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GRIM READER, MARCH 19, 2010: ALEX CHILTON, PETER GRAVES AND CHARLES MOORE
It was said of the Velvet Underground that not many people bought their records, but most of the ones who did wound up starting their own bands. Same goes for Alex Chilton, the iconic leader of the 1970s band Big Star who died this week.
ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT
A collection of obits reveals the Irish comfort with death.
GRIM READER, MARCH 12, 2010: COREY HAIM, PATRICIA TRAVERS AND BRUCE GRAHAM
The only thing more formulaic than the where-are-they-now story about a troubled former child star is the where-are-they-now obituary of said faded star. That’s the send-off Corey Haim got in the Obitosphere this week, following his death from what most outlets are calling an “apparent” overdose
THOMAS C. HOBBS, OBITUARY REFERENCE LIBRARIAN, DIES AT 61
Carolyn Gilbert, the founder of the International Society of Obituarists--a group dedicated to the arts and science of obituary writing, sent us this tribute to Thomas C. Hobbs, a reference librarian at the University of South Carolina at Aiken, who died two weeks ago
BREAKING OBIT: COREY HAIM DIES AT 38
The 80s teen star died of an apparent overdose at his home near Burbank, CA.
COREY HAIM (1971-2010)
I learned about hydroplaning from Corey Haim.
