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Fred Travelena, known as "the man of a thousand voices" has died.

TV pitchman Billy Mays was pronounced dead at his home, police in Tampa, Florida, say

TMZ.com reporting that Michael Jackson has died. He was 50 years old.

CBS News reporting that Michael Jackson has been rushed to hospital in cardiac arrest.

ABC BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Pop Culture Icon Farrah Fawcett Has Died, AP Reports

NBC News reports that Ed McMahon, the longtime sidekick of
Johnny Carson on the "Tonight Show," has died after long
battle with cancer.

Stewart Matthew Laube
June 19, 1973 - April 28, 2001

Today would have been Stewart's 36th birthday. Below are a couple of pictures from his
26th birthday back in 1999. Sometimes I wish I could turn back the clock and see that smile up close again.
We all have those moments that stick in our hearts and our minds forever. That day was one of them.
It was one of the few times in the short time that we had together that everything just felt right.
He was a big kid at heart and he still got joy out of things like birthday cakes, candles, and
of course Taz. Nobody had ever thrown him a surprise party before and it left him speechless to say the least.

Few outside of my inner circle of friends know the story behind how we were brought together,
and even fewer know how we drifted apart before his death. There is one thing I'm sure about,
though, and that is that somewhere out there he is smiling, laughing, and he is where he can finally
just be him. No pretending, no games...just him. I may have been one of the only ones who ever
knew that person, and I'll always remember the good he had inside of him. He taught
me to look deeper inside someone and try to truly understand them. He taught me the meaning of
forgiveness, and how you have to forgive yourself sometimes before you can forgive others.
Those are lessons that some people never learn.

I'm a better person for knowing him, and I wish more people could have been touched by his heart.

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Happy birthday to cubziz, a great friend and an awesome guy who
deserves nothing but the best on this big day.

Pounce hugs Tony!

1. You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone comments you and asks— and, believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming. Nothing is exactly as it seems.

Thought this would be fun...
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Not sure where my original mobile post ended up, but Happy Birthday wishes go out to my cub,
wxcub72, who celebrated his big day today.

From yesterday's Springfield State Journal-Register...

From 6/3/09 Springfield, IL State Journal-Register Police Beat page 18:

A woman allegedly attacked a 21-year-old man with dog excrement on Monday, after
claiming she worked for the FBI and had two black belts in karate.

The victim said he was walking his dog in the 100 block of West Pine Street about 7:40 PM when the
pet relieved itself in a yard, police said.

A woman in a navy blue sport utility vehicle pulled over and told the victim he needed to pick up the
feces, police said. Before he had a chance to do so, the man said, the woman got out of her vehicle
and threatened to kill him.

She then picked up the dog waste and threw it at the victim, police said. He was struck on the left
arm and chest.

No arrests were made.

ABC BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Actor David Carradine Found Dead in Bangkok.

Virginia Slims (1968-2009)
by Larry Estep

Virginia Slims of Winston Salem died Wednesday. She was 41. Born in 1968, Slims was most well known for
her infamous slogan, "You've come a long way baby!". Slims was responsible for the introduction of multitudes
of young females to the joys and perils of tobacco smoking. She always was the first on the scene when a young
inexperienced female smoker needed "a breath of fresh air", offering her Menthol Lights to those who "just couldn't
hack" the offerings of her male counterparts, including the Marlboro Man, Joe Camel, and Pall Mall. She was known
to stand up to the men by rallying her young recruits and telling them, "Smoke 'em if you got 'em baby!". Unfortunately
she smoked one too many.

Slims was also known as a risk taker, laying it all on the line for that one Lucky Strike. She wasn't a Basic kind of
lady, and she worked hard to Eclipse all who tried to defeat her by always striving for even More from her company.
Although her fashion style didn't include a single Capri, she kept her Kool and was always fashionable for any occasion.
Slims was a Now woman, and she was given credit for her Merit and her unique Vantage point as a leader in the industry.
She was even given an honorary position in Parliament by the Monarch of the land Phillip Morris to act as an ambassador
for international cooperation.

Siblings include 2 sisters, Misty and Salem, and 5 brothers, Barclay, Carlton, Viceroy, Doral and Chesterfield.
Preceding her in death were her father Ashford and her mother Alpine. Arrangements are being handled by the
Benson and Hedges Funeral Home in Taryeton. The family requests donations be made to the American Cancer
Society. She will be cremated per her wishes.