On A Pale Horse

One of my least favorite traits in people is the name dropping, glomming on to friends of famous friends to get a chance to schmooze with celebrities. If you had enough talent, skills or personality you could be a true friend/associate rather then using a family member or friend. I've ran into a few people like this in my life, too bad, such a waste of sperm.

I know the story is that Patricia Kennedy's' brother, John F., introduced her to her husband Peter Lawford but I think that this introduction was a way to solidify his connection to the Rat Pack and closer to his alleged mistress Marilyn Monroe. But maybe that's my imagination working overtime. I've been accused of that before.

She worked with her brothers, John, Robert & Edwards political campaigns. After her divorce from Peter in 1965 she moved to New York and worked with the Committee of Literary Arts, the Kennedy Library and the National Center of Addiction.

She passed away due to complications of pneumonia.

May 6, 1924 - September 17, 2006 - RIP

Labels: 1924 births, 2006 September deaths, activist, pneumonia, political, related to someone famous

I love how these Star Trek guys just embrace the quirkiness of the show and it's fans. A few weeks ago Encore was showing (again & again) the documentary "Trekkies". One of the scenes I loved the most was 'Scotty' telling of a woman that was really depressed and they started a correspondence and finally met at a few of the Trek conventions. He said that she just looked so miserable and he just gave her some words of encouragement. He went on to say that the letters stopped coming and he didn't keep her home address to find out what happened but kept hoping that she was alright. Then a few years later she came to another convention and he hardly recognized her, she was smiling and happy and told him that she went back to school got things together in her life and it had a lot to do with the encouragement that he gave her. He said this with tears welling up in his eyes. It was pretty touching. But I guess that's pretty telling of what sort of guy he was.
In recent years he was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease this with bout of pneumonia caused his passing.
I'm not going to be cliche like the headlines on CNN.com and MSNBC.com all I'll say is that you will be missed.

March 3, 1920 - July 20, 2005
R.I.P.

Labels: 1920 births, 2005 July deaths, actor, pneumonia