Three icons gone
In the past week, three icons of my youth, the era in which I grew up, have passed away.
Ed McMahon, whom I'd recently reflected on in celebrating the rebirth of the Tonight Show, was an emblem of the '80s, not just as Johnny's sidekick, but also from Star Search and The Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes.
Farrah Fawcett peaked before my time, but her impact on television echoed well into the '80s. To this day, hers is the first name that comes to mind when I think of Charlie's Angels.
And now Michael Jackson. My generation is perhaps the last that met him before he because a regular of the tabloids. He was the King of Pop and also the king of the music video era, back when they played them on MTV. That's now I'll remember him.
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Three icons gone
posted by Sumocat at 6/25/2009 09:34:00 PM
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Just want to say that I think it's a pity that all the media all over the world have always said a lot of horrible things about him. I think it's a legend!
Tamara
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berlintamara, at 6/29/2009 04:53:00 AM
I know he wasn't a legend in the world view, but I'm pretty sad about the passing of Billy Mayes. I loved his show, Pitchmen.
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Michael Venini, at 6/29/2009 02:13:00 PM
Billy's death weirds me out a little because his name got stuck in my head the past few days. I watch The Tonight Show on Hulu and saw his name on an episode listing but couldn't quite remember who he was. I didn't have time to watch the episode, so it just lingered in my mind until I saw the news. That makes two celebrity deaths I associate with that show.
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Sumocat, at 6/29/2009 03:10:00 PM
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