Good Morning Luanne:
Attached is a copy of a letter from Tom Lehman regarding your personal property still in Ms. Askew's possession. Please review the letter and let us know your response.
Dear David:
There is one final item that remains unresolved regarding the above captioned matter. Mrs. Kendall has given no indication that she desires to pick up her personal property from Ms. Askew. Ms. Askew has patiently waited and placed deadline after deadline on Ms. Kendall to pick up these items.
We would like to have these items picked up no later than January 16, 2009. If Ms. Kendall does not wish to pick up these items, Ms. Askew will dispose of them as she sees fit.
I appreciate your prompt response in this matter.
For the year 2008- the big ones we lost...
January
George MacDonald Fraser, 82. Wrote "Flashman" adventure yarns. Jan. 2.
Ken Nelson, 96. Capitol Records talent scout, helped push Buck Owens, Merle Haggard to stardom. Jan. 6.
Bill Belew, 76. Costume designer, created Elvis Presley's jumpsuits. Jan. 7.
Johnny Grant, 84. Honorary Hollywood mayor; Tinseltown's longtime cheerleader. Jan. 9.
Maila Nurmi, 85. TV's spooky, sexy "Vampira." Jan. 10.
Richard Knerr, 82. Co-founded Wham-O toy company that popularized Hula Hoop, Frisbee. Jan. 14.
Brad Renfro, 25. Schoolboy-actor; played title role in "The Client." Jan. 15. Drug overdose.
Allan Melvin, 84. Actor; Sam the Butcher on "The Brady Bunch." Jan. 17.
Ugo Pirro, 87. Italian scriptwriter ("The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.") Jan. 18.
Lois Nettleton, 80. Actress; had long career on Broadway, television. Jan. 18.
Suzanne Pleshette, 70. Beautiful, husky-voiced actress; sardonic wife on "The Bob Newhart Show." Jan. 19.
John Stewart, 68. Member of Kingston Trio; wrote Monkees hit "Daydream Believer." Jan. 19.
Heath Ledger, 28. Actor nominated for Oscar for "Brokeback Mountain"; the Joker in "The Dark Knight." Jan. 22. Drug overdose.
Christian Brando, 49. Marlon Brando's troubled son. Jan. 26. Pneumonia.
Margaret Truman Daniel, 83. Harry Truman's only child; a singer, TV personality, mystery writer. Jan. 29.
February
Shell Kepler, 49. Actress; gossipy nurse Amy Vining on "General Hospital." Feb. 1.
Barry Morse, 89. He played the relentless detective in 1960s TV series "The Fugitive." Feb. 2.
Gus Arriola, 90. Cartoonist; his "Gordo" celebrated Hispanic culture. Feb. 2.
Tata Guines, 77. Cuba's "King of the Congas." Feb. 4.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, around 91. Beatles' guru; introduced transcendental meditation to West. Feb. 5.
Eva Dahlbeck, 87, Actress in Ingmar Bergman films ("Smiles of a Summer Night.") Feb. 8.
Phyllis A. Whitney, 104. Novelist whose suspense tales ("Feather on the Moon") sold millions. Feb. 8.
Roy Scheider, 75. Two-time Oscar nominee ("The French Connection," "All That Jazz"); police chief in "Jaws." Feb. 10.
Freddie Bell, 76. Rock 'n' roll pioneer ("Giddy Up A Ding Dong.") Feb. 10.
Ron Leavitt, 60. Co-created sitcom "Married With Children." Feb. 10. Lung cancer.
Steve Gerber, 60. Comic book writer, created Howard the Duck. Feb. 10. Pulmonary fibrosis.
David Groh, 68. Played Valerie Harper's husband on sitcom "Rhoda." Feb. 12.
John Brunious, 67. Trumpeter; leader of New Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Feb. 12
Kon Ichikawa, 92. Japanese director (Oscar-nominated 1956 "Harp of Burma.") Feb. 13.
Perry Lopez, 78. TV, film actor ("Chinatown.") Feb. 14.
Alain Robbe-Grillet, 85. Writer, part of France's "new novel" movement. Feb. 18.
Robin Moore, 82. Wrote "The French Connection," "The Green Berets," both made into movies. Feb. 21.
Dennis Letts, 73. Acted in his son's Pulitzer-winning play, "August: Osage County." Feb. 22
Boyd Coddington, 63. California car-building legend; on TV's "American Hot Rod." Feb. 27.
Mike Smith, 64. Lead singer for British band Dave Clark Five ("Glad All Over.") Feb. 28.
March
Jeff Healey, 41. Rock, jazz musician ("Angel Eyes.") March 1. Cancer.
Giuseppe di Stefano, 86. Leading Italian tenor; partnered with Maria Callas. March 3.
Gary Gygax, 69. He co-created Dungeons & Dragons; hailed as father of role-playing games. March 4.
Gus Giordano, 84. Choreographer who popularized jazz dance. March 9.
Dave Stevens, 52. Comic book artist, created "The Rocketeer." March 10. Leukemia complications.
Ivan Dixon, 76. Actor; Kinchloe on "Hogan's Heroes." March 16.
Anthony Minghella, 54. Oscar-winning director, turned literary works ("The English Patient") into acclaimed movies. March 18. Hemorrhage.
Paul Scofield, 86. British actor; won Oscar for "A Man for All Seasons." March 19.
