A Shroud of Thoughts

Studs Terkel, a long time radio personality and a Pulitzer prize winning writer, passed on October 31 at the age of 96. He was born Louis Te...

I have to apologise for not getting last month's quiz out on time. I can only plead that I was busy and it seemed to me that posts relat...

Writer and director Michael Crichton passed yesterday at the age of 66. The cause was cancer. Crichton was born On October 23, 1942 in Chica...

Painter turned writer William Wharton passed on Ocober 29 at the age of 82. The cause was infection. Wharton was born Albert William Du Aime...

E. Roger Muir, executive producer and co-creator of Howdy Doody , passed on October 30 at the age of 89. The cause was a stroke. Muir was bo...

Novelist Tony Hillerman passed on October 26 at the age of 83. Tony Hillerman was born on May 27, 1925, in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma. Growing u...

Given tonight is Halloween and I don't wish to waste it on a blog entry, I'd thought I'd treat you to some Halloween songs . ...