Category Archives: Obits and ‘bobs

Gerry Rafferty has passed

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Just learned it from the tweeter. RIP to a great musical hero. Here’s my fave of his:That singing guitar, so sweet and understated. Perfection.

Oh gag me, part deuxième

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe this? Even in death, Carlos Andrés Pérez is the stuff of bad soap opera. Courtesy of the indefatigable Cort G., this landed in my e-mail today: MIAMI (AP) — A judge has delayed the burial of former … Continue reading →

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Oh, gag me with a meat cleaver!

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I know you’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but I think that’s ridiculous. Do we not speak ill of Hitler and Stalin all the time? There are some people to whom one owes not even token posthumous … Continue reading →

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Carlos Andrés Pérez dies in Miami

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The news just came out over the tweeter in the last hour or so. Here’s the first official announcement, courtesy of Panorama: Former Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations, Diego Arria, posted a few minutes ago on his Twitter account … Continue reading →

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Paul Quarrington, RIP…

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, I found this song echoing through my head for the first time since…oh, about 1995 or thereabouts, when I was at journalism school and you couldn’t turn on a radio anywhere in Toronto without hearing it:And today, I found … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Lhasa…

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This morning, I was saddened to learn (via DAMMIT JANET!) that Lhasa de Sela has died of breast cancer. For those who don’t know who she is, she’s the closest thing Canada has ever had to its own Mercedes Sosa … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito’s Christmas message

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

And there’s a new “Baby Jesus” being born in Venezuela this holiday season–a mission to promote maternal and child health. The original Jesus would approve.Feliz Chavidad, mis amigos.PS: Here’s a little something for everyone–a gift of music from a gifted … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Snips, snaps and snark

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Sabina Becker

It’s World AIDS Day, and to celebrate, Uganda’s government is mulling a bill to mandate the death penalty for gay sex. The driving influence? “Evangelicals from abroad”, according to one Anglican bishop. These same evangelicals and their parliamentary buddies are … Continue reading →

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An ironic death in Russia

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Sabina Becker

From La Jornada (of Mexico) via Aporrea, an item both ironic and sobering about what has become of Russian glasnost: Journalists, politicians and many ordinary readers of Izvestia, the daily newspaper which marked a crucial period in Russian history, attended … Continue reading →

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Lucy is now truly “in the sky with diamonds”

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

From Yellow Submarine, the song. Sadly, the “girl with kaleidoscope eyes” is gone: Lucy Vodden, who is widely believed to be the inspiration behind The Beatles’ ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’, has died.Vodden, 46, had been receiving treatment for … Continue reading →

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