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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) – Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.

I think my mom saw him…

Bo Diddley, the musical pioneer whose songs, such as “Who Do You Love?” and “Bo Diddley,” melded rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll through a distinctive thumping beat, has died. He was 79.

Diddley died Monday, surrounded by family and loved ones at his home in Archer, Florida, a family spokeswoman said.

The cause was heart failure, his family said.

Today would have been my dad’s 60th Birthday.  I miss him very much.  I am not sure when this was taken.  Maybe a wedding in Miami or Easter Sunday.

This is the best thing I have ever heard a son say about a dad.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17703687

 This is a blog entry by his son Adam on the day of his fathers death.

Joel Dorn  (April 7, 1942 – December 17, 2007)   ~  NY Times Obit

This is the story by NPR shortly after his death.  It is very good and worth hearing: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17504751

Thank You Adam Dorn.

Evel Knievel, the motorcycle daredevil whose stunts — including an attempted leap over Idaho’s Snake River Canyon — made him a popular cultural figure, is dead, according to his Web site, evelknievel.com. He was 69.

I remember being 8 and watching him try and jump Snake River Canyon.

evel knievel jumps snake river canyon!

OK, I also awoke to this too… and now 15 hrs later I read who it was. 

God Bless them.          /cry

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