Arthur C. Clarke, 90. Visionary science fiction writer ("2001: A Space Odyssey.") March 19.
Israel "Cachao" Lopez, 89. Cuban musician, pioneer of mambo. March 22.
Neil Aspinall, 66. Longtime Beatles friend; managed their business enterprises. March 23.
Rafael Azcona, 81. Spanish novelist, scriptwriter (Oscar-winning "Belle Epoque.") March 24.
Richard Widmark, 93. Hollywood leading man; made sensational debut as a giggling killer ("Kiss of Death.") March 24.
Abby Mann, 80. Socially conscious screenwriter, won Oscar ("Judgment at Nuremberg.") March 25.
Wally Phillips, 82. Chicago radio host who skilfully blended information and humour. March 27.
Sean Levert, 39. A third of 1980s R&B trio LeVert ("Casanova.") March 30. Natural causes.
Dith Pran, 65. Cambodian journalist whose harrowing story inspired "The Killing Fields." March 30.
Jules Dassin, 96. Director who starred wife Melina Mercouri in "Never on Sunday." March 31.
April
Wayne Frost, 44. Hip-hop pioneer known as Frosty Freeze ("Flashdance.") April 3.
Charlton Heston, 84. Oscar winner ("Ben-Hur"); later headed National Rifle Association. April 5.
Lawrence Brown, 63. Member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ("If You Don't Know Me by Now.") April 6.
Burt Glinn, 82. Magnum photographer; Cold War images included Khrushchev's 1959 U.S. visit. April 9.
Ollie Johnston, 95. Last of Disney animators called "Nine Old Men" ("Fantasia.") April 14.
Hazel Court, 82. Actress in 1950-60s horror movies ("The Raven.") April 15.
Danny Federici, 58. Keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen ("Hungry Heart.") April 17. Cancer.
Aime Cesaire, 94. Martinique poet honoured throughout French-speaking world. April 17.
Al Wilson, 68. 1970s soul singer ("Show and Tell.") April 21.
Paul Davis, 60. Singer whose "I Go Crazy" was hit in 1977. April 22.
Henry Brant, 94. Avant-garde composer. April 26.
Albert Hofmann, 102. Discoverer of LSD, which influenced music, art in 1960s. April 29.
May
Jim Hager, 66. One of Hager Twins on "Hee Haw." May 1.
Ted Key, 95. Cartoonist whose bossy maid, "Hazel," went from magazines to TV. May 3.
Alvin Colt, 92. Tony-winning costume designer ("Guys and Dolls.") May 4.
Eddy Arnold, 89. Country singer known for his mellow baritone ("Make the World Go Away.") May 8.
Larry Levine, 80. Recording engineer; helped Phil Spector create "Wall of Sound." May 8.
Robert Rauschenberg, 82. His use of odd and everyday articles made him an art world giant. May 12.
Warren Cowan, 87. One of last Hollywood superpublicists. May 14.
John Phillip Law, 70. 1960s actor ("Barbarella.") May 15.
Alexander Courage, 88. Emmy-winning composer ("Star Trek" theme.) May 15.
Siegmund Nissel, 86. Violinist; co-founded Amadeus String Quartet. May 21.
Utah Phillips, 73. Grammy-nominated folk singer ("Moose Turd Pie.") May 23.
Cornell Capa, 90. Photojournalist; founded International Center of Photography. May 23.
Thel Keane, 82. Inspiration for Mommy in husband Bil Keane's "Family Circus." May 23.
Dick Martin, 86. Zany co-host of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," which took television by storm in 1960s. May 24.
Sophie Altman, 95. TV producer, created high school quiz show "It's Academic." May 24.
Sydney Pollack, 73. Oscar-winning director, a Hollywood mainstay ("Tootsie," "Out of Africa.") May 26.
Earle Hagen, 88. Composed "Andy Griffith Show" theme. May 26.
Harvey Korman, 81. Emmy winner for "The Carol Burnett Show"; conniving politician in "Blazing Saddles." May 29.
Lorenzo Odone, 30. His parents' battle to save him from rare disease inspired "Lorenzo's Oil." May 30.
Harry Bernsen Jr., 82. Film, television, stage producer ("The Awakening Land"); father of Corbin. May 31.
June
Yves Saint Laurent, 71. One of most influential, enduring designers of the 20th century. June 1.
Alton Kelley, 67. Artist who created psychedelic San Francisco rock posters. June 1.
Anne d'Harnoncourt, 64. Longtime head of Philadelphia Museum of Art. June 2.
Mel Ferrer, 90. Actor ("War and Peace"), producer of movies starring then-wife Audrey Hepburn. June 2.
Paul Sills, 80. Co-founded Chicago's "Second City" comedy group. June 2.
Bo Diddley, 79. A founding father of rock 'n' roll, known for "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm. June 2.
Bob Anderson, 75. He played young George Bailey (James Stewart) in "It's a Wonderful Life." June 6.
Jim McKay, 86. "Wide World of Sports" host who told Americans about killings at 1972 Olympics. June 7.
Dino Risi, 91. Italian film director whose "Profumo di Donna" ("Scent of a Woman") was Oscar-nominated, remade in English. June 7.
Eliot Asinof, 88. Author of sports books ("Eight Men Out.") June 10.
Jean Desailly, 87. French stage, screen actor. June 11.
Danny Davis, 83. His Nashville Brass was country music's top instrumental group in early 1970s. June 12.
