Today’s post is a thematic concatenation engendered by a conversation, the focus of which I have sworn not to reveal, linked to an upcoming movie [well, it was upcoming at the time of original posting:Continue reading
Category: Eulogies, Tributes, Memorials
Elegant Eulogies: Robertson Davies On “The Great Theatre of Life”
I am a fan of Robertson Davies, the Canadian novelist, playwright, and journalist, who died in 1995. My favorite tribute to Davies at the time of his death was an elegant newspaper advertisement placed byContinue reading
Eulogies: Firefly’s Wash (Alan Tudyk) Reads His Own Eulogy
Reading Ones Own Eulogy – Kinda Alan Tudyk, the actor who played Hoban “Wash” Washburne on Firefly, the TV series considered by its sizable contingent of fans to be the greatest Sci-Fi program ofContinue reading
The Most Poignant Good-Bye Song: Keep Me In Your Heart by Warren Zevon
Of all the pop songs dealing with death and loss, this is – for me – the most poignant. Warren Zevon wrote and performed “Keep Me In Your Heart” after he was diagnosed with inoperableContinue reading
Graham Chapman And The Parrot Are Dead – A Eulogy To Die For
Heck of a Guy Eulogy Research Lives On As I noted in He Was One Heck Of A Guy – The Eulogy, my personal participation in the preparation of my eulogy appears necessary ifContinue reading
He Was One Heck Of A Guy: The Eulogy
Being Prepared I’ve been considering eulogies. I hasten to interject that this is not a subtle signal that my demise is fast approaching. On the other hand, I do have some concerns that, shouldContinue reading
Mary Tyler Moore Show Eulogy For Chuckles Lauds Clown, Laughter, Trouser Effervescence
A little song, A little dance, A little seltzer down your pants Chuckles The Clown WJM TV Minneapolis, MN Chuckles Bites The Dust Is The AllanShowalter.com Eulogy Award Winner In The Following Categories: Best EulogyContinue reading