Despite the fact she lived a pretty long awesome life, I'm still sad to hear of the passing of Bea Arthur. She was apparently battling cancer. She was 86 years old. That's two Golden Girls now gone. Maude was a little bit before my time, but I most certainly grew up watching The Golden Girls, and it was a great show that taught me a lot about life as I entered my adolescence. I'll never forget Bea's immortal character of Dorothy Zbornak, the smart forceful angry manly divorced gal from Brooklyn dealing with her smart ass mother from Sicily and her two roommates in Miami. With tons of Broadway theater credits, and other fine performances on film, Bea will most certainly be remembered for her amazing TV roles, which will keep her alive for generations to come. Thank you Bea, and God bless ya. You were a true gift to comedy.
Pig/swine flu?! Is the media blowing this all out of proportion?! Or is this really something to worry about? Mexico City is one oddball place now, as hundreds walk around with masks and many public events have been canceled. Cases have been reported in the United States, and possibly other countries . I dunno man, here comes the cynic within me talking again and I'm wondering if this isn't some engineered disease to kill off people or scare them into submission/control. We shall wait and see. Quite alarming though, regardless of what's going on here. I went to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire on Saturday! Bunch of zany white people in costume celebrating the glorious non-bathing past of Europe! The weather was lovely, and I got the pictures to prove it! If you care to view my slideshow, click on this link:
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/srgtpepper/?action=view¤t=c1723815.pbw
Man, it was a funny show for reals. To Bea Arthur, 1922-2009:
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Yeah I will miss Bea she was hilarious, and also a wonderful singer.
Seems you took a lot of great pictures... cough. Imagine that...cough. And its also cute you want with your black lab cough....
good thing the plague was not there!!
Yikes.... cough.. cough.
Bea Arthur's comedic timing was impeccable. Just a simple look would crack me up. And Maude was not before my time - unfortunately.
We have the same type costumed faire here in New England - Kind Richard's Faire. It's pretty cool actually - they have a castle and everything.
You should go back and check out some of the Maude clips...they were a riot too! I saw her a few years back....it was quite a night. It's funny how we all miss someone like this. Weird.
She was a real Entertainer...
I remember on Golden Girls the little old one (was that her Mum?) kept saying she looked like someone called Pen Fuzz or something... make any sense??
You know WAT, I've been thinking, which sometimes gets me in trouble, but since you've been to a Medieval Faire, you should really think about wearing some leggings and a codpiece.
I don't think you need to worry about the pig flu either. Even though it was initially associated with the earlier swine flu that killed millions, health officials have admitted that this particular strain is lacking several elements that made the previous outbreak so deadly. This flu is similar to other flus - and like any viris, you want to take care of yourself if you're sick, and seek medical attention. All of the hullabaloo is the media trying to boost their ratings with the big dangerous sounding alerts. Alarmists - all of them!!
I, too, will miss Bea Arthur. She brought laughter to so many.
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