Tim Russert, 58. Host of "Meet the Press" whose personality and passion made him beloved in Washington. June 13.
Esbjorn Svensson, 44. Innovative Swedish jazz pianist. June 14. Diving accident.
Jamelao, 95. Brazilian samba singer. June 14.
Stan Winston, 62. Oscar-winning special-effects maestro ("Jurassic Park.") June 15.
Walter A. Netsch Jr., 88. Architect; designed futuristic chapel at Air Force Academy. June 15.
Cyd Charisse, 86. Dancer turned actress; starred in musicals with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly. June 17.
Jean Delannoy, 100. French filmmaker ("La symphonie pastorale.") June 18.
Tasha Tudor, 92. Illustrator famed for whimsical drawings of rural New England. June 18.
Kermit Love, 91. Costume designer; helped create Big Bird, other "Sesame Street" characters. June 21.
George Carlin, 71. The dean of counterculture comedians who taught us "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV." June 22.
Dody Goodman, 93. Daffy comedian ("Jack Paar Show.") June 22.
Ira Tucker Sr., 83. Dixie Hummingbirds gospel group's lead singer ("Loves Me Like a Rock.") June 24.
Daihachi Oguchi, 84. Master Japanese drummer. June 26.
Irina Baronova, 89. Renowned in 1930s as one of the "Baby Ballerinas." June 28.
Angel Tavira, 84. One-handed violinist; specialized in traditional Mexican music. June 30.
July
Clay Felker, 82. Revolutionized city magazines as New York magazine's founding editor. July 1.
Eric Lieber, 71. Created long-running dating show "Love Connection." July 2.
Larry Harmon, 83. He turned Bozo the Clown into a show business staple. July 3.
Evelyn Keyes, 91. She played middle O'Hara sister in "Gone With the Wind." July 4.
Thomas M. Disch, 68. Author known for science fiction ("The Brave Little Toaster.") July 4.
Dorian Leigh, 91. 1950s supermodel, made Revlon's super-red "Fire and Ice" lipstick famous. July 7.
Les Crane, 74. Innovator in talk radio, TV; hosted show opposite Johnny Carson in 1960s. July 13.
Jo Stafford, 90. Singer; topped charts in early 1950s ("You Belong to Me.") July 16.
Larry Haines, 89. Actor on "Search for Tomorrow" for nearly its entire 35-year run. July 17.
Charles Joffe, 78. Longtime producer for Woody Allen. July 16.
Artie Traum, 65. Greenwich Village folk musician; teamed with his brother, Happy Traum. July 20.
Estelle Getty, 84. Actress; played the sarcastic Sophia on "The Golden Girls." July 22.
Bruce Adler, 63. Tony-nominated Broadway actor ("Crazy for You.") July 25.
Randy Pausch, 47. His "last lecture" about facing cancer became Internet sensation, best-selling book. July 25.
Johnny Griffin, 80. Saxophonist; played with many jazz greats. July 25.
Youssef Chahine, 82. Acclaimed Egyptian film director. July 27.
August
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, 89. Nobel-winning Russian author who chronicled Stalin's slave labour camps. Aug. 3.
Lou Teicher, 83. Pianist, half of popular duo Ferrante and Teicher. Aug. 3.
Erik Darling, 74. Folk singer, guitarist with Weavers, Rooftop Singers ("Walk Right In.") Aug. 3.
Simon Gray, 71. British playwright ("Otherwise Engaged.") Aug. 6.
Bernie Brillstein, 77. Agent, studio head; guided "Saturday Night Live" stars. Aug. 7.
Mahmoud Darwish, 67. Palestinian poet who eloquently told of his people's experiences. Aug. 9.
Bernie Mac, 50. One of "Original Kings of Comedy" who connected with audiences across a wide spectrum ("Ocean's Eleven.") Aug. 9. Pneumonia.
Isaac Hayes, 65. Soul crooner who laid groundwork for disco; won Oscar, Grammy for "Theme From Shaft." Aug. 10.
Howard G. Minsky, 94. Produced the blockbuster 1970 weepy "Love Story." Aug. 11.
Don Helms, 81. Steel guitarist for Hank Williams, Patsy Cline. Aug. 11.
George Furth, 75. Actor-playwright; wrote Tony-winning book for "Company." Aug. 11.
Bill Stulla, 97. He entertained California's baby boomer kids with TV's "Cartoon Express with Engineer Bill." Aug. 12.
Jack A. Weil, 107. Founded Denver's Rockmount Ranch Wear; popularized Western style. Aug. 13.
Jerry Wexler, 91. Record producer who coined "rhythm and blues"; worked with Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles. Aug. 15.
Leroy Sievers, 53. National Public Radio commentator; shared his struggle with cancer. Aug. 15.
Dave Freeman, 47. Co-author of "100 Things to Do Before You Die." Aug. 17. Accidental fall.
Pervis Jackson, 70. Bass singer in 1970s R&B group The Spinners ("I'll Be Around.") Aug. 18.
LeRoi Moore, 46. Versatile saxophonist with Dave Matthews Band. Aug. 19. ATV accident.
Leopoldo Serran, 66. Brazilian screenwriter ("Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands.") Aug. 20.
Buddy Harman, 79. Prolific Nashville session drummer ("Pretty Woman.") Aug. 21.
