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Tim Russert has died at 58
ecthompsonmd June 13, 2008

Tim Russert the long time host of Meet the Press has died. My heart goes out to Tim and his family. Extremely sad. Tim has been coming into or living rooms for over 2 decades. Whether you like him or not, he has been a staple of NBC and MSNBC. Tim died of an apparent heart attack. From MSNBC: Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after being stricken at the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58. Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” broadcast when he collapsed,

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Norman Mailer has died
ecthompsonmd November 10, 2007

I read but I don’t really read novels.  I read mostly non-fiction.  I know of Norman Mailer just as I know of Gore Vidal.  Great writers.  Mailer gained my respect not from his writing but from his appearance in a documentary – When We Were Kings.  The film is about the Ali – Foreman fight.  Muhammad Ali was past his prime.  George Foreman was in his prime.  He was at the top of his game.  He destroyed Joe Frazier.  I mean destroyed him.  Frazier was a great boxer.  Anyway, Mailer’s descriptions of George Foreman and Muhammad Ali were invaluable to the

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The Godfather of Soul died today
ecthompsonmd December 25, 2006

I had an excellent comment on my Merry Christmas post about James Brown. James Brown. James Brown had a sound that grew out of the heart and soul of the Black community. He never changed his sound to become more popular. He changed his sound to match his community. The Black community. His sound was his and it was very popular in the Black community in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Although he had many, many hits he was never #1 on the pop charts (he holds the record for the most Billboard 100 hits without a #1). His first

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