Stayin' Alive my ass

 

Robin Gibb, the skinny Bee Gee, has died.  I thought he was a goner a little bit ago, then laughed quite loudly when he came back to life, taunting those with points riding on his breath.  Now it is he who taunts, making me write two of these in one day.  That jerk, always thinking of himself.  First of May would have been a perfect death date, but noooooooo... couldn't just do that one thing for me.  Anyway, by my count that now puts a majority of the Bee Gees in heaven... I'm looking at you Barry.  Robin Hugh Gibb, dead at the age of 62.  Read more HERE.

* points awarded (x3)

The longest imminent death ever

 

Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, a dog scoot of a person, has died... finally.  His death brings a bit of closure to those affected by his tragic actions... and points!  (Sorry for the jinx, Kent)  The Lockerbie bomber guy, dead at the age of 60.  Read more HERE. 


* points awarded (x2)

Ack, too many title choices!

 

Heaven Knows?  Last Dance?  Dim All the Lights?  Bad Girls headed for Hot Stuff?  This Time I Know it's for Real?  Never has a person been so generous to the death title writers as the dearly departed Donna Summer.  Former backup singer for Three Dog Night, Ms. Summer had many memorable songs, including... well, all those above.  Sadly no one picked her, so her points go the way of her genre.  Shame too, Kent's getting a little too confortable up there in 1st place.  LaDonna Adrian Gaines, dead at the age of 63. Without her, this doesn't happen:

There goes my hope for a Guist Brothers Show

There's only one thing I love more than Swamp People, and that's the Guist Brothers on Swamp People.  So it saddens me to have to report that Mitchell Guist is no more.  An incident while boating has taken him to that big swamp in the sky.  Mitchell Guist, dead at the age of 48.  See more HERE.

My Boss is a Jewish Hairdresser

 

Vidal Sassoon, the original Edward Scissorhands, has died.  My mom get's a card for Mother's Day, Mary gets a personal stylist.  Never gonna win that competition.  Sassoon, a former soldier who was pushed into his trade by his mother, single-handedly killed the beehive.  He then went on to sign his name to anything even remotely hair related.  If you don't look good, we don't look good.  That must have been some magical shampoo, I tell you what.  But alas, when the Lord comes a calling, you take the promotion.  And so it is, Vidal Sassoon, dead at the age of 84.  Read more HERE.

Let the wild rumpus start!

Maurice Sendak has died.  He wrote and illustrated Where the Wilds Things Are... you probably already know that.  But when's the last time you read the book?  Or better yet, had somebody read it to you?  As always, we here at Happy Funtime are happy to assist you.  Where the Wild Things Are, as read by Christopher Walken.



Maurice Sendak, dead at the age of 83.  Read more HERE.

Now who's going to do Cary Grant?

Goober from The Andy Griffith Show is dead?!?  This is just a sad, dark day.  The man single handedly replaced Gomer Pyle... you show me someone else who could have done that?  Heaven's gained one hell of a gas station attendant my friends, I tell you what.  Extensive movie work too...  could you imagine Cannonball Run II without him?  The Lord's just a Andy Griffith/Ron Howard murder-suicide away from a reunion special.  George Lindsey, dead at the age of 83.  Instead of reading more, just enjoy one of my favorite Andy Griffith scenes.

Beasties lose their bestie

MCA of the group Beastie Boys, has died.  He did a little bit of everything; rapper, song writer, director, activist.  Unfortunately, he was sort of a jerk and faked us all into thinking he was getting better.  Now all those points go to waste... sigh.  Adam Nathaniel Yauch, dead at the age of 47.  Read more HERE.