Another wresting legend gone: Roddy Piper dead

Bagpipes will be greeting him in heaven.. He was a legend of his time and ahead of his time just the same. Tonight TMZ is exclusively reporting that Roddy Piper died at 61 of cardiac arrest–news I don’t want to believe but information I believe is credible enough to pass along.. This year has seen … Read moreAnother wresting legend gone: Roddy Piper dead

Virgil Runnels, aka “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes — WWE Hall of Famer, three-time NWA Champion and one of the most captivating and charismatic figures in sports entertainment history — passed away today at the age of 69.. He lived longer than many wrestling starts who preceeded him in death.. Rhodes was a fixture in … Read more

ICON DEAD: SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE LEAVES THE WORLD AT 93

A famed actor who began his career in old school horror as Dracula before becoming a James Bond villain, and most recent to the newest generation of entertainment consumers, Saruman in Lord of the Rings, is dead at 93.. According to a London Borough official today, the famed actor passed away.. Lee appeared in hundreds … Read moreICON DEAD: SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE LEAVES THE WORLD AT 93

SAM SIMON DEAD AT 59

RIP Sam Simon, the co-creator of the Simpsons.. He was only 59 years young.. his agent said he was battling colon cancer and today lost that battle.. He also worked on TAXI and CHEERS.. Published reports tonight say that Simon had previously decided to give his entire fortune to charity..

‘IN SEARCH OF’ THE LAND THAT PROSPERS: LEONARD NIMOY EXITS EARTH

RIP LEONARD NIMOY. DEAD AT 83.. I credit Leonard Nimoy with most of what I am interested in today. I was too young to watch IN SEARCH OF when it appeared on television in new form, but I recall becoming addicted to it in the late 1980s and early 1990s when some forgettable cable station … Read more‘IN SEARCH OF’ THE LAND THAT PROSPERS: LEONARD NIMOY EXITS EARTH