Aloha Daze

What is the deal with 2008? I mean, people - famous or otherwise - die all the time, but it’s been a heckuva run this year, hasn’t it?

On Aloha Daze alone, I’ve noted the passing of Arthur C. Clarke, George Carlin, Jerry Reed, and now Paul Newman.

And it’s not October yet!

It’s a troubling trend for the next/last three months of the year.

RLR

Paul Newman, best known for his career in movies, died yesterday at age 83.

There is little I can say about the man that probably people that knew him better can say. But I will mention Newman’s Own. Did you know much about it? Did you know much about the life of Paul Newman outside of the acting scene?

This might help. A short tribute to Paul, from the Newman’s Own website:

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Jerry Reed passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2008.

If you’ve never listened to a mess of Reed’s songs, you’re cheating yourself out of some serious fun.

“She Got The Gold Mine (I Got The Shaft),” “Amos Moses,” “Huggin’ and Chalkin’,” and one of my personal favorites, “The Bird.”

Of course, he’s probably best known for his song from the movie “Smokey and the Bandit,” where he also starred with Burt Reynolds. “East Bound and Down” was a fun rock-a-billy tune, but it doesn’t come close to the other songs that he’d belt out on a guitar and for a crowd.

The humor in his songs was meant to make his audience laugh. But often during a given live performance, he’d just make himself laugh just as much. He always seemed to really enjoy what he did, and it showed.

Thanks Jerry.

Now… someone get me a BB gun!

RLR