Comments on: Reminders of Death http://listics.com/200805314082 Frank Paynter's Voice and Vision... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:25:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dean Landsman http://listics.com/200805314082#comment-55244 Dean Landsman Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:03:29 +0000 http://listics.com/?p=4082#comment-55244 Death is out in full force of late. Been a real tough coupla weeks for pop culture icons. Lost in the last month or so: Dick Martin, Utah Phillips, Jimmy McGriff, Harvey Korman, Sydney Pollack and now, "The Originator," Ellas McDaniel all in the last 10 days. The others have electronic media preserving their memories in some manner or another, but Bo Diddley's Beat will live on forever. Taped out, played, heard in the cranium, it will remain everywhere. Infectious and irresistable, even when not attributed to him -- this is the beat that goes on. And on and on. Death is out in full force of late. Been a real tough coupla weeks for pop culture icons. Lost in the last month or so: Dick Martin, Utah Phillips, Jimmy McGriff, Harvey Korman, Sydney Pollack and now, “The Originator,” Ellas McDaniel all in the last 10 days.

The others have electronic media preserving their memories in some manner or another, but Bo Diddley’s Beat will live on forever. Taped out, played, heard in the cranium, it will remain everywhere. Infectious and irresistable, even when not attributed to him — this is the beat that goes on. And on and on.

]]> By: Frank Paynter http://listics.com/200805314082#comment-55222 Frank Paynter Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:23:29 +0000 http://listics.com/?p=4082#comment-55222 You know, it's summertime and that means it's time to wear "the shirt." I better be sure we've moved it from the house to "the home." You know, it’s summertime and that means it’s time to wear “the shirt.” I better be sure we’ve moved it from the house to “the home.”

]]> By: madame l http://listics.com/200805314082#comment-55217 madame l Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:04:01 +0000 http://listics.com/?p=4082#comment-55217 Please tell me your dad was wearing "the shirt". (Lest I seem too flippant about Frank's uncle's death, be assured we discussed this earlier, privately.) Please tell me your dad was wearing “the shirt”.

(Lest I seem too flippant about Frank’s uncle’s death, be assured we discussed this earlier, privately.)

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