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In memoriam, Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007)

Pig on Wheels — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:33:31 +0000

Of all the acres of newsprint marking the death of Pavarotti I can’t find a single one that mentions the great man’s passion for elephants.

Let me be the first to rectify that situation.

In memoriam, Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007)

Pig on Wheels — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:56:30 +0000

Farewell then,
Ingmar Bergman.

Suppose that’s
Checkmate to Death
Then.

A scene from Bergman’s iconic The Seventh Seal. I say iconic, but I could never get into it myself. Even with all those seals it was never a patch on Happy Feet.

In memoriam, Frank Butcher (1940-2007)

Pig on Wheels — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:46:45 +0000

Farewell then,
Frank Butcher.

So now you really have
“Gone to Manchester”
(To use the old
EastEnders euphemism).

We’ll all say nice things
About you now
And pretend you never
Set fire to that tramp.

At this difficult time, please take a moment to listen to Eminem vs. Frank Butcher.