RIP 2013
 

And we have our first contestant: Patty Page. She actually passed away on the 1st.

I guess that that confirms the rumors that he was sick when he announced his retirement a couple months ago.

My only exposure to him is Dana Gould doing long bits as Huell Howser on Adam Carolla's podcast. For a long time I didn't realize he was not doing an original character but an impersonation.

Huh. Just yesterday, at my farmer's mkt stand in Larchmont, near Huell's home, a customer asked me if I knew what had happened to Huell. Nobody had seen him around the neighborhood in a while. I had become used to Huell visiting my stand several weekends in a row, and then disappearing for a year. He talked a bit about the difficulty of being able to be openly gay, I teased him about his repeated questioning of a helicopter pilot about how much could actually be seen around backyard pools. I do believe he sported an "all-over" tan. At different times, he wanted to do a story on ThinKrisps (until I nixed the idea of cameras in the kitchen), and a story on Disneyland fan sub-culture, and things most people wouldn't know about the Park.

I'll miss him stopping by and "visiting."

Jeanne Manford, the founder of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

Conrad Bain, most famous for playing Mr. Drummond on Different Strokes

Don't forget his role as Dr. Harmon on Maude.

I always liked him. Sad to see him gone... :(

Wat U talkin' 'bout Szerby?

There was a time when if you tried to bet anyone that Todd Bridges would outlive all his co-stars, including Conrad Bain, no one would have taken the bet.