Fred Crane, 90. Actor who gave opening line in "Gone With the Wind." Aug. 21.
Ralph Young, 90. Half of Sandler and Young singing duo. Aug. 22.
Tad Mosel, 86. Pulitzer-winning playwright ("All the Way Home.") Aug. 24.
Jacqui Landrum, 64. Hollywood choreographer ("The Doors.") Aug. 29.
Ike Pappas, 75. CBS newsman who reported the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV. Aug. 31.
September
Sheldon Keller, 85. TV writer ("Caesar's Hour.") Sept. 1.
Jerry Reed, 71. Witty country singer ("When You're Hot, You're Hot") and actor ("Smokey and the Bandit.") Sept. 1.
Don LaFontaine, 68. In a world where voiceover artists are rarely known by name, his distinctive work livened up innumerable movie trailers. Sept. 1.
Bill Melendez, 91. Producer-animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown in "Peanuts" TV specials. Sept. 2.
Mila Schoen, 91. Italian designer of impeccably tailored clothes. Sept. 5.
Robert Giroux, 94. Giant of publishing; guided dozens of writers at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Sept. 5.
Anita Page, 98. Co-starred in 1929 Oscar-winner "The Broadway Melody." Sept. 6.
Gregory Mcdonald, 71. Wrote "Fletch" mysteries. Sept. 7.
Frank Mundus, 82. Shark fisherman, said to have inspired Captain Quint in "Jaws." Sept. 10.
David Foster Wallace, 46. Author famed for complex, darkly witty works ("Infinite Jest.") Sept. 12. Suicide.
George Putnam, 94. Flamboyant, outspokenly conservative Los Angeles news anchor. Sept. 12.
Charlie Walker, 81. Grand Ole Opry star ("Pick Me Up on Your Way Down.") Sept. 12.
Richard Wright, 65. Founding member, keyboardist for British band Pink Floyd. Sept. 15.
Norman Whitfield, 67. Motown songwriter, producer ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine.") Sept. 16.
James Crumley, 68. Montana crime novelist ("The Last Good Kiss.") Sept. 17.
Earl Palmer, 84. Session drummer ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'.") Sept. 19.
Connie Haines, 87. Big-band singer; performed with Frank Sinatra. Sept. 22.
Oliver Crawford, 91. Television writer; survived blacklist early in career. Sept. 24.
Paul Newman, 83. Oscar-winning actor/race driver/philanthropist who never lost the heartthrob cool of his anti-hero performances. Sept. 26.
Osborn Elliott, 83. Newsweek editor in '60s, credited with making it competitive with Time. Sept. 28.
Konstantin Pavlov, 75. Poet, screenwriter; one of Bulgaria's leading intellectuals. Sept. 28.
October
Boris Yefimov, 108. Celebrated Soviet political cartoonist. Oct. 1.
House Peters Jr., 92. TV actor; the original Mr. Clean. Oct. 1.
Nick Reynolds, 75. Founding member of Kingston Trio. Oct. 1.
Servando Gonzalez, 85. Film director in Hollywood ("The Fool Killer") and his native Mexico ("El Elegido.") Oct. 4.
Lloyd Thaxton, 81. Hosted popular 1960s teen dance show. Oct. 5.
Eileen Herlie, 90. Stage, TV actress; motherly Myrtle Fargate in "All My Children," Oct. 8.
William Claxton, 80. Photographer noted for portraits of musicians. Oct. 11.
Neal Hefti, 85. Trumpeter; composed themes for "The Odd Couple," "Batman." Oct. 11.
Edie Adams, 81. Singer-actress; partnered with husband Ernie Kovacs. Oct. 15.
Jack Narz, 85. Longtime game show host, unwittingly involved in quiz show scandal. Oct. 15.
Levi Stubbs, 72. Dynamic Four Tops frontman ("Baby I Need Your Loving.") Oct. 17.
Dee Dee Warwick, 63. Soul singer; performed with sister Dionne. Oct. 18.
Rudy Ray Moore, 81. Raunchy, influential black comedian ("Dolemite.") Oct. 19.
Marilyn Ferguson, 70. Wrote New Age best-seller "The Aquarian Conspiracy." Oct. 19.
Mr. Blackwell, 86. Designer whose worst-dressed list skewered fashion felonies. Oct. 19.
Merl Saunders, 74. Jazz, rock keyboardist; collaborated with Miles Davis, Grateful Dead. Oct. 24.
Estelle Reiner, 94. Had famed line in "When Harry Met Sally" - "I'll have what she's having." Oct. 25.
Gerard Damiano, 80. Directed "Deep Throat," 1972 porn film that became unlikely hit. Oct. 25.
Tony Hillerman, 83. Author of acclaimed Navajo mystery novels. Oct. 26.
Es'kia Mphahlele, 88. South African writer, known for 1959 memoir "Down Second Avenue." Oct. 27.
William Wharton, 82. Painter-turned-author whose novel "Birdy" won National Book Award. Oct. 29.
Gerald Arpino, 85. Co-founded innovative Joffrey Ballet. Oct. 29.
John Daly, 71. Producer of Oscar-winning movies ("Platoon.") Oct. 31.
Studs Terkel, 96. Broadcaster, Pulitzer-winning author; best-sellers celebrated the common people. Oct. 31.
November
Tony Tarracino, 92. Colourful Key West mayor, saloon owner. Nov. 1
Shakir Stewart, 34. He succeeded Jay-Z as head of Def Jam Recordings. Nov. 1. Suicide.
