A Big Fat Waste of Timetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-75392009-08-28T22:49:03-04:00Fiercely apathetic.TypePadThese Are People Who diedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c1ceb53ef0120a583f4df970c2009-08-28T22:49:03-04:002009-08-28T22:52:44-04:00Well, we're 8 months into 2009 and hardly anyone who was really famous when I was a kid is left standing. Let's take a look back at who we've lost so far: Ricardo Montalbán 88, Mexican-born American actor (Fantasy Island,...veronica lodge
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Well, we're 8 months into 2009 and hardly anyone who was really famous when I was a kid is left standing. Let's take a look back at who we've lost so far:</p>
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<li>Ricardo Montalbán 88, Mexican-born American actor (Fantasy Island, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), heart failure</li>
<li>John Updike, 76, American author, lung cancer </li>
<li>Orlando "Cachaito" López, 76, Cuban bassist (Buena Vista Social Club), complications from prostate surgery</li>
<li>Socks, 19, American Presidential cat of the Clinton family, euthanized.</li>
<li>Paul Harvey, 90, American radio broadcaster. </li>
<li>Natasha Richardson, 45, British actress, epidural hematoma</li>
<li>David Carradine, 72, American actor and film director, hanged. </li>
<li>Ed McMahon, 86, American television host </li>
<li>Farrah Fawcett, 62, American actress (Charlie's Angels), anal cancer. </li>
<li>Michael Jackson, 50, American pop singer–songwriter, acute propofol intoxication.</li>
<li>Frank McCourt, 78, Irish-American author, complicatiions due to melanoma</li>
<li>Gidget, 15, American chihuahua, Taco Bell mascot, stroke</li>
<li>Walter Cronkite, 92, American television news anchor, cerebrovascular disease.</li>
<li>John Hughes, 59, American film director, screenwriter, and producer, heart attack</li>
<li>Les Paul, 94, American guitarist and inventor, complications from pneumonia</li>
<li>Ted Kennedy, 77, American politician, Senator from Massachusetts, brain cancer</li>
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Back In The Citytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c1ceb53ef011570eb0aef970c2009-07-08T23:39:03-04:002009-07-08T23:59:18-04:00I'm back in New York for a few weeks. Here are some pics from around town.veronica lodge
I'm back in New York for a few weeks. Here are some pics from around town.
What I'm Listening Totag:typepad.com,2003:post-675767972009-06-03T02:48:32-04:002011-04-19T10:24:04-04:00veronica lodge
Christopher Walken And I Were Separated At Birthtag:typepad.com,2003:post-670488932009-05-20T10:06:47-04:002011-04-19T10:34:45-04:00"I love spaghetti. And I like to cook spaghetti. And I used to eat it every day. I weighed thirty pounds more than I do now. You can’t — you can’t do that." Christopher Walken: What I've Learned [Esquire]veronica lodge
"I love spaghetti. And I like to cook spaghetti. And I used to eat it every day. I weighed thirty pounds more than I do now. You can’t — you can’t do that."
My New Favorite Song Of The Week: "The Snow" By The Eastern Seatag:typepad.com,2003:post-666859092009-05-12T12:02:54-04:002011-04-19T10:22:47-04:00Heard this on the radio yesterday. It's by an Austin band called The Eastern Sea and it's just kinda sublime. The Eastern Sea - The Snow from dane hurt on Vimeo.veronica lodge
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Heard this on the radio yesterday. It's by an Austin band called The Eastern Sea and it's just kinda sublime.
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/1725203">The Eastern Sea - The Snow</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user413212">dane hurt</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></div>
"La Cumbia Del Rio" Brings Cumbia And Dixieland Togethertag:typepad.com,2003:post-663493852009-05-04T11:45:52-04:002011-04-19T10:25:45-04:00"La Cumbia del Rio" is by Los Pikadientes de Caborca, (Which is a name that deserves its own blog post, I think.), who hail from the Mexican state of Sonora. Their music reflects a sense of humor that is a requirement of Mexicanos these days. (Another one of their songs, "I Love You Te Amo," contains the lyric, "I love you mucho! Un chingo!") The album this is off of, Vámonos Pa'l Rio got a Grammy nod this year. Visit them on MySpace for more good times.veronica lodge
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"La Cumbia del Rio" is by Los Pikadientes de Caborca, (Which is a name that deserves its own blog post, I think.), who hail from the Mexican state of Sonora. Their music reflects a sense of humor that is a requirement of Mexicanos these days. (Another one of their songs, "I Love You Te Amo," contains the lyric, "I love you mucho! Un chingo!") The album this is off of, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vámonos_Pa'l_Río"><span style="font-style: italic;">Vámonos Pa'l Rio</span></a> got a Grammy nod this year. Visit them on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lospikadientesdecaborca">MySpace</a> for more good times.</p></div>
My last night in my apartment.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-621331142009-01-30T00:14:12-05:002011-04-19T10:20:19-04:00And so begins a new era.veronica lodge
And so begins a new era.
Brunch with Chris in a hail stormtag:typepad.com,2003:post-536632542008-08-02T12:00:48-04:002008-08-02T12:00:48-04:00veronica lodge
Blogging from my iPhonetag:typepad.com,2003:post-532070422008-07-24T23:51:19-04:002008-07-24T23:51:19-04:00Exciting new apps on my iPhone allow me to bore you with my every move.veronica lodge
Exciting new apps on my iPhone allow me to bore you with my every move.
One Of The Craziest Videos I've Ever Seen: "Gorbachov" From ANJtag:typepad.com,2003:post-528946262008-07-18T20:39:35-04:002011-04-19T10:21:40-04:00I don't even like this song, but this video is amazing.veronica lodge
I don't even like this song, but this video is amazing.