Passings: The One-Bullet Sheriff's Deputy and Ralphie's Dad
There's plenty of international unrest today among BlogPulse's top weekend news stories, from riots in Dublin and at an Afghanistan jail and the "bubbling cauldron" in Egypt, but what's really on the minds of bloggers are the deaths of two of TV's most memorable faces: actors Don Knotts and Darren McGavin, both of whom are among today's most-discussed personalities.
Knotts is the subject of eight of today's top news stories, McGavin is mentioned twice in the top 12.
Oh, Barn....
Most TV fans knew Knotts as the bumbling Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show, the guy who carried his sole bullet in his pocket so he wouldn't shoot himself in the foot again. "Mayberry will never be the same," laments BoozySmurf at LiveJournal. "He will be missed," points out SilntBobs journal, noting Knotts' portrayals of the landlord on "Three's Company" and Mr. Limpet from an animated movie. JiggsBlog even provides links to favorite Barney Fife quotes.
"Christmas Story" father
Eulogies for McGavin are equally nostalgic, and Scared Monkeys provides some one-liners from "The Christmas Story." The Daimnation blogger, noting the additional death of Bruce Hart, composer of the "Sesame Street" theme song, sums up the collective loss quite eloquently: "the planet's level of Awesome just went down three points."
One week, and we'll knowOne week from today, we'll know the winners of this years Oscar awards. Check out today's BlogPulse Spotlight for the latest buzz....
Posted by Sue MacDonald at February 27, 2006 12:15 PM
