Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977

h/t:  Chip S. for reminding me over at Trooper York Update: The Blogmocracy has a good tribute.

RIP Marvin Hamlisch

RIP Marvin.   Speranza over at The Blogmocracy has a well done obituary.  

Brigitte Bardot visits Pablo Picasso

Bardot and Picasso, 1956 For  Rule 5  and for art...

A year in the life of Andy Warhol's grave...

NPR did an interesting piece on Warhol's grave.   The video is actually two years from March 2009 through March 2011.  

Rule 5 fifties pin up girls: before and after

Apparently how the images were staged... Buzz Feed had a similar post about a year ago...

Saturday Night DEVO suggested by Smitty!

Happy Birthday Louis Armstrong!

Professor Glenn Reynolds reminds us about more than his great musical abilities.  RIP Louis.  We miss you.  

Taylor Swift: Run, Don't Walk!

Bob and Wombat are giving you very good advice...

Ella Fitzgerald's Birthday

Below is Ella covering a Cole Porter classic...   Powerline's Scott Johnson has an excellent post on Ms. Ella.   And here is a selectio...

Remember the Armenian Genocide April 24, 1915

Arshile Gorky 1934 Never Forget.  Never Again.  And the Turkish Government needs to acknowledge it.   Armenian Martyrs Day .    Barack Obama...

RIP Levon Helm The Band - Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

h/t:   Protein Wisdom

RIP Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace dies at 93.  RIP Here is a 1958 interview of Salvador Dali by Mike Wallace. Update : The Blogmocracy on Mike Wallace Mediate qu...

The Resurrection of Christ

RIP: Thomas Kinkade Painter of Light

RIP     Thomas Kinkade is reported to have died of natural causes at age 54.  I was not a big fan of his work, and he is an artist people l...