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RIP – ALAN SUES
EXPIRED: 12/01/11 – Alan Sues, 85, would be the first to make fun of himself so others wouldn’t get the chance. His “I’ll do anything” brand of humor landed him a stint as a regular on ‘Rowan &...
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RIP – HOWARD TATE
EXPIRED: 12/02/11 – Howard Tate, 72, had been thru a lot. There were 3 top 20 hits, a crack addiction, homelessness and a false death report. Then a comeback. “When you love somebody, you’re taking a...
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RIP – PUSUKE THE DOG
EXPIRED: 12/05/11 – Pusuke, 26, lived his life in Japan and was a Shiba mix who last year was recognized by Guinness World Records as the planet’s oldest dog. He seemed to be fine on the morning...
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RIP – BERT SCHNEIDER
EXPIRED: 12/12/11 – Bert Schneider, 78, was a a student at Cornell University, but he was expelled for being rebellious. So with that kind of attitude – and filmmaking in his blood (his father was...
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RIP – JOE SIMON
EXPIRED: 12/14/11 - Joe Simon, 98, was born as Hymie Simon, part of a poor Jewish family in Rochester, NY. His first job was to create cartoon illustrations for editorials in the Rochester...
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RIP – EVA EKVALL
EXPIRED: 12/17/11 - Eva Ekvall, 28, born in Venezuela, was the daughter of relocated Alaskans of American and Jamaican descent. She was Miss Venezuela in 2000 and placed 3rd in 2001′s Miss Universe...
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RIP – CESARIA EVORA
EXPIRED: 12/17/11 - Cesaria Evora, 70, was 10 years old when she was given to an orphanage in the Cape Verde Islands, off of West Africa. At 16, she started singing in a tavern popular with sailors....
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RIP – JEREMY DOYLE
EXPIRED: 12/19/11 - Jeremy Doyle, 28, became a paraplegic at the age of 4 when he was run over by a car. That didn’t stop him though. At 24, Doyle played in Australia’s National Wheelchair Basketball...
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RIP – SEAN BONNIWELL
EXPIRED: 12/20/11 – Sean Bonniwell, 71, was the godfather of punk. No disrespect to Iggy Pop or the Ramones, but Bonniwell was doing it first. Bonniwell was 15 when he first heard the song “Only You”...
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RIP – LYNN SAMUELS
EXPIRED: 12/24/11 – Lynn Samuels, 69, was a New Yorker who sounded like a New Yorker. Her accent – and opinions – were thick. And she voiced them to anyone who would listen in her Greenwich Village...
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RIP – CHEETAH
EXPIRED: 12/24/11 – Cheetah, 80, was “discovered” by an animal trainer on a trip to Liberia in 1932. The chimpanzee ended up in Hollywood with a 30 year film career, mostly in Tarzan movies, playing...
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RIP – SIMMS TABACK
EXPIRED: 12/25/11 – Simms Taback, 79, was born in the Bronx, graduated from Cooper Union and started his illustrating career at CBS Records and The New York Times. He founded the New York Graphic...
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RIP – ANDREW GELLER
EXPIRED: 12/25/11 – Andrew Geller, 86, knew what American’s wanted: easy to build and easy to maintain versions of the American Dream. As an post-World-War-Two architect, Geller planned and developed...
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RIP – JIM “MOTORHEAD” SHERWOOD
EXPIRED: 12/25/11 – Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood, 69, played saxophone, tambourine, and created sound effects in Frank Zappa’s band, the Mothers of Invention. He was an integral part of the albums 200...
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RIP – JAMES RIZZI
EXPIRED: 12/26/11 - James Rizzi, 61, was one of the most fun pop artists of all time. You couldn’t help but smile at his playful paintings and childlike 3D sculptures. Born in Brooklyn, Rizzi studied...
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RIP – DANNY DEGENNARO
EXPIRED: 12/28/11 – Danny DeGennaro, 56, also known as Danny Rio, seemed to have returned to his Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home only to confront a burglar. He was shot and left for dead. DeGennaro,...
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RIP – ROBERT DICKEY
EXPIRED: 12/29/11 – Robert Dickey, 72, was half of the singing duo James & Bobby Purify, along with cousin James. Once signed to a record label in 1966, they immediately had a hit with “I’m Your...
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RIP – BOB WESTON
EXPIRED: 01/03/12 - Bob Weston, 64, got his big break when drummer Mick Fleetwood called him up and asked if he was available to replace Fleetwood Mac’s alcoholic and despised lead guitarist Danny...
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RIP – TOM ARDOLINO
EXPIRED: 01/06/12 - Tom Ardolino, 57, was an amateur drummer and fan of the band NRBQ, who after trading tapes with co-founder Terry Adams and establishing a rapport with the singer, found himself...
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RIP – BRIDIE GALLAGHER
EXPIRED: 01/09/12 - Bridie Gallagher, 87, was Ireland’s 1st international pop star. In Belfast she shot to fame in 1956 with a recording of “A Mother’s Love’s A Blessing” and found global adulation...
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