie Mac.

Check out Mister Businessman oh oh oh
He bought some wild, wild life
On the way to the stock exchange oh oh oh
He got some wild, wild life
Break it up when he opens the door oh oh oh
He's doin' wild, wild life
I know that's the way you like it oh oh
Living wild, wild life

But what need I have been concerned at the tediousness of anything I had to do, seeing I had time enough to do it in? – “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe

There is nobody that I know who believes that Bank of America is a human being who should be entitled for the same constitutional rights that the people of our country are. - Bernie Sanders (b. September 8, 1941)

Don't call me buster, Keaton!
I didn't call you Buster Keaton!

Buddy Holly (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)
"Peggy Sue" with ballroom dancing.

I use the "Happy Birthday, Lisa" clip on Facebook a lot; I have a lot of friends named Lisa.