The other day, I put up a birthday salute to Jonathan Winters. A number of people have written or told me that when they saw it, their first thought was, "Oh, no! Jonathan Winters died!" Sorry that you jumped to that conclusion and, yes, I know this site does run a lot of obits. I guess I need to acknowledge the living more often. Either that or title such pieces something like, "Jonathan Winters Still Alive!"
Which reminds me: I'm way overdue to check in and see if Abe Vigoda is still alive…
Yep. Abe's still hanging in there. If you view your Internet through the browser called Foxfire, it is possible to download an extension (add-on) that will monitor Mr. Vigoda's status.
A couple of folks have written to ask when I'll post some stories about TV producer-host Ralph Edwards, who passed away the other day at the age of either 91 or 92, depending on which obit you read. None come to mind at the moment beyond what I posted last year in this article. I only met Mr. Edwards once and all we talked about was the memorable time Laurel and Hardy appeared, quite against their will, on his show, This Is Your Life. It still ranks as one of the great uncomfortable half-hours in television history. If I think of anything else worth posting, it'll be up here.