Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Gerald Ford-12/27/06

Former President Gerald Ford also passed away recently. I don't know too much about the Ford presidency except that he took over when the Watergate fiasco took place. Ford was president when I was a wee lad in the suburbs of Chicago. I think that Ford is an ex-president
that is actually was a better ex-president then when they were in office. Look at what Jimmy Carter has done since he was not re-elected, a lot more than he did when he was in there. It s a little hard to rip on an ex president with a CITW remix. Michigan legend Gerald Ford R.I.P.

Goodbye Gerald Ford
Politics knew you pretty well
Took over when Nixon screwed things up
And left the country not so swell
You crawled out of Michigan
With aspirations in your hand
Became a Michigan legend
Declared the nightmare over again

And it seemed to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Took over the office
When Agnew screwed up once again
And I would have liked to known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
You good ex president tag ever did

James Brown-Music Icon 12/25/06

James Brown passed aaway over the holiday weekend. When I left work on Thursday I read he was in the hospital for pneumonia and he died over the weekend. James Brown is one of those guys who will be around forever beause his music will be sampld and redone over and over again. I have a singing James Brown that is about 18 inches high and belts out tunes, so yeah you could say I'm a fan. I got in JB references to some other things that remind me of the Godfather of Soul. The Eddie Murphy "James Brown Hot Tub Party" from SNL and while back and my love for all things Rocky (except Rocky V of course) when James Brtown sang Livin' in America at the fight before that evil Russian killed Apollo Creed. R.I.P. James

Goodbye James Brown
Thought I knew you pretty well
You had the great moves didn’t dance like a fool
Godfather of Soul all could tell
You crawled out of South Carolina
With a brand new bag
Became a music icon
At Apollo’s fight where he was dead

And it seemed to me that you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing when to do
The splits and get in the hot tub again
And I would have liked to known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your dancing ever did

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Peter Boyle 12/13/06

Long time actor Peter Boyle passed away today from reports I've seen. Most recently he was seen weekly on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond. Personally my favorite role he was in was in the movie The Dream Team from like 10-15 years ago. The last line of the song refers to my bad Ray Romano impression that I do on occasion. R.I.P. Peter Boyle

Goodbye Peter Boyle
TV and movies knew you pretty well
You had the grace to play Ray’s dad
That show did pretty well
You crawled out of nowhere
With a dream in your hand
You were in Kickboxer 2
That movie was pretty bad

And it seemed to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing when to say
A smart remark to your TV wife as well
And I would have liked to have known you
Ray had all those kids
Your candle burned out long before
My bad Ray Romano impression ever did