Good Bye Twinkies: A Tribute to those we lost in 2012
At the beginning of a new year, we look back and reminisce about those who have passed on in the prior year. 2013, is no different. As I get older, these lists seem to gain more importance. With the passing of each person on the list, a small part of my youth goes with them.
Some passing’s that are notable to me this year are:
Hostess – What can I say? Twinkies, Ho Hos, they were part of my youth. I remember saving my money to buy Twinkies so I could get the baseball cards they put on the back.
“Danger, Will Robinson!” Dick Tufeld, the voice of the robot on Lost in Space. I thought that robot was real, when I was a kid.
Robert Hegyes and Ron Palillo from Welcome Back Kotter brought many laughs during my teen years. They did it all without foul language an innuendo.
The Soul Train…Don Cornelius brought the urban music to the small town. The sounds of the ‘70’s include music he brought to us.
Davy Jones was part of the fictitious band, The Monkees. How could Saturday morning come and go without their show? At seven years old, I asked for maracas at Christmas.
Dick Clark – How could New Year’s come and go without thinking about him? Every Saturday, his American Bandstand was a given. His amazing math skills during rate-a-record always amazed me.
While I was more of a Gomer fan, George Lindsey’s Judy, Judy, Judy comes to mind whenever I hear Cary Grant’s name.
Disco queen Donna Summer…Love to Love You Baby. The voice of an angel.
Without Robin Gibb disco may have never happened. Like it or not, it was a huge part of the ‘70’s.
Many remember Richard Dawson for Family Feud, I remember him for Hogan’s Heroes. Funny man with a very quick wit.
Joe Kubert, I never knew your name, but I knew your comic book, Sgt. Rock. I spent many an afternoon, sitting in the shade of a tree, in battle beside him.
Phyllis Diller is not on this list for her effect on me. She is on this list because she made my mom laugh. Not just a chuckle, a hard belly laugh. It makes me smile to think about that.
Who doesn’t remember where they were when they heard, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”? I was sitting in the living room in the middle of the night, watching, I’m sure, with the millions of others. Thank you, Neil Armstrong.
In my youth, it wasn’t Christmas until Andy Williams had his TV special. A voice like velvet, it was a highlight of a family vacation a few years back to hear him sing in Branson, MO.
Larry Hagman may be best remembered by most as J.R. Ewing, but I remember him as the astronaut who found the genie’s lamp with Barbara Eden in it.
There were more people and things that passed last year, but none took a tiny chunk of me with them like those I’ve listed.
Lesson learned; enjoy the moment. Create memories that can be called to mind when the time is right. Love your family and friends. Tell people what they mean to you. Someday you may be on their list.
Some passing’s that are notable to me this year are:
Hostess – What can I say? Twinkies, Ho Hos, they were part of my youth. I remember saving my money to buy Twinkies so I could get the baseball cards they put on the back.
“Danger, Will Robinson!” Dick Tufeld, the voice of the robot on Lost in Space. I thought that robot was real, when I was a kid.
Robert Hegyes and Ron Palillo from Welcome Back Kotter brought many laughs during my teen years. They did it all without foul language an innuendo.
The Soul Train…Don Cornelius brought the urban music to the small town. The sounds of the ‘70’s include music he brought to us.
Davy Jones was part of the fictitious band, The Monkees. How could Saturday morning come and go without their show? At seven years old, I asked for maracas at Christmas.
Dick Clark – How could New Year’s come and go without thinking about him? Every Saturday, his American Bandstand was a given. His amazing math skills during rate-a-record always amazed me.
While I was more of a Gomer fan, George Lindsey’s Judy, Judy, Judy comes to mind whenever I hear Cary Grant’s name.
Disco queen Donna Summer…Love to Love You Baby. The voice of an angel.
Without Robin Gibb disco may have never happened. Like it or not, it was a huge part of the ‘70’s.
Many remember Richard Dawson for Family Feud, I remember him for Hogan’s Heroes. Funny man with a very quick wit.
Joe Kubert, I never knew your name, but I knew your comic book, Sgt. Rock. I spent many an afternoon, sitting in the shade of a tree, in battle beside him.
Phyllis Diller is not on this list for her effect on me. She is on this list because she made my mom laugh. Not just a chuckle, a hard belly laugh. It makes me smile to think about that.
Who doesn’t remember where they were when they heard, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”? I was sitting in the living room in the middle of the night, watching, I’m sure, with the millions of others. Thank you, Neil Armstrong.
In my youth, it wasn’t Christmas until Andy Williams had his TV special. A voice like velvet, it was a highlight of a family vacation a few years back to hear him sing in Branson, MO.
Larry Hagman may be best remembered by most as J.R. Ewing, but I remember him as the astronaut who found the genie’s lamp with Barbara Eden in it.
There were more people and things that passed last year, but none took a tiny chunk of me with them like those I’ve listed.
Lesson learned; enjoy the moment. Create memories that can be called to mind when the time is right. Love your family and friends. Tell people what they mean to you. Someday you may be on their list.
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