Yma Sumac, 86. Peruvian soprano whose stunning range wowed audiences in 1950s. Nov. 1.
Jimmy Carl Black, 70. Drummer in Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. Nov. 1.
Rosella Hightower, 88. Oklahoma-born ballerina who became leading figure in European dance. Nov. 4.
Michael Crichton, 66. Best-selling author whose books became blockbuster films ("Jurassic Park.") Nov. 4.
B.R. Chopra, 94. Bollywood director who sometimes tackled taboo themes. ("Misled.") Nov. 5.
John Leonard, 69. Literary critic; championed future Nobel winners Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Nov. 5.
Jody Reynolds, 75. Rockabilly singer; his "Endless Sleep" launched teen tragedy song fad. Nov. 7.
Miriam Makeba, 76. South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice. Nov. 10.
Maria Elena Marques, 83. Actress ("The Pearl.") Nov. 11.
Mitch Mitchell, 61. Drummer with Jimi Hendrix Experience ("Purple Haze.") Nov. 12
Irving Brecher, 94. Comedy writer; Oscar-nominated for "Meet Me in St. Louis." Nov. 17.
Clive Barnes, 81. Witty, erudite critic for New York Post. Nov. 19.
John Michael Hayes, 89. Screenwriter; worked with Alfred Hitchcock in 1950s ("Rear Window.") Nov. 19.
Betty James, 90. She co-founded company that made the Slinky. Nov. 20.
MC Breed, 37. Rapper ("Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'.") Nov. 22. Reportedly kidney failure.
Gerald Schoenfeld, 84. Headed theatre's powerful Shubert Organization. Nov. 25.
William Gibson, 94. Playwright; dramatized Helen Keller's story in "The Miracle Worker." Nov. 25.
Patricia Marand, 74. Broadway actress ("It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman.") Nov. 27.
Joern Utzon, 90. Danish architect; designed distinctive Sydney Opera House. Nov. 29.
Bill Drake, 71. Influential radio consultant; advocated music rather than DJs as centre of broadcast. Nov. 29.
December
Paul Benedict, 70. Actor; played English neighbour Harry Bentley on "The Jeffersons." Dec. 1.
Odetta, 77. Folk singer with powerful voice who inspired civil rights marchers. Dec. 2.
Forrest J Ackerman, 92. Editor, literary agent; credited with coining term "sci-fi." Dec. 4.
Richard Van Allan, 73. British bass-baritone; a commanding presence in opera. Dec. 4.
Beverly Garland, 82. Actress in 1950s cult hits ("Swamp Women.") Dec. 5.
Nina Foch, 84. Oscar-nominated actress ("Executive Suite," "Spartacus.") Dec. 5.
Dennis Yost, 65. Lead singer of 1960s group Classics IV ("Stormy.") Dec. 7.
Robert Prosky, 77. Prolific character actor ("Hill Street Blues.") Dec. 8.
Oliver Postgate, 83. Created cuddly cat Bagpuss, much-loved British children's TV character. Dec. 8.
Bettie Page, 85. Beauty who daringly bared it all in the straitlaced '50s. Dec. 11.
Robert Chandler, 80. CBS News executive who helped create "60 Minutes." Dec. 11.
Van Johnson, 92. Boy-next-door Hollywood star ("30 Seconds Over Tokyo.") Dec. 12.
Davy Graham, 68. Virtuoso guitarist; a leading figure in Britain's 1960s folk music scene. Dec. 15.
Sam Bottoms, 53. Actor who had small but memorable roles in "Apocalypse Now," "The Last Picture Show." Dec. 16. Brain cancer.
Conor Cruise O'Brien, 91. Irish diplomat, author and editor. Dec. 18.
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, 76. "Star Trek" actress (Nurse Christine Chapel); widow of creator Gene Roddenberry. Dec. 18.
Robert Mulligan, 83. Oscar-nominated director of "To Kill a Mockingbird"; helped launch Reese Witherspoon's career. Dec. 20.
COMMENTS
You Forget Eartha Kitt...:D
We've lost others since this list came out- Eartha Kitt is dully added
The legal shit is done. I ain't happy about ANY of it, but it is over. Here's the breakdown of what finally went down:
1) When we first started arguing about how to divide the proceeds of the house, Ms. Sue wanted it done 60/40. I said no, 70/30. Both my lawyer and his CPA buddy agreed that that was more in keeping with the IRS guidelines than what she wanted, and certainly more than her 50/50 split that she sued for. What did the judge do?
60/40 split
2) She sold some of the things my dad had left me. things that had been in my family for generations. So what happened? On the home equity loan, which was $14,819, and is what STARTED all this in the first place (she insisted that I had to pay all of it), the judge gave HER credit for the $6,000 she got for selling my things, then made me pay her ANOTHER $6,819. She got credit for the remainding $2,000...yippee....
3) NOTHING was done to rectify the fact that she STILL has several things of mine that Daddy left me. The lawyer says "just send a moving company over there to get your stuff". Yeah right- like I cna trust her to give them everything. Sue as shit, she will give them what she is done using, keep the rest, and in a couple of months I will be getting MORE emails telling me I have to make arrangmetns to come pick up MORE of my stuff that she no longer wants to keep....as if.
