Archive for December 9th, 2019

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

Monday, December 9th, 2019

…everywhere you go.

Hattip to Nicholas Vedros (@nicholasvedros) and Sportsman’s Finest (@sportsmansfinest) for the photos. (Yes, there’s more than one. I may post a second one tomorrow, if Mike the Musicologist approves.)

Obit watch: December 9, 2019.

Monday, December 9th, 2019

René Auberjonois, versatile actor. He’s getting a lot of attention for his roles in Altman’s “MASH”, “Benson”, and some minor SF TV show, but he did a lot of movies and TV: “Rockford Files”, “Richie Brockelman, Private Eye”, “Mrs. Columbo” (but oddly not “Columbo”)…the list goes on.

Caroll Spinney is also getting a lot of coverage, but noted here for the record.

Paul Volcker, former chair of the Federal Reserve.

Ron Leibman, another one of those highly versatile actors in movies, television, and theater.

Finally, Winston Lawson. he was the Secret Service agent who did the advance work for Kennedy’s Texas trip, rode in the motorcade, and helped load the president onto the stretcher at Parkland.