I assumed that he died long ago. A name from the past, for sure.
He lived since 1970 in a New York apartment in the Dakota that he bought for $30,000.
And it is a 2BR. I wonder what it will sell for. That’s the building John Lennon lived in.
Reed never married. “I don’t have ‘relationships,’
I can’t believe they glossed over the fact that he was openly gay
Meanwhile, Gene Shalit is still alive. And 100
This one hurts. A true pioneer
And another NBA player, even younger:
Our local paper says it’s being investigated as a potential drug overdose. 
I remember the incident well.
RIP are generational. Never heard of her or the guy she shot. Andy Williams I have though. 1 for 3.
Now I feel old!
Inside the NBA did a nice job of talking about Jason Collins. Charles Barkley is always so supportive of the LGBT community.
Then we had to watch the Pistons lose in overtime.
I did. But only because there was a very controversial SNL sketch from the first season, with Chevy Chase and Jane Curtin as sportscasters announcing The Claudine Longet Invitational
Well, it WAS funny…
I remember it very well. My parents married young and had kids young, but their taste in music was decades older than friends. We watched all the Christmas specials from Andy Williams with Claudine and their kids (and Bing and his kids, and the Lennon Sisters and all the others). We’d just moved to Denver and the shooting happened in Aspen. In the olden days, Aspen was a very conservative place. Remember most of the wealthy who had homes there were second homes, so they didn’t vote and juries were made of ranchers and store owners from the county.
A few years later, Ted Bundy escaped from the jail there. Aspen wasn’t used to all that Hollywood stuff.
Me too.
Barney Frank, influential congressman and gay rights hero, dies at 86 The Massachusetts Democrat led a sweeping overhaul of the financial industry after the Great Recession. He was one of the first openly gay congressmen in history. 5 minutes ago Rep. Barney Frank, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaks on Capitol Hill about the financial crisis in 2008. (Dominic Bracco II/The Washington Post)
He entered hospice about a month ago, so we knew the end was near, but still sad. RIP.
Heard an interview with Barney Frank just a few days ago. Had some pointed things to say about his party and how it should move forward. He sounded very spirited and lucid, but I guess things went downhill quickly. RIP.