Basically, she took my dad's will, and his wishes, and basically shit all over them and me. And what's worse, not only did her lawyer and the judge let her do it, but MY lawyer practically handed her the damn thing by not being on the ball like he should have. Then after the trial, he has the unmitigated GALL to tell me I should try and mend fences with the hell beast....
Now, I have ot figure out how to get the rest of my stuff from her, get all my stuff from Jim in Florida, get it all to Canada, and still have enough money left over to pay the credit cards, Jim for my half of our joint credit card before we got divorced, and THEN have anything left over to find us a better place to live....
*sigh*
And then my bank wants to charge me $100 or more to deposit the fucking thing now that I have it
COMMENTS
Sadly this is how these things go :(
I am so very sorry you went through this, but am so very glad you are almost DONE forever with it. Your lawyer can shove his moralistic ideals up his arse- thank you very much... in situations like these- you do what you need to. The rest of the world be damned.
*hugs* Do you still have a US account? One way to get past the bank charge is to deposit in US account or get one at a Washington Mutual in WA and then write yourself checks from that account to the one you have in Canada :) Can you tell I've had similar issues?
I hope you and Scott have a wonderful holiday season! *hugs*
I'm happy this is finally done and the hell with forgive and forgetting! I too think you were screwed over by your lawyer and wonder if you might have a malpractice suit against him? If he missed dates for filing papers and such then you probably do have a suit, yes lawyers can be sued for malpractice too.
This is what I have been dancing through to get to work every day for the past two weeks- it is just plain beautiful up here on the mountain
Me, of course, courtesy of Scott
The rest of the way up from the mountin from the front of the clubhouse
And of course, I have more- soon as they are downloaded to the 'puter, up they shall go...
For those of you who wanted snow this Christmas, I can't think of many places that didn't get it- Florida being one of course...LMAO
COMMENTS
I heard someone say that this year was the first year since 1971 that all of Canada had a White Christmas :)
Apparently so- and once again, it is my fault...LOL
I didn't get any.
My house got plagued with the stomach flu. LOL
Nice....If you tell the Rat i will deny it.......but I miss snow deep enough to make a snow man too...
Looks like fun.:)
I READ that!! :)
Hell- forget coming to KY. I think we need to just pack up a car and come North for a visit.
And by the way- cute picture of the puppy, all cold and bundled up.
So when I walk into Subway at midnight, and the place is JAMMED with 20 something Russian kids, and the two people behind the counter are both Korean, and the guy who comse in behind me is a belching, smelly cab driver, I am definitely not surprised to hear the following:
"Wow, she talks funny......"
Wasn't so funny when the young blonde baby boy tried to jump in front of me in line, was it....
Amazing what a good southern accent can do when you are swearing at someone......
Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada
for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it.
They failed and it closed. Now, we are trusting the economy of our country and 800+ Billion Dollars to a pack of nit-wits who couldn't
make money running a whore house and selling booze.
Now if that don't make you nervous, what does ? ? ?
1950s pinup model Bettie Page dies in LA at 85
Dec. 12, 2008, 2:24 AM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bettie Page, the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controversial photographs in skimpy attire or none at all helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution, died Thursday. She was 85.
Page was placed on life support last week after suffering a heart attack in Los Angeles and never regained consciousness, said her agent, Mark Roesler. He said he and Page's family agreed to remove life support. Before the heart attack, Page had been hospitalized for three weeks with pneumonia.
"She captured the imagination of a generation of men and women with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality," Roesler said. "She is the embodiment of beauty."
Bettie Page (©Getty)
Page, who was also known as Betty, attracted national attention with magazine photographs of her sensuous figure in bikinis and see-through lingerie that were quickly tacked up on walls in military barracks, garages and elsewhere, where they remained for years.
Her photos included a centerfold in the January 1955 issue of then-fledgling Playboy magazine, as well as controversial sadomasochistic poses.
"I think that she was a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society," Playboy founder Hugh Hefner told The Associated Press on Thursday. "She was a very dear person."
Page mysteriously disappeared from the public eye for decades, during which time she battled mental illness and became a born-again Christian.
After resurfacing in the 1990s, she occasionally granted interviews but refused to allow her picture to be taken.
"I don't want to be photographed in my old age," she told an interviewer in 1998. "I feel the same way with old movie stars. ... It makes me sad. We want to remember them when they were young."
The 21st century indeed had people remembering her just as she was. She became the subject of songs, biographies, Web sites, comic books, movies and documentaries. A new generation of fans bought thousands of copies of her photos, and some feminists hailed her as a pioneer of women's liberation.
Gretchen Mol portrayed her in 2005's "The Notorious Bettie Page" and Paige Richards had the role in 2004's "Bettie Page: Dark Angel." Page herself took part in the 1998 documentary "Betty Page: Pinup Queen."
Hefner said he last saw Page when he held a screening of "The Notorious Bettie Page" at the Playboy Mansion. He said she objected to the fact that the film referred to her as "notorious," but "we explained to her that it referred to the troubled times she had and was a good way to sell a movie."
Page's career began one day in October 1950 when she took a respite from her job as a secretary in a New York office for a walk along the beach at Coney Island. An amateur photographer named Jerry Tibbs admired the 27-year-old's firm, curvy body and asked her to pose.
Looking back on the career that followed, she told Playboy in 1998: "I never thought it was shameful. I felt normal. It's just that it was much better than pounding a typewriter eight hours a day, which gets monotonous."
Nudity didn't bother her, she said, explaining: "God approves of nudity. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, they were naked as jaybirds."
In 1951, Page fell under the influence of a photographer and his sister who specialized in S&M. They cut her hair into the dark bangs that became her signature and posed her in spiked heels and little else. She was photographed with a whip in her hand, and in one session she was spread-eagled between two trees, her feet dangling.
"I thought my arms and legs would come out of their sockets," she said later.
Moralists denounced the photos as perversion, and Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, Page's home state, launched a congressional investigation.
Page quickly retreated from public view, later saying she was hounded by federal agents who waved her nude photos in her face. She also said she believed that, at age 34, her days as "the girl with the perfect figure" were nearly over.
She moved to Florida in 1957 and married a much younger man, as an early marriage to her high school sweetheart had ended in divorce.
Her second marriage also failed, as did a third, and she suffered a nervous breakdown.
In 1959, she was lying on a sea wall in Key West when she saw a church with a white neon cross on top. She walked inside and became a born-again Christian.
After attending Bible school, she wanted to serve as a missionary but was turned down because she had been divorced. Instead, she worked full-time for evangelist Billy Graham's ministry.
A move to Southern California in 1979 brought more troubles.
She was arrested after an altercation with her landlady, and doctors who examined her determined she had acute schizophrenia. She spent 20 months in a state mental hospital in San Bernardino.
A fight with another landlord resulted in her arrest, but she was found not guilty because of insanity. She was placed under state supervision for eight years.
"She had a very turbulent life," Todd Mueller, a family friend and autograph seller, told The Associated Press on Thursday. "She had a temper to her."
Mueller said he first met Page after tracking her down in the 1990s and persuaded her to do an autograph signing event.
He said she was a hit and sold about 3,000 autographs, usually for $200 to $300 each.
"Eleanor Roosevelt, we got $40 to $50. ... Bettie Page outsells them all," he told The AP last week.
Born April 22, 1923, in Nashville, Tenn., Page said she grew up in a family so poor "we were lucky to get an orange in our Christmas stockings."
The family included three boys and three girls, and Page said her father molested all of the girls.
After the Pages moved to Houston, her father decided to return to Tennessee and stole a police car for the trip. He was sent to prison, and for a time Betty lived in an orphanage.
In her teens she acted in high school plays, going on to study drama in New York and win a screen test from 20th Century Fox before her modeling career took off.
Last night was an adventure it surreality...
I worked a party for the RCMP
That's right Virginia, there really are Mounties up here in the Great White North, and they roam free, protecting us from evil and wrong....
But one night a year, they get to have at it, without fear of retribution, or disdain, or worries about drinking and driving.....
And what, pray tell, do a bunch of Mounties do when they have a Christmas party at one of the most expensive country clubs in the province?
They drink
And drink
And drink some more- making UP drinks as they go as their hearts desire...*Don King indeed....Pint glass, shot of Captain Morgan, coke, and two fingers of Guinness to top....eeeewwwwwww*
Then, they have dinner- and these guys went through the buffet like a herd of locusts...there was nothing left but the grease on the bottoms of the pans...
And THEN?
They drank some more, and all of a sudden I heard the screeching of an electric guitar....
Why you ask? Was the band that bad?
Oh no, verily I say unto you...
RCMP Mounties got drunk and played guitar hero using our big projection screen....AND tried to sing along.....LMAO
Good lord, what have I gotten myself into.....
LOS ANGELES - In the city where O.J. Simpson walked free in one of the most celebrated murder trials of the last century, people said that justice — delayed for more than a decade — was finally served.
Simpson's acquittal in October 1995 in the double murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, remains fresh in the minds of those who remember the "Trial of the Century."
Contempt for the former NFL star was apparent among those interviewed Friday, although most weren't glued to their televisions or radios like they were when the verdict was read in Simpson's criminal murder trial.
Reactions were racially charged in the 1995 murder case against Simpson. But a group of blacks and whites familiar with the trial in Las Vegas agreed that justice was done.
"I think he got what he deserved," said Greg Wheatley, 32, of Los Angeles, at Universal CityWalk. "You do things and you've got to expect karma to come around."
Simpson was sentenced Friday to as many as 33 years in prison for a botched attempt to recover sports memorabilia and other mementos from two dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room in September 2007. Simpson claimed the items belonged to him, but jurors convicted him of kidnapping, conspiracy, assault and other charges. The 61-year-old Hall of Famer could be eligible for parole after nine years.
Should have laid low
In Brentwood, where the slayings took place, DeLauren Scott said Simpson should have kept a low profile after his previous legal problems.
"If he's not smart enough to stay out of the spotlight, he probably deserves it," said Scott, 25, a banker who lives in Los Angeles.
Sherwin Biesman, 69, an administrative law judge, didn't believe that Judge Jackie Glass didn't consider the murder acquittal for this sentencing.
"You're a human first and I don't care what the hell she said. In the back of your mind it's still going to influence you," said Biesman, who lives in Brentwood.
At the downtown Los Angeles courthouse where Simpson stood trial, some people discussed the verdict in the hallways.
On the ninth floor in a corner courtroom, one of the most notable figures from Simpson's murder trial was working. Superior Court Judge Lance Ito presided over a felony rape and robbery trial while a couple of police officers outside quietly discussed Simpson's likely punishment.
