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Gary Carter

Truth to tell, he always annoyed me a little.

But . . .

back in October 1986 when I was sitting in my apartment with a transistor radio pasted to my ear, sick to my stomach, with two outs in the bottom of the Ninth of game six, and he got the hit that started it all.

Well.

Classic MAD & Western artist John Severin RIP
http://www.tcj.com/john-powers-severin-1921-2012/
This link has some amazing artwork for the curious.

Quote:

Severin started his career working for Joe Simon and Jack Kirby when that legendary pair ran the Prize Comics label for Crestwood Publications in the late '40s. While working for Prize, the New Jersey native was able to hone his style on a variety of genres including Western and Romance comics and during that era worked on his first signature character -- the Western hero "American Eagle." By the mid '50s, Severin joined high school classmates Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Al Feldstein for the birth of EC Comics. Though the publisher is best remembered for its horror releases and eventual place in the history of comics censorship, EC published a variety of adult focused comics including war titles like "Two-Fisted Tales" and "Frontline Combat" where Severin was allowed and encouraged to sign his own name and develop his unique, detailed style further.

Ernie McLean - guitarist extraordinaire, who was hired by Walt Disney.

^ That one hit me pretty hard this morning. I absolutely adored his playing and always tried to take some time to listen whenever the opportunity arose.

Waaa, always enjoyed Ernie - he simply MADE New Orleans Square, and I remember him since circa 1970 when I first started visiting the Park.

Heheh, Rod - the long-time Coke Corner pianist whose replacements never held a candle to - used to joke that he'd been hired by Walt since no one had been around longer than him to dispute that. But Ernie really was hired by Walt. What a sad loss.

Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the Barenstain Bears.

I loved those books!

The guy from the Monkees? I think he just recently played one of the casinos around here.
I grew up on the Monkees, how sad.

I really only know him as an individual (I am of course aware of the band) because of his guest spot on The Brady Bunch. My 10 year old self may be sad.