Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wine & Whiskers, Good Bye, Ed & Good Bye, Farrah
Here's another date to mark on your calendar: Saturday, July 18. I'll be hosting this year's Wine & Whiskers (figures I'd be involved in something with wine in it). This is my first Wine & Whiskers. I hear it's a great event, and of course, all proceeds benefit the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA. Enjoy wine tasting, a silent auction, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, live music and much more. Best of all, you'll be helping the animals who currently reside at the SPCA, hoping to someday find a family who will adopt them. The SPCA relies solely on donations and events like this one for operating revenue, so please make plans to join me July 18.
It's been a rough week. We lost two iconic figures in the world of show business this week. Ed McMahon died at the age of 86, and I just heard a few hours ago about the death of Farrah Fawcett.
I was in my early twenties when Farrah Fawcett exploded on to the scene. I don't know of one man (and probably some women) who didn't fantasize about being with her. Yes, I had THEE poster. I think every guy had THEE poster
There was just nobody like her. Because she was so incredibly beautiful and sexy, the critics would often imply that she was nothing more than an untalented bimbo with great hair. In fact, thanks to Farrah, the term "Jiggle TV" came to be. After all, Charlie's Angels was hardly Shakespeare. But as time went on, she grew. Her role in "The Burning Bed" made the critics eat their words, and if you ever get a chance to see her in the movie "Extremities", a film about a rape victim who turns the tables on her rapist, you will see an incredibly strong and convincing performance.
We were all aware of her battle with cancer over the last few years. We all pretty much knew how it was going to end, but even with expecting it, and even though I never personally met her, when I heard the news a few hours ago that she had died, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Farrah Fawcett was such an iconic figure on the American scene, that I think many of us felt we were in there with her, fighting the cancer. When she died today, maybe just a tiny bit of us died with her, those of us who watched her rise to stardom. Fortunately, when people in the public eye pass on, they stay with us in the form of still photos and videos. In that regard, Farrah Fawcett (and Ed McMahon) will always be here.
It's been a rough week. We lost two iconic figures in the world of show business this week. Ed McMahon died at the age of 86, and I just heard a few hours ago about the death of Farrah Fawcett.
I was in my early twenties when Farrah Fawcett exploded on to the scene. I don't know of one man (and probably some women) who didn't fantasize about being with her. Yes, I had THEE poster. I think every guy had THEE poster
There was just nobody like her. Because she was so incredibly beautiful and sexy, the critics would often imply that she was nothing more than an untalented bimbo with great hair. In fact, thanks to Farrah, the term "Jiggle TV" came to be. After all, Charlie's Angels was hardly Shakespeare. But as time went on, she grew. Her role in "The Burning Bed" made the critics eat their words, and if you ever get a chance to see her in the movie "Extremities", a film about a rape victim who turns the tables on her rapist, you will see an incredibly strong and convincing performance.We were all aware of her battle with cancer over the last few years. We all pretty much knew how it was going to end, but even with expecting it, and even though I never personally met her, when I heard the news a few hours ago that she had died, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Farrah Fawcett was such an iconic figure on the American scene, that I think many of us felt we were in there with her, fighting the cancer. When she died today, maybe just a tiny bit of us died with her, those of us who watched her rise to stardom. Fortunately, when people in the public eye pass on, they stay with us in the form of still photos and videos. In that regard, Farrah Fawcett (and Ed McMahon) will always be here.
See ya around, Farrah.
posted by Denny # 5:03 PM 
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