Archive for July 1st, 2009

Another giant leaves us

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

And this makes, what, 6 famous people that have left us?

Reports from the family of Karl Malden announced that he had passed away at the age of 97 on Wednesday.

Karl was raised in Gary.  His parents, a Czech mother and Serbian father, didn’t speak English until he went to kindergarten.  He worked at the mills after school.  He went to Ark. State Teachers College he went to the Goodman Theater School and never looked back.

No arrangements have been released.

Chicago Trib article

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Puppy Mills and Petland

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

I got an email from the US Humane Society regarding Petland and puppy mills.

Here is the link to the story:

https://community.hsus.org/ct/SdzVgoE1pYzx/

And to top this off….

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Here is the original video of “Thriller”.

NOTE: I have only the link to YouTube.  The embedding has been disabled on this.

Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" with Ola Ray

Inmates say goodbye to Michael

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Here’s the video of their tribute to Michael, which they put together in 9 hours of rehearsal, except for meals and the occasional rain:

And, in case you missed it, and I can’t imagine that you did, but here is the original video that shot this place to fame: