Administrative The "who" thread 8 Jul 2010 I am, as they say in The Home Country, gobsmacked. I expected that I would have a few geeks (I’m a Geek! Say it Loud!) who read me because I was sort of interesting. Instead I find Phuds, scientists, philosophers and just plain interesting people. If one is judged by… Read More
Humor Microsoft spins it 29 Mar 200918 Sep 2017 Whenever you see this: Remember this: From AppleInsider – who also note that Linux is cheaper than both, and runs on old hardware (but you need to find your Inner Geek, which costs in time spent). Read More
Evolution The evolution of bacon 7 Jun 20117 Jun 2011 From Calamities of Nature… The alt text reads “Ironically enough, four billion years later the world witnessed the birth of the first bacon creature, which just happened to be a direct descendent of Harold.” Read More
How sad. I was at the performance at which Marceau for the very first time (in his account, anyway) spoke aloud on stage about his work, still in makeup (as Bip, of course) immediately after his performance. He was thoughtful and articulate about his work, and as I learned later that evening at the green room reception for him, a gracious and shy man in the face of too much adulation.
Hey Jonathan, take it easy… He had a long life, in which he made us laugh. I’m sure he’d be happy to see that people remember him with laughter, even when saying farewell. I can’t help but remember a movie by Mel Brooks, a silent movie, which was about the efforts of Brooks to make a silent movie. When he phoned Marceau to convince him to join, Marceau said “No”… which was the only spoken word of the whole movie 🙂
In the face of death, and one after a long and productive life, humour is not unwarranted. This death is not a tragedy, just the passing of time. I’m sure he’d appreciate it (although I suspect he’d heard all those jokes before, with the possible exception of the one in comment #2).
A human life ends and you people crack jokes? No, we pay respect to a great artist by acknowledging the joy that he brought to all of us in his remarkable life, few human beings have done more