Larry Williams, a criminal defense attorney, thought Simpson expected to receive less time. "Simpson being Simpson, I'm not surprised," he said.
Williams said he didn't think the judge's sentence was retribution for Simpson's murder acquittal, but the verdict probably was. Still, he acknowledged, there's "no sympathy for him."
Others thought law enforcement seemed to be gunning for Simpson.
"They always blamed him that he killed his wife but since they couldn't prove that, they got him for something else," said Adriana Bernal, 41, of Los Angeles.
* sounds a little lopsided to me, personally- not that I don't think he was guilty as HELL of killing Nicole and Ron. But if everybody thinks he was guilty and SHOULD have been convicted, why wasn't he??? I'm a bit appalled that the justice system took this particular case and made more out of it than they should, just to right a wrong...
Can you say "Al Capone?"
Being followed in traffic by a lady who is smiling lopsidedly, waving at you, and who has 6 bobble head Virgin Marys on her dashboard....
Two women at a Christmas party who decide to order "double Sambuca Paralyzers"
Tripping UP the stairs in front of the house, with breakfast and a coke from McDonalds, and not spilling ANYTHING
Walking up to the customer service guy in Future shop, telling him I want a 160 gb Playstation 3, an extra controller, an HDMI cable, and two specific games, and watching him stare at me in stunned silence because I KNOW what I want, and how to ask for it...lol
I love Canada....LMAO
Now that Christmas party season is here...
I swear, the clubhouse where I work easily divides it's year into two seasons:
Golf Season and Christmas party season
in between is everything else- weddings, company meetings, etc.....
So Saturday, I worked one of the myriad Company Christmas Parties.....The last thing that the Banquet manager said to me before it started was, and I quote:
"ICBC are a bunch of HARD partiers. They drink fast, furious and hard, so I wanted to give you a head's up"
Course this is 10 MINUTES before the party starts, nice heads up there, hoss...
So I get into that kind of bartender headset, geared up to move fast, pour quick, and move like a linebacker if need be...lol
Now, bear in mind, those of you who are not from Canada, that ICBC is the country's major auto insurance provider, and in BC, if you want a driver's license, and tags for your car, you go through ICBC- no matter HOW corrupt they are, and believe me the stories are legend up here.
Totalling new cars that only have a scratch or two, so that they can sell them under the table to their friends. NOT totalling cars that should be totalled because they want to cover their asses from totalling the other cars...
Etc.....lol
So here I am, thinking I'ma gonna get swamped.
What happens?
Nothing much...they drank, but not excessively.
They danced...but only to Motown and stuff like that- which of course suited me just fine.
They were very generous tip wise, which I appreciated, especially after the previous Saturday, but that is a whole OTHER story....
And then, there was "the gentleman"...
Who immediately melted as SOON as he heard my accent (duh), and was thrilled to know that I was from Macon, Georgia, home of the Allman brothers, LIttle Richard, et al...
Who, after his third drink, decided he just HAD to show me all his tatoos, explain them, and show me the site of his NEXT tattoo...
Who, after his fifth drink, decided I was the love of his life, despite the fact that he"
A) had been dancing with every woman at the party, and had not tipped me anything more than a quarter, despite drinking double screwdrivers, one apple martini, and my special "Southern Belle" martini.....
And who, after his sixth double, decided that I just HAD to run away with him, because snowy Canada was no place for a delicate *snark* flower of the South (his words, not mine) to be living, and I just HAD to run away with him to.....
wait for it.....
KENTUCKY........
I swear, I could see NIghtgame, Vampirewitch39, and Elemental standing behind him and laughing their asses off......
Best laugh I have had in weeks, I swear....lol
COMMENTS
Hey it could be a free trip...you could keep him drunk until you get here....we ditch him in the mountains for a while.....by the time he finds you again....it will be time to get him drunk and get him to pay for the trip home too.. Hey I do NOT see a problem here. Bet Cat and Rat won't either.. :)
Well I just think he was right. You weak southern flower needs to come to Ky. to stay. *moves out of kicking reach*
(I would of just egged him on. ;) )
Oh hell no... you ain't leaving my yankee ass up here all alone :P They can TRY to get us back but it ain't happenin'!
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sahahria
16:24 Dec 31 2008
Uggg I'll cap her knees if you get some of my pains over here :P
If only we could live "moffia" style *sigh* instead... *HUG* You'll get through this, just a few more hoops and it will be OVER and DONE with :)
RedQueen
00:03 Jan 03 2009
where's the Gothfather when you really need him...LMAO
LadyChordewa
04:00 Jan 03 2009
The Bitch knows that you can't get down there by the 16th. Awww hon. I'm sorry.
Nightgame
06:33 Jan 04 2009
Demand your lawyer file a counter claim in court saying this is an unreasonable time frame for you and if she's given you deadline after deadline she'd better have written proof of it since you didn't get it. You may also consider calling the court itself.
Khayman
02:38 Jan 11 2009
Calling the clerks office or judges chambers wont do and if anything it'll irritate people. A motion needs to be filed keeping her from selling off or disposing of your property until you can get down there.
In the very least, ask your attorney (jackass) to collect the items for you and place them in a storage unit (which you will gladly pay the reasonable monthly fee for) until you can get down there yourself.
The latter of the two is the more viable of the options. And it will keep you from having to go down to the court when you have neither the time nor the money.