Archive for the ‘In Memoriam’ Category

Fare-Thee-Well, Mr. Lewis

Posted by Roy Hobbson on July 22nd, 2010 under In Memoriam, Roy Hobbson  •  18 Comments

IndyCar’s VP of Marketing John Lewis resigned yesterday. His list of achievements & contributions over the past 16 years is profound, and far too extensive to cover now. League resignations & such things typically go uncovered here, for that is not our business. But this is different. Because at the absolute very BOTTOM of his list of contributions [...]

Patrick Swayze Was a Comet

Posted by Roy Hobbson on September 14th, 2009 under In Memoriam, Off Topic  •  9 Comments

Patrick Swayze, dead at 57. And the Gruesome Celebricide of ’09 marches on, unimpeded. This time taking a sizable chunk of my childhood movie memories with it.   

The 80s Are Officially No More

Posted by Roy Hobbson on June 26th, 2009 under In Memoriam  •  8 Comments

You will be missed, Michael. [snaps off a jumping-jack like clap ... puts hands on knees ... zombie-slides to the left] You will definitely be missed. Goodnight, sweet prince.