tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post8229527188478845239..comments2024-03-25T18:01:05.147-05:00Comments on A Shroud of Thoughts: Death Does Not Take HolidaysTerence Towles Canotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-47366935733346013342010-02-23T20:53:35.940-06:002010-02-23T20:53:35.940-06:00I think you have a point that many more people are...I think you have a point that many more people are becoming famous these days, but I think another dynamic may be at work too. The way I see it, the Golden Age of Anglo-American Pop Culture was roughly from 1920 to 1970. The people who made that period such a Golden Age (the actors, directors, writers, artists, and so on) are now very old. And as they get older, they start dying off in greater numbers. We are lucky to still have the de Havilland sisters, Kirk Douglas, and the few others that are still around!<br /><br />Yes, 2003 was a very bad year. For myself I think the worst period was from November 2001 to June 2002. George Harrison and John Entwistle both died then. It's the one of the few times I cried for days, the only other time being December 1980 when John Lennon was assassinated.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-44309919369239197282010-02-22T10:06:20.871-06:002010-02-22T10:06:20.871-06:00This is by far the best post you've ever writt...This is by far the best post you've ever written Terry.<br /><br />This really got me thinking. You are right, we don't idolize so much as incorporate these pop culture icons as part of our own personal circle of friends (familiarity) and put them on pedestals (hero worship). And because there are so many, with many many more becoming famous every day, the deaths are staggering. Maybe 20 years from now, it will be 3 a day rather than 3 at a time (although I agree that's not always the case).<br /><br />I think 2003 for me was the worst year. People say 2009 was bad but it doesn't compare with 2003. Hepburn, Bob Hope, Hume Cronyn, etc. If you look at the list, it's horrible. I cried so much that year. THe TCM Remembers from 2003 is the saddest memorial I have ever seen. I burst out into sobs within seconds of it starting.Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.com