For now, Dick Clark... so long.

Dick Clark, forever 34 years old, has died.  His hair never moved, and sadly in recent years, neither did his face.  Now nothing moves, except some folks up the leaderboard!  Different generations remember him for different things.  He started on his family owned radio station, then moved to television where he brought music to the teen masses with American Bandstand, gave away money to middle age folks on Pyramid, and comforted old folks coping with the scary new year with Rockin New Years Eve.  His current project is a reboot with Ed McMahon, Jesus Bloopers & Practical Jokes.  Check your local listings.  Until then, remember our dearly departed.  Richard Wagstaff Clark, dead at the age of 82.  Read more HERE.


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Somebody missed Andy Rooney

Mike Wallace of CBS and 60 Minutes fame, has died.  With numerous books penned, awards shelved, and presidents interviewed, Wallace did what no other person was able to do; snap my lazy butt back into updating the death list.  And congratulations again to Joe T, who correctly predicted that a 93 year old man in poor health would die.  It was his second score in three years of play, the first being 96 year old Harry Morgan.  Myron Wallace, dead at the age of 93.  Read more HERE.


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Waiting to Exhale (giggles!)

Whitney Houston, an awe inspiring talent who's beautiful life Bobby Brown chewed up and pooped out, has died.

Now you may be asking yourself, How Will I Know she's dead?   Easy, they found her body.
Whitney, should I continue Saving All My Love for You?  No... again, she's dead.
This is terrible, Happy Funtime; I'm staring to get So Emotional.   I'm sorry, but again, she's dead.

She had like a kabillion number one hits, but none recently.  Oh she tried, mind you, had a new song but couldn't sing it because her voice was just so gone.  Even Kevin Costner couldn't save her from this. A sad ending to such a happy beginning of a life.  Whitney Houston, dead at the age of 48.  Read more HERE.

Carry us through our grief, Lin Yu Chun...

The Soul Train has departed

Don Cornelius, creator of Soul Train, has died. Famous for phrases such as "and you can bet your last money, it's all gonna be a stone gas, honey" and others you'd be embarrassed to hear me say in person, Cornelius introduced new sounds and style to an audience that might otherwise have never been exposed, and gave a platform to under appreciated musicians. Don Cornelius and his voice, dead at the age of 75. Read more HERE.

Joe Paterno, dead At Last

BOOM! You see what I did there? You expected that for Etta James... remember, the easy joke. But no, I saved it, and used it on Joe Paterno! Totally unexpected! Unlike JoePa's death, which was a long time coming. A tiny, cranky old man with a beautiful football mind, he's finally taking that long nap he so desperately needed. On this day though, let us remember the good things he did. Like his role of Carl Fredricksen in the Pixar movie Up. Mr. Penn State himself, dead at the age of 85. Read more HERE.

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Etta James is dead

Singer of that song... you know the one. The one that everybody is going to use as a joke, thinking they were the first one to think of it. They'll laugh in their heads, giggling that her song also went so well with her passing, after all this time. They'll snort the first time they tell someone, and that person will say "Ha, I said the same thing when I heard!". And so it goes... But here at the Happy Funtime Friends and Family Death Predictions Extravaganza, we don't go for the easy joke. We think, think some more, till it's thunk, and then we run with it. So Jamesetta Hawkins, singer of my wedding song, is dead at the age of 73. Read more HERE.


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