Obligatory Wild Thing Video

In the memory of Reg Presley please enjoy enjoy this original video for Wild Thing in all its glory.

Todd Bridges - Classy Guy

At the end of the NY Times obit for Conrad Bain, Conrad Bain, Father on ‘Diff’rent Strokes’, Dies at 89. Todd Bridges reveals himself as a classy guy. Really.

Mr. Bridges, who remained in contact with Mr. Bain, said in a statement that “in addition to being a positive and supportive father figure both on and off screen, Conrad was well loved and made going to work each day enjoyable for all of us.”

Who gets an Obituary on BoingBoing

Jane Jacobs died today. She also joined a select and rarefied group. Those whose obituaries appear in BoingBoing. BoingBoing chooses the people and things to highlight that are meaningful to them. That is why they had an obit for Johnny Ramone and Peter Gzowski, Peter Drucker and James Doohan, the Whole Earth Review and a overweight Lobster, Andre Norton and Will Eisner. The one type whose obit is rarely covered are the usual ugly gang of authority figures, VIPs, professional assholes and stuffed shirts that fill up most of the column inches on obit pages.