Archive for the ‘In Memoriam’ Category
Frankly, I’d never heard of him but I have a hard enough time keeping up with American porn stars…but, I »
World Telegram photo by Phyllis Twacht – Courtesy of the Library of Congress If you’re under 30, she may only »
She was the most iconic of Mouseketeers …sorry, Christina, Justin, Britney and Ryan. Actress/singer Annette Funicello has passed away at »
Sad news to report. Pulitzer Prize winning film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert, known internationally as the co-host »
He wasn’t gay, but a generation of gay men grew up watching porn legend Harry Reems. To modern eyes, he’s »
Sad news to report. Gay porn superstar Arpad Miklos took his own life this past Sunday. The Hungarian born performer, »
Maybe it’s appropriate that it’s wet and gray today…it’s the 14th International Transgender Day of Remembrance and the somberness of »
The news broke all over Twitter and Facebook Monday night around 9:30pm PST that RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2 star »
Sad news for fans of the Muppets: the man best known as “Sesame Street’s” The Count, Muppeteer Jerry Nelson passed »
David Rakoff has died. The New York Times is describing him as a writer with a “singular style, which combined »
Whenever I have a conversation with anyone about queer literary canon, I begin with Gore Vidal. His ballsy, unapologetic sensibility »
We just received this Facebook invite from Arden Turnbull of Sinfinite Productions about the second public event to honor Scott »
The death of Scott Kalina this past weekend shocked Capitol Hill and Seattle’s LGBTQ community. To remember Scott and honor »
If you see friends or neighbors or co-workers looking glum tomorrow and you know they grew up in Seattle from »
Scott Kalina, a popular and well-loved member of Seattle’s LGBTQ community and Capitol Hill, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012. »
If you don’t know who Kitty Wells is, you aren’t alone. She’s a nearly forgotten voice in country music, but »
Iconic film/television/stage actress Celeste Holm has passed away at the age of 95. The Oscar winning actress is best known »
With a career that spanned six decades, Ernest Borgnine played everything from sweet to sadistic, with the look and charm »
Last Wednesday, May 30th, Ian Stawicki opened fire at Cafe Racer in North Seattle, leaving 4 dead and others wounded before »
Sad news today for the millions of fans of beloved recording artist and singer, Donna Summer who died early today »
AMERICAN BANDSTAND host, perennial New Year’s ball-dropper, butt of endless cosmetic surgery jokes and the man who made it possible »
and my heart still breaks a little, to this day. »
Andrew Breitbart, Conservative blogger, “journalist”, rabble rouser and,. for all intents and purposes, the heir apparent to the throne of »
Some upsetting news to report. KOMO radio and television reporter and anchor Eric Slocum committed suicide on February 25th, 2012 »
Davy Jones of The Monkees has died of a heart attack at 66, according to a report from the medical »
Whitney Houston is dead. More details as they emerge. UPDATE: This story, of course, is getting paparazzi ridden and looks »
The man who created SOUL TRAIN, a staple of Saturday mornings for many of us (of a certain age…) has »
The legendary singer Etta James, best known for the classic song “At Last” has passed away at age 73. Etta »
