Today's second notable death - Tom Snyder
 

I used to enjoy staying up late and watching Tom Snyder. I particularly relish the memory of his interview with a rude and cantankerous Johnny Rotten.

I loved Tom Snyder (and UI loved Dan Ackroyd's take on him, as well)

he was crusty and a lot of fun to watch.

I remember reading an article on Train travel while riding Amtrak by him. Also he had a pretty cool TV interview with Ward Kimball at his home. They were Playing with all of Mr. Kimball's toy train collection. I believe this is on YouTube.

He may have been a cranky guy, but he sure met a lot of interesting people.

He was a late night staple for me when I was a teen. I adored him.

I had never heard of him until the Late Late Show (his earlier talk shows were well before my time) but I enjoyed him quite a bit.

I'm really surprised to learn that he was only 71 since I would have put him around that age when Late Late Show was one.

After Ackroyd skewered him, it could be tough to watch him and not start laughing but I always thought he was very good at what he did. I often wondered what had happened to him. A sad loss, indeed.

As is frequently the case, Mark Evanier has nice comments.

Johnny Lydon and Tom Snyder - Part I
Johnny Lydon and Tom Snyder - Part II

Where's Tom Snyder and Wendy O Williams?

You can see that on the Punk/ New Wave Tomorrow Show DVD collection, which I've now really got to get. It's got performances with Wendy O, Iggy Pop, Ramones and much more